Oleo Tax Repeal Faces Senate Battle After House Victory
The House voted 260 to 106 to repeal 62 years of federal oleomargarine taxes and set up a Senate showdown. Senator Taft backs repeal while agriculture and finance panels may clash over jurisdiction. Southern dairy states fear impact of removing tax measures on oleo production and labeling.
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Washington
House
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Agriculture and Finance Committees
Agriculture Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
Thye
R-Minn
Gairy
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Pepper
D-Fla
South Carolina
Florida
New York Exchange Strike Ends After Wage Concessions
Union workers end a month long strike at the New York Stock Exchange after accepting revised raises tied to pay bands. Police clashed with demonstrators during protests as about 100 of the 950 strikers face potential dismissal.
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New York
The
Exchange
Emil Schram
Stock Exchange
West Coast lawyer and New York editor buy PM stake
San Francisco attorney Bac Crum and Joseph Barnes foreign editor of the New York Herald Tribune acquire a controlling stake in PM the eight year old New York City paper. Marshall Field III sells but keeps a minority interest in PM.
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New York—I
Manhattan
New York City
Ba Cc. Crum
San Francisco
Joseph Barnes
New York Herald Tribune
Marshall Field Ill
Field
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area
Fair and warmer tonight with lows around 47 in the city and 40 to 42 in outlying areas. Friday looks to rise further with warmer conditions and a higher daytime high.
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la Crosse
Truman Plans Cross Country Speaking Tour Before Convention
President Truman gears up for a nationwide speaking tour starting June 2 in Chicago to back his campaign. The schedule includes an Omaha reunion, a Pacific Northwest stop, and a UC Berkeley commencement address on June 12, coordinated by DNC chair J. Howard McGrath. Opponents Stassen Dewey and Taft race for New Jersey votes as Wallace campaigns in Iowa and Des Moines weighs in on farmers’ prosperity and the CIO charge on communists.
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Washington
Chicago
Omaha
Pacific Northwest
University of California
McGrath
J. Howard McGrath
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Pennsylvania
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Wallace
CIO
Philip Murray
Atlantic City
Communist Party
Truman Defends Atomic Commission Terms Plan
President Truman denounced Republican proposals to shorten terms for the five atomic energy commissioners whose terms end August 1. He argued such moves would delay atomic development and harm urgent efforts in energy knowledge and defense. He noted the commissioners were chosen without political bias and criticized broader trade act extensions.
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Washington
Truman
Condon Fight Threatens Funds for Three Agencies
Washington battle over Dr. Edward A. Condon loyalty files risks tying up funds for State, Commerce and Justice. A conference committee will seek a compromise as Commerce resists turning over an FBI letter amid charges of un-American links.
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White House
Edward A. Condon
State, Commerce and Justice Departments
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Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Condon
un-American Activities Committee
Secretary of Commerce
FBI
un-American Activities Subcommittee
Bureau of Standards
Truman
Appropriations Committee
State
Justice
Airborne Unit Inspection Planned at Local Armory
Captain William T. Whittington said several officers will attend an expansion inspection Sunday of the quarters and headquarters battery of the 84th airborne division. Attendees include Maj. Gen. Ralph Immell, Maj. Kenneth L. Sipes, Lieut. Ralph Meeker, Lieut. David Knoll, Major Siegfriend Spillner, Capt. Daniel Brewer, Lieut. Col. Leslie V. Dix and Maj. George R. Hansen. Inspection begins at 10:30 a.m. at 707 South Sixth Street Armory.
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William T. Whittington
Army Reserve Office
84Th Airborne Division
Ralph Immell
Kenneth L. Sipes
Ralph Meeker
David Knoll
Siegfriend Spillner
Eau Claire
Daniel Brewer
Milwaukee
Leslie V. Dix
George R. Hansen
South Sixth Street
Davis attacks margarine politics with beef or horse meat analogy
Rep Davis of Wisconsin accuses oleomargarine interests of misleading housewives in the fight to repeal federal taxes on margarine. He argues customers deserve to know if meat is beef or horse and warns the move harms livestock, dairy farmers, and soil fertility, contrasting farmers with oleomargarine manufacturers.
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August B. Andresen
R-Minn
Katharine St. George
RKY
Washington
Davis
R-Wis
House
Mediation aims to avert nationwide railroad strike
Federal mediators and labor leaders held talks in Chicago with President Truman hoping to settle the wage dispute that could halt the nations 225000 mile rail system. The three brotherhoods seek a 30 percent raise plus rules changes while one union hesitates on a strike date. The talks come as a second meeting is planned to avert walkout threatening the economy.
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Chicago
Truman
Washington
Federal Conciliation Service
Frank Douglass
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Switchmen’s Union of America
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Douglass
Arabs Reject Police Plan Over Jerusalem Security
Arabs reject a French proposal for an international volunteer police force to guard Jerusalem. Jews accept a 1000 man elite UN force for the city as a truce framework. Jamal M Husseini objects to foreign troops. Moshe Shertok says Jews back UN involvement. The U S again urges swift UN approval of trusteeship over Palestine.
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Lake Success
Jerusalem
Jamal M Husseini
Arab Higher Committee For
Palestine
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Moshe Shertok
Jewish Agency
United States
Mains Flushed Thursday Evening Across City Area
Water mains near 16th and Green Bay streets will be flushed Thursday starting at 11 30 p m The work covers Losey boulevard and all mains south of Green Bay street Beginning Friday at 1 p m flushing will continue north of State street and all mains east of 21st street through the area The Board of Public Works announced the schedule.
