Truman Urges Peace as U.S. Protests Soviet Hungary Actions
The United States sent a strong protest to the Soviet Union over Hungary's government upheaval. The note seeks a three power investigation with Britain and Russia and warns of United Nations action if Russia is not cleared of the accusations. Austrian parliament rejects a Communist bid to probe Foreign Minister Gruber. Hungary's premier Dinnyes vows to purge anti democratic elements from the army while pursuing friendship with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Hungary
State Department
United Nations
Marshall
V. P. Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Moscow
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Generallissimo Stalin
Yalta
Austria
Karl Gruber
Vienna
Ernst Fischer
Gruber
Fischer
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Lajos Dinnyes
National Assembly
Dinnyes
Holders
Soviet Union
Kenosha Teachers Win State Praise for Salary Plan
The Kenosha County Education association earned statewide recognition for creating a salary schedule for local teachers. A May Wisconsin Journal of Education article details the cooperative effort among teachers, the county board, a rural normal school, and PTA representatives, aiming for diverse input and thorough tax research.
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Kenosha County Education Association
Russia offers international control for atomic facilities
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko proposes a one treaty plan for international control of mining production and stockpiling of atomic materials. A UN backed commission of twelve, including Canada and the Big Five, would have free access to facilities and laboratories to ensure peaceful use, with personnel selected internationally. Continued on Page Se
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Lake Success
N.Y
A.P
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Russia
Bernard Baruch
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
International Control Commission
UN Atomic Commission
Canada
United States
Great Britain
France
China
Control Commission
International Commission For Atomic Control
UN Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Big Five
Security Council
Anglo
Baby strangled by Burlington mother in rash cried infant death
An 18-year-old Burlington mother admitted she killed her three weeks old daughter Linda Marlene because the baby cried and had a rash. She told authorities she strangled the infant, then called police. She is held without charge pending investigation.
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Racine
Wis
Edward A. Krenzke
Burlington, Wis
Frances Stowell
Linda Marlene
Burlington
Elmer Rubach
Takiig
Yugoslav Tito and Groza Talk Danube Pact and Cultural Accord
Tito and Groza announced a agreed revision of the Danube navigation system and discussed a mutual assistance pact. They also prepared a text for a cultural convention to be signed soon.
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London
Belgrade
Tito
Petru Groza
Budget Passes in Wisconsin Assembly Amid Party Rift
The Wisconsin Assembly approved the 1947 49 budget of 105000000 by an 80 to 13 vote after Republicans defeated 38 amendments. A partisan split emerged as Democratic leader McParland resisted a floor yield while GOP Floor Leader Thomson spoke on the measure during a two hour session.
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Madison
Wis
State Assembly
House
McParland
Cudahy
Thomson
Richland Center
Wisconsin Senate OKs Lobbyist Licensing Bill
By unanimous vote the Wisconsin senate passed a bill to license professional lobbyists and restrict them to third floor galleries during daily sessions, sending the measure to the assembly for action. The bill aims at strict state control of lobbying in Madison and the U P. era.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Legislature Clash Over Budget Amendments
A parliamentary clash erupted as Thomson moved to adjourn about 11:30 after a debate on 38 amendments to the budget bill. McParland claimed the floor and was supported by Speaker McDowell, while the body weighed an appropriation near 9.5 million over the finance committee’s 105.4 million for 1947-49.
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Thomson
McParland
McDowell
Soldiers Grove
Finance Committee
Republican Party
Call UAW-CIO Meet on Case Plant Wage Proposal
A special Local 180 UAW-CIO meeting is set for Saturday in Racine to consider J I Case Company's wage offer of about 15 cents per hour at two Racine plants. The proposal, announced by Harvey Kitzman, must be accepted or rejected by June 16 and hinges on a waiver of the right to reopen the contract after September 30.
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Racine
Wis
Uaw-Cio
J. I. Case Company
Harvey Kitzman
Record of Missouri River Floods Threaten Midwestern Farmlands
Floodwaters from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers inundate over a million acres of farmland across three states. Quincy's river crest fell to 23.3 feet but engineers warn danger remains as levee breaches threaten 120,000 more acres. Half a million acres flood near Glasgow and Boonville while evacuations proceed. Red Cross cites 5,700 homeless in Missouri and Illinois with another 16,000 still washed out in Ottumwa and Des Moines valley regions. Alexandria, Missouri stays fully flooded after a levee breach.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi
Quincy
Ill
W. M. Leaf
Hannibal
Missouri River
Glascow - Boonville
Army Engineers
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Misouri
Illinois
Ottumwa
Des Moines River Valley
Iowa
Alexandria
China seeks extension of US loan deadline hopes
China hopes for larger reconstruction aid from the United States and is expected to plead for an extension of the June 30 deadline for an American loan.
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Washington
China
United States
Legislation on Mine Safety Before Congress
Washington hearings discussed a bill to empower the federal government to write and enforce mine safety rules. Senator Kilgore of West Virginia introduced the measure ahead of the Centralia Illinois disaster that killed 111 coal miners, aligning with a senate committee report on the explosion.
