Conference rebuffs two thirds rule at peace talks
The Paris peace conference rejected Soviet Russia's push for a two thirds voting standard. Secretary Byrnes denounced attempts to dictate terms while stating the US will concede but not surrender. The full conference adopted a British compromise allowing both voting rules with two thirds carrying more weight. Molotov and Yugoslav delegates pressed for alignment and Albania's invitation.
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Paris
Russia
Byrnes
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Poland
Czechoslovakia
V. M. Molotov
Albania
Mosha Pijada
Soviet Union
Planes Speed Aid To Earth Tremor Victims
Senator La Follette backs Ralph Immell for Wisconsin governor in the Republican primary at Racine praising his long record and vigor. Dem candidate McMurray criticizes La Follette for isolationism while labor speaker Plopper touts Immell as a labor ally and WPA reformer.
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Robert M. la Follette
Ralph M. Immell
Im. la Follette
Racine
Ralph Immell
Immell
Kenosha
Howard J. McMurray
United States Senate
la Follette
la Foillette
McMurray
Franklin Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Murray Plopper
Lopper
Im- Mell
Works Progress Administration
Wisconsin
Gov. Goodland
Oscar Rennnebohm
Plopper
Oscar Rennebohm
Perry J. Stearns
U. S. Senate
Milwaukee
Sen. la Follette
McCarthy
Stearns
G. W. Buchen
Sheboygan
Goodland
Local Weather Report For La Creme Area
Clear and cool tonight with a low around 58 degrees. Saturday will be generally fair and cool with a high near 60 degrees. Light northwesterly breeze.
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la Creme
Gentile
280 Lb. Brooklyn Housewife Trapped 17 Hours in Tub
Mrs. Bertha Singer a 60 year old 280 pound Brooklyn housewife was trapped in a zinc bathtub for 17 hours before freeing using rubbing oil her son's muscles and an eight man emergency police squad with a crow bar. She became wedged in the tub Wednesday night and was found by her son Harry Thursday morning after he returned from a night shift.
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New York
Alcatraz
Bertha Singer
Brooklyn
Harry
Cool Weather Predicted From Northwest High
A high pressure system from the northwest is moving toward La Crosse. Meteorologist A. D. San ial predicts clear and cool conditions tonight and generally fair and cool Saturday. Samal notes light rainfall of .03 inches cityside and .01 at the airport, calling it hardly enough to settle the dust.
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la Crosse
A. D. Sanial
Samal
Rain brings relief to Midwest drought areas
Fed forecasters say a soaking system over eastern Iowa northern Illinois and surrounding states delivered extreme relief with more cool air to follow. Jacobsen notes no additional weekend rain and temperatures not rising above the 70s across the Great Lakes region while towns like Rockford Rochelle Belvidere Dixon Moline and Joliet measured inch totals ranging from 1.04 to 2.25 inches.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
H. L. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Great Lakes
Two Tremors Trigger Massive Waves Across Hispaniola
Strong earthquakes and killer tidal waves hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti, killing 52 and leaving 20,000 homeless. Rescue efforts mobilized with Red Cross and army aid as planes dispatched to stricken areas along Mona Passage and the northern coast.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Matanzas
Puerto Plata
Samana
Red Cross
Haiti
Hispaniola
Puerto Rico
Atlantic Ocean
Mona Passage
Dominican
12 New Polio Cases In State Reported
Madison reports 12 new poliomyelitis cases bringing the state total since August 1 to 68. The Wisconsin State Board of Health records five cases in Milwaukee County including four in Milwaukee city, three in Pepin County, two in Manitowoc, and single cases in Eau Claire and Rock counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
H. M. Guilford
Bureau of
Milwaukee County
City of
Milwaukee
Pepin County
Manitowoc
Eau Claire
Rock Counties
Innocent Scientists Rule Out Bikini Bomb Quake Link
Two scientists said the Bikini Atoll atom bomb blast could not cause Caribbean earthquakes. Howard Meyerhoff and J H Rush argued that even full underground energy would be far less than tectonic forces, noting quakes occur in deep faults and will recur elsewhere.
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Caribbean
Washington
Bikini
Howard Meyerhoff
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. H. Rush
The
Federation of American Scientists
Japan
East Indies
New Zealand
Lawyers and Doctors Plan Heirens Mental Test
In Chicago lawyers for both sides and two psychiatrists met to chart the procedure for a mental examination of William Heirens the 17 year old confessed killer of Suzanne Degnan and two women. The judge adjourned arraignment to September 4 with Heirens indicted for three murders 29 burglaries and assaults. He made no plea saying the killings were impulsive and did not fulfill his abnormal desires.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
William J. Tuohy
Wilbert F. Crowley
John and
Malachy Coghlan
Rowland H. Towel
William H. Haines
Harry R. Hoffman
Harold G. Ward
Criminal Court
Heirens
Suzanne
Josephine Ross
Frances Brown
Death of Alva M. Cummins Lansing Legal Leader
Alva M. Cummins aged 77, dean of the Ingham County bar and former president of the Michigan State Bar, died yesterday. He helped draft Michigan's uniform state laws in the 1930s and retired from active practice two years ago.
