Close Senate Vote Looms on Injunction Plan
Washington predicts a razor close Senate vote over preserving Taft-Hartley injunction against critical strikes amid a pair of preliminary wins by injunction backers. Leaders Lucas and George forecast a slim edge for their sides as lawmakers weigh seizure versus injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Lucas
Ill
George
D.-Ga
Douglas-Aiken
Douglas
D.-Nl
Aiken
R.-Vt
Ives
R.-N.y
Congress
Tucker and aides plead innocent in Tucker case
Chicago authorities report Preston T Tucker and six of seven co defendants pleaded innocent to a federal indictment charging mail fraud conspiracy and SEC violations. The June 10 indictment stems from a grand jury probe of the Tucker automobile promotion. Judge Sullivan said the case will be reassigned for fall trial per defense request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
SEC
Philip L. Sullivan
Tucker
Sullivan
U. S. District Court
Frank J. McAdams
McAdams
High School Bandmaster Dies in Two Car Crash
J A Hughes about 50 long time high school band master killed in two car crash last night in Boscobel Wisconsin. Er nest Schoellig of Boscobel driver of other car unhurt. Hughes taught at Argyle and Blue River before joining Boscobel staff in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boscobel
Wis
J. A. Hughes
Ernest Schoellig
Hughes
Argyle
Blue River
Plane crash in Bari kills at least 24 aboard KLM liner
A Dutch KLM four engine airliner from the Far East crashed in Bari harbor after breaking up in rough seas. At least 24 bodies recovered, with 32 believed aboard. The Roermund's party included newspapermen and Americans. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Bari
U.P
Far East
Ter
KLM
Netherlands East Indies
Amsterdam
KVM
Roermund
Indonesia
Dutch East Indies
Athens
Typewriter Silent Witness in Hiss Perjury Trial
Former handyman Raymond Catlett testified that the FBI offered about $200 for an old Woodstock typewriter linked to the Hiss case. The battered machine, traced with help from Catlett, is alleged to have copied State Department documents for Whittaker Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
FBI
Raymond Catlett
Hisses
Washington, D. C
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Catlett
Murphy
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Donald
Oregon man wins $5 bounty for fox with pitch fork
Bill Daub of Oregon Illinois earned a $5 bounty by spearing a red fox through the neck with a pitch fork javelin style at about 100 feet. The unofficial champion of Ogle County celebrated the short victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon, Ill
Bill Daub
Ogle County
Daub
New Fire Dept Chief Named at Green Bay
William Gleason was appointed fire chief by the Green Bay Police and Fire commission. A 27 year department veteran and former assistant chief since 1936 he succeeds Ralph H Drum who retires July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
William Gleason
Milwaukee Woman Sues Over Nail Polish Disintegration Claim
Miss Ethel A. Adams sues for 18000 dollars claiming a liquid nail polish damaged her fingernails and caused them to disintegrate. The suit seeks compensation for injuries and related losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U.P
Ethel A. Adams
Boy Offers to Marry Stepsister to Solve Family Troubles
Salinas California report details a 17 year old boy offering to marry his 15 year old stepsister to ease family troubles as authorities pursue charges in a murder case. Hortense Ramos Kovac faces a first degree murder charge for killing her second baby. Robert Kovac is charged with illegal disposition of the body. John Kovac and Eva Ramos Kovac face delinquency charges. The youths are in juvenile detention awaiting a hearing next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
Hortense Ramos
Robert Kovac
Robert
John Kovac
Eva Ramos Kovac
Harris
Housing Bill Foes Clash as Debate Enters Second Day
Washington reports a fierce House debate on President Truman's housing bill with administration allies predicting victory. A fistfight erupted on the floor between Sabath and Cox over speaking time, highlighting the bill's contentious path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Sabath
E. E. Cox
Adolph J. Sabath
Ill
Rules Committee
Washington
Walter
House
Truman
Rayburn
D-Tex
Pleads Guilty to Killing Attorney in Wisconsin
William Fike 47 of New Lisbon pleaded guilty to the murder of Herbert Siggelko a veteran Madison attorney found beaten to death May 26 near New Lisbon. Fike waived a preliminary hearing and asked for a jury trial. he faces a first degree murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manston
Wis
Herbert Siggelko
Madison
William Fike
New Lisbon
Bruce Beilfuss
Beilfuss
Fike
Atty
T. W. McCoy
Siggelko
Lillian Conery
Weather forecast notes thundershowers in western and southern Wisconsin
Weather outlook says thundershowers will hit western and southern Wisconsin tonight as temperatures dip to the low 60s. Yesterday's high reached 88 at Prairie du Chien and 50 in Superior with widespread showers leaving .75 inches at Prairie du Chien and near half an inch in Darlington and Lancaster. Tomorrow expect partly cloudy skies and cooler air with eastside thundershowers. Kenosha noon reading was 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
W. J. Thompson
Prairie du Chien
Superior
Darlington
Lancaster
Thompson
Kenosha
Welfare Board Revision Voted in Wisconsin Assembly
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill to abolish the state board of public welfare and reorganize the welfare department into nine governor appointed members. The measure, with six year terms, reshapes departments and creates a mental hygiene division and a combined child welfare unit. Senate action and salary caps are pending. A separate compromise tax plan to fund education and welfare was discussed amid other legislative moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Board of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
