Johnson Opposes Using Army Planes For Senator Travel
Secretary of Defense Johnson rejected assigning military aircraft to accompany congressional trips abroad. Senator Elmer Thomas noted the issue could prompt a broader policy debate as lawmakers planned a six week European inspection by air. Johnson argued aircraft should support military duty and not compete with commercial carriers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Senate
Europe
Truman
Barkley
Executive Department
John Maragon
Harry H. Vaughan
Defense Secretary
Appropriations
Armed Services
Middle
Far East
Air Force
Mild Labor Day Weekend Weather in Wisconsin
Federal weatherman Howard Thompson warned Milwaukee readers to expect mild conditions with scattered showers through the holiday weekend. Highs in the high 70s shrinking to the 60s and 50s at night, with partly cloudy skies and early rain at Lone Rock and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
Milwaukee
Lone Rock
Arrest Trio in Wire Tap Probe at Dayton Hotel
Three men from Miami were arrested at a Dayton hotel on a wire tapping scheme to obtain horse race results before public release. FBI involvement followed police discovery of a tapped line used to relay results to syndicates and bookies as agents planned bets before races.
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Dayton
FBI
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Chicago
Albert Mancino
Peter N. Gebhard
Sidney Hertz
Miami
Fla
Alex Altergott
Haukedahl
Kenosha Prepares For Near Ten Thousand Schoolchildren
Nearly 10 000 Kenosha youngsters will begin the 1949 50 school year with public schools starting Wednesday and most parochial schools opening September 12. Miss Elizabeth Lyman says public enrollment may approach 7 453 opening day in 1948. Kindergarten and advanced classes have specific start times and Bonnie Hame area lists registration locally. Six new teachers join the staff bringing total to 310 as war baby enrollment shifts shape.
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Kenosha
Elizabeth Lyman
Public Schools Statistical and Personnel
Bonnie Hame
Great Lakes Captain Returns to Sea at 77
Grand Haven Michigan story about Owen D Gallagher who after two retirements returns to command The South Wind a 166 foot diesel freighter for Clyde A Peel and associates training crew after a long life on the Great Lakes. He remembers crossing Lake Michigan at least 24000 times.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Owen D. Gallagher
Great Lakes
Carferry
Lake Michigan
Carferries
Gallagher
Clyde A. Peel
Beaver Island
Owen
Die 6 Safe In Plane Crash Fairfield Calif
A C-82 flying boxcar crash near Bird's Landing in Fairfield after attempting to land on a marsh. Six aboard survived by parachute. two crewmen died. One badly burned body found near wreckage. the pilot and co pilot remained with the plane. Survivors taken to Fairfield Suisun Air Force Base Hospital. Names of the dead were not released.
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Fairfield
Calif
Air Force
T/Sat
Kermit R. Carlson
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Bird's Landing
Fairfield Suisun Air Force Base
News Will Not Publish Monday
In observance of Labor Day the Kenosha Evening News will not be published Monday. City and county offices and most businesses will close, and regular mail deliveries by the post office will be suspended.
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Kenosha
Flames Destroy Farm Barn West of Bassett
Fire swept a Vernon Seelhoft farm barn on County Trunk F near Bassett early today. Sam Sorenson estimates barn loss at 4000 to 5000 dollars with partial insurance. 60 chickens perished, tools shed damaged, silo cracked, 18 cows and 4 calves saved. The fire was found by children and investigation continues.
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Vernon Seelhoft
Bassett
Sam Sorenson
Bristol
Seelhoft
Wilmot Fire Department
Brannan Warns Farmers On Potato Price Supports
Secretary Brannan told the Senate Agricultural Committee he plans to end government price supports for Irish potatoes unless farmers agree to marketing and production controls. He said pulling the price props would prevent waste and loss to the government in Washington.
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Washington
Brannan
Congress
Farm Cabinet
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Senate Agricultural Committee
GM classifies car noises into seven types
General Motors Corp announced an engineering study that divides car noises into seven classifications: squeak rattle thump grind knock scrape and hiss.
