Reds Overrun Shanghai Amid Street Fighting and Falls of Nationalist Defenses
Communists seize control of much of Shanghai as Nationalist forces retreat toward Woosung. Explosions light the horizon and battles rage near Kiangwan air field and the Bund. US and British consulates stand amid sniper fire as government troops pull back through Chapoo road bridge.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Kiangwan
Soochow Creek
Glen Line
Chapoo Road Bridge
Publicity Chief Named for Wisconsin State Fair
Pete Walch editor of the Weyauwega Chronicle was named to handle publicity and promotions for the 1949 Wisconsin State Fair. Walch is a former president of the Wisconsin Press Association.
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Madison
Wis
Pete Walch
Weyauwega Chronicle
Walch
Wisconsin Press Association
Birth During Card Game Shocks Milwaukee Family
Mrs. Morris Heller gave birth to an eight pound baby boy in the middle of a card game last night. The couple, surprised by the event, were assisted by a neighboring doctor. Mrs. Heller stayed home with the newborn while Mr. Heller tended to the other three children and housework. The couple offered no comment.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Morris Heller
Alibi Tooth Note Clears Overparking Claim in Oakland
Patrolman tags Dorothy Marshall car for overparking in Oakland. He returns an hour later to find the car gone and a note taped to the meter with an extracted tooth. The message claims the meter was out of order and that she had a tooth pulled, returning within an hour.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Leo Liskey
Dorothy Marshall
West Firmly Against Soviet Move in Reich
The three western powers backed a new west German republic against a Soviet proposal to restore four power control. Attending ministers Dear Acheson, Robert Schuman, and Ernest Bevin rejected what they called dangerous paralysis and outlined Vishinsky five points to reestablish control bodies including the Allied Council, Kommandatura, and a four power Ruhr supervisory authority.
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Paris
Germany
Dear Acheson
Robert Schuman
France
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Control Council
Kommandatura
Commander Simon B Spoor Dies in Java
General Simon B Spoor, 47, commander of Dutch forces in Indonesia, died today in Batavia Java after a heart attack suffered Monday. He served on Gen MacArthur's staff during the war and had led the Netherlands army here since September 1946. He was promoted to full general by Queen Juliana on Monday.
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Batavia
Java
Simon B. Spoor
Indonesia
Spoor
MacArthur
Netherlands
Juliana
Greatest Asiatic Art Will Go to Boston Museum
A former Kenosha resident, Siediy Toke Bowe 60, bequeaths a celebrated private collection of Asiatic art to the Boston Museum, estimated as the greatest of its kind. The 1 000 items will take about a year and a half to catalogue, with many pieces once loaned at Harvard's Fogg Museum.
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Boston Museum
Kenoshan
Bos
Siediy Toke Bowe 60
Cambridge
Mass
Camden
New York City
Hoyt
Kenosha
Col
James J. Hoyt
Seventh Ave
Longfellow
Brattle St
Boston Herald
Harvard
Fogg Museum
Koijiro Tomita
Memorial Day Observance Includes Wiley Speech at Library Park
City to hold a Memorial Day program with a 2:30 p.m. ceremony at Library park led by Senator Alexander Wiley of Chippewa Falls. A 31-unit parade will precede the event, marching from 7th Ave and 50th St through four sections. After the parade, Wiley will attend a noon luncheon at the Legion clubrooms and deliver remarks offshore near Eichelman park with a sea burial service to follow.
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American Legion Post 21
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Eichelman Park
Becker
Alexander Wiley
Chippewa Falls
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50Th St
6Th Ave
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5Th Ave
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126Th Field Artillery Battalion
V.F.W. Post
V.F.W
Sea Scouts
Axtell
Wiley
U. S. Naval Reserve
Lake Michigan
Body of Flier Hero Returned to Kenosha
The body of 1st Lt. Albert T. Niccolai 27 of Kenosha will be returned from the Chicago Graves Distribution Center Friday for reburial. He was killed on a Holland mission February 24 1944 after completing 42 missions as an Army Air Force fighter pilot. He was a Mary D. Bradford graduate and worked for Steinmetz Poultry Co. before enlisting in 1941. He is survived by his parents four brothers and several sisters.
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Kenosha
The
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Niccolai
Army Air Force
United States
St. Mark’s Church
Church Holy Name Society
Alfred
Frank
Peter, Jr
Edward
Gerard Wentjes
Clyde Hartnell
William Sharon
Ontario
Canada
Missione Ee Niccolai
San Francisco
Cali
Grand Jury Probe of Lobbying Seen
Madison district attorney R W Arthur says he has sufficient evidence to seek a grand jury for investigating lobbying in the 1949 Wisconsin legislature. Six legislators were questioned as he gathers details of lobbyist parties and undisclosed disbursements over two months. Judge H W Sachtsen notes legislators have immunity during sessions.
