Reds Propose To Keep Veto and Junk U S Bombs
OPA Director Chester Bowles warned he may resign if conference bills weaken price control and bring inflation. He opposed delaying meat dairy poultry ceilings and warned that minor amendments could be dangerous booby traps. He spoke after appeals from Acheson Wyatt Wallace Schwellenbach amid the June 30 expiration.
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Reds
U. S
Washington
Chester Bowles
House
Senate
Bowles
House-Senate
Rowles
Acheson
Wyatt
Commerce Wallace
Labor
Schwellenbach
Gromyko Proposes Counter Plan For World Atomic Convention
The Soviet Union submitted a counter proposal to the UN atomic energy commission calling for a world convention to ban atomic weapons, require destruction within three months, and apply sanctions for violations. It envisions international control under a round robin system with the UN secretary general as custodian.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Gromyko
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
Council
United Nations
Atomic Development Authority
Army Budget Bill Reaches House Floor In Peacetime Record
The House considers a $7.91 billion Army budget the largest peacetime sum, plus $175 million for atomic energy. The bill trims $150 million from relief and government activities in occupied areas, reallocates funds for the Manhattan project, and projects an average Army strength near 1.28 million for the next year. General Eisenhower and General Groves testify on plans for postwar air power and atomic research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Atomic Service
Army
Atomic Service Fund
Dwight D. Eisenhow
Leslie R. Groves
House
Ministers Air Evacuations and Treaty Negotiations
British officials urged that Russian and British troops be evacuated from Bulgaria within 90 days after peace treaties with those nations take effect. The Allied group moved toward a Soviet counter proposal for a four‑ambassador commission to monitor treaty terms. Russians balked at sovereignty concerns but agreed to study a hydrographic report related to the French Italian frontier.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Britain
Russia
Italy
Aes
Commission
Hydronese
Trieste
Local Weather Report for La Crosse and Vicinity
Clearing and cool night with a low around 50. Friday looks fair with mild afternoon temperatures near 70.
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la Crosse
Drowning After Boat Capsize Near Dresbach Dam
Raymond Brown, 26, of 1607 Wood Street, La Crosse, drowned when a Mississippi River slack-water boat tipped near the Dresbach nine foot channel wall. Leslie Severson, 1516 Kane Street, saved his wife but could not save Brown. two others survived. The incident occurred about 1 a m Thursday. body recovered at 9:15 am in 15 feet of water. Brown's survivors include parents, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Dresbach
Raymond Brown
Wood Street
Burlington Railroad
Leslie Severson
Kane Street
Brown
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Dresbach Dam
Seven Spot
Minnesota
Severson
Seversons
Crosse
Frank Greene
William Wetterlin
F. T. Benoit
Winona County
William E. Brown
Allan Ames
Elaine
Kenneth
Richard
Navy
Wood
Kane
Immell Promises State Action to Restore Wisconsin Control
Wisconsin Republican candidate Ralph M. Immell pledges to rally the best minds of the state for conference and action if elected governor. He argues federal overreach harms state rights, cites dairy and farm products, veterans housing, and building programs as areas to reclaim control, and plans a strong Wisconsin emphasis. Immell spoke in La Crosse during a western Wisconsin swing, meeting delegates and his son Robert.
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Wisconsin
Ralph M. Immell
Immell
la Crosse
Janesville
Rock River Valley
Robet
Madison
la Crosse Tribune
U. S. Army
Ivilian Ae
Immels
General Martin
Pennsylvania
Tribune Prote
Ralph Immell
Robert
Georgia seeks to dissolve Ku Klux Klan charter
Georgia files suit in Fulton County Superior Court to dissolve the Ku Klux Klan charter. State Attorney General Eugene Cook alleges the Klan aims to seize control of government by force and violence and to organize police, cab, and truck drivers in key positions to seize parts of state government.
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Atlanta
Iac
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Fulton County
Eugene Cook
Klan
Tornado Causes Multi-Million Dollar Loss Across Ontario
The disaster tore across both sides of the Detroit river causing at least five million dollars in flood and crop damage in southwestern Ontario. Nine thousand acres in Essex and Kent counties were partially or fully underwater. Windsor reported sixteen deaths including Marlo Beaman and Ida Upham. Macomb county also faced about three hundred thousand dollars in crop losses.
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Detroit River
Ontario
Essex
Kent
Windsor
Marlo Beaman
Riverside
New Brunswick
Ida Upham
Sandwich
Macomb County
Extra Turnkey Hired At Jail In La Crosse County
La Crosse County Board votes to hire an additional turnkey at the county jail and allow existing three turnkeys one day off weekly. A $500 appropriation for the Disabled American Veterans convention is discussed. a special meeting is set for Friday. The board votes to release $3,000 for nurses' home plans, notes federal funding coverage, and refers several items to committees. John Arnison to face questioning on pension discrepancies at next meeting.
