Scientists defend AEC program as coal walkout looms
Nine AEC scientific advisers tell Congress the commission has a sound forward looking program. Oppenheimer defends exporting certain radioactive isotopes for research and says no isotopes were sent to Russia, some went to Finland and Norway. He notes export rules exclude heavy and fissionable materials. Debate continues over secret information in Hickel looper's bid to back his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. DE Wolf
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
Oppenheimer
Russia
Finland
Norway
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
U. S
Brannan Appeals For Support Of His Farm Plan
Des Moines Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan urged public backing for Democratic farm policies to avert a potential economic crash. He touted the Brannan plan as superior to the Aiken law, aiming to raise farmers’ incomes through subsidies and control marketing quotas while warning against a low mood that could threaten democracy. He dismissed claims of impending cost, political motives, and regimentation, insisting the plan involves no new authority beyond marketing quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannan
Des Moines
Charles F. Brannan
America
Democratic Party
Truman
Congress
No Agreement In Trade Talks
Berlin reports indicate the four occupation powers ended all Germany trade and transport talks with no agreement. Russians refused several major points, stalling East West trade and Berlin reunification. A 24 day rail strike nears possible settlement after union leadership approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Frank L. Howley
Warrant Served on Wisconsin Lobbyist Hoebel
A summons and complaint charging unprofessional conduct under state lobby law were served Monday on E. E. Hoebel of Madison, lobbyist for the Wisconsin Road Builders Association. The civil action to revoke his legislative lobbying license was served by Dane County deputy sheriff Leon Geiger, with Hoebel given 20 days to respond. Dist. Atty. Robert W. Arthur announced further actions may follow after an investigation found Hoebel spent more than reported in at least one instance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
E. E. Hoebel
Wisconsin Road Builders Association
Hoebel
Leon Geiger
Dane County
Dist. Atty
Robert W. Arthur
Hoe
Arthur
15000 Attend Diocese Rally at Marathon County Fairgrounds
In Wausau Wisconsin 15000 Roman Catholics from the La Crosse diocese gathered for a Holy Name rally and diocesan holy hour at Marathon County fairgrounds. Msgr Fulton J Sheen spoke on persecution of religion in Soviet countries and declared that belief always endures. Bishop John P Treacy celebrant held Mass at an outdoor altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
la Crosse
Msgr
Fulton J. Sheen
John P. Treacy
Local Weather La Crosse Fair Cooler With Cooling Tuesday
Local forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for fair and cooler conditions with a low of around 56. Tuesday remains fair with slowly rising temperatures through the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Vishinsky seeks limited German agreement in talks with Bevin
A Western diplomat said Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky agreed with British Foreign Secretary Bevin to push for limited German life terms including Berlin currency, East West trade, and road and rail traffic. The West pressed for written guarantees of free access to Western Berlin sectors and rejected a single Soviet currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Vishinsky
Bevin
West Germany
U. S
Dean Acheson
Robert Schuman
Council
West
Jail Escapee Recaptured in Freeport Illinois
Rodie Metoff, 20, was captured near Freeport Illinois after railroad workers identified him as he disembarked a train. He faces Wisconsin authorities for car theft and a prior jail escape from Ellsworth Wisconsin. Metoff waived extradition and is held awaiting transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Ill
Rodie Metoff
Wisconsin
Ellsworth
Wis
Metoff
Illinois Central Yards
Nornan Hunter
Trempealeau
Maiden Rock
Illinois
Warrenton
Mid-States Four Wins SPEBSQSA Quartet Title
A Chicago quartet, the Mid-States Four, captured the 1949 SPEBSQSA international quartet championship in Buffalo New York at the annual convention. The four others finishing behind them were The Clef Dwellers The Antlers The Songmasters and the Varsity Four with about 8000 in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc
Mid-States
Spebsqsa
Memorial Auditorium
Clef Dwellers
Oakland County
Mich
The
Antlers
Flint
Songmasters
Lansing
Varsity Four
LaFayette
Ind
Blockade of Shanghai Holds Tight Amid Shipping Exclusion
Both British and American sources said they never supplied Chinese Nationalists with marine mines. Regardless, the Nationalists have for four days kept world shipping out of Shanghai as the blockade remained solid on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Shangai
Top Salaries in 1947 Hit New Highs and Tax Bites
The Treasury lists show Charles P. Skouras as the top paid executive for 1947 with $810,000, while Betty Grable tops among women at $208,000. The report notes overall earnings declined from the prior year and tax takes remained heavy, with many earners above $75,000 and over 1,000 people on the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Records
Ilm
Leo McCarey
Treasury
America
Skouras
Charles P. Skouras
National Theatren Amusement Co., Inc
Fox West Coast Agency Corp
Betty Grable
Miss Grable
Ing
Vincent Riggio
American Tobacco Company
Preston Sturges
Twentieth Century- Fox Film Corp
E. R. Little
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co
A. A. Somerville
R. T. Vanderbilt Co
Seton Porter
National Distillers Products Corp
William Randolph Hearst
Theodore Se
Keener Bengue, Inc
Ugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
G. A. Brygant
The
Austin Co
Beaten by Police Alleged in Milwaukee Incident
Milwaukee police chief ordered an inquiry into ward Rakus's claim that Bay View officers beat him after a drunken driving arrest Saturday night. Rakus, 23, was taken to county emergency hospital where his doctor said he had a basal skull fracture, though hospital X rays denied this. Lt. Lester Alexander said Rakus was boisterous and broke furniture in his cell before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John Polcyn
Ward Rakus
Bay View
Rakus
County Emergency
Alvin Shapiro
Lester Alexander
Bay View Police
Mother of Four Burned Children Funeral Tragedy
In Somerset Pennsylvania a 24 year old pregnant mother Alice Faidley died during funeral services for her four children Mary Ann Charles Barbara and Gilbert who perished in a farm house fire near Somerset. Charles Faidley suffered minor burns and Alice Faidley delivered a stillborn son before she died. The family planned burial of the mother and children Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Mary Ann
Charles
Barbara
Gilbert
Charles Faidley
Faidley
Alice
Youth dies after being thrown from moving car near Decorah
Oswald Sanderson twenty three died in a Decorah hospital from a neck fracture after falling from a car on STH 9 east of Decorah while returning from the Decorah centennial. Vernon Hanson drove the car with two unnamed companions. Sanderson was the only son of Otto and family. Funeral set for West Point Creek Lutheran Church with Rev. Baalson officiating. burial in church cemetery. The incident echoed the 1941 drowning death of Sanderson’s cousin Clarence.
