Longest Cold Spell In 12 Years Ends
A mass of warmer air began breaking up the longest cold spell in 12 years, with Chicago forecasters predicting relief by tomorrow night for eastern states. The cool period crippled heavy industry in fuel shortages and brought sub zero temperatures to the Midwest and East as a two week crazy quilt pattern persisted.
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North Central States
U. S
Chicago
North American
Midwest
California
Earl Warren
U. S. Navy
United States
Alaska
Fairbanks
March of Dimes Urges Large Fund Drive End
Basil O’Connor calls for a national push as the March of Dimes nears its end in Kenosha county donations support half the local effort and a national goal of at least 30 million dollars to fund polio care, emergency aid, research, and personnel training.
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Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
Kenosha County
O'Connor
March of Dimes
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Robert Wellman
Edward Kriz
Walter Canavan
George Becker
Bruce Helwig
William S. Rose
Casey Schmitz
Don Cook
Leonard Smith
William Myers
John Parmentier, Jr
Robert Whyte
Charles Goodell
Roger Gerling
Carl Larsen
Kermit Caves
Richard Thomey
E. V. Ryall
Joseph Lenz
al Schmidt
Earl Yule
Erik Hansen
Denham Charges General Motors with Unfair Labor Practice
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Robert N. Denham charged General Motors with refusing to bargain over a union proposed insurance plan. The complaint cites two acts: rejecting a CIO UAW proposal and pressuring 250000 GM workers to accept a company plan. A Feb 10 hearing was set and could lead to a court order.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board Today
General Motors Corporation
CIO Auto Workers Union
Denham
NLRB
General Motors
Ciiouaw
306 Japs Lose Lives As Freighter Sinks
Tokyo dispatch reports the grounding of the 400 ton freighter Joe Maru after striking a floating mine in the inland sea. The sinking occurred in about 20 minutes with the ship’s whistles sounding. Kyodo had earlier cited 250 dead with 50 bodies recovered.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Nomination of Bradley Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed General Omar Bradley for army chief of staff today. He will assume the post now held by General Dwight D. Eisenhower sometime this spring.
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Bradley
Senate
Washington
Omar Bradley
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grain Rationing Ends January 31 in War-Time Control
Washington reports the govern ment will end grain control on January 31. House banking committee defeated a bill to extend curbs through February by 12 to 9. Grain rationing under the 1947 anti inflation law faced a court ruling upholding its constitutionality after challenge by Schenley Distillers Corp.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate
Schenley Distillers Corp
Wisconsin cities seek new federal post offices
Rep. Brynes of Wisconsin introduced two bills in the house to authorize the federal works administrator to acquire sites for new post office buildings in Manitowoc and Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Washington
Brynes
Wis
Federal Works Administrator
Federal Post Office
Manitowoc
Green Bay
La Follette Criticizes Army Policy in Germany
Former Sen. Robert M. La Follette Jr said the army bungled administration in Germany and pursued ill conceived policies that threaten Europe’s recovery. He urged currency reforms to curb inflation and criticized delays to placate Russia while warning cuts to Marshall plan spending could ruin the effort.
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Robert M. la Follette
Germany
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Foreign Relations
Harriman Committee
Europe
Senate
Kenneth C. Royall
State Department
Woman Admits Whisky Fed to Husband for Welfare
Boston U P state representative said a Cambridge woman admitted she purposely fed whisky to her husband and turned him over to police each time he completed drunkenness sentences. She claimed the motive was to keep him sober for work, while intoxicated cases boosted welfare checks for the family to about 60 dollars weekly.
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Boston
U.P
Clarence A. Wood
Hopkinton
Cambridge
Direct Air Mail Service To Begin In Racine Kenosha
Postmaster A C Grosvenor announced a new direct air mail service starting February 1 serving Racine Kenosha and thirteen Wisconsin Central cities. Northbound mail must reach Kenosha by 7 45 am and 2 45 pm, while Chicago bound mail is due by 11 am for 12 38 pm delivery in Chicago with four daily flights planned in the future.
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Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Eau Claire
Superior
Rhinelander
Wausau
Wisconsin Rapids
Stevens Point
Madison
Clintonville
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
Chicago
Green Bay
Grosvenor
Kenosha History Society hears centennial progress report
At the Kenosha County Historical Society annual meeting Dr. Ora R. Rice outlined the state centennial committee’s work since 1945 and showcased color motion pictures from the statewide celebration. The society elected Miss Elizabeth Lyman and Charles Pfennig as directors, with Peter Pirsch named to the board.
