Michigan Rep. predicts Taft Hartley replacement this month
Rep. Tesinak says a new labor bill will be ready for floor debate before month end after committee work. He notes talks depend on the president’s request and House committee organization. AFL head Green pushes a closed shop provision while others seek repeal of Taft Hartley and Wagner acts in one package.
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Lesinski
House Labor Committee
Soi
Michigan
Congress
Tesinak
AFL
William Green
Supreme Court
Father Uses False Fire Alarm to Seek Child Care Help
Cutler, a railroad worker, turned in a fire alarm to gain help for his children after his wife left on Oct 16. He hoped arrest would bring social services for breakfast and school readiness. Magistrate Ma honey paroled him and sent him home with the children.
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Cutler
Robert F. Mahoney
ROA Hears Leigh Elder Guest Speaker At Banquet
Leigh Elder, La Crosse cellist and former La Crosse orchestra conductor, returned from six months study in Europe and will address Reserve Officers Association members at a hotel banquet. He will discuss living conditions and attitudes in France and the Low Countries, based on his Europe tour. Elder studied under Pablo Casals after a 1939 scholarship delayed by war. sail date was April 22. Col. Marshall Goff will be toastmaster.
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Leigh Elder
la Crosse
la Crosse Ae
Europe
Reserve Officers’ Association
Elder
France
Pablo Casals
Col
Marshall Goff
Prince Charles Takes First Auto Ride
In London the infant Prince Charles took his first long car ride with his parents Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The royal family left Buckingham Palace for a Sandringham retreat in Norfolk as family members planned to stay indefinitely. A crowd at the palace gates cheered the departure while Philip drove the sedan, a wedding gift from the RAF, with Elizabeth in the back holding the baby as Helen Lightbody served as nurse.
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London
Bonnie Prince Charles
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham Royal Retreat
Norfolk
Philip
RAF
Elizabeth
Helen Lightbody
Prince
Wisconsin State Fair resumes horse show at West Allis
The Wisconsin state fair horse show will resume at the 1949 exposition in West Allis from August 24 to 28 after a cancellation last year. Entries are seeking about 15000 in prize money with noted participants Parish Lewis of Milwaukee K. Drew of Cedarburg and Dr. Wayne Mund of Janesville among the entrants.
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Madison
Wis
State Department of Agriculture
West Allis
Parish Lewis
Milwaukee
K. Drew
Cedarburg
Wayne Mund
Janesville
Judge Wedemeyer to Retire February First
Judge Wedemeyer announces retirement from the bench effective February 1 to return to private law practice. He served as an alderman for ten years before his 1946 election to a six year term and cites increasing difficulty handling judicial duties due to private and personal affairs.
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Rea —Civ
Wedemeyer
Park Your Guns at the Box Office?
A fragmented notice discusses safety at a venue with remarks about keeping weapons away from crowds. The manager claims the rules are for children who may become excited. The text is unclear but centers on security and discipline concerns.
Confusion Over Guns In Onalaska Breakin Case
Roy Mallette, 18, faced charges after an Onalaska cafe breakin on January 3. Reported weapon details varied from shotgun to revolver to a .22 rifle, with staff and suspect roles shifting in statements. Preliminary hearing set for Friday at 2 p.m. Bond $1,000.
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Will Rogers
Onalaska
Crandall Cafe
Arthur Walker
la Crosse Tribune
Cafe
Roy Mallette
Walker
Crandall
Negev battle escalates as Israeli strikes and Iran attacks widen
Egyptian dispatches report a revival of fighting for the Negev and southern Palestine. Israel says midnight strikes targeted forward positions toward Rafah after a weekend naval fire repulsed. the war ministry notes ongoing combat. Iran claims air strikes damaged numerous Israeli armored vehicles amid continued hostilities.
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Egypt
Negev Desert
Palestine
Rafa
Mediterranean
War Ministry
Iran
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Two men charged in coal thefts at Northwestern Hanna yard
Superior Wisconsin reports George Cullen 56 and Lawrence Archambeault 27 were arrested for admitting theft of 50 coal loads from Cullen's employer Northwestern Hanna Fuel Co. Archambeault said he paid Cullen $25 per load and sold coal for $40 to $80 per load.
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Superior
Wis
George Cullen
Lawrence Archam
Cullen
Archambeault
Northwestern
Hanna Fuel Co
Bearneee
Leap year does not boost marriages in Waukesha County
Waukesha County Clerk Richard L. Sylvester said leap year had little effect on marriages. Applications filed totaled 681 couples in 1948, down from 751 in 1947, with higher living costs and housing shortages blamed. He noted population growth should keep yearly filings above prewar averages.
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Waukesha
Wis
Richard L. Sylvester
Sylvester
Study Proposed On Pollution Killing Of Ducks In Michigan
The conservation commission may authorize a year long renewable study to identify dangerous chemicals or oils to ducks and natural factors. Harry D. Ruhl proposes funding and a plan to run tests including on the Detroit River where two heavy duck deaths were reported in 1948. The project aims to prevent losses and aid enforcement against polluters.
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Lansing
Mich
The
Conservation Commission
Harry D. Ruhl
Department Game Division
Commission
Detroit River
Chiang Orders Removal Of Records In Southward Move
The government said Chiang Kai-shek ordered removal of records property and personnel to Canton and Formosa. Sun Fo noted no Communist reaction to peace proposals and said the cabinet was quietly awaiting consideration.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
Formosa
Sun Fo
Bureau of Departmental Research Seeks Moderate Budget
Madison dispatch reports Gov. Rennebohm’s revived bureau of departmental research requests a moderate budget. Officials say the financial appetite is measured as the bureau reviews agency needs and state priorities amid fiscal constraints.
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Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison, Wis
Rennebohm
Bureau of
Whitehall man fined for drunken driving and revoked license
A Whitehall resident pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges. He was fined $9.40 and had his driver’s license revoked, with permission granted for limited milk and cream hauling hours from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2 p.m. Jan. 12.
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Ee Records Co. Midd
St. Joseph's Ridge
Wee Geass
Whitehall
Aracts
La Follette Stricken at Michigan Club Talk
Former Wisconsin governor Philip F. La Follette collapsed during a men's club meeting in Grand Rapids Michigan. He was taken to his hotel and described as doing fine after a brief illness caused by a slight stomach disorder following the start of his remarks on foreign and domestic issues.
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Ghand Rapids
Mich
Philip
la Follette
Cold Hunger Claim 4727 Lives In Shanghai In One Month
In Shanghai a month of cold and hunger killed 4727 people some abandoned by parents lacking food and housing. Authorities report deaths due to exposure and starvation amid severe conditions.
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Shanghai
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