Extend Draft Minus Strings as Johnson Seeks Senate Action
Secretary of Defense Johnson urged Congress to grant a three year draft extension to keep the United States in a state of readiness amid Cold War tensions. Senator Knowland signaled partial support as Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. J Lawton Collins warned the army remains under strength and the step hinges on congressional approval.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Truman
Armed Services
Knowland
Calif
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
North Atlantic
J. Lawton Collins
Truman Offers Data on Taxes During Senate Probe
Senate crime investigators reported President Truman offered to make income tax returns of suspected gamblers and racketeers available to the Kefauver committee. Kefauver said an executive order to release tax records is in the works and detailed cooperation would be arranged with Secretary Snyder.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Kefauver
D- Tenn
Tobey
R-Nh
O’conor
D-Md
Wiley
R-Wis
White House
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Continental
United States
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Philippines
Korea
China
Dutch Navy Receives Burrows and Rinehart Destroyer Escorts
The destroyer escorts USS Burrows and USS Rinehart were delivered to the Netherlands government and commissioned as units of the Royal Netherlands Navy today.
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Boston
Burrows
Rinehart
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Navy
Wisconsin Shines With Mild Weather Across State
The past 24 hours brought fair and warm conditions statewide. Temperatures ranged from the 60s in the north to the 70s in southern parts with Kenosha at 74 at noon. forecasters expect partly cloudy skies Friday and warmer afternoon temperatures with fair conditions tonight.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Federal
H. J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Population totals rise across Wisconsin towns and counties
The 1950 census shows Brown county up to 97 222 from 83 109 in 1940. Denmark village grows from 864 to 1 006 and Pulaski from 979 to 1 209. Kewaunee county rises to 17 347 with the city at 2 576. AlGoma up to 3 382. Grant county sees Boscobel 2 340 and Lancaster 3 245. Mauston 3 167, Elroy down to 1 644, New Lisbon 1 486, Richland Center 4 615. Darlington 2 168, Schullsburg 1 305.
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Brown County
Bureau of the Census
Wisconsin
Denmark
Pulaski
Kewaunee County
Kewaunee
Algoma
Grant County
Boscobel
Lancaster
Mauston
Juneau County
Elroy
New Lisbon
Richland Center
LaFayette County
Darlington
Schullsburg
AFL electricians walk off Duluth projects over $2 million
About 100 AFL electrical workers in Duluth Minnesota staged a walkout on construction sites representing an investment value around two million dollars. The action cited contract or working condition disputes as the trigger for the stoppage.
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Duluth
Minn
AFL
Two Dutch Naval Planes Collide Off Scheveningen
Two Dutch naval planes collided and plunged into the North Sea off Scheveningen. Fishing vessels searched for survivors. In Ireland, all public transport was nationalized. Senate to question Emanuel S. Larsen in Amerasia theft case. House committee empowers subpoenas for Sally Dewey in army finance center inquiry.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Sea
Scheveningen
Ireland
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
Washington
U.s—Senate
Emanuel S. Larsen
Amerasia
House Today
Armed Services Committee
Sally Dewey
Army Finance Center
St. Louis
Acheson Quiz Session Divides Republicans On State Dept Meeting
Secretary of State Acheson faced questions from Congress as Democrats welcomed the dialogue while Republicans remained cool. Senator Lucas praised the exchange, but Senator Wherry called it uninformative and warned the real test would come at a later foreign relations hearing. Representative Arends criticized unanswered questions and the perception of window dressing.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Lucas
Illinois
State Department
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Library of Congress
Rep
Arends
R-Il
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Milwaukee Blaze Destroys Three-Story Sheet Metal Storehouse
A three-story sheet metal storehouse in Milwaukee’s southeast Bay View area burned early today in a four alarm fire. Fire Chief Edward Wischer estimated damage at $150,000 as flames leaped from the building filled with empty beer cases sighted for miles.
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Milwaukee
Edward Wischer
Bay View
German Red Youths End Sitdown Strike at Border
About ten thousand youths marooned inside the Soviet zone began moving toward West Germany after calling off a sitdown strike. They submitted to border medical checks and police orders to give names before crossing, then headed to Lübeck station for trains home.
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Luebeck
Germany
Soviet Zone
No Man’s Land
Berlin
Iron Curtain
Joseph Stalin
Berlin youths cross border to hear forbidden American jazz
About a thousand youths from behind the iron curtain defied leaders and entered western Berlin to attend a quiz show and listen to American jazz. They received gifts and heard tunes like Wunderbar Music Maestro Please. Western music is banned in the Soviet zone and listeners risk fine or imprisonment.
