U S Protests Soviet Removal Of Balkan Properties
The United States protested to Russia over Soviet removal of former German and Italian assets from Hungary Bulgaria and Romania. Undersecretary Lovett said a note was delivered to Molotov seeking full information on property transfers and stressed that removals before peace treaties are provisional and only treaty-compliant removals are legal.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Balkan
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Robert Lovett
Molotov
Moscow
Lovett
State Department
Balkans stalemate Brixton by Russian veto prompts U N action
United States moves quickly to advance Balkan policy after Russia vetoed an American United Nations proposal. The piece notes continuation on page five.
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United States
Balkan
Russia
Vincent-McCall Grants Pay Increases in New Contract
Vincent-McCall workers receive wage hikes from 5 to 19 cents per hour under a one year agreement signed with United Furniture Workers Local 729 CIO. The deal boosts incentive and hourly rated pay, adds pay for three unworked holidays, and involves James A. Despins in negotiations. The Kenosha plant employs 180 total, with a Chicago operation producing mattresses and upholstered goods.
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Vincent-McCall Company
United Furniture Workers of America
CIO
Roger V. Vincent
James A. Despins
Milwaukee
U. S
Kenosha
Chicago
Hollywood
India Demands UN Action on Indonesian Conflict
India formally demanded United Nations intervention in the Indonesia conflict, urging the UN Security Council to investigate the situation as soon as possible from Lake Success New York.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
India
United Nations
Indonesia
UN Security Council
Eight Nash Cars Lost in French Harbor Explosion
The Norwegian freighter Ocean Liberty exploded in Brest harbor France killing 15 and injuring at least 422. Eight Nash cars built in Kenosha and consigned to Nash Motors Paris distributor sank with the ship after a fire aboard as she lay by the dock awaiting cargo discharge. The cars had shipped from Kenosha around July 15 on a regular consignment and were nearly to their destination.
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Ocean Liberty
Brest
France
Nash
Kenosha
Nash Motors Division
Paris
Anderson to Represent City at Wisconsin Housing Conference
George Anderson, chair of the Kenosha Housing Authority, will represent the city at a state housing conference in Madison. Wisconsin’s new veterans housing and rent control laws will be discussed alongside remarks from Acting Gov. Rennebohm. The veterans’ housing law doubles liquor and wine taxes to fund subsidies. state support ranges from 10 to 50 percent of project costs, with an expected $9 million raised in two years.
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George Anderson
Kenosha Housing Authority
Madison
Wisconsin
Veterans
Milwaukee
Harold Persons
Oscar Rennebohm
Kenny Says Spain Leads Poliomyelitis Research
Sister Elizabeth Kenny arrived aboard the Queen Elizabeth after a three month tour of 14 European countries and reported that Spain leads the United States and the world in poliomyelitis research.
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New York
Elizabeth Kenny
Spain
United States
Irgun claims fatal incident against British sergeants
Irgun Zvai Leumi says two British sergeants held in Natanya were killed in a related incident near a forest as retaliation for Acre prison executions. British officials could not confirm their deaths. An anonymous AP tip echoed the claim, while Hagana reportedly hunted for the sergeants.
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Jerusalem
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Natanya
Irgun
Acre
Tel Aviv
Clifford Martin
Nervin Paice
Associated Press
Zvai Leumi
Truman Signs Major Foreign and Domestic Appropriations
President Truman signed five major appropriations totaling nearly 16 billion dollars for foreign relief and domestic government operations. The packages cover Greece and Turkey aid, the army for 1948, independent offices including the veterans administration, agriculture funding, and government corporations funds. He also approved a 20 percent pension rise for some veterans and issued a pocket veto on two another bills.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Army
Agriculture Department
The
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Greece
Turkey
War Department
Independent Offices
Government Corporations
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
Herman Trahn
Sweden
Glenn L Martin on Stand in Hughes Probe Hearings
Senate war investigations continue as Jesse Jones testifies Roosevelt ordered continued work on a 20 million flying boat from Howard Hughes amid 13.5 million spent. The probe seeks why 40 million in plane contracts were awarded to Kaiser and Hughes without delivery.
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Hughes
Senate
Howard Hughes
Henry J. Kaiser
Washington
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Jones
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee
Martin
Hollywood
California
Trans World Airlines
Juan Trippe
Pan American Airways
TWA
Brewster
Maine
Senate Group
Driver in Fatal Crash Fined 40
Max W. Peterson a 73 year old Chicago man was found guilty of negligent homicide in the June 27 crash that killed 15 year old Lawrence J. Frederick of Paris township. Peterson was fined 40 dollars plus costs after jurors said his negligent driving caused the death. The driver had been changing a flat tire when he struck the parked car and the youth. He said he did not see the cars due to glare from oncoming headlights. Peterson and his wife were traveling to their Lake Beulah summer home when the crash occurred. Mrs Peterson 67 died days later from a heart attack induced by the accident.
