Wallace Calls For Third Party Protest Move
Wallace urged a new third party to protest Truman foreign policy at a Watergate rally in Washington. He warned the 1948 campaign would suffer if the Democrats or Republicans continue current policies, and he suggested a convention bolt could launch the movement. The speech drew about 10 500 attendees and a hat donation of 8 500 to the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Watergate Amitheater
White Ouse
Allace
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
House un-American Activities Committee
Dewey Backers Challenge Straw Poll At Wisconsin GOP Meet
Wisconsin Dewey-for-President club officers allege the upcoming straw poll at the state GOP convention is designed to promote Harold Stassen. They urge Dewey supporters and other candidates not to vote, citing an active campaign to back Stassen among about 2,000 delegates. Coleman says ballots will be supervised and counted by a committee of journalists and CPAs.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Harold Stassen
Dewey Club
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
Thomas E. Coleman
Deweyites
Coleman
Certified Public Accountants
Truman urges universal military training to back policy
President Truman pressed for six months of universal military training as a key to backing U S foreign policy. Speaking at Princeton University he warned weaker nations could be intimidated by totalitarian powers if the United States hesitates. He also noted Europe’s rehabilitation is a global effort and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
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Wallace
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon Republican
United States
Truman
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Josef V. Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Berlin
Princeton
N. J
U.P
Princeton University
White House
Europe
Room and Board Suit Lost by Evjue
Wisconsin judge rejects William Evjue challenge to the 1945 room and board law. The ruling sustains a demurrer aimed at 16 holdover senators and blocks monthly $100 payments for the first six months of the current session by Secretary of State Zimmerman and State Treasurer Smith.
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Madison
Wis
Edward J. Gehl
West Bend
William T. Evjue
Madison Capital Times
Zimmerman
Smith
Neon Tube Breaks Sideshow Performer at Eastwood Park
Detroit report says sword swallower Anthony Mareno substituted a Neon tube for his sword during a sideshow act at Eastwood Park. The tube broke and he was taken to Saratoga General Hospital for throat lacerations and related injuries.
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Detroit
Anthony Mareno
Eastwood Park
Mareno
Saratoga General Hospital
Bills Approved By Rennebohm
Wisconsin Gov. Oscar Rennebohm signed 19 bills including a welfare reform creating a division for the blind and new rules for welfare heads and juvenile detention standards. The measures provide limits on state aid to the blind, a $193000 emergency appropriation, and drafting changes for education, rail cooperation, county parks, bank deposits, and firearm handling.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Oscar Rennebohm
Rennebohm
Welfare Department
State Board of Deposits
Earth Tremors Shake East Coast Towns in New Zealand
A wide area along the sparsely populated east coast of New Zealand's North Island was hit by night tremors causing minor damage to buildings in several small towns. Geologists said several aftershocks followed the initial quake and residents were advised to remain cautious.
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Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Lady Lumberjack Pauline Bunyan Charms Chicago Crowd
Pauline Bunyan Evelyn Downing a noted Pacific Northwest logger spoke at the American Lumber Congress in the Pine Room of the Congress hotel. She described logging life and her Lebanon Oregon camp work with Gilbert Logging, noting the modern logger is a refined character and praising fellow loggers.
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Chicago
U.P
Evelyn Downing
Woolly Pacific Northwest
Pauline Bunyan
American Lumber Congress
Congress Hotel
Jack
Harry E. Downing
Lebanon
Ore
Gilbert Logging Company
New Harbor Program Gets New Officials in Kenosha
City Manager A E Axtell announced Brad ley Auten as deputy harbor master and a seven man harbor commission to direct Kenosha port programs. The commission terms run through 1948 to 1950 with members from local business and civic ranks. Auten brings extensive sailboat and racing experience and naval architecture study to the post.
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Kenosha Harbor
A. E. Axtell
Axtell
Auten
Harbor Commission
Ralph S. Kingsley
A. H. Kluender
George Ahlstrom
Herman Freitag
Joseph Werner
Lloyd Barth
Robert M. Smith
Builders Seek Licensing Law For Contractors In Kenosha
A Kenosha delegation from the Carpenter Contractors association urged the city council to enact a license for general contracting to curb unqualified work. Richard Hansen led the push as John Armbrust G E Dahl and Holger Pahl cited botched jobs and protection for bonafide builders. The council asked the city attorney and building inspector to draft a tentative ordinance for consideration.
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Kenosha
Princely States of India To Be Free Say Jinnah
Moslem League President M A Jinnah declared that India's princely states will be free to choose their course once Britain leaves. Hyderabad and Travancore plan to declare independence after August, as Pakistan and Hindustan are formed.
