State Sets Up Coal Delivery Priority List
Wisconsin approved a priority order for coal deliveries signed by Gov. Rennebohm and Agriculture Chief Donald N. McDowell. Hospitals, welfare and penal institutions top the list, followed by homes and utilities, then food processing plants and dairies. Emergency provisions allow limited deliveries to nonpriority users to avoid hardship.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Donald N. McDowell
State Agriculture Department
McDowell
Department of Agriculture
Five Die In Cabin Fire On City Outskirts
A family of five perished early today when a two room cabin south of the city burned on Highway 42. Carroll Maxwell 25 Betty Maxwell 25 and children James 4 Steven 2 and Patricia 2 months died as flames trapped them in bed. Firemen fought sub zero temperatures and wind as neighbors reported no outcry. Maxwell served in the Navy and lived in Kenosha briefly before the tragedy. Coroner and deputies investigated the blaze, with suspicions pointing to an oil stove as a possible cause.
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Pleasant Prairie
Fortain
Highway 42
Carroll Edward Maxwell
Maxwell
Betty
Evening News
Betty Maxwell
James
Steven
Patricia
Sheriff's Office
Frank Feely
Donald K. Thompson
Edward Krok
Art Blake
Joseph Farrar
Jerry Sonquist
Eugene Zicarelli
U.S.S. New Hampshire
St. Joseph
William Raven
Ira Bishop
Smith
Dover-Foxcroft
Earl Jackson
Eight die in Maine family fire from exploding stove
In Monson Maine a single family home fire killed eight members and critically burned a ninth after an oil stove exploded. Victims include six children and Patricia 11 Carolyn 10 Malcolm 8 Robert 6 Judith 4 and a one year old infant. The mother Norma was hospitalized with severe burns.
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Monson
U.P
Elwood Smith
Harriet Smith
Smith
Patricia
Carolyn
Malcolm
Robert
Judith
Norma
Cities Fighting Phone Boost
Wisconsin Telephone Co. faces a rate rise from 6.8 to 15 percent at the Waukesha exchange if a 5.863 million dollar annual boost is approved. Waukesha City Atty. Richard S. Hippenmeyer argues profits would jump from 64 thousand to 139 thousand dollars, as PSC hearings continue with university expert testimony on the firm’s earnings needs.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Waukesha
Waukesha City
Richard S. Hippenmeyer
Municipalities Defense Committee
Public Service Commission
PSC
Hippenmeyer
Wisconsin
University of Michigan
Mervin Waterman
Mine Workers Cleared of Contempt in Coal Strike Case
United Mine Workers were found not guilty of contempt of court in the 25 day soft coal strike. Federal Judge Richmond B Keech ruled the contempt charges unsupported and noted the union claimed miners quit individually, not by union directive. He announced the verdict in two minutes.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Today
Richmond B. Keech
Reech
Judge's Surprise Ruling in Coal Strike Contempt Case
Union leader Keech spared, ruling faults mass strike links but lacks direct proof of disobedience. Court expects possible mine seizure if talks fail, as Truman confirms contingency plans and Taft-Hartley measures possible to end coal stoppage.
Timken Plant Gives Free Coal To Its Employees
The Timken Roller Bearing Co of Canton Ohio announces a large coal stockpile from the steel strike will supply employees with up to half a ton each, with another half ton available after the first allotment. Officials say the supply will last six months.
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Ohio
Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Timken
Defense chief predicts 1.5 billion saving in 1950
Washington estimates by Defense Secretary Louis Johnson place the savings at 1.5 billion dollars for the military establishment in the 1950 fiscal year.
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Washington
U.S
Louis Johnson
Navy Bomber Lands in Ocean During Portrex Exercise
A navy PBM patrol bomber with about 10 crew aboard force landed in the Atlantic during Operation Portrex training. The Palou destroyer recovered the crew about 500 miles north of the Dominican Republic. Pilot Lt W H Westray and crew used life rafts and SOS beacons as Pan American flight The Hornet observed the rescue.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Palou
Dominican Republic
W. H. Westray
St. Louis
Steer
New York
San Juan
Steers
Palau
U S Rested Case Against Coplon and Gubitchev
The government rested its case in the spy conspiracy trial of Judith Coplon and Valentine Gubitchev. They are accused of scheming to pass U S defense secrets to Russia with trials ongoing since January. The judge ruled an FBI report could be examined by jurors only. earlier, several reports remained secret. Coplon has prior conviction and faces up to 35 additional years. Gubitchev could receive 15 years if convicted.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitechev
U. S
FBI
Justice Department
Sylvester J. Ryan
Washington
Gubitchev
Stevens Point Driver Killed in Collision
Dennis V. Megal age 32 of Stevens Point was killed when his car hit a Stevens Point high school bus on a snowbound town road two miles southeast of Arnott Portage County. The crash occurred late Wednesday as blowing snow reduced visibility.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Dennis V. Megal
Arnott
Portage County
Weather Pack Brisk Cold With Slight Warmup Looming
The forecast stays cold with a shift toward milder conditions by Friday. Madison reached 22 during the day and 19 below zero at night in Superior, while Kenosha registered two below at 7 am and five above downtown at noon.
