Industry Union Meet On Steel Seen Possibility
Washington reports a steel industry union meeting to seek a strike settlement may occur within 48 hours. Mills closed after Supreme Court ruled Truman seizure unconstitutional. Pittsburgh eyed for talks with management and CIO United Steelworkers, government staying hands off. President Truman faces options including invoking Taft Hartley Act or urging new legislation as 300,000 tons daily are affected.
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United Steelworkers
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New York
Congress
White House
Steel Strike Reshapes U S Steel Industry
The Associated Press reports a nationwide steel strike chokes defense production as CIO United Steelworkers and industry pause before bargaining without dates. The Supreme Court declares the April 8 seizure order unconstitutional 6 3, prompting mixed political reactions and potential congressional action.
Allied Workers Laid Off By Steel Strike Stalls Production
The day after the steel strike began, Allied workers face unemployment as 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers walk out following a court ruling that government seizure was illegal. Mills operate with skeleton crews while bargaining talks stall and preparations to resume work are delayed.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Supreme Court
A F Jordan Chosen To Lead La Crosse City Schools
Arthur F. Jordan, longtime La Crosse assistant superintendent, was unanimously selected to head the La Crosse city district schools. He will assume duties July 1 on a three year contract, bringing 18 years of local service and plans to complete a master’s degree. Jordan noted the need for community and staff cooperation to maintain the district’s established program.
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Tribune
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Melvin Knutson
Board of Education
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Enisl
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Jordan
la Crosse
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Palmyira
Wis
Lawrence College
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Tufts College
Yar
Ten Summoned In John Doe Probe Hearing
Ten persons including three La Crosse police department members a photographer and two retired officers will appear at a John Doe investigation hearing on police gambling relations Tuesday afternoon in County Judge Roy V Ahlstroms court chambers. The probe began after a federal grand jury cited an alleged relationship between gamblers and the La Crosse police.
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la Crosse
Texas
Forked Horn Buck Season Voted At Meet
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress reversed a late session decision and restored the forked horn buck hunt for this fall. Agricultural counties along the Mississippi River will have an any deer season as usual. The vote to reconsider the recommendation stood 38 to 32 with one county abstaining.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Mississippi River
Hemp Retires as Wisconsin Conservation Congress Head
Madison Wisconsin Richard Hemp of Mosinee retires as Wisconsin Conservation Congress executive council chair after four terms. John Lynch of Gordon is named to succeed him with Larry Whiffen of Milwaukee as vice chairman and Emory Premeau of Rhinelander as secretary treasurer. The season opens November 22. Delegates vote to ban shot larger than BB for migratory waterfowl and discuss a possible entirely closed deer season with a final 41 to 30 tally.
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Richard Hemp
Mosinee
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Executive Council
John Lynch
Gordon
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Larry Whiffen
Milwaukee
Emory Premeau
Rhinelander
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Oratory
Westby Co operative Featured In Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune features a special section on the Tri State Breeders Co operative of Westby. Open house runs Friday Saturday Sunday from 1 to 4 p m attracting about 20 000 attendees with visitors from Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota. Oren G Johnson manages the hours. The feature includes stories photographs and a large aerial autographs of the co op buildings.
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la Crosse Tribune
Westby Kiwanis Club
U N Command Won't Return POWs by Force to Reds
Gen. William K. Harrison told Panmunjom that the United Nations will not drive prisoners of war to the Communists at bayonet point. Nam Il kept his position that all prisoners must be returned, by force if needed, delaying an armistice. A new session was set for tomorrow at Panmunjom.
