Greece faces ongoing conflict with no immediate peace prospects
Senate passes leave Bona and Greece remains a battleground with no near hope for peace. Greek officials doubt UN intervention, warn of Soviet veto risks and insufficient aid to curb rebels. Communists claim support but hold no parliament seats, while speculation grows of a proclaimed free northern state with Soviet backing.
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Athens
Greece
United Nations
U. N
Guerrila
Berals
Themistocles Sophoulis
Wallace for President Campaign Launched in Fresno
A Fresno meeting of about 300 California Democrats endorsed Henry Wallace for president. Former attorney general Robert W. Kenny urged a Wallace nomination, aiming to present a Wallace letter on his October 8 birthday and to collect 100,000 signatures. He said California could influence national convention sentiment with a strong Wallace showing in the Democratic primary.
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Fresno
Calif
Henry Wallace
California
Robert W. Kenny
Wallace
Kenny
United States
Kenney
Truman
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Earl Warren
Goerdt Among 17 Admitted To Wisconsin Bar
Wisconsin Supreme Court announced 17 residents passed the July bar exams in Madison. Included is Charles XN Goerdt of La Crosse.
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Goerdt
Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Charles XN. Goerdt
la Crosse
Local Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy with Warmer Day
Partly cloudy in forenoon. Sunday becomes increasingly cloudy in the afternoon. Warmer conditions with a high of 84 degrees.
Women 35-39 Most Likely to Have Twins Says Agency
The federal security agency reported vital statistics showing women aged 35 to 39 are most likely to bear twins or triplets. A U S Public Health Service study notes odds of multiple births as one twin set per 100 births, one triplet set per 10,000, and two quadruplets per 1,000,000.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
U. S. Public Health Service
Jury Convicts Mrs. Ingalls On Slavery Charge
Elizabeth Ingalls 62 convicted in federal court of enslaving her maid Oprah Jones 58 after evidence she bore a child with Ingalls former husband. Husband Alfred Ingalls awaits verdict. sentencing set for July 29 at 1 p.m. and appeal planned by defense.
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San Diego
Calif
Elizabeth Ingalls
Clifford Fitzgerald
Ingalls
Oprah Jones
Weinberger
St. Louis
Elizabeth Kimball
Newburyport
Mass
Athens
Ala
Oprah
Washington, D. C
Harman
Harmans
Flying Saucer Found Over City Turns Out Balloon
A reported flying saucer over the extreme southeastern city area Saturday afternoon proved to be a large transparent balloon. Walter Allen of Skyways Inc. piloted near the object and confirmed it was a balloon after approaching within about 100 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Walter Allen
Skyways, Inc
Mine Blasts British Truck Amid Jerusalem Violence
A river mine planted by terrorists blew a British military truck in eastern Jerusalem wounding five British soldiers and four civilians plus a Jewish boy. Earlier Haifa saw a policeman killed and another wounded as clashes escalate amid plans for a general strike over immigration deportations connected to the Exodus ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Haifa
House Okays Unification Of Services
A measure to unify the army and navy to coordinate American diplomatic military roles passes the House after eight hours of debate. It would create a single secretary of defense, a defense council, and a separate department of air with a civilian director of central intelligence job valued at 14 000 dollars. critics cite potential overreach and risks to FBI files.
