Paralyzed Vet Recalls Wife Slain by Carpenter on Madison Street
Julius Jackson, a World War I veteran confined to a wheelchair, watched as carpenter George King shot his wife Sadie Jackson outside a Madison Avenue delicatessen. King was captured nearby and charged with murder. he denied the charges, claiming Sadie shot herself after wresting the pistol from him, a claim echoed by a passerby and under scrutiny by investigators.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Sadie Jackson
Julius
Jackson
George King
King
Here
William McCuster
Mrs. Jackson
House Passes Private Home Building Bill to Expand Mortgages
The House approved a measure to bolster private home construction by expanding the market for mortgages. The bill raises government purchases of mortgages from private lenders to 1.5 billion dollars for homes costing up to 10 thousand dollars, sending the bill to President Truman for signature.
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Washington
Truman
Wiscon sin weekend mishaps claim eleven lives
A weekend of misfortunes in Wisconsin and nearby Illinois results in eleven deaths. Victims include three Illinois tourists drowned near Spooner, a dozen injured or killed in traffic and electrocution incidents across Wisconsin towns, and a Milwaukee fatal fall. Names include John Kopsell, Walter Meier, Marilyn Senishek, Terry Plover, and others. The events span Crystal Lake Illinois, Lake Spooner, Menasha, Milwaukee, Rhinelander, Lake Mills, Antigo, Beaver Dam, Stevens Point, and Rock Lake.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Lake Spooner
Spooner
John Kopsell
Walter Meier
Crystal Lake
Ill
Kopsell
Robert Drews
Neenah
Menasha
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co
Terry Plover
Milwaukee
John James Skochil
Rhinelander
Russell Vale
Sun Prairie
Rock Lake
Lake Mills
Wis
Marilyn Senishek
Antigo
Enterprise Lake
Eugene Ollinger
Beaver Dam
Stevens Point
Joseph Bionek
Hull
Portage County
Dora Finn
Trumans Drops Demand For Increase In Taxes
A yacht explosion on the Potomac killed Maj. Gen. Vernon E. Prichard and Navy Commodore Wilfred Painter. Col. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. rescued survivors and recovered Prichard’s body, earning praise as a hero.
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Vernon B. Pritchard
Washington, D. C
Army
Cmdr
Wilfred Painter
Anthony Biddle
Washington
U.P
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Philadelphia
Vernon E. Prichard
Potomac River
Navy
New York
Greece
S. N. Ferris Lubosher
Johannes Johannesen
Yacht Club
Halcylon
Potomac
Truman Abandons Tax Rise in Shift to Growth Plan
President Truman cancels a $4 billion tax hike and urges no major tax increase while proposing 11 new laws to boost jobs and production. He argues a strong economy can grow output to beyond $300 billion and calls for private and public action to sustain prosperity.
Wisconsin Weekend Warmth Breaks Mid-June Pattern
The state enjoyed cooler temperatures with 85 highs in Janesville Fond du Lac and Blair and 70s elsewhere. Overnight dips reached 43 at Land O Lakes as clear skies prevailed. Forecasters predicted a high of 86 with light scattered rain possible tonight. Noon reading was 78 in Kenosha.
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Wisconsin
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Blair
Land O'Lakes
Thompson
Kenosha
Reinstatement Bid Moves For Allis Chalmers Union Officers
Harold Christoffel and eight other ousted Allis Chalmers Local 248 officers plan to appeal for reinstatement at the CIO United Auto Workers national convention. Freed by the Supreme Court after a prejury conviction, Christoffel faces a floor appeal amid a left wing push. The group seeks reinstatement, while opposing the Marshall Plan and merger talks with Farm Equipment Workers. The ex-248 officers are expected to press the case Thursday or Friday.
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Milwaukee
Harold Christoffel
U. S. Supreme Court
CIO
United Auto Workers
Christoffel
Allis Chalmers
UAW
Congress
Supreme Court
CIO United Farm Equipment Workers
World Federation of Trade Unions
Barn Fire Destroys Modern Shelter Near Green Lake
A barn on the Arnold Dahlke farm near Green Lake Wisconsin was destroyed by fire causing about 26000 dollars in damage. Sheriff Joe Walker said 100 tons of chopped hay were burned and he attributed the blaze to probable spontaneous combustion.
