Senate Group Proposes 15 Month Rent Control Extension
The Senate banking subcommittee approves a 15 month extension of rent controls with a plan to allow up to 15 percent total increases from 1947 levels. Landlords could raise five percent on Oct 1 1949 and again every six months while controls stay in place. Some states may take over control if their laws are adequate.
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Washington
Maybank
S. C
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Senate
Truman
Subcommittee
House
Mon Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Government to Halt Mail Order Cigarette Sales
Federal move aims to stop mail order cigarette sales blamed for depriving 43 states of about 150 million dollars in annual tax revenue. A U S grand jury indicted a New Orleans man and three others in Stelle Missouri on charges of using the mails to defraud Louisiana tax revenue through cigaret deals.
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New Orleans
Stelle
Louisiana
Four KYF leaders honored as life trustees at Kenosha meeting
Kenosha Youth Foundation elected four past chairmen W W Vincent R S Kingsley R Y Cooper and R B Whyte as life honorary directors. Six new directors were chosen for three year terms led by R P Cavanagh TL O Denyes and Daniel D O'Connell with Denyes as KYF president.
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Kenosha Youth Foundation Board of Directors
KYF
W. W. Vincent
R. S. Kingsley
R. B. Whyte
Ralph Y. Cooper
R. P. Cavanagh
TL. O
Rogers Palmer
Denyes
Leo Jensen
R. Y. Cooper
Board of Directors
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Piece of Uranium Smuggled Into Mexico
A leak in U S atomic security reveals at least one refined uranium piece was smuggled to Mexico. Mexican authorities found a cylindrical slug about 21? inches long, one inch in diameter, weighing 220 grams. The case involves American and Mexican secret agents and a man named Gustavo Mesa.
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Mexico City
U. S
Mexico
United Press
Gustavo Mesa
Francisco Gonzalez de la Vega
Francisco Sandoval Vallarta
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Atlantic security pact to be made public tomorrow
Washington reports the Atlantic security pact runs 1040 words and will be released at 10 am CST tomorrow. Twelve nations are invited to sign, with the signing scheduled for early April.
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Washington
State Department
Willys Car Prices Cut Across Jeeps and Cars
Willys Overland Motors announced price reductions from 25 to 270 dollars on jeeps passenger cars and trucks. President James D. Mooney cited business optimism and vehicle soundness as reasons for the cuts.
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Toledo, O
U.P
Willys-Overland Motors Today
James D. Mooney
Wisconsin tax division meeting for beverage tax chair head Wegner
Dist Atty Robert Arthur said charges against the state beverage tax division will be reviewed in a conference with Arthur E Wegner head of the department of taxation. He added he had sufficient information from Sen Gettelman to warrant the meeting.
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Madison
Wis
Arthur E. Wegner
Department of Taxation
Dist
Robert Arthur
Arthur
Sen. Gettelman
Milwaukee
Rennebohm
Assembly
Senate
State Commission On Improvement
Brawls By Italian Reds Protest Atlantic Alliance Trouble Flare Rome
Rome police beat back Communist demonstrators outside parliament amid a 26th hour filibuster by leftist deputies protesting Italian participation in the North Atlantic Pact. One life was lost in the unrest as authorities sought to quell the violence surrounding the pact controversy.
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Atlantic Alliance
Rome
U.P
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Terni
Alcide de Casperi
Training Orders For Flight A Of 229th Composite Squadron
The 10th Air Force headquarters issued orders to form Flight A of the 229th Composite Squadron with officers assigned from the air force reserve. The roster lists Majors Axtell, Borak, Brookhouse, Olson. Captains Camosy, Dobbins, Gallatin, Georges, Marschner, Martin, Nielsen, Piery, Polansky, Rieschl, Ruffalo. and numerous lieutenants, staff sergeants, corporals, and specialists. Reservists not yet assigned will be named after records are checked by 247st AFRTC.
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229Th
10Th Air Force Headquarters
Norm Greening
Air Force Reserve
A. E. Axtell
Fred A. Borak
Andrew R. Brookhouse
Emil A. Olson
Remo E. Camosy
Thomas K. Dobbins
John Gallatin
George T. Georges
Gilbert R. Marschner
Thayer I. Martin
Wesley D. Nielsen
Lucien J. Piery
Edwin S. Polansky
Robert J. Rieschl
Otto J. Ruffalo
George D. Andrews
John L. Bronenkant
Gilbert M. Drew
Robert H. Flatley
Edward M. Furman
Jerome J. Gedemer
Donald L. Heyden
Albert C. Homer
Nick Horchena
Lloyd C. Jordan
George W. Koster
Stoddard Lane, Jr
Walter C. Langer
Raymond O. Larson
Donald F. Lippert
Warren Langer
Claude F. Melito
Adolph C. Niesen
Donald C. Orgish
Norbert H. Polanski
Louis J
Park Ridge
7Th Ave
Richard Block
Greening
Wisconsin Declares All Residents Honorary Irish
The Wisconsin Assembly adopted a St. Patrick's Day resolution making every resident an honorary Irishman. Offered by six assemblymen, the measure declares there are two nationalities the Irish and those who want to be and calls for equal footing for all Wisconsin people.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Pleads Innocent to Killing Her Father
Mrs. Jane Pierce, 23, pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the slaying of her father Charles Blondheim, 65, as he slept in a backwoods Forest county cabin. She signed a statement admitting firing a shotgun, and was returned to Forest county jail to await trial.
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Crandon
Wis
Jane Pierce
Blondheim
Florence County
Forest County
Fire Destroys Five Shops And Hotel In Minneapolis
A four alarm blaze in Minneapolis loop district gutted Bridgeman's ice cream shop and four adjacent stores the Hanover shoe Adams hat Verm's jewelry and Grand cafe. The Majestic hotel roof and top floor were burned out forcing 40 guests to flee. one fireman was hospitalized and two received minor injuries. Fire crews from across the city fought the flames from late evening until about 6 am with St Paul units on standby.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Loop
St. Paul
Bridgeman’s
6Th
7Th Streets
Hennepin Ave
Hanover Shoe
Adams Hat
Verm's Jewelry
Grand Cafe
Majestic Hotel
7Th St
Prompt Action Saves Two Children From Fire
Viola Wisconsin neighbor Ted Elder saw smoke from the Russell home, rushed upstairs and carried two sleeping babies to safety before the blaze destroyed the residence. Both children were under two years old.
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Viola
Wis
Ted Elder
William Russell
Youth Sentenced in Sex Slaying of 12 Year Old
Philadelphia reports 17 year old Seymour Levin sentenced to life for first degree murder in the Jan 8 sex slaying of Ellis Simons, a 12 year old neighbor. Three judges fixed guilt. Simons' body was found behind a garage with more than 50 stab wounds.
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Philadelphia
Seymour Levin
Ellis Simons
Young Simons
Levin
Kenosha Tax Facts From City Manager A. E. Axtell
City Manager A E Axtell explains Kenosha tax policy citing Wisconsin statute 66.70 and detailing how 70 percent of local government funding comes from real estate and personal property taxes. He notes State aids take large shares of income and gasoline taxes and urges revenue alternatives or service cuts. Continued on page eight.
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Kenosha
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