New Babich Hearing Set in Wisconsin Slaying Case
Milton Babich 19 faces a new preliminary hearing Friday on a first degree murder charge in the Patricia Birmingham case. District Attorney McCauley sought the restart after a disputed earlier session, noting concerns over probable cause and a unsigned statement by Babich.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Dist
Atty
William J. McCauley
Harvey L
McCauley
Wisconsin
Neelen
Babich
Michigan
Kathleen
Dist. Atty
Patricia
Arthur Richter
Oxford Poet Laureate John Masefield Reported Weaker
Oxford England reports Poet Laureate John Masefield growing weaker after an influenza attack. The public update notes his condition has worsened and he remains under medical care.
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Oxford
Eng
John Masefield
State approves Lake Geneva park plan for county forest use
Walworth County board member says the project will require cooperation to overcome old Lake Geneva restrictions. Ernest Swift of the Conservation Department says the proposed park could expand the Southern unit of Kettle Moraine state forest.
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Ber
Walworth
Heat Wave Continues Across Wisconsin And Chicago
The three day heat spell pushes past 85 to 91 degrees in Chicago Milwaukee and Kenosha with 87 at Kenosha airport and 89 in Milwaukee. Forecaster Howard A Thompson predicts a cool down tomorrow with scattered evening showers and cooler statewide temperatures. Heavy rains total 1.58 inches in Superior Duluth region while Ellsworth ties 92 degrees and Wyoming reports scattered snow.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Howard A. Thompson
Superior Duluth
Ellsworth
Menomonie
Wyoming
Administration To Try Again On Labor Bill
Administration leaders rally for a second push to repeal the Taft Hartley act in Congress. House Labor Committee will draft a new bill within a month aimed at uniting northern and southern Democrats, with Tobin and McGrath urging a viable path before the next election.
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Washington
John Lesinski
Mich
House Labor Committee
Democratic Party
Maurice J. Tobin
Sen. J. Howard McGrath
R. I
Democratic National Committee
House
Labor Committee
Robert A. Taft
John S. Wood
AFL
William Green
Hartley
Labor
McGrath Se Otaia
Wisconsin Senate kills non-Red affidavit bill and more actions
The Wisconsin Senate rejected a bill requiring affidavits of non-Communist allegiance for state employees and students. The vote was 27 to 4 with opposition from Sen. Trinke. Other senate actions included a tax appeals board replacement proposal, insurance cost sharing for fires, urban school system changes, a police chief residency rule, and a two year continuation of WISAA insurance before state regulation takes over.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate Today
Schlabach
R.-La Crosse
Trinke
Lake Geneva
Buchen
R.sheboygan
Senate
Board of Tax Appeals
Assembly
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Wisa.a
Ford Strike Paralyzes Key Detroit Plants
Talks failed to avert a 65 000 worker walkout at Ford Motor Co with 62 000 at the Rouge plant and 3 000 at Lincoln Mercury. Peace talks extended past noon but broke down. production lines halted and union leaders pressed for speed limits and even distribution of manpower.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Big Rouge
Lincoln-Merching
Ford
UAW Cio
John S. Bugas
Walter Reuther
UAW
Reuther
Lincoln-Mercury
Ford Rouge
Thomas Thompson
Columbus Driver Dies After Car Overturns
Columbus Wis a driver Gerhardt Mueller 24 died in a hospital after his car skidded and overturned north of Sun Prairie on Highway 151 He was thrown from the vehicle and did not regain consciousness after the crash authorities said
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Columbus
Wis
U.P
Gerhardt Mueller
Sun Prairie
Mueller
May 12 End of Blockade Confirmed by Big Four
The Big Four powers announced Berlin blockade will be lifted on May 12 and a Big Four foreign ministers meeting will be held in Paris on May 23. The communique marks an end to over ten weeks of talks and signals a potential easing of Cold War tensions despite ongoing concerns over Germany and postwar policy.
