Dust Menace Serious In South Great Plains
Washington report warns that drought and dust threaten harvests across the Southern Great Plains. New Mexico Texas Oklahoma production plunges while millions of acres are unsowed or abandoned. Experts fear another dust bowl if drought and winds persist.
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South Great Plains
Washington
Great Plains
Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Great Plains Committee On Conditions
Nebraska
Texas
Mexico
Gulf
Sweden marks 92nd birthday of King Gustav
Stockholm celebrates as King Gustav turns 92 with flags flying across the city. He ascended the throne in 1907 and has enjoyed a longer reign than any prior Swedish monarch.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Gustav
Scholarships Voted at UW For Freshmen Under 1949 Law
UW Madison regents approve 250 scholarships for Wisconsin freshmen based on good standing and financial need under a 1949 law. Administrators reject limiting criteria by high school quartile. Recipients avoid $60 incidental fees, with leadership qualifications. Regents boost president’s salary by 2,500 to 17,500 and approve self amortizing housing plans for married students and a new women’s dormitory. Low bids total 221,668 for a federally funded heart research center and McCardle lab expansion. Chilean Guarello island limestone deposits will supply flux for Huachipato steel project.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University Board of Regents
Wisconsin
John Howes
Racine
E. B. Fred
Chadbourne Hall
McCardle Cancer Research Laboratory
Guarello Island
Chile
Huachipato
Kenosha News Publication Details
Kenosha Evening News volume and date notes daily publication by Kenosha News Publishing Co with address and archival entry information. It records June 16 1950 as issue date and notes second class matter status and filing details.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin
58Th St
Subscription rates for Kenosha region and beyond
The notice lists weekly delivery and mail subscription prices for Kenosha Racine Walworth and Lake Counties and broader areas. Rates include one year options across Wisconsin Illinois and other states with figures 25 cents 5 cents 7.50 10.00 and 12.75.
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Deliverea
Kenosha
Racine
Walworth and
Lake Counties
Wisconsin
Illinois
Waupun sentences man for Milwaukee grocer shooting
Jerome Harrett, 19, Canton Missouri, was sentenced to one to 25 years in Waupun state prison for shooting and wounding Milwaukee grocer Frank Nickel during an attempted robbery on June 1. Nickel, 59, testified Harrett fired after the grocer refused to give up cash.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Jerome Harrett
Canton
Waupun
Harrett
Frank Nickel
Nickel
Counterfeiter Waits in Jail
William H Zoerndt Jr an 18 year old newlywed and his 17 year old wife were arrested in Amsterdam New York by FBI agents after printing bogus five ten and twenty dollar bills. The wife who is pregnant was released on $2,500 bail and left custody with her parents. The couple passed counterfeit money in multiple cities including Baltimore Philadelphia and Cincinnati while the husband awaits help from his father in Atlanta.
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Albany
N. Y
William H Zoerndt
Zoerndt
William H. Zoerndt
Atlanta
Amsterdam
FBI
Springfield
Mass
U. S
Schenectady
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Milwaukee Firm Submits Low Bid for Armory Complex
The Stack Construction Co. of Milwaukee submitted the lowest bid for a Bay View military installation on six and a half acres. Col J P Campbell said Stack bid 827 400 for two five unit armories and about 450 000 for one armory. Geb hard Berkhammer Inc Milwaukee was second with bids of 828 000 for two armories and 466 200 for one. Army will decide in about ten days whether to build one or two armories and which bid to accept.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Stack Construction Co
Bay View
Col
J. P. Campbell
Army
Chicago
Engineer Corps
Gebhard Berkhammer, Inc
Campbell
Fate of Excise Tax Proposal Still in Doubt
Democratic leaders urged Senate action on excise tax cuts as House plans a bill to remove about 1.1 billion in levies on items like furs jewelry and travel. Opposition from Republicans centers on avoiding higher corporate taxes despite potential loophole closes.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Millikin
Rcolo
GOP
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury
Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
Mrs Roosevelt Sees Path to UN Settlement
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt told reporters in Copenhagen that east and west can reach an understanding within the United Nations framework. She said there is basically no reason for a settlement not to come via the UN, noting suspicion as the major hurdle. She also attended a Hamlet performance at Kronborg Castle last night.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
London Old Vic Theatrical Company
Kronberg Castle
Elsinore
Allis-Chalmers Grants Pension Agreement With UAW
Allis-Chalmers and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a five year non contributory pension deal covering 16 000 production workers across five plants The plan offers 100 a month at 65 with 25 years service plus 50 to 90 a month for those 15 or more years and 55 or older who are disabled Early retirement at 60 or older with 10 plus years yields lesser pensions The agreement was announced by John W Livingston and E F Ohrman and covers West Allis Gadsden LaCrosse Springfield and Pittsburgh plants Ratification will be deferred pending new contract negotiations.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Allis- Chalmers
John W. Livingston
Uaw-Cio
E. F. Ohrman
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis Works
Gadsden
Ala
LaCrosse
Wis
Springfield
Frankie Laine Weds Nan Grey in Beverly Hills
Singer Frankie Laine 37 and Nan Grey former actress wed yesterday at the Beverly Hills club. They honeymoon today and plan most of their trip in Latin American countries.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Frankie Laine
Nan Grey
Beverly Hills Club
One-Boy Bomb Factory Found In St Paul Garage
A single investigator spent a day pursuing a supposed one boy bomb factory case in St Paul Minnesota. Firemen reported arson evidence after a garage belonging to Nicholas Evenoff burned. Detective Paul Gillen took charge and secured a confession from a nine year old culprit.
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St. Paul, Minn
Nicholas Evenoff
Paul Gillen
Boy describes improvised bomb and accidental fire scene
A boy recounts assembling a crude explosive using a red candle a roll of toy pistol caps a tin can and rags wrapped in a paper carton. He says the blast was strong and the blast caused a garage fire but notes it was not intentional.
Divorce Granted Over Husband's Psychoanalysis Abuse
Mrs. Maureen A. McGuire was granted a divorce from John McGuire after she testified his constant psychoanalyzing made life unbearable for her and their two children. Judge Roger J. Meakim noted the grounds of cruelty and directed findings to reflect continual psychoanalysis as the cause.
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Seattle
Maureen A. McGuire
John McGuire
Bavarians Charge West Germany Coffee Mainly From Black Market
Bavarian officials contend that a large share of West Germanys coffee consumption originates from black market channels, signaling concern over tax evasion and official trade controls.
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West Germany
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Nemeth
Swift
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