UAW Votes to Build Ten Million Dollar Strike Fund
The United Auto Workers at its national convention unanimously backs a ten million dollar strike fund to finance a fourth round wage and pension push. Delegates authorize weekly one dollar assessments for up to twelve weeks, enabling the union to support strikers and related strike activities.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
UAW
International Executive Board
Walter P. Reuther
NFU backs administration farm bill in Senate hearing
National Farmers Union president James G. Patton told a Senate Agriculture subcommittee that NFU supports the administration’s farm bill. The endorsement comes as part of the NFU’s public stance on key farm policy.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
NFU
James G. Patton
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Wisconsin Weekend Forecast Mostly Fair With Local Showers
The weatherman predicts a generally fair weekend across Wisconsin with warmer southern areas and some local showers in the north. Clear in the south today with highs 82 to 86, cooler near Lake Michigan. yesterday’s high was 87 at Menomonie and 72 by noon in Kenosha.
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Lake Michigan
Menomonie
Land o’Lakes
U. S
Silver Lake
California
Superior Duluth
Kenosha
Zeidler Advocates Off the Street Parking Investment
Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler urged strong support for off street parking at a Uptown Business Association dinner in Brittle's restaurant. He said each street space equals 12000 in value and highlighted the Mitchell Street district’s two block parking plan boosting commerce. He blamed municipal financial strain on tax structure and urged new revenue sources while praising Kenosha Housing Authority and noting veterans housing bill shortcomings.
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Frank Zeidler
Milwaukee
Uptown Business Association
Zeidler
Mitchell Street
America
Kenosha Housing Authority
Kenosha
Great Britain
U. S
Woman Found 75 Percent Negligent in Accident
A circuit court jury found Florence Berger of Wilton 75 percent negligent in the death of Otto Schoenberg a 61 year old Kendall farmer. Schoenberg was struck on Highway 71 August 19 1947 as a threshing rig was being moved. Total damages were 10388 dollars with Berger responsible for 75 percent of the total.
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Sparta
Wis
Florence Berger
Wilton
Otto Schoenberg
Kendall Farmer
Schoenberg
Highway 71
Berger
Murray Delighted As Steel Strike Averts Walkout
Steelworkers President Philip Murray announced that a major steel industry strike has been averted. He expressed delight at avoiding a walkout and said the union’s goal from negotiations was to prevent a strike.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Nine Allis Chalmers officers expelled by CIO UAW
Milwaukee reports that Harold Christoffel and eight former Local 248 officers had their expulsion upheld by the CIO United Auto Workers convention. About a dozen delegates opposed a grievance committee report that denied their appeals for reinstatement. The nine were accused of mishandling union funds and other offenses.
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International Executive Board
UAW
Reuther
Harold C. Christoffel
House Labor Committee
Tracey Doll
Same Sage
Detroit
Progressive Unity Caucus
Reutherstacked Executive Board
Milwaukee
Harold Christoffel
Allis Chalmers
CIO
United Auto Workers Convention
Mystery meeting fuels Senate demand for details
Senator Jenner of Indiana pressed the administration in the Senate today to disclose what occurred at last night’s secret gathering of military atomic diplomatic and congressional leaders.
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Washington
Jenner
Ind
Senate
Administration
Wells Confesses Boxcar Murder In Nebraska
George O. Wells of St. Joseph Missouri confessed to the boxcar murder of a sideshow female impersonator identified as Lt. Harold Smith of the state safety patrol in Lincoln Nebraska. The report cites police statements issued today.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
George O. Wells
St. Joseph
Harold Smith
State Safety Patrol
Reds Threaten Retaliation Over Papal Decree in Prague
Prague officials warned that any effort to enforce the Vatican excommunication against Communists would be treason, as the government unveiled a bill to seize church control. The plan assigns state approval of church appointments, salaries for priests, property inventories, and annual budgets under Education Ministry oversight.
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Czechoslovakia
U.P
Alexej Cepicka
Vatican
Cepicka
Ministry of Education
Death Toll From Toadstools In Amlet Hospitalized Nine People
Nine people were poisoned after eating an omelet made with wild toadstools near Burlington Wisconsin. One man, Joseph Chordzik aged 29, died. Others, including Chordzik’s fiancée Lor Ett Szpila and Albin Tomko, were hospitalized in Chicago and Lakeland Wisconsin as coroner officials prepared to review the cases.
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Lakeland Hospital
Elkhorn
Wis
Joseph Chordzik
Thaddeus Proemski
Chordzik
Louis Pravada
Burlington
Pravada
Loretta Szpila
Albin Tomko
Tomko
Miss Szpila
Elkhorn Hospital
Rosalie Griffiths
Anna
Mary Ann
Eleanor Obuchowski
Stanley Bogozewccz
Eddie Waitkus to Leave Hospital Sunday for Home
Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus, shot a month ago by a deranged fan, is set to be released from Billings Memorial Hospital and return home Sunday. The 29 year old star is recovering after the incident in Chicago.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Phy
Billings Memorial Hos
Kenosha County Loses Crossing Protection Fight
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission ruled the County Trunk HH crossing near Kenosha is not dangerous enough for extra protection beyond a reflectorized sign. The decision followed a 1949 hearing in the dispute led by Jay W. Rhodes, town chairman, who argued the crossing was hazardous and sought electric wigwag signals.
