Waltons Get Tough Pollution Drive Fails in Senate
In Wisconsin the Izaak Walton league campaign collapses as the state senate approves a watered down pollution bill. The measure increases funding for the State committee on water pollution to 85000 yearly and permits hiring a chief executive officer. The bill maintains most fines and drops a mandatory state approval for sanitation and waste plans. Senator Kaftan led the fight to retain key provisions against the industry backed compromise.
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Waltons
Senate
Madison
Wis
Izaak Walton League
Fred Kaftan
Green Bay
State Committee On Water Pollution
Rennebohm
Kaftan
Sen
R. M. Schlabach
la Crosse
Waltonians
League
Schlabach
Victory
Paper Mills
Council Committee backs condemning Green Island area
The administration committee led by Alderman Walter Roth favors condemning the Green Island section and buying the property to convert to a park or related use. Health officer Dr. Garland Weidner cited flood dangers, supporting area removal for safety. The panel also considers grants, fire protection ramps, garbage service, a naval fire alarm box, and final passage of liquor licenses next week.
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Walter Roth
Common Council
Green Island
Garland Weidner
Kenneth Niedbalski
George Hanson
Weidner
Roth
Pettibone Park
Naval Reserve Training Station
Green Bay Street
Losey Boulevard
Navy
FBI Chief Free On Bond In Contempt Case
Chicago FBI chief George R. McSwain was freed on a $1000 bond after appeal of a contempt citation for refusing to produce FBI records in federal court. McSwain, 39, has served with the FBI since 1932 and was held for three hours by U S marshals after the contempt citation.
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George R. McSwain
Chicago
FBI
Roger (the Terrible
Touhy McSwain
Touhy
U. S
McSwain
Otto Kerner, Jr
U. S. Court of Appeals
J. Earl Major
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ace Roger
the Terrible
Fom Prison
Wisconsin Man Praises Poland at Union Congress
Leo Krzycki of Milwaukee told Polish trade unionists that western lands could not be taken from Poland, drawing a long ovation at the national congress. He praised Poland's postwar recovery and said progress comes in a state moving toward socialism. Krzycki then departed for Paris en route to the United States.
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Warsaw
Leo Krzycki
Milwaukee
Poland
National Congress
Krzycki
Slav Congress
Paris
United States
Famed Banker A P Giannini Dies at 79 in California
Amadeo P. Giannini once a water front peddler rose to found Bank of Italy later Bank of America. He led the bank to world prominence with assets surpassing 5.7 billion and 500 California branches. He died of a heart ailment at 79 after a monthlong cold. He leaves a son and daughter, L M Giannini and Mrs Claire G Hoffman.
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San Mateo
Calif
Amadeo P. Giannini
Bank of America
Shucks
California
Bank of Italy
Giannini
Trans- America Corporation
TransAmerica
Federal Reserve Board
L. M. Giannini
Claire G. Hoffman
Big
A. P
Luigi
Virginia Giannini
Genoa
Italy
San Jose
Lorenzo Scatena
Scatena
San Francisco
Home Rule Rent Controls Spread In Two Month Survey
AP survey shows 16 cities and towns including Knoxville Amarillo and McAlester approving local rent controls with governor consent. Nebraska only state to vote statewide decontrol. Rises vary from minor to up to 100 percent in Americus and other towns as decontrol spreads across the South and Southwest.
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Washington
Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Amarillo
Tex
McAlester
Americus
Citizens’ Board
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oklahoma
New England
Pacific Northwest
Ocean View
Missing Uranium Bottle Found At Argonne Laboratory
A missing ounce of U 235 from a bottle in Argonne National Laboratory was recovered after being buried in a steel waste box. Senator MacMahon announced the find as the atomic energy committee probes mismanagement and the Hanford plant costs. The search continues for the remaining eighth ounce while hearings scrutinize Lilienthal and security clearances.
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Washington
MacMahon
D-Conn
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
McMahon
Commission
Carroll Wilson
Argonne Laboratory
Joint Committee
Hanford
Wash
General Electric Corp
Congressional Committee
Atomic Commission
Wilson
Oak Ridge
Tenn
FBI
Argonne
Newspapers Are Making Mountain Out Of A Molehill
Racine Wisconsin Ben L Marcus head of the state motor vehicle department told the Racine Junior Chamber of Commerce that newspapers are overreacting to his office reforms He defended his business like approach and disputed claims of reduced efficiency He said the current registration system was his invention and cycle billing for licenses has saved the state about a million dollars annually in costs and staff.
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Racine
Wis
Ben L. Marcus
State Motor Vehicle Department
Marcus
Court Validates Attachment Of Isle Districts To City
Judge Roland Steinle upholds the La Crosse county school committee order attaching Isle of French Island school districts 5 and 6 to the city of La Crosse for school purposes only. The decision, effective immediately, notes potential disenfranchisement concerns if taxpayers were involved and hints at possible appeal to the state supreme court.
