House Shelves Universal Military Training Bill
The House voted 236 to 162 to send the administration bill creating six months of universal military training back to committee, effectively shelving UMT for the 82nd Congress. support crossed parties but the measure was not debated on its merits and may be revived in the 83rd Congress.
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Washington
House
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Vinson
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Donald R. Wilson
American Legion
Soviet Union
Rep
Brownson
Commttee
Wisconsin
O’konski
Withrow
van Pelt
Murray
Smith
Kersten
Davis
Byrnes
Zablocki
Hull
Acheson Clears Clubb of Security Risk
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said he personally cleared O Edmund Clubb after the loyalty and security board ruled him a security risk He denied claims that Clubb resigned to gain pension rights and noted an additional review found Clubb not disloyal but a risk Clubb had announced resignation fearing damage to his diplomatic career.
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Washington
U.P
Dean Acheson
Foreign Service
O. Edmund Clubb
State Department
Clubb
Acheson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Czechs Open Talks on Oatis Case
A diplomatic source says Czechoslovakia is willing to hold official discussions on the case of imprisoned American correspondent William N. Oatis, marking progress after earlier refusals to engage on the subject.
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Paris
William N. Oatis
Slot Machines Raided In Southern Illinois
FBI agents raided sites in southern Illinois and seized slot machines after operators failed to pay federal taxes. Authorities confirmed the actions were part of tax enforcement.
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Illinois
Springfield
WUP
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Winter Weather Grips Wisconsin With Subzero Lows
A brutal cold wave bashed Wisconsin with readings falling to 26 degrees below zero in northern areas. Milwaukee forecasters expect continued cold tonight then clouding and a slight warm up tomorrow as states report stark icy and snowy roads across the region.
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Wisconsin
U. S
Milwaukee
Grantsburg
Bemidji
Minn
Eau Claire
Park Falls
Wausau
Lone Rock
Madison
la Crosse
Green Bay
Kenosha
State Highway Commission
Trains Crash in Gary Injures 65 Commuters
A Gary Indiana collision between a slow suburban train and a rear train injures 65 with six still hospitalized. The open switch caused the rear train to strike the unloading train at Gary station. Passengers describe a violent jolt as ambulances rushed to Mercy and Methodist hospitals.
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Gary
Ind
U.P
Chicago
South Shore
South Bend
Francis Rosenkranz
Michigan City
Jack Teets
Teets
Mercy Hospital
Rosenkranz
Mercy
Methodist
Methodist Hospital
Teet
Boiler Explosion Kills Four Men in Indiana Plant
An early morning boiler explosion at Indiana Die Casting Co. in Elwood Indiana killed three workers instantly and a fourth died later in hospital. Victims were William Hamilton 28 and Arthur Gerth 45 both of Chicago Edward Deemer 24 of Orestes Ind and George Lovell of near Tipton Ind. They were installing the boiler at the time of the blast.
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Elwood
Ind
Indiana Die Casting Co
William Hamilton
Arthur Gerth
Chicago
Edward Deemer
Orestes
George Lovell
Tipton
Late Bulletins Report Agents Knew of Girl's Death
The World Telegram and Sun said federal narcotics agents knew two weeks before Jeanne Barbara Scott's body was found in a Connecticut estate truck that a girl died from narcotics poisoning. The note quotes a federal agent saying the information existed before the body appeared.
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New York
the World-Telegram and
Sun
Jeanne Barbara Scott
Connecticut
Labor to Honor Nash 50th Anniversary Banquet
National and state leaders of labor industry government and education will join Nash Motors in Milwaukee for the Nash Kelvinator golden anniversary banquet on April 3 at the Eagles club. Guests include governors mayors presidents union leaders and Nash-Kelvinator officers.
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Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Eagles Club
Citizens’ Committee
R. S. Kingsley
Walter J. Kohler
Frank P. Zeidler
Milwaukee
Albert E. Cobo
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Lansing
Mich
E. B. Fred
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Edward J. O'Donnell
S. J
Marquette University
E. P. Hamilton
Two Rivers
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
W. E. Rutz
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
William J. Grede
National Manufacturers Association
Elmer Bernitt
Kenosha
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
John Wieland
Seaman
George A. Haberman
AFL
Herman Steffes
Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council
Walter P. Reuther
Washington
D. C
UAW- Clo
John Pelkofer
Chicago
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Daniel J. Tobin
Indianapolis
International Brotherhood of Chauffeurs
A. J. Hayes
Washington, D. C
International Association of Machinists
Carl N. Jacobs
Stevens Point
North Central
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
William J. Cronin
Automobile Manufacturers Association
George Mason
Glen R. Miller
Harlan T. Pierpont
Worcester
Mass
Percy d. Ebbott
New York
Harold G. Perkins
Eustace Seligman
James T. Wilson
Ray A. DeVlieg
Howard A. Lewis
George Romney
Albert M. Wibel
Henry C. Doss
Charles T. Lawson
Lawrence A. Phillipp
Godfrey Strelinger
Jack J. Timpy
Meade F. Moore
Senate Vote Sparks Battle Over Tax Bureau Shakeup
The senate executive expenditures committee disapproved President Truman’s plan to reorganize the scandal shaken Bureau of Internal Revenue by 7 to 5. The full senate must act by March 14 with a constitutional majority needed to halt the proposal, while the House already approved the shakeup.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Executive Expenditures Committee
Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate
House
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Mr. Truman
Tese
Clyde R. Hoey
D-N. C
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Karl Mundt
R-S. D
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Ara
Humphrey
Internal Revenue
Civil Service
Denis W. Delaney
Boston
Wisconsin Surgeon Dies From Snow Shoveling Heart Attack
Madison reported Dr. Louis T. Baehr a 34 year old Wisconsin General hospital resident surgeon died yesterday from a heart attack while shoveling snow at his home. He had been a resident at the hospital.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Louis T. Baehr
Wisconsin General Hospital
Kenosha Primary Returns Narrow City Council Field
Only 6899 voters of 32000 turnout as one council candidate is eliminated. Leo Schend receives the smallest tally 1653 votes. Nicholas Wade leads with 4225, followed by Robert Gerling 3310, Conrad Shearer Jr 2899, Charles Fischer 2854, R Merrill Rhey 2555, and Felix Olkives 2179. Six vie for three council seats on April 1. In 15th ward, Ben Jensen 229 and Gilbert Oechler 242 beat Frank Stella 119. Supreme court primary results show Justice Grover Broadfoot leading statewide.
