Big Four ministers bog down again over Italian war criminals
The Big Four foreign secretaries failed to resolve the Italian war criminals issue amid a deadlock at Paris. They agreed on assigning Pelagosa to Yugoslavia with Italian fishing rights and retaining Pianosa with a fortification ban. Molotov opposed forcing Italy to turn over war criminals, urging more sovereignty. Informal talks were set to speed business as ministers trimmed delegations and prepared a second session.
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Paris
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Wren
Pelagosa
Yugoslavia
Italy
Pianosa
V. M. Molotov
Allied Investigation and Control Commission
Molotov
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Balkans
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Venezia Giulia
Russia
Austria
UN seeks Spain evidence from 51 nations and others
A UN Security Council subcommittee asked 51 UN members and non governmental sources for information on whether Francisco Franco's government threatens world peace. The group, including Australia, China, Brazil, Poland and France, plans to report by May 31 and has received 461 communications, mostly hostile to Franco.
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New York
UN Security Council
United Nations
Spain
United States
Great Britain
Poland
Mexico
Russia
State Department
Britain
U. S
Germany
U. S. Security Council
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Security Council
Council
Australia
China
Brazil
France
UN Secretariat
Housing Units Allocated for Veterans in Midwestern States
The Federal Public Housing Authority announced 2,856 veterans emergency housing units for Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota. Most units will come from barracks remodeling for single and family veterans. The FPHA has allocated 31,000 units regionally versus 95,000 requested. Wisconsin allocations include Fennimore Green Bay La Crosse Marinette Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine and others. institutions receiving units include Wisconsin Lawrence College Institute of Paper Chemistry Northland College Beloit College Eau Claire State Teachers College La Crosse State Teachers College University of Wisconsin Stout Milton Ripon Carroll and more.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Federal Public Housing Authority
Orvil R. Olmsted
FPHA
Fennimore
Green Bay
la Crosse
Marinette County
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Racine
Wisconsin — Lawrence College
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Northland College
Beloit College
Eau Claire State Teachers’ College
la Crosse State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin
Stout Institute
Milton College
Ripon College
Carroll College
Dismiss Appleton Campaign Probe
Appleton Wisconsin County Judge Gerald John dismissed a petition seeking an investigation into Mayor-elect Robert Roemer's campaign practices. The request, by Fred F Wettengell, claimed Roemers committee spent money for Roemer before city registration and alleged false statements in a radio address. The judge called the ads not hindering voters and said an investigation would be an unwarranted public funds expense.
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Appleton
Wis
Gerald John
Robert Roemer
Fred F. Wettengell
Roemers
Roemer
John
Rioting Follows North Tyrol Strike Over South Tyrol
Vienna reports a general North Tyrol strike began at 7 a m closing traffic, mail and industry. Rioting occurred in South Tyrol as Tyrolean and Italian police clashed after Paris talks rejected Austria's plea to annex South Tyrol into Austria. Shops largely closed, only bakeries and milk stores open.
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Vienna
North Tyrol
South Tyrol
Paris
Italy
Pleads Guilty In Negligent Homicide Case
Raymond E. Wierzbicki 26 of 4834 Thirteenth Court pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the auto death of Lorraine Venture 19. Judge Edward J Gehl fined him 100 dollars and costs 30 days county jail with hard labor and one year license suspension. Attorney Chris Juliani asked leniency noting military service and a prior conviction but no new record since. Continued on page nine.
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Raymond E. Wierzbicki
Thirteenth Court
Lorraine’ Venture
Edward J. Gehl
West Bend
Wierzbicki
Chris Juliani
Juliani
Army Air Forces
Alice Szytkowski
Dr. Simon Flexner Dies at 83 Noted Pathologist
Dr. Simon Flexner, 83, renowned pathologist and emeritus director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, died today at Presbyterian Hospital after several weeks illness. He led medical research and shaped early virology and pathology work in the United States.
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New York
Simon Flexner
Rockfeller Institute For Medical Research
Presbyterian Hospital
Kenosha Evening News Raises Subscriptions Next Week
The Kenosha Evening News will raise home delivery rates starting Monday May 6 from 20 cents to 25 cents per week. Two cents of the increase will go to news carriers as a raise, with the remaining three cents covering higher production costs across the newspaper.
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Kenosha Evening News
Safety Outing To Draw Large Kenosha Group
Kenosha county plans 18 pupils to attend the third Wisconsin School Safety Patrol Congress at the Wisconsin Dells on May 17 18 Sheriff Milton LaViolette and Deputy Leland Chartier announced all rural schools will be represented Four buses will depart at 5 15 a m May 17 for a rail transfer at Racine followed by a special train to the Dells Adequate adult supervision and planned attractions accompany the two day event
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Kenosha County
Wisconsin School Safety Patrol
Wisconsin Dells
Kenosha
Milton LaViolette
Leland Chartier
LaViolette
Chartier
Dells
Milwaukee Road
Racine
The
Stout Forty-Six: Plastic Car From Detroit Promises Futuristic Mobility
Detroit reveals a fiberglass plastic automobile named the Stout Forty six, designed by William B. Stout. The car uses a single piece body that acts as its frame and aims to revolutionize car making though mass production at low cost remains years away. The design borrows from the Scarab built nine years earlier, testing shows strong crash resistance and exceptional interior space with rear heavy weight for traction.
