Warren Pulls Bigger Total Than Roosevelt
Republican Earl Warren won a third term nomination for California governor, defeating James Roosevelt in the primaries. Warren led Roosevelt 632,746 to 356,491 overall on both party tickets, with cross filing allowing candidates to win on rival tickets.
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Fair Dealer
Richard M. Nixon
House UN American Activities Committee
Douglas
Nixon
Frederick N Howser
Edward S. Shattuck
Douglas MacArthur
San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Kefauver Eyes Nationwide Narcotics Ring Chiefs
A Senate investigating committee led by Kefauver targets top figures allegedly directing a nationwide traffic in drugs and white slavery. An 800-name secret list is cited as the core of 20 years of inquiry, linking gambling, crime, and politics across states.
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Senate
Kefauver
Tenn
H. J. Anslinger
Narcotics Bureau
Ferguson
R. Mich
Florida
Tobey
R.N.H
Anslinger
New York
California
United States
Istanbul
Turkey
Wisconsin Warm Spell to Continue Into Tomorrow
Wisconsin enjoys spring warmth with highs in the 80s and 90s across the state. Kenosha reports 80 degrees at 1 pm, four degrees below yesterday, while Menomonie topped the state at 95. Superior reached 65 as cooler readings arrive.
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Kenosha
Menomonie
Superior
Higley Named By Rennebohm As Preferred Governor Candidate
Gov Rennebohm announced Harvey Higley of Marinette as his preferred successor for governor among four Republican hopefuls. Higley, an industrialist and former Wisconsin GOP chairman, is seen as a strong business administrator. The Milwau kee convention will decide endorsements between Kohler and Higley with about 3000 delegates.
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Rennebohm
Harvey Higley
Marinette
Higley
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Kohler
Judge Warns Rural Taverns Over Liquor Sales
Rural tavern operators face possible license revocation after a municipal court warning from Judge Edward J. Ruetz. Cairo's tavern operator Felix M. Cairo paid a $250 fine and costs for selling to a minor, plus $50 and costs for operating after hours. A 19 year old youth, arrested for drunken driving after a Saturday early morning incident, drank about 10 shots at Cairo's between 1 30 am and 3 30 am and was fined $80 plus costs in municipal court.
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Felix M. Cairo
Cairo
Truesdell
Slot Machine Bandits Rob Olympia Fields Club
Six bandits posing as golfers robbed Olympia Fields Country Club south of Chicago and fled with twelve slot machines containing about $4,000. Police pursued but details remain limited.
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Slot Machine Bandits
Chicago
Olympia Fields
Here
Acheson opposes rearming West Germany
Secretary of State Acheson declared the United States opposes any move to reararm western Germany as a security bolster. He spoke after General Bradley testified to a congressional committee that rearming Germany would strengthen the west militarily.
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Omar Bradley
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Marshall Warns Against Weakness in Face of Communism
Gen. George C. Marshall warned that inaction is the most dangerous stance as Communist aggression grows. He acknowledged mutual defense aid could spur Russia but urged that sitting impotent would be more perilous for the defense of western Europe.
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George C. Marshall
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Russia
Europe
Ocean crash survivor rescue fuels horror tale off Florida
The destroyer Saufley headed toward the mainland with 37 survivors from a twin engine C 46 crash 270 miles off the Florida coast. Nine Puerto Ricans died and 18 more are presumed dead. A radio report from Charleston describes a heroic rescue attempt for Pedro Gugman who died after sharks attacked him as bos’n mate J B Taylor risked his life to save him. Capt Joe Halsey and others survived. Roy Britten defended the plane’s condition in Puerto Rico.
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Taylor
Gugman
Navy
R. B. Williamson
Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
Trygve Lie appeals to UN for China seat and end to Cold War
Trygve Lie urged the United Nations to seat Red China and have Russia return to meetings. He presented a 10 point peace plan by letter and radio in 22 languages and sought support from members after meeting President Truman and Soviet leader Stalin.
Runoff Set in North Carolina Senate Seat Race
Willis Smith will face Senator Frank Graham in a June 24 runoff primary after a decision announced in Raleigh North Carolina. The move follows no immediate concession or endorsement from the Graham camp.
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Raleigh
N. C
Willis Smith
Frank Graham
Hidden Gunman Ambushes Farm Leader in Illinois Field
Roy Shelton, 59, a patriarchal figure in a southern Illinois gang, was shot by a hidden gunman while working a Pond Creek bottom farm near Fairfield. Farm hand Frank McKibben, 49, was fired on while aiding Shelton but not hit. Shelton’s death follows decades of Shelton family violence and past ambushes.
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Roy
Illinois
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Shelton
McKibben
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Bernie
Big Earl
Dalta
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Little Earl
Dellos Wylie
Carl Shelton
Blanche
Madison Population Reaches 95 534 In 1950
Madison Wisconsin reports a 1950 population of 95 534, a record with an increase of 28 087 since 1940. Dane County grows to 168 540, aided by out of city University of Wisconsin students. Nearby communities show varied gains from 1940 to 1950.
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Monona
Shorewood Hills
Sun Prairie
Middleton
Horeb
Oregon
Waunakee
Waukesha County
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Eagle
Big Bend
Senate Votes Funds For Farm Support
The senate approved a bill 46 to 5 authorizing an additional 2 billion dollars for government farm price supports. The measure would raise CCC price support capacity to 6.75 billion dollars in total bolstering basic crops and goes back to the house on a senate amendment about imports of foreign farm products.
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