Train Car Crash Near Kenosha Kills 2 in Crossing
A Milwaukee Road passenger train struck a car at the Racine Kenosha county line crossing killing Gottlieb Riemer 68 of Sturtevant and Virginia Lee 13. Mrs Flora Riemer 58 is in fair condition at St Marys hospital Racine with severe head injuries and multiple fractures. The coroner cites broken necks and internal injuries.
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Kenosha
Sturtevant
Gottlieb Riemer
Rt. 1
Virginia Lee
Flora Riemer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Racine
Riemer
Milwaukee Road
Racine-Kenosha County Line
Miss Lee
William Raven
Riemers
Clarence Fliess
Rt. 3
Fliess
County Line
T. B. Anderson
Racine County Sheriff's Department
Steel Strike Heads Toward Crisis With Sunday Cutoff
Washington reports the steel labor dispute intensifying as shutdowns begin Tuesday ahead of a strike at midnight Sunday. Philip Murray of CIO and the steelworkers union delays action while the wage stabilization board weighs a new postponement and wage demands.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
WSB
Sesson
Three Children Die in Fire at Superior Home
Explosion and blaze killed Cora Lee four Janie Kay two forty two and Anna Marie seven months in the Asbury home as father worked away and mother shopped. Fire officials suspect gas stove fumes ignited by an oil heater.
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Superior
Cora Lee
Janie Kay
Anna Marie
Daniel Asbury
Charge Monopoly By Boxing Clubs
The International Boxing clubs of New York and Illinois were charged with conspiring to monopolize the pro fessional championship boxing business in the United States. The suit names James D. Norris of New York Arthur M. Wirtz of Chicago and the Madison Square Boxing corporation in New York as defendants.
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New York
International Boxing Clubs
Illinois
United States
Department of Justice
James D. Norris
Arthur M. Wirtz
Chicago
Madison Square Boxing Corporation
Temple cleansing echoes in modern times by Julien C. Hyer
A religious meditation contrasts Jesus driving out money changers with a call for moral renewal. The brief poem links biblical temple cleansing to contemporary guardianship of sacred spaces. The author urges action against desecration and exploitation in the land.
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St. Patrick
Emerald Isle
Christ
Weather notes from Wisconsin forecast and readings
The region saw fair weather for St Patrick’s Day, with a south Wisconsin shower sleet mix and north snow or rain forecast tonight. Tuesday brings showers and cooler, while weekend warmth was noted. Grantsburg reached 38 and fell to eight, with Kenosha at 37 by noon.
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St. Patrick’s
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Kenosha
Disgruntled Taxpayers Toss Bombs At Tax Offices
In Tokyo several disgruntled citizens hurled fire bombs at two tax offices. Authorities quickly controlled the blazes as the incident prompted a swift investigation and heightened security.
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Tokyo
Japan
Howlett Resigns as OPS Regional Director to Enter Private Business
Michael J Howlett 37 regional director for the 7th region of the office of price stabilization announces his resignation. He says he plans to enter private business. The move ends his tenure with the federal agency.
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Chicago
Michael J Howlett
Office of Price Stabilization
GI in Korea Sparks Mail Armament Debate
In Korea enlisted men seek to mail personal pistols to men in the war zone sparking conflicts with post office rules. Officials cite growing cases of revolvers found addressed to Marines and GI’s though the service says most do not need sidearms. Postal laws bar mailable firearms with limited officer allowances for official use.
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Washington
Korea
George Patton
Sixth Person Arrested in Reno Burglary Case
A 26 year old brunette, Mrs Marie Jeanne D Arc Machaud, was jailed in Flagstaff as a suspect in the $1 500 000 Redfield burglary in Reno. She was found with 50000 in cash and jewelry potentially from LaVerne Redfield s safe and faced $100000 bail. The case links four men and two women, with arrests in Milwaukee and Reno and a hidden 400 pound safe recovered near Reno.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Redfield
Reno
FBI
LaVerne Redfield
Marie Jeanne D’arc Machaud
Milwaukee
John Tribegi
Frank Sorrenti
Andries R. Young
Machaud
Chicago
Tribiegi
Louis Firpo Gazzigli
Young
Sorrenti
Leona Mae Giordano
Los Angeles
Fourteen Wisconsin Schools Lose State Aid Over Religion Charge
The Wisconsin State Superintendent cut state aid to fourteen Catholic-run schools amid claims of religious bias in hiring or curriculum. Officials note most schools are rural with eight grades and nun teachers. some districts dispute violations while some schools had no aid historically. Local church leaders declined comment as statements were awaited from authorities.
