Judith Coplon Convicted as Spy by Jury
Judith Coplon, former Justice Department employee, was convicted on two counts of spying for Russia. Jurors found her guilty after about 27 hours of deliberation. she faces up to 13 years in prison and a $12,000 fine. The verdict will be appealed to higher courts if necessary.
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Washington
Judith Cop Jon
Russia
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
Paul A. Roser
Palmer
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Roser
Andrew H. Norford
Norford
Miss Coplon
FBI
United States
Portage Hosiery Chief Resigns After 62 Years
William Breese, husband of Zona Gale, resigned yesterday as chairman of Portage Hosiery, a post he held for 62 years to mark his 85th birthday. He will remain president of the Portage Bank.
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Portage, Wis
William Breese
Zona Gale
Portage Hosiery Company
City Bank of
Portage
Dog-Gone Good Bill, Says Man With 19 Dogs
Illinois senate passes measure to protect postal workers and other business personnel from dog bites on business property. Owner liable for injuries caused by dog on lawful business premises. Senator William Knox of Chicago notes bill as a dog-gone good measure.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
William Knox
Chicago
Wisconsin Signs Laws On State Employee Bonuses And Civil Service Status
Gov. Rennebohm signed a bill changing the cost of living bonus formula for state employees to twice yearly adjustments, reducing typical summer bonuses from about five dollars to one or two dollars. The same session includes a civil service protection for staff moving to nonclassified posts and a highway agreement with Minnesota for a toll bridge near Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Highway Commission
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Grantsberg
Explosion Injures 14 on Steel Barge in Chicago Yard
An explosion on a steel barge under construction in the Calumet shipyard on Chicago's south side injures 14, with two in serious condition and one missing. The blast scatters debris and shatters windows. several injured are taken to South Chicago hospital with burns.
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Chicago
Calumet
Calumet River
South Chicago
Housing Plan Passed Despite Slight Error
The House approved a housing bill authorizing slum clearance and 810,000 public housing units with grants and loans exceeding $14 billion over 40 years. A clerical error had set the figure at 1,050,000. leaders said a House Senate committee would restore 810,000 and finalize differences before a possible White House review.
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Washington
House
Truman
Rayburn
House-Senate
Senate
White House
American Labor Party
Diluted Whiskey Costs Tavern Man A $300 Fine
Fred Young age 53 operator of a tavern at 6012 24th Ave. was fined 300 dollars and costs in municipal court after pleading guilty to diluting whiskey for sale. Beverages tax inspector Harold Lampert testified tests of three fifths from the tavern showed blended whiskey not of the label proof. Judge Ruetz sentenced him after arraignment and admission of guilt.
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Fred Young
22Nd Ave
24Th Ave
Young
Harold Lampert
Madison
State Beverage Tax Division
Lampert
Edward J. Ruetz
W. W. Davis
Ruetz
Russians Change Mind on Traffic Between Berlin and West
Russians reversed their attitude toward western truck traffic and allowed free travel between Berlin and the western zones. German highway police reported that trucks leaving or entering Berlin moved through Soviet checkpoints without trouble after earlier disruptions. Allied sources cited a quarrel between Soviet checkpoints as the cause of the incidents, which higher Russian officials then resolved temporarily.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Tax Distribution Bill Ruled Illegal
Madison Wis Atty Gen Thomas Fairchild ruled an assembly approved bill unconstitutional that would exclude dry communities from sharing in state liquor tax revenues He said fund distribution must serve a public state purpose and concern the people of the state at large The senate had asked for the ruling and noted another bill on liquor stock assessment was not opined on.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Fairchild
Senate
Fairchild
Assembly
Bendix Strike Ends After 71 Days With UAW Victory
The United Auto Workers halted the Bendix Aviation walkout in South Bend after 71 days, idling over 9 000 workers at peak and affecting parts supply for jet engines. Settlement approved 2 831 to 110 by union members, while key brake department speedups remain unresolved and to be mediated if needed.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
CIO
United Auto Workers
Bendix Aviation Corp
Bendix
Kenosha Nash
Nash
Kenosha
UAW
Detroit
Milwaukee
Wis
Air Force
Armed Services
Walter Reuther
Washington
Secretary of Labor
U. S. Mediation Service
Wisconsin Assembly approves modified redistricting plan
The Wisconsin Assembly backed a Senate altered redistricting resolution by 55 to 31, removing a cross county lines provision. The plan calls for a five member commission if lawmakers fail to act after each census, with referendum approval needed in the next session. Gov. Rennebohm prompted the action alongside other measures including welfare department reorganization and pasteurization of all fluid milk.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Burmaster
R.wauwatosa
Assembly
Public Welfare Department
Rennebohm
Senate Passes Labor Measure By 51-42 Vote
The Senate approved Taft's labor bill by 51 to 42 in a clash with the Truman administration over repealing the Taft Hartley act. Taft's plan for injunctions and plant seizure in national emergencies was adopted, while critics expect House action to delay any change before the 1950 elections.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
