Wisconsin flight plan lists La Crosse seaplane base proposal
The Civil Aeronautics Administration's national airport plan includes a Mississippi river seaplane base for La Crosse among 111 Wisconsin projects to be built or improved over three years. The list totals about 985.8 million dollars with federal and local shares outlined, and local sponsors urged to contribute.
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Portal Law Seen By Solons
Army orders jet powered versions of Northrop flying wing bomber with 172 foot wingspan and 200000 pounds gross. Two jets will test fly near midsummer in Los Angeles as part of 15 aircraft for the Army Air Forces. Plane will carry 13 crew and 70 on duty with eight jets delivering 32000 horsepower.
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Blizzard guests pay with hidden cash in Wisconsin tale
In DE FOREST Wisconsin Mrs Clemente Wolfe finds 60 to 70 dollars hidden in her home after a blizzard guests stayed for days and left money when rescued. In Washington congressmen push to clarify employer liability in portal claims tied to a Supreme Court ruling and to legislate the wider impact of Picard's decision.
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Clemente Wolfe
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Jurist Rules Walking Time Not Overtime for Pottery Workers
Federal Judge Frank A. Picard ruled Mount Clemens Pottery workers had no overtime pay for walking and preliminary activities. He said only if walking time were substantial would compensation be due, and warned against retroactive penalties.
Five Top Nazi Industrialists Up For Trial
Five high ranking German industrialists face fourfold indictments by Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor in Nuremberg. Friederich Flick and Otto Steinbrinck lead a group linked to large steel and chemical interests accused of profiting from slave labor and plundering occupied territories. Others named are Konred Kaletsch Bernhard Weiss and Hermann Terberger. All are jailed pending further proceedings.
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Victims Of Monroe County Crash Improve At Sparta Hospital
Four men from Tomah were hurt when Deputy Sheriff William F. Worth died in a wreck near Wilton. August Marquardt 67 suffered multiple injuries and was expected to stay weeks in hospital. Ed Hahn, Robert Henry, Hugh Lincoln and others showed improvement. coroner ruled no inquest. Sheriff Hans Biegel led the initial on scene investigation.
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Wilton
Monroe County
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Tomah
Worth
Dorset Creek
Ed Hahn
Robert Henry
Hugh Lincoln
M. J. Lanham
Hans Biegel
$1 A Week Boom Seen Credit Buying Surges
Washington economists note a postwar surge in credit buying with prewar high of 10.1 billion dollars likely to be surpassed soon. Analysts foresee totals reaching 15 billion or more by year end, possibly around 20 billion as auto production and durable goods rise. Federal reserve rules demand a one third down payment and full payment within 15 months unless Congress acts.
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Milwaukee Road Train Derailed No Injuries Near Wisconsin Rapids
Five passenger cars derailed three miles north of Wisconsin Rapids on a northbound Milwaukee Road train. The engine and baggage car stayed on track. the derailed cars did not overturn. A Milwaukee spokesman said a broken rail likely caused the accident and bus service routed travelers around the wreck as the train headed to Minocqua.
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Minocqua
Local Weather Hints at Cold Sunday Afteroon High 15
Friday night into Sunday presents generally fair skies with continued cold conditions. The afternoon high is forecast to reach about 15 above zero, with brisk winds and chilly wind chills likely.
Lincoln talks begin as 1948 campaign heats up nationwide
Republicans launch a week of Lincoln day speeches with Senator Vandenberg disavowing a presidential bid while praising the party’s audience. Senator Ives champions Dewey as labor peace candidate and Democratic Chair Hannegan backs Truman for 1948. Senate and House recess and no legislation expected this week as Democrats plan Jefferson day events. Saltonstall asserts GOP must keep promises and avoid negative tactics.
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Mich
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New York
Ives
Thomas E. Dewey
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Truman
Queens Village
Republican Club
Lincoln
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Denver
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Taft opposes July start for tax cut under GOP plan
Senator Taft of Ohio blocks early tax relief, arguing cutbacks should not start before July 1 to avoid increasing the 1947 deficit. He warns a presidential veto could delay or defeat any tax reduction while Congress debates retroactive action to January 1.
