Ickes and Condon Testify in Coplon Espionage Trial
Harold Ickes and Dr. Edward Condon with wife Emilie testified as defense witnesses in Judith Coplon's espionage trial. Judge Reeves limited their questions amid objections from government counsel. Palmer pressed for connections to FBI reports while Kelley argued such testimony bore no material bearing on guilt or innocence.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Edward A. Condon
Judith Coplon
Ickes
Der
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Emilie
al Ickes
John M. Kelley, Jr
Kelley
Reeves
Albert Reeves
Elley
Palm
Palmer
Dr. Condon
FBI
Amtorg
Albert L. Reeves
Kansas City
Justice Department
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
George D. Sotirov
United Nations
Bulgaria
Sotirovy
Apd
J. Siden
Maser
Ruth Gruber
Miss Gruber
Interior Department
Postpone Air Spraying Of Sparta With DDT
Sparta Wisconsin Special report says air spraying of Sparta with DDT by Air Spray Inc. chief Arthur Aldrich was postponed to Wednesday afternoon. He told motorists to seek cover, noted an oily residue may stain clothing, and advised circulation of outdoor pond water while indoor fish bowls should be changed after spraying. The DDT solution is not harmful to pets or fowl.
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Sparta
Wis
Arthur Aldrich
Air Spray, Inc
Aldrich
Crane Worker Killed in Wisconsin Electrocution
Fontana Wisconsin reports 50 year old Edward Krebs of Whitewater was electrocuted while riding a crane bucket on an excavation project. The crane boom touched a 4 000 volt power line during rain.
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Fontana
Wis
Edward Krebs
Local Weather Report for La Crosse and Vicinity
Fair and cool tonight with increasing cloudiness toward morning. Low around 52. Thursday partly cloudy with local showers possible in the afternoon or evening. Municipal pool water temperature recorded at 68 degrees Wednesday.
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la Crosse
City to Appeal Ruling on Isle School District Annexation
City of La Crosse prepares to seek state supreme court review of a circuit ruling that attached two French Island school districts to La Crosse for school purposes. City Attorney Fred Steele says a restraining order and supplemental decision will be pursued to protect voters rights and uniform taxation standards.
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City
Isle
State Supreme Court
la Crosse
French Island
City of la Crosse
Fred E. Steele
Dan and
Steinle
Milwaukee
Incuit
Steele
L. G. Schaefer
Circuit Court
Roland Steinle
Five youths admit vandalism at La Crosse Ski Club house
Sheriff Lamp reports five boys aged seven to 14 confessed to breaking into the Snow Bowl ski house last week. They caused $500 in damages, smashing windows, tipping furniture, wrecking dishes and a first aid cabinet, and damaging a piano with an ax. Suspects were turned over to probation authorities for charge.
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Verne H. Lamp
la Crosse
Aaron Sanford
Sanford
Lamp
Carl Haas
Hass
Sheriff's Department
Escapee Recaptured in Princeton After Paducah Escape
William D. Messamore, an accused bank robber who slugged two deputy jailers and escaped McCracken County Jail in Paducah early Tuesday, was captured in Princeton on Wednesday.
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Princeton
William D. Messamore
McCracken
Paducah
Reuther Presses Truman on Unemployment Action
Walter P. Reuther, CIO UAW president, told White House reporters the administration is aware of unemployment and will push for corrective steps. He discussed the economy with President Truman and called for prompt, aggressive government action to address the seriously growing problem. Reuther called the meeting extremely satisfactory and suggested looming legislative action.
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Washington
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Reuther
White House
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brewster
R-Me
City Council Opposes Bus Fare Increase in La Crosse
The La Crosse Common Council voted against a proposed fare hike by La Crosse Transit Co. and directed City Attorney Fred Steele to represent the city at a June 24 public hearing. The plan sought raises from seven tokens per 50 cents to three tokens per 25 cents, with cash rates unchanged. The council also discussed traffic survey plans and approved a grain terminal project near Front Street in St. Paul, while confirming the sale of Jefferson school bonds.
