Truman's Missouri Gang and Crony Government Rising
President Truman built a core circle of trusted allies, led by John Wesley Snyder, shaping early administration policy. Snyder rose from wartime loan administrator to Treasury secretary, wielding influence over debt, budgets, and reconversion while opposing radical social welfare plans.
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Forrestal warnings tied to Amerasia case and postwar economy
Forrestal stepped in to alert President Truman that the Amerasia case could imperil Russia relations, and the government pressed the case after his intervention. Separately, analysts forecast rising prices, strong growth, and continued prosperity with cautions on inflation, housing costs, and credit.
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Truman blasts Soviet peace claim with war threat
President Truman attacked Soviet Russia for talking of democracy while preparing for war. He cited 13 references to Russia and called the leadership an obstacle to peace. A 35,000 strong crowd heard the speech televised and broadcast worldwide.
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Red Germany Receives Surplus U S Potatoes From America
Frankfurt dispatch reports 100 million pounds of surplus U S potatoes shipped to East Germany to aid famine claims amid Cold War tensions. A New York broker arranged delivery to a Hamburg Swiss firm at one cent per hundred pounds FOB New York, while West Berlin food needs and export rules spark scrutiny.
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County Plays Key Roll In Victory Vote
Wisconsin Republicans endorse Walter J. Kohler Jr for governor as La Crosse county delegates shift from Harvey Higley. The convention features lively demonstrations and decisive roll calls with Wood county delivering the final 12 votes for Kohler.
Vernon Thomson Wins Wisconsin Endorsement For Attorney General
Milwuakee dispatch reports Vernon Thomson of Richland Center won the Republican party line for attorney general at the state convention. The Western Wisconsin veteran defeated Alex Nicol for the endorsement and joined Walter Kohler Jr. as the ticket’s western representative. The convention also backed Lieut. Gov. George M. Smith State Treasurer Warren R. Smith and Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman.
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Kohler Jr Chosen Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate
Walter J. Kohler Jr of Sheboygan led on the first ballot at the Wisconsin Republican state convention to become the party’s gubernatorial nominee to succeed Oscar Rennebohm. Higley and Bubolz followed with smaller totals as Kohler secured a narrow informal majority amid strong backing from La Crosse county and younger party leaders.
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Municipal Pool Set to Open Monday
The municipal swimming pool will open for the season on Monday. City recreation director E. P. Hartl warns against bringing children early, noting the water will be too cold until midweek and should warm by Wednesday.
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Marshall Plan Nations Up Industrial Output Worldwide
The Marshall plan countries report industrial output 24 percent above prewar levels with gains in steel coal and electric power pushing production to unprecedented heights. Britain France Italy Germany and the Netherlands show strong year over year increases with agriculture near the 1938 peak. Farmers expect a good sized crop volume aided by modern farming machinery despite a difficult spring.
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Bice Seeks Re-Election To Wisconsin Assembly
Assemblyman Raymond C. Bice of La Crosse announces he will run again on the Republican ticket. He highlights past work on highway safety laws including speed limits, school loading zones, and grade crossing restrictions and calls for expanded highway enforcement.
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Rains Stop Fires Near Gas Storage At Gander
Heavy rains at Gander Airport doused forest fires that had threatened three towns near the aviation gas tanks. The blaze, near two million gallons of high octane fuel, was brought under control as Grand Falls Windsor and Lewisport faced destruction before the rain halted the flames.
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Anderson Selected as Republican Governor Candidate in South Dakota
In Sioux Falls a county canvass set Attorney General Sigurd Anderson as the Republican nominee for governor for the general election on November 7. He edged rival Joe Foss by a slim margin, Anderson polling 35.33 percent to Foss’s 33.03 percent of the popular vote in the county vote total of 100,770.
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266 Slot Machines Seized In Raids in Illinois
About 100 state policemen seized 266 slot machines with roughly $100,000 in raids on 103 Lake County establishments north of Chicago. No arrests were made. The operation, ordered by Gov Adlai E Stevenson, marked the largest anti gambling sweep in Illinois history.
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Boy 7 Dies In Lake Wissota Drowning Incident
Robin Boyd seven drowned Friday in Lake Wissota while on vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert L Boyd of Eau Claire. Deputies recovered the body from shallow water near a pier.
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Hot dice player nets $750 after 28 passes at craps
A Las Vegas casino reports a $150,000 loss at a craps table when an unknown man rolled 28 straight points over an hour and 21 minutes but won only $750. Had he pressed bets, the payout could have soared to $268 million, the house said.
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Farmer Stabbed While Operating On Mule Dies Near Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee farmer Echie Beeler attempting a mule operation was accidentally stabbed. A mule kicked his right arm causing Beeler to jab his left arm with the knife. A main artery was severed and he bled to death before help arrived. Neighbors aided but could not save him.
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State GOP Lauds McCarthy For Pressing Communism Probe
Milwaukee delegates to the Wisconsin GOP convention praised Senator McCarthy for pressing charges of communist influence in the state department. The platform backed agricultural parity veterans housing law changes and a four year term. Perry Stearns voiced opposition calling McCarthy’s program divisive.
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Strange Campaign Sparks Romance In Campus Tale
A rumor filled feud targets teacher Hilda Sands during a summer break. Bill Jarvis, torn between a concealed love and an engagement to the boss’s daughter, faces a choice that could ruin his career.
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