South Eats High On The Hog As South Grows
Chapel Hill North Carolina reports the South’s rising prosperity with bigger farms fewer cotton fields new paper industry value 900 million and 5 000 new enterprises in 15 years Since 1944 southern manufacturing has surged 43 percent to 512 000 firms while accounting for 14 percent of U S manufacturing Yet per capita wealth lags national levels Dr Howard Odum notes tangible regional shifts in industry banking and salaries in 1945 showing a thriftier yet expanding South.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
South
Tennessee Valley
U. S. Department of Commerce
U. S
Birmingham
Ala
Texas
South Carolina
North
Carolina
Gulf Coast
Howard W. Odum
University of North Carolina
United States
Nation
New street name signs installed in La Crosse district
La Crosse Sign and Advertising Co. installed four blue and white street name signs at key intersections at no city cost. The bold signs use large letters for the street name with the cross street in smaller type and aim to replace signs that have served up to 35 years. A marker at Fourth and Main Streets is highlighted.
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la Crosse
Larsen testimony links Roth to real Communist plot
Former Amerasia defendant Emmanuel Larsen testifies to a senate subcommittee that Andrew Roth, a one time naval officer, was a real Communist and the principal conspirator in the secret documents episode. Larsen also alleges John S. Service had a slanted wartime China report and recalls alleged loyalty pressures during McCarthy era scrutiny.
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Washington
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Amerasia
Senate
Naval
Andrew Roth
Larsen
Senate Foreign Relations
Roth
Ho Chih-Minh
Indochina
State Department
Naval Intelligence
John S. Service
China
Service
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
John E. Peurifoy
Peurifoy
McCarthy
Department
Larsen Denies McCarthy Payoff Allegations
Emanuel S. Larsen, a former state department employee, blasted Sen. Joseph McCarthy's charges that Larsen received a secret payoff for favorable testimony before a Senate committee investigating Communist influence. Larsen, shown reading a book in his Washington home, said there was no deal or payoff. McCarthy had made the accusation in a June 15 speech in Groton Connecticut.
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Emanuel S. Larsen
State Department
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Larsen
Senate
Freda Utley
China
Washington, D. C
McCarthy
Groton
Conn
UMW Found Guilty of Taft-Hartley Violations in Harland Case
The NLRB unanimously holds the United Mine Workers and Local 7425 responsible for Taft-Hartley violations in a Harlan Kentucky store campaign. The campaign used pressure to force union membership and dues check off. A deadly melee outside Union Supply Co. followed, with officer John Yelonoski killed and Pennington later convicted of manslaughter.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Harlan County
John L. Lewis
Union Supply Co
Lynch, Ky
NLRB
Kentucky
Harlan
United States Steel Corp
United Construction Workers
UMW
UCW
United Mine Workers Local
Pennington
John Yelonoski
Lawrence Penington, Jr
Decision Near On Excise Bill
Washington reports a pivotal vote by the House Ways and Means Committee on a bill to cut excise taxes by more than 1 billion dollars and raise the corporate income tax from 38 to about 42 percent. President Truman demands offsets to gain approval as lawmakers push a swift path to passage.
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Washington
Monay
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Weekend Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy Then Showers
Mostly cloudy Sunday with showers in late afternoon or evening. Warmer temperatures reach an afternoon high near 72 degrees. Stronger risk may come with late day showers and mild evening temperatures.
Top Chiang General Executed on Formosa
Gen Chen Yin once a top Chiang Kai shek lieutenant was executed Saturday on charges of conspiring with the Communists. The 67 year old former Formosan governor was shot dead after Chiang approved the sentence a day earlier. He pleaded guilty to collaboration and attempting to induce a Nationalist officer to surrender to the Reds in January 1949.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chen Yin
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Chen
Kin Of Danish King To Wed Queen's Niece
A Danish prince will marry Anne Viscountess Anson the niece of Queen Elizabeth. The engagement links Denmark’s royal family to British nobility through Princess Anne, mother of two children. The wedding is not expected before August or September.
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London
Denmark
Elizabeth
George
Anne
Anson
Sheboygan Recans 1950 Census After City Review
Sheboygan plans a partial recanvassing this week to verify the 1950 census figure of 42 342. The first ward will be recanvassed Tuesday, with a full city recount possible if results differ significantly from May 31. Mayor Sonneburg and census officials approved the check.
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Sheboygan
Wis
W. F. Klipstain
Willard M. Sonneburg
Plan Pageant Fireworks In La Crosse On July 4
Preparations for La Crosse Fourth of July events progress with a pageant and fireworks at Inter-State Fairgrounds. A. H. Schubert announces a broad membership drive by the La Crosse Zoo Development Association to support Myrick Park zoo through the profits.