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William B. Stout
Detroit Aircraft
Stout
Ford
Plymouth
Cadillac
Electric curtailments ease in Wisconsin amid wartime crisis
A wartime energy scare eases as S B Sherman of Wisconsin Gas and Electric says coal supplies are not acute and no restrictions are planned for Wisconsin. Illinois enforces stricter power limits with a 24 hour weekly cap for industry and 2 to 6 pm for commercial use.
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Wisconsin
S. B. Sherman
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
Sherman
Commission
Electrocity
Japs to Enter Pleas Friday Before Allied Tribunal
Twenty six high ranking Japanese leaders, including Hideki Tojo, will plead not guilty to charges of aggression, plunder, and war before the Allied international tribunal. Arraignment set for 10:30 a.m. Tokyo time as judges hear disputes over jurisdiction and the proceedings may spread over two days.
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Tokyo
Japan
International Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Sugamo
Joseph B. Keenan
Ichiro Kiyose
Tojo
MacArthur
Sir William Webb
Australia
Keenan
Dwindling Coal Cuts Rails Service
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad will discontinue all passenger trains between Chicago and St Louis starting tomorrow due to coal shortages. Freight and regional service will be reduced or adjusted to conserve coal, with fewer cars on trains to Evansville and southeast regions.
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Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Today
St. Louis
Evansville
Ind
Southeast
Barkley Criticizes OPA Attack on Price Controls
Senator Barkley challenged claims that a few 'incompetent men' control American destinies through price controls. The remarks followed a pamphlet from Belt Livestock Feeders Association secretary Mark Pickell alleging government price power. Barkley said the insinuations harm honest men and urged naming individuals involved.
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Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
America
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Mark Pickell
Naperville, IL
Pickell
Egyptian Troops Arrest 18 Students at Farouk University
Egyptian troops occupied Farouk University in Alexandria and detained 18 students amid protests over reports that Britain would keep four air bases in Egypt. The university raid followed a clash that left three people dead yesterday.
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Egypt
Alexandria
Farouk University
Britain
University of Illinois dean calls for better recreation
Dean E. E. Stafford said he was shocked by campus couples in public at the University of Illinois and urged more desirable forms of recreation. The remark followed a campaign against campus petting, with emphasis on improving student leisure activities at Champaign.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
E. E. Stafford
Jini Union
Cancer Drive Reaches Five Thousand Four Hundred
Kenosha county cancer control campaign ends a drive with a total of 5392 dollars toward a 6500 dollar goal. Industry gifts total 1860 dollars, businesses and organizations 1055, individuals 2118, plus 359 from 200 cardboard containers gathered after three weeks. Mail was the main solicitation with 2400 letters sent.
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Kenosha County
Cancer Rate Rising In Kenosha County
Letters were sent to industries business men and organizations in Kenosha and Kenosha County about rising cancer rates. The text notes a national surge in fatalities and references a 1946 estimate of 175 cases, with ongoing laboratory research funded by a past campaign that sought five million dollars.
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Kenosha
Well-Padded Americans Can Save on Vital Food
The Washington report urges overweight individuals to cut about 600 calories daily to aid those in war-torn areas. The Agriculture Department outlines do nots including avoiding grain, preferring fruits, vegetables, and protein, and warns only certain groups should reduce weight. A pound weekly loss is recommended as a safe target.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Economics
Bureau
Night Activities Curtailed by Coal Shortage
Illinois industries and entertainment face an emergency power cut due to a 32 day soft coal strike. The Illinois Commerce Commission bans night shows and many events, allows limited weekday commercial hours, and orders withdrawal of service for noncompliance. The measure aims to save coal while exempting essential services and domestic use.
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Illinois
East
Midwest
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana
Northern Indiana Public Service Co
Arabs Set to Defend Rights in Palestine Clash
The Arab higher committee warned Britain after the Anglo American commission backed admitting 100000 Jews to Palestine. They vowed defense by any means and prepared to organize civil disobedience and mobilize Arab youths for emergency service as a general strike loomed.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Arab Higher Committee
Anglo-American Commission
Palestine
Clement R. Attlee
Palestine High Commissioner
Destruction Order for Japanese Navy Vessels Set
The Japanese government was ordered to destroy by April 30, 1947, the few major Imperial Navy combat ships that escaped U.S. forces during World War II.
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Tokyo
Imperial Navy
United States
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