Bring Chicago Murder Victim Here For Rites
The body of Ercole Mele a 33 year old Chicago resident and former Kenosha passer was brought to Kenosha for burial after his murder described as a black market killing. Chicago police questioned Silvio Biondi and arrested Sam Prasta as part of the investigation into Mele's death.
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Ercole Mele
Sixty-first Street
Chicago
Kenosha
Silvio Biondi
Mele
Biondi
Sam Prasta
Blondi
Jennie
West Side
OPA
Prasta
Patrick Collins
Trieste Workers Stage General Strike Over Riots
About 200000 workers walked out nationwide in Trieste to protest rioting that left one dead and around 30 injured, including five American soldiers, as police blamed Slavic communists for attacking bicycle race participants. The strike halted traffic and shut public venues beyond the city into surrounding provinces. Names of Americans not released.
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Trieste
Adriatic
Italy
Radio broadcast sparks jump to death in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 23 year old nurse Susanah Gregory fell from a 13 story apartment building roof after listening to a radio broadcast of the Binini atom bomb test. Police say the broadcast affected her judgment and led to the fatal plunge.
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Los Angeles
Susanah Gregory
U.S. Government Will Transport War Dead Home
The Wisconsin American Legion chapter says the government will relocate war dead from overseas to U.S. cemeteries. The county veterans service office is the official Wisconsin agent for transportation applications. About 328,000 World War II personnel are expected to be repatriated at an estimated cost of 700 dollars per deceased veteran, funded by the government. Families may choose national cemetery burial or private burial by next of kin, with government coverage for the national option.
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Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
United States
County
Veterans’ Service Office
The
Legion
Wisconsin
Evan R. Pfanmiller
Samuel Adsit Dies at 83 Former Virginian Railway Traffic Chief
Samuel M. Adsit 83 longtime consulting traffic manager of the Virginian Railway Company died Sunday. He held key roles in railway operations and traffic planning, contributing to mid century transportation services.
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New York
Samuel M. Adsit
The
Virginian Railway Company
Wisconsin Moose Plan for Fourth of July Parade
Kenosha Lodge 286 completes plans for the Wisconsin Moose convention parade and Fourth of July celebration. The 80 piece Mooseheart band from Mooseheart Illinois will lead, with Norman Bourdage speaking and Fred Zimmerman addressing later. The event includes a picnic, flag lowering by Boy Scouts, and a Hiroshima flag ceremony. More than 300 advance registrations and about 1,000 Moose from Wisconsin and nearby states are expected. George Menden leads local Moose participation.
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Wisconsin Moose Association
Kenosha Lodge
Sixtieth Street
Moose Club
Kenosha
Racine Moose
Mooseheart
Child City
Mooseclub
Norman Bourdage
Moose
Fred Zimmerman
Madison
Boy Scouts
Hiroshima
Japan
George Menden
Wisconsin
Sailor Observes A Bomb Blast From USS Appalachian
Seaman Kenneth Thorn of the Bronx watched the atomic blast aboard the USS Appalachian off Bikini without goggles. He describes seeing a red first flash while others with goggles saw white light. In microseconds he developed temporary blind spots, but color vision and sight returned within seconds.
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Appalachian
Bikini
Kenneth Thorn
Thorn
Bronx
New York
Atom Bomb Leaves Target Ships Heavily Damaged
Washington reports say the end of OPA sparked a scramble for quick House action while Senate prospects stalled. OPA status dominated talks as Barkley and Rayburn predicted temporary extensions, Porter vowed to reestablish price ceilings, and markets jumped on the first day without OPA rules amid political crossfire.
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Washington
House
Senate
O’daniel
D-Tex
Wagner
D-Ny
Barkley
Dky
Rayburn
Truman
OPA
Labor
Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
Congress
Congressional
No Appreciable Price Change Seen After OPA Death
No appreciable effect on prices in Kenosha or across Wisconsin after the death of the Office of Price Administration. Retailers aim to hold the line against inflation, with food dealers and real estate firms awaiting guidance. Milk and cream prices rose by one cent per quart and half pint respectively under OPA authorization.