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Kenosha County
Peter Pirsch
Nine Die in Palestine Revolt Sparks Across Jerusalem
Violence erupted across Palestine with nine deaths in a night of strife. An eastern Jerusalem Jewish shop occupied by Arabs was blown up and an Arab was arrested. Among the dead were five Arabs two British soldiers and two Jews. Total killed since the UN partition vote rose to 994.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
United Nations
Partition
Coldest Spot in Nation Hits Alamosa as Thermometer Breaks
In Alamosa Colorado the temperature plunged to at least 46 below early this morning, the coldest reading in the nation. The extreme cold may have been even lower as the mercury froze and shattered the weather station thermometer.
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Alamosa
Colo
Detroit
Automotive
Colorado
Loretta Young Comments on London Stir Headlines
Loretta Young’s London observations spark front page reactions across British papers. The star defends her remarks while editors note readers might be amused or soberly lecture her, as they recount pockets of hunger and rationing in Britain and her claim of seeing hardships during her visit.
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London
Loretta Young
Loretta
the News
Miss Young
Life In
Britain
Daily Herald
Soviet Tightens Contact With Foreign Nations
Dec 16 decree by the supreme Soviet bars Soviet officials from talking to foreigners. Only the foreign ministry, Molotov's office, may handle outside contacts with limited exceptions for foreign trade. Clerks and waiters must confine conversations to their duties or face prosecution.
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U.P
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Office
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Supreme Soviet
Bolivia Under Martial Law After Reported Revolutionary Plot
La Paz reports Bolivia is under martial law after government says it uncovered a revolutionary plot. Proclamation followed release of photographs it claims show a revolt planned to begin at 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Bolivia
la Paz
U S Transport Plane Missing in Europe
Istres France U P U S air force officials say a transport plane vanished while en route from Istres to Udine Italy. On board were six children and three adult passengers, with no further details yet released.
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Europe
Istres
France
U.P
U. S. Air Force
Udine
Italy
Seaway Debate Heats Up Over 500 Million Plan
Senator Lodge led opposition to the 500 million Seaway bill calling the project a potential liability. Supporters including Wiley and Taft weighed timing as Aiken warned the vote could decide November outcomes with Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin key states.
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Lodge
Aiken
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Wiley
Wis
21 Cars Derailed in Racine County
Twenty one cars of a 75 car Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific freight train derailed on the main line ten miles northwest of Racine Wisconsin. No injuries were reported. Rail traffic rerouted as workmen restore service. the accident occurred about 3 15 a m CST and was blamed on a broken axle.
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Racine
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
Gateway Post Officers Defend Universal Military Training
Gateway Post 2751 veterans urge congressional approval of a training bill. They cite army and national guard shortages and navy manpower gaps, arguing universal military training is essential for national defense and backing it with strong words from Post leaders. Continued on Page Five.
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National Guard
Navy
Frank I. Chartier
Louis M. Fumo
Paul P. Gailus
Milwaukee Boy Killed While Playing in Snow
Six year old Franklin Putnam Junior of Milwaukee was killed when a delivery truck wheel ran over him as he played in the snow near an intersection in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Franklin Putnam, Jr
State Farmer Admiring His First Lemon Crop
Waukesha Wisconsin farmer Wendelin Maichle 71 has finally harvested lemons from his three fruit trees started in 1942 after years of sub zero winters. He also grows oranges and cherries in a window box near his dining room. The trees are moved outdoors in summer and sparrows eat the blossoms.
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Waukesha
Wis
U.P
Wendelin Maichle
Maichle
Marcle
Marble
New York
Lawrence
Wisconsin
200000 Idle as Big Three Car Plants Halted by Gas Shortage
Detroit workers faced widespread layoffs as Michigan Consolidated Gas cut off industrial deliveries for a week amid extreme cold. General Motors Chrysler and Ford shut plants or reduced output. Ford’s River Rouge plant kept standby gas, High land Park curbed production, and Chevrolet divisions idled 11,000 at GM. Across Ohio and Texas more plants faced curtailments and temporary closures.
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Henry Fink
Pittburgh
Ford
River Rouge
Highland Park
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Michigan Consolidated
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
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Warren
Youngstown
Steubenville
East Ohio Gas Co
Northern Ohio
Texas
South Plains
C. A. Bestwick
Lubbock
Kansas City
American Brass Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Company
Pay Boost for Roach Rejected in Wisconsin
The state emergency board refused immediate pay raises for Beverage Tax Chief John Roach and eight other state officials after the personnel board's recommendations. The panel delayed action as the legislative committee studies state salaries and may set new classifications and scales by March 1.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Emergency Board
John Roach
State Health Board
State Personnel Board
Roach
John Sonderegger
Wisconsin Wine and Splitits Institute
Oil Inspection Bureau
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Charles Neuport
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