Wisconsin Eyes Expressways and Toll Roads Expansion
Wisconsin explores toll road expansion modeled on eastern highways as Governor Kohler backs studying feasible toll routes. The piece notes AAA data on 537 miles of toll roads in operation nationwide, plus planned and under construction routes from Maine to Ohio and beyond, financed by revenue bonds rather than public funds.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Harpers Ferry
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American Automobile Association
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
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Schuman Plan Marks Sound Unification Across Europe
The Schuman Plan aims to merge Western Europe's coal and steel, signaling the first solid step toward economic integration. With six nations in, ratification clears major political hurdles as foreign ministers prepare to form organization and machinery for detailed implementation.
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Europe
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western
Schuman
Germany
Income tax reckoning raises questions for profits and growth
The Babson Dispatch weighs the impact of high income taxes on profits and shares, noting that taxes shrink margins but spur expansion through re investment. It argues excess profits taxes can fund research and advertising while raising stock values and long term capital gains. The piece cites government reliance on profits for defense and urges continued faith in free enterprise.
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Babson Park
Mass
Iron Curtain
Russia
La Crosse DAV wins Pearlssall trophy ten years ago
The La Crosse chapter of the DAV received the Col. Charles M. Pearsall trophy for the largest increase in membership during 1941 400 per cent. Commander Elmer Pertzsch accepted it at the annual Oshkosh convention as two La Crosse Service Star Legion chapters prepare to host the 24th state convention in town tomorrow and Thursday.
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DAV
Charles M. Pearsall
Elmer Pertzsch
S. 15Th St
Oshkosh
la Crosse Service Star Legion
Washington Notebook: Congress Lagging Before GOP Convention
With weeks till the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Congress trails in work. By June 1 only 113 bills enacted, Japan peace treaty ratification the sole major success. Major tasks include German peace treaty, defense production act, government reorganization, war power extension, foreign aid funds, and atomic energy expansion. If unresolved by July 4, recess extends to August.
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Democrats revise tax platform in Wisconsin campaign
The Wisconsin Democratic platform shifts away from an income surtax toward broader revenue reforms while pledging higher spending for veterans education welfare and housing. Assemblyman William Proxmire anchors the message calling for a fairer tax system and stronger tax audits.
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Democratic Organizing Committee
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Wisconsin
State Department of Taxation
Tax Department
Drew Pearson Corrects Mistakes On Kefauver Brannan Ramsay Brewster
The Washington columnist admits errors about Kefauver's father becoming British, Brannan and Chapman's newsprint link, and Ramsay's questioning of Justice Department officials. He notes Maine voters ousted Senator Brewster after exposure of wire tapping and ties to Clark. He argues the public learns from full facts.
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Gazette
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West Virginia
Ramsay
Washington
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Oklahoma
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Ferguson
Michigan
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Brewster
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Trans World Airlines
United States
Pan American Airways
Henry Grunewald
King Committee
Grunewald
Jersey
Joe
Charles Patrick Clark
Franco
Venezuela
Clark
Senator Brewster
World Today: Red Power Declines Among Frenchmen
French Communist leaders confirm a serious decline in influence as militants push for strikes to disrupt European mobilization. The shift from popular front tactics toward militant action widened gaps with French workers and weakened Moscow loyalty as political groups regained influence.
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Popular Front
Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Moscow
Central Labor Organization
French Communists at Crossroads After Moscow Directives
The article argues internal rifts widen in the French Communist Party as Moscow loyalty clashes with local strategy. It cites Jacques Duclos, Maurice Thorezill, and Ettiene Fajon, urging subordinate objectives and renewed peace campaigning while condemning Russian domination and totalitarian control.
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Jacques Duclos
Maurice Thorezill
Etienne Fajon
Paris
Duclos
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