County Board Grants Wage Increases With Funding Debate
The Kenosha County Board approved raises for over 200 employees amid funding concerns. A future vote may reallocate funds or seek a general wage raise, while the Highway Workers union pushes a 10 cent an hour increase plus broader pay hikes. Local No. 70 members packed the board room as officials debated how to cover the costs and whether to attach a contract protecting the board.
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Rhode
Kenosha
Harry C. Copen
Rhode’s
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Peter Harris
Gaylord Nelson
AF of
Chicago
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Leslie Schlax
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Highway Committee
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AT&T Bargain Narrows Wage Progression Schedule
Late bulletins report a wage agreement signed today by AT T long lines division and CIO Communications Workers of America. No general raise. but faster wage progression will be shortened. The deal aims to adjust wage scales without an across the board hike.
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Six Nations Meet Aims to Pool Coal and Steel
Six Western European nations opened a landmark conference to pool coal and steel production. French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman urged a supranational authority, saying it would banish war and build a solid European edifice. Britain stood aloof but could join later.
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Kenosha reports first polio case of year
A two year old girl in Kenosha tested positive for polio after hospitalization for suspected illness. No other local cases have been reported. Nearby Burlington had eight cases and aerial spraying with DDT was conducted. Schools canceled graduation and term ended May 26 as prayers began citywide. Milwaukee reported its first polio case last Thursday.
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May Revise Coffee Price Increases Scrutinized
A Senate agriculture subcommittee agreed to redraft its report on coffee price increases after Latin American diplomats protested. Senator Gillette said the report would be toned down and kept a good relationship with American republics in view. Edward G. Miller Jr. warned the sharp critique could threaten cross border ties. The document had urged anti trust action and possible Justice Department probes into price rises and alleged manipulation.
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State Department Loyal Acheson Tells Governors
Senatorial probes focus on Hurley charges that state department officials protected top secret documents from Pro-Communists. Hurley named John S. Service and linked China policy sabotage to Mao era actions. Testimony planned from Peurifoy. McCarthy accuses, denial follows. further investigations sought into justice department handling.
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India
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Charged With Espionage Chemist Awaits Trial
Alfred D. Slack a 44 year old chemist charged with wartime espionage was moved from Oneida county jail under heavy guard to Knoxville Tennessee to await action by a federal grand jury Slack waived a formal hearing and faces a spy ring case
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House Committee Deadlocks On Corporate Tax Raise
Washington reports chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee questions a 433 million dollar boost for corporations saying it goes too far. The panel voted the new tax alongside large excise cuts designed to win presidential approval and offset reductions.
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Coughton
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Milwaukee Boy Killed By North Shore Train
A 13 year old, Arlon McKillip, was struck and killed on a railroad bridge by a North Shore train after attempting a shortcut home. Companion John Speck, 12, escaped by leaping to safety at the bridge end. A third boy chose the roadway below rather than cross.
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John Speck
British Vessel Sinks in Red Sea 73 Lost
The British freighter Indian Enterprise exploded in the Red Sea near the Suez border last night with 74 crew aboard. Only one survivor confirmed. 71 Indian and 3 British crew were aboard. The Norwegian tanker H Westfal Larsen recovered one survivor. the Lake Chilliwack reported survivors alive but burned and still screaming.
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Detroit Drops To Fourth Largest City Title
Detroit's 1950 population is 1,837,617 up 214,165 from 1940 but still loses the ranking as the nation's fourth largest city. Los Angeles grows to 1,954,036, an increase of 449,759 from 1940.
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Judy Garland cuts throat in hysterical act
Hollywood reports Judy Garland slashed her throat with a broken glass in a moment of distress at her Sunset Boulevard home. Publicist Ralph Wheelwright said the superficial wound is minor and she rests under a doctor’s care after a tense studio suspension over rehearsal absences with MGM.
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Wheelwright
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Liza
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Hungary Offers Crown for Vogeler in Spy Swap
Hungary proposes trading imprisoned American businessman Robert A. Vogeler for the relic crown of St. Stephen held by the Allies. Negotiations suggest Vogeler could be released within weeks as U S authorities maintain the crown is not to be returned. The relic dates to King Stephen I and remains a focal point of Hungarian claims amid postwar tensions.
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Acheson Appeals Governors for Point Four Aid
Secretary Acheson urged governors to back President Truman’s Point Four program to aid underdeveloped areas. He defended the State Department against McCarthyisms, pledging loyalty and warning against isolationist attacks while asking Congress for swift approval of the $35 million initial funding. He also noted possible temporary use of state officials to share expertise.
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Truman
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Girls Escape from Hudson Training School Fence
Twenty four teenage girls aged 13 to 16 escaped from the New York State Training School for Girls in Hudson. By noon today all but three had been rounded up, after scaling a 12 foot fence to flee the facility.
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New York State Training School
Cold frontForecast Brings Showers Across Wisconsin
The forecast shows a cold front moving south across Wisconsin later today and tonight with a drop in temperatures from 72 in Kenosha to 45 55 degrees. Highs tomorrow may reach 62 68 before summer begins at 3 37 pm CST. Expect showers in northern Wisconsin tonight and generally in the southern third tomorrow as forecaster Howard Thompson tracks the changes.
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Howard Thompson
Kenosha
Thompson
Death in Circus Swing After Pole Breaks
Francisco Heinzmann known as the king of the air was killed when an 80 foot pole swayed and snapped during a Shrine backed Polack Bros. circus act in Pueblo Colorado. Spectators watched as he fell to the arena floor and attendants removed his body while the show continued after a brief intermission.
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