Eisenhower Exit Rocks Backers of Vandenberg
Eisenhower quit the field as a Republican White House hopeful prompting talks of Senator Vandenberg as a dark horse. Sparkman said a third man could win the nomination with Taft and Dewey in a dead heat, and Vandenberg as that candidate if he accepts. Supporters plan to keep Eisenhower on ballots in Oregon and California despite his letter withdrawing.
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Mich
Sparkman
Ala
Taft
Dewey
Vandenberg
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Eisenhowere
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
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Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Leonard V. Finder
New Harmpshire
Finder
Oregon
California
G. Delbert Morris
Stuart Schefel
National Draft Eisenhower League
New Hampshire
Tobey
N. H
Butler
Neb
Nebraska
Chicago Teachers Strike Looms Over Back Pay Deadlines
Chicago high schools face a potential citywide walkout as teachers press for six weeks of back salaries. CTU president John Fewkes declares a no pay no school deadline by Monday midnight with a strong strike vote showing nine to one in favor. School employees vow not to teach until paid.
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Chicago
U.P
John Fewkes
Chicago Teachers Union
Fewkes
Herschell Scott
Men's Teachers Club
Scott
Board of Education
Hunger Strike Spurs Steps Against Black Market in Bavaria
The German Economic Council of the British and American zones moved to curb black marketing and hoarding after a 24 hour hunger strike by 1 million Bavarians. The strike affected 26 major cities and many towns in the American zone, halting communications and trade, and ended at midnight.
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Munich
Germany
German Economic Council
Snow and Warm Spell Forecast for Wisconsin Weekend
Federal forecaster in Milwaukee predicts increasing clouds and light snow tonight and tomorrow across western Wisconsin. Temperatures rise after extreme cold with subzero readings in the north easing, while a separate eastern storm brings heavy snow and gale winds to the Atlantic seaboard and Midwest.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Howard Thompson
Thompson
Kenosha
Coast Guard
Louisville
Cleveland
Columbus
West Virginia
Bowling Green
Weather Bureau
Block Island
R. L
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Seaboard
Detroit Automobile Center
Death of Sir Allan Powell Former BBC Chairman
Sir Allan Powell 69 renowned as chairman of the British Broadcasting Corp from 1939 to 1946 died at his Gerrards Cross home in Buckinghamshire. He led the BBC through wartime broadcasting and shaped postwar plans.
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London
Allan Powell
British Broadcasting Corp
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
Medal of Honor Winner Earns Eagle Scout Award
Navy Commander Eugene B. Fluckey, a Medal of Honor recipient, will receive his 22nd merit badge and attain Eagle Scout status, adding to his numerous decorations. The New London, Connecticut report notes the milestone as he completes the scouting requirements.
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New London
Conn
U.P
Navy
Eugene B. Fluckey
Flint man dies after Kenosha County crash
Frank Ruzicka 54 of Flint Mich died at St Catherine's hospital from injuries from a January 18 crash on Highway 43 near Bullamore Forks road. He was a passenger in a car driven by Richard Nierman 23 who, with his wife, was injured. Undersheriff Huck said the car rolled over and Ruzicka was thrown and pinned beneath wreckage. The body was to be transported to Michigan for burial.
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Frank Ruzicka
Flint
Mich
St. Catherine's Hospital
Kenosha County
Ruzicka
Bullamore Forks Road
Richard Nierman
Clarence Huck
Chet Molinaro
Nierman
Michigan
Faint Radio Signals Spur Search for Missing C-47 Plane
Faint signals from a frozen wilderness near Denver prompted a search for a government C-47 missing since Wednesday night with three men aboard. Rescue teams scoured 35 miles northwest of Denver as the cold region hindered efforts.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Pioneer Family Certificates Planned for Wisconsin Centennial
The Centennial committee plans Pioneer Family certificates for Wisconsin farms and homes owned by the same family for 100 years or more. Lynn Sherman family of Randall township is named as a century-long land holder as four Sherman generations farm the land deeded by President Tyler in 1840 and by Van Buren in 1844.
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Wisconsin
Carrie Cropley
Lynn Sherman
Randall Township
John Tyler
Martin van Buren
Sherman
Kenosha County
Capitol
Madison
Ethel Rockwell
Soldier Runs Wild in Tank Leads MP Chase
Frank W Braden assistant national director of Boy Scouts speaks at Mary D Bradford high school commencement to 165 graduates about America’s opportunity, security, and civic duty. He warns that opportunity must be earned and democracy protected, then diplomas are awarded by Superintendent F E Conner.
