Waterfront labor tie up continues in New York
AFL Longshoremen returned to work in similar numbers at several Manhattan and Brooklyn piers while ILA pickets remained sparse. Mayor Wagner said the strongarm tactics were over and police protected workers as about 890 military trucks signed in by 9 am and talks with New York Shipping Association eyed bypassing a hiring rule delaying AFL efforts to end the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
AFL
Wildcat
International Longshoremen’s Association
Ind
Robert F. Wagner
Manhattan
Brooklyn
ILA
Afl-Ila
New York Shipping Association
Wagner
Wisconsin Fatal Weekend Toll From Accidents
Accidents across Wisconsin claimed eleven lives over the weekend including electrocution in Stevens Point, a child struck near Endeavor, a pedestrian hit by a train in Milwaukee, drownings on Lake Michigan breakwater, a car rollover near Mauston, a head on collision near Ladysmith, a two car crash near Edgerton, and three Milwaukee County teens in a late Friday crash. Victims ranged in age from 10 to 72 and incidents spanned highways and waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Robert Tellekson
WSPT
Stevens Point
John Dzeikoski
Tellekson
Kathleen Mills
William Mills
Endeavor
Marquette County
Joseph Blawat
North Shore
Milwaukee
South Side
Richard Markevitch
Sheboygan
Lake Michigan
Arlan Parr
Mauston
Alonzo Baker
Ladysmith
St. Mary's Hospital
Henry Robert Crooke
Beloit
Roy E. Bull
Milton
Edgerton
Milwaukee County
Mary Otis
Granville
Eugene Volz
Wauwatosa
John E. Kakubet
Six Chilean labor leaders urge U.S. visit to see free unions
Madison report says six Chilean labor leaders from copper steel textile rubber teaching and printing unions urged that Communist labor officials be brought to the United States to witness the benefits of free American unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
U.P
U. S
Weekend Weather Lingers With Cloudy Skies
The report notes clouds and chilly temperatures with readings 38 to 40 degrees across locations like the sewage plant and Nash Motors, a 24 degree low, and a Sunday high of 37. Forecast calls for more clouds and occasional snow tonight, lows 22 to 28, then Tuesday warmer with a high 33 to 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash Motors
United States
Mundt Considers McCarthy Lie Detector Proposal in Army Inquiry
Sen. Mundt said he will study Sen. McCarthy's call for lie detector tests for all witnesses in the army inquiry. Senate leaders urged McCarthy to relinquish voting and questioning rights during the subcommittee's probe. The panel aims to plan a full investigation and may name a special counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Karl E. Mundt
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Senate
McCarthy
Mundt
South Dakota
Defense Department
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Pvt
G. David Schine
Wisconsin
Robert A. Taft
R-O
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
William F. Knowland
China and Japan Announce Automotive Plant Plans
Peiping radio reports that Tokyo and Communist China are collaborating to build their first automobile plant, marking a notable shift in regional industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.P
China
Peiping Radio
McCarthy presses on espionage probe in Senate session
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy pressed Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. to explain why a newspaperman accused of espionage had not been prosecuted. Democratic and some Republican senators questioned the propriety of a public confrontation, suggesting letters as a means to obtain information. Brownell offered to review the case and proceed without disrupting any ongoing legal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Senate
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
McCarthy
Justice Department
Truman
Brownell
Warren Olney
Department
Criminal Divivision
French Leader Sees Dien Bien Phu Battle Reigniting In Vietnam
The French high command reports renewed heavy fighting around Dien Bien Phu with Vietminh infiltrators near the fortress core. After a 24 hour lull, French infantry and engineers with 18 ton American tanks push from defenses to open a southern road, 14 Reds killed and more wounded or captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indo-China
U.P
Dien Bien Phu
Scoutmaster Quits Communist Party in England
Dennis Wright assistant scoutmaster and secretary of the Bristol University Communist party resigns over job pressure. He says his political views remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
England
U.P
Dennis Wright
Boy Scouts
Communist Party
Wright
Bristol University
Fire destroys large area in Taegu Korea report
A big fire in Taegu Korea tonight destroyed nearly one city block and damaged American occupied buildings valued at about $100000. No casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taegu
Korea
Freedom Light Burned at Ripon Celebrates Republican Birth
