Faulty shell scandal ties May to Garsson loan
Washington reported Elisha Walker, senior partner of Kuhn Loeb, lent Rep. Andrew May $5,000 in 1941 at the urging of munitions broker Murray Garsson. Walker said payment has not been made and the case connects to the wartime inquiry into a munitions combine and defective 4.2 mortar shells used by American troops.
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Washington
Elisha Walker
New York
Kuhn-Loeb
Mead
D-Ny
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Murray Garsson
Walker
Senate War Investigating Committee
May
Garsson
House Military Committee
100Th Chemical
Italy
Chemical Warfare Service
Fort Bragg
N. C
Knowland
R-Calif
Rep. May
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Erie
Athens Polling Place Violence In Tennessee Clash
Four staffers witnessed election violence in Athens as GI ticket supporters clashed with Cantrell faction. Deputies seized a film plate, guards arrived, a polling place door shattered, two officials mortally wounded, deputies disarmed and beaten, ballot boxes moved to the jail amid a tense confrontation.
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James Ed Vestal
Charles Scott
Windy Wise
McKellar Wins Democratic renomination in Tennessee primary
Senator Kenneth D. McKellar, 77, secured renomination for a sixth term, defeating CIO backed Edward Ward Carmack by nearly two to one. Violence flared in Athens, Shelby County delivered a large majority for McKellar, and unofficial returns showed McKellar 146,556 to Carmack 86,303 with minor totals for other candidates.
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Nashville
Tenn
Kenneth D. McKellar
Washington
Edward H. Crump
Shelby County
Memphis
McKellar
CIO
Edward Ward Carmack
Athens
Paul Cantrell
Associated Press
Carmack
Bryan Johnson
John R. Neal
Herman H. Rose
Canada Urges Ministers Meet On Peace Draft
Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King urged a meeting of the four great powers to speed and amend peace proposals at the 21 nation peace conference. He asked changes be considered before the vote. The issue of rotating chairmanship sparked a rules committee wrangle. no decision was reached.
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Canada
Paris
W. L. Mackenzie King
Council of Foreign Ministers
King
Britain
Russia
France
United States
General Assembly
New Zealand
Soviet
Hector MacNeil
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
House Backs Truman Veto On Tideland
The House sustained President Truman's veto of the tidelands bill, killing the measure. The roll was 139 to override and 95 against, seven votes short of the two thirds needed. Three Wisconsin congressmen voted to override while two supported the veto. Unrecorded votes noted.
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Washington D. C—P
House
Truman
Senate
Washington
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Stevenson
Murray
Tidelands
Biemiller
Hull
Henry
Smith
Keefe
O'Konski
Wasielewski
Molotov clash over Poland and Hungary on wartime seating
In the foreign ministers council dispute over Hungary's treaty commission Poland demanded a seat, provoking friction with Molotov and Evatt. Poland later withdrew, saying it was at war with Hungary. Byrnes backed Evatt against Russian sweeping representation proposals.
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Foreign Ministers Council
Peace Conference Commission
Hungary
Poland
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
New Zealand
U. S
James F Byrnes
Commission For
Byrnes
Evatt
DePere Marine Among Wounded In China
The Marine Corps disclosed the identities of three Marines killed and 12 wounded in a convoy attack 35 miles southeast of Peiping, China. Among the wounded is Pfc. Raymond J. Kiley of De Pere, Wisconsin, and the casualties include Second Lieutenant Douglas A. Cowin of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Peiping
China
U. S
Douglas A. Cowin
Fred Cowin
Ann Arbor
Mich
Raymond J. Kiley
Walter J. Kiley
Rt. 1
de Pere
Wis
Washington moves to uniform copper price ceiling
OPA announced elimination of its two band copper pricing system and set a single ceiling at 14 percent cents per pound, simplifying administration and market expectations across the industry.
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Washington
OPA
Local Weather Forecast for La Crosse and Vicinity
Generally fair conditions expected tonight and Saturday. Tonight’s low around 62 with Saturday’s high near 86. temperatures rise modestly into the weekend.
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la Crosse
Heirens Parley Fails to Signal New Formal Statement
Chicago attorneys for William Heirens held a second conference with State's Attorney William J. Tuohy but did not indicate whether Heirens would provide a formal confession. Heirens, indicted for the Degnan murder and two other killings, remains unindicted in the Ross case and faces 29 burglary, robbery, and assault charges.
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Chicago
William Heirens
William J. Tuohy
Suzanne Degnan
Heirens
Tuohy
Malachy Coghlan
Coghlan
University of Chicago
Cook County
Chicago Suns
Degnan Child
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Cat gets trapped in car engine during nap
In Carrollton Illinois a car started with a cat asleep beneath the hood. The feline was dragged into the engine by the fan but suffered only minor bruises after a mechanic freed it. Vernon Johnson witnessed the incident.