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16Th
Green Bay Streets
Board of Public Works
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
State Street
21St Street
Bill To Stop Reds Hits Snag
A bill to bar Communist influence and possibly fine or jail supporters stalled in the House. Rep Mundt and Rep Nixon push the anti-Red measure to deter foreign controlled dictatorship and subversion while Speaker Martin delays awaiting funding bills. The measure sets up criminal penalties up to 10000 dollar fine and ten years, plus possible loss of citizenship.
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Mundi
R-Sd
America
Martin
R-Mass
House
Senate
UN American Activities Committee
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Nixon
Rcalif
Retters
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Western
Europe
Communist Party
Germany
Socialist People’s Party
U. S
House of Representatives
Abdul Ilah
Iraq
Palestine
United Nations
Portage Attorney Suggested For High Court Post
A delegation of Columbia county Republican leaders urged Gov Rennebohm to appoint Portage attorney Harlan B Rogers to the vacant Wisconsin supreme court seat created by the death of Justice Chester B Fowler The candidate also serves as attorney for the State board of bar examiners and is backed by Sen Jess Miller
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Madison
Wis
Columbia County
Rennebohm
Harlan B. Rogers
Portage
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Chester B. Fowler
Rogers
State Board of Bar Examiners
Naturalization Ceremonies Set Friday in Circuit Court
Seven persons will swear allegiance as naturalization certificates are granted in the circuit court at 2 p m Friday. Judge Robert S. Cowie will preside with Clerk L G Schaefer administering the oath. Hans Hanson the naturalization examiner and Mrs J C Morgan, citizenship chair of the La Crosse county council, will attend.
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Circuit Court
L. G Schaefer
Robert S. Cowie
Schaefer
Hans Hanson
J. C. Morgan
la Crosse County
Plan Dedication Of New Dormitory At Wisconsin
Charles Sumner Slichter hall the university of Wisconsin men's dormitory will be dedicated Sunday four sections named for students killed in World War III Robert Gavin of Fond du Lac Orville Luecke of Milwaukee Marvin Bierman of Green Lake and Ira Goldberg of Yonkers New York announced by the university
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Madison
Charles Sumner Slichter
University of Wisconsins
University
Robert Gavin
Fond du Lac
Orville Luecke
Milwaukee
Marvin Bierman
Green Lake
Ira Goldberg
Yonkers
N. Y
Spring Grove Vet Ends Death Note Mystery
Spring Grove veteran and former navy hero Leland Benson, 24, left a note in Winona stating his plan to drink and saying he was being sought by many. Sheriff Fort reported Benson had left Winona by train and did not die in the Mississippi River, though details remain uncertain.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Leland Benson
Winona
George Fort
Benson
Mississippi River
Ee Benson
Emil Benson
Edmund Waldera
Walter W. Haase
Valdera
Mississippi
High Bridge
Waldern
Burlington
Chicago
Irvin Schlesser
Centerville
Schlesser
California
Shape Overall Defense Plans Shape Overall Defense Plans
The joint chiefs of staff propose a peacetime defense force sized to deter war, aligning military strength with diplomacy. They call for 837,000 active army, 650,000 National Guard, 556,000 navy regulars, and 502,000 air force personnel, aiming for about 70 air groups at full strength.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs’ Organization
Army
Navy
Air Force
William D. Leahy
Defense Forrestal
National Guard
Sneeze Triggers Los Angeles Car Chaos Police Report
Mrs. Elsie A Halprin 35 sneezed triggering a sequence that started with a crash into a parked car causing a collision with another vehicle. She suffered knee and facial injuries and possible rib fractures and was moved between hospitals. An ambulance collision injured attendant John P Funk 25 and the ambulance was disabled. Another ambulance then transported Halprin.
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Los Angeles
Elsie A. Halprin
Halprin
John P. Funk
Boy in Trouble Sees Circus After Reporter Takes Him
New York Tribune reporter John O Reilly brings nine year old Dion Rum mage to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden. Dion had earlier complained his picture in the paper caused punishment for leaving home. Circus president Ringling North praised Dion for guiding the elephants parade without incident.
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New York
John O’reilly
New York Herald Tribune
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
East 64Th Street
Second Avenue
Dion
O'Reilly
John Ringling North
Abdul Ilah's Armies Reported Leaving Baghdad
Arab forces from Egypt Iraq and Trans Jordan move toward Palestine border as King Abdullah says he will command four Arab armies. Skirmishes foreseen in Jordan valley with Gaza and Jaffa reports and UN truce efforts noted amid rising death toll from partition.
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Palestine
Egypt
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Abdulah
Baghdad
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan Valley
Trans- Jordan
Arab Legion In
Gesher
Sea of Galilee
Besian
Holy Land
Jaffa
Newspaper publishers grill ITU chief in Taft Hartley hearing
Attorneys for newspaper publishers pressed questions at the ITU hearing on charges that the AFL Typographical Union violated the Taft Hartley act. NLRB lawyers expected few cross examination questions for ITU President Woodruff Randolph. The American Newspaper Publishers Association filed the charges claiming the union kept the banned closed shop and dictated local bargaining actions.
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Washington
ITU
Woodruff Randolph
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Randolph
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Three Men Rob Bank Near Valparaiso Ind
Three armed men robbed the Citizens Bank of Hebron fifteen miles southwest of Valparaiso and escaped with about 000. The trio jumped into a waiting car and fled west out of Hebron.
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Ind
Citizens Bank of
Hebron
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