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Lansing
Mich
Alva M. Cummins
Ingham County
State Bar of Michigan
Cummins
Michigan
Truman Signs Terminal Leave Pay Bill for 15 Million Vets
President Truman signed a law enabling about 15,000,000 veterans to collect terminal leave pay totaling an estimated 2.7 billion dollars. The measure covers non commissioned personnel who did not receive all furlough time with cash and five year bonds, applies to those discharged and still in service, and sets rules on eligibility, rates, and repayment.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Treasury, War and Navy Departments
Veterans Service
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Marines
State Fair Revue Draws 3,600 Fans Amid fireworks and talent
At the 56th annual fair the State Fair Revue impressed thousands despite threatening weather. John R. Ward promoted the show on the grandstand with a Friday fireworks display and a near capacity crowd of about 3,600 Thursday night. Saturday includes horse racing, livestock parade, and circus acts, while 4-H clubs staged dress and barrow events.
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John R. Ward
Middle West
Joe Greer
J. J. Frisch
Red English
Believe Soviet Agents Entered U S Posing As Hockey Players
Ottawa based Citizens paper reports a Canada US border spy probe into passports issued to hockey players during the war. Investigators expect to prove that agents, likely Russians, used those passports to cross the border.
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U. S
Ottawa
Eoeing
Canada
Royal Canadian
Seven Nabbed In Sheboygan Gaming Raids
State beverage tax agents led by Chief John Roach raided two Elkhart Lake spots last night seizing roulette and dice equipment. Seven men charged with operating gambling equipment pleaded innocent. two patrons charged with keeping a gambling house also pled not guilty. Bail set at $250 for operators and $25 for patrons, hearings set for Aug. 20 before Justice Lester Grube.
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Sheboygan
Wis
State Beverage Tax Division
John Roach
Elkhart Lake
Justice of the Peace
Lester Grube
Sigmund Starke
Hollywood
Fla
Charles Seidman
Chicago
Michael Dubin
Harry Gulien
E. R. Getzloff
Green Bay
Justice Grube
Robert G. Pick
Reno
Nev
Martin Wolf
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Justice Court
Roach
Pine Point Resort
Liberty Lodge
Fred A. Mattingly
Government Limits Second Wage Increase in Lumber Industry
Reconversion Director John R. Steelman refused to approve a second round of re conversion pay boosts for Pacific northwest lumber workers. The ruling keeps wage costs under strict control with federal approval required before wage increases can be tied to price ceilings. About 45,000 workers are affected as unions negotiated a five cent rise, with a 32 cent portion approved for price relief. The Portland spokesman indicated an appeal of the ruling.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Pacific Northwest
OPA
Steelman
CIO
AFL
National Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Portland
Ore
West Coast
Dairy Dividend Declared by National Dairy Products Corp
Directors of National Dairy Products Corp voted a dividend of 40 cents a share on common stock payable Sept 10 to holders of record Aug 20. The company had previously paid 35 cents a share.
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New York
National Dairy Products Corp
Sultry Blondes and Dignified Men Push Press at Paris Peace Talks
The Paris peace conference sees lobbyists and backers swarm Luxembourg Palace and press rooms hoping to shape coverage. A blue eyed Balkan blonde seeks help to publicize Slovak grievances, while a grey haired gentleman proclaims he represents truth demanding border changes be covered.
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Paris
Palace of Luxembourg
Balkans
Inside Dope On Aluminum Stock And Disposals
Rep Slaughter resumes lead role on a broad inquiry into surplus property disposal as the House committee searches for inside information and profits in aluminum sheet and wire screen sales. Promoter Ben F Fields to be first witness next week.
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Washington
Slaughter
Capitol Hill
Hugh D. Wise, Jr
House Committee
Missouri
Truman
Wise
House
War Assets Administration
Waa-Fbi
WAA
Midwest
Slaughter Committee
Benjamin F. Fields
Senate War Investigating Committee
Garsson Munitions Combine
Fields
Richmond
Rizley
R-Okla
Pay Boost Averts Brewery Walkout
Milwaukee reports a threatened strike by about 4500 brewery workers in seven major breweries was averted as the CIO Local 9 union approved a $7 per week wage increase. The contract also includes a night shift pay differential.
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Milwaukee
E. B. Brody
CIO Brewery Workers Union
Sparta State School Receives $8,502 Road Allocation
Madison special reports the state highway commission approved an $8,502 funding for road improvements at Sparta State School. The project includes building a parking area on campus.
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Sparta State School
Madison
Wis
Sparta
State Highway Commission
Road Commission Plans Soldiers Grove Bridge
MADISON Wis The state highway commission has granted a request to make a survey and draw plans for a new bridge on county trunks at Soldiers Grove in Crawford county.
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Madison
Wis
State Highway Commission
Soldiers Grove
Crawtford County
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By Frank Carey
Associated Press Science Reporter
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West Indies
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Goodfellow Boulevard
St. Louis
Navy Department
D. C
U. S. Marine Corps
Treasury
Mass of
West Coast Lumber
By Belman Morin
Road Commission
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