Italian Reds Quelled in San Severo Blood Bath
Italian troops and police crushed a six hour communist uprising in San Severo, Puglia, with 10 000 rebels involved. One policeman and two children were killed and at least 15 wounded as militants seized the town, armory, and police HQ before security forces regained control.
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Rome
W.P
San Severo
Puglia
Italy
Foggia
United Press
Palmiro Togliatti
Communist Party
Abbadia San Salvadore
Florist Peter Obertin Dies After Brief Illness
Peter Nathan Obertin 72 longtime Kenosha resident and Flower Shop operator died at Kenosha hospital Wednesday after a short illness. He and wife ran the Obertin Flower Shop at 5913 6th Ave and he had managed Racine’s Obertin Greenhouse since 1914. Born March 26 1877 in Random Lake Wisconsin he moved to Milwaukee then Kenosha in 1900. He married Laura Drake May 6 1906. He was a life member of the Eagles and a Loyal Order of Moose member. Surviving widow are two sisters Mrs Kate Heinze and Miss Marie Obertin both of Kenosha.
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Peter Nathan Obertin
75Th St
Obertin
Kenosha
Kenosha Hospital
6Th Ave
Racine
Random Lake
Wis
Anthony Obertin
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of Moose
Kate Heinze
Marie Obertin
Acheson and Advisors Study Aid to Asia
Secretary of State Acheson and top advisers opened a deep study on American aid for Southeast Asia. Ambassador Jessup and Assistant Secretary Butterworth report on survey trips, with focus on bolstering Vietnam under Bao Dai against communist pressures and implementing last week’s Indochina technical mission recommendations.
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Acheson
Asia
Washington
State Acheson
Far East
Southeast Asia
Phillip C. Jessup
W. Walton Butterworth
Vietnam
Indochina
Robert A. Griffin
California
Bao Dai
Fairchild Maintains Right To Quiz Beloit Manager
Madison Wis. Atty. Gen. Thomas Fairchild maintained he could examine Beloit city manager A. D. Telfer over alleged racial discrimination at Beloit pools. In a memorandum filed with Circuit Judge Harry S. Fox the attorney general said injury need not be shown to prove a nuisance.
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Madison
Wis
Thomas Fairchild
Beloit
A. D. Telfer
Harry S. Fox
Telfer
Farmhand Admits Killing Two Uncles with Ax
Janesville Wisconsin 44 year old farmhand Thomas Chesney has confessed to killing his uncles John and Patrick Fanning with an axe after a dispute over money for a car. He appeared for arraignment on two counts of first degree murder and facing a April 6 preliminary hearing.
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Thomas Chesney
John
Pat Fanning
Janesville
Emil W. Heideman
Rockford
Ill
Chesney
Wis
Miles Sweeney
Patrick Fanning
Ralph Gunn
Roscoe Grimm
Rock County
Sweeney
Fanning
Patrick
Whitewater
FHA Health of Mortgage Insurance in Limbo as Funds Wane
The FHA nears its 6.75 billion dollar limit for mortgage insurance and plans a rationing system to extend commitments while Congress debates a housing bill. FNMA purchases and VA guarantees face reduced activity as lenders await policy shifts and fund availability.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Federal National Mortgage Association
Congress
Senate
FNMA
Madison Driver Killed In Car Hits Pole Near Waupun
John E. De Voe, 28, of Madison was killed Wednesday when his car left Highway 151 south of Waupun Wisconsin and struck a utility pole.
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Madison
Waupun
Wis
John E. de Voe
Highway 151
Here
Murray Named to Atomic Energy Commission in Senate Hearing
President Truman appointed New York engineer Thomas E. Murray to the atomic energy commission to fill the seat vacated by Lilienthal. Murray, 58, is president of Metropolitan Engineering Co. and holds 200 patents. His nomination awaited Senate confirmation with broad but cautious support.
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Thomas E. Murray
N. Y
Atomic Energy Group
Washington
Truman
New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Murray
McMahon
Conn
House Atomic Committee
David E. Lilienthal
White House
Key West
Fla
Lilienthal
Sumner Pike
Lewis L. Strauss
Metropolitan Engineering Co
Brooklyn
Chrysler Corp
Yale
Rail unions extend deadline for nationwide strike to July 1
Conductors and trainmen unions and railroads agree to extend the strike deadline and have the fact finding board file its report by June 1 under the National Labor Act. The move delays a February 27 walkout and seeks a 40 hour yard work week with no pay cut, plus other wage hour demands.
