Tanker Explosion in California Sparks $10 Million Loss
In Wilmington California the tanker Markay exploded killing at least two and possibly 14 men. The blast damaged docks and storage tanks, with 12 missing and about 300 injured as fire crews fought the blaze for six hours. Investigators blamed Keystone Shipping Co. as authorities studied the incident.
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Markay
American President Line
San Pedro
Wilmington
California
Calif
Los Angeles
Texas
Coast Guard
Texas City
Long Beach
Keystone Shipping Co
Phila
Three Powers To Meet Friday Over European Aid Plan
Foreign Secretary Bevin announced in the House of Commons that he and Georges Bidault accepted Molotov’s proposal for a three power conference in Paris on the U S plan for European economic aid. The Soviet acceptance was explicit though Moscow sought knowledge of aid terms. The meeting date is set for June 27 with Paris as the preferred venue.
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London
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Georges Bidault
V.M. Molotov
Paris
U. S
Europe
Molotov
United States
George C. Marshall
Bevin Bidault
Heart Specialist to Testify in Garsson War Fraud Trial
Government arranges a heart specialist appearance in the May Garsson war fraud trial to assess the condition of key witness Joseph F. Freeman. Freeman, former Washington agent for the Garsson munitions combine valued at seventy million dollars, is among the last witnesses to be heard as he spent the past week in a hospital.
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Washington
Joseph F. Freeman Freeman
Fisherman Gets Blank Book From Friends
Milton Wenzel, a Milwaukee fisherman who talked about fishing constantly, received a 200 page book titled What I Know About Fishing with his name as author but all 200 pages were blank, suggesting friends mockingly answered his obsession.
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Milwaukee
Milton Wenzel
Wenzel
Quonset Naval Armory Arrives at Simmons Island
A large naval armory for the reserve training begins arriving at Simmons Island under Captain H F Ransford. Construction awarded to Peter Ploskee of Kenosha with a bid of 14214578 dollars. Three 40 by 100 foot huts will form a drill floor locker rooms offices and shops with huts joined by doorways and a 26 by 126 foot hall.
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Simmons Island
H. F. Ransford
USN
iChief
Bureau of Yards and ‘Docks
Navy Department
Capt. Ransford
Kenosha Naval Armory
Peter Ploskee
Lake Shore Road
Kenosha
Ploskee
Navy
Merrill 100th Birthday fete honors Kal lenborn and Evjne
H V Kallenborn a radio news commentator and William T Evjne editor of the Madison Capital Times will be honored during Merrill Wisconsin's 100th birthday celebration July 3 6. Both are former Merrill residents and will be guest speakers at the event.
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Merrill, Wis
H. V. Kallenborn
William T. Evjne
The
Madison Capital Times
Merrill
Kenosha VFW Prepares For Superior Wisconsin Convention
Kenosha VFW Junker Ball Post 1865 organizes delegation and staff for the state encampment in Superior Wisconsin. Commander George H. Peterson leads the group with co chairmen Ernie J. Beck and Arthur C. MacCready and a long list of post members. The drum and bugle corps accompanies delegates with director Charles J. Newhouse Jr. and chaperons guiding the trip.
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Kenosha
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Superior
Wisconsin
Junker Ball
V.F.W
Louis Bedere
George H. Peterson
Ernie J. Beck
Arthur C. MacCre
Junker
Albert W. Anderson
A. Walker Perkins
Charles W. Haubrich
Harry Driscoll
John Staudinger
Vincent Presta
Gene Villani
Fred Borchardt
James Britton
Joe Galdonik
Knute Strangberg
Gerald LaPoint
Nicholas Saula
William Templin
Richard Miga
William Proulx
Cyrus Jorandby
Ronald Broesch
Frank Chambers
Stanley Przlomski
William Orr
Washington Bazurka
Buster McClanahan
Charles Vollmer
Marinus Sonderball
Elmer Swenson
Nei Corps
Charles Cutler
Carl Mautzinger
Ardell’ Swenson
William McGonegle
Carol M. Leff
John Boswell
Betty Barengo
Arlene Rhode
Barbara Galdonik
Eugene Strangberg
Donald Fischback
Robert Boswell
Lyle White
Adrienne Vollmer
Thomasia Chudada
Pauline S. Chachula
Victor Borowsky
Sally Knapp
Ann Uhrin
Mildred J. Uhrin
Frank R. Ruffalo
Ronald James
Virginia T. Gratz
Edward P. Wiercinski
oRbert A. Larsen
Carol A. Schilling
James C Flecker
Arthur C. Larsen
Alan V. Frederick
Rita L. Kelly
James B. Yorton
Natalie A. Gingerelli
Mary J. Jurik
Daniel J. Hautzinger
Chicago Professor Harley MacNair Dies at 56
Chicago professor of Chinese history Harley Farns worth MacNair, 56, died Sunday. He was born in Greenfield Pennsylvania and taught at the University of Chicago.
