Dewey Warren rally grounds for unified GOP campaign
Governor Thomas E. Dewey told the GOP committee that a November victory would bring new hope unity and faith. He spoke with Earl Warren at his side as they ratified Hugh Scott Jr. as party chairman succeeding Carroll Reece amid convention proceedings in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Warren
New York
Hugh Scott, Jr
National Party
Scott
Carroll Reece
Merveen
Hanan
West Iteto
York
White House
Paul- N. Y
GOP
Thomas E Anderson Named VFW Wisconsin Commander
Ashland veteran Thomas E. Anderson was chosen commander of the Wisconsin VFW at the 1948 encampment in Wausau. Dan Allen of Milwaukee became senior vice commander, Richard J Stefens of Menasha was elected junior vice commander, with other officers re elected and the 1949 encampment awarded to La Crosse.
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Wausau
Wis
Thomas E. Anderson
Ashland
Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dan Allen
Milwaukee
Anderson
Richard J. Steffens
Menasha
Sverre Roang
Edgerton
Edward J. Schmidt
Manitower
George D. Show
Racine
Raveno
Eau Claire
la Crosse
VFW
Weather outlook for La Crosse with showers
Considerable clouds tonight and Sunday with occasional showers or thundershowers. Little temperature change expected. High today 80 and low tonight 64. Municipal pool water temperature Saturday was 70 degrees.
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la Crosse
Labor pact boosts pay for steel aluminum workers
The new agreements raise wages for thousands in coal and aluminum sectors. Alcoa and CIO USW cover 18,000 workers with 10 to 16 cent hourly raises, averaging about 10 percent. A $100 million yearly welfare and pension fund is set, while steel captive mines face a separate dispute and possible June 30 strike deadline.
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Steel
Cio-United
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers
Steel Industry
Lewis
Steel Company
Alcoa
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Com of America
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
CIO
Philip Murray
Cio-Usw
Aluminum Company
Page
Battlewagon Wisconsin Deactivated in Norfolk Ceremony
The 45 000 ton battleship Wisconsin will be decommissioned July 1 and stored with the reserve fleet after a colors lowering at the Norfolk naval shipyard. The New Jersey will follow with decommissioning next week in New York. Commissioned April 16 1944 the Wisconsin served in World War II with nine 16 inch guns plus numerous smaller weapons.
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Portsmouth
Wisconsin
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Norfolk Group
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia Naval
CIO UAW Certified as Bargaining Agent at Allis-Chalmers
The CIO United Auto Workers were certified by the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for production workers at the West Allis Wisconsin plant of Allis Chalmers following an election held July 17 1947. The AFL UAW and Independent Workers contested the CIOs rights while the AFL Pattern Makers league was certified for a separate rate unit of keymen and apprentice pattern makers.
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Washington
Cio-United Auto Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
West Allis. Wis
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
CIO
Afl-United Automobile Workers
Independent Workers of
Allis-Chalmers
Afl-Pattern Makers League
Sugar Price Jump by California & Hawaiian Sugar
California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corp announced the first refined sugar price increase since decontrol. The price rose to 7.65 cents a pound, effective at Monday close, 15 points above the Pacific coast and 25 points higher than other markets to Chicago.
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New York
California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corp
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Music Camp Opens Its 21st Season at Interlochen
The national music camp in Interlochen Michigan begins its 21st season with a record enrollment of about 1100 students including 155 from Michigan. A new feature this year is a course in music electronics.
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Interlochen
Mich
Michigan
Woman Arrested in Smuggling Case in Fond du Lac
A 43 year old mother of two, Hildegarde Sommerfeldt of Ripon, is charged on a federal warrant with possession of about 110 unset diamonds. She was arrested at a Ripon bakery while at work and had left diamonds at a beauty shop. Diamonds were seized from the shop and a safety deposit box. Sommerfeldt said the gems came from her brother Fred Stelter, who reportedly converted his belongings to diamonds before the German occupation. No value estimate given.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Joseph A. Walker
Hildegarde Sommerfeld
Ripon
Milwaukee
Floyd E. Jenkins
Walker
Green Lake County
Sommerfeldt
Take Action Against Dells Boat Operators
An attorney said he would ask the state anti trust division to investigate alleged price fixing and trade restraint by the Wisconsin Dells Boat Lines Association. Leonard Bursten urged action after examining excursion boat executives and local officials.
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Portage
Wis
State Anti-Trust Division
Wisconsin Dells Boat Lines Association
Leonard Bursten
Milwaukee
Attorney General's Office
Comece
Bursten
Melvin Flath
Dells Sightseers
Wisconsin Motorist Responsibility Law Upheld in Dane County
Superior Judge Roy Proctor ruled the motorist responsibility law constitutional. Everett Spears of Blooming Grove drove uninsured and failed to post bond for damages, but the judge upheld the statute and found Spears guilty while an appeal proceeds to the state supreme court.
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Madison
Wis
Roy Proctor
Everett Spears
Blooming Grove
Dane County
Proctor
Spears
Supreme Court
Coal Fact-Finder Says Strike Averted In Bituminous Field
The Taft-Hartley board notified President Truman that a national emergency threat from a coal strike has been averted by John L. Lewis and independent operators reaching an agreement. The report notes steel controlled captive mines remain non-signatory, with 60,000,000 tons produced and a pending union shop clause dispute.
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Washington
Coal Fact-Finding Board
Truman
John L. Lewis
Board of
David L. Cole
E. Wight Bakke
Waldo E. Fisher
Cole
Mr. Truman
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Boards General Counsel
Berlin blockade persists as Western powers stay
Western allies confront Soviet blockade of Berlin with continued plans to remain in the city. Britain and the United States pledge to stay, while currency reforms and mass aid efforts unfold amid food and fuel shortages for Berliners.
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Berlin Zone
Berlin
Britain
Lucius D Clay
U. S
Russia
Douglas
Bevin
Continue Study of Rail Dispute
Washington reports show efforts to settle the railroad dispute continue as John Steelman meets with spokesmen for federally seized carriers. President Roosevelt aides say no settlement is imminent and the three rail brotherhoods remain in town.
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Washington
White
Doo
John Steelman
Teelman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Steelman
Three Brotherhoods
State Aids Totals for June Reported by County Treasurer
County Treasurer Marvin Johnson reports June aid receipts by department. Old age assistance 37911.41, dependent children 8481.03, blind 637.09, totally disabled 126.50.
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Marvin Johnson
Truman signs DP refugee bill amid sharp critique
President Truman signed the refugee immigration measure amid strong opposition from Congress. He called the bill flagrantly discriminatory toward Jewish and Catholic displaced persons and warned he would veto a fairer bill if possible. The law limits entry to those who fled Germany Austria and Italy pre 1946 with many refugees blocked. He urged a more humane reform in the next session to remedy the law’s defects.
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Washington
United States
Truman
Congress
Germany
Austria
Italy
Guerrilla Attack Harms Greek Army Supply Route
