Progressive Party Opens Convention Aiming Wallace Stalin Peace
The Progressive party convenes in Philadelphia with Albert J. Fitzgerald of Lynn as permanent chairman. He urges a real peace by Wallace and Stalin if Congress can be won, warns against Taft Hartley, and promises price cuts and inflation control as the party plans nominations for Wallace and Glen Taylor. The session previews tonight's Shibe Park speeches.
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Philadelphia
New
Progressive Party
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Stalin
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Lynn
Mass
Congress
Henry Wallace
Josef Stalin
United States
Fitzgerald
Cio United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Shibe Park
President Truman
Harry
Truman
Charles P. Howard
Des Moines
Elmer Benson
Appleton
Former Slave Celebrates 106th Birthday Feels 76
Washington veteran John Wesley Washington, a former slave, marked his 106th birthday in Washington today but insists he feels only 76. He says he has no regrets and no wish to hurry away, reflecting on a long life.
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Washington
U.P
John Wesley Washington
Bus Crash Ditch Shakes Passengers on Highway 41
Four people injured in two separate crashes on Highway 41 near the state line. A northernbound bus carrying 37 passengers toppled into a ditch after hitting broken concrete. all aboard escaped serious injury. Debris and unlit barricades cited as factors. In a second incident two cars collided near Racine county line, injuring several aboard. deputies treated the wounded at the scene.
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Alvin Schwersinski
Maywood
Ill
Billups Browne
Leo Sikora
Racine County
Sheriff's Department
Schwersinske
Browne and
Sikora
Emily E. Warkentien
Chicago
Carl Klemann
Milwaukee
Illinois State Line
Lucille Warkentien
Emma Forslund
Emily Warkentien
Antoneto Klemann
Bethy Klemann
Gen Clay Plans To Double Food Shipments
An article reports Gen. Clay announcing a policy to double food shipments. It notes the context of wartime logistics and remarks on the strategic impact and cooperation with allied nations. The piece emphasizes the plan's aims and potential reach.
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Gen. Clay
Soviets Issue New Currency for Eastern Germany
The Soviet Union announced a permanent currency for eastern Germany and Berlin, a move paired with claims Berlin is economically part of the Soviet zone. Marshal Sokolovsky ordered the new money replacing the temporary tender. Western powers said they were studying the ordinance and would respond. Soviet air activity continued along the Berlin corridor with bombing practice and aerial violations. Allied shuttle flights persisted, delivering fuel and food despite the tensions.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Hamburg
Truman Maintains Secrecy On Atomic Control Stance
President Truman reaffirmed U S efforts to keep secrecy on atomic energy until Soviet Union and others accept a workable international control system. He noted recent Pacific tests improved U S position and criticized Soviet nonparticipation as obstructing progress while the Atomic Energy Commission released limited test details from Eniwetok.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Russia
Pacific
White House
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Eniwetok Atoll
Mr. Truman
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Third Govt Official Arrested by Russians
Vienna reports Friedrich Mueller, an employee of the Salz burg municipal government, was arrested by the Soviets last Saturday. The ministry of the interior said he is the third government official arrested by the Soviets within the past month.
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Vienna
Ministry of Interior
Friedrich Mueller
Salzburg
Rennebohm Bars Nine Day Any Deer Season Plan
Gov Rennebohm refuses to sign the any deer order approving a nine day season from November 21 to 28. He returns the measure to the State Conservation Commission for reconsideration citing lack of northern county input on refugee areas and the need for a shorter trial period with refuge planning. Protests from northern counties pressured the governor as he urged careful game management.
