Lively State GOP Fight On Endorsements In Primary Elections
Milwaukee Tribune report details a split 2000 delegates in two factions over convention endorsement of state office candidates. Immell backs endorsement. Schmidt seeks disbandment arguing it violates primaries law and limits free nomination rights. Debate signals a vigorous Sunday session with implications for Rennebohm and GOP campaigns.
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Lively State
Milwaukee
Wis
Republican State Voluntary Organization
Convention Rules Committee
Republican Party
Ralph M. Immell
Rennebohm
Leonard Schmidt
Merrill
Schmidt
Immell
Voluntary Committee
Wisconsin
Truman veto blocks railroad rate bill amid GOP push
President Truman vetoed the railroad rate bill, opposing rate control by carrier groups as a departure from current policy. Senator Reed may seek an override while the Association of American Railroads denounces the action, citing widespread support from shippers and farm groups. The bill passed the House 272 to 53 and cleared the Senate by voice vote.
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Im Lane
Reed
R-Kans
Senate
Truman
Association of American Railroads
William T. Farley
AAR
Fariey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
House
Russians Seen Likely to Reach Atlantic Soon
London report cites the international committee for the study of European questions stating Russia's army could sweep to the Atlantic and Mediterranean as a fairly possible outcome. It notes a potential East West war is not inevitable and forecasts Russia will press others to gain political leverage in coming months.
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London
International Committee For the Study of European
Russia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Wallace Denied Place On Oklahoma Ballot
Oklahoma City The state supreme court ruled Henry A. Wallace and the Progressive party could not appear on Oklahoma’s July 6 primary ballot. The decision upheld an earlier order by Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright that no candidates be listed.
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Oklahoma City
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
A. B. Cooper
Wilburn Cartwright
Local Weather Report Fair Sunday With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for fair conditions on Sunday with moderate temperatures. The afternoon high is expected to be around seven degrees, with a pleasant day overall.
Violations Of Palestine Truce Charged
Cairo reports both sides again violate the cease fire as Bernadotte and aides rush across the Middle East to verify the situation. Arab and Jewish forces clash at marked front lines while observers check Tel Aviv Haifa and other hotspots amid warnings of reprisals and urgent investigations.
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Cairo
Palestine
Stears Folke Bernadotte
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Damascus
Syria
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Arab League
Bernadotte
al Sayed al Kuwatly
Israel
Ein Geb
Lake Galilee
Russians Call Off Railroad Traffic Block
Berlin reports say the Russians abruptly canceled an hours-old rail shutdown that would have cut food and coal to 2,000,000 people in the western sector. Freight trains will move normally from western Germany to Berlin, though no future assurances were given.
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Berlin
Germany
Helmstedt
Anhalter
U.S. Army Constabulary
Republicans Complete Plans for Convention Amid Truman Clash
Republicans completed their 1,094 delegate roster for the national convention in Philadelphia as President Truman blasted Congress as “worst in history.” The platform fight centers on Republicans defending the current record while aiming for a detailed program to spur a Democratic counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Washington
Congress
Indiana
Charles Halleck
Taft
Dewey
New Yorker
Stassen
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Philadelphia
National Committee
Georgia
Senate committee restores most ECA aid funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 4 million for the European recovery program and shifted to a 12 month basis. Total ECA funding becomes 5.055 billion versus 5.3 billion requested, with Bridges noting a 950 million increase over House figures. Vandenberg urged restoring the House cuts, including aid to Japan and Korea.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Economic Cooperation Administration
Bridges
Vandenberg
Ispute
Aiaeee Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hac
Appropriations
Congress
Japan
Korea
Hold Seventh Boys State Opens at Ripon College
Ripon Wis seventh Badger Boys State opened on the Ripon college campus with 663 Wisconsin high school juniors. The attendees undergo medicals, join two political parties, attend instruction in law and civics, and elect delegates and officials for state and county processes across a week of activities led by Legion staff and veterans.
