12 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1948
Page
1
Three Kenosha student veterans at Madison tackle a housing shortage and high living costs after returning from the Marine Corps. They faced the challenge of supporting a wife and children on about $90 a month, seeking solutions amid scarce affordable housing.
Three Kenosha men plan a future through a family cooperative in Madison. They bought 849 Ridgewood Street with help from a government loan and pool government allotment checks to support ten members and educate their children on about 90 dollars per month per family. The group includes Mr and Mrs Michael Lapcewich and their two sons, Mr and Mrs Peter Lapcewich, Mr and Mrs Lester Christensen and daughter Karen, and Joseph Lapcewich, a Wisconsin high school student.
Senate leaders race to finalize ERP cuts amid Taft’s insistence on trimming 1.3 billion from the European Recovery Program while Vandenberg seeks enough votes to defend the 5.3 billion package. House lawmakers push a merged aid bill for Europe and Asia with a fast track to debate.
Attorney General Tom C. Clark issued an unconstitutional opinion on a bill to bar Communists from ballots in local state or national elections. The memo to Rep. Karl LeCompte questioned the bill’s validity citing due process issues and potential as a bill of attainder.
In Pipestone Minnesota a 25 year old father Kenneth Paulson tried to save his wife a 19 year old and their seven month old son from a two story blaze last night. He escaped by leaping two stories suffering severe burns and broken legs. The wife and child died in the flames.
An anonymous caller from a nearby phone booth warned the Shepherds Bush exchange that 10 Downing Street would be blown up tonight. A similar threat against Winston Churchill was deemed a crank hoax by Scotland Yard yesterday.
Brussels reports Britain France and the Benelux states approved a fifty year Western Union treaty aimed at political economic and military unity to contain Communism. The accord will be signed next Wednesday by Belgium Britain France Luxembourg and the Netherlands with details withheld until the ceremony.
Kenosha chapter executive secretary Mrs. L N Murphy announced that $12 368 95 has been donated in the first week of the Red Cross fund campaign. corporate division leads toward a $35009 county goal with $6227 contributed, while $4999 comes from special and individual gifts and $927 95 from retail sectors.
The Blinded Veterans Association votes 10 to 1 in favor of universal military training according to today’s poll release. The finding highlights strong support among veterans for broader service requirements.
Secretary of State informs County Clerk that only one delegate candidate filed for the First Congressional District covering Kenosha Racine Walworth Rock and Green counties. The Democratic National Committee requires 28 delegates in the state eight at large and two per district. A blank line is to be prepared for write-in votes and precinct officials to report by name to determine the winner.
A major portion of downtown Rockford suffered a devastating fire damaging five establishments. Fire Chief Wayne Swanson estimated losses run into many thousands of dollars and said exact amounts would be determined after entry into the burned buildings. The blaze, beginning in Ruth's Doughnut Shop basement, destroyed Ruth's interior, Super Value Millinery, Buchanan Music Shop, the State Theater, and Alexander's restaurant, and damaged a section of Weise department store basement. Fire units fought the flames for over an hour before control.
Chile formally asked the United Nations Security Council to intervene in the Czechoslovak crisis and to act against Russia for allegedly supervising the Communist seizure of power.
Douglas businessmen declare Leave Us Alone Week from April 1 to 8 with a ban on solicitors entering establishments to collect funds for other week long campaigns.
Federal jury began deliberations on Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers charged with subornation of perjury. Judge Holtzoff instructed jurors they must not infer from Meyers’s silence and that the sole question is whether Meyers induced Lamarre to commit perjury. If convicted, Meyers could face up to 10 years per count.
A slight quake centered near Boise City Oklahoma rattled areas across four states just before midnight, with residents reporting shaken buildings and lingering tremors. The temblor's precise magnitude was not stated.
Senate Republicans name next week for a 4.7 billion tax cut as the Finance Committee votes 10 to 1. The plan trims the House bill and targets income tax relief with phased rates and expanded exemptions while aiming to win Democratic votes to override a presidential veto.
Wisconsin endures record cold with Wausau at 18 below and Milwaukee at three below. Forecaster Howard Thompson predicts a break tomorrow with warmer, fair conditions inland and in the south. Snow drifts block highways, schools close, and agriculture faces damage to cotton crops in the Rio Grande valley.
President Truman shows caution over world peace as the Cold War intensifies and outlines five administration goals. Secretary Marshall warns of a great crisis fueled by propaganda and fear as European recovery, Western alliances, and curbing Communism take priority amid Italian elections. The dialogue signals a shift toward preventive action and calmer public mood during an election year.
Milwaukee Barbed Wire Post 9306 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks national status and a resolution for ex prisoner of war service connected disability claims. Led by adjutant William N. Smith, the group aims to broaden eligibility and preserve records, presenting the plan at the 1948 state encampment in Wausau and pushing for congressional action.
A fire at the Trading Post food store on Highway 42 north of the city caused an estimated 8000 in damages. Firefighters from Somers confined the blaze after it broke through the roof in a log cabin structure. Damages include 5000 to stock and 3000 to the building. deputies Browne and Sikora responded to the 10 17 p.m. alarm.
Gypsy Rose Lee the former striptease artist author and playwright will marry Mexican born painter Julio De Diego on Thursday. This will be Miss Lee's third marriage and the couple cited mutual interests as the basis for the union.
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