Fuel Shortage Hits Midwest As Strike Persists
Airlines draft emergency schedules under a 28 day government ration. Detroit gas supplies drop 70 percent as eight of ten distributors strike. Chicago area warned to face shortages in five days. Air force moves to minimum flight operations while oil workers reject West Coast wage pact as unlikely nationwide pattern.
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Denver
Colo
U.P
Midwest
Detroit
Motor City
Far East
Oil Workers International Union
OIU
Standard Oil of
California
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
Los Angeles
O. A. Knight
International Workers Union
Washington
Chapman
Colonel Vanishes in Korean Air Battle Over North Korea
Col Albert W Schinz deputy commander of the U S 91st fighter wing is missing in action after a defense mission near Namsi North Korea He was flying with Lt Col Albert S Kelly who survived and reported six Communist fighters shot down including four Mig 15s A dusk engagement over MIG Alley involved 30 American Sabre jets and 12 MIGs Schinz 33 of Ottawa Illinois left behind a wife Lorraine and two children Panny and Fred.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Albert W. Schinz
U. S
North Korea
Air Force
Schinz
Ottawa
Francis S. Gabreski
Albert S. Kelly
Huntsville
Tex
Col. Schinz
Roger
Kelly
Lorraine
Panny
Fred
Reds In Narcotics Charge At United Nations
United States narcotics chief Harry Anslinger charged at the United Nations narcotics commission that Communists smuggle heroin into Japan from Hong Kong and North Korea to fund party activities and obtain strategic materials for Red China. He said documents support claims of a Far East drug warfare campaign aimed at undermining morale of UN troops.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.P
United States
Japan
China
United Nations Commission On Narcotics
Harry J. Anslinger
U. S
Hong Kong
North Korea
Anslinger
Far East
Korea
Narcotics Commission
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Command
Tokyo
Milwaukee Woman Wins Stop the Music Prize
Milwaukee’s Mrs. Nellie Hepp won more than $17,000 in prizes on Stop the Music after correctly identifying Mystery Melody on the American Broadcasting Company program. She stated Wait a Little While as the four-word answer.
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Milwaukee
Nellie Hepp
Hepp
American Broadcasting Company
Warm May Day With Record Heat Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin felt a warm sunny day with many regions in the 80s and 90s except Superior-Duluth which logged mid 50s. Milwaukee reached 89 and Lake Geneva hit 92 marking the warmest May 4 on record surpassing the 1949 88 previous. Noon readings showed 77 in downtown Kenosha.
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Wisconsin
Superior-Duluth
Lake Geneva
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Pair Examined On Bribe Counts
Two men charged by a federal grand jury with bribery appeared for special examinations before U S Commissioner J J McNanamy. E M Rowlands former North Carolina state senator of Williston and Jule Marachowsky of Portage Wisconsin allegedly gave money and items to a Credit Commodity Corporation employee to influence contracts and storage allocations. Bond set at 2500 dollars for Rowlands and Marachowsky pending federal court appearance.
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Madison
U. S
J. J. McManamy
E. Myrwyn Rowlands
Williston
N. C
Cameria
Jule Marachowsky
Portage
Wis
Credit Commodity Corporation
Portage Wholesale Co
McNanamy
Rowlands
Marachowsky
Confession Declared Prompted by Divine Guidance in Bank Robbery
Albert H. Johnson 23 publically confessed at Seward Avenue Baptist Church in Topeka to taking part in a May 17 1948 bank robbery in Hoyt Kansas and armed kidnapping. He said prayer led him to surrender and hoped to convert other inmates if jailed. Johnson a sheet metal worker and church member appeared before County Attorney Donald Sands after his arrest and bail set at 5000. The case faces a two year statute of limitations risk.
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al Johnson
Topeka
Kas
Beth
Billy
Hoyt State
Topeka, Kan
Dirann An
Gitisseilt
Albert H. Johnson
Hoyt
Kan
Johnson
Donald Sands
Seward Avenue Baptist
Santa Fe
Kansas
Dust Storms Hit Prairies Across North Dakota
Strong winds and dust storms swept North Dakota after a severe dry spell. Bismarck reported 40 days with no measurable precipitation while towns like Dickinson Minot and Grand Forks recorded gusts near 60 50 and 45 miles per hour. Forecasters warned of continued wind and limited thunderstorm activity as farmers faced delays in spring planting.
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Bismarck
N. D
U.P
North Dakota
Prairies
Grand Forks
Weather Bureau
Dickinson
Minot
Nunan Refuses to Detail Cash Deposits in Tax Inquiry
Joseph P. Nunan Jr., former internal revenue chief, declines to explain a $100,650 bank deposit and says he received no pay beyond his government salary during 1944 to 1947. He cites Fifth and Sixth Amendment protections as he faces grand jury scrutiny while testifying before a House Ways and Means subcommittee.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph P. Nunan, Jr
Internal Revenue
Nunan
House
Ways and Means
Subcommittee
Cecil R. King
D-Cal
Brooklyn
Adrian W. Dewind
Dewind
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Collins Warns of Scarce War Munitions in Korea
Army Chief of Staff General J Lawton Collins testified before a Senate subcommittee that key ammunition types in Korea are rationed due to depleted World War II stocks and ongoing shortfalls in production. He and other joint chiefs spokesmen opposed a 46 billion dollar cap on military spending as planes in use are largely obsolete or aging.
