Senate Faces Showdown Over Housing Bill Proposals
The Senate moves toward a late afternoon vote on a middle income housing bill with amendments. Key issues include a new mortgage corporation backed by federal and private funds up to 1 billion dollars, and a provision for direct veteran loans. Debate centers on co op section viewed as socialism by Bricker and defended as stabilizing by Sparkman.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Chamber
John W. Bricker
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Bricker
Sparkman
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Irving M. Ives
N. Y
Federal Housing Administration
Milwaukee Man Killed by Car After Work Walk
Carl F. Carlson, 62, of Milwaukee, was fatally struck by a car while walking home after work. Rudolph Ross, 27, Milwaukee, the driver, was held for questioning.
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Milwaukee
Carl F. Carlson
Rudolph Ross
Death of Henry Eldridge Perry at 42nd Street Office
Henry Eldridge Perry sixty year old president of the Commercial Solvents Corp fell to his death from his 14th floor office at 17 east 42nd Street. The body landed on a second floor extension behind the building and investigators had not determined if the death was a fall or a jump.
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New York
Henry Eldridge Perry
The
Commercial Solvents Corp
East 42Nd Street
Three Indiana Farmers Shot In East Gary Farmhouse
Three Indiana farmers were found shot to death on a dilapidated farm east of Gary. Deputy Coroner L M Friedrich labeled it a triple murder while a farmhand named Michael Sagano vich was confined drunk in East Gary jail. The victims were Paul Shuman age about 55, Ignace Gerashenek about 50, and a farmhand identified as Fred. A note in Russian hinted at madness, but authorities ruled out a double killing or suicide.
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Gary
Ind
Here
L. M. Friedrich
Fred
Shuman
Friedrich
East Gary
Michael Saganovich
Lon Daugherty
Saganovich
Hobart
Everett Fisher
Daugherty
Gerashenek
P-51 CRASH injures 15 at Las Vegas air base
A P-51 Mustang struck a snack bar during an attempted landing at Las Vegas air base injuring 15 people. Air force officials report no fatalities. 10 are in serious condition including the pilot. Washington also orders John S. Service back from India to testify in a loyalty review.
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Las Vegas
Air Force
Brannan Urges Plan for Potatoes in Senate Probe
Secretary Brannan urged a Little Brannan Plan to save the government up to 75 million dollars on last year's potato crop. He asked a Senate agriculture subcommittee to approve the plan for this year. The same day, the House committee postponed its Ohio communist activities investigation.
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Washington
U.P
Charles F. Brannan
Senate Agriculture
Ohio
Washington —W.P
House un-American Activities Committee
Nash Pension Pact Reported
Detroit report notes an expected agreement between Nash-Kelvinator Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers on a pension and health plan for more than 10,000 workers. The pact would provide $100 monthly pensions including social security at a 10 cent hourly cost, with details to be settled. The Chrysler strike context remains tied to union demands for a voice in pension administration and a trust fund.
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Detroit
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Airmen Escape As Jets Collide Over New Mexico
Two jet planes collided near Sandia base in New Mexico as a four ship formation flew from Williams Air Force Base. Three airmen parachuted to safety, with cadets Vance and Eaton suffering minor injuries and Lt. Chapman unharmed.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Sandia Special Weapons Base
Williams Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
el Paso
Tex
W. S. Vance
Fort Worth
G. R. Eaton
Lawrenceville
Manzano Mountains
H. M. Chapman
Mesa
Chapman
Vance
Eaton
Marinette Board OKs 176000 Bond for Hospital Wing
Marinette County board approves a 176000 bond issue to fund the county share of a new wing at Marinette General Hospital. A federal apportionment of 144000 will cover the remainder.
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Marinette, Wis
Marinette County
Marinette General Hospital
Lake Michigan Rescue Service to Protect Air Travelers
Lake Michigan pilots will be covered by a new rescue service after 16 deaths in 15 months. H T Snow of the CAA announced coordinated CAP and Wisconsin National Guard efforts with amphibious planes and a Beechcraft to locate and aid distressed air crews within 45 minutes of a distress call.
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Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
H. T. Snow
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Air Force
Here
Snow
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Lake
CAA
Muskegon
Mich
General Mitchell
CAP
Air National Guard
National Guard
Michigan
Driver Killed as Car Hits Illinois Weigh Station
Ben Hicks 32 of Chicago died instantly when his car crashed into a brick weigh station at the Illinois state line on Hy 41 heading for Milwaukee. Passenger Alvina Welsh 23 was injured with a fractured knee and jaw. Investigators said a car driven by Charles Anderson 55 of Salem cut in, causing Hicks to strike a light standard and the scale house. A whiskey bottle was found on Hicks, and four state officers assisted at the scene.