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Korea
William K. Harrison
U.N
United Nations I Command
Nam Il
Nam
Panmunjom
Harrison
Red Soil
South Dakota Voters Bask In Political Sun
South Dakota Republicans turn out strong votes in a mild election day as Taft and Eisenhower fight for 14 GOP nominating votes. Kefauver leads Democrats in the eight state nominating votes, with a focus on the Chicago convention and Willkie’s past influence.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seasonal Help Sought in Four Wisconsin Regions
The employment service reports immediate seasonal labor needs in Green Bay Madison La Crosse and Waukesha. Green Bay seeks family groups for sugar beet thinning and blocking while Madison and Waukesha offer vegetable weeding and other farm work. The La Crosse area expects a strawberry harvest next week with a picker shortage.
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Waukesha
State Industrial Commission
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Marinette
Rhine
Stevens Point
Wiscon
Violent GOP Showdown in California Primary
California faces a heated primary as Warren and Kefauver lead competing factions for 70 GOP and 78 Democratic delegates. Warren battles Werdel while Kefauver backs Brown allies, with Taft and MacArthur options also in play. Turnout projected near 3.6 million of 5.3 million registered voters.
Quick Thinking Teller Foils NYC Bank Robbery
In New York, teller Charles Lehanka pretended to stumble and triggered a holdup alarm after the suspect brandished a pistol and claimed to be a human bomb. The bandit fled empty handed from an Irving Trust Company branch.
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Charles Lehanka
Irving Trust Company
Lehanka
First News Conference May Make Or Break Ike
Abilene Kansas reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower will address about 300 reporters at a local theater in his home town. The event precedes ceremonies for the Jan Eisenhower museum and features a cornerstone laying and a parades of floats. Questions likely cover labor law Taft Hartley act FCC Korea farm policies and price supports. He is said to be briefed on 25 key questions with prepared answers.
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Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jan Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
F.E.P.C
Korea
Fon
Parallel Probes Planned Into McCarthy Benton Charges
Senate rules subcommittee schedules parallel inquiries into Sen. Benton and Sen. McCarthy on mutual complaints. A closed door hearing will question lobbyist Russell M. Arundel about a note securing a $20,000 bank loan. Public hearings will cover McCarthy's evidence and charges against Benton with restricted cross-examination.
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Senate Rules
Sen. Benton
D-Conn
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Gillette
D-Ia
Russell M. Arundel
Eee
Benton
Wisconsin Supreme Court voids teacher pension expansion
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled five to two that a 1951 law granting extra monthly pensions to teachers who retired before July 1, 1951, is unconstitutional. It would set a precedent for post retirement benefit increases for other public employees, including judges. Thirty-three teachers sought the extra pay. budget officials refused. The court also upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of Elsie Wrosch of Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Timothy Brown
George Currie
Edward T. Fairchild
Justice Currie
E. C. Giessel
Giessel
Elsie Wrosch
Milwaukee
Bernard
Supreme Court
Kohler to seek compromise on reapportionment plan
Gov. Walter Kohler will press for a compromise at the Wisconsin Republican convention in Milwaukee to avert a party split over legislative reapportionment. He plans neutrality on the fall referendum and proposes a constitutional amendment for submission, signaling a referendum vote next spring.
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Wis
Walter J. Kohler
Milwaukee
Kohler
Wayne J. Hood
Republican Party Organization
Convention Resolutions Committee
Eisenhower Defends Air Power Amid Taft Clash
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower urged strong U S air power and warned of powder keg wars among satellite states while differing with Sen. Robert A Taft over universal military training and air strength. He spoke at the Pentagon before leaving the five star rank for the political campaign. The exchange touched on Taft's remarks about European war outcomes and the UMT proposal during the South Dakota primary drive.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Truman
Pentagon
Taft
Army
Russia
Europe
South Dakota
Murder Hints In Death Of Camp McCoy Soldier
Camp McCoy Wisconsin authorities investigate the death of Corporal Robert L. Jinks of Savannah Georgia a Regular Army soldier and Korean War veteran found in an unoccupied barracks with head and face injuries and a suspected fire extinguisher as a weapon. No suspects yet and movements traced to Sunday night.
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Georgia
Robert L. Jinks
Savannah
Susie Jinks
Stanley J. Skripsky
Jinks
Korea
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