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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
1
Florida primary results show Rep. George Smathers defeating Sen. Claude Pepper for the Democratic nomination. Smathers led 349,211 to 283,084 as precincts reported, carrying Pepper in his home county of Dade by 947 votes. Pepper’s term ends next January 3.
In Milwaukee county a 46 year old woman faces first degree murder charges for the arsenic death of her husband 70-year-old Barnhard Wrosch last August 25. A fortune teller testified the defendant admitted giving arsenic in doses to feign cancer.
Policeman James Donohoe aged 35 was fatally shot today while questioning a man in a Philadelphia subway station. The shooter escaped into the crowd.
Mrs. Floyd Holladay of Muscatine Iowa canceled her open house today after a visitor broke the arm off her famed perpetual rocking chair. She noted the chair still rocks on its own despite the damage and said enough is enough.
New York congestion over rainmaking by Dr. Wallace E. Howell prompts public protests and park owners offer to raise his pay to stop cloud seeding. Recount notes mixed results as reservoirs improve but no clear verdict on artificial rain.
Norfolk Va Three senior officers of the battleship Missouri have been reduced in rank on the navy promotion list for the Chesapeake Bay grounding January 17. Capt William D Brown former commanding officer was reduced 250 places. Cmdr John R Millett former operations officer was reduced 100 places. Lt Cmdr Frank G Morris Jr former navigator was reduced 350 places. All three were found guilty by general courts martial with Brown and Millett charged with negligence and neglect of duty and Morris with culpable inefficiency and neglect of duty. Brown pleaded guilty, Millett and Morris pleaded innocent. They have been released from arrest and restored to duty awaiting reassignment.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to cut the excise tax on economy brand cigarets from seven cents to forty nine per pack. The action pushes total cuts past one billion dollars, with makers claiming prices could drop to about twelve cents a pack before state taxes. Treasury estimates project ninety million dollars in annual tax relief to smokers, while President Truman cautions Congress to offset revenue losses with higher taxes elsewhere.
The government filed income tax liens totaling 38,159 against the Gargotta estate and 9,781 for 1948 with a 599.32 lien to Mrs Gargotta. The liens cover 1945 to 1947 and 1948, with Gargotta and Marie Gargotta having filed joint returns. Gargotta and Binaggio were slain in gangland style on Truman road April 5 in the first ward Democratic club rooms.
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie announced he will fly to Moscow on May 10 to urge Russia to accept a meeting of world leaders with the Security Council aimed at ending the cold war and avoiding a global catastrophe. He warned that splitting the world into two camps could lead to a third world war and urged continued UN unity.
Mosinee Mayor Ralph Kronenwetter, 49, who suffered a Monday stroke during a mock Red uprising, showed improvement but remained unconscious. He was taken to St. Marys Hospital where attendants said his condition was better and he no longer needed oxygen.
Associated Press general manager Frank Starzel told Senate witnesses that anti gambling legislation restricting news flow would be dangerous. He warned restrictions on horse racing news could set a precedent harming other news fields while Congress also probes crime syndicates and a phantom horse racing information network.
The House moved to vote on most of its 29 billion dollar appropriations bill after clearing debate on the single package. Amendments to sections funding about 23.5 billion for federal agencies in the new fiscal year were set for consideration. The economy bloc abandoned hopes of large cuts and will push for limited additions while curbing the deficit. Final action is expected about a week away.
Wisconsin Governor Rennebohm told House public works panel that the St Lawrence seaway and power project ranks among the nation’s most important developments. Executive secretary Philip Drotning delivered the remarks. State welfare board approves a detailed study of medical care and public assistance in Wisconsin. In Mosinee, Wisconsin, communists challenge locals to let Reds govern for 24 hours to expose capitalism’s flaws.
Washington. Chairman Vinson of Georgia said the House armed services committee will back a two year extension of the draft law. The proposal would include a proviso that no inductions occur until Congress authorizes them.
Owen Lattimore denounced a Senate inquiry after being accused of being targeted through his wife. He told the Senate foreign relations subcommittee that the attack is a new low in American politics. Senator McCarthy accused Lattimore of Soviet espionage and State Department ties.
Secretary of State Acheson assailed Soviet objections to denazification and demilitarization of Austria. He called Moscow’s moves a delaying tactic and said the Big Three talks will seek steps to bolster Western unity. He planned to travel to London for the NATO council opening May 15 with Schuman and Bevin.
Detroit negotiators recessed after a blistering exchange as CIO United Auto Workers bargainers said there had been no technical progress during the 1 hour session that broke up shortly before 1 30 am EST. Conciliators planned to recall bargainers later in the day.
The forecast notes a slow warmup across Wisconsin with snow in the northwest last night. A daytime high near 54 in downtown Kenosha is mentioned, while temperatures rise 5 to 15 degrees from Tuesday. Occasional rain tonight and cooler clouds tomorrow are expected.
R Charles Gifford, 71, indicted by the Pinellas grand jury for first degree murder in the pistol slaying of state Rep Charles J Schuh Jr. Circuit Judge John A Bird set the trial for May 29.
The Senate Finance Committee proposed a pay as you go system with a 12 percent payroll tax frozen until 1956 and gradual increases to 3.4 percent by 1970. Benefits would rise 90 percent to about 49 dollars monthly for 2.9 million current recipients, and total annual benefits would reach around 2 billion. The plan also expands coverage to 500 thousand more elderly and adjusts primary and family benefit limits while keeping retirement age at 65.
Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho, who left the Democrats in 1948 to run with Henry Wallace, was invited to ride on President Truman's special train through Idaho. In a related move, Taft of Ohio was chosen to reply to Truman's May 15 Chicago speech as part of the president's western tour.
For three of seven nights Philadelphia endured a vague sour smell. City air pollution chief Hodges said it resembled fermentation and was unlikely harmful though highly unpleasant. Engineers cited calm humid nights magnifying fumes likely from multiple sources, possibly industrial plants.
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