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AMITY
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Jakob A. Malik
Britain
Alexander Cadogan
Jean Chauvel
France
New York
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Big Four
Paris
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Ruhr
Masked Gunmen Seize Payroll in Cleveland Bank Heist
A gang of masked robbers seized a $25,000 payroll from Lincoln Heights Savings and Loan officials this noon after forcing their car to halt. The attackers smashed windows with pistol butts, took seven money bags, and fled in two cars while bank VP William G. Ziemba and teller Anton Birga were shielded by glass breaks.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lincoln Heights Savings & Loan Co
Bankers’ Auto
William G. Ziemba
Anton Birga
Ziemba
Cleveland Trust Co
Painter dies after fall from theater sign in Racine
George B. Jensen 41 of 3827 7th Ave. a local paint contractor was killed when the swing stage slipped while he painted a vertical sign at the Main Street Theater Racine. He fell about 50 feet striking the marquee and died at once. Everett Caye was uninjured.
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George B. Jensen
7Th Ave
Main Street
Main and
State Sts
Racine
Jensen
Bernard Evenson
Everett Caye
40Th Ave
Bendix Mediators, Parties End 15-Hour Conference
Two federal mediators and the Bendix products plant labor dispute in South Bend ended a 15-hour session. E. M. Sconyers of Detroit said a follow up conference would be held this afternoon to push toward settlement of the strike that began April 20.
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South Bend
Ind
Bendix Products
E. M. Sconyers
Detroit
Dorm Duke Crowned at Wisconsin Halls Formal
Fred Jenkins of Chippewa Falls was elected Dorm Duke at the University of Wisconsin Madison and will reign at the Halls formal dance on May 13.
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Madison
Wis
Fred Jenkins
Chippewa Falls
Duke
Will
University of Wisconsin
Old Model-T and Fiddle Star Heads Pleasant Prairie Tour
George Adamson, Pleasant Prairie assessor for 32 years, plans his 1949 civic tour in a trusty Model-T. A lifelong fiddler and former champion, he has driven across the countryside since youth, played at 3,800 dances, and built a family of five sons, one daughter, and 15 grandchildren.
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George Adamson
George
Pleasant Prairie Assessor
Adamson
Bristol Township
George Clausen
Pleasant Prairie
Kenosha County
Chicago
Pleasant Prairie Township
Lena Heller
Cool City banner survives Two Rivers heat scare
In Two Rivers Wisconsin a mid morning reading hit 82 degrees challenging the claim of Wisconsin's coolest city. Sudden wind shift to the south cooled the atmosphere to 58 degrees and officials kept faith in the cool city slogan.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Wisconsin
Mercury
Chamber of Commerce
British Reinforcements to Defend Hong Kong Base
Defense Minister A V Alexander told the Commons Britain will rush air, land, and sea reinforcements to Hong Kong. He listed infantry, tanks, field and anti aircraft guns, aircraft, an extra cruiser and possibly an aircraft carrier as part of the buildup for the crown colony against a potential Communist attack.
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London
A. V. Alexander
Commons Today
Britain
Hong Kong
Violent Storm Destroys Property Around Superior Area
A powerful wind and rain storm struck Superior Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota with an 80 mph wind burst. Power and telephone outages spread across Lake Nebagamon and surrounding lake cottages and barns. The Milwaukee weather office measured 1.58 inches of rain. No damage estimate was provided.
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Superior
Wis
Federal Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Duluth
Minn
Lake Nebagamon
Wisconsin
Air Force C 47 crashes near Ogden killing at least two
A twin engined Air Force transport from McClelland Field Sacramento crashed on takeoff at Hill air force base near Ogden. At least two persons were killed in the fiery wreck. The C 47 belonged to the 173rd Air Transport Group. New York reports say Dewey sailed for Europe aboard the Queen Mary after dodging questions about another presidential run.
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Mitchell Field Air Force Base
Hempstead
N. Y
Field
Turnpike
Ogden
173
Air Transport Group
McClelland Field
Sacramento
Calif
The
Hill Air Force Base
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Dewey
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