U S Wisconsin Clamps Down On Soviet Missions
United States occupation authorities in Berlin restrict Soviet mission entries to the American zone to Helmstedt, a reciprocal move after Moscow limited American crossing rights. The action targets official missions and does not close the border. The ban on Soviet publications in the U.S. zone remains until Moscow ends interference with American publications. Col Gordon Textor said no Russian protest had been received.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
European Command
Frankfurt
Potsdam
Helmstedt
U. S
Socialist Unity Party
Gordon Textor
End Appears Imminent for Meat Strike
Chicago reports the CIO United Packinghouse Workers say rank and file votes likely favor returning to most plants, except Wilson and Company. About 100000 workers nationwide struck March 16 over wages. settlements include a nine cent raise and maintained seniority with arbitration on disputed discharges. Results hinge on local votes. if one plant returns, others may stay idle.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Wilson and Company
Herbert March
CIO
Wilson
Swift
Cudahy
Armour
Omaha
Lewis Gives Operators Invitation Cold Shoulder
Washington reports John L. Lewis gave mine operators a cold shoulder by avoiding comment on their invitation to resume talks on a new coal mining contract. He offered no immediate reply and spoke to reporters without elaboration.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truce Commission Appeals to Security Council
The United Nations truce commission in Jerusalem urged the Security Council to send a strong neutral force to enforce a cease fire between Arabs and Jews in Jerusalem. The commission warned that without force only years of fighting remain possible and asked the council to invoke the charter's provision for armed intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
United Nations Truce Commission
Jerusalem
Security Council
Holy City
Cowboy Kids Run West as Police Nab Teens
Five teenage boys planned a trip to Arizona to buy horses with stolen money from a grandmother. Police tracked them through Chicago after sightings at LaSalle Street depot and Lakewood phone calls, detaining the youths and recovering nearly $4,500. Kenneth Byer, 12, admitted keeping funds from the grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio
Daniel Kenny
Kenneth Byer
Kenny
Byer
Kenneth
Arizona
Lakewood
Joseph Newman
Social Security Extension Sought by Truman
President Truman will ask Congress in a special message to extend Social Security benefits. Senator Barkley said the message will go to Capitol Hill within a few days and likely cover farm labor domestics self-employed persons and other groups not now covered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
White House
Capital Hill
Bids Open for 327 New Homes by Kenosha Housing Authority
The Kenosha Housing Authority plans to open bids for 327 homes around June 10, after rejecting local bids for 102 homes as too high. Bids must average about 7600 dollars to fit FHA financing. KHA and city manager Axtell will attend a Wisconsin housing authorities conference in Madison to discuss reports, a state program, and federal housing legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha Housing Authority
KHA
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
A. E. Axtell
Wisconsin Council of Housing Authorities
Madison
Senate
Movie Writers Sentenced for Contempt of Congress
Hollywood writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were fined $1,000 each and sentenced to one year in jail for contempt of Congress for refusing to disclose party membership. Trumbo also faced a separate conviction for withholding guild membership. Judges Pine and Curran issued the sentences after convictions on two counts in a federal case.
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Washington
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Liberty
Congressional
Communist Party
Trumbo
Screen Writers’ Guild
David A. Pine
Edward M. Curran
Lawson
Wrong Weather For Two Rivers
Temperatures reached 90 degrees or higher in six communities while Two Rivers stayed in the high 80s provoking complaints from diehards who claim it should stay cool in Wisconsin's so called Coolest City. Weather blamed on a west wind and noted as a rare summer event.
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Two Rivers
Mercury
Wisconsin survey estimates near 2 million left after school aid
The Wisconsin citizens public expenditure survey reports nearly two million dollars will remain after all state school aids are paid at the end of the current fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
Jews Use Planes To Aid Jerusalem In Warfare
Tel Aviv dispatch reports Haganah air units carried support to forces defending Jerusalem as Arab Legion attacks intensified. Planes allegedly attacked Shaafat village and other targets while ground fighting and fuel shortages threaten 100,000 residents. In Gaza district, Egyptian forces hold territory as new air raids hit Tel Aviv and civilians shelter. Police arrested Robert Thomas Williams, 22, in Kenosha for five burglaries totaling 702 dollars with loot recovered at scenes and from a roofing firm window.
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Tel Aviv
U.P
Israel
Jerusalem
Haganah
Arab Legion
Holy City
Shaafat
Holy
Gaza
Palestine
Farouk
Egypt
Robert Thomas Williams
Twentythird Avenue
Williams
Green Bay
Four County Thefts Admitted By Christensen
James M. Christensen 17 confessed to four burglaries and three attempted burglaries across Somers and Truesdell townships. He admitted stealing from Lytle hardware, Truesdell garage, Farmers cooperative, Highway 41 Service garage, and pocket knives cash and rifle shells. He described April 6 attempts at Albafonte tavern, Highway 50, Kilbourn road, Highway Cheese Mart, and Frantal's garage. He is held on $500 bond for grand larceny and burglary.
