Bevin Conflicts With Russia Over Potsdam German Vessels
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin accused the Soviet Union of failing to destroy German naval vessels under Potsdam and not reporting German POW numbers. Molotov offered mild replies, agreeing to share data if others do likewise, and acknowledged Russia's party role in the plan. Secretary Marshall pressed for early German economic unification to secure reparations, signaling Western alignment amid a split with the eastern powers. Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Ernest Bevin
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Molotov
Bevin
Marshall
Truman
Washington
U. S
Armed Bandits Robbed The Nob by Lobby Tavern
Two men entered Edward Wedelstedt's office in Pleasant Prairie's Nob by Lobby tavern a few minutes after midnight and stole 1630 dollars in cash plus 29 from the wallet and 101 in change. They fled west on Wilmot road after forcing Wedelstedt to stay seated as they grabbed the money and checks.
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Nobby Lobby
Pleasant Prairie Village
Edward Wedelstedt
Wedelstedt
Wilmot Road
Pleasant Prairie
Sheriff's
Truman Begins Four Day Vacation From Washington
President Truman left Washington at 12 55 p m CST for a four days rest at Key West Florida after delivering a historic foreign address to Congress. He traveled on the Sacred Cow with Adm William D Leahy and several aides while 39 others joined on another plane. Official notes say the trip is a shorter vacation due to the Mediterranean crisis and that the president is in good shape and needs rest with sun swimming and relaxation prescribed by Dr Brig Gen Wallace H Graham.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
Congress
Adm
William D. Leahy
Secret Service
Charles G Ross
Wallace H. Graham
Links Wisconsin Man to Nazi Propaganda Fund
Former German embassy attache Heribert von Strempel testified in a U S district court that he gave Wisconsin publisher Douglas M Stewart 15000 dollars to use for Nazi propaganda. Stewart said he found the money wrapped in brown paper on the floor of his Lake Geneva Wisconsin home in 1944.
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U.P
Heribert von Strempel
Federal District Court
Wisconsin
Douglas M. Stewart
von Stremple
Germany
Stewart
Lake Geneva
Wis
Editor Killed Escaping Blaze in New York Fire
Edward P. Flynn, 45, executive editor of the New York Post, died at 5 20 am after plunging from his eighth floor apartment window during a nine story building fire. Fire began in Flynn’s bedroom and he fell onto a two story extension below.
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New York
Edward P. Flynn
The
New York Post
Flynn
Truman asks Congress to send aid to Greece and Turkey
President Truman urged Congress to commit 400 million dollars in men and materiel to Greece and Turkey to withstand totalitarian aggression. In a historic joint address he warned of broader implications and the fight against subjugation, signaling strong stance against communism without naming Russia.
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Greece
Turkey
Washington
Senate House
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Germany
Japan
United States
Mr. Truman
Mediterranean
Moscow
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Clais
Conservation Club Honors Former Warden Ozburn
Ke none county conservation members held a meeting at the Union Club naming William A Ozburn life member for his work as head of the state game farm at Poynette and county warden 1928 to 1945. Ozburn spoke on pheasant breeding plans 150000 chicks and 1200 raccoons by June and praised Leo Peterson.
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Union Club
Kenosha County
Ozburn
Sander
Flambeau River
Tony
Wis
Game and Fur Farm
Kenosha Group
Leo Peterson
Wisconsin Assembly Advances Natural Gas Tax and Local Rule Rulings
The Wisconsin Assembly moved a repeal of local home rule power over natural gas toward final passage by a 63 29 vote, along with approving a 7 cent per 1 000 cubic feet tax repeal. The Senate advanced related measures including a tavern bill and wage limits for city firefighters, plus veteran rehabilitation loans and price-fixing penalties for newspapers and radio stations.
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Wis
Assembly
Senate
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Sen
Porter
Bloomington
Congress
Kenosha Red Cross Drive reaches $5,266 total
The 1947 Kenosha county Red Cross Drive totals rise to 5266.71 with 5 finalizing Tuesday and Wednesday gifts. Current figures show one third of the $15 000 goal secured, with factory solicitations and bank booth efforts still to come.
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Kenosha County
AFL
Evelyn D. Murphy
Kenosha
The
American Red Cross
Parents of Twins Ousted From Home of Minister
Indianapolis report says a couple with twin infants were evicted from a parsonage after going to a movie rather than church. Pastor Edward Stewart of Holmes Avenue Free Methodist Church said the move followed a broken agreement to share the parsonage and cited movies as immoral. The Likens family sought housing while the babies, Danny Kay and Diana May, may need boarding if no home is found.
