West Coast ball players killed as bus leaves road
A bus carrying West Coast baseball players crashed on Snoqualmie Pass four miles west of the summit. Driver Glen Berg and several players died or were injured, with four bodies identified and four unidentified. Surviving players described a chaotic scene as the bus plunged 300 to 500 feet, burning and toppled on the slope.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Snoqualmie Pass
Vic Picetti
San Francisco
Oakland
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Seattle
Ore
Frederick T. Martinez
San Diego
Glen Berg
Spokane
Christ Hartje
Brooklyn
George Tensed
Idaho
Levi McCormack
Portland
Richard Powers
Calif
Erwin Konopka
Moscow
University of Idaho
O Garaghty
Livingston
N. J
Sacramento
Indianapolis
Peter Barisoff
Los Anecdes
Darwin
Gus) Hallbo
Boston
Hallbourg
Ellensburg
Milwaukee Road reorganization debt payment ordered
A federal court ordered the Milwaukee Road to pay about 333 000 to around 50 law firms and attorneys involved in the rail line’s 1943 to 1946 reorganization. Sidley Austin Burghess and Harper of Chicago will receive 109 695.23 for the reorg committee work and 28 439.43 for institutional investors services.
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Chicago
Res i . Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Sidley, Austin, Burgess and Harper
Interstate Commerce Commission
Local man praises TRU LEX for gas relief
Hundreds in the area report relief after using TRU LEX to ease bloating and constipation. A Wisconsin reader says the medicine cleared gas and abdominal discomfort, enabling normal eating again and a return to feeling like a new man.
Society Plans Meeting at New Amsterdam Church
A society will meet Friday at the New Amsterdam church in Rozendal Vernon. Attendees include Rozendal residents and organizers Vernon Stuhr and Ernest Scherr.
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Green Mound Cemetery
Ciety
New Amsterdam Church
Rozendal
Vernon Stuhr
Ernest Scherr
New Orleans Restaurants Prepares Dishes for National Distribution
New Orleans eateries freeze and ship regional specialties such as shrimp Premou lade oyster stew gumbo bouillabaisse and Crepes Suzette for nationwide distribution to broaden markets.
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New Orleans
Drowning Tragedy Near Sturgeon Bay Continues
Patricia Loomis recounts hours of fear after Mary Loomis vanished near Sturgeon Bay as rescue planes search for four victims. Patricia found a life preserver, crawled to a cottage, and was treated for shock and injuries after being rescued by Mr. and Mrs. Hood.
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T. Sturgeon Bay
Mary
Mary Loomis
Eane Patricia
Patricia
Frank Hood
Truman Nominates Hooker for IBRD Alternate Director
President Truman named John S. Hooker of Maryland to serve as United States alternate executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a two year term.
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Washington
Truman
John S. Hooker
Maryland
United States
International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
Goodland Defends GOP Opponents Limb Stance in Wisconsin
Governor Goodland warned Wisconsin GOP rivals are on a limb over issues while speaking at a Republican women’s forum. He defended a veteran bonus plan by veterans themselves and noted the campaign has not begun in earnest. Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy urged veterans to shape a plan free of politicking.
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Associated Press
Goodland
Republican Women’s Forum
Wisconsin
Chicago
Joseph R. McCarthy
Appleton
United States
Milwaukee
McCarthy
Vig
Largest Postwar Road Bill Signed in Wisconsin
Gov Goodland signed the largest postwar highway contract to date for 812 883 to surface state trunk highway 30 between Madison and Lake Mills. A second contract of 76 524 for grading draining and roadside treatment on U S highway 151 in Dane county and a third for 511 432 for grading and temporary surfacing on 16 miles of U S highway 8 in Barron and Rusk counties were also approved.
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Goodland
Lake Mills
Dane County
Barron
Rusk
N. M. Isabella
F. C. Raemisch and Son
Waunakee
Lichfield Guardhouse Trial Reveals Denial After Kilian Urge
A witness testified that guards at the Lichfield England guardhouse denied charges after Col James A Kilian urged unity. Kilian of Highland Park Illinois faces a U S court martial for allegedly authorizing cruelties at the guardhouse. Sgt Judson Smith of Cumberland Kentucky testified as the accuser and as the first guard convicted of beating prisoners at Lichfield.