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Taft
Ohio
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Congress
Pottery a重点 in Britain export drive to U S
London officials expect pottery to be a leading export item as raw materials are plentiful. The Board of Trade signals a broad push to boost British exports to the United States, with pottery among top targets.
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U. S
Britain Tightens Coal Use Amid Cold Wave Crisis
Britain braces for a sweeping energy curb as coal shortages threaten a large scale shutdown. Fuel administrator Manuel Shinwell warns of “complete disaster” if industries do not conserve, with 4,000,000 workers at risk as power to factories and homes may be cut for five hours daily. General Sir Hartley Shawcross cautions the labor government could fail, signaling an end to socialism in our time.
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London
Britain
Manuel Shinwell
Manchester
Birmingham
Inwell
England
Hartley Shawcross
Lancashire
Great Britain
Challenged A C Votes To Be Studied Soon
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board will review 17 challenged ballots from the Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co collective bargaining election. A recount kept Local 248 ahead by two votes, but a recount shift could force a runoff if Independent Union gains 12 of the 17 disputed ballots.
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Named For Honor Dr Hoeschler To Receive Chamber Award
Dr. Frank J. Hoeschler will be honored at the Chamber of Commerce dinner with the president s citation for outstanding civic service. He has spent over two decades pushing civic improvement like marsh fill civic center city county building municipal auditorium and parking areas. A 1938 planning study urged needed city projects and Hoeschler continues to press for progress despite ongoing efforts to complete a 200 by 153 foot three story building at Fifth Avenue and King Street housing Sears Roebuck and Carrol House.
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Weather Experts Predict March 1 Airport Dedication Weather
Meteorologist A D Sanial and purchasing agent R H Pearse offered long range weather estimates for the March 1 airport dedication. Pearse projected light moisture and temperatures around freezing with a 24 mean, 30 to 35 high, while Sanial warned of a one in ten chance of a bad day with snow on the ground and a 22 mean. Both cited averages and almanac notes, noting no certainty for the event.
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Plot to assassinate Premier Yoshida foiled on Shikoku
Kyodo reports a well laid plot to kill Premier Shigeru Yoshida was nipped by the arrest of a Japanese conspirator on Shikoku island. U S occupation authorities had no report, while Tokyo police conduct an intensive inquiry as the conservative Yoshida cabinet faces leftist pressure.
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Shigeru Yoshida
Shikoku Island
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Edison desk reveals pills and notes more human than heroic
The Edison's sealed rolltop desk was opened by Charles Edison in West Orange, uncovering stomach pills, mouth wash, decades of bills, jokes, a vial of uranium nitrate, notebooks, diagrams, maps, cigars, and a 1904 cash book, with no hidden scientific breakthrough found.
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N. J
Thomas Alvan Edison
Edison
Chicago
Charles Edison
New Jersey
American Nickle Company
Henry Ford
Baby Crawls Outdoors and Dies in Freezing Weather
In Princeton Illinois a 15 month old boy named Kelly Powers crawled from his home into near zero temperatures and died of exposure. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental after the father Glenn Powers left the child unattended for four hours while accompanying his wife home from the hospital.
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Ill
Kelly Powers
Glenn Powers
Supreme Court Ruling Holds Portal Lawyer Speaks
Edward Lamb, lawyer for Mt Clemens Pottery workers, warns industry that the Supreme Court decision on portal-to-portal pay remains law. Picard’s dismissal cited, Lamb says make ready walking time was decided by the high court and will stand until altered.
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R-Wis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
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Rmo
Mt. Clemens
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House Judiciary Committee
Toledo
Edward Lamb
Mt. Clemens Pottery
U. S. Supreme Court
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Picard
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Public health study cites rat consumption per U S citizen
A Washington report from the Public Health and Fish and Wildlife Services estimates that each U S citizen consumes between one and two rats. The note presents a controversial measure of indirect animal intake as part of a broader health analysis.
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Public Health and Fish and Wildlife Services
U. S
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