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Madison
Wisconsin
George Watson
Milwaukee
Watson
Odanah
Ashland County
Askeaton
New Franken
Brown County
Frey
Cross Plains
Dane County
Marytown
Mt. Calvary
Fond du Lac
Tennyson
Grant County
Middle Ridge
la Crosse County
St. Mary’s
Monroe County
Holy Cross
Belgium
Ozaukee County
Lima
Pepin County
Germantown
Richland County
North Creek
Trempealeau County
John B. Chapple
Ashland
Governor's Commission On Human Rights
Stalin
Joseph Donovan
Green Bay
Donovan
Ray Helz
Helz
Five Minor Ford Union Officials Out
An administrative board of the CIO United Auto Workers moves to take over Ford Local 600 of the UAW headquarters after firing five minor officers accused of Communist influence. Walter P. Reuther chairs the board. Carl Stellato leads the local in a pending appeal.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Local
UAW
William R. Hood
Ford
House un-American Activities Committee
Locals General Council
Walter P. Reuther
Hood
Stellato
MacArthur Bid Seeks Court to Place Name on Illinois Ballot
Chicago supporter Lar Daly says he will petition the Illinois Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to require placing General Douglas MacArthur on the Republican presidential primary ballot on April 8. If denied, Daly plans a strong write-in campaign citing 3000 write-ins in New Hampshire.
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Chicago
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Illinois Supreme Court
Lar Daly
MacArthur
Daly
New Hampshire
Explosion at Rubber Plant Kills Two Workers
Two Crown Products Co. employees were killed at a Ralston Nebraska rubber plant when a cauldron lid blew off during radiator hose production. Company investigators began probing the blast’s cause and scope.
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Ralston, Neb
U.P
Crown Products Co
Vote Postponed On Inviting Eisenhower To Testify
Senate foreign relations committee postponed indefinitely a vote on inviting Gen Dwight D Eisenhower to testify on President Truman’s 7.9 billion foreign aid program. Chairman Connally said the panel will hear other witnesses including Eisenhower’s deputy Gruenther before deciding.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Tom Connally
Connally
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Europe
Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rmass
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Free World
Western
Draft Call Set At 19 000 For May In Korea War Era
The Defense Department announced a May draft of 19 000 with 15 000 for the army and 4 000 for the Marine Corps, matching April totals and raising inductees since the Korean war start to 913 430. Of these, 832 000 went to the army and 81 430 to the Marines, to meet June 30 program goals as voluntary enlistments continued for the Navy and Air Force.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Navy
Air Force
Ford Local 600 turns over control peacefully
Detroit reports that Ford Local 600 of the CIO United Auto Workers handed its control to the International union without resistance. The move signals a peaceful transition amid ongoing union reorganizations in 1952.
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FORD
Detroit —(P
CIO
United Auto Workers
International Union Today
Rules on Powers In Defense Alerts
Madison Atty Gen Thomson ruled civil defense workers in defense test alerts have no police powers unless specially deputized. He said state laws shield them from liability and they may demand only voluntary help from citizens, leaving them with ordinary citizen powers unless deputized by officials.
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Madison
Atty
Thomson
Adjt
Ralph J. Olson
Civil Defense
Lake Geneva Tavern Fire Dooms Saint Patrick's Eve Gather
Fire of undetermined origin caused an estimated 10000 damage to Pat's Tavern in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The blaze hit the Patrick Granahan operated establishment just before St Patrick's Day, keeping the Sons of the Old Sod from a planned gathering.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Sons of the Old
Pat
Patrick Granahan
Return to Work End of Five Day Strike at Nordberg Plant
About 1,500 CIO Steelworkers at Nordberg Manufacturing in Milwaukee returned to work today ending a five day strike at the Diesel Motor plant.
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Milwaukee
Nordberg Manufacturing Company
Diesel Motor
Great Day for the Irish With Parades Banquets
Irish celebrations across the nation featured parades banquets and public events. Notable happenings included New York Citys massive Fifth Avenue parade with an estimated 1 000 000 attendees and 100 000 participants in Dublin style, plus city celebrations in Clinton Mass Waterbury Conn Hollywood and Cleveland. European and civic figures attended dinners and balls while towns from Washington to San Francisco observed the holiday with parades mass and honorary speeches by dignitaries including John J Hearne and Sen Joseph C O Ma honey.
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Sons of Erin
St. Patrick
New York
Fifth Ave
Dublin
O’connel St
City Hall
Cleveland
Order of Hibernians
Washington
John J. Hearne
U. S
Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Hibernians
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