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Washington
Congress
Kilgore
D-W.va
Centralia
Senate
Mysterious rise in meat prices puzzles officials
A United Press survey finds retail beef prices up about 10 cents in three weeks with other meats rising similarly. Government calls the rise mysterious as livestock experts blame meat exports, while agriculture officials deny it and investigate possible unseen factors. Some markets see 20 percent hikes with buyer resistance low and supplies generally strong though floods disrupt Midwest transport and a Philadelphia shortage is noted. Exports remain limited by policy, and officials say domestic markets are not easily unsettled by foreign demand.
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Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Arrest of Louisiana men halts transport of new used cars
Three Louisiana men were arrested on Highway 41 by State Traffic Officer Stanley G. Haukedahl and sheriffs deputies for operating unregistered motor vehicles in transit. They were delivering cars to Doyle Waite's Motor Sales in Shreveport and released on $15 bonds pending June 13 trial. The group included R. C. Roth, Edward L. Pinkney, and Joseph Williams, with titles issued to Wisconsin owners.
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Louisiana
Highway
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Leonard Jensen
Frank Odar
Shreveport
Doyle Waite
Motor Sales Company
R. C. Roth
Edward L. Pinkney
Joseph Williams
Pinkney
Brand New Town Claims to Be Nation's Longest
Island Park Idaho declares itself the nation's longest town after incorporation. The village stretches 25 miles along the Yellowstone National Park highway from its starting point to its far end.
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Island Park
Idaho
U S Powerboat Squadron Units To Visit Kenosha Harbor
Kenosha will host a weekend visit by U S Powerboat Squadron units long noted for donating boats and service to the Navy. The 10th district includes Chicago north to Duluth and Lake Michigan west to the Mississippi. The flotilla will dock near the Fiftieth Street bridge and Simmons Island with a dinner and public display of crafts led by Howard Kraft and C W Chapman.
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Chicago
Duluth
Lake Michiigan
Mississippi River
Kenosha
Howard Kraft
Milwaukee
C. W. Chapman
Kenosha Harbor
Fiftieth Street Bridge
Simmons Island Park
Axtell
Kenoshans
U. S
President Urges St. Lawrence Seaway Finish and World Recovery
President Truman said the United States will assist nations seeking peaceful coexistence and pledged to use American resources to promote world recovery. He emphasized aid to those willing to make the maximum contribution to peace and stability.
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Ottawa
Truman
United States
St. Lawrence Project
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
Margaret
Hansen Named Principal After Board Action
Richard Hansen, Lincoln junior high science teacher, was named Columbus school principal by the Board of Education at its June meeting in the administration building. He succeeds J C Chapel, now at Washington junior high, as Bahr retires. Hansen to head safety patrol role, replacing former post. The board also approved a 25 to 85 cent per pupil annual fee plan for consumable workbooks, not textbooks, affecting kindergarten through junior high students.
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Richard Hansen
Lincoln
Columbus
Board of Education
Hansen
Adams
Kenosha
J. C. Chapel
Washington
Chapel
L. F. Bahr
Southwest Pacific
Orange Mill
Camp Douglas
Rahr
E. C. Glerum
Chicago
John Gibbs Smith
Frank Siver
Kenosha Public
Superintendent of Schools
Wisconsin
Bulgarian Developments Spark British Anxiety in Commons
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said Bulgaria's recent moves caused serious anxiety in the British government over fears the Bulgarian government aims to extinguish the last remnants of liberty in Bulgaria.
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London
U.P
Ernest Bevin
Commons Today
Bulgaria
Fireman Makes 7 Minute Call To Molotov From Iowa
Oelwein Iowa man M E Schroeder a Chicago Great Western fireman dialed Moscow to speak with Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov. The call lasted about seven minutes costing 22.50 plus tax. Molotov discussed rail power and Iowa Hollywood questions as Schroeder described the conversation in English.
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Oelwein
U.P
M. E. Schroeder
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Schroeder
Mr. Molotov
Kremlin
Moscow
Molotov
Iowa
America
Hollywood
Ruling On Nash Tax Corrected
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Nash-Kelvinator Corp not liable for a $56,090 state privilege dividend tax assessment for Oct 1, 1939 to Mar 31, 1948. A typing error had misreported the decision, affirming the previous rulings that favored Nash-Kelvinator.
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Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
State Tax Department
Supreme Court
State Board of Tax Appeals
Dane County
Alvin C. Reis
Tax Department
Japanese POW killings case draws pleads of not guilty
Twelve former Japanese soldiers from lieutenant colonel to lance corporal pleaded not guilty today to charges that they were responsible for the deaths of American, Australian and British prisoners of war held in Yokohama.
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Yokohama
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Viscount Alexander
United Press
Philadelphia
Mississippi Valley
Gethyn L. Camp
Reedsburg
Floyd Johnson
Marshfield
St. Lawrence Seaway
Virginia Moses
Margaret Harris
Frances Weibel
Marjorie Dundas
Washington Junior High School
F. E. Conner
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