Odom Pursues 5300 Mile Honolulu to New York Flight
Bill Odom pilots a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza from Honolulu toward New York aiming to set a new long distance record. He reports 800 miles from Eureka California with favorable winds and a six knot tailwind for part of the trip. The journey over the Pacific includes Navy PBY Catalina escort and weather challenges with thunderstorm and turbulent air.
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William P. Odom
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Duffy Named to Appeals Court
Washington reports President Truman nominated Federal Judge F. Ryan Duffy of Milwaukee to the 7th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by the death of Evans A. Evans. Duffy, a former Wisconsin U S Senator, would sit in Chicago if confirmed while remaining a Milwaukee resident.
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Wisconsin
Truman
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Baraboo
Wis
Chicago Post
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Milwaukee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ferdinand A. Geiger
Fond du Lac
Evans
Chicago
Appeals Court
Illinois
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Acheson Testifies Hiss Was Not His Assistant
Former undersecretary Dean Acheson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Alger Hiss was a friend but never his assistant. He said Donald Hiss served him loyally and remains a close friend and law partner. Acheson reviewed Hiss’s State Department career and denied Berle’s memory that Hiss was his assistant. He also noted approving a 90 million dollar Poland loan in 1946 while acting secretary.
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Alger Hiss
State Department
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Donald
Hiss Brothers
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Committee
Tom Connally
Tex
Donald Hiss
United Nations
Adolf A. Berle
House UN- American Activities Committee
Poland
U. S
Francois De Wendel Dies At 75 In Paris
Francois De Wendel, a French politician and industrialist who helped own the eastern steel empire bearing his name, died Wednesday in Paris at age 75. His leadership spanned politics and industry, marking a notable national figure in France.
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Paris
Francois de Wendel
France
Start Collection Of 15 000 Here To Fight Polio
Kenosha launches the 1949 March of Dimes campaign to raise 15000 for polio. Six hundred containers go to taverns and stores as county solicitation is finalized. Local leaders and Jaycees organize drives and special gifts divisions aiming to reach a national 30000000 goal. The effort has presidential support and runs through January 31.
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E. D. Newman
County March of Dimes
M. Eugene Baker
Kenosha County
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G. M. Phelan
Harold Newton
Jaycees
Phil Sander
Junior Woman's Club
Council of Jewish Women
Edwin Moore
F. E. Conner
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Gordon McAleer
National Foundation For
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Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
Truman
Lake Geneva Mayor Dies in City Hall
Lake Geneva Wisconsin Mayor Lloyd F. Best 55 died last night in city hall while preparing to open a city council meeting. Best an insurance and real estate dealer was conferring with aldermen when stricken by a heart attack. He is survived by his widow and a daughter.
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Best
Hoover group urges rapid overhaul of federal structure
The Hoover commission told Congress the executive branch lacks order and clear authority, costing the nation as it calls for broad reorganization. It cites growth in civil workers and agencies, rising expenses, and a mounting national debt, urging presidential initiative with congressional support and safeguards.
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U.P
Hoover Commission
Congress
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Senate
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Herbert Hoover
McKellar
Rayburn
City Housing Program Tops in 4 State Exhibit
The Kenosha Housing Authority received regional top honors for its 108 home program, winning first place in the four state exhibit with a display detailing design, location economy, site plans and tenant information. Governor Rennebohm urged four year terms and civil service for many state officials, plus education funding and reforms. The speech outlined plans for state efficiency, education expansion, veterans housing, redistricting, and a long range building program.
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Dakotas
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S. G. Pearson
Minneapolis
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Pearson
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Cannery Fire in Freewater Causes $1 Million Loss
Police suspect arson as the Freewater Utah can nery blaze gutted the warehouse and adjacent offices of the half block plant. The fire, estimated at one million dollars, destroyed facilities that processed and packed peas.
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Freewater
Ore
U.P
Utah
Compact gadgets target apartment life at National Housewares show
The National Housewares show displays small apartment friendly devices. Orange juicer squeezes whole fruit for $14.95 with 300 percent faster juice. Tiny washing machines under $60 fit kitchenette corners. mixers with grinders sell under $40. Toasters grill and slide out bread. Colorful enamel bathtubs di sinks blue pink. chrome yields to gold appliances in compact lines.
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Chicago
National
Holdup Men Note Dont Fool With Butcher Jaworski
Superior Wisconsin police report a would be robbery at butcher Tony Jaworski s shop as two holdup men chased him after leaving a tavern. Jaworski grabbed a meat cleaver and pursued them while they fled. Earlier a masked man entered his home demanding money. Jaworski restrained him until officers arrived.
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GOP Agrees to Speedy Pay Raise for Top Officials
Washington Republicans moved to fast track a bill raising the president and other top officials pay with a $25,000 president raise and a $50,000 expense allowance. The plan also boosts pay for the vice president, the speaker, and cabinet members, though Democrats expect limited immediate action. Truman urged prompt action citing private industry competition for talent.
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Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
GOP
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Senate Civil Service Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate Bill Extends Rent Controls for 27 Months
The Senate accepted a measure to extend rent controls for 27 months. It bans 15 percent voluntary rent hikes and would bring thousands more dwellings under regulation. The bill aims to close loopholes used by landlords and restore federal eviction oversight and triple-damages provisions.
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Senate
Myers
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Maybank
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Draft boards ordered to halt physicals and 1-A classifications
Washington ordered draft boards to stop sending registrants to army physical examinations and to discontinue 1-A and 1-AO classifications. The halt is to last until further notice, likely until new calls for draftees resume. 1-A means ready for induction and 1-AO denotes conscientious objector status.
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Washington
Selection Service Headquarters
Army
Public Health Program Sought by Florida Senator Trio
Senator Pepper of Florida with Senators Murray and Humphrey seeks Truman’s approval for an omnibus health bill. They propose combining national health insurance with six related items including hospital construction aid medical research medical school aid nurse recruitment expansion of the public health service and a dental program. Oscar Ewing has indicated he will study the plan before presenting it to the president.
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Pepper
Fla
Truman
Florida
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Mont
Humphrey
Minn
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
U. S. Public Health Service
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