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Williams
Thirteenth Avenue
Murphy
Tyler
Burger Tavern
Seventh Avenue
Anton Burger
Eugene Zicarelli
Max Kramer
Reynold Houte
Sixth Avenue
Disabled American Veterans Club
Sixty-third Street
Town
Roosevelt Road
James M. Christensen
William P. Schmitt
Lytle Hardware
Somers
Truesdell
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Highway 41
Albafontes Tavern
Highway 50
Kilbourn Road
Highway Cheese Mart
Frantal
Christensen
Schmitt
Nash Motors
Farmers Service Cooperative
Henry Lytle and Sons Hardware
Somers Village
Farmers’ Cooperative
Albafonte
Highway 41 Cheese Mart
Legion troops seize Zion Gate in Jerusalem fight
Arab Legion units advancing through Jerusalem have captured Zion Gate and isolated about 4,000 Jews inside the old city. Desperate messages from defenders warned reinforcements were needed to avoid surrender as the siege widened. The assault included armored cars, mortars, and coordinated pushes from Sheik Jarrah and Damascus Gate toward Jaffa Gate.
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Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Zion Gate
Old City
Tel Aviv
Legion
New City
Wisconsin friendship fleet sails to Copenhagen
The Manufacturers Association of Racine announced the second ship of the Wisconsin friendship fleet will sail from Racine on June 28 for Copenhagen Denmark. The vessel Carmelfjell will load at Milwaukee the week of June 21 and move to Racine for two days before sailing.
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Racine
Wis
Manufacturers Association of Racine
Copenhagen
Denmark
Carmelfjell
Milwaukee
Historic City Homes Recalled At Dinner Meet
At the Kenosha County Historical Society spring dinner 160 members and friends recalled local history. Elizabeth Lyman showed photos of old houses including the Dana, Deming, Pirsch, Baldwin, Hale, and other early residences with notes on their builders and notable events. The talk touched on the Southport harbor aid, a murder scene at the McCaffrey house, and a Wisconsin capital punishment ban influenced by Kenosha representatives.
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Guild Hall
Kenosha
Elizabeth Lyman
Lyman
Dana
Eighth Avenue
Washington
Southport
Reuben Deming
Hansen Funeral Home
Peter Pirsch
Seventh Avenue
Scribner
Col
Michael Frank
Scribners
Pirsch
Baldwin
John Nichols
Woman’s Club
Samuel Hale
Sixty-first Street
Third Avenue
Patrick English
Calkins
Eichelman Park
Seventy-second Street
Fifty-ninth Street
Charles Durkee
Kemper Hall
George Hale
Immanuel M. E. Church
Theodore Newell
Newell Matthews
Forty-eighth Street
Paul Hamman
Detroit
Belle Isle
Fourteenth Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Patrick Brown
McCaffrey
Wisconsin
Disappearing Road Adds To Highway Woes Here
County Commissioner Harold H. Herzog reports a 60 foot stretch of Wilmot road is vanishing into muck. A sink hole grew rapidly after an initial six inch dip prompting 1,200 cubic yards of gravel to be poured as county trucks fight to restore a stable roadbed. He warns the road will be unusable until the balance of banks and foundation stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Herzog
Wilmot Road
Valmar
Salem Township
Herzog
Kenosha
Kenosha Aims for Citywide Voter Registration Drive
City manager A. E. Axtell announced a push to reach 100 percent voter registration in Kenosha as a prelude to the Freedom Train arrival on July 4. With 90 to 95 percent already registered, the plan includes mailings to 250 organizations, registration clerks at multiple points, and a mobile unit during Rededication Week from June 27 to July 4. The event will cost $1,750, funded by local groups with sponsorship by the American Heritage Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
A. E. Axtell
Kenosha Citizens Week Committee
American Heritage Foundation
Fire destroys Richland Center hardware store
Early morning blaze leveled the A. H. Krouskop and company store in Richland Center Wisconsin causing an estimated 315000 loss. The brick building Fronted Central avenue and Seminary avenue and dated from 1884. Fire officials cited the grocery refrigerating section as the likely starting point. Fire crews from Richland Center Muscoda and Lone Rock saved the Eskin theater and Crystal cafe.
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Richland Center
Wis
A. H. Krouskop and Company
W. S. McCorkle
Muscoda
Lone Rock
Eskin Theater
Crystal Cafe
Otto Klinzing
Krouskop
Central Avenue
Seminary Avenue
Negotiations to Settle Rail Dispute Fail
Washington reports four days of talks between railroad operators and leaders of engineers firemen and switchmen collapsed with no agreement. Alfred Johnston head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said the parties endeavored to reach a settlement but failed and declined further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alvaniey Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Predict Record Vote in Oregon Primary Dewey Stassen Clash
Oregon residents turnout appeared near a record as 632000 registered voters faced a Dewey Stassen contest. Secretary of State expected about 75 percent to vote by 10 p m EDT with the results to begin across 172 national state and district contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Secretary of State
Esther Muir Divorces Sam Coslow After 14 Years
Former actress Esther Muir has divorced songwriter Sam Coslow after fourteen years of marriage citing his being out nights. A property settlement awards her 35 percent of Coslow music royalties including the hit song Just One More Chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
U.P
Esther Muir
Sam Coslow
Two Grade-School Boys Steal Plane in Oklahoma
Two fifth graders Jimmy Bodard and Robert Peterson confessed to piloting a stolen Er coupe and flying about 120 miles toward Texas. They landed in a farm field, damaged the undercarriage, then walked into Cheyenne with authorities recovering the plane later.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Arch Hamilton
Barney P. Bodard
Jimmy Bodard
Robert Ronald Peterson
Robert
Jimmy
Oklahoma
Cheyenne
Here
Texas Panhandle
Roger Mills County
Goller
Bob Fitzgerald
Hamilton
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Sheridan Road
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Ill
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