Tobey Demands Secret Report On Mediterranean Crisis
Senator Tobey urged Secretary Marshall to testify in a secret session on the Mediterranean and Near East situation before Congress votes on larger overseas funding. He said an informed Congress is needed to assess the crisis amid possible British aid withdrawal from Greece, with Marshall heading to Moscow for the Big Four talks.
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Washington
Tobey
Marshall
Mediterranean
Near East
Senate Banking Committee
Greece
Congress
Mashall
New Hampshire
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Russia
Byrnes
Moscow
Britain
United States
Grece
Dean Acheson
Lord Inverchapel
Third Body Found in Chicago Loop Blast After Explosion
A third body was recovered today as fire crews continued sifting through debris from a blast that leveled a three story building in the Wells and Van Buren area. A victim identified as about 40 years old was found in the rubble bearing a post office slip with the name George A. Henry. Louis Pappas, the restaurant operator missing since the blast, had been seen entering the building two hours earlier. Other dead include Mr and Mrs Harry W Koons of Fort Wayne Ind. Taxidermist Koons and his wife were blown from the street to the elevated Chicago Rapid Transit tracks. Police and State’s Attorney William J Tuohy opened inquiries into the cause, with estimated losses up to 15 million dollars in property and up to 250000 in window damage.
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Chicago
Loop
Frau Ib Velullica
George A. Henry
Louis Pappas
Wells
van Buren
Harry W. Koons
Fort Wayne
Ind
Koons
Michael J. Corrigan
William J. Tuohy
Corrigan
Ray Crane
Uniformed Police
Christoffel Defends Record At Labor Hearing
Harold Christoffel, honorary president of UAW-CIO Local 248, called allegations of leading a 1941 Allis-Chalmers strike in West Allis a "tissue of lies" as he testified before the House Labor committee. He denied Communist ties while lawmakers referenced UN American Activities material and Louis Budenz statements about his alleged collaboration with the party. Budenz claimed the strike aimed to disrupt arms shipments to Britain. Christoffel said he took no action and noted legal limits on libel suits.
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Washington
U.P
Harold Christoffel
Uaw-Cio
Allis- Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
Communist Party
Christoffel
House Labor Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Charles J. Kersten
Louis Budenz
Catholic Church
Budenz
Communist Party Executive Committee
Britain
Allis-Chalmers
Journal
the Sentinel
Milwaukee
Moscow Attacks Hoover's Plan
Radio Moscow charged that Herbert Hoover's plan for Germany duplicated his post World War I program and helped birth Nazi militarism. Foreign Affairs commentator K Hoffman said the plan aimed to restore German industrial potential in violation of the Potsdam agreement.
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London
U.P
Radio
Moscow
Herbert Hoover
Germany
K. Hoffman
Hoover
Senate votes resolution to cut Truman budget
The Senate passed a resolution to reduce President Truman's 1948 fiscal budget to 33 million dollars and earmark over 2.6 billion dollars to cut the public debt before any savings are applied to tax relief.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Truman
Recreation Leader School Planned by Kenosha County
George B. Price announces the county second recreation leadership training institute at Wilmot high school on Saturday March 8 from 9 AM to 4 PM. Staff includes Charlotte Torrey Hans Schmidt and James A. Schwalbach with registration through Bernadette Tacki or Mannie Frey. A small fee will defray expenses.
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George B. Price
Kenosha
Wisconsin Rural Recreation Laboratory
Price
Pleasant Prairie
Bernadette Tacki
Victory School
Mannie Frey
Wilmot High School
Charlotte Torrey
Milwaukee
The
Wisconsin Recreation Laboratory
Hans Schmidt
Racine
Midland Co-Op
James A. Schwalbach
University of Wisconsin
New York Alcoholism Study Ties Drinking to Economic Mood
Albany N Y U P reports Dr Benjamin Malberg head of the State Mental Hygiene Department says alcoholism rises in low mood and war years see fewer cases. He notes more alcoholics among men than women, among bachelors than married men, and city residents more than rural. Peak cases reached 1941 with declines through wartime.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Benjamin Malberg
State Mental Hygiene Department
New York
Malzberg
Draft Law Expire March 31 Truman's Suggestion to Congress
Traffic wrecks flood Kenosha and county after icy roads yield 30 crashes in the weekend. Kenosha reports 25 crashes with minor injuries. notable incidents involve Clay Crist and Leland Scott in Washington road and Twenty-second avenue. A 12 year old bicycle rider was bruised on Sheridan road. Richard Pfaff was treated at Kenosha hospital after a collision. Early Sunday a four car crash on Seventy fifth street west of Thirtieth avenue involved Douglas Hammes and several parked cars. multiple fenders and bumpers were damaged. A second Sunday collision on Sixtieth street involved Kenneth Robers and Peter Trottier. later Scoon and Rozell incidents damaged vehicles and a utility pole. Saturday night traffic continued with additional damage as cars collided.