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Decorah
Oswald Sanderson
Otto Sanderson
Waukon
Sanderson
Vernon Hanson
Clarence Webster
Herman Werest
Waterloo
Reuben Meyer
Milton Duval
Ludlow Township
Rose Marie
West Point Creek Lutheran Church
E. O. Baalson
Clarence Sanderson
Oswald
Laborer Faces Murder Charge in Sheboygan
In Sheboygan Wisconsin a 32 year old laborer was to be charged with first degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Mellita Geyer a 20 year old waitress. Robert Hertensteiner was arrested after reporting two men attacked him and fatally beat the victim. An autopsy was planned. preliminary notes cite a four inch wound on the forehead. The victim was daughter of Edwin and mother of the local area near Elkhart. Police were directed to the scene by Dr Willard Sonneburg who also served as mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Wis
John Buchen
Robert Hertensteiner
Mellita Geyer
Walter Wagner
Six Children Die In Blaze In Firthcliffe Home
Six Zagorski children aged 10, 6, 5, 4, 2½, and 6 months died from burns and smoke when a flash fire swept their home near Firthcliffe New York early Sunday while their parents were visiting friends nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firthcliffe
N. Y
Alex Zagorski
Bertha
Albert
Patricia
Toni
Jeanette
Catherine
Motherly Dog Nurses Kittens in Rare Affliction
In Decatur Illinois Panda a spitz dog nurses two kittens Mitzie and Bucky though she has never had puppies. Veterinarians call the condition false conception allowing milk production without offspring. The owner Mrs Vera Henderson says the kittens are spoiled and green.
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Decatur
Panda
Mitzie
Bucky
Vera Henderson
Mishaps Take 17 State Lives Over Weekend
Hot humid weekend draws crowds to Wisconsin beaches and boosts accidental death toll to 17. Drownings include Beveral Duerkop 14 of Eau Claire at Chippewa river drop-off, James Holland 7 of Madison at Vilas park, Dolores Jacobs 6 of Keshena at Wolf river bed, John McGann Jr 25 of Milwaukee at Okauchee lake, with Theodore Karpowicz 8 also among victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Beveral Duerkop
Eau Claire
Chippewa River
James Holland
Madison
Vilas Park
Dolores Jacobs
Keshena
Wolf River
Keshena Falls
John McGann, Jr
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Okauchee Lake
McGann
Theodore Karpowicz
Bee
Flag Day Parade and Riverside Park Program Set in La Crosse
Flag day events in La Crosse include a 7 p m parade from the court house square led by Judge Roy V Ahlstrom and a 7 30 p m Riverside park program at the Anderson Memorial band shell. Organizers Carl Bruha and the Elks lodge emphasize years of local sponsorship and scholarly prizes to be awarded during the program.
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Riverside Park
la Crosse
Carl Bruha
The
Elks’ Lodge
Bruha
Court House Square
Roy V. Ahlstrom
State
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Main
Anderson Memorial
Logan High School
B. W. Ingli
Ellis
A. C Wolfe
Everett J. Hoch
C. J. Weigel
Marshall
Fumes Fatal To Iowa Child at Five in Waterville
John Fellows five year old son of Mr and Mrs John Fellows Sr died Monday in a Decorah hospital from smoke and fumes inhaled after falling into a bonfire while playing Sunday evening After initial aid at Waukon the child was moved to Decorah hospital where physicians attributed death to fumes He also suffered severe burns to head shoulders and arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
John Fellows
Decorah Hospital
Waukon
Decorah
Super Report On Red Espionage Actions Since 1922
House un American Activities Committee pursues a comprehensive super report tracing Red espionage back to 1922. It will cover military and industrial spying, with planned hearings on atomic topics and questions for Oppenheimer figures linked to Berkeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
House un-American Activities Committee
Miners Walkout Led by John L Lewis Shuts Mines
John L Lewis orders a week long walkout by about 450000 UMW miners as contract talks continue with Southern Coal Producers. Some mines run at full tilt while others idle. Leaders seek to stabilize the industry, share work, and possibly raise the per ton royalty funding pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
UMW
Lewis
Walter R. Thurmond
The
Southern Producers
Bluefield
W. Va
Philadelphia
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Mississippi
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Breaks and a Bantering Remedy in a Humorous Tale
A man slips on a phone line chase and crawls to hear his doctor ask to inspect a furnace. He jokes a break in his leg comes first. The anecdote ends with a light note about wanting to sell and the Want Ads selling a refrigerator for the advertiser.
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Scientists Land Commission
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Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Tampaign
By Joseph E. Dynan
Quiz
Associated Press
Iowa
By Douglas B. Cornell
England
Frank Oppenheimer
University of California At Berkeley
University of Minnesota
Atomic Research Center
Berkeley
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
General Motors
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