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America
Frank W. Braden
New York
Boy Scouts of America
Mary D. Bradford High School
Joseph K. Hamelink
Board of Education
Braden
F. E. Conner
Ora Rice to Speak at Kenosha County Historical Dinner
Dr. Ora R. Rice of Delavan will address Kenosha County Historical Society’s annual dinner on Tuesday January 27 at 6 15 p m in the Congregational church. Charles Borkenhagen will preside as centennial plans are discussed and three directors elected by mail ballot announced.
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Ora R. Rice
Delavan
Kenosha County Historical Society
Congregational Church
Charles Borkenhagen
Peter W. Harris
Kenosha County
Jane Vernon
Marian Hale
Arthur J. Peters
Gertrude Senne
Clara Manthey
CIO Proposes 28 Month Rent Control Extension
The CIO proposes a 28 month extension of rent controls and elimination of the 15 percent voluntary increases under current law. Donald Montgomery of the CIO Auto Workers outlined the program for a senate banking subcommittee.
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CIO
Washington
Donald Montgomery
CIO Auto Workers
Senate
Pauley Faces Stassen as Hearing Resumes Today
Washington AP The Stassen Pauley clash moves into round two with Pauley set to defend against charges of trading on inside information. Subcommittee Chair Homer Ferguson promises “every opportunity” for Pauley to respond as Stassen presses his accusations. The hearing opened amid political sparring with Democrats criticizing the process and Pauley denouncing the claims as poppycock.
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Pauley
Edwin Pauley
Senate
Homer Ferguson
Harold Stassen
Washington
A.P
Harold E. Stassen
Edwin W. Pauley
Mich
Senate Speculation Subcommittee
Stassen
Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Stassen-Pauley
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Ferguson
Truman
Fond du Lac Driver Burned to Death in Palos Hills Crash
Police identified Walter Thompson aged 26 from Fond du Lac Wisconsin as the victim of a fatal truck collision at a three way junction in southwest Cook County Palos Hills area. The crash left him burned to death at the scene.
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Fond du Lac
Chicago
U.P
Walter Thompson
Wis
Palos Hills
Cook County
Quickest Way To the Hospital Is Backwards
Duquoin Ill. Dr G H Guthridge rushed to the hospital after a hurry-up call. He backed his car from the garage but the gearshift stuck. He drove the six blocks to the hospital back wards in a reverse motion and arrived safely.
Uranium Material Lying Around. Not a Backyard Mine
Washington U P reports Allan F. Matthews says uranium ore appears in many places but without consistent deposits. He notes a Geiger counter helps locate traces, and highlights uranium as a valuable strategic metal with peacetime uses as a coloring agent long before atomic bombs.
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U.P
Swarthmore College
Philadelphia
Allan F. Matthews
Matthews
Interior Department
Seaboard
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Soldier in Sherman Tank Rams Three Cars in Lawton Chase
A Fort Sill radio operator, driving a Sherman tank, smashed three cars as he fled into Lawton Oklahoma in a dizzy 12 mile pursuit. MPs corralled the vehicle at the fort after a road block of painters scaffolding. The soldier’s name is withheld and an investigation is ongoing.
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Lawton
Okla
Fort Sill
Andrew Pickard
Army
al Hennessee
Hennessee
Patton
Rhine
One Year Hard Labor Sentenced for James Cox
James Cox, 39, of Racine Avenue 6038, was sentenced to one year at hard labor in Racine county jail after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in the Oct 13 truck crash that killed Edward L. Weber, a former Racine used car dealer. Judge Elmer D. Goodland cited Cox's drinking and responsibilities to his family, rejecting state prison and probation in favor of county jail confinement.
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Samuel Hochstettler
Goshen
Ind
Racine
James Cox
Fighteenth Avenue
Elmer D. Goodland
Cox
Edward L. Weber
Weber
Highway 42
Racine-Kenosha
Edward Krenzke
Goodland
Waupun
Hungary and Romania Sign 20 Year Military Pact
Hungary and Romania signed a 20 year friendship and military aid pact promising joint action against any attacker. The accord aims to prevent aggression and promote world peace with both governments pledging full accord on major questions and viewing it as key to peace in the Danubian basin and Balkans.
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Budapest
U.P
Hungary
Romania
Danubian Basin
Balkans
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