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la Crosse County
John J. Freisinger
Freisinger
John Arnison
Hirohito Seeks New Constitution Power Cut
Emperor Hirohito asked Japan's diet to adopt a revised constitution that would strip the throne of most power. In a written message, he urged approval in the name of the supreme will of the people and called for renouncing war as part of the Basic Law.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Diet
Japan
Tried To Kill Hitler With Gas
Albert Speer testifies at the international military tribunal that he planned to murder Adolf Hitler in the Berlin chancellery bunker with poison gas in March last year. He says he learned of a new gas in February 1945 and obtained it to destroy Hitler, and that he warned Hitler a year before Germany collapsed that the nation could not continue modern war.
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Mernberg
Albert Speer
International Military Tribunal
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Germany
Speer
Hitler
Names Found On Degnan Ransom Note
Investigators study hidden writing on the Suzanne Degnan ransom note seeking clues to the killer. Impressions on a writing pad revealed some names but yielded no tangible lead. Police suspect the pad came from a local telephone booth, restaurant, or tavern near the Degnan home. The Degnan girl was kidnapped killed and dismembered January 7.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Degnan
Reedsburg Plane Crashes In Virginia
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports a small plane owned by OE Foods Corp of Reedsburg crashed yesterday on a mountain near Luray Virginia. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed and burned beyond recognition. The body was sent to a Luray funeral home after investigators confirmed ownership through registration.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Luray
Oe Foods Corp
Reedsburg
Frs
Undertaker Mistakenly Identifies Death Victim in Los Angeles
An undertaker in Los Angeles on Thursday misidentified a death victim as Will Hays the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and head of the motion picture producers association.
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Los Angeles
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Motion Picture Producers Association
Belgrade Police Aide Identifies Ruth Mitchell in Gestapo Ties
Belgrade police prefect Dragi Jovanovic identified a photo as Ruth Mitchell sister of the late Brig. Gen. William Mitchell. He said he had seen her with the gestapo and Chetniks and mentioned King Peter as a man in the picture. The prosecutor pressed if she connected to the gestapo. Jovanovic replied uncertainty.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Dragi Jovanovic
Ruth Mitchell
William Mitchell
Gestapo
Chetniks
Jovanovic
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Mihailovic
Jovanic
Ruth
Indian Jewel Theft Bared in Batavia Java
A mysterious Japanese colonel allegedly led a vast treasure theft during the occupation. Allied investigators report eight arrests including British captains and a sergeant, with about six million dollars recovered. The loot from the Netherlands East Indies spanned diamonds and cash.
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Batavia
Java
England
Netherlands East Indies
DAV Convention Opens With Plea to Focus on Veterans Care
Capt Cicero Hogan of Cincinnati urged the Disabled American Veterans to focus on aiding maimed veterans through housing rehabilitation and hospital care rather than distributing surplus war goods. Francis J Singer opened the 18th annual meeting in Kenosha with remarks from officials and auxiliary leaders as committees organized for the four day convention.
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Tribune
Disabled American Veterans Convention
William F. Trinke
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin American Legion
Joseph J. Verdeta
Francis A. Singer
Kenosha
DAV
Cicero Hogan
Cincinnati
Disabled American Veterans
Vocational School
Hogan
Francis J. Singer
J. J. Verdeta
Aaron Sanford
Chamber of Commerce
Norman Longfellow
American Legion
William Trinke
Arnold Welch
la Crosse
VFW
Clara Libke
Tomah
Richard Kavanaugh
Group OKs Draft of 19 Year Olds
A senate-house conference committee approved a compromise plan to draft 19 year olds and exempt 18 year olds under an extension of selective service. Senator Bridges called the agreement to draft 19 year olds without restrictions a victory. the panel aims to resolve remaining differences swiftly.
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Washington
Senate-House
House
Bridges
Release of Conscientious Objectors Plea to Truman
West Wisconsin Methodist conference urges speedy demobilization of conscientious objectors and recalls Myron C. Taylor from the Vatican post. It also protests peacetime conscription of teens and reinforces religious liberty, calls UN control of atomic energy, opposes the bus bill, and seeks aid to Argentina over Protestant rights.
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Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
West Wisconsin
The
Methodist Church
Peron
United Nations
Weigh Sparta Bid For USO Building Purchase
Sparta Wisconsin city officials report the $27 500 bid for the USO building is under review by the federal works agency in Chicago and has been sent to Washington. A lease proposal was submitted to the city and slated for council approval at 1 p m Thursday. The deal would effective July 1 with no rental charges until transfer. the city would insure and repair, while the government bears no accident liability. The USO building closes at month end and the city has long sought to purchase it. The initial bid was rejected.
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Sparta
Wis
L. J. Goodman
Federal Works Agency
Chicago
City of
USO
Washington
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War Department
Carl Speetz
Speetz
Kew
Officers Training Corps
Alaska
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Philippines
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Okinewa
Robert P. Patterson
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Harold Evjen
Pension Committee
Pension Department
West Salem
Bernard Zahn
Losey Boulevard
MacArthur OK
MacArthur
Virginia
Hesse
WAC
Oks
Robert M. Atkins
First Methodist Church
Committee On International Relations
Special Order
Conference On
America
Weigh Sparta
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