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Berlin
U.P
Germany
West Berlin
Jap Reds Call General Strike
The Japanese Communist party called for a nationwide general strike Saturday to protest the arrest and trial of eight Japanese for attacking five American soldiers. It urged workers and students to join to secure the eight’s release, though observers doubted the strike’s effectiveness.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japanese Communist Party
Rent Ceiling Off For Wisconsin
Wisconsin ends rent controls as of today, first time since 1942. Gov. Rennebohm warns of a special session if evictions rise or rents surge. Milwaukee mayor Zeidler hints at a city rent control board if gouging begins. Twenty counties still face prior limits, while others see no immediate action.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
AFL
CIO
Democratic Party
Oscar Rennebohm
Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler
City
Zeidler
Harold Persons
Gunman Halts Sunset Limited Passengers in Desert Detour
A 27-year-old merchant sailor aboard the Sunset Limited on a desert run pulled a gun and held about 25 passengers in fear for over an hour. H. P. Huff of Polkville Mississippi was taken off the train at Union Station in Phoenix and jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He claimed the porter and conductor were conspiring against him, ordered the mother with a crying baby to quiet it, then forced the crew to move passengers before police awaited the eastbound train at Hyder and Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Southern Pacific Railroad
H. P. Huff
Polkville
Miss
Union Station
Charles Smith
Here
Yuma
Smith
Huff
Hyder
Truman asks Congress for second year arms aid funds
President Truman asked Congress to provide 1.2225 billion dollars for a second year of the arms aid program. He warned that delays could harm efforts for peace and freedom, saying momentum must not be lost.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Free World
China
Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Portugal
Nine Navy Men Die in Quonset Plane Crash
A twin engine patrol plane crashed at Quonset Naval Air Base during an emergency landing, killing nine crew members. The pilot and co pilot escaped with minor injuries while the others perished as rescuers could not reach them before the wreckage cooled. Names were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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McKeesport
Benjamin F. Boyd
William W. Thompson
R. I
Naval Air Base
Argentina
Newfoundland
Raymond Glasgow
Glasgow
Soviet Guards Slow Up Western Truck Traffic
Soviet frontier guards slowed western truck traffic on the Berlin highway today. Officials at Helmstedt said the move was retaliation for detaining four east German barges, while drivers reported guards cited countermeasures against mistreatment of Communist youths returning from a Rigantic east Berlin rally.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Centennial Battle Sees Kansas City Ready For Its 100th Birthday
The Kansas City centennial spectacle unfolds this Saturday in a 27 acre outdoor venue with a 32 day run and nightly fireworks. The event, once budgeted at a million dollars, shrank to 400000 amid money woes and skepticism from townsfolk.
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Kansas City
Westport
Pardner
Sterling Price
Urge No Help For Mrs. Knauff
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to deny relief for Ellen Knauff a German born war bride facing deportation. She is held at Ellis Island under a stay issued by Justice Jackson just before a Europe bound flight May 18. Immigration officials had sought to oust her after a New York City circuit court ruling. Jackson granted a stay for her appeal.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Ellen Knauff
Knauff
Ellis Island
Justice Jackson
U. S. Circuit Court
New York City
Jackson
Circuit Court
June Busting Out but Christmas Music May Not
Milwaukee common council committee urged adoption of a resolution to ban Christmas music broadcasts from light poles after safety and police reports described the noise. Neighbors deemed the broadcasts unpopular and sought quiet season.
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Milwaukee
Common Council
The
Safety Commission
French President Auriol to visit United States in March 1951
The White House announced that President Auriol and Madame Auriol will make a state visit to the United States in the second half of March 1951. The visit marks a significant diplomatic engagement between France and the United States.
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Washington
Auriol
France
United States
White House
Madame Auriol
Husbands and wife slain with axe near Welland
Provincial police found three dead in a Crowland home including Joseph Skrynnik and his wife Annie and Leon Mroczkowski. An unidentified occupant, believed to be the slayer, was found dead with his throat slashed. The wife of the third victim informed investigators.
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Welland
Ont
Nes
Crowland
Joseph Skrynnik
Annie
Leon Mroczkowski
Wisconsin Farmers Favor McCarthy On State Department Probe
The Racine Wisconsin Agriculturist and Farmer reports a survey of several hundred Republican farmers in McCarthy’s home state. About 50 percent said he was doing good for the nation, 16 percent harm, 9 percent unaware of charges, 25 percent no opinion. Among Republicans 67 percent good, 11 percent harm, 4 percent no opinion, 18 percent no answer. Democrats split 33 percent good, 23 percent harm. Education influenced views. high school attendees favored McCarthy more. No editorial comment prior to the poll.
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Racine
Wis
Wisconsin
McCarthy
State Department
Wisconsin Agriculturist
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Charles Gargotta
Arizona
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Harry Davis
Municipal Auditorium
William E. Kemp
Stanford S. Black
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Howard Hatfield
Hatfield
Mrs. Knauff
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