Draft Bill Moves to President With Pay Increase For Soldiers
Washington report says the draft extension and pay rise measures cleared Congress and await President Truman’s signature. The plan extends the draft nine months beyond June 30, limits service, and provides pay boosts from private to general officer levels. Total annual cost is estimated at about 632 million dollars with monthly impacts over 50 million.
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Washington
White House
Armed Service
Mr. Truman
House
Blue Coats in Milwaukee Face Scrutiny Over Suspicious Car
Milwaukee authorities investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle near the county line. Inside the car were two Ozaukee County sheriff’s deputies who parked to file a report, prompting scrutiny of the incident.
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Milwaukee
Ozaukee County
Kenoshans urged to help ease bread shortage
City Manager James G. Wallace appeals to Kenosha residents to conserve bread and wheat products during the famine emergency. He notes 81 million bushels of 1945 crop wheat were sent to famine areas and urges practices like eating less wheat, using potatoes and vegetables, avoiding hoarding, reducing waste, and keeping Victory gardens producing.
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James G. Wallace
Kenosha
Kenoshans
Victory Gardens
Upward Trend in Kenosha Building Permits in April
Kenosha Chamber barometer shows April building permits valued at 3501212 dollars, up from 33747 in April 1945 and 1,246,074 in March. Permits issued 356 in April, factory employment 12,800, weekly plant payroll 692200, average wage 53.87, hours 43.2, car loadings 1328, loadings 2433, contagious diseases 130 percent above April 1945, credit bureau 427.38 percent higher than April 1945, employmentPlacements 13 percent lower than April 1945, public utilities steady, bank debits 19022622 in April.
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Kenosha
Credit Bureau
Senate Seems Certain to Approve Modified OPA Extension Bill
Investigators find discrepancies in Richard Russell Thomas account of the Suzanne Degnan slaying. Chicago officials pursue Thomas in Phoenix as questions arise about his claims and past employment. Police seek missing instruments linked to the crime and review Thomas’s timeline and alibi.
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Senate
Chicago
Phoenix
Ariz
Suzanne Degnan
Walter Storms
Richard Russell Thomas
Thomas
Ernest Roach
Degnan
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
F. R. Bradley
Roach
Lake Michigan
Storms
John’. Olson
Arizona
Woodlawn Hospital
Soviet Purge Targets Factory Directors and Accountants
Moscow reports a nationwide purge by the ministry of state control of factory directors engineers and accountants. The drive aims to remove those who fake production figures collect illegal bonuses misappropriate funds or convert state property for personal use. Cases span enterprises from Tomsk Siberia to central Moscow.
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Moscow
Ministry of State Control
Tomsk
Siberia
Youth Killed as Truck Overturns on Gravel Road
Monroe Wisconsin. Paul E Hastings 16 Winslow NL died today in a Monroe hospital from injuries after a truck he was driving turned over on a gravel road between Martintown and Winslow last night.
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Monroe
Wis
U.P
Paul E. Hastings
Winslow
Martintown
Mysterious kidnapping ends as father confesses
Nashua New Hampshire police learn a garage mechanic Harold Scott placed his 11 year old son in the car trunk to quell a rattle. A two state search followed after firemen reported a boy being shoved into a Massachusetts car trunk. Scott later surrendered and said the stunt was meant to stop the hinges rattling.
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Nashua
N. H
Harold Scott
Massachusetts
Massa
Chusetts
New Hampshire
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Scott
Bernard McLaughlin
Convicted Irgun Group Faces Possible Death Sentences
Thirty one members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi were found guilty by a British military court in Jerusalem of illegal arms possession. The verdict could lead to death sentences. the trial opened Monday as defendants chanted Psalms.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Palestine
Royal Air Force
Batyam
Jaffa
Josh Wedgewood
Haifa
Opponents of Price Measure Losing Ground
Indications mounted that the Senate and President Truman will approve the modified OPA extension bill. The House approved the conference measure by 265 to 105 and 221 to 150 on recommitment efforts. Wherry warned of a fight as supporters and opponents clash over food price controls and the year extension.
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Washington
L.P
Senate
Truman
House
Kenneth Wherry
Neb
Tom Stewart
D. Tenn
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Wherry
Thom Stewart
Tenn
Sheridan Downey
Cal
Robert A. Taft
Thomas
Kenosha Seeks Edithton Beach as Wisconsin State Park
City officials and representatives from 50 local organizations met to back the Edithton Beach tract south of Kenosha as a Wisconsin State Park. State planners discussed legislation to study park lands along Lake Michigan and promote the site for 1947 designation. Prairie lands, fires, and wildlife concerns were presented by Norbert Roeder of the Kenosha Historical and Art Museum.
