Wisconsin Assembly Blocks Immediate Public Works Plan
The Wisconsin Assembly defeated by 57 to 35 a push for an immediate state public works program to relieve unemployment. Democratic sponsors Kendziewski and Molinaro argued 30,000 Wisconsinites were jobless, while Republicans contended the plan was unnecessary given ongoing long-range projects.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Assembly
Casimir Kendzierski
Milwaukee
George Molinaro
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Mark Catlin
Appleton
GOP
Ericksen Still Candidate by Law Report
Harold Ericksen unofficially withdrew from the city council race but legal opinion says he remains a candidate unless he files a formal declination with City Clerk B A Herrmann. He declined to file yet plans to avoid ballot changes despite his withdrawal status.
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Harold Ericksen
Ericksen
B. A. Herrmann
Dist. Atty
Urban Zievers
City Atty
Robert Baker
Sliced Pension Bill Faces House Passage With Trimming
The Rankin pension bill, proposing $90 monthly pensions for all 65 year old World War I and II veterans, is expected to pass the House after amendments. Provisions would risk limiting to World War I veterans only with a need test based on income. The measure, originally costly, faces reductions to a “reasonable” level per sponsors. House debate featured volleys over enacting clauses and discharge statuses, with Rankin praising a revival of righteousness as the vote nears. The final amendment limits benefits to white honorable discharges, excluding blue discharges.
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Washington
U.P
House
Budget Bureau
Carroll
Rankin
Voters Reject Abolishing Sparta Union Free District
Voters in Sparta Wisconsin rejected the proposal to abolish the new Union Free high school district. The referendum ended with 612 to 154 in favor of keeping the district.
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Sparta
Wis
U.P
Union Free High
Democratic Lawmakers Say GOP Pirating Their Proposals
Madison Democrats Mrs. Doyle and Lucey charged Republicans and Gov. Rennebohm with pirating Democratic ideas. They cited a GOP bill resembling a Democratic measure on lobbying limits and noted a National Guard segregation bill was adopted after a similar Democratic bill was tabled. The pair cited no public GOP support from the governor.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Doyle
Lucey
Ferryville
Wisconsin National Guard
Senate
Bubolz
National Guard
Lang, 14, Confessed Slayer Described by 10-Year-Old
In Chicago a 10-year-old described in court how Howard Lang, Chicago’s youngest confessed slayer, killed a playmate 17 months earlier. Lang, in his third trial, attempted suicide in his county jail cell, despondent over the case. The witness Gerald Michalek recounted Lang’s killing of seven-year-old Lonnie Fellick in a woods on Oct. 17, 1947.
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Chicago
Criminal Court
Howard Lang
Lang
John Shabaro
Gerald
Mitch) Michalek
Lonnie Fell
Frank Sain
Lonnie Fellick
Illinois Supreme Court
World Wheat Pact Signed By Nations
The United States and about 40 other countries joined in a pact to fix wheat prices and guarantee markets for roughly half of global wheat trade. The agreement aims to stabilize supply and pricing across major wheat producing and consuming nations.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Ore Carriers to Start Friday at Head of Great Lakes
The Lake Carriers association announces ore carriers will begin moving toward the head of the Great Lakes this Friday after an ice committee meeting with coast guard officers gave the go ahead. In Washington the House votes 162 to 3 to keep World War II veterans out of any pension plan for now, provoking renewed debate through a Rankin bill amendment. In Madison the Wisconsin senate tables an oleo margarine tax repeal bill introduced by the late Sen. Edward Hilker Racine.
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Harper
Ralph Zaun
Grafton
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Bar Association
Bernhard Gettelman
Milwaukee
State
Milwaukee County
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Carriers Association
Association
Coast Guard
Washington
Rankin
Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Senate
Edward Hilker
Racine
Hilker
Churchill in United States backs Atlantic pact on arrival
Winston Churchill arrived in the United States aboard the Queen Elizabeth and voiced whole hearted support for the Atlantic pact. He plans a lecture tour across the country during his visit.
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New York
Winston Churchill
United States
Great Britain
Sheriff Discovers Loaded Revolver in Ice Near Vernon Jail
Vernon county sheriff Morris Moon found a fully loaded automatic revolver embedded in the ice near the Vernon County Jail. He suspects a former prisoner hid the weapon in a snowbank last winter during an armed robbery sentence and has confiscated the gun while he investigates.
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Viroqua
Wis
Morris Moon
Vernon County
Moon
Budenz Testifies in U S Reds Conspiracy Trial
Louis F. Budenz former Daily Worker editor and Fordham economics professor testified as the first witness in the conspiracy trial of 11 top U S Communists. The government alleges the defendants dissolved the Communist Political Association in 1945 to reorganize the present Communist Party to advocate violent overthrow. The trial opened nine and a half weeks prior and faced delays over jury selection and Medina’s rulings.
