Bulgaria Expels Agrarian Party Members in Parliament
A Bulgarian parliamentary expulsion removes 23 Agrarian party members led by Petkov from the grand national assembly amid ongoing political turmoil. The United States condemns Petkov's arrest and signals a push to seek a three power inquiry and U.N. involvement over Soviet influence in Hungary.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Moscow
Russia
Hungary
United Nations
Nikola Petkov
Agrarian Party
Grand National Assembly
United Stat
U.N
Britain
Soviet Union
Swedish relief officer killed near Vienna amid border shooting
Russian sentry fired on a Swedish Save the Children relief car near the Czechoslovak border killing Arne Carlsson, Vienna chief. Dr. Thorsten Arneus injured by glass. Carlsson’s wife and three year old escaped unharmed. Swedish legation calls it a deplorable accident and will report to Stockholm.
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Vienna
Arne Carlason
Save the Children Organization
Legation
Foreign Office
Carlsson
Thorsten Arneus
Austria
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Arneus
Hunger protest reported in Dresden under occupation
Berlin reports that German housewives in Dresden within the Russian occupation zone staged a hunger demonstration in a central square, according to the British licensed newspaper Social Democrat.
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Berlin
Social Democrat
Dresden
Seattle’s New Warship Defends Waters Against Mosquitoes
Seattle unveils a patrol vessel named Culicide to spray mosquito-infested waters. Mrs. William F. Devin, wife of the mayor, christened the boat by striking the prow with a bottle of DDT amid the ceremony.
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Seattle
William F. Devin
Car Loadings and Payrolls Rise in Kenosha March
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce reports March gains across multiple metrics. Car loadings up 22 percent from a year ago with 1 822 received. forwardings up 3.8 percent at 2 111. Industrial division payrolls up 30 percent. factory workers total 16 805 with average pay $52.33 and hourly rate $1.32. Work week averaged 40.4 hours. Direct relief, births, and deaths rise. contagious diseases fall. real estate transfers, credit reports, and building permits decline. Public transit drops slightly.
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Kenosha
Chamber of Commerce
Credit Bureau
Warrant Issued Against Mother In Baby Slaying
In Racine Wisconsin a second degree murder warrant is issued for 18 year old Frances Stowell Burlington who admitted strangling her three week old daughter Linda Marlene. She said she killed the baby because the infant cried and she could not cope with the heat and mess at home. Stowell and her 20 year old husband Lee reportedly wanted the child but felt they were too young to handle parenthood. He plans to stand by her. The case proceeds to arraignment and a preliminary hearing.
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Racine
Wis
U.P
Edward A. Krenzke
Frances Stowell
Burlington
Krenzke
Eugene L. Haley
Linda Marlene
Linda
Lee
Asbury Park
N. J
Eatontown
Nestles Can Co
Stowell
Sugar rationing ends as meat price rise takes spotlight
The ending of home sugar rationing ends five years of coupon controls for individuals. Industrial sugar rationing remains until Oct. 31, with price controls continuing. Secretary Anderson cites extra world sugar allotments and surplus to justify the move, while Congress considers extending rent controls and easing construction restrictions.
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Anderson
Congress
House
International Emergency Food Council
United States
Cuba
Halleck
Indiana
Body of Wisconsin Rapids Man Found in Drain Ditch
The body of Arthur Moll, 63, missing since May 8, was found yesterday in 18 inches of water in a drainage ditch about half a mile from his home. A fisherman found the body and Coroner Harold G. Pomainville said no inquest would be held.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Arthur Moll
Wood County
Harold G. Pomainville
Nation Faces Snow Rain and Heat in Weather Mix
Associated Press reports a varied weather day across the United States with snow in the Rockies and Wyoming, heavy rain in the flooded Midwest, and unseasonably hot conditions in the East and Deep South. Denver set spring snow records. Lander and Cheyenne saw six and five inches.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Denver
Colo
Lander
Wyo
Cheyenne
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Richmond
New York
Deep South
Conferees approve rent extension with voluntary increases
House and Senate conferees agreed on a bill extending rent controls through February 29 next year with a voluntary up to 15 percent increase if leases run to 1948. The measure still needs full chamber approval before reaching President Truman.
