Final Vote on Loan to Britain Expected Today
The House faced a final vote on a 3.75 billion dollar British loan with 1950s geopolitical stakes. Supporters claim it guides world leadership toward Washington while opponents warn of war risk and Soviet leverage.
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Britain
Washington
House
Moscow
Russia
Sepaker Rayburn
Tex
Senate
Rep. Priest
Tenn
Rep
Landis
Ind
Porter Fears Price Reaction
OPA head Paul Porter warns of inflation’s chain reaction likened to an atomic blast. He fears the public will face larger future price hikes if price and rent controls are not restored promptly.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
ABC Network
Marshfield Farm Girl Killed in Tractor Mishap
Rae Jeanne Jirschele, 15, of Marshfield Route 4 died yesterday in a hayfield accident while driving with her father. A wheel passed over her after she fell from the tractor.
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Marshfield Farm
Marshfield
Wis
Rae Jeanne Jirschele
Ray Jirschele
Route 4
Postmen Close Convention With Banquet in Wisconsin
Delegates at the 32nd annual Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers approved thirty resolutions on the second day of the meeting at the Eagle clubhouse. A banquet closes the event tonight with officers to be elected and discussions on a pension for widows and a labor management board.
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Wisconsin State Association of Letter Carriers
Eagle
United States Postal Service
William F. McHale
Washington, D. C
National Association of Letter Carriers
American Federation of Labor
Max O. Snider
Mutual Benefit Association
Letter Carriers’ Union
Snider
Post Office
D. Albert Piel
Charles H. Lockwood
Ellsworth A. Riel
Beatrice Kurt Wehner
Alfred C. Grosvenor
Elmer M. Grosse
Roy C. Stauss
Racine
Herbert J. Grob
Wausau
Arnold I. Marking
la. Crosse
Edward F. Timm
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin
One Ship Arriving New York Troop Transport
The Lewistown Victory, transporting troops from Bremen, is the sole troop ship due to dock in New York today.
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New York
U.P
Lewistown
Bremen
Shrimp Price Sparks Ad Says It Is Too High
Tulsa advertisement admits the shrimp price is too high noting the regular 20 cent size is now 89 cents. The store candidly says customers likely would not buy at the inflated rate.
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Tulsa Food Store
Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Tribune
Special Rental Committee To Hear Public Grievances
Governor Goodland appoints a Special Committee to Investigate Commercial Rentals to hold a public hearing July 18 in Kenosha Racine area. The session starts at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse Assembly Room and will allow testimonies on escalating commercial rents while excluding residential complaints.
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Kenosha
Walter Goodland
County Court House
A. P. Sundal
Racine
Sundal
Goodland
Investi
Armored Versus Infantry Dispute Ends in Fatality in Madison
Madison police reported a fatal sidewalk brawl near Capitol Square as 21-year-old Lloyd V. Murvang a Madison tank corps veteran died after a clash with another veteran. Detectives said the second veteran, held without charge, admitted fighting over claims about Myrvang's 14th Armoured Division and the Infantry.
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Madison
Wis
Lloyd V. Murvang
Madison Tank Corps
Capitol Square
Elroy Beckman
William Taylor
Myrvang
14Th Armoured
Seventh Army
Infantry
Senate approves OPA revival bill in 62 to 15 vote
The Senate backed the revived OPA bill by a 62 to 15 margin. The article notes Secretary of State Byrnes urging another foreign ministers session after the peace conference and discussing Trieste as an experiment in UN cooperation. It describes tensions between the United States and Soviet Union over postwar Germany and Austria and ongoing negotiations among Western allies.
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Senate
Paris
Byrnes
United Nations
New York
Washington
Trieste
Russia
Allis
Germany
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Truman
Orly Field
C.C.T
Iceland
V. M. Molotov
United States
Georges Biidault
Saar
Molotov
Britain
U. S
Austria
Molo
Municipal Court Revenue Shows Sharp Increase
Municipal court revenue for the second quarter of 1946 rose sharply with fines and costs totaling 7 589 dollars, more than double the 1945 level for the same period. City and state revenues climbed, traffic charges led the increases, and postwar conditions were cited as a contributing factor.
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Gerald M. Siebert
Edward J. Ruetz
Lytton, 100, Still Chicago's Merchant Prince
Chicago pioneer Henry C. Lytton reaches age 100 while guiding the Henry C. Lytton Company. A State Street innovator, he once staged a store window wedding and paid off a bet with a dramatic display. He plans a quiet birthday at a Michigan summer home.