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Detroit
U.P
General Motors Corporation
Army Vet to Face Charge of Treason
Six souped up planes started the Bendix trophy race toward Cleveland from Rosamond Dry Lake California. Jet entries began from Muroc air force base with pilots aiming to break the four hour ten minute jet record. Crowd of about 8000 watched the start with Paul Mantz and Joe De Bona among notable participants.
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Rosamond Dry Lake
Cal
U.P
Cleveland
CST
Vince Perron
Leland Cameron
Los Angeles
L. C. Moon
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Harry N. Lester
Salina
Kan
Muroc
Lancaster
Lions Club
Bendix
Paul Mantz
Hollywood
Mantz
de Bona
Stan Reaver
Herman (Fish) Salmon
Jet Plane Crash Kills Pilot on Secret Test Flight
A jet on a secret test flight crashed in a plowed Amherst field, creating a 10 foot crater. Pilot Lief W. Larsen, 31, from Elma, died after taking off from Niagara Falls airport. The suburban scene was near Buffalo, New York, yesterday afternoon.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Here
Lief W. Larsen
Elma
Amherst
Niagara Falls
No Czech Comment On Benes Death Anniversary
The first anniversary of former President Eduard Benes death passed today with no comment in the government controlled Czech press.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Dewey order guards for Paul Robeson concert
Governor Thomas E. Dewey ordered all available state police to Peekskill to prevent a pro Communist meeting at a Robeson concert. Westchester authorities will also guard the area as veterans plan a protest parade and court action seeks to curb demonstrations. Estimates vary on crowd sizes, with supporters predicting up to 15,000 attendees and protesters around 25,000.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Peekskill Area
Paul Robeson
Dewey
Westchester County
Fred W. Roscoe
John A. Gaffney
Peekskill
Robeson
Hollow Brook Country Club
Fanelli
Westchester
Frederick Gottlieb
County “Law and Order” Committee
Charles Rothenburg
Mahopac
400 Discharges Odd Passenger Fire In City
The North Western 400 Chicago to Minneapolis split into three sections and made an unscheduled stop in Kenosha at 3 56 p m Friday as a fire broke out in a diner's upper area above the refrigerator. Conductor Daniel O Leary spotted the blaze and Kenosha firefighters reached it through a roof trap door. Only boards and insulation burned. The train departed at 4 18 p m with Labor Day travelers.
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Daniel O'Leary
Waukegan
Kenosha
California vet charged as treason ally in World War II
U S Attorney John F X McGahey announced Sgt John David Provoo 33 of San Francisco faces treason charges for allegedly aiding Japanese forces and broadcasting propaganda. Provoo once worked with Tokyo Rose in words and deeds and was arrested after eight years in the army. He served in the Philippines and Corregidor and studied Buddhism in Japan before enlistment. He was arraigned and held without bail with a hearing planned next Friday.
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New York
U.P
Justice Department
California
Tokyo Rose
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
John David Provoo
San Francisco
FBI
Governor's Island
Tokyo
McGahey
Corregidor
Provoo
Johnny
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Philippines
Iva
Toguri D’aquino
Thomas DeWolfe
J. F. Provoo
Sausalito
Cal
Police Ambush Nabs Holdup Man in Bremen Payroll Heist
Atlanta police arrested Johnny Corrigan alias Valor, 30, as he entered his wife’s apartment. Detectives retrieved a gun and 6600 dollars tied to the 24000 dollar Bremen payroll robbery, while two other suspects fled in a car and escaped on foot after a gunfire chase.
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Atlanta
Bremen
Fulton County
Netal Ellis
Johnny Corrigan
Valor
Ellis
Corrigan
Sewell Manufacturing Co
Travel Rush Marks Start of Long Holiday
United Press reports the Labor Day weekend triggers a huge travel surge as 33 million cars expected on highways. The National Safety Council projects 280 traffic deaths, New York City expects 2 million travelers in 700,000 cars, and airlines add extra sections while railroads anticipate lighter loads. Weather is generally clear with mild temperatures and scattered thunderstorms in the midwest and south.
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National Safety Council
New York City
Chicago
West Coast
United Airlines
TWA
Midwest
South
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