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Max W. Peterson
Chicago
Edward J. Ruetz
James A. Crossin
Peterson
Lawrence J. Frederick
Paris Township
Joseph W. Brand, Jr
Racine
Crossin
Lake
Hardware head seeks divorce over alleged infidelity
Harold Bellis, head of a hardware supply company in Los Angeles, filed for divorce from Sonya Bellis in Superior Court claiming she associated with other men. He testified she told him, when confronted, that the birds and the bees do it and she would too.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Harold Bellis
Sonya
Superior Court
Town Sinking Into Earth Puzzles Welch Officials
Welch West Virginia faces a sinking downtown as 6000 residents watch subsidence worsen. Officials consider underground stream or mining weakening foundations, with nine downtown buildings split by widening cracks and no clear remedy.
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Welch
W. Va
West Virginia
Sixty Beats Anderson In Wisconsin Golf Tourney
Billy Sixty Sr. of Milwaukee defeated Andy Anderson of Kenosha 7 and 4 in the state amateur golf tourney. Also, Dr. Richard Ashley beat Sid Slocum one up, Larry Hjortness led Paul Gilles three up at nine, and Harry Simonsen led Frank Molinaro two up after nine.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Billy Sixty
Milwaukee Links
Andy Anderson
Kenosha
Richard Ashley
Sid Slocum
Larry Hjortness
Racine
Paul Gilles
Harry Simonsen
Madison
Capital City
Frank Molinaro
Ten Women Die In Beauty Shop Explosion At Harrisonburg
A blast at Pauline's Beauty College, a beauty shop and school in Harrisonburg Virginia, killed ten women and injured about thirty others. The explosion damaged nearby Rhodes Jewelry Store and adjacent buildings, with debris search continuing at night.
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Harrisonburg
Dorothy Gail Bowman
Mount Jackson
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Julius F. Ritchie
Shenandoah Valley
Pauline’s Beauty College
Rhodes Jewelry
Lowly Hen Joins Peacocks at Washington Park Zoo
A common farm hen hatched eggs from a zoo bird and joined seven baby peacocks at the Washington park zoo. She left the coop for the first time yesterday and was kept with her adopted brood due to zoo officials' decision.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Washington Park Zoo
King George VI to Formalize Royal Marriage Consent
The king is set to give formal public consent to the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieut Philip Mountbatten at a privy council meeting tomorrow under the long standing procedure.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Privy Council
Man Digging Worms Outside Eastern State Penitentiary
Alarm bells rang as guards and police confronted a man outside the wall. He claimed he was digging worms after a midnight thunderstorm to prepare for a fishing trip.
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Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Bill Schnuck Memorial Home drive reports halfway to goal
Kenosha County Veterans Council committee met Tuesday to review two weeks of fundraising for the Bill Schnuck Memorial Home for the county's paraplegic veteran. The group announced the drive is about halfway complete and urged direct contributions to The Bill Schnuck Memorial Home Fund via First National Bank care of Bruce Eastman. Solicitors reported strong support from city labor unions, shop stewards, and top labor officials.
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Kenosha County
First National Bank
Bill Sehnick
Bruce Eastman
British Soldiers Killed By Mine Near Hedera Station
Two British soldiers were killed and three injured by an electrically detonated mine near Hedera railway station in Jerusalem, an official announcement said. The incident underscores deteriorating security conditions in the area.
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Jerusalem
Hedera
Annual Police Picnic to Feature Slowpitch Game
Kenosha police announce the Policemen's Protective association picnic at Simmons Park on South Sheridan with a 1 30 p m slow pitch softball game against sheriff's deputies. Sheriff Milton LaViolette will pitch, Judge Edward J Ruetz to throw the first ball.
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Kenosha
Men In Blue
Policemen’s Protective Association
Beulah McNeil
Simmons Park
South Sheridan Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Milton LaViolette
Edward J. Ruetz
Ralph Fox
Lester Irving
Dominick Corradini
Joseph Trotta
Firehall inferno in Fond du Lac destroys three-story store
A basement fire leveled a Fond du Lac department store housing a men's furnishings and a women's dress shop. Firefighters from Appleton and Oshkosh aided as flames threatened adjacent buildings. No injuries reported. stock valued about 200000 with the building at 250000.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
WUP
Avila Lepine
Appleton
Oshkosh
Harry Glazer
Joseph MccNeany
Hill
McNeany
Wildcat Walkout Shuts Hudson Motors Halts 8,000 Workers
Detroit U P Hudson Motor Car Company declares a wildcat walkout by CIO Auto Workers today forces a shutdown of all operations and idles about 8,000 workers across plants.
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Detroit
U.P
Hudson Motor Car Company
CIO Auto
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