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Kenosha
James G. Wallace
Wallace
Edithton Beach
Martin W. Torkelson
Kenosha Group
State Planning Board
Lake Michiigan
Torkelson
Kenosha County
George Simmons
Norbert Roeder
Kenosha Historial and Art Museum
Roeder
Meat Shortage Forces Feeding of Reluctant Python
At the St. Louis Zoo a 20 foot python that refuses to eat in captivity was force fed 12 pounds of ground meat amid a meat shortage. The incident reflects the unusual challenge faced by zoo keepers as supply issues persist.
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St. Louis
U.P
St. Louis Zoo
Surprise development hinted in Trieste talks across Paris papers
French papers report unconfirmed talk of a Moscow call that could shift the Trieste issue as Byrnes presses Molotov. Private talks hint at a possible Adriatic compromise while a foreign ministers council delays final colonial decisions. Byrnes, Bevin, and Bidault metMultiple private sessions ongoing with cautious optimism for accord on Italy peace terms.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Trieste
Byrnes
Molotov
Italy
Yugoslavia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Foreign Ministers Council
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Seventeen-year-old Kenosha Girl Dies After Auto Fire
Jean Orlin aged 15 died at Kenosha hospital from burns suffered in a Sunday night automobile fire that trapped three girls and two other youths. Margaret Prell 15 and Gloria Aiello 15 remained in questionable condition at noon. The crash occurred on Sixth Avenue when movie film ignited on the back seat of a car driven by Ole Jensen 16.
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Jean Orlin
Fiftieth ‘Street
Kenosha Hospital
Margaret Prell
Thirtieth Avenue
Gloria Aiello
Thirtyfourth Avenue
Ole Jensen
Twenty Sixth Avenue
Jensen
Lorna Prell
Margaret
George Stehlik
Lincoln Road
Stehlik
Fifty-ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Alexander Orlin
Jean
Kenosha High School
Cholera Epidemic Rages in Shanghai With 48 Deaths
Shanghai reports 520 cholera cases and 48 deaths as the outbreak continues. Officials warn authorities are monitoring the situation and urging precautions.
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Shanghai
U. S. Opens Case Against Russian Naval Lieutenant
The United States pursues an espionage case against Nicolai G. Redin a Soviet purchasing commission representative in Seattle. A federal jury of seven men and five women will decide on charges of inducing a shipyard engineer to provide plans for a destroyer tender and its equipment. The government asks jurors about willingness to convict in a death penalty case.
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Seattle
United States
Naval
Nicolai G. Redin
Purcchasing Commission
Collision Brings Real Trouble for Errant Gob Seaman
Seaman Francis H. Gifford wandering north on Highway 41 from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center caused trouble when his truck sideswiped a Kenso county sheriff car. He fled but was recaptured and jailed for failing to stop. He pleaded guilty before Municipal Judge Edward J. Ruetz, fined $20 and costs of 30 days, and faced a federal inquiry over transporting a stolen vehicle across the state line.
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Seaman
Francis H. Gifford
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Kenosha County
Sheriff'’S Department
Albert Bornhuetter
Billups Browne
Gifford
Warren Roberts Roofing Company
Chicago
Naval Training Station
Edward J. Ruetz
Milton LaViolette
Seaman Gifford
Negotiations Suspended For Indian Independence
The British cabinet mission and Viceroy Lord Wavell announced the temporary suspension of talks toward Indian independence and said a caretaker government would run until negotiations resume.
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New Delhi
Lord Wavell
Youth 15 Confesses Burglary In Kenosha Home Theft
A 15 year old Kenosha boy admitted breaking into Jerome Healy’s home at 5934 Fifth Avenue and stealing union funds valued around 471 including cash and checks. He was arrested in Riverview Park Chicago after a day of spending and was later brought to Kenosha to face Municipal Judge Edward J. Ruetz.
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Kenosha
Jerome Healy
Fifth Avenue
Riverview Park
Chicago
Royce Griesen
Leo Zavacki
Metal Polishers Union
Healy
Arthur J. Riley
North Shore
Riley
Edward J. Ruetz
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Russia
Congress
Move On State Park
Phil Sander
Conservation Club
Jessel S. Whyte
Chicago Regional Planning Association
Jake VanBenhdegem
Chamber of Commerce
Felix Olkives
Hartwick C. Dahl
Trades and Labor Council
Peter Harris
Kenosha County Board
Elmer W. Hanak
Kenosha Manufacturers Association
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