Zimney Freed on All Charges in Grand Jury Case
Charles Zimney, 53, a suspended Wauwatosa beverage tax agent, was found innocent of perjury and false swearing before the Kenosha grand jury. The circuit court jury of twelve returned the verdict after 2 hours 50 minutes, prompting Zimney to expect automatic reinstatement. The trial heard four witnesses, with the defense and prosecutor present as the judge instructed on a reduced offense.
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Charles Zimney
Wauwatosa
Kenosha
Circuit Court
Zimney
D. H. Prichard
Leo Vaudreuil
State Personnel Board
Lakeshore
Highway 42
Stanley Miller
Alfred Drury
G. Adolph Strangberg
Harold Bode
Edwin Willkie
Retired General Urges Air Stronger to Halt Russian Threat
Brig. Gen. Bonner Fellers urged Madison audience that the United States must gain air supremacy to deter Russia. He warned against heavy reliance on ground troops and called for a stronger air arm, a smaller army, and a lean but capable navy to keep sea lanes open. He said the Communist threat is real and immediate and cannot be met piecemeal.
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Madison
America
Bonner Fellers
Washington
MacArthur
Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
United States
Russia
Pentagon
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway Near Odanah Wis
William Blanchard aged 41 was struck by a car and killed while crossing a highway toward his home near Odanah Wisconsin yesterday authorities said.
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Odanah
Wis
William Blanchard
Here
Wisconsin Weather Drops From Thursday Highs Across State
Yesterday s maximums ranged seven to 30 degrees lower than Thursday yet ran 10 to 20 above seasonal norms. La Crosse and Lancaster hit 81, Superior-Duluth region 56, Grantsburg 79, Eau Claire 78, Lone Rock 77, Green Bay 62, Milwaukee airport 56. Kenosha 11 am reading 54.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Lancaster
Superior-Duluth
Grantsburg
Eau Claire
Lone Rock
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Strike May Cut Korean War Oil Supplies
AFL CIO and independent oil workers strike 90,000 forcing curbs on military and civilian flying. California refineries may be targeted next as aviation gas supplies tighten nationwide. Air training cutbacks affect 12,000 pilots, with 35 percent aviation gasoline reduced. Knights says armed services may move critical oil through picket lines if needed.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
AFL, Cio
California
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers Union
Korea
Knight
Brown
Armed Services
Air Force officer may resign to avoid prison term
Lt Verne Goodwin at Biggs Air Force Base El Paso faces a two year prison term for refusal to fly. His resignation was announced by Biggs officials who said acceptance would allow him to escape hard labor and loss of pay, though discharge would be under conditions other than honorable.
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Washington
Air Force
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Verne Goodwin
Biggs
Parker Cullom
Las Cruces
N. M
Pentagon
Goodwin
Cullom
Reginald Harmon
Eighth Air Force Headquarters
Fort Worth
Texas Air-Base
Great Lakes Ore Boats Resume Normal Schedule
Fifteen Great Lakes ore carriers, idle during the steel strike, left Milwaukee to return to Lake Michigan duties. Owned by Pittsburgh Steamship, a U S Steel subsidiary, they run between Minnesota Iron Ore docks and Gary Indiana plants.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Pittsburgh Steamship Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Minnesota
U. S. Steel
Gary
Ind
Accident In Milwaukee Claims 84 Year Old Pedestrian
Joseph Alley aged 84 was struck by a car while crossing a highway on Milwaukee outskirts and died from injuries sustained last night.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Alley
Gambling Crack-Downs Make Derby Day Betting Difficult
Federal and local crackdowns push Derby bettors to pool games and man to man wagers. Bookmaking survives in New Orleans and other cities with hidden or long distance arrangements, while Chicago and Dallas report fewer bookies yet other routes persist for Derby bets.
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United Press
San Francisco
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
New Orleans
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ness
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Joseph
Louisville
Mutual Windows
Truman Ready to Raise Wages of Steel Workers
Short Talk Hints Red Rejection Munsan Korea The brevity of today s secret full dress Korean armistice negotiations led to speculation that the Communists have effectively rejected an Allied package proposal for solving a deadlock. Brig Gen William P Nuchols UN Command spokesman said no agreement was reached on the UN overall solution in a 24 minute Panmunjom meeting conducted in a cooly impersonal atmosphere. Nam Il No 1 Red negotiator did most of the talking as Joy offered a recess until tomorrow. details were not given. Communist newsmen said the Reds would not yield on repatriation of all held prisoners. The UN demanded voluntary repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
William P. Nuchols
United Nations Command
Nuchols
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Nam
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Reds
Allied Sabrejets Down Four MIG-15s Near Yellow Sea
UPI reports Allied Sabrejets destroyed four Communist MIG-15s in two sundown duels near the Yellow Sea with a fifth damaged. Maj. Donald E. Adams credited with 4,142 MIGs destroyed and Lt. Col. James B. Raebel with three Red jets destroyed in the Korean war.