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la Crosse
French Island
State Supreme Court
M. G. Batho
City of
Fred E. Steele
Celled
Steele
Campbell
City of la Crosse
Th City
Steinle
Supreme Court
Hall
Madison
Chester A. Fowler
Logan Blanks Dodgeville In State Play
Merlin Nehring pitched a one hit game as La Crosse Logan beat Dodgeville 5-0 to advance to the WIAA State tournament semi final at Borchert Field. Logan will face Campbellsport at noon with Campbellsport defeating Hurley 2-1 in the opener.
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Milwaukee
Merlin Nehring
la Crosse Logan
Dodgeville
Logan
Borchert Field
Campbellsport
Andy Wondra
Hurley
Ross Vivian
Nehring
la Crosse
LaCrosse
Jim Thomas
Thomas
Don Smith
Jerry Burgert
Dave Wondra
Badowin
Tony Thelen
Pete Savant
Larry Negri
Savant
Helsinkski
Baldowin
A. Wondra
Uelmen
Plan Strike At Atom Plant Oak Ridge Tenn
A CIO planned strike of about 2000 workers at an Oak Ridge atomic plant threatens to halt production of uranium-235. CIO local upvoted the stop work action and sought authorization from its international HQ. President Martin Wagner of United Gas Coke and Chemical Works said officials would decide after Friday meeting. Wage talks began seven weeks ago with a demand for 15 cents an hour, while Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp offered a six-cent reduction.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
CIO
Washington
Martin Wagner
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Wagner
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Atomic Energy Commission
Intersection Opens For East West Traffic
Capt Lyle Gilbert said the Seventh King street intersection would open to east west traffic at 3 p m Friday.
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Lyle Gilbert
King Street
Weather outlook for La Crosse and vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Lows around 56 tonight and a high near 78 on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Mass prison break frees fourteen inmates at Moundsville
Fourteen West Virginia convicts escaped from the south half of the state penitentiary in Moundsville in the state’s biggest mass breakout in decades. Six were serving life terms, six in solitary, and one guard was left with injuries after a melee. Authorities said bars were cut or jimmed open, with escape aided by a hidden prep period and a sawed window path to Jefferson Street. Police pursued leads across Wheeling, Glendale, and the Ohio River area as patrols expanded.
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Moundsville
W. Va
State
West Virginia
Jackie James
Otto Neff
Ohio County
Wheeling
Jefferson Street
Ohio River
Glendale
May Complete Streets Friday ends city resurfacing drive
The common council Thursday night approved up to 4000 dollars to cover extra materials for the city resurfacing project. Mathy Construction crews used all asphalt funded Thursday and had Caledonia street between Clinton and Sill streets almost finished with about one and a half blocks left. Carl Wahlstrom said additional asphalt is needed to finish rough northern and southern areas, with about 300 tons expected to complete the contract.
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Common Council
Mathy Construction Co
Caledonia Street
Clinton
Sill
Carl Wahlstrom
Board of Public Works
Wahlstrom
Chief's Fire Taken Care Of By Mates
Acting Battalion Fire Chief David Flynn rushed to a fire in his car when the ignition system ignited. He kept driving to his firefighters who were handling a refrigerator motor blaze. Firemen extinguished both fires.
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New York
David Flynn
Flynn
Wisconsin Senate OKs Rent Law Allowing 15 to 30 Percent Hikes
The Wisconsin senate passed a rent control bill allowing boosts of 15 or 30 percent and sent it to the assembly. If enacted, all rent controls in the state end June 1, 1950. Tenants may gain extra protection by accepting certain voluntary increases or negotiating longer leases. Wisconsin has operated under federal rent control since May 15.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Plan 6 Mile Grading Job For County
Bids for grading and base course on 5.832 miles of state highway 14 from junction with highway 35 near Stephan's Corner to Brinkman Ridge Hill are due June 21. Work expected to start mid July with main grading finished by December. Traffic will be detoured onto highway 33 via Cashton and Westby during closure. Estimated project cost around 450000 including right of way. Specifications list extensive earthwork and concrete, steel, piping, and topsoil quantities.
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Stephan’s Corner
Brinkman Ridge Hill
State Highway Commission
la Crosse
T. M. Reynolds
Cashton
Westby
Reynolds
Berlin Unity Talks Move Forward in Four-Power Session
Four-power ministers spent three hours in closed deliberations on reuniting Berlin. A terse communique gave no progress clues and no press briefings were planned. Acheson Bevin Schuman led two earlier meetings with Vishinsky as talks enter a crucial phase.
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Paris
Berlin
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Acheson
Britain
France
Russia
West
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