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Chicago
President Truman
Mr. Truman
National Mediation Board
Truman
Brotherhood of
Order of
Senate panel approves $50000 probe of organized crime
Washington reports the senate rules committee unanimously approved a $50,000 investigation into organized crime and its impact on interstate commerce. The measure allows the senate judiciary committee to conduct the inquiry.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Co Op Housing Defeated as Truman Plea Fails in House
The House rejected a $2 billion cooperative housing program 218 to 155 despite President Truman's urging and approved a $4 billion expansion of existing aid 361 to 10. Senate earlier opposed it 43 to 38. A conference committee will craft a bill omitting the co op plan, turning the issue into a looming electoral focal point.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
House-Senate
Coop
West Coast
McCormack
Massachusetts
American Labor Party
New Firm Ready For Atomic Attack
Madison based corporation formed by two University of Wisconsin graduates and an assistant professor to promote research in economics and business administration. The firm plans to issue 2,000,000 shares at one cent each and provide remaining assets to stockholders if an atomic bomb wipes out most of the firm.
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Madison
Wis
A.P
Secretary of State
University of Wisconsin
Nine Die As B-50 Crashes Near Hyder Arizona
A U S Air Force B-50 Superfortress exploded in the sky and crashed into the desert 25 miles northwest of Hyder Arizona. At least nine crew members were killed while two others bailed out and survived.
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Hyder, Ariz
Air Force
Desert
Here
Wisconsin invokes utility anti strike law in phone dispute
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board used the state utility anti strike law in a dispute involving Wisconsin Telephone Company and Division 23 CIO Communications Workers. The board invited federal mediators to conciliation sessions and appointed Thomas P. Whelan as conciliator to ensure uninterrupted service.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Division 23
CIO Communications
J. E. Fitzgibbon
Thomas P. Whelan
Marquette University
WERB
Lawrence E. Gooding
Wisconsin
Woman Sentenced For Killing Mate
Sparta Wisconsin. A 22-year-old farm wife Grace Parr pleaded guilty to second degree murder for shooting her husband Francis 46 in their bed. She received a sentence of 14 to 18 years in the state prison for women. She said it was her life or his after years of beatings.
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Sparta
Wis
Grace Parr
Francis
Vote Scheduled on Natural Gas Bill in Senate
Washington reports the Senate set March 29 for a vote on the controversial natural gas bill now in its second week of debate. In Key West Florida rumors say President Truman may move Secretary of the Air Force Symington to head the National Security Resources Board.
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Washington
Senate
Key West
Fla
Truman
Air Force
Symington
National Security Resources Board
Milwaukee Couple Nabbed in Mail Theft Sting
Milwaukee police and federal postal inspectors trapped a husband and wife ages 22 and 20. They were accused of stealing and cashing checks totaling more than $1,000 from mailboxes in Milwaukee and nearby suburbs.
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Milwaukee
Fox Point
Explosion and Fire Hit T. H. Williams Store in Austin
An explosion and ensuing fire swept the basement of the T. H. Williams Department Store in Austin. At least one person was injured and Fire Chief John Woody said two to three men were believed trapped in the basement.
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Austin
Texas
T. H. Williams Department
John Woody
House Passes Compromise on Price Supports
The House voted 196 to 156 for a compromise bill tightening potato marketing controls and expanding price supports for cotton and peanuts. It would deny potato price supports if growers reject marketing orders, allow cotton supports on 1.2 million acres above old allotments, and permit 100,000 more peanut acres mainly in Texas and Alabama, with oil-exemption options under specified conditions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Texas
Alabama
Man dies after Dalmatian mauls him during rescue attempt
Easton police report Joseph Keglovitz, 60, died after his 2 year old Dalmatian chewed off his hand during a rescue attempt. Police say he fainted in his yard and the dog dragged him by the wrist.
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Ivy
Man
Easton
Joseph Keglovitz
William R. Miller
Keglovitz
McCarthy’s Charge on Truman Sparks Security Debate
Senator McCarthy accuses President Truman of endangering national security by delaying loyalty file access to a senate inquiry. The White House hints at limited access while committee members caution on subpoenas, naming a top Russian espionage figure tied to the state department.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Truman
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
State Department
White House
Tydings
Wisconsin Republican
Mr. Truman
Key West
Fla
Inquiry Committee
Congress
Miss Dorothy Bailey Plans Supreme Court Loyalty Appeal
Washington report notes Dorothy Bailey a discharged government employee said she will appeal her loyalty firing to the U S Supreme Court.
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Washington
U.P
Dorothy Bailey
U. S. Supreme Court
Farm Census Forms Going Into Mail Boxes
The 1950 census drive begins with farm census forms mailed to rural households while several southern states are excluded due to landlord tenant record practices. Basic questions cover name address race age and farm details with penalties for noncompliance and privacy protections for respondents.
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Washington
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Carolinas
Arkansas
Census Bureau
Wisconsin Faces Rain and Snow Across State
The weather report says wet snow in northern Wisconsin and rain in the south. Low clouds returned after a brief morning sun, with temperatures in the 30s dropping to 42 by noon.
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Wisconsin
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Long Jack” Fanning
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UMW
Lehman
D.-Lib
Florence
Sally) Horner
Camden
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San Jose
Calif
Frank la Salle
Howard Hornbuckle
Lillian Nelson
LaSalle
Bill
U.S
United States
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