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Common Council
la Crosse Transit Co
Fred Steele
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Steele
James Durland
Oscar Harebo
Transit Co
Durland
William Roellig
Joseph Cribben
Citizens
Council
Associated Consultants
Evanston
Ill
Mississippi River
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Jefferson
First National Bank of Chicago
Robert Baird
Start Air War Against Hoppers In Wyoming Montana
In Sheridan Wyoming five air bases launch a month long aerial bombing campaign to wipe out grasshoppers in critical nesting grounds across a 30 million acre danger zone. USDA experts under Leo Iverson target 30 to 200 hoppers per square yard with new poisons chlordane and toxaphene. kill rate is expected at 99 percent. Livestock forage would fall sharply and cattle and sheep ranges face possible starvation unless grasshoppers are controlled.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Montana
Leo Iverson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iverson
USDA
Never Swim Alone Safety Advice Note
A cautionary reminder to never swim alone and to stay with a companion while swimming to reduce risk in unguarded waters. The message emphasizes having someone with you as a precaution in case of trouble and unseen hazards.
Industrywide bargaining for miners studied
Pittsburgh officials describe a plan to form a permanent industry coordinator to handle wage talks and contract interpretation for United Mine Workers and coal companies across Pennsylvania and nearby states. Harry M. Moses of Frick Coke is proposed as coordinator, with Lewis to meet miners’ negotiators in Philadelphia and Bluefield.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
George Love
Pittsburg Consolidation Coal Co
Harry M. Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Steel Corporation
Moses
Love
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
New York Times
Northern
Western
Philadelphia
Northern West Virginia
Westernlvania
Enn Love
Senate Adds A Taft-Hartley Law Feature To Labor Bill
The senate voted to add a Taft-Hartley style demand bargaining provision to the Truman labor bill, making it an unfair labor practice to refuse to bargain in good faith. The move, part of four bipartisan amendments, would also require affidavits from leaders and financial reports while protecting free speech in labor relations.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
D-Ill
Hill
Ala
Plains
Rainfall boosts crops after dry spell in area
Two days of scattered rain relieved a drought harming corn small grains and early pea crops following ten dry days. Measured totals ranged from .38 to .60 inches with showers lifting soil moisture, though some pastures and deep soils still show limited soak. Local officials note terracing impacts and farmers gauge yields as canning operations commence.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Grandad Bluff
Harlan Gunderson
la Crosse
Holmen Canning Co
Weather Bureau
Riverside Park Concert in La Crosse at 8 PM
The Riverside Park concert in La Crosse features a band performance at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The program details appear on page 14.
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Riverside Park
la Crosse
River Side Park
Call Off New Meeting Of Ministers
Paris reports a scheduled Big Four foreign ministers meeting was canceled at the last minute after Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky requested more time American sources say he was not ready for the talks He sought a 24 hour delay amid near agreement on Western proposals for a transport trade deal on Germany
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Germany
Russia
West
Nation's Capital Endures Longest Spring Drought on Record
Washington reports 18 consecutive days without rain marking the longest spring drought in 43 years of recorded weather history. Previous record drought lasted 16 days in 1906 as officials note the unusual dry spell.
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Washington
Wisconsin Speed Limit Bill Advances to Governor for Signature
Measure establishing a 65 mph daytime and 55 mph nighttime speed limit moves to Gov. Oscar Rennebohm for signature after Assembly approval and a 22 to 9 Senate vote. Assemblyman Raymond C. Rice, author, cites lobbyist pressure as the bill is returned to committee before May passage.
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Senate
Raymond C. Rice
Bice
Senate Highway Committee
Oscar Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Assembly
Assembly Approves School Transport Aid Increase
The Wisconsin Assembly backed a major education bill raising public school transportation aid from 3 million to 5.506 million annually by a 99 to 0 vote with Gov. Rennebohm's support. The measure funds pupil transport over two miles from school and sets per pupil allowances of 25 to 36 dollars depending on distance. A separate plan to authorize 40 million biannually for incentive aids was moved to business for a later vote.
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Madison
Wis
The
Education Commission
Rennebohm
Assembly
State Industrial Commission
House
Wisconsin
Catlin
R-Appleton
Bee Assembly
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Ickes, Condon
Coplon
U. S
Karl R. Bauman
Secre
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
New York City
Snow Bowl
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Pas
Grasshoppers
Detroit
J. L. Hudson Co
By Max Hall
Robert E. Hertensteiner
Sheboygan
Melitta Geyer
Re ‘i
Rice
Tribune
W. J. Harris
Ferry Street
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