A 10 foot gas fed freedom light atop a glass globe in Ripon Wisconsin was lit by President Eisenhower to mark the 100th anniversary of the Republican party. The flame symbolizes liberty and was pledged to be kept alight by local residents. Ripon residents reenacted Bovay's 1854 meeting at the schoolhouse where the party began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
Eisenhower
Washington
Little White School House
Carlton Schissow
Leonard Hall
Wisconsin
America
White School House
Alvan Earle Bovay
Robert Born
Ripon College
United States
Gov. Kohler
Kohler
H. Phillips Boody
Bovay
Boody
New
Republican Party
Jackson
Mich
Young Mother Plans Globe Circling Flight
In Burbank California Diana Bixby a 31 year old mother studies international weather reports awaiting the right moment to take off in a converted British Mosquito bomber to attempt a world record flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
U.P
Diana Bixby
House Rules Panel Delays Seaway Bill Vote
Washington reports the House Rules Committee postponed a decision on sending the Senate approved St. Lawrence Seaway bill to the House for a vote until April 1. Senator Styles Bridges was carried from the Capitol on a stretcher to Bethesda Naval Hospital after a virus infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
U.P
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Capitol
Bethesda Naval Hospital
East German plan to raise army to 12 divisions
West German security officers report that East Germany intends to expand its armed forces this year to a crack field force of 12 divisions totaling about 200000 men. The growth aims to bolster border defenses and project power in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
East Germany
Trieste Issue Hinders Italy’s Western Defense Participation
Rome reports Premier Mario Scelba warns that unresolved Trieste dispute blocks Italy's broader role in Western defense. He states the stalemate in Trieste remains a critical obstacle impacting security plans and alliance commitments.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Trieste
Mill, 110 Years Old Burns at Ft. Atkinson
A 110 year old Cushman Mill in Jefferson county burned to the ground Sunday before firemen could extinguish the blaze. Built in 1844 it was one of the few water powered mills of its kind remaining in the area.
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Ft. Atkinson
Wis
UAR
Jefferson County
Cushman
Hill Seeks Bigger Personal Tax Exemption Increase
Sen Hill says prospects favor senate adoption of a $200 rise in personal exemptions for individuals while opposition from Sen Millikin cautions no concession. The House revision bill faces committee review as debates continue on tax relief and corporate benefits, with other senators proposing further cuts and targeting non luxuries.
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Washington
Sen
Hill
Ala
Senate
Millikin
Rcolo
Senate Finance Committee
Douglas
Illinois
Meet Your Congress
Kean
R-Nj
Carl Curtis
Rneb
Sen. George
D-Ga
Plea for More Yank Planes in Indo China War
Gen Paul Ely pressed Eisenhower for additional American air support in Indo China claiming to seek B 26 bombers C 119 transports and helicopters He may also urge more air force technicians Ely met with Adm Radford and planned talks with Defense Secretary Wilson and the joint chiefs amid cautious optimism on Dien Bien Phu and the European Army Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.P
Paul Ely
Eisenhower
Indo-China
Ely
White House
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
U. 5 Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Joint Chiefs
Dien Bien Phu
State Department
U. S
France
Red China
Geneva
United Nations
Dynamite Blast Kills Miners at Morgan Bryant Coal Mine
A dynamite explosion at the Morgan Bryant coal mine midway between here and Lewistown killed two miners and injured three others. Sheriff John B. Anderson confirmed the deaths of Earl Cape, 60, Bryant Illinois, and Ronnie Miles, 35, Lewistown, with three workers hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Here
Morgan Bryant
Lewistown
John B. Anderson
Anderson
Earl Cape
Bryant
Ronnie Miles
Soviet Army General Flees to U S Zone in Austria
A Soviet army official and his girlfriend with her baby fled to the U S zone of Austria and sought political asylum. The escapee, a lieutenant identified as Oschka, surrendered to American authorities at Linz on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
UPI
U. S
Austria
Oschka
Linz
Recall plan swamps editor as petition drive grows
Sauk City editor Leroy Gore says his recall petition proposal for Senator Joseph McCarthy has ballooned beyond his capacity to publish. Madison attorney Ivan Nestigen plans a Sauk City meeting on April 4 to form a statewide committee aiming for 400 000 signatures, while editors face a backlog of letters and thousands of petitions.
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Sauk City
Wis
U.P
Leroy Gore
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Gore
Sauk Prairie Star
Ivan Nestigen
Madison
McCarthy
Nestigen
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