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Kenosha
Leo Schend
36Th Ave
Kenosha County
Nicholas Wade
5Th Ave
15Th Ward
Ben G. Jensen
28Th Ave
Gilbert Oechler
34Th Ave
Jensen
Oechler
Frank R. Stella
23Rd Ave
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Grover Broadfoot
Madison
Circuit
London Bus Kills Four Children
A double deck bus in Manchester ran out of control in rain last night and struck a line of school children, killing four and seriously injuring six. Seven victims were 12 year old girls. others were boys age six to nine. The children waited outside a school for the bus home.
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Manchester
Eng
U.P
Broadfoot and Murphy Top State Supreme Court Vote
Justice Grover L. Broadfoot and Circuit Judge Arold S. Murphy led a four man field in the Wisconsin primary for an April 1 runoff. With 3,050 precincts counted, Broadfoot held 90,519 votes to Murphy's 82,159, amid light turnout under 13.6 percent of eligible voters.
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Milwaukee
Grover L. Broadfoot
Supreme Court
Arold S. Murphy
Marinette
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Broadfoot
Murphy
Marshall Peterson
Monroe
Alvin C. Reis
Oilboat Olga tells of deal and big profits
Beauteous Olga Konow known as Oilboat Olga testified before the senate committee that she expected to earn more than 100000 dollars as a middleman in a surplus tanker sale. The arrangement yielded three tankers to Chinese financed interests and a profit of 450000 dollars to a group led by former Rep. Joseph E. Casey from a 1000 dollar investment.
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Washington
U.P
Olga Konow
Olga
New York Shipping
Senate
Joseph E. Casey
D-Mass
New York
Houston H. Wasson
Newbold Morris
Truman
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Francis D. Flanagan
Wasson
United Tanker Corp
Fire at Montreal Repertory Theater Kills Two Women
A three alarm blaze destroyed a Montreal building housing the Montreal Repertory theater and claimed two women. The body of Mrs. George Perkins, 30, was found at the stairs exit and another unidentified woman was recovered from the rubble. Flames spread to an adjacent apartment block causing destruction and displacement for many families.
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Montreal
Montreal Repertory Theater
George Perkins
Halifax imposes three week embargo on western livestock
Nova Scotia declares a three week embargo on all western livestock including horses due to the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Southern Saskatchewan.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Dominican Republic protests Russian submarine activity in Caribbean
The Dominican Republic plans to complain to the UN Security Council over alleged Russian submarine intrusions near its shores. Five Soviet submarines were sighted off the eastern coast, prompting a US Navy inquiry in Washington.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
UN Security Council
Russia
Dominican
Caribbean
Washington
U. S. Navy
Soviet Parliament Opens Budget Session for 1952
Moscow reports the Supreme Soviet opened its session and set tomorrow night to hear the 1952 budget.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
El Paso plumber boasts 17th marriage in bid for record
Bruce Steele, 72, claims his 17th marriage to Estell Lloyd, 47, may set a record. He has 31 children from 16 prior unions and notes seven live with him. He says wives must be “good women” who don’t smoke or drink and describes his dating strategy as exploiting a partner’s weaknesses.
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el Paso
Tex
U.P
Bruce Steele
Steele
Estell Lloyd
Romeo
Nellie
Fannie
Lloyd
Deming
N. M
Estell
Goldie
Annie
Rose
Frances
Salt Flat
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Rio de Janeiro
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Che
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Peter
Matt
Christ
God
Julien C. Hyer
Girl
Homer Bell
State Motor Vehicle Department Enforcement Division
Arnall
Ellis Arnall
Panmunjom
Korea
R. E. Libby
United Nations Truce Negotiations Team
Nash
Reuther
Mason
HOT Stove
Harold E. Stassen
Calef
East Barrington
N. H
Stassen
GOP
New Hampshire
Ake
Harlan Culef
Eft
A. J. Wood
London
Robert M. Jones, Jr
Carew
Cincinnati
Jones
Charles Hayden
Howard Newman
Cincinnati Times-Star
Broadfoot and Murphy
State Supreme Court
Justice Broadfoot
Oscar Rennebohm
Elmer E. Barlow
Betty Calamasa
Houston
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