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Lytton
Chicago
Prince
WUP
Henry C. Lytton
Marshall Field
Patter Palmer
State Street
State Street Council
St. Joseph, Michigan
Cleveland
Suspension Upheld in Kenosha Parks Director Case
The Civil Service Commission of Kenosha upheld the power of the city manager to suspend employees without pay as a disciplinary measure. Gallagher of parks was suspended for one month starting July 1, but the period was cut to two weeks after the commission’s findings. They found he absent himself from duty on June 13 1946 without permission, violating the civil service ordinance.
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Civil Service Commission of
Kenosha
L. G. Gallagher
James G. Wallace
Gallagher
Civil Service
End General Strike In Troubled Trieste
A general strike that paralyzed Trieste for two weeks affecting 200 000 workers was officially ended today. The notice in Giornale Alleato the Allied military government organ signatures of seven left wing pro Yugoslav labor groups announced the strike ended as of midnight.
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Trieste
Giornale Alleato
Wisconsin Dells Chief Threatens Scalping Party
Wisconsin Dells reports Chief Yellow Thunder threatens a scalping party after five head dresses and Indian blankets were stolen. The chief, a performer in a local pageant, reacted to the theft with a heated display.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wis
U.P
Yellow Thunder
Dells
Kenosha Day Plans Expanded Amid Centurama Festivities
Kenosha prepares for Kenosha Day on Saturday July 27 as part of Milwaukee Centurama centennial celebrations. Felix Olkives urges a Tuesday city hall meeting to finalize the timetable and pageantry. Tickets go on sale in Kenosha for Milwaukee Centurama shows with general admission 50 cents, afternoon. evening seats range 1 to 5 dollars, with box seats at 5 dollars. City Clerk A. E. Axtell to oversee sales.
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Milwaukee
Felix Olkives
Kenosha
17 Year Old Boy Seeks Size 14 Shoes in Red Cross Appeal
Frank Clayes a 17 year old Kenosha County resident with very large feet is desperate for size 14 brogans. His sole pair is worn and he has sought help from the Red Cross after tracing his bare foot for a better fit. A local shoemaker cannot make size 14 shoes, prompting renewed outreach on Highway 31 Route 1 Box 376 Springbrook road.
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OPA
Frank Clayes
Kenosha County
Frank
Zion
Augusta Clayes
Red Cross
Joseph Funck
American Red Cross Chapter
Funck
Kenosha Street
Warren Lewis
Red Cross Home Service
Clayes
Springbrook Road
Highway
Senate Passes OPA Revival Bill Amid Scramble For Conference
The Senate approved a revived OPA bill 62 to 15 after stripping many price controls and extending the agency’s reach for a year. It would restore ceilings on most goods, halt meat dairy controls, and keep petroleum unrestricted if supply meets demand. A House conference is expected to rewrite the measure, with administration leaders hoping for substantial changes.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Rep. Wolcott
Michigan
Banking Committee
Wolcott
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
U S Patrol Kills Two Yugoslavs Near Morgan Line
The U S 88th Division reports American patrols killed two Yugoslav soldiers after a cross line exchange near Aurisinia southeast of Caporetto. The incident occurred when Yugoslavs crossed the Morgan line into Zone A, prompting a brief firefight.
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Gorizia
Italy
U. S
88Th Division
Venezia Giulia
Punta Grossa
Trieste
88Th
Aurisinia
Isonzo River
Caporetto
Greenwich
Morgan Line
United States
Zone A
Racine Child Shot Inspecting Gun Dies in Explosion
Lawrence Montee, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Rolla Montee of Racine Wisconsin, was fatally shot when a cartridge in a dismantled .22 rifle exploded while he and a friend examined the weapon. Coroner James W Heiberling said the boy was shot in the head and died on arrival at a hospital.
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Racine
Wis
Lawrence Montee
Rolla Montee
James W. Heibering
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McCormack
Middle East
India
Great Britain
Price
Benjamin F. Fields
Amanda
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NEA
Big Four
Ing
Henry C. Lytton Company
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St. Louis
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Indianapolis
Tarlac
Luzon
P. I
Mayantoc
Philippine Army
Hukbalahaps
Lubao
Pampanga
Huks
Tiburcio Ballestros
Pampanga Province
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Joseph Bickel, Jr
Iroquois Park
J. S. Harter
Kenosha Day
Taft
Ohio
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