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Bad Nauheim
Lichfield
England
James A. Kilian
Kilian
Highland Park
Ill
U. S
Judson Smith
Cumberland
Scientists from Los Alamos aid Crossroads tests at Kwajalein
A Los Alamos group works on atomic bomb preparation and post explosion measurements at Kwajalein as part of the Crossroads operations. Wilfred H Hemker, electronics officer turned weaponeer candidate, has been with the Manhattan project since 1945 and is among five contenders for the role. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred H Hemker of West Salem.
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Kwajalein
New Mexico-Los Alamos Laboratory
Los Alamos Laboratory
Wilfred H.hemker
Hemker
Wendover Army Air Base
Wendover
Utah
Army
Los Alamos Group
Los Alamos
Fred H. Hemker
West Salem
Senate and House Reach Pact on Food Subsidies and Decontrol
Conferees approve a compromise capping subsidies at 1 billion dollars with most ending April 1 1947. Copper lead zinc and sugar subsidies may extend past that date. Taft Millikin hesitate signaling possible Senate opposition while Barkley expects quick House passage and potential presidential veto if needed.
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House
Rep
Crawford
R-Mich
Taft
Millikin
Senate
Joint Committee
Barkley
Truman
Australia Proposes Single Master Panel for Atom Control
Australia today proposed a single master committee to draft atomic energy control plans and to reconcile divergent points between the United States and Russia. The plan leans toward a supreme control factor akin to Baruch's proposed international atomic development authority and opposes Russia's two-committee plan for information exchange and control.
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New York
Australia
United States
Russia
International Atomic Development Authority
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations
Monroe County Clerk Named To Group
WAUSAU Wisconsin high court clerks registers of deeds and county treasurers wrap up their annual convention electing sectional officers and naming joint leaders Oliver Hanson of Monroe county was chosen president of the circuit court clerk group Neal E Jones of Wausau is vice president and Mrs Jessie Holcomb of Green county secretary treasurer Joseph Zahorik Manitowoc is president of the registers of deeds Ralph Nelson Superior is vice president Larry Larson Manitowoc is secretary treasurer and Albert O Barton Madison is trustee H L Elmonds Racine county heads county treasurers Miss Ann Wanek Brown county is vice president and Albert L Krause Sheboygan county secretary treasurer
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Wausau
Wis
Registers of Deeds
Oliver Hanson
Monroe County
Neal E. Jones
Jessie Holcomb
Green County
Joseph Zahorik
Manitowoc
Ralph Nelson
Superior
Larry Larson
Manston
Albert O. Barton
Madison
H. L. Elmonds
Racine County
Ann Wanek
Brown County
Albert L. Krause
Sheboygan County
Chicago Judge bars divorce suit across county lines
Judge Sabath restrained John Mackovich from suing for divorce in Benton while his wife Vivian Mackovich's cruelty suit proceeds in Chicago. Attorney Philip L. Howard said she would face multiple 300 mile trips to Benton. The court awarded $22 a day child support for their son John.
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Chicago
Joseph Sabath
Superior Court
John Mackovich
West Frankfort
Benton
Vivian Mackovich
Philip L. Howard
Mackovich
John
Nonhome Construction Approvals Top $1.37 Billion Since March
In the first 11 weeks of a curb on nonhome building a Civilian Production Administration report shows 31,457 approvals and 14,971 rejections for store factory and office projects worth over 1.37 billion dollars. CPA Chief Small notes the ratio reversed this month after a May 29 cutback due to faster material depletion.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
John D. Small
Samaritan Seeks Passover Sacrifice on U S Football Fields
Jacob ben Uzzi, the modern Samaritan of Nablus, plans to bring a tribal party to America to stage a Passover sacrifice on U S football fields with his 200 followers. He aims for a spring sacrifice, requiring unblemished lambs, ritual slaughter, and readings by lamplight, prompting debate over the spectacle for U S audiences.
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Nablus
Palestine
NEA
Jacob Ben Uzzi
America
U. S
Ten Tribes of
Israel
Jacob
Mt. Ger‘zim
Highway Group Meets
A meeting of the road and bridge committee of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chamber conference rooms.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
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