20 Jul 1949
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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1949
Page
1
H Tracy Snelling public relations director for the Los Alamos atomic energy project has reappeared at the FBI office in Dallas, Texas, after disappearing last Wednesday. He was last seen Saturday near El Paso, according to Atomic Energy Commission officials.
Washington senator Baldwin urged Senate approval of the 12 nation North Atlantic pact and said it could later become a world alliance to guard peace. He floated an international police force as a possibility under the treaty. A Senate vote on the pact was expected soon with debate over arms obligation for the United States.
Gunmen opened fire as patrons left Sherry’s on Sunset Strip injuring Mickey Cohen associate Harry Cooper 38 and Edward Herbert 35, with Cohen 35 and Dee David 26 lightly hurt. Shotguns found a block away may link eastern gangsters to the attack amid a police vice probe. Florabel Muir escaped injury as she was nearby.
Thieves smashed a safe at Taggert Lumber Co in Lake Geneva Wisconsin last night and disconnected a tear gas attachment to steal between 600 and 1000 dollars. They used a fan to blow away the released gas. Frederick Taggert, owner, said losses included cash checks and non negotiable bonds and securities of undetermined amount.
Three year old Steve Hannahs wandered outside naked with his Irish setter Timmy at midnight. A bystander saw them near the Rudolph Mullen residence and police responded. Mrs. Cundy identified Timmy as Hannahs’s dog and Steve was returned to his parents in Milwaukee after the call.
Chicago police detained 26 year old William Lofton after a .38 caliber pistol was found in his jacket pocket as he loitered at a gate to Soldier Field where President Truman spoke to Shrine convention. Lofton claimed to be a watchman and bodyguard and possessed a likely fake state police badge. he is held for questioning.
In Harbor Beach Michigan the Rev Father Charles Coughlin is slated to give the funeral sermon for Associate Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy, announced today. The ceremony marks a notable return to public services for the controversial priest.
Striking CIO longshoremen clashed with police and a non union stevedore gang in Hawaii. Three policemen and about twenty others were injured in the waterfront confrontation at the Hawaii Stevedores office gates.
The fourth polio death of the season in the La Crosse area was recorded today. A 24 year old Kentucky boy, visiting his grandparents with his parents, died of poliomyelitis.
President Truman, addressing Illinois Democrats, criticized the New York Times publisher and political prognostications. He recalled Sulzberger’s 1948 Pope remark and said newspapers did not talk to voters. He warned that staying out of the United Nations would invite global destruction.
Weather records show Land O Lakes dipped to 38 overnight with cool Wiscon sin air. Across the state highs lingered in the upper 50s while no heat concerns exist the forecast calls for heavy rain from thundershowers starting in the west today and moving east tonight and tomorrow. The peak yesterday reached 87 at Lake Geneva and Kenosha hit 77 at noon.
Washington discussion centers on restricting sharing atomic bomb know-how with Britain and Canada. A Senate House Joint Atomic Committee session and hush hush Blair House talks keep lawmakers alert as Acheson defers public comment until after the committee meeting.
Seattle crash after takeoff from Boeing Field killed six and injured 30 with four missing. A two engine plane struck power lines and plunged into Georgetown homes, burning bodies and injuring 17 passengers and four crew. Amos E Heacock, airline president and passenger, described an in-flight engine sputter before attempting to land.
The opening farm bill battle pits Democrats and Republicans against a Brannan plan trial run. Rep Gore leads an opposition substitute to kill the Brannan program while Rep Sabath bills a coalition as a collusive group. Aimed to curb high food prices and shield farmers' incomes.
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