House
AFL
CIO
Finance Committee Backs Excise Tax Cut Midwest Vote
The finance committee approved a 7 to 6 vote to roll back federal excise taxes to 1942 levels on items like telephone bills railroad tickets silverware and luggage. Senator Johnson proposed the measure as an amendment to a House bill on industrial alcohol permits. Representative Martin pressed for a quick House vote on his excise tax cut bill.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Johnson
D-Cole
Capitol
Martin
R-Mass
Lewis Orders 3 Day Week For Soft Coal Miners
John L. Lewis announced a three day work week for soft coal miners east of the Mississippi starting next Tuesday. The move alters his usual no contract no work stance as the industry contract expires tonight. He said the shortened schedule would ease stresses and prevent industry and public irritation.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Mississippi River
Lewis
Wisconsin Power and Light gets 3 percent electric surcharge
The Public Service Commission authorized Wisconsin Power and Light to levy an additional three percent surcharge on all electric bills, excluding water heating, in Madison Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Public Service Commission
Coal wage talks recessed until July 21 in West Virginia
John L. Lewis wage negotiations with soft coal operators were recessed for three weeks after the miners’ three day week order was denounced as a bomb shell. Operators planned to state their position later. Defense rests in Hiss trial in New York as Lloyd Paul Stryker confirms the case closure at 12 15 p m CST.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
New York
Alger Hiss
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Gary ex police sue woman over slander remarks
Four former members of the Gary Indiana police department vice squad filed a $40,000 damage suit in Lake County Superior Court. They accuse Mrs. Ida K. Saks, leader of the Women's Citizens' committee, of making scandalous defamatory remarks at a public meeting about vice squad activities, jeopardizing their jobs.
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Gary, Ind
U.P
Gary
May Extend Dairy Co op Strike Across Wisconsin
Shawano Wisconsin four week old strike at Consolidated Badger Cooperative may be extended to 28 other dairy cooperatives in the state a union spokesman said today.
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Shawano
Wis
Consolidated Badger Cooperative
Slaying of 17 Year Old Joan Coward Triggers Slough of Clues
Chicago police seek two unidentified men in the brutal death of 17 year old Joan Coward and poisoning of her fiancé Arthur Marino after a lovers lane attack. Marino, 28, says men forced him to drink poison and molested him. he is under guard in Blue Island hospital awaiting lie detector testing.
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Joan Coward
Worth
Riverdale
Chicago
Arthur Marino
Marino
Blue Island
Ill
Walter Rusin
Miss Coward
Dogcatchers Testify On Chases In Baltimore Court
Two dog catchers testified that they chased canines and pursued a 17 year old girl when she released a bag of dogs. Ruth V. Stewart admitted involvement as the magistrate dismissed the charges. The dogs belonged to a friend and several others escaped from the truck cage.
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Baltimore
Herbert Franklin
Ruth V. Stewart
S.P.C.A
Thunder showers in northern Wisconsin with cooler front
Weather notes widespread thunder showers expected in northern and western Wisconsin tonight. Tomorrow brings cooler temperatures after a day hitting the high 80s and 90s with Prairie du Chien at 94 and Land O Lakes down to 57. Noon reading was 80 in Kenosha downtown.
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Wisconsin
H. J. Thompson
Prairie du Chien
Land O'Lakes
Superior
Kenosha
Police continue hunt for Muriel Baldridge slayer in Prestonsburg
In Prestonsburg Kentucky police pressed on with the search for the slayer of Muriel Baldridge. They said no definite suspects had been named and the case remained active.
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Prestonsburg
Muriel Baldridge
Sheboygan Murder Case Hearing Delayed Again
Preliminary hearing for Robert Hertenstiner charged with first degree murder in the bladegon slaying of a 20 year old waitress was postponed until July 8 due to Municipal Judge E. H. Puhr being on vacation.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Robert Hertensteiner
E. H. Puhr
Mrs Emma Schmude Drowns at Green Bay Beach
Mrs Emma Schmude aged 63 drowned at a Green Bay public beach after apparently getting tired while swimming. Authorities recovered her body almost immediately.
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Green Bay
Wis
U.P
Emma Schmude
Girl Who Shot Waitkus Sent to Mental Hospital
Ruth Ann Steinhagen, 19, was adjudged insane and committed to Kankakee State Hospital after shooting baseball star Eddie Waitkus in a Chicago hotel room. Waitkus, in a wheelchair, met her briefly as she faced a grand jury and a six and six verdict.
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Waitkus
Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Kankakee State Hospital
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
James J. McDermott
Criminal Court
State Hospital
Kankakee
Matthew D
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Robert Brill
Milltown
George Madak
Manville
Judith Coplon
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Miller
Richland Center
Lenroot
Schlabach
la Crosse
Knowles
New Richmond
du Pont
General Motors Corp
United States Rubber Company
Tom Clark
Melville C. Williams
Federal Anti-Trust Division
Lamont du Pont
John J. Raskob
GMC
Democratic National Committee
A. P. Sloan
General Motors
DuPont Co
U. S. Rubber
U. S
Hiss
Hartigan
Cubs
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