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India
New Delhi
M. A. Jinnah
All-India Congress Party
Jinnah
Pakistan
Hyderabad
Travancore
Hindustan
Bruce Named To Argentina Ambassador Nomination
President Truman named James Bruce Maryland corporation executive to be ambassador to Argentina succeeding Messersmith. Bruce 54 is vice president of National Dairy Products Corpora tion and a director of 14 corporations. Braden resigned after Truman's move marking warmer U S Argentine relations and was replaced by Norman Armour.
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Washington
Truman
James Bruce
Maryland Corporation
Argentina
George Messersmith
Bruce
National Dairy Products Corporation
Messersmith and Spruille
Phelps Named Special Assistant Prosecutor of Elections
Washington Attorney General Clark appointed Richard K. Phelps of Kansas City as special assistant to prosecute any federal law violations in last summer's Kansas City Democratic primary.
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Washington
Clark
Richard K. Phelps
Kansas City City
Kansas City
Industrial Safety Council Hears State Speaker
Arthur Matthias of the Wisconsin Vocational Training division told the Kenosha Industrial Safety council meeting at the Elks club that 98 percent of accidents arise from human factors, not mechanical failures. He outlined biological and social elements affecting safe work and cited a 1945 record: lost time accidents cost 2.3 billion dollars, urging training to reduce risk. The next meeting is set for July 21 at the Elks club.
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William Doscher
Kenosha Manufacturers’ Association
Arthur Matthias
Wisconsin Vocational Training Division
Harold Erickson
Kenosha Industrial Safety Council
Matthias
Elks’ Club
Erickson
Safety Council
Elks Club
Modified Rent Bill Advances for Eight Months
The House approved a compromise plan to extend modified rent controls for eight months by 163 to 73 as Senate action looms. Supporters say it spurs construction while opponents warn of landlord leverage prompting tenant resistance. The measure allows 15 percent voluntary increases if leases run through 1948.
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Washington
A.P
House
House-Senate
Senate
Banking Committee
A. S. Monroney
Okla
Howard H. Buffeth
Neb
Plan's Backers Fail to Override By Two Votes
The House upheld President Truman's veto of the 4 billion tax reduction bill by a 268 to 137 vote, failing to reach the necessary two thirds. Republicans carried 233 votes to override, with 135 Democrats and two Republicans and one American Labor member opposing. The vote ends attempts this year to cut taxes and signals 1948 campaign battles.
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Plan
Washington
House
Truman
Halleck
Indiana
Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Merlin Hull
Wisconsin
American Labor
Marcantonio
New York
Senate
Martin
Massachusetts
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Reece
Wallace Suggestion Headlines Run In Berlin Papers
Russian controlled newspapers lead with Henry A Wallace urging a Truman Stalin Berlin conference. Headline emphasis marks Wallace as proponent of top level meeting to resolve postwar tensions and coordinate policy with Allied leaders.
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Berlin
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Stalin
Trailer owner loses twice to railroad in Phoenix case
Santa Fe railway won a $1 judgment yesterday against the owner of a wrecked trailer for damage to the railroad locomotive. The Phoenix, Arizona dispatch notes the suit and limited award in favor of the railway.
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Phoenix, Ariz
U.P
Santa Fe Railway
Physical Medicine Saves 3 000 Veterans of War
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford announces new physical medicine techniques saved at least 3 000 American veterans with war injuries. He notes potential rehabilitation for up to 23 000 000 disabled Americans and cites Bernard Baruch funding for education in medical schools and hospitals to expand use of these methods.
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New York
V.P
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Wilbur
Baruch Committee On Physical Medicine
Bernard Baruch
Frank H. Krusen
Mayo Clinic
Army
Navy
Seek Probe of Appointments
Republicans seek senate approval for a 35000 investigation into political post master appointments. The civil service committee would probe political activity in first to third class postmasters and possible coercion to fund politicians or violate the Hatch Act. Senator Lucas argues the probe aims nationwide exposure.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Senate Civil Service Committee
Illinois
Scott Lucas
United States
Armed Forces Hoard Real Estate Reported
Rep. Ross Rizley accused the armed forces of hoarding at least 22 billion dollars in American real estate. He said the surplus property survey shows the assets spread across 25 states and tied to a House subcommittee investigation into surplus disposal.
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Washington
U.P
Ross Rizley
Okla
Rizley
House
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Industrial Safety Council
Kenosha Council
Col. J. D. Alexander
American Brass
William Testard
Coopers
Walter Born
Specialty Brass
Albert Homer
Frost Company
John Cantwell
Midwest
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