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Green Lake
Wis
Arnold Dahlke
Here
Joe Walker
Atomic Commission Inquiry Halted by Senate Committee
Washington reports the public inquiry into the atomic energy commission paused today after the AEC presented its final three witnesses in rebuttal to charges of incredible mismanagement by Senator Hickenlooker. Chairman McMahon recessed the hearings, signaling a possible temporary halt.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
McMahon
President to address nation on radio and TV July 13
President Truman will deliver an economic address to the nation by radio at 8:30 p m CST on all four major networks and television, per White House notice. The speech is set for Wednesday night July 13.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Porch Plunge Death Probect
Joseph Ludwig Landers aged 55 died instantly Sunday at 12 40 PM when he jumped or fell 15 feet from the front porch of his second floor flat to the sidewalk below. Coroner Jay B Glerum reports the death under investigation this afternoon. Landers native of Carthage Mo served in World War I and later lived in Akron and Bickner Indiana before moving to this city in 1926. He was employed by Nash Motors Division and belonged to UAW CIO Local 72 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Junker Ball Post 1965. Survived by widow, son and daughter at home and several other relatives.
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Prichard
Painter
Harry A. Dudley, Jr
Washington
Naval Reserve
Dudley
Bolling Powell, Jr
Vienna
Army
Gordon Gray
Omar N. Bradley
Gray
Bradley
West Point
Joseph Ludwig Landers
50Th St
Jay B. Glerum
Glerum
Landers
Willian Wenci
John
Lee
Carthage
Akron
Ohio
Bickner
Ind
Mae Cook
Nash Motors
Uaw-Cio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Junker- Ball Post
Joseph L. Landers
Drewe Christensen
Robert Bentz
Janice Landers
Kenosha
Lee Landers
Paradise
Cal
N. W. Smith
Powell, Ohio
C. R. Ring
Greer Comstock
Columbus
Victor Reuther Receives Standing Ovation At UAW Convention
Victor Reuther, mamed and in a sling, appeared before 2,400 UAW delegates in Milwaukee and received a standing ovation. The event followed the disappearance of Walter Reuther's bodyguard and heightened tensions as the union presses for FBI investigation and a $217,000 reward.
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Milwaukee
Victor Reuther
UAW
Walter Reuther
Victor
Walter
FBI
Evans
Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester Dies in Pullman
Governor Beauford H. Jester, 56, was found dead in a Pullman car at the Southern Pacific station in Houston. He left Austin last night with a bodyguard for a vacation and a planned rest. Jester, Texas governor since January 1947, had a long career on state boards and followed his father George T. Jester as a public servant. Born January 12, 1893 in Corsicana, he considered that home.
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Houston
Tex
U.P
Beauford H. Jester
Southern Pacific Railroad
Charley Jimerson
Jimerson
Jester
Austin
Galveston
State Railroad Commission
Texas
George T. Jester
Corsicana
Frances Gordon Jester
Archbishop Kept Under Lock and Key by Czechs
A visitor to Archbishop Joseph Beran’s Prague residence said police keep the Roman Catholic primate of Czechoslovakia under lock and key with restrictions so severe the archbishop’s home resembles a cell.
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Prague
Joseph Beran
Czechoslovakia
Coplon and Gubitchev Espionage Trial Set for Oct 17
In New York federal court Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev argued motions in the espionage conspiracy case. Judge William Bondy set the open trial date for October 17. Coplon, sentenced in Washington to 40 months to 10 years, is free on $40,000 bond. Gubitchev, a 32 year old UN engineer, is free on $100,000 bail.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
William Bondy
Miss Coplon
Washington
Russia
Gubitchev
United Nations
U. S
Demurrer Filed in Krull Removal Suit in Shawano County
Counsel for County School Superintendent Rex Krull filed a demurrer to a taxpayer's suit seeking his removal. The filing argues the complaint lacks proper ground for removal. A hearing is set for Saturday in county court.
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Shawana
Wis
Rex Krull
Krull
Truman midyear economic report outlines tax stance and goals
President Truman urges no tax boost but favors some cuts while declaring the economy strong yet threatened by unemployment. He seeks an 11 point anti depression program, drops stand by federal controls, and sets a national output goal of 300 billion dollars, about a 20 percent rise.
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Truman
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress reacts to Truman tax stand in midyear report
Congress generally welcomes the President's shift away from new income taxes and a broad tax overhaul while mixed on other measures. Doughton applauds no general tax increase, Taft calls the change mostly a reversal, and Rayburn backs repealing the transportation tax. Leaders anticipate progress on minimum wage, farm policy, and Social Security expansion amid budget balance concerns.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
Doughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means
Taft
Ohio
Rayburn
Murray
Mont
Rep
Patman
Tex
Hickenlooper
Iowa
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