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Evening News
Chicago
Ben Hicks
State Traffic Patrol
Illinois State Line
Alvina Welsh
Hicks
Milwaukee
Charles Anderson
Salem
Anderson
James Marshall
Evansville Father Guilty Of Mistreating Daughter
Charles J. Killian a 28 year old Evansville father was found guilty of mistreating his year old daughter He faces sentencing March 20 Elma Killian the mother testified the child had a black eye and puffed lips after the night of February 9 Killian denied the assault in court
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Janesville
Wis
U.P
Charles J. Killian
Evansville
Killian
Elma
Milwaukee man serves brief sentence for liquor on reservation
Madison Wisconsin Edward E Grignon 23 of Milwaukee has paid his debt to society for carrying four fifths of wine and four quarts of beer into the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation He spent one hour in the custody of a deputy marshal Tuesday to complete his sentence
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Madison
Wis
Edward E. Grignon
Milwaukee
Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation
U S Government Targets Tax Dodgers in 1949 Push
Washington reports the U S Government intensifies efforts against tax dodgers as it seeks to collect 1943 war earnings and boost informer rewards. A $500000 pool is offered for tips, with past rewards totaling millions guiding current incentives and cases advancing before midnight deadlines.
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Washington
Burglars Learn Truth or Sign The Hard Way
In Cumberland Maryland a pair of burglars broke into a local safe yesterday after forcing the door. They secured a razor and 20 cents as loot. The safe bore a painted warning reading no money inside and a painted combination beneath.
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Cumberland
Flaming House Traps Girl Six in Wisconsin Fire
Five members of a Parrish farm family escaped a blaze that destroyed their one story home near Antigo. Six year old Rose Young died trapped as mother 44 and brother Harlan 15 were critically injured and others fled in nightclothes through zero weather to a neighbor’s home. Sheriff Ray Feller said the fire began from a wood stove and the body was not recovered today.
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Parrish
Wis
Rose Young
Merle Young
Harlan
Merrill
Ray E. Feller
Langlade County
Young
James
Eileen
Feller
Antigo
Ray Unger
Hayward
Calif
Ungers
Baby Sitter Killed by Ex-con Cousin in Missouri
Nine year old Patsy Speer testified how her cousin Clarence Speer 23 returned with a pistol and shot 15 year old Daryl Johnson of Rea Missouri who was hired to care for Patsy and seven siblings. Speer surrendered to a railroad agent an hour later saying I just killed a girl.
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St. Joseph
U.P
Patsy Speer
Clarence Speer
Daryl Johnson
Rea. Mo
Patsy
Speer
Johnson
Daryl
Burt E. Miller
Miller
W. V. Starmer
Starmer
American liner docks with 1600 refugees headed to Shanghai
The Gen W H Gordon, an American president liner, arrived in Manila while en route to Communist-held Shanghai to evacuate 1,600 refugees.
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Manila
P. I
U.P
W. H. Gordon
Shanghai
Acheson Warns Reds to Avoid Rest of Asia
Secretary of State Dean Acheson warned Communist China and the Soviet Union to avoid misadventures beyond their borders in Asia. In a Commonwealth Club address he said China could invite grave trouble if led into aggressive or subversive acts and urged caution as Southeast Asia and Korea face Red pressure. He argued U.S. trade with China matters more than Soviet aid and outlined conditions under which trade might resume.
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San Francisco
U.S
Dean Acheson
China
Soviet Union
Asia
United States
Far East
Acheson
Commonwealth Club of California
Southeast Asia
South Korea
Russia
Senators Press State Dept Files In McCarthy Inquiry
Senate investigators expect to obtain State Department files on individuals accused by Senator McCarthy of communist leanings. Dorothy Kenyon, challenged McCarthy’s claims, denying any communist ties as hearings proceed to identify additional “security risk” names. The subcommittee meets privately to speed the inquiry and gather further names for the 81 security risks list.
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Dorothy Kenyon
Senate Foreign Relations
Washington
United Nations
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Miss Kenyon
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
State Department
McCarthy
John E. Pearifoy
Department
Wisconsin Republican
Shiocton Pupils Refuse To End Sitdown Strike
Shiocton Wisconsin high school pupils continue a three day sitdown strike demanding principal Monroe Manley be offered a new contract. 153 students stay in the gym as the school board and county superintendent urge a return to class.
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Shiocton
Wis
U.P
Shiocton High School
Henry van Traten
Monroe Manley
Manley
Weather warms as spring hints emerge in Wisconsin
The state saw a thawing trend with low temps 2 to 16 degrees higher than the prior night. Park Falls registered five below. Milwaukee bureau predicts mostly fair weather today, increasing clouds tonight and Thursday with occasional snow in the south and far east. Kenosha noon reading was 30 above.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Kenosha
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