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Seoul
Korea
Yellow Sea
Donald E. Adams
Mount Clemens
Mich
United Nations
Yonchon
Pyongyang
Red
Far East
Wage Board Keeps Milwaukee Truck Strike Salary Set
Milwaukee's striking AFL truck drivers receive an eight cent hourly raise with a June 1 decision pending on an additional eight cent boost. Local 200 members plan a meeting tomorrow as Sheriff deputies offer escort options to keep highways open amid the walkout.
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Milwaukee
AFL
Frank Ranney
Milwaukee County
WSB
One Dead One Critical After Auto Hits Pole
Barbara Jane Hubbard 22 of Beloit Wis died when a car veered off South Main Rd near Rockford and struck a telephone pole. John Bedin 27 of Rockford, driver, was listed in critical condition with injuries.
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Rockford, Ill
Barbara Jane Hubbard
Beloit
Wis
John Bedin
Rockford
South Main Rd
American Air Force Plane Crashes Near Ostend Beach
An American C-47 transport with about 24 personnel crashed on the Ostend coast in Belgium while en route from Burtonwood England to Wiesbaden Germany. Six aboard were seriously injured and taken to Ostend military hospital as investigators from the American air attaché arrived to probe the cause.
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Ostend
Belgium
U.P
North Sea
England
Germany
Air Force
United States
Burtonwood
Wiesbaden
Belgain
Brussels
Debate Documents At Trial of Reds
Federal conspiracy trial of 14 California Communists focuses on FBI informant Paul Estrada reports. Prosecutors oppose defense access arguing for judge review, while Estrada testified he received bomb making material during undercover Milwaukee assignment. Judge Mathes orders FBI reports to the court for evidentiary ruling. U S Attorney Binns says seeking AG authorization to release documents. Defendants accused of conspiring to overthrow the government by force.
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Los Angeles
FBI
California
Paul Estrada
Milwaukee
Estrada
U. S
William C. Mathes
Walter S. Binns
Attorney General
Rich Widow Guilty of Murder in Dallas Case
Rebecca Doswell, 52, convicted of murder with malice for the Aug. 20 shooting of her oilman husband Thomas W. Doswell, 55, in their Dallas limousine. Jury deliberated 1 hour 40 minutes. sentence life in prison. She sought a watch and cried at the jail as wedding ring was removed.
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Dallas
Tex
Rebecca Doswell
Weathy
Thomas W. Doswell
Doswell
Probe Influence In Cotton Program Sparks Senate Showdown
Washington reports that the Justice Department is poised to take over a senate inquiry into alleged influence peddling in the government stockpiling of cotton. Sen. Ellender plans to forward a transcript of conflicting testimony from two days of hearings to Justice investigators for action. Sen. Aiken delays floor disclosures naming two cabinet members linked to the alleged cover up.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate
Sen
Ellender
D.-La
Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Justice
Sen. Aiken
R.-Vt
Train Hits Fisherman Near Potosi
Ernest Degner 74 a Belmont resident and retired farmer was killed when struck by a speeding Burlington Road train while fishing on a railroad trestle near Potosi Wisconsin late yesterday.
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Potosi
Wis
Ernest Degner
Belmont
Burlington Road
Here
Truman Signals Possible Steel Wage Rise If Talks Fail
President Truman told steel union and management leaders at a White House mediation session that the government will not fix terms of employment and may order wage increases next week if negotiators cannot agree. He said stabilization officials will consider higher prices on their merits and noted the industry seeks more than the $3 a ton offered.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Steel Union
White House
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel Company
Supreme Court
District Court
David A. Pine
U. S. Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Pine
CIO
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel
McCarthy Re‑election Bid Announced at Wisconsin GOP Meet
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy formally announced his candidacy for re election at the Wisconsin Young Republican convention. The declaration signals his intent to seek another term and heightens party activity in Wisconsin politics.
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Racine
iPi
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Young Republican Convention
Ivan Urievitch
Leningrad
Germans Keep Sense of Humor Amid East German Struggles
Comic letters from refugees in Bonn and Hamburg poke fun at Soviet rules and Western politics. A Moscow worker is jailed for insulting the government after being overheard cursing. A Leipzig businessman questions a bank backed by the government and jokes about its solvency.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
West
America
Chivotoikov
Moscow
Gorki St
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Air Needs
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company
Brackenridge
United Steelworkers Union
Floyd Fleming
Dick Tharinger
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Gasoline Retailers Association
Scott Air Force Base
Russell Tarvin
Air Training Public Information Officer
Carswell Air Force Base
Bruce Brown
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Terry Scott
Sunset Strip
Hollywood
Calif
Wist
32Nd Infantry
W. D. Tomlinson
State Highway Commission
Red Arrow
Illinois State Line
Howard’s Grove
Upper Michigan Line
McCarthy
Brack Curry
Grotebricht
Hamburg
West Germany
Leipzig
Communist People’s Bank
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