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Washington
House
Army
Navy
Senate
War and Navy
Secretary of Defense
Defense Council
Department of Air
Wilson
D-Tex
Latham
Office of Central Intelligence
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Central Office of Intelligence
Rep
Wadsworth
R-Ny
Central Defense Council
Secretary of State
Busbey
R-Ill
FBI
Hoffman
R-Mich
Senate Confirms Royall as Secretary of War
The Senate unanimously confirmed Kenneth C. Royall to be secretary of war by voice vote. Royall, undersecretary since November 1945, was named by President Truman to replace Robert P. Patterson who resigned. Confirmation occurred in a little over 24 hours after the nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Armed Services Committee
Terror Reign In Germany Report Exposed
The British admiralty cited German documents showing nearly five thousand people shot hanged or tortured after the July 20 1944 assassination attempt on Hitler. Key conspirators included Beck Moltke Goerdeler Witzleben Olbricht Stauffenberg Fromm and Canaris as plans sought army support and a coup to seize Berlin and cut high command communications.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Admiralty
Ludwig Beck
Czechoslovakia
Beck
Count von Moltke
Karl Goerdeler
Leipzig
Friedrich Werner von der Schulenberg
Moscow
Edwin von Witzleben
Erich Hoepner
Freidrich Olbricht
Adm
Walter Wilhelm Canaris
Hitler
Count von Stauffenberg
Germany
von Stauffenberg
Rastenburg
Witzleben
Gen. von Fromm
Berlin
Goerdeler
War Looms After Dutch Indochina Talks Break Off
The Hague reports two year talks with Indonesia collapse as the Indonesian cabinet rejects further concessions. An emergency Jogjakarta session signals no more negotiation, with military action likely to begin after a deadline. Indonesia warns fasting month Ramadan could trigger a holy war by its 70 million Muslims.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands
Hague
Jogjakarta
Hubertus J. van Mook
van Mook
Indonesia
Wisconsin Legislature recesses after 11 hour session
MadisonWisconsin The Wisconsin legislature recessed after nearly 11 hours of sessions amid a split GOP on a state division reorganization plan and accusations that civil service employees funded a campaign. A conference committee will draft a compromise to transfer units including the beverage division led by John Roach.
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Wisconsin
Arthur Bystrerom
Madison
Wis
Republican Party
Civil Service
Senate
Assembly
Cance
Cigarette and Beverage Tax Division
Oil Inspection Bureau
Telephone Tax Collection Department
State Treasurer’s Office
Tax
Tax Department
John Roach
Roach
John Smith
Smith
Knowles
New Richmond
Assemblyman
Zaun
Grafton
Thomson
Richland Center
Rennebohm
Telephone Tax Collection Agency
Legislature
Rural Mail Carriers Convene in La Crosse For 43rd Annual Meeting
About 400 to 500 rural letter carriers and auxiliary members will meet in La Crosse July 20 to 23 for the Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association and Ladies Auxiliary 43rd annual convention. Officials from state county and auxiliary groups will be welcomed by local leaders and feature addresses by national officers and a Tuesday nomination session.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Arthur M. Mengelt
West Salem
la Crosse County
Rural Mail Carriers’ Association
Ben F. Ostergren
J. W. Capps
Stoddard Pilot Room
Clyde Gibbs
Barnum
Edward Herriges
Random Lake
A. C. Knief
Wisconsin Rapids
R. A. Woerpel
Marshall
Roy Adams
Mindoro
Carl Friske
Rockland
Auxiliary State
Michael Schafer
Pewaukee
R. Alton Williams
Verona
Fred Thole
Cassville
W. D. Flanagan
Pickett
Kenneth Darling
Clintonville
A. R. Tranton
Union Grove
Chris Rieck
Lloyd Riebow
Arthur Miller
Bangor
Charles Proksch
W. M. Dvorak
Charles Beranek
H. C. Rick
Labor Temple
Fred E. Steele
Measure Goes To President For Approval
The Senate approved 85 to 0 a measure authorizing 9,000,000 veterans to cash 1.8 billion in terminal leave bonds and sent it to President Truman. The bill extends the program and allows bonds to be cashed at banks after Sept 1 with a five year maturity.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Taft
Ohio
Uncle Sam
McCarthy
R-Wis
Banking Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Greece May Increase Army Size to 180000 200000
The Greek military council seeks to raise the army from 130000 to 180000 or 200000 to guard borders from leftist irregulars. Informants say additional classes to active duty are likely while planes and veterans harry guerrillas and a mop-up battle is planned northeast of Ioannina. The EAM press bulletin denies retreat by its forces.
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Athens
Greek Military Council
Ioannina
EAM
National Liberation Front
Democratic Army
U S Takes Control of Pacific Islands
Washington reports the United States assumed trusteeship over the Central Pacific islands seized from Japan. President Truman signed laws to implement the UN trusteeship for the Marianas Marshalls and Carolines and named Admiral Louis E Denfield as high commissioner to the trust territory.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Central Pacific Islands
Japan
Truman
Marianas
Marshalls
Carolines
Louis E. Denfield
U. S
Defer Law Taxing Insurance Business
The House passed without debate and sent to President Truman a senate approved bill deferring until June 30 1948 the effective date of a 1945 law making the insurance business subject to state taxation and regulation. The current moratorium expires Jan 1.
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Washington
House
Truman
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