Primary election turnout nears eleven thousand in city race
Just 11,092 of over 31,000 registered voters cast ballots in the primary Tuesday nominating four council seats two board of education posts and 18 county supervisor positions. Endorsed candidates include Lourigan Steinmetz and Petzke among council hopefuls with Nelson not seeking reelection. Board of education saw Rev Charles J Anderson eliminated while supervisors top nominees were Zeitler Sadowski Williams and Binder.
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Council
Board of Education
B. A. Herrmann
John J. O'Mara
Sam Gerolmo
Lourigan
Steinmetz
Petzke
Ed Nelson
Charles J. Anderson
Anthony Zeitler
Peter J. Sadowski
Robert J. Williams
Frank E. Binder
George Friedl, Jr
House Sends Rent Proposal to Senate
The House backed a local option rent control plan with a home rule approach. Senators at the helm of a new rent law gave a cool reception, with the measure proposing its own controls or a rejection under administration objections.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Banking Committee
Truman
Woods
Lewis Expected To Extend His Mine Holiday
Coal industry figures and miners expect John L. Lewis to lengthen the memorial holiday beyond March 28. The move has idled more than 500000 workers, with broad fears of steel and related industry layoffs if it continues.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
National Coal Association
Washington
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Steel and Allied Industries
John D. Battle
Battle
Parking Meters Sign of Spring For Alaskans
Fairbanks, Alaska, marks a spring sign as parking meters resume operation after winter storage. Police had removed meters when temperatures fell to 50 below zero. At that cold, meters would swallow coins but no one could turn handles or set dials as they froze solid.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
$100 000 Sought For Youth Center By PYC Group
Business and civic leaders back a $100,000 fund drive led by the Protestant Youth Council chaired by Joseph Johnson. City Manager A E Axtell praises expanding the program seeking March 22 kickoff to fund a new youth center serving Kenosha youths through 23 participating Protestant churches.
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PYC Group
Protestant Youth Council
Joseph Johnson
A. E. Axtell
Axtell
Johnson
Protestant Youth Council Board of Directors
Kenneth D. Martin
Lloyd Landgren
Robert L. Grover
James W. Blair
PYC
Kenosha
Thomson
Waukesha Seeks Water Rate Increase to Boost Revenue
Waukesha city officials urged the public service commission to approve higher water rates that would add about $40,000 to $50,000 annually. They testified current rates would cause a loss for this year.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Waukesha
Public Service Commission
Truman Forces Lose Fight Over Senate Rules
Truman Democrats failed to force a record vote on Senate rule changes as Republicans and Dixie Democrats move to block debate. The compromise seeks 64 votes to end debate, while 49 votes could also yield gag rules, prompting clashes over civil rights legislation and Senate procedure.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
Lucas
Illinois
Wherry
Western Union plans defense line amid war jitters in Europe
Europe braces for possible crisis as Britain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg unveil a master defense plan. They vow rapid rearmament and call for U S weapons, with a defense line from Switzerland along the Rhine to the North Sea. Rome and Tehran clash with Moscow while Italy reports suspicious aircraft drops.
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London
U.P
Europe
Russia
Kremlin
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
United States
Switzerland
Rhine
Harold MacMillan
Commons
Western Union
Rhine River
North Sea
Legion awards honor 15 heroism savers at 30th anniversary
About 300 people attend Memorial Hall as American Legion Post 21 marks 30 years. John O Melia speaks on anti communist stance and UN critique while 29 new members join and 429 total Legionaries are noted. Fifteen locals receive heroism citations for saving lives in 1948.
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Evening News
Rita Buttera
43Rd St
Leonard
American Legion
John O’melia
Rhinelander
Memorial Hall of
Post 21
7Th Ave
6Th Ave
O’melia
United States
United Nations
Savings Bond Sales Increase in Kenosha February
R S Kingsley announces rise in U S Savings Bond sales in Kenosha during February. E Bond sales reached 237 921 dollars, compared with 217 199 in February 1948. E F and G sales totaled 320 544 versus 253 590 a year earlier. National total surpasses 47 billion, with Wisconsin buyers over 1 2 billion. State February sales 8 572 056, up from 8 510 004 in 1948.
