Hiss Perjury Trial Moves On With New Witnesses
Federal Judge Kaufman denied Hiss motion to dismiss the indictment and for acquittal after two hours of arguments. Witnesses including Benjamin Firstheim testified about misinterpreting Whittaker Chambers testimony before the House committee. Wadleigh admitted passing US secrets to Russia, intensifying the perjury case as the trial advances.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Samuel H. Kaufman
State Department
Kaufman
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Hiss
Benjamin H. Firsheim
Whittaker Chambers
House UN American Activities Committee
Chambers
Firsheim
House Committee
Chamber
Committee
Ashington
Dent Place
Balt
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Russia
Stryker
Murphy
Wadsleigh
Wadleigh
AEC Criticized For Building Gas Line To Oak Ridge
Senator Hickenlooper denounces a $10 million plan to route a natural gas line to Oak Ridge plant. AEC commissioner Sumner Pike argues switching from coal saves about $1.25 million yearly and avoids coal stoppages. Lilienthal defends AEC amid alleged mismanagement and FBI review over an article in Nation’s Business.
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AEC
Oak Ridge
Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Sumner Pike
Idge
Pike
Senate-House
Atomic Energy Committee
Dia
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
VA Reduces Personnel At Office In La Crosse
The La Crosse VA office will cut staff from 22 to nine this month with its education and training duties moved to Madison and Eau Claire. Remaining services include contact, medical and dental care as the education team transfers. Ingvar Holter will head the office, combining admin duties with his current role at Superior.
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la Crosse
Veterans Administration
Leslie V. Dix
Madison
Eau Claire
Dix
Mil
Waukee
Ingvar Holter
Superior
Coplon Testifies Loyalty Under Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon swore she has always been loyal to the United States while defending herself against espionage charges. She acknowledged signing a loyalty pledge as a political analyst in the justice department and denied ever aiding a Russian contact or committing offenses. The defense highlighted her work with the foreign agents registration section as the examination touched on a top secret FBI report.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
United States
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
New York
Gubitchev
Palmer
Foreign Agents Registration Section
FBI
COURT
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with local showers developing late tonight. Clearing Saturday afternoon with showers likely in the early forenoon. Continued warm and humid. Low tonight 66. High Saturday 88.
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la Crosse
Parachute Panties Save Oklahoma Prison Ward
One hundred fifty women inmates at a Oklahoma state penitent wear parachute panties as a surplus sale provides 300 chutes. Matrons conduct sewing classes while Warden Burford oversees funding and stock to prevent panty shortages and ensure safe landings on nylon.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State
Clarence Burford
Burford
Veterans of Foreign Wars 28th Annual State Convention Planned
Final plans for the 1949 VFW state convention in La Crosse were reviewed by Thomas Rooney post and auxiliary leaders. About 1,500 delegates are expected for three days of business and social events including memorial services at Riverside Park, a Cootie parade, fish fry, a semi formal military ball, a convention parade, and a drum and bugle corps contest. Tickets for the fish fry and ball available to the public. services and drum corps contest open to the public.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Thomas Rooney
VFW
la Crosse
Riverside Park
North Side
South Side
Myrick Park
Saturda
Archbishop Beran Target of Czech Reds under Arrest
Prague reports Archbishop Josef Beran head of 9,000,000 Roman Catholics under house arrest as police raid his consistory seizing church records. Two priests were arrested, access to the archbishop blocked, while secret police manned the palace desk and switchboard.
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Beran
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Archbishop Beran
Vatican
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Actatholica
Czechoslovaka
Senate Debates Injunction Or Seizure In Strikes
Senate weighs whether to permit court injunctions or government seizure in national emergency labor disputes. Key senators Thomas Ives Taft Douglas Aiken discuss powers, with unions opposing broad seizure and injunctions amid proposals to replace Taft Hartley.