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New York
U.P
Louis F. Budenz
Communist Daily Worker
U. S
Budenz
Fordham University
Communist Party
The
Catholic Church
Daily Worker
Communist Political Association
Federal District Court
Interstate Power gains rate hike in Madison scaling revenue
The public service commission approved an electric rate increase for Interstate Light and Power Co of Platteville. The higher charges will generate about $333,395 in additional annual revenue for the utility.
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Madison
Wis
U.R
Public Service Commission
Interstate Light and Power Co
Platteville
Coal Operators Brace for John L. Lewis After Boyd Senate Vote
The Senate confirmed Dr. James Boyd as director of the federal bureau of Mines by a 50 to 11 vote. John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, had ordered an east of Mississippi shutdown for March 14 to 28 in protest of Boyd’s appointment and mine safety policies. The stockpile of coal remains about 55 million tons, easing immediate shortages.
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Carnegie- Illinois Steel Corp
Clairton
Monongahela River
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate
Lewis
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Mississippi
Truman
Dr. Boyd
Interior Committee
Boyd
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Acheson Denies Soviet Charges on Iran Bases
Secretary of State Dean Acheson called Soviet assertions that the U S plans a military base in Iran to attack Russia entirely false. He noted only about 62 American personnel are in Iran, advising on organization and police force building, and urged that U S interests in the region not be misinterpreted.
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Washington
U.S
Dean Acheson
United States
Iran
Russia
North Atlantic
Greece
Turkey
Acheson
Soviet Union
Senate Allows Cities to Scrap Rent Controls If Governor Approves
Washington Senate votes 45 to 33 to let cities junk rent controls with governor approval. Fulbright amendment aims to permit municipalities to shed controls when the state legislature is not in session. The vote comes as the rent bill extends controls 12 to 15 months and faces further amendments amid Truman administration opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
New York
Chicago
Lucas
D-Ill
House
Truman
Canada to Cut Taxes by a Third
Ottawa announces a broad tax cutting program including a 32 percent reduction in income taxes and exemptions raised to 1000 for singles and 2000 for married taxpayers. The plan loosens import controls, preserves rent limits, and predicts a fiscal surplus despite revenue cuts as Canada heads toward an election.
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Ottawa
Douglas C. Abbott
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
National Liberal Party
Abbott
United States
U. S
Graham named North Carolina's junior U S senator
Gov W Kerr Scott appointed 62 year old Dr Frank P Graham to fill the late J Melville Broughton’s seat. The Chapel Hill based educator and former UNC history professor will take office after certification formalities.
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Raleigh
N. C
Frank P. Graham
North Carolina
U. S
W. Kerr Scott
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
J. Melville Broughton
Graham
North
Ninth annual Wisconsin banking conference scheduled in Madison
The ninth annual state banking conference will be held in Madison on April 5. It is sponsored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association and the University of Wisconsin School of Commerce.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Banker’s Assn
The
University of Wisconsin School of Commerce
Jewelry Clerk Links Kalamazoo Couple to Missing Patricia Birmingham
A Kalamazoo jewelry clerk identified Milton Babich and Kathleen Birmingham from photos as a couple who bought a 43 engagement ring Friday. Patricia Birmingham’s body was found in the Milwaukee River earlier, with Babich later charged for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Milwaukee police seek Babich and Kathleen, while Kalamazoo search intensifies and a photo is sent there to aid the hunt.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Birmingham
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Milton Babich
Kathleen Birmingham
Patricia
Babich
Associated Press
Adolph Kraemer
Milwaukee Police Department
Norma Burns
Kraemer
Paul E. Morrison
Kathleen
Victor
Parker Pen Theft Loot Hits 363000 In Janesville
Janesville Wisconsin Parker Pen Co announces total value of stolen pens and pencils at 363000 after inventory. Chief accountant W G Fitchow says some sets worth 48 dollars each and loot moved in 35 to 40 large boxes after breaking a shipping door and binding a watchman.
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Janesville
Wis
Parker Pen Co
W. G. Fitchow
General MacArthur Considered Aid For Troubled Corporal
Corporal Lorenzo Gamboa, an Asiatic and former Bataan ammunition passer, seeks entry to Australia to reunite with his wife Joyce and children. General MacArthur saw his AP story and pledged to help, after learning of Gamboa's long wartime service and thwarted attempt to enter Australia despite US citizenship.
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Tokyo
Lorenzo Gamboa
Gamboa
General MacArthur
Australia
MacArthur
Port Moresby
Joyce
Ramund
Julie
U. S. Army
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Japan
Melbourne
Ex- Servicemen's Club
United States
San Francisco
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Molinaro
William Yeschek
Lac du Flambeau
Julius Spearbraker
Clintonville
State Highway Commission
Hugh Harper
Lancaster
Conservation Department
Veterans Committee
John E. Rankin
Miss
Amvers
Harold Keats
John A. Carroll
Colo
Sen. Bubolz
R-Appleton
Bill
Churchill
Ice
Harold R. Medina
Richard Gladstein
Medina
Harry Sacher
George Crockett
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