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Rennebohm
Madison
Wis
State Conservation Commission
State Conservation Congress
Conservation Department
State Probing Policy Ring in Milwaukee
State tax officials joined Milwaukee investigations into alleged policy and gambling rings in the city. Milwaukee County and the city began probes, with hearings for John Doe set by District Judge Harvey Neelen around August 10. Special counsel Bruno V. Batker aids District Attorney William J. McCauley and Judge Neelen. Deputy DA Joseph E. Tierney also参与.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Milwaukee County
John Doe
Harvey Neelen
Frank Zeidler
Bruno V. Batker
William J. McCauley
Neelen
McCauley
Joseph E. Tierney
Bitker
Bus and Gas Truck Collision Injures 35 Near Cimarron Kan
A Santa Fe Trailways bus collided with a gasoline transport truck four miles west of Cimarron Kansas early today. Thirty five people were injured in the crash.
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Cimarron, Kan
Santa Fe Trailways
Here
Concert Under the Stars at Kenosha Bowl
A nonsectarian concert titled Concert Under the Stars will be held Sunday evening at 8 in the Washington bowl with 125 Kenoshans to mark Wisconsin Centennial observances. Dr Edwin G Kappelmann will lead the chorus with soloists Edna Maecolm Jean Crow and William Knessow. Rev James E Cotter will give an invocation and Rev George R Cady will deliver a sermonette.
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Edwin G. Kappelmann
Milwaukee
Edna Maecolm
Jean Crow
William Knessow
James E. Cotter
George R. Cady
Kenneth D. Martin
Mendelssohn
Hayden
Schubert
Mallotti
God
St. Gertrude
Bohlen Heads to London as Berlin Blockade Debated
General Clay supports boosting air shipments to Berlin while Bohlen travels to London to confer with Douglas on drafting a new note to Russia. Western German air bases expand to accommodate B 29s and F 80 jets, with runways lengthened at several bases.
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U. S
Truman
Marshall
Clay
Berlin
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
London
Lewis Douglas
Bohlen
Douglas
Russia
Frankfurt
England
Twin Lakes Supervisor William Schwardt Dies at 73
William Schwardt, 73, longtime Twin Lakes county board supervisor, died Friday at Burlington hospital after a prolonged illness. He served seven years on the board, chaired building and printing committees, and was active in local civic groups. Born in Germany in 1874, he came to the U.S. at nine, married Margaret Hildebrandt in 1896, moved to Twin Lakes in 1905, ran the Ackerman hotel then the Schwardt hotel, and was a member of the Twin Lakes fire department and Masonic lodge. He is survived by his widow, daughter Mrs. Carl W. Fremming, grandson George Roepke, and siblings in Germany.
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Germany
Chicago
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Ackerman
Masonic Lodge
Wilmot
Carl W. Fremming
Milwaukee
Truman to Fly to Missouri to Vote in Primary
President Truman plans a quick trip to Independence Missouri to vote in the Missouri Democratic primary on August 3. The White House said plans are incomplete but he probably will travel by plane from the capital on Monday August 2.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
White House
General Motors Sets Eight Percent Price Increase
General Motors Corp. announces an eight percent price rise on all passenger cars effective Monday due to higher wages and material costs. Chrysler and Ford also raised prices recently as GM notes adjustments to U A W wage terms and potential September hikes. Pontiac first to list new prices from $1,500 to $2,490 for various models, FOB Pontiac Michigan. taxes and transport extra. GM says no truck price changes now.
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General Motors Corp
C. E. Wilson
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Wilson
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F.O.B. Pontiac
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Chevrolet
Cadillac
Buick
Oldsmobile
Marie Assured Cabinet Power in France Vote
Marie, likely to command 311 votes to form a new French cabinet, urged the national assembly to focus on the ERP era and the fate of workers after factory closures. Paul G Hoffman said ERP would last four years regardless of U.S. elections, with France awaiting tonight’s premier vote.
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Paris
Andre Marie
National Assembly
Marie
Paul G. Hoffman
European Cooperation
ERP
Red Camp Berlin Report on German Internment Losses
Neue Zeitung reports about 6000 Germans died from malnutrition and illness over 18 months at the Muehlenberg internment camp in Saxony run by Russian authorities.
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Berlin
Neue Zeitung
Muehlenberg
Saxony
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