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Washington
U.P
Collins
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Omar Bradley
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Adm
D. B. Duncan
Senate
William F. Knowland
R-Cal
Korea
Body Of Madison Woman Identified In Rock River
The Rockford police identify the woman found April 24 in the Rock River as Enid Alice Hopwood, 37, a Madison Wis., housewife. She reportedly left her parents’ home in Madison the day after Easter.
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Rockford
Ill
Rock River
Madison
Wis
Enid Alice Hopwood
McGranery Assures Plan to Fight Government Corruption
Federal Judge James P. McGranery of Philadelphia told senators he will expose and prosecute corruption in government wherever he finds it if confirmed as attorney general. The claim came during the confirmation hearing.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
Brannan Faces Farm Charges Before Senate Panel
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan offered to appear before the senate agriculture committee to answer claims by Sen. Aiken that he tried to cover up wrongdoing in the farm aid program. Aiken accused Clovis Walker of improper information sharing with an Egyptian cotton dealer, Loutsy Mansour, and calls for Walker’s suspension. Brannan's aide said no evidence of financial gain or excess government payment was found, though disciplinary action may be considered.
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Nunan
Curtis
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Aiken
Commodity Credit Corporation
Clovis Walker
Walker
U. S
Loutsy Mansour
Ellender
D-La
Justice Department
Agriculture Department
Long Truck Strike Ends in Milwaukee AFL Drivers Return
More than 2,000 AFL truck drivers went back to work in Milwaukee ending a strike that idled up to 10,000 Wisconsin workers. A&P stores began restocking after drivers voted to return as freight backlog piled in rail yards and warehouses. Union leader Frank Ranney urged dissolution of the wage board while the cost of living index was to be reviewed May 19.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
A&p
WSB
Frank Ranney
Motorist Who Toured Backyards Sought After Yard Damage
Police search for a carefree motorist who toured several backyards in Appleton yesterday. Tracks show a car drove over lawns, through gardens, and across vacant lots before rejoining the street, knocking down picket fences and young fruit trees.
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Appleton
McCarthy Benton hearing ends amid tape recorder dispute
A pre trial session on McCarthy libel suit against Benton ends after Benton's lawyers refuse to allow testimony with a tape recorder running. McCarthy seeks a court order to allow recording as a factual aid, while Benton questions the procedure. The senate election subcommittee postpones action on Benton's expulsion resolution due to lack of quorum.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph R. McCarthy
William Benton
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
District of Columbia
Senate
Kiendl
New York
Senate Elections
Truce Talks Short Again at Panmunjom
In Panmunjom Korea the United Nations and Communist negotiators held an 11 minute plenary session on an overall truce solution. It was the second shortest meeting of the armistice talks with a pledge to try again tomorrow. UN spokesman declined to reveal progress or new proposals as Gen Nam Il led most of the discussion from a prepared text.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.S
United Nations
Nam Il
Nam
Joy
Mishaps Kill Six in State
Six people died in Wisconsin over the weekend due to accidents. Arthur Hoss of Milwaukee, 39, died in a collision at a city intersection. A 12-year-old Milwaukee girl Kathleen Wheaton was injured fatally thrown from a horse. Joseph Obermeyer, 51, Appleton, died after a car struck by a train. Kenneth Lipp Allen, 20s, Nebr drowned at Pine Lake near Westfield. Linda Arlene Robbins, 4, Beloit, died after being struck by a car near Tiffany. Wilmer McCartney, 32, West De Pere died from injuries after being struck while walking in Outagamie County.
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Wisconsin
Arthur Hoss
Milwaukee
Kathleen Wheaton
Joseph Obermeyer
Appleton
Kenneth Lipp. Allen
Pine Lake
Westfield
Marquette County
University of Wisconsin
Linda Arlene Robbins
Beloit
Tiffany
Rock County
Wilmer McCartney
West de Pere
Green Bay
Outagamie County
Eisenhower backs farm price subsidies if elected president
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower favors continuation of price subsidies for farmers. George Mickelson, who met Eisenhower in Paris, said Eisenhower believes food and fiber production is vital and that producers must be protected from disaster. He also said Eisenhower supports government subsidies to underwrite prices and a producer consumer correlation.
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Paris
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
George T. Mickelson
South Dakota
Gen
Eisenhower
United States
Mickelson
Governor Kohler Proclaims Vocational Education Week
Madison proclaims May 11 to 17 as Vocational and Adult Education Week with emphasis on skill training and workforce development. Governor Kohler urged schools and communities to observe the observance through programs and events.
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Madison
Kohler
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