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Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Milwaukee Road
Jay W. Rhodes
Somers
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Rhodes
Kenosha
Public Service Commission
J. B. Molinaro
Erwin Lange
State Commission
PSC
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Pacific
Samuel Bryan
John C. Doerfer
War Orphans Aid Leader Gordon Macklin Dies at 52
Cleveland financier Gordon S. Macklin dies Thursday at 52. An investment broker and former president of the Cleveland stock exchange, Macklin was a noted advocate for aid to war orphans.
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Cleveland
Gordon S. Macklin
Cleveland Stock Exchange
Mystery Veils Atomic Confab at Blair House
A closed two hour thirty three minute meeting at Blair House joined President Truman with top military, atomic, diplomatic and congressional leaders. No details were released about the talks, though The New York Times suggested discussion of sharing atomic bomb production knowledge with Great Britain.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Blair House
New York Times
Great Britain
Senate Set To Vote Thursday On North Atlantic Pact
Washington reports the Senate agreed to a 3 p.m. CST vote next Thursday on the North Atlantic security treaty led by Democratic leader Senator Lucas. Opponents led by Senator Donnell pressed for an earlier ballot while leaders warn the treaty will pass.
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Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Donnell
R-Mo
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Flanders
Vermont
Congress
Retail Trade Dips Modestly in NY Week
Dollar volume of retail trade for the week ended Wednesday fell moderately from the prior week’s peak, but remained near the strong level of the same week last year, according to Dan & Bradstreet.
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New York
Dan & Bradstreet
Rattling Good Time Reported At Card Party
In McGrew Nebraska Mrs Ward Wise hosted a bridge club meeting where Mrs Benny Roberts and Mrs W F Gatch scored a grand slam against a rattlesnake on the front yard exit. Mrs Fred Foster won the prize eleven rattlers.
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McGrew
Nebr
Truman Signs Housing Plan in Fair Deal Push
President Truman signed a controversial public housing and slum clearance bill, a core fair deal measure. The ceremony drew over twenty lawmakers and officials, and the president avoided commenting on the prior atomic conference. The law aims to fund 810,000 government housing units over six years and received wartime and Republican support despite broad opposition.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
White House
Eben Ayers
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Packing Workers Make Demands in Swift Company Plants
Chicago based packing unions led by the CIO UPW join Swift company bargaining with AFL Amalgamated Butcher Workmen and the Independent Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers. They press for higher wages, company funded pensions, health and welfare protection, and elimination of geographical differentials.
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Chicago
CIO Packinghouse Workers
Swift and Company
UPW
Swift
AFL Amalgamated Butcher Workmen
Independent Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers
Swift Company
CIO
Steel industry accepts Truman plan delaying walkout for 60 days
The CIO United Steel Workers and the three major producers U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic agreed to suspend the steel labor dispute for 60 days while a three member board studies wage and pension issues. U S Steel signaled willingness to proceed and noted the propriety of the plan remains in question.
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Truman
CIO
United Steel Workers
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
White House
Big Steel
U. S. Steel Corporation
Mr. Truman
Fairless
Firms Complying With Truman Truce Proposal Named
United Steel Workers listed 18 steel firms willing to accept Truman’s 60 day truce plan, joining U S Steel and Bethlehem. Firms include Jones & Laughlin Semouth Steel, Hrgh Steel, Copperweld, Wheeling, Colorado Fuel, Continental, Ohio based members, Republic, Armco, Truscon, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and others with hundreds to tens of thousands of workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers Today
Truman
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin Semouth Steel
Hrgh Steel Co
Copperweld Steel
Wheeling Steel
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp
Continental Steel Corp
Follawsbee Steel Corp
Sharon Steel Corp
Universal Cyclops Steel
Northwestern Steel & Wire Co
Sheffield Steel Corp
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Hanna Furnace
Armco Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Truscon Steel Co
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Defendant Declared She Was Only Tokyo Rose
Clark Lee testified that Iva Toguri D'Aquino told him she was Japan's sole wartime Tokyo Rose. The defense challenged whether Lee had motive to amplify her role as the lone Tokyo Rose in Los Angeles during the treason trial.
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San Francisco
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Japan
Tokyo
Clark Lee
D’aquino
Farm Woman Admits Arranging Down Payment Killing
A 33 year old farm woman in Lengby Minnesota confessed to arranging the down payment killing of her 42 year old husband to run away with a hired man. The hired man’s younger brother was paid 500 dollars to do the shooting and the murder was carried out on June 26 after a car ride and an argument. The victim Carl Baglien owned a farm and was killed with a .22 pistol after a strap trapped body was buried in a four foot grave. The wife Egil Kjella and Martin Kjella admitted involvement and were detained without charge.
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Lengby
Minn
U.P
Polk County
Torkel Knutson
Carl Baglien
Here
Egil Kjella
Baglien
Enger
Egil
Baylien
Knutson
Martin
Ipro
Kjellas
Bagliens
Kenneth
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