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Ripon
Wis
Badger
Ripon College
Wisconsin
Val Wave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Glenn D. Tinham
Marshfield
Werner A. Witte
Appleton
Herman C. Runge
Sheboygan
State Department
The
Legion
J. W
Bill) Murphy
la Crosse
Lion Injures Lion Cage Carrier in Iowa Accident
A lion cage carrier for the Jarmes circus went into a ditch east of Decorah Iowa while en route from Postville to Cresco Saturday morning. The lion suffered slight injuries and a lighting unit was damaged in the crash.
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Decorah
Postville
Cresco
Jarmes Circus
Centennial Horse Show Highlights La Crosse Celebration
La Crosse centennial week plans include a Fourth Street stockade replica with log-covered defenses and a central banner. The July 18 horse show at Inter-State fairgrounds features the national Morocco competition with multiple divisions, prizes, and entry fees.
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Fourth
Main Streets
la Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Everett H. Wohrmann
Centennial Committee
Fourth Street
Labor Front Sees Price Increases and Wage Boosts Across Firms
Labor management talks yield wage hikes and price raises as Firestone grants 11 cents to 23,000 CLO workers while Nash-Kelvinator and General Motors lift vehicle prices and wages. Union leaders deem the moves stabilizing though targets exceed.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Nash-Kelvinator
Nash
General Motors
Firestone
CIO United Rubber Workers Union
L. S. Buckmaster
General Electric Company
Packard Motor Co
Cio-United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
War Flier’s Remains To Return For Burial At La Crosse
The remains of 1st Lieut. Robert K. Weisbecker 23 son of Mr and Mrs Kingston Weisbecker 511 Jackson St returned from North Africa to La Crosse for burial Funeral arrangements pending He enlisted in the air corps Nov 3 1941 and was commissioned June 1942 He served as a bomber navigator in Europe and Africa since Nov 16 1942 and was promoted to first lieutenant Nov 3 1942 He is survived by his parents.
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Robert K. Weisbecker
Kingston Weisbecker
Jackson Street
North Africa
la Crosse
Weisbecker
Africa
Air Corps
Sikeston
Ellington Field
Houston
Tex
Kelly Field
Cadet Corps
Band Plays Myrick Park Concert Today in La Crosse
La Crosse concert band opens its 1948 summer entertainment in city parks with a 3 p m Sunday concert at Myrick Park. Program details appear on page 3.
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Myrick Park
la Crosse
Dairyland Wins Major REA Loan for Expansion
Washington announces a 3 315 000 loan to Dairyland Power Cooperative in western Wisconsin plus 266 000 on hand to fund a 15 000 kilowatt steam turbine at the Alma plant, boosting capacity to 50 000 kilowatts. A 5 000 kilowatt hydro unit at the Ladysmill Flambeau plant raises planned capacity to 15 000 kilowatts with 72 more miles of transmission lines. Headquarters are in La Crosse.
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Washington
Derryland Power Cooperative
Wisconsin
Rural Electrification Administration
Alma
Flambeau
Ladysmill
la Crosse
Truman condemns Russia in major foreign policy speech
President Truman accused Russia of obstruction and aggression and urged honest negotiation for peace. He contrasted a U N backed world order with a warning against capitalistic collapse and urged acceptance of peaceful coexistence while rejecting great power deals. He spoke at the University of California commencement to over 50 000 listeners and signaled sharper campaign contrasts with Henry A Wallace.
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Berkeley
Calif
Truman
Russia
America
Soviet Union
Greece
Korea
University of California
United States
United Nations
Congress
Roseville
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Congress
Warren
House Passes Farm Price Bill in Stop Gap Move
The House approved a stop gap farm price bill Saturday to extend government price supports on selected commodities until June 30, 1950. The session aimed to clear legislative logs before adjournment, with leaders expecting Senate action on a longer term program.
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William F. Arrogast
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Martin
Mass
Sen
Taft
Ohio
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Tribune
Arthur Vs. Roberts
Reds
Wallace
By Max Boyd
Count Thord Bonde
Count Bernadotte
Gaza
By Lynn Heinzerling
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Lion
Iowa
Lington
Inter-State Fairgrounds
Cecil Rooks
Wisconsin Pleasure Horse Association
Ior
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Lieut. Weisbecker
Dairyland
U.S
By Douglas B. Cornell
Earl Warren
California
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