Bomber Shot Itself Down During Gunnery Run
A United States B 29 bomber from Fairfield California crashed into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast during a gunnery exercise. Eleven crewmen abandoned the burning aircraft. four were rescued and three bodies recovered with four still missing. Captain Henry J. Walsh described shells from the turret ripping into the right engine and a rapid-fire blaze forcing the crew to jump at about 500 feet.
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London
North Sea
Third Air Division
Norfolk
Air Force
Britain
Fairfield
Calif
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
Walsh
Sculthorpe
3Rd Air Division
PSC Explains Weekend Truck Ban With Modifications
The state public service commission clarifies the weekend and holiday truck traffic ban on key highways with changes for 1951. Trucks over four tons face limits from 1 pm to 10 pm Saturdays and 9 am to 10 pm Sundays and holidays, exemptions listed, public hearing June 21 in Madison.
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State Public Service Commission
Commission
Madison
Truman Urges Continued U S Spending Abroad
President Truman urged continued U S spending to aid foreign partners against internal subversion and external attack by Russia. He spoke at the University of Missouri in rain, earning an honorary law degree and Phi Beta Kappa membership before a crowd of 15 600 to 20 000. The speech warned Moscow while praising Western Europe and Marshall Plan resilience. Senator McCarthy attacked Dean Acheson over a 1946 Poland loan, accusing him of arming the Polish communist regime and denouncing government communists and press smears.
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Columbia. Mo
Truman
United States
Russia
J. F. Judkins
Mr. Truman
Phi Beta Kappa
Kansas City School of Law
Western
Europe
The
Scholarship Society
McCarthy
Acheson
Poland
Wisconsin Gubernatorial Endorsement Fight Shrugged by Governor
Milwaukee Governor Rennebohm urged Republicans to back a capable successor as he declines to run. He praised the 1949 legislature and cited candidates Harvey Higley Gordon Bubolz and Walter Kohler Jr. for the party’s future. Balloting for the endorsement occurs Saturday with Trinke Nicol and others challenging.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Harvey Higley
Marinette
Harvey V. Higley
County Boards Association
American Legion
Higley
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Kohler
Gordon Bubolz
Appleton
William F. Trinke
Lake Geneva
Trinke
Alex Nicol
Sparta
Assembly
George Smith
Three Indicted as Spy Go-Betweens
A federal grand jury indicted Harry Gold of Philadelphia and two unknowns as go betweens for Klaus Fuchs in delivering American atomic secrets to Russia during World War II. The case cites 12 overt acts from December 1943 to November 30, 1947, with conspiracies occurring in New York City Santa Fe Boston and Cambridge plus other locations.
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New York
U.P
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Fuchs
Gold
New York City
Santa Fe
N. M
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Dr Edward Birge 98 UW Ex President Dies
Madison report notes Dr Edward A Birge emeritus president of the University of Wisconsin since 1925 died today at age 98 near his 99th birthday in September. A longtime faculty member since 1875 he led as president 1918 seven years and served briefly as acting president 1900 1903.
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Madison
Edward A. Birge
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lakes
Troy
N. Y
Anna Grant
Birge
University
State Conservation Commission
Geological and Natural History Survey of
Madison Free Library Commission
Bike Owner Catches Thief In Kenosha
Frederick Malkmus, owner of a bicycle, detained a 15 year old Kenosha boy who stole a bike from the American Brass company lot at 18th Ave and 63rd St. The youth, a runaway and probation violator, was found with two girls on sand dunes before being taken to the police. He remains in county jail awaiting juvenile court hearing.
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Kenosha
American Brass Company
18Th Ave
Southport Park
Canada Study Proposal Drafts Eskimos for Arctic Duty
Parliament in Ottawa studied a plan to draft Eskimos into the armed forces to be ready to fight Russian expansion if it reaches Canadian waters near the North Pole.
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Ottawa
Ont
North Pole
Canada
Subpoena Demand for Forrestal Diary Ties to Amerasia Case
Senator Knowland urged Senate investigators to subpoena the diary of James Forrestal to see if arrests in the Amerasia episode were delayed on Soviet espionage grounds. Capehart pressed for a new inquiry as a grand jury probes the Amerasia theft of confidential papers and FBI chief Hoover cites increased subversive activity.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Amerasia
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Naval Hospital
Here
White House
Capehart
Ind
Justice Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Archibald van Beuren
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
New York
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
United States
Uptown Group Presses for Morning Mail Delivery Change
The Uptown Business association meeting at Victory school in Pleasant Prairie discussed insufficient morning mail delivery in the 22nd Ave district and urged a board meeting with postmaster Alfred C. Grosvenor. A city survey will assess afternoon deliveries for fairness across business areas.