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Office of Price Administration
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Carl W. Canavan
Price Control Board
Court House
J. M. Gaffney
Herbert L. Ebling
OPA
Wisconsin State Association of Retail Meat Dealers
John J. Roache
Milwaukee Board of Realtors
Week-End Traffic Toll: 12 Injured in 13 Accidents
Twelve people were injured across city and county in 13 weekend crashes with no serious injuries. Notable incidents include a three car collision on Highway 50 near Highway 41 injuring three Zion Illinois residents and others on County Trunk F in Silver Lake Village. Patients were treated at Kenosha hospital.
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Highway 41
Walter Marshall
Forest Park
Ill
Floyd Lossmann
Union Grove
Marshall
Emil Meyer
Box
Zion
Lossmann
Tarshall
Zion Auto
Meyer
Anna Meyer
Jake Oechsner
Chicago
Kenosha Hospital
James Marshall
Robert Eating
Louis Dicello
John E. Glass, Jr
Silver Lake Village
Sheriff's Department
Kermit Schreck
Frank Pilesky
Ruby Green
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Glassman
T. H. Ferguson
Lake Geneva
Air Show Halted Early by Storm at Kenosha
Upwards of 5 000 spectators gathered at Kenosha airport to watch Wisconsin Air Show before weather halted the event. Sponsors the American Legion called a committee meeting to decide postponement actions and potential re staging. Kenneth Olson Milwaukee won a light plane race under 85 H P with a 1946 model aircraft. Robert M Barkey former Air Force Captain performed a P 38 and Navy planes from Glenview appeared before rain and low clouds ended the program.
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Kenosha Airport
The
American Legion
Kenneth Olson
Milwaukee
Air Force
Robert M. Barkey
Glenview Naval Training Station
Barkey
This Landlord Cuts Rent Instead Of Boosting It
Miami, Florida electrician P. H. Beebe, who calls himself a working man who owns a house, told tenants he would reduce rent from 60 to 50 dollars per month effective immediately. He cited the loss of OPA and urged cooperation to hold prices down for everyone to get along better.
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Miami
Fla
P. H. Beebe
Beebe
OPA
Attorneys Seek Heirens Release From Custody
Chicago prosecutors seek to free 17 year old University of Chicago student William Heirens from police custody after a habeas corpus petition. State's Attorney Tuohy said fingerprints matched a Degnan kidnap note. Heirens, held since last week, did not confess to the Degnan case.
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Chicago
William Heirens
William J. Tuohy
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
Cook County
Harold G. Ward
Heirens
Tuohy
Bridewell Hospital
Degnan
Willie Francis recounts electric chair experience in prison cell
Willie Francis, a 17 year old Black inmate from St Martinville, describes the failed electric chair execution of May 3 in vivid, painful terms. He speaks of the chair, the burning sensation, the bag over his head, and surviving the attempt before a reprieve pending Supreme Court review.
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New Iberia
Willie Francis
St. Martinville
Francis
U. S. Supreme Court
Father Hannigan
Willie
New Orleans
Atomic test ship damages unfold in Bi kini lagoon survey
Vice Admiral Blandy reports 73 old target ships affected as task force surveys Bi kini lagoon after the fourth atomic bomb test. Several vessels sunk or damaged including transports Carlisle Gilliam and a capsized destroyer Lamson. Goats aboard the Pennsylvania survive. no fatalities reported. Underwater test planned in weeks.
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Bikini Atoll
Dave
W. H. P. Blandy
Mt. McKinley
Appalachian
Bikini
Vice
Adm
Bikini Lagoon
Admiral Blandy
Evaluation Board
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Evaluation Commission
Nagasaki
Carlisle
Gilliam
Lamson
Anderson
Sakawa
Independence
Arkansas
Nagato
Skate
Pensacola
Pennsylvania
Thorvald Solberg
Truman Signs Army Pay Bill
President Truman signed the army pay bill and an extension of the selective service act. The pay rise starts at 50 percent for privates and apprentices and scales down to 10 percent for top generals and admirals. The GI Sweetheart Bill allows foreign fiancées of American veterans to enter the country to marry their redeployed partners.
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Washington
Truman
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Zimmerman
Kennebohm
Sailor
Paul Porter
Bowles
Chester W. Bowles
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