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la Crosse
A. H. Schubert
Schubert
Myrick Park
Fairgrounds
Johnson Eyes Asia Situation in Tokyo Briefings
Defense Secretary Johnson met with Gen. MacArthur's top officers in Tokyo to review U S defense posture in Asia. Briefings cover military-political situation and Japan occupation with questions on peace treaty and use of bases as Soviet forces loom in Asia.
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Tokyo
Johnson
MacArthur
United States
Japan
Asia
Johnson- Bradley
Amvets Opposes WWII Bonus in Wisconsin Plan
Amvets in Marinette Wisconsin voted against a state cash bonus for World War II veterans. They urged liberalization of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs program via a 10 year 2.5 million dollar annual appropriation, faster aid processing, more county service officer authority, and an educational campaign for veterans. The Amvets convention closes Sunday.
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Amvets
Official Data Distorted By McCarthy
The state department accused Senator McCarthy of deliberate distortion of the public record over Secretary Acheson's approval of a 90 million dollar loan to Poland in 1946. The department issued a 12 page reply denying charges about Acheson's law firm and its link to the loan, noting hearings showed he severed ties years earlier and acted on the loan on department recommendations.
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Washington
State Department
Sen. McCarthy
Acheson
Poland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ing Acheson
McCarthy
Milwaukee
Groton
Conn
Wisconsin Republican
United States
Will Clayton
Mikolajczyk
Atomic Effect Noted Among Jap Survivors
The Atomic Energy Commission reports delayed radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. Eye cataracts appear in about 40 confirmed and 40 suspected cases among 1,000 examined, with immediate symptoms such as hair loss and infertility no longer present for most.
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Washington
Japan
Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Atom
Boys State Politicking Set To Start
About 650 Wisconsin high school juniors arrived at Ripon College for the Badger Boys State session. Delegates register undergo medicals and settle in as Nationalists or Federalists. Opening ceremonies featured Glenn D. Tinkham and a 90 piece Boys State band with speakers including Charles L. Larson Ken Turner and Mike Hammond. Sunday includes church services schools of instruction party caucuses in 21 cities. Dr Alfred P. Haake will address the assembly Sunday evening.
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Ripon
Wis
Wisconsin
American Legion
General Assembly
Glenn D. Tinkham
Marshfield
Boys State
Charles L. Larson
Port Washington
Ken Turner
Racine
Badger
Alfred P. Haake
Park Ridge
Trade Group Has Election
Wisconsin Pipe Trades association delegates at their 39th annual La Crosse convention retained all state officers. G. J. Enright of Milwaukee was the president. John Rocheleau Green Bay and A. M. Moen Madison were named district vice presidents. John Laurie Oshkosh Southeastern district vice president. A J King Milwaukee was secretary treasurer for the 14th straight term. Lauke named first vice president. Rocheleau and Moen second and third. General Organizer Thomas E. Cunningham presided. E. J. Hillock installed as general secretary treasurer.
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Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
la Crosse
G. J. Enright
Milwaukee
John Rocheleau
Green Bay
A. M. Moen
Madison
John Laurie
Oshkosh
A. J. King
Lauke
Rocheleau
Moen
Thomas E. Cunningham
Chicago
E. J. Hillock
Washington, D. C
Hillock
Wash
Thompson undecided on governor run as DOC meets
Delegates to the Wisconsin Democratic organizing committee in Eau Claire wrestle with whether Carl Thompson of Stoughton will seek another gubernatorial bid. Thompson says health and other arrangements will shape his decision, while Jerome Fox and Tom Fairchild weigh options. The Wisconsin State CIO backs Thompson if he runs, aligning with party platform positions.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Carl Thompson
Stoughton
Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee
Thompson
Jerome Fox
DOC State
Thomas E. Fairchild
Madison
Fairchild
Senate
Fox
Associated Press
Tom Fairchild
Wisconsin State Cio
Herman Steffes
State Cio
CIO
Iowa Attorney Heads Jaycees
Richard W Kemler of Marshalltown Iowa was elected president of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Jaycees 30th annual convention on the final day. He won on the second ballot by acclamation after Floyd Stewart and Ralph Rohweder withdrew. Kemler has led the Iowa Junior Chamber since 1949 and served as a World War II air force fighter commander.
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Chicago
Richard W
Kemler
Marshalltown
U. S
Jaycee
Iowa
Air Force
la Crosse
Wis
Jaycees
Lynden Gjerde
Jaycette
Jean Struxness
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