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Senate
Washington
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Senate Labor Committee
Ives
R-Ny
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
Ill
Aiken
Lucas
Illinois
National Labor Relations Board
Assembly kills bill to alter utility anti strike law
The assembly defeated a Labor backed bill that would modify the 1949 utility anti strike law by tying arbitrators wage awards to local prevailing standards. The vote was 42 to 41 after preliminary approval earlier. The session also directed the finance committee to study reorganization of the state welfare department and sent a senate reform bill onward.
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Pna
Molinaro
Chenosha
Assembly
State Department of Public Welfare
Senate
Department of Public Welfare
Madison Cashier Sentenced to Four Years for Embezzlement
John K. Gill, 45, former assistant cashier at Bank of Madison, received four-year federal sentences on four counts including embezzlement and falsifying bank records. He admitted to crimes totaling about $86,377.71 in losses and surrendered May 12 after a seven week disappearance.
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Madison
Wis
John K. Gill
Bank of Madison
Gill
Patrick T. Stone
U. S
Charles Cashin
Five States Pass Relief Laws as Unemployment Rises
The Associated Press survey shows Ohio Minnesota Iowa Kansas and Massachusetts enacted relief laws to aid cities and counties. California's standby relief law remains unused. Work relief projects spread to Detroit Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Cleveland Milwaukee with over 1500 workers in six metros.
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Washington
Associated Press
Truman
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Colorado
Idaho
California
Dayton
American Municipal Association
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati County
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Milwaukee County
McCoy GIs to Buy Beer Tax Free This Summer
Gov Rennebohm signed a bill allowing the beverage tax division to refund malt beverage taxes paid on sales to U S armed forces members training at Camp McCoy. The measure came after a wartime practice by the tax unit head and followed a rushed passage by the legislature.
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Tribune
Madison
Wis
Camp McCoy
Rennebohm
United States Armed Forces
David Prichard
McCoy
Lawmakers Move to Protect Crossings With Funding
Wisconsin Assembly approved repealing 15 and 30 mph train limits and proposed 250000 dollars yearly from the highway fund for crossing protection devices. Public Service Commission would set speeds after requests, railroads share costs, and communities pay nothing. Senate trimmed 90 percent federal highway tilt. cost cap remains 50 percent. Senate also approved motorist hand signals rule and taxicab title markings.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Highway Fund
Public Service Commission
Senate
State Highway Commission
Lewis Orders Miners Back To Work Monday
John L. Lewis orders 480,000 United Mine Workers to return to work Monday while northern and western operators begin contract talks Wednesday. Ezra Van Horn leads operators in Pennsylvania and nearby states to open negotiations at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Talks also set with southern operators and U S Steel. anthracite talks start July 7. miners head to a 10 day contractual paid vacation after five days back on the job.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
Greenbrier Ho
White Sulphur Springs
W. A
Operators’ Association
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Southern
U. S. Steel Corp
Eight Young Republicans Chosen For U S Meet
Lloyd Tegge of Waukesha, Wisconsin Young Republicans chair, announced eight delegates will represent Wisconsin at the national Young Republican convention in Salt Lake City Utah from June 23 to 25. Delegates include Tegge Richard D. Jones Portage William Chatterton Madison Ray Fredrickson Kenosha Edward Holcomb West Allis William Sweeney Shorewood Grace Symons Patricia Welden Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wis
Lloyd Tegge
Waukesha
Young Republicans of
Wisconsin
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tegge
Richard D. Jones
Portage
William Chatterton
Ray Fredrickson
Kenosha
Edward Holcomb
West Allis
William Sweeney
Shorewood
Grace Symons
Patricia Welden
Milwaukee
Safe ad strategy boosts reach for local readers
An advertising promo touts cheap rates and high circulation, claiming ads reach 116000 readers within hours. It markets a used girl’s La Salle bicycle for 15 dollars and urges inquiries to contact 1318 Adams, with a brief offer of four days for the price of three.
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la Salle
Adams
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Ria
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Argonne Atomic Lab
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Madison Cashier
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