Assembly
Senate
Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Alcoholic Studies
Republican Caucus
Rennebohm
Sinc
Milwaukee
Superior State Teachers Colleges
University of Wisconsin
Assembly Education Committee
Milwaukee College
University Extension Center
Labor Committee
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Industrial Commission
Doyle
D.madison
Wisconsin Senate
Five Prisoners Hospitalized by Waupun Blaze
Waupun Wisconsin prison fire in an old tunnel used for refrigeration at the butcher shop injured five inmates. Warden John Burke said acetylene torch work may have ignited tar in the tunnel. One inmate, Jack Lingle serving a life sentence for murder, was pulled from the tunnel after initially fleeing the wrong way. The other four were treated at the prison hospital for observation. Lingle’s injuries were not yet fully known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupun
Wis
John Burke
Burke
Jack Lingle
Lingle
Outagamie County
Seven State Bills Signed Into Law in Wisconsin
Lt. Gov. George M. Smith signed seven bills in Madison for changes including warrantless arrests for ordinance violations by peace officers, reallocating three percent cooperative license fees to municipalities hosting generation plants, allowing 200 acre farm lands to detach from cities to adjoining towns by circuit court order, and establishing standards for unprofessional conduct among chiropractors with possible license suspension or revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
U.P
George M. Smith
Oscar Rennebohm
Acheson Presses House on North Atlantic Pact and Korea Aid
Secretary of State Acheson urged the House to approve the North Atlantic pact and European arms program this session and to act by June 30 on a 150 million dollar Korea aid bill. He spent over two hours with the House Foreign Affairs Committee and reaffirmed his prior testimony to the Senate committee on backing U S policy in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
House
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Europe
Bridge outage snarls traffic on Green Bay main span
Traffic in Green Bay, Wisconsin was snarled today after a control cable burned on the Main Street bridge over the Fox River, cutting the span out of service. The bridge carries highways 41 141 and 29, with detours routing drivers via two alternate crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Main Street
Fox River
Roofer Falls 30 Feet At Simmons Plant Accident
Robert Cossette 22, of 31st Court, fell from the Simmons company plant roof near the lake while tarrying a roof for Globe Roofing. He landed 30 feet to the ground, rolled 40 feet on a lower roof, and was taken to Kenosha hospital with neck and back injuries and possible internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cossette
Apt. R-8
31St Ct
Simmons Company
Kenosha Hospital
Cossette
Globe Roofing Company
Simmons
Russia blocks West Berlin freight strike freight move
Russia vetoes West Berlin strikers offering to handle freight trains for West Germany. Soviet rail authority says it encroaches on operation rights and will not allow west German trains into Berlin while the strike continues. About 40 freight trains carrying supplies are stranded between West Germany and Berlin. The strike demands non Communist union recognition, pay in western marks, and no reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
Russia
West Berlin
West Germany
Germany
Coplon Admits Considering Russia Visit During Spy Trial
Judith Coplon testified she considered visiting Russia in spring 1948 but dropped the plan. She battled questions about a New York meeting with Russian engineer Valentine Gubitchev and denied knowledge of a Soviet timing technique. She claimed ongoing harassment by prosecutors and demanded to call attorney N P Shapiro as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Kelley, Jr
Albert L. Reeves
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Kelley
Russia
Valentine A. Gubitchev
New York
Washington
Gubitchev
N. P. Shapiro
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Shapiro
Archibald Palmer
Palmer
Youth asks court for Walla Walla over reform school
Seattle 21 year old Dave Mc Collum requested the court commit him to Walla Walla penitentiary rather than the reform school after forging checks. He said constant talks with younger inmates would drive him crazy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
U.P
Dave McCollum
Walla Walla Penitentiary
State Reformatory
Sayre Linked to Reds in Hiss Trial Testimony
Malcolm Cowley testified that Whittaker Chambers named Francis B. Sayre as head of the Communist apparatus in the State Department. Defense attorney Lloyd Paul Stryker rejected the claim, saying Sayre remained a loyal government member at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Malcolm Cowley
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Francis B. Sayre
Department of State
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Four Lobbyist Complaints Reported by Madison Prosecutor
Madison prosecutors confirm a complaint has been issued against a fourth lobbyist. District Attorney Robert Arthur declined to reveal the lobbyist’s name at the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
U.P
Robert Arthur
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D.-N.y
American Airlines
Memphis
Tenn
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Waupun Blaze
Sayre
REDS
Brien McMahon
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Oak Ridge
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