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Kenosha
Clay Crist
Sturtevant
Washington Road
Twenty-second Avenue
Leland H. Scott
Evanston
Scott
Joseph Voleska
Dominick Mattioli
Crist
Richard Pfaff
Tenth Avenue
Sheridan Road
George Boerner
South Seventh Avenue
Richard
Kenosha Hospital
Seventy Fifth Street
Thirtieth Avenue
Douglas Hammes
Fifty-eighth Street
Hemmes
William Wilker
Ray Schwartz
Fortieth Avenue
Jerome Caughey
Seventeenth Avenue
Hammes
Wilker
Schwartz
Caughey’s
Paul Conradt
Dominic Corradini
Sixtieth Street
Kenneth Robers
Peter Trottier
Trottier
Robers
James Scoon
Scoon
Wallace Rozell
Rozell
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Kenosha teens admit to 17 burglaries in two months
Four teenagers were arrested after confessing to 17 burglaries and five larcenies mostly in January and February. Arraignment was set for today in municipal court. Detectives credited hours of questioning with uncovering admissions, including three more burglaries. Stolen cash and goods totaled hundreds of dollars from Kenosha stores.
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Kenosha
Carl Orgish
Orgish
Arthur J. Riley
Sam Ferraro
Fifty-sixth Street
Nicholas Fabiano
Twenty-fifth Avenue
Albert Ysgenga, Jr
Fourth Street
Jack Richard Ladousa
Fifty-fifth Street
President Truman Makes Historic Mexico City Welcome
President Truman arrived in Mexico City for a three day official visit becoming the first US chief executive to visit the capital. A 21 gun salute rang out as troops lined the airport while Governor Casas Aleman and other dignitaries greeted him.
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Mexico City
Truman
United States
Aleman
Federal District
Fernando Casas Aleman
Kansas City
Mexico
Consultative Council
President Truman
Casas Aleman
Grandview
Missouri
Martha E. Truman
Wallace Graham
Lilienthal Denies Wisconsin Private Work Ties
Former TVA chief Lilienthal testified before the Senate atomic energy committee denying private work for a Chicago firm while serving on Wisconsin’s public service commission in 1931 32. He claimed $17 574 from the Commerce Clearing House covered past services and expenses. Two senators announced votes on his nomination, with one for and one against.
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Washington
U.P
David E. Lilienthal
Wisconsin
Kenneth McKellar
D., Tenn
Commerce Clearing House
Chicago
Lilienthal
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
U.S., Atomic Energy Commission
TVA
Homer Capehart
Ind
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Mendes Litzel
Commission
Army to Discharge All Non-Volunteers
The War department announced it will discharge 100,000 non volunteer men from the army by the end of June. President Truman asked Congress to let the draft die on March 31 and pledged to reduce forces to authorized levels by July 1 if voluntary enlistment fails. He indicated support for universal military training and warned Congress of potential re-enactment if needed to maintain strength.
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Washington
U.S
War Department
UPR
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Mr. Truman
Marine Corps
War and Navy Departments
State Accidents Take Five Lives
Five people died in Wisconsin over the weekend due to accidents. Burton Hansen, 51, a Manitowoc jeweler, died after a Saturday night crash near Two Rivers. Otto F. Prey, 54, of Wood, Wisconsin, was struck by a car near the Soldier's Home. Walter Nehls, 29, burned in a kerosene clothing fire, and Lawrence Shea, 16, died from injuries unloading a truck in Milwaukee. Earl Craig, 43, was killed crossing a street in Marinette.
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Wisconsin
Burton Hansen
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Otto F. Prey
Wood
Wis
Milwaukee
Walter Nehls
Lawrence Shea
Marinette
Earl Craig
Supreme Court Again Delays Lewis Decision
The Supreme Court today again delayed a ruling on the government contempt case against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. The next opinion day is Monday March 10, with a decision possible then or at a later date.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Surplus Order Causes Odd Delivery Mix-up
Spokane in a lighthearted mishap as Frank Bunker, a retired resort owner, ordered pipe rivets and steel from war surplus but received 60,000 yards of thread a barrel of laundry ink thinner and 50,000 shirt buttons in the crate.
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Spokane, Wash
Frank Bunker
Spokane
Watchman Perishes in Chicago Brick Plant Fire
A watchman named George Delalis, 65, died leading firemen into a one story brick plant of Spring Manufacturing at 3811 West Lake Street. Superintendent Michael Ruman put the loss at $250,000. Five others were uninjured.
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Chicago
George Delalis
Accurate Spring Manufacturing Company
West Lake Street
Michael Ruman
Four Accomplishments from Antarctic Expedition Revealed
Aboard Mount Olympus the US Navy completed eight weeks of polar operation with 13 ships and 12 long range planes. It delivered four main results including extensive exploration, proving air strip viability on glacial ice, supporting about 4000 personnel, and numerous scientific observations while acknowledging costs from fatal accidents and losses.
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U.S.S
Mount Olympus
United States Navy
South Polar
Snowsam
Antaratina
31 Saved From Smashed Ship
In a nor easter a heavy loaded collier Oakey L Alexander lost its bow and grounded at Cape Elizabeth Maine after two waves ripped the hull. Coast guard crews used a breeches buoy to rescue 31 crewmen, none injured, after a dawn SOS from the vessel bound for Portland with coal from Norfolk.
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Cape Elizabeth
Coast Guard
Oakey L. Alexander
Spume
Alexander
Norfolk
Portland
Tubercular Vets Riot at Rome Viminale Palace
Police fired into the air and used clubs to control a riotous march by hundreds of war veterans from two tubercular hospitals seeking better medical care. About ten people were slightly injured as a column broke police lines and shopkeepers prepared for a larger riot.
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Rome
U.P
Viminale Palace
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Zalubowski
Bulletin
Associated Press
Lewis
By Alton P. Blakeslee
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Little America
Richard Cruzen
Richard Byrd
Antarctica
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
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