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Carrollton
Vernon Johnson
Housing Struggles Loom As Teachers College Sees Record Freshmen
New applicants to the State Teachers College face housing shortages amid plans for what may be the largest freshman class in school history. Admissions total 494 with 260 physical education majors and 173 specials. Women require 64 rooms, 10 with board, while 40 more rooms for men are still needed. Veterans receive priority in housing projects north of the campus. Local residents with rooms to rent urged to contact college staff.
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State Teachers College
Physical
Clyde B. Smith
Training School
Emerson School
Koblitz, Smith
Truman Vetoes Payouts for Lanser Injury Accident
President Truman vetoed a bill authorizing $7,500 to Mrs. Georgia Lanser and $500 to Ensign Joseph Lanser, Elk Horn Wisconsin, for injuries from a Navy bus accident on August 26, 1944.
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Washington
Truman
Georgia Lanser
Joseph Lanser
Elkhorn
Wis
Navy
Wisconsin Governor Goodland Attacks Opponents in Fiery Campaign Speech
Madison Wisconsin special Walter S Goodland delivered a vitriolic third term bid speech from the University of Wisconsin campus denouncing rivals and calling out alleged corruption and bossism He targeted Delbert J Kenny and Gen Ralph Immell while avoiding direct names in a high tone radio address with no proposals or pledges.
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Madison
Wis
Walter S. Goodland
Wisconsin
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Goodland
Delbert J. Kenny
Republican Organization
60 Hurt In Bus Crash Near Lincoln Memorial
An estimated 60 people were injured when a commuter bus crashed through a heavy stone railing on Memorial Bridge over the Potomac and landed upside down on a driveway, near the Lincoln Memorial during morning rush hour. The bus was traveling from Arlington, Virginia. Police had no confirmation of a fatality. injuries were reported from hospitals.
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Memorial Bridge
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Arlington
Washington - Virginia - Maryland Coach Co
Needed Rain Falls In Area
Rain totaling .33 inch fell in the La Crosse area from midnight to 7 a m on Friday, according to meteorologist A D Sanial. The rainfall covered a larger area than the July 30 downpour, with La Crosse city seeing heavier rain earlier but less regional effect. High pressure brings a fair night and Saturday with temperatures above 80 degrees Friday afternoon.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Justice Jackson Back Non-Committal On Return To Bench
Justice Robert H. Jackson returned from Nuremberg and said he plans to resume normal work but declined to state whether he will remain on the Supreme Court. He commented only on the war crimes trial, gave no decision on bench return, and noted plans to be away through mid-September with possible visits to Langley, Virginia, and Jamestown, New York.
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Justice Jackson
Washington
Robert H. Jackson
Nuernberg
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Jackson
National
United States
Fred Vinson
Harlan F. Stone
Black
Germany
Langley
Jamestown
N. Y
May Flies Rain Cause Crash On West Channel Bridge
Rev. David M. Bey of McCusky North Dakota sustained minor leg injuries when his car collided with a Gateway Transfer truck driven by Roy W. Miller on the west channel bridge at 4 45 am Friday. Rain and swarming May flies made the roadway slippery and caused an uncontrollable skid forcing the crash. The minister’s car suffered about 600 in damage. the van was driven to Gateway’s La Crosse warehouse for repairs. The truck’s damage total was not yet determined.
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David M. Bey
McCusky
N. D
Gateway Transfer Company
Roy W. Miller
Glendale
West Channel
Rey
la Crosse
Copeland Park Concert Rescheduled By Weather
The Copeland park band concert by the La Crosse concert band was moved from Thursday to Friday at 8 p m due to threatening weather. Officials said the program will be the same as Thursday's Tribune listing.
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Copeland Park
Park Department
la Crosse
Tribune
Congress OKs Freeze Of Old Age Insurance Tax
Congress approves a compromise social security bill freezing the old age insurance payroll tax at 1 percent to avert a $2 billion tax rise in 1947. The measure, awaiting presidential approval, expands federal grants, adds survivor benefits for WWII veterans, extends unemployment coverage to maritime workers, and doubles federal outlays for maternal health and child welfare.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Senate-House
Ballot Clash Ends in Jail Siege in Athens Tennessee
In Athens Tennessee a six hour gun battle around the county jail followed ballots seized by GI veterans during a bitter campaign to overturn the Democratic machine led by State Senator Cantrell. Police and deputies fled as 18 people were injured and ballot boxes were looted and torn. The incident drew federal coverage and a planned mass meeting Monday to appoint interim county officials.
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Athens
Tenn
GlIs
McMinn
Washington
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Democratic Organization of State
Paul Cantrell
George Woods
Cantrell
Duggan
New York to Burbank in record B-29 flight
An army B 29 Superfortress piloted by Capt. Boyd L Grubaugh flew from New York to Burbank in 7 hours 28 minutes Thursday setting an east to west speed record for a conventional plane. It beat the previous 9 hours 23 minutes record set May 28 by a Lockheed Neptune.
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Calif
New York
Boyd L. Grubaugh
van Wert
Ohio
Japan
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