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Madison
Wis
R. W. Arthur
Wisconsin
Arthur
H. W. Sachtsen
Wisconsin Legislature Acts On State Newspaper and Law Measures
The Wisconsin Assembly concurred to appoint the Waukesha Freeman as the official state newspaper, sending the bill to the governor. The Senate approved a move enabling disbarment complaints to go directly to the state supreme court and backed a 15 day liquor license suspension option for tavernkeepers. The Senate also endorsed acquiring a new executive mansion in Maple Bluff and allowing the Department of Public Welfare to license day nurseries.
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Madison
Wis
Waukesha Freeman
Assembly
Wisconsin State Journal
Senate
Maple Bluff
Milwaukee Bar Association
State Supreme Court
State Bar Commission
Knowles
New Richmond
Department of Public Welfare
Green Bay Youth Drowns Painting Bridge
Herbert Brosig a 17 year old from Green Bay drowned today when a scaffold collapsed while he was painting a new bridge over the Ahnapee river in Algoma Wisconsin. He fell twenty feet into the water and could not be saved despite fellow worker Norbert Smits jumping in to assist. The body was recovered about an hour later near the bridge.
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Algoma
Wis
Herbert Brosig
Green Bay
Ahnapee
Norbert Smits
Brosig
Berlin Rail Settlement Proposed After Five Day Strike
The Russian-controlled German railway system proposed a settlement offering West marks to strikers to end the five day Berlin rail strike. West Berlin workers would be paid in Western currency with fares charged in West marks. The plan would reinstate most strikers except those accused of damage. The move came as western Allies seized Western sector rail stations, removing Soviet police with American Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howley leading the action.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Reichsbahn
Willy Kreikemayer
Kreikemeyer
Frank L. Howley
Earl of Strathmore Dies Brother of Queen at 84
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, brother of Queen Elizabeth, died today at Glamis Castle in Scotland. He was 84 and had been ill for several months, the eldest of the queen's three brothers and 15th in the line.
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Glamis
Scotland
Earl of
Delay in Wisconsin housing compromise stalls vote
Democratic forces in the Wisconsin Senate blocked immediate consideration of the Republican backed compromise veterans housing bill. Governor Rennebohm switched to support the measure with conditions while Democrats sought a two day delay to study the proposal, and a 17 to 13 vote forced a Friday delay.
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Wis
U.P
Senate
Rennebohm
Face
GOP
Finance Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Auto Workers Official Shot At His Home
Victor Reuther, 37, the UAW educational director, was wounded by a shotgun blast at his home in Detroit as guards shield the Reuther family. Walter Reuther, UAW president, survived a similar attack 13 months earlier. Police and FBI involvement followed with Detroit detectives assigned full-time to the case.
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A.P
Reuther
Victor Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Victor
Walter
UAW
Roy
Vic
Sophie
James Maher
Reuthers
Berlin
Russians Reinstate Berlin Rail Blockade After Strike
Soviet withdrawal of workers from key Berlin switches blocks rail traffic into the city from West Germany. Train service halted again after being restored 13 days earlier. Only planes and trucks move supplies.
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Berlin
U.P
West Germany
Marines seek greater voice in unified services on Senate floor
Two former Marines Senators Douglas and McCarthy pressed for more marine corps influence in the unified armed forces. They were joined by Senator Flanders in backing the proposal to expand Marine input and status within the defense structure.
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Washington
Senate
Marine Corps
Douglas
Ill
McCarthy
Wis
Flanders
Partial Grain Embargo Set for June 1 in Winter Wheat Belt
The Association of American Railroads announced a partial embargo on shipments of grain in the winter wheat belt will take effect June 1. The embargo targets grain that shippers want to store but for which definite storage commitments are not yet obtained.
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Washington
U.P
Association of American Railroads
United States challenges Russia over eastern Germany disclosure
The United States pressed Russia in the council of foreign ministers to lift the iron curtain and reveal actions in eastern Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
West DePere Man Dies in Auto Crash Injuries
Ernest Woodland, 23, of West DePere, was thrown through the roof when his car overturned Sunday. He died at St. Vincent's hospital after failing to regain consciousness.
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Green Bay
Wis
Ernest Woodland
West DePere
St. Vincent's Hospital
All American Girls Baseball Opens At Simmons Park
The forecast aimed for clear skies as the All American Girls Baseball league season began at Simmons Park tonight. Microclimates caused scattered showers in parts of the state with Kenosha reporting a brief .06 inch storm and Green Bay seeing a trace. Downtown temps reached 57 this afternoon, while Janesville posted a high of 67 and Land o Lakes dropped to 27. Thursday is expected to stay fair with little temperature change.
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Simmons Park
Green Bay
Kenosha
Janesville
Land o’Lakes
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