European Peace Conference Set For July 29
The foreign ministers of the Big Four drafted invitations for a general European Peace Conference to be held in Paris on July 29 to debate treaties ending World War II for Italy and its Axis satellites. After a seven hour session the ministers agreed on Italian reparations and set the conference date. The 211 nation General Conference will not have final say on the treaties.
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Paris
Italy
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
United States
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Australia
Belgum
Brazil
Russia
Canada
China
Czechoslovakia
Ethiopia
Greece
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Ukraine
Union of South Africa
Societ Union
Yugoslavia
Toll up to 162 in four day July holiday deaths
Associated Press reports a 162 violent deaths toll over the Independence Day holiday period, led by 73 traffic fatalities. Drownings totaled 46 and other violent deaths reached 43 as the nation enjoyed pleasant weather and peacetime celebrations. Ohio registered 17 deaths, including nine traffic fatalities.
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National Safety Council
Ohio
Justice of Peace McKenna Quits Over Evictions
St Louis based Justice of the Peace J Glennon McKenna announced he would resign from the bench rather than evict anyone from living quarters. Today he faced an eviction notice from his own landlord highlighting the conflict between duty and personal ownership.
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St. Louis
U.P
General Takes Stand in Probe Against May Pressure
Gen. L H Campbell Jr testified he was pushed by Rep May to aid an Illinois munitions maker under investigation. Campbell called May's actions unfair while detailing pressure from congressmen and officials to refer prospective contractors. He spoke as hearings on wartime profits by Illinois firms continued.
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Washington
L. H. Campbell, Jr
Rep. May
D-Ky
Illinois
Army Ordnance
May
House Military Committee
Henry Garsson
Campbell
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead
D-Ny
Tony Bruno Bound Over on Perjury Charge
Tony Bruno a 32 year old Milwaukee boxer and witness in the Farina murder trial was bound over to the next Municipal Court term on five counts of perjury after four witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing. Judge W W Davis ruled there is probable cause and set bond at 5000 dollars.
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W. W. Davis
Anthony Carmen Bruno
Milwaukee
Farina
Bruno
K. T. Savage
Savage
G. A. Strangberg
Louis Fazio
John
Jerome Mandella
Dominic Lampone
Indianapolis Safety Drive Faces Vehicle Repairs
The Indianapolis police department reported its accident prevention car was damaged in an intersection collision and was undergoing repairs.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Three British Officers Freed in Tel Aviv Kidnapping Standoff
In Tel Aviv a locked packing case was dumped from a truck and three kidnapped British army officers emerged unharmed. Captains K H Spencer, G C Warburton, and A W Taylor said they are okay after 16 days in captivity by Irgun Zvai Leumi. The incident marks a easing of tensions as talks reportedly pursue a settlement similar to a peace between British and Jewish groups.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
K. H., Spencer
Royal Artillery
G. C. Warburton
Fourth Parachute Battalion
A. W. Taylor
17Th Parachute Battalion
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Initiation Class of 450 At Wisconsin Moose Convention
The 30th annual Wisconsin Moose convention gathers about 450 initiates in Kenosha starting at Kenosha Lodge No 286 grounds with picnics and ritual contests led by Chippewa Falls staff under Charles Osborn. Action moves to the Union club for rituals with Bay View staff and Milwaukee drill team.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin Moose Association
Kenosha Lodge No. 286
Chippewa Falls
Charles Osborn
Beloit
Union Club
Order of the Moose
Bay View
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha Lodge
John Manson
Paul Schmitz
International Moose
Aurora
Ill
Schmitz
Order
Moose Lodge
Sixtieth Street
Mooseheart
Moose Club
Fred Zimmerman
Madison
Pravda Says Ambassador Made False Charges
Pravda in a Baku dispatch accuses U S ambassador to Iran George V Allen of making false charges against the Soviet Union in a talk with members of Iran s People s party central committee.
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Moscow
Pravda
Baku
George V. Allen
U. S
Iran
Soviet Union
Central Committee For the People’s Party
Bitter Fight Over OPA Funding Sparks Senate Clash
The Republican led opposition to the new OPA extension bill widened into a dispute over funding. Sen Styles urged delaying a 106 million appropriation for the agency’s current year while fights over revived price, wage and rent controls continue.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Sen. Styles
N. H
Appropriations Committee
OPA
Bridges
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Robert A. Taft
John H. Overton
Paul Porter
Kenosha Honors Veterans With Citywide Fourth of July Festival
Thousands of Kenoshans celebrate Independence Day with a daylong program honoring World War II and World War I veterans. A morning parade, Washington Park program, air show, Simmons Island races, Venetian night, and fireworks drive home a grateful tribute to those who served.
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Kenosha
Washington Park
Simmons Island Beach
Twenty-second Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Library Park
Sixth Avenue
George R. Cady
First Congregational Church
Washington Park Bowl
Joseph Ritacca
Dr. Cady
America
O Daniel Denies Involvement In Son Eviction Dispute
U S senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas says the eviction clash between his son and a veteran in Dallas is his son's private matter. He says he knows only what he read in newspapers and takes no part in the dispute.
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O'Daniel
Son
Washington
Sen. W. Lee
Pappy) O’daniel
Tex
Dallas
O’daniel
Texas
Six Holiday Deaths in Wisconsin
Drownings, traffic accidents and mishaps caused six deaths across Wisconsin during the holiday period. A 17-year-old Milwaukee youth George Bucher died from a ruptured lung after a firecracker exploded near him in a Lannon quarry. A Chicago man C. G. Carlson aged 55 and his Evanston sister-in-law Mrs J E Peterson were killed when their car hit a Peshtigo river bridge near Middle Inlet. Carlson’s wife and daughter were injured. John Hank, 20, of Delavan, drowned while swimming in Lake Geneva. An unidentified youth drowned in Lake Delavan while holding a baby on a speedboat hatch. the baby was saved.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
George Bucher
Lannon
Waukesha County
Martin Fromm
Fromm
C. G. Carlson
Chicago
J. E. Peterson
Evanston
Peshtigo River
Middle Inlet
Carlson
Gertrude
John Hank
Delavan
Lake Geneva
Lake Delavan
Wate
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Associated Press
Justice of Peace
Tony Bruno
Jewish Agency
Evening News
Kenosha County
Phyllis MaeGonegle
Junker Ball Post
VFW
Court of Honor
Phyllis McGonegle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marian Cafferty
American Legion
Jean Ogden
Disabled American Veterans
Leona Grudzinski
Polish Legion of American Veterans
Phyllis Ruberg
Kenosha Navy Club
Jeanne Pfefferle
Gateway Post
Arlene Scott
Fred Semrau
American Legion of
Phyllis
Marion Cafferty
Violet Densmore
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