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U. S
Kenosha
R. S. Kingsley
Wisconsin
Kingsley
Nash-Kelvinator Cuts Prices on Two Products
Wisconsin distributors for Nash Kelvinator announce price cuts from 10 to 20 dollars on refrigerators and electric ranges. Four refrigerator models and about five range models are included. The move, the first cut since 1941, aims to place Nash Kelvinator in a more vigorously competitive position.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Wisconsin
Nash - Kelvinator
Nash-Kelvinator
McCarthy Names Justice in German War Crime Trials
Senator McCarthy said the German war crime trials should reflect the same spirit of justice seen under General MacArthur in the Pacific, marking his stance on postwar proceedings.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
MacArthur
Pacific
Wholesale Food Prices in New York Drop 13.6 Percent
Dun and Bradstreet index shows wholesale food prices 13.6 percent lower than a year ago. In the past week declines in 14 commodities pulled the index down two cents to $5.79, down from $6.70 a year earlier.
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New York
U.P
Slaying At Franklin Ave Pawnshop Sparks Widow Police Probe
Detective William O'Brien 68 was killed during a Franklin Ave pawnshop holdup as two Black suspects tried to loot cash. O'Brien refused the armed bandits and attempted to subdue the man rifling the till. the detective's heart wound proved fatal. Two other men were wounded in the incident. Moscow notes Britain claims Russia still holds 200000 German POWs despite assurances. A Wisconsin Senate bill seeks a state building code and addresses housing shortages by empowering the industrial commission.
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Britain
London
Romania
Bulgaria
Iran
Foreign Office
United States
Russia
Literary Gazette
Italy
St. Louis
U.P
William O’brien
O’brien
Franklin Ave
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Industrial Commission
Senate
CWA Launches Drive for $100 Pension for Dial-Shifted Operators
The Communication Workers of America announced a nationwide campaign seeking a $100 monthly pension for telephone operators who lost jobs due to the switch to dial systems.
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Chicago
Communication Workers of America
Ind
Woodsman Charles Brondheim Shot Dead in Forest County
A 65 year old woodsman named Charles Brondheim was shot and killed in northern Forest County near the Forest Florence county line. Deputy Coroner Albert Rusch has the body. A 23 year old woman is being questioned. Dist Atty Allan Stranz says more details will come from Sheriff Iner Osgood, who leads the investigation.
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Forest-Florence County Line
Charles Brondheim
Albert Rusch
Allan M. Stranz
Stranz
Iner Osgood
Wisconsin Senate ends anti strike law repeal and taxes transfer
In Madison Wisconsin the senate wrapped a lengthy session by killing a bill to repeal the Utility Anti-Strike law and by approving an assembly transfer of the beverage and cigarette tax division to the Department of Taxation. Gov Rennebohm is expected to sign the tax bill.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Fred Pfennig
Kenosha
Department of Taxation
Senate
Gettelman
Milwaukee
Busby
Dempsey
Hartland
Rennebohm
Oil Inspection Bureau
Gettalman
Dane County
Senators sign plan to end filibuster dispute
Washington Sen Wiley along with 51 others, a cross party compromise, ends a long filibuster dispute over a change in senate debate rules, marking a rare bipartisan move in the chamber.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Wisconsin Assembly Rejects Public Utility Strike Law Repeal
In Madison the Wisconsin Assembly voted 56 to 40 to kill a bill repealing the 1947 public utility anti strike law, following the Senate's similar fate. The measure by Kendzierski and Molinaro sparked a nearly two hour debate, including Molinaro's failed amendment attempt.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Kendzierski
Milwaukee
Molinaro
Kenosha
Germaine
Pfennig
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
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Joseph Zuffa
George Manson
Liver
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ARMY
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Cal
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Boston
A.P
Anna Sullivan
Roxbury District Court
Alliance
Olin Johnston
Dixie
Barkley
Nebraska
GOP
Hayden
D-Ariz
Sen. Lucas Bitter
State Senate
West
Legion
Mary Cumiskey
65Th St
Janice Wells
5Th Ave
Donald Lucas
Richard Jackson
21St Ave
James Schmidt
20Th Ave
James Volk
Rt. 2
Lincoln Park
James Komarec
Pike Creek
Lake Michigan
Vito Aulozzi
Silver Lake
Darrell and
Russell Levey
31St Ave
Marvin Lytle
39Th Ave
Raymond Gleason
32Nd Ave
Kenosha Harbor
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Somers
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Crandon
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