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22Nd Ave
Uptown Business Association
Victory School
Pleasant Prairie
Ernest Kendall
Alfred C. Grosvenor
Wisconsin Dairy Federation elects new president
William F. Groves of Lodi was elected president of the Wisconsin Dairy Federation today in Madison. The announcement names Groves as head of the state dairy organization succeeding prior leadership.
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Madison
Wis
William F. Groves
Lodi
Wisconsin Dairy Federation Today
Senate calls for crackdown on speculative coffee trading
The agriculture subcommittee led by Senator Gillette asks the justice department to seek injunctive relief against coffee futures contracts used for speculation and to file a civil anti-trust suit if country held stocks by Colombian and other foreign interests are not immediately disposed of through trade channels.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Agriculture Subcommittee
Gillette
Iowa
Bulla Cards 66 In National Open
Ardmore Pennsylvania Johnny Bulla the Verona Pennsylvania pro posted a second round 66 four under par at the 50th national open in Ardmore. A 35 year old Oregon man is accused in Ramsey county Minnesota of kidnapping and raping an 18 year old girl. A below average wheat crop forecast stands at 944,514,000 bushels from the Agriculture department. Connie Mack signals the Philadelphia Athletics are for sale to the right offer.
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Ardmore
Johnny Bulla
Verona
St. Paul
Minn
Ramsey County Sheriff's Deputies
Oregon
Washington
Agriculture Department
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Wisconsin Weekend Weather Forecast Cools With Clearing Skies
Forecaster says cool sunny conditions spread over Wisconsin this weekend after a cloudy humid day. Downtown Kenosha logged 83 degrees this afternoon, Lone Rock reached 90 yesterday, and Superior remained the coolest at 51.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Lone Rock
Superior
Mock Search Set for Sunday in Kenosha Area
A simulated air sea and land search will occur Sunday afternoon over Kenosha and nearby areas. Major Robert J. Coleman of the Civil Air Patrol says six aircraft will depart Kenosha airport at 1 30 p m to locate a downed aircraft in Lake Michigan with Coast Guard auxiliary and sheriff deputies coordinating.
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Kenosha
Civil Air Patrol
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Sheriff's Department
Robert J. Coleman
CAP
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
J. Randally Murray
Night tennis makes debut at Lincoln Park courts
The city opens two new lighted courts at Lincoln Park for the 1950 season. Parks director Larry Gallagher says night play is a first for Kenosha and more courts may light up as funds allow. Permits for afternoon and evening play cost a nominal fee and are issued by William Connell. Morning play is free except weekends and holidays. Washington Park and Pennoyer Park courts also open tomorrow with permits issued at respective locations.
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Lincoln Park
Larry Gallagher
Kenosha
Lincoln Park Court
William Connell
Washington and
Pennoyer Parks
Washington Park
Pennoyer
Harry Hammel
Hunt for Navy Plane Down in Atlantic Ocean
A Grumman torpedo bomber with a three-man crew is down in the Atlantic about 70 miles off Cape Henry. Massive air search is under way as the aircraft conducted anti-submarine training with three other ships from Norfolk naval air station's composite squadron 24.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Cape Henry
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Drowning of Norman Milka Near Stevens Point
Norman Milka aged 29 of Junction City drowned Thursday night while swimming in a gravel pit three miles west of Stevens Point Wisconsin. His body was recovered about one hour later.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Norman Milka
Junction City
Here
Florida Girl Weds Quadruple Amputee Medal of Courage
Jimmy Wilson, 25, a University of Florida law student and WWII bomber crew survivor with four limbs amputated, marries Dorothy Mortenson, 23, a television model. The couple, at Jacksonville wedding with 400 guests, plan a two week motor trip and Wilson will attend law school at Colorado. Fred Hensel, another quadruple amputee, runs a farm near Birmingham.
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Basket Case
Dorothy Mortenson
Jimmy
New York
Canada
Wilson
University of Colorado Law School
Florida
Fred Hensel
Birmingham
Ala
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Haverhill
PSC
U.S
U. S
Reds
St. Louis
R. Wis
Dean Acheson
China
Harvard
Red Army
Mr. Acheson
Owen Lattimore
Philip C. Jessup
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Senator Tydings
Tydings
States Department
Moscow
Milwaukee Journal
Journal
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Lattimore
Orthopedic Hospital
Clark Kaeser
Tomahawk
Faythe Heyne
Ashland
Republican Party
Edward Birge
Western University of Pennsylvania
Williams
Missouri
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Uptown
Andrew Brookhouse
Kenneth Wilson
Entertainment Program
Parent Teachers Association
Bulla Cards
Atlantic Ocean
Jacksonville
Fla
Jimmy Wilson
Aireforce
University of Florida
Vermont
Miss Mortenson
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