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Indianapolis
Lester Likens
Edward Stewart
Stewart
Holmes Avenue Free
Holiness Church
Danny Kay
Diana May
Churchill Attacks Labour Government in Commons
Winston Churchill, ill but determined, moves a no confidence motion opposing the Labour government. He denounces its policies as a crime against the British state, accusing the government of imposing a sect like rule during economic crisis and delaying recovery. He laments Labour’s 37 percent mandate and warns of dire consequences.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Laborites
American travels 5 000 miles to join U S Army
Edward M. Brownlee traveled 5000 miles to join the U S army in Tokyo Japan. He came to join his father Captain J H Brownlee and enlisted three months later. He has drawn only overseas pay, a notable distinction.
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Tokyo
Edward M. Brownlee
U. S. Army
Brownlee
Japan
J. H. Brownlee
School Board Tackles Bonnie Home pupil space issue
The Board of Education met to address classroom space for Bonnie Home area pupils. Bain school is full. Jefferson has vacant rooms to relieve crowding as 80 new homes near Bonnie Home open. Enrollment is expected to rise and officials will alert housing authorities.
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Bonnie Home
Bain
Jefferson School
Bain School
Worker killed by high tension wire during logging near Marshfield
John H. Hamas, 46, of Auburndale, was fatally burned when a guy wire on a loading boom touched a high tension line while assisting logging on a farm near Marshfield, Wisconsin. He died at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Marshfield
Wis
John H. Hamas
Auburndale
St.Joseph’s Hospital
Lare
Five of six rescued from collapsed Cincinnati building
Wally Eskin, 47, the latest to be pulled from the debris, survived after 27 hours in the wreckage. Delmar Rudd, 19, Roy Bell, 38, and Sam Ostrow, 42, were also saved, while Al Rudd, 42, was found dead. Fred Elsaesser, 75, remains missing in gas-filled rubble as investigators cite overloading and a weakened foundation.
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Cincinnati
Wally Eskin
Delmar Rudd
Covington
Sam Ostrow
Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co
Roy Bell
Rudd
Fred Elsaesser
Western Fixture and Bar Supply Company
General Hospital
Giles de Courcy
Fire Department
Barney J. Houston
Composer Victor Hely-Hutchinson Dies at 45 in London
Prominent pianist composer conductor and BBC music director Dr Victor Hely-Hutchinson aged 45 died on Tuesday in London. He led broadcasts and lectures and was a key figure in British music.
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London
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
British Broadcasting Corporation
Immell Named to Air Reserve Post in Madison
Former Wisconsin adjutant general Ralph M. Immell said the Senate confirmed his appointment as commander of the 101st Airborne Reserve division to be organized with 720 officers and key specialists. Headquarters will be in Madison and will draw from many former army officers in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Ralph M.,immell
Wisconsin
United States Senate
101St Airborne Reserve Division
Immell
Navy Reserve Seaman Recalls Two Week Training Cruise
Kenosha sailors aboard the USS Wisconsin describe a two week training cruise through the Canal Zone. Seaman First Class R. E. Monke, recruited by Lt. Com. H. E. Long Jr., writes of rough seas, liberty in the Canal Zone, and volunteer S P duty while at sea May give insight into naval life during the recruiting drive.
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Naval Reserve
H. E. Long, Jr
Kenosha
Canal Zone
Truman
Wisconsin
R. E. Mohncke
Eighteenth Avenue
Longshere
Com. Long
Navy
S. P
Belgian Cabinet Resigns Over Communist Ministers
Brussels reports Premier Camille Huysmans’s cabinet quits after four Communist ministers refused to withdraw resignations. Colonial Minister Robert Godding said the government cannot continue without Communist support, given a Senate majority by one vote. The dispute centered on coal wholesale pricing at 629 francs versus 600 francs. Retail prices stay unchanged.
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Brussels
U.P
Camille Huysmans
Robert Godding
Senate
Communist Party
Godding
Soviet recalls Novikov as ambassador to US
Soviet officials announce Nikolai V. Novikov, ambassador to the United States, is recalled to Moscow on a temporary basis. A Soviet embassy spokesman refused to explain the reason but asserted he will return, and did not clarify whether the move is permanent.
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Washington
Nikolai V. Novikov
United States
Moscow
Novikov
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