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Madison
Superior
Kenosha
Coast Guard
Two Bandits Snatch $100000 in Diamonds
In Nashville two armed men broke into a taxi and took a briefcase holding $100,000 worth of unset diamonds from Jacob Davis a Pittsburgh jewelry salesman for Barrett Davis Inc. A gunshot rang out during a brief scuffle as Davis fought off the pistol-wielding thief.
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Nashville
Portland Theater Bids Farewell to Arms and The Hatchet Man
A downtown Portland theater offered a double bill featuring Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms and The Hatchet Man. The show ran today with no reported issues.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Transformer Blast Cuts Power Here
A 132000 volt transformer exploded along the North Shore railway tracks near 43rd St and 30th Ave causing a city wide outage for 37 minutes. Power restored before 2 pm. responders included Fire Engines 2 and 4 Truck 1 and the Rescue Squad. calls overwhelmed police and the Electric Company.
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Kenosha County
North Shore Railway
30Th Ave
43Rd St
State Line
Racine County
Electric Company
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Record Fire Toll Tops Kenosha History in 1950
The death toll from fires in Kenosha County during early 1950 reaches seven across two blazes near the city. A separate Jan 9 fire near South Kenosha left a mother and two children narrowly surviving. Only the 1871 Durkee House disaster saw a higher death toll.
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Kenosha
South Kenosha
Durkee House
Truman Rules Out Moscow Visit While Embracing Peace Efforts
President Truman declared he will never travel to Moscow while in office but offered full cooperation on peace plans and UN efforts. He signaled openness to a Senate inquiry into possible Communist influence in the State Department and noted a loyalty file review could be considered later.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
United Nations
Sen. McMahon
Conn
United States
Senate
State Department
Briggs and Stratton Hires 1000 Plus Workers in Auto Strike Move
Briggs and Stratton Corp said it has hired more than 1,000 people to replace about 1,900 AFL Auto Workers who have been on strike since January 12.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Briggs and Stratton Corp
AFL Auto
Expert Thinks Air Injection Caused Death
State witness Dr. Milton Helpern testified in Manchester that Abbie Barreto died from an air embolism after Dr. Hermann N. Sander injected 40 ccs of air to end her cancer. A fellow physician said Sander described Barreto's eyes as open and staring during the injection as the case nears the end of the first degree murder trial.
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Manchester
N. H
Abbie Barreto
Hermann N. Sander
Milton Helpern
New York City
Dr. Helpern
Sander
Helpern
State Takes Step In Phone Dispute
The Wisconsin state employment relations board moved toward potential compulsory arbitration in the looming telephone strike. The Communication Workers of America told Gov. Rennebohm it would delay strike action if arbitration is invoked. The board, in a letter to union counsel Henry Mayer, promised rapid hearing scheduling if a petition is filed and action to prevent service interruption. The strike is paused under a 60 day Truman request.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State
Communication Workers of America
Rennebohm
Henry Mayer
Truman
Pilot Identified From Pensacola Crash
Navy officials identified Harry Charles Judy Jr., 26, of Pensacola as the pilot of a fighter plane killed in a landing crash yesterday. Judy, a student aviator, was to receive his wings later this week and was the son of Harry C. Judy of Tacoma Washington.
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Pensacola
Fla
U.P
Navy
Harry Charles Judy, Jr
Judy
Harry C. Judy
Tacoma
Wash
Great Basket Mystery Baffles N Y Policemen
New York police chase a wave of wire trash basket thefts, with 316 reported in mid Manhattan over five weeks. No baskets recovered. 34 inch, 45 pound units bought by city in January vanish amid wild theories from apartment superintendents to bird lovers.
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New York
Manhattan
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