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Washington
House-senate
Truman
House
Senate
Buck
R del
Objectors' Fund to Flow to UN Children's Fund
Washington report says a House Armed Services subcommittee approved transferring 1.2 million dollars earned by wartime conscientious objectors to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. The funds were earned by objectors while employed by private firms during and after the war.
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UN Children’s Aid
Washington
House ‘Armed Services
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Rent Examiner Details Enforcement on Rent Complaints
Clarence T. Kaltz, area rent examiner, says tenants may safely file complaints about bonuses, side payments, or overcharges. He notes confidential filings, civil actions, and possible criminal prosecutions with up to one year in prison or a $5,000 fine. He also explains new allowances for major capital improvements and the need for landlords to seek permission.
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Clarence T. Kaltz
Kaltz
U. S
Area Rent Office
Rent Control Office
Mrs Roosevelt declines bid for Vice President in 1948
Eleanor Roosevelt refused to become a candidate for vice president saying nothing could induce her to run for any public office. North Dakota Democrats adopted an April Fargo resolution endorsing her as a running mate for President Truman in 1948 and sent a copy to Mrs Roosevelt.
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Jamestown
N. D
Eleanore Roosevelt
North Dakota
Fargo
Truman
Roosevelt
Bank workers catch gold fever in brief dust of loot
In Portland Oregon two leather pouches of raw gold dust and nuggets were placed on a bank teller’s counter triggering a short gold rush among employees. Ex Alaska sourdough C J Peterson claimed he dug the gold from a safety deposit box stored since 1931 after arriving from Fairbanks.
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Portland
Ore
C. J. Peterson
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nomination Fee Plan Rejected By Assembly
Wisconsin assembly rejected a senate approved plan allowing candidates to enter primaries by paying fees from 5 to 150 dollars or by filing nomination papers. The proposal drew opposition from Assemblymen over concerns of deceptive signatures and entry of undesirable figures. The session also sent a cooperative health insurance measure to the governor and kept budget bills on the calendar amid adjutant general funding discussions.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Candidae
Wisconsin Assembly
Len Schlabach
la Crosse
Runden
Union Grove
Molinaro
Kenosha
Assembly
Joint Finance Committee
Adjutant General's Office
Rennebohm
National Guard
Noxious weeds threaten Lincoln Park lagoon in city action
Lawrence Gallagher parks director said a growing weed infestation has turned the Lincoln park lagoon into an eyesore. He noted weather and high water hindered chemical treatment but plans to apply Benador 3 are underway as crews prepare to restore the lagoon’s beauty.
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Lawrence J. Gallagher
City Parks
Lincoln Park
Gallagher
Lincoln Lagoon
Lawrence Gallagher
Parks Department
Packers Point To Amazing Beef Demand
Beef and pork prices surge as Chicago steers average near 26.00 a hundred pounds and hogs top at 24.75. Packers cite strong domestic demand while butchers in Newark threaten to close shops. Agriculture department notes weekly meat production up 46 percent from a year ago amid rising consumer prices.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Newark
N. J
Joseph Vian
Independent Retail Butchers Association of New Jersey
Agriculture Department
Wallace May Run for President Predicted by Times
The Los Angeles Times reports Henry Wallace is expected to declare a presidential bid within two months. The piece by Kyle Palmer says Wallace would seek the Democratic nomination in California primaries and in over a dozen other states.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Henry Wallace
Kyle Palmer
Times
Wallace
California
City Declares June 15 as Kenosha Father’s Day
City Manager A E Axtell issued an official proclamation designating June 15 as Father’s Day in Kenosha. The observance promotes ten tenets for fathers to support and shape children’s futures, urging public participation and cooperation with government and welfare agencies in juvenile welfare efforts.
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Dad
A. E. Axtell
Kenoshans
Kenosha
Axtell
America
Truman Calls for Credit Controls in Peacetime
President Truman urged Congress to pass a bill allowing continued consumer credit controls after wartime. He warned he would end the current executive order if Congress fails to authorize restraints on excessive expansion, aiming to prevent instability and unemployment.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Warning at Jap Trial In Tokyo Shapes Verdict Talk
President Sir William Webb told defense counsel that unless the tribunal rules are obeyed the war guilt trial could close after 14 months and a verdict may come.
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Tokyo
William Webb
International Military Tribunal
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