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Chicago
Harley Farnsworth MacNair
University of Chicago
Greenfield
Ultrafax promises million words per minute radio system
NBC president Niles Trammell described ultrafax, a RCA developed system capable of 1,000,000 words per minute. He said pages flash as pictures and are reproduced fast, predicting radio newspapers and electronic publishing, while urging removal of broadcasting controls to avoid censorship.
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Washington
NBC
Niles Trammel
New York
San Francisco
National Broadcasting Company
Congress
Radio Corporation of
Missouri floods threaten crops as 21 die nationwide
A 24 hour disaster left at least 21 dead from floods blizzards and a tornado outbreak across several states. Nebraska accounted for 13 deaths from flash floods while California tremors caused minor damage and a Yellowstone snowbound crew died. The Missouri river surged flooding 60 000 acres as Lexington and Waverly saw levee failures and rescues at Cambridge Nebraska continued.
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Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Cambridge
Neb
Missouri
Kansas City
Verne Alexander
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Iowa
Lexington
Waverly
Six Die in Wisconsin Accidents Over Weekend
Six people died in Wisconsin weekend accidents as summer travel surged. A 13 year old boy Robert Kimps was killed bicycling to church in Green Bay. three year old Robert Struckert was fatally struck by a car in Milwaukee. Ruth Harman 31 died in a dance party crash in Milwaukee. Esther Werch 46 died in a three car collision on Highway 41 in Washington county with six injured. Jerome Baker 9 drowned in Silver Lake near Wisconsin Dells. Joseph Martini 30 of Rockford Illinois died when the boat on Lake Waubesa overturned near Madison.
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Bear Tooth Mountain
Kansas
Nebraska
Homer Meyer
Norton
Kans
Wally Prinsen
Almena
U. S. Highway 36
Lake St. Mary's
Ohio
Harold Lee
Lima
Joseph Gawson
Wheaton
Ore
George Gawson
Head River
Paul Gawson
Indianapolis
Ind
Wisconsin
Robert Kimps
Green Bay
Robert Strrckert
Milwaukee
Ruth Harman
Esther Werch
Ripon
Washington County
Jerome Baker
Agnes Baker
Wisconsin Dells
Silver Lake
Joseph S. Martini
Rockford
Ill
Lake Waubesa
Madison
Eight Injured In 12 Weekend Traffic Collisions
Eight persons were injured, none seriously, in 12 city and county accidents over the weekend. The most serious crash occurred at Highways 41 and 50 when Milton Raditz Jr. of Salem, Wis., in a car struck by a semi driven by William Stejskal of Chicago. Three Raditz family members were hurt including Mrs. Raditz, 19, and infant Thomas, 2 months, plus 6 year old John Schultz. Stejskal was fined in municipal court. Two bicyclists were among the injured.
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Milton Raditz, Jr
Salem
Wis
William Stejskal
Chicago
Raditz
Milton Raditz
Thomas
John Schultz
Frank Odar
Chet Molinaro
Stejskal
Leona
Accident Roundup Touches Pedestrians and Vehicles
Sunday to Monday traffic incidents include Molinaro struck on Twenty first avenue by Don ald Clark. Leona hospitalized for elbow bruise. Pedestrian James Stobig injured as Dean Bixby’s car hit him on Thirty-ninth avenue. Kenneth Lepanski 14 hurt when his bicycle collided with Peter Hagen's auto. Two men arrested then released after an accident at Fifty-second street and Thirtieth avenue. George D. Palmer’s car collided with an unidentified driver. Minnie Bradshaw injured. Police later released hitchhikers Herman Landy and Francis Murphy. Douglas J. Hammes fined for failure to stop after backing into a parked car. Werwie truck overturns to avoid a bus passenger Lucille Herr. Four other property damage accidents reported.
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Kenneth Lepanski
Thirty- Fifth Street
Peter Hagen
Thirteenth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
James Stobig
Thirty-fifth Avenue
Thirty-ninth Avenue
Sixty-third Street
Dean Bixby
Cooper Road
Thirtieth Avenue
George D. Palmer
Minnie Bradshaw
Palmer
Herman J. Landy
Francis D. Murphy
Chicago
Douglas J. Hammes
Fifty-eighth Street
Hammes
Sixth Avenue
Christ J. Werwie
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Highway 50
Werwie
Lucille Herr
Pleasant Prairie
Truman Called Senators to White House on Taft Hartley Lobbying
Rep Arends questions if President Truman lobbied under the Lobbying Act by summoning 13 senators to the White House to press them to influence their votes on the Taft Hartley labor bill.
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Washington
Rep. Arends
Ill
Truman
White House
Formation Here To Mark Close Of State Guard
Tonight at 7 45 o clock Company D 3rd Infantry Regiment Wisconsin State Guard will hold its last formation at the Armory and close a war born unit disbanding under General Order No 15 dated June 12 1947 Brig Gen John F Mullen adjutant general said the company served six years two months mustering out officer Major J B Purdy Racine Plans and Training Officer 1st Bn 3rd Inf WSG will be accompanied by officers from Milwaukee and Racine The unit was mustered into state service April 24 1941 and trained many personnel without pay contributing to Civilian Defense Corps High School Cadet Corps Civil Air Patrol and aviation cadet training at Kenosha Airport
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Wisconsin State Guard
Adjutant General's Office
John F. Mullen
Adjutant General
State Guard
J. B. Purdy
Racine
3Rd Inf. Wsg
1St Inf
WSG
Milwaukee
3Rd Inf
4Th Bn
Alvin A. Kuechenmeister
Val W. Dittmann
Civilian Defense Corps
High School Cadet Corps
Civil Air Patrol
Kenosha
Co. D
Final Vote on Taft Hartley Bill Overrules Truman Veto
The senate voted the Taft Hartley labor bill into law today by overriding President Truman's veto 68 to 25. This surpassed the two thirds margin required to enact labor curbs despite pleas from Democrats to uphold his veto.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Democrats
Congress
House
Taft
Ohio
National Labor Relations Board
Truman Forms 19 Advisors for Foreign Aid Policy
President Truman named 19 nonpartisan leaders from business labor agriculture education and research to advise on foreign aid levels and domestic impact. The move follows Vandenberg calls for bipartisan input to set safe limits while curbing overseas aid and guarding the economy.
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Washington
Truman
Vandenberg
America
Business
Labor, Agriculture, Education and Research
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan
Hoover
Congress
Russia
Chicago Police Sought Man Named Jones
Chicago police search for a man named Jones linked to a Labor Day robbery at Brown’s south side liquor store. Brown hired Jones as a night watchman who patrolled after hours, then the store was robbed with glass broken and $500 missing along with cigarettes. Police consider possible charges as they pursue the suspect.
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Chicago
U.P
Jones
Brown
South Side
Mr. Jones
Man Jones
Supreme Court upholds anti Petrillo law and returns Petrillo case
The U S Supreme Court rules the anti Petrillo act constitutional and sends James C Petrillo head of the AFL Musicians Union case back to trial. The decision involves a government anti trust suit alleging six taxicab firms conspired to control Chicago New York and Minneapolis taxi service.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James C. Petrillo
AFL
Musicians Union
High Court
Chicago
Petrillo
U.P
New York
Minneapolis
Black
Reed
Murphy
Rutledge
Douglas
Justice Frankfurter
WAAF
Flood Disrupts Train Service Between Chicago and West
Flooding in Iowa and Nebraska washed out tracks on main lines to the west coast. Railroad spokesmen said several trains were 12 hours late with traffic rerouted or blocked. they predicted two to three days to restore normal service.
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Chicago
West Coast
Iowa
Nebraska
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