United Nations Disarmament Commission Faces Cold War Tensions
The UN disarmament commission opened in New York with American Delegate Benjamin V. Cohen urging a practical, open plan to reduce armaments and end mass destruction. He warned progress hinges on disclosure and verification, while Soviet delegate Jacob Malik signaled strong opposition to immediate bans on the atom bomb amid East West tensions.
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United States
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Roosevelt
Jacob A. Malik
Paris
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Malik
Kremlin
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UN Group
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Korea
China
Driver Survives Semi Crash Near Hy 41
Charles Rose, 31, of Somonauk Illinois, escaped death when his beer laden semi rolled over on Hy 41 half a mile south of Hy 50. He was pinned for about 30 minutes before deputies freed him with minor injuries and a broken left wrist. Gasoline soaked his body as officers feared sparks and used little cutting tools. He was rushed to Kenosha hospital in good condition.
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Art Blake
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Roger Morin
Edward Krok
Morris Sorenson
General Motors Posts 39 Percent Profit Drop in 1951
General Motors Corp reports a 39 percent decline in net profits for 1951, down $506,199,560 from $834,044,039 in 1950. The company attributes the fall to higher taxes lower civilian production lower costs and a larger share of defense business with thinner margins.
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General Motors Corp
German officers aid Egyptian army on armored warfare
A group of German officers, including an armored warfare expert, are advising the Egyptian army according to authoritative sources.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
The Last Forth Dans The Shepherd His Busy Life
A devotional passage notes Jesus travels through cities and villages healing the sick and teaching in synagogues. It reflects on how Jesus sought solitude for prayer, urging readers to find time for God amid crowds.
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St. Mark
Jesus
Peter
James R. Law, Madison Leader, Dies at 66
James R. Law, 66, longtime Madison figure and former mayor, died today after years of ill health. Law chaired the Wisconsin highway commission, resigned as mayor in 1943 to lead the state agency, and was appointed to the commission by Gov. Walter Goodland. He led a Madison architectural firm and had roles with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin Life Insurance Co.
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James R. Law
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Walter FE. Goodland
State Architect
Spokane
Wash
University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
The
Wisconsin Life Insurance Co
Broadfoot Gains State Backing In Supreme Court Run
Milwaukee based Broadfoot Business and Professional Men’s club backs Justice Grover Broadfoot Mondovi for the state supreme court. Club president L L Rieselbach predicts a April 1 runoff victory over Circuit Judge Arnold Murphy Marinette. Club officers include Dr D H Lando vice president George McCredie secretary and Frederick B Bossert treasurer.
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U.P
Grover Broadfoot
Mondovi
Supreme Court
L. L. Rieselbach
Reiselbach
Broadfoot
Arnold Murphy
Marinette
Prisoner Free From Vent Slot After Escape Attempt
George Lazure a 20 year old man from Shanksville Pennsylvania was trapped in an eight inch ventilation slot at Beél mont county jail He banged a steel bar to attract attention and firefighters using a cold chisel and sledge hammer freed him from the slot after the attempt failed
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Beélmont County
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Lazure
Wisconsin Weather Improves Despite Snow Flurries
Weather in Wisconsin shows improvement after yesterday's snow flurries and cold air. Grantsburg dropped to five below zero while Kenosha opened around 21 above. Milwaukee faced severe traffic tieups from six inches of wet snow. Downtown Kenosha read 33 this noon as calmer conditions spread tonight and into Saturday.
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Grantsburg
Kenosha
Milwauke
Russia hints at new MIG fighter design honor
Moscow indicated it has a new MIG plane from the same design team behind the MIG-15. The hint came with Stalin prizes awarded to Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich and 16 other Mikoyan Bureau engineers.
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Russia
Korea
Artem Mikoyan
Mikhail Gurevich
Mikoyan
Army: Casualties in Korea Reach 1.652 Million Through March 6
United States army estimates Communist forces in Korea have incurred 1.652 million battle and non-battle casualties through March 6. The figure rises about 16,849 from the February 19 estimate.
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Washington
U.P
Korea
Kenosha Hears Plan For New Zoning Ordinance
City Manager A E Axtell announces a public hearing on March 20 at 7 30 p m in City Hall to discuss a revised zoning ordinance. The plan reassigns zones to match actual use, notes current mis zoning, and includes new parking requirements and positive development language.
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City Plan Commission
C. H. Gephart
A. J. Ragan
Mike Maxin
Ed. J. Ferch
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Gilbert Petzke
Common Council
Robert M. Smith
Floyd A. Carlson
John Williams
C. R. Nicolazzo
Carlson
Kenosha
Tax Office Reforms Named for New York Chicago Start
Treasury announces next month replacement of New York and Chicago Internal Revenue Collectors offices as first step in tax service reorganization. Non political district commissioners to lead operations in both cities with civil service qualified deputies. reform aims to curb patronage and ensure smooth 1951 tax collection.
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Probe Into Ship Deal Winds Up After Heated Hearings
The senate investigation into ship deal profits ends with final hearings on a 34 million dollar windfall linked to Joseph E. Casey. Witness Raymond S. McKeough testified as a longtime Casey ally while Adm. William S. Smith recalled introductions to Casey. Subcommittee leader Sen. Hoey plans a final report amid questions of influence peddling and tax avoidance.
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Raymond S. McKeough
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William S. Smith
Maritime Commission
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Massachusetts
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China
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United Tanker Corp
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Gestapo Agent Executed in Paris Public Enemy No 1
Gestapo operative Abel Danes, a top Nazi agent in occupied France, was executed today as the nation marks its wartime foe and public enemy. The incident underscores continued Allied pressure against German intelligence networks.
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Abel Danes
France
Harry Williams Executed in Chicago Electric Chair
Harry Williams, 20, described by police as a violent criminal, was executed in the electric chair for the purse snatch murder of a 45 year old woman 19 months ago. He escaped from Cook County jail last August after fatally beating a guard and wounded two detectives in December 1950. He was linked to ten rapes and five robberies and convicted for the August 20 1950 killing of Mrs Mary Scott.
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Harry Williams
Cook County
Mary Scott
Argentine Editor Jailed in Peron Opposition Roundup
Francisco Hipolito Uzal, editor of The Citizen for the Radical Party, was jailed in Buenos Aires amid a police roundup of politicians opposing the Peron government.
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Argentina
Radical Party
The
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Peron
Francisco Hipolito Uzal
Committee Cuts Budget Requests in House Action
The House appropriations committee sliced about 728 million from President Truman s 7 billion budget request for roughly two dozen federal agencies. Rep Albert Thomas noted other economies could trim up to 33 percent of the administration s requested independent office funding, bringing total recommendations to 6 272 138 348 a cut of 727 861 652. No agency would receive the full amount sought.
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U.P
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Albert Thomas
D-Tex
Death threat sent to New York judge and wife shocks officials
Police probing the slaying of tipster Arnold Schuster disclosed a death threat was sent to Judge Samuel Leibowitz and his wife by an anti Semitic note writer. The report notes a separate incident involving a railroad worker killed on a trestle near Milwaukee.
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Arnold Schuster
Samuel Leibowitz
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