Gray Named Secretary of the Army at Pentagon
Gordon Gray, promoted from undersecretary to secretary of the Army, earns praise for his calm leadership and unifying role in defense planning. A former captain under General Omar Bradley, Gray is noted for long hours, a quiet home life, four sons, and deep ties to North Carolina football.
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Washington
NEA
Pentagon
White House
Gordon Gray
Gray
Army
Kenneth Royall
National Defense
James Forestal
North Carolina
Fort Benning
Europe
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Gordon
Eisenhower
Winston- Salem
N. C
Berlin Railway Strikers Again Refuse Offer
Western Berlin railway strikers reject a Soviet backed compromise wage plan to end a 31 day stoppage and resume service to western Germany. They demand full pay in western marks and a guarantee against reprisals, amid a dispute over potential punitive actions.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Independent Union
Russia
P. A. Kvashnin
Kvashnin
Clinton Child Drowns in Back Yard Fish Pond
A 23 month old boy, Robert Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Johnson of Clinton Wisconsin, drowned in an unused back yard fish pond. He was found by his mother in two and a half feet of water in a six foot wide pool that was partially filled by recent rains.
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Clinton
Wis
Robert Johnson
Everett Johnson
Redistricting Debate Nears Action in Madison
The Wisconsin Assembly and Senate debated reapportionment after a federal census. Amendments by Burmaster would create a state redistricting commission if no plan is adopted, with one assemblyman per percent of population and one senator per three percent. The pair of amendments include removing county lines and a per centage basis. The Senate set a three member study panel and awaits its report. Wisconsin last reapportioned in 1931.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
Burmaster
R-Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
Wis River Power Co complies with dam project order
Madison Wis The Wisconsin River Power Co is complying substantially with an order to clear timber and brush in its Peten well dam project A legislative investigating committee heard yesterday George Steinmetz chief engineer of the Public Service Commission testified before three senators and four assemblymen The panel is examining charges the company and the commission allowed standing timber and debris to remain making the dam created lake unsightly unhealthy for fish and unsafe for navigation Dial 5121 for Your Classified Ad.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin River Power Co
Petenwell Dam
George Steinmetz
Public Service Commission
Retrenching by Business Told
The Federal Reserve Board reported that business and industry are retrenching across sectors, mirroring the price and production slump. The June bulletin notes inventories cutbacks and reduced spending on new plants, with seasonal retrenchment likely to continue into the year's second half as postwar expansion programs slow.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Reserve Board
Bulletin
The Financial Position of Business Declines in 1949
The Kenosha Evening News notes that in periods of lower prices production and sales drop and profits fall. It says changes in investment and financing over the past year may have weakened liquidity and debt positions of corporations versus last year, though still strong compared with prewar levels.
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the Bulletin
Governor to Inspect 250 Naval Reserve Officers in Madison
Governor Ren Nebohm announced an inspection of 250 officers and men from the U S naval reserve surface division on July 12. He will tour Madison’s training center, planned to open officially later this year.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
U. S. Naval Reserve Surface Division
Kenosha Distributor Wanted for Kellogg Corset Line
A Kellogg Corset Company ad seeks a new exclusive distributor in Kenosha to sell foundation garments bras and surgical belts. Requires clean business record moderate startup capital and sales recruiting know how. training provided with factory visit. Prior business experience preferred with confidential interviews at Department J 159 Jackson Michigan.
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Kenosha
Kellogg Corset Company
Jackson
Michigan
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Yale Law School
Yale Law Journal
New York City
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Publishing Company
Winston- Salem Journal
Twin City Sentinel
WSJS
Good Housekeeping
Dries Heir
Twenty-second Ave
Paris
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Washington National Airport
Truman
Alben Barkley
The
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Kenosha-Racine), Inc
C. M. Brown
National Bank of Tulsa Bidg
Tulsa
Joe W. Blackwell
W. Monroe Street
Greenwood
Miss
Nash
Wt Corporation, Ostrol
Topel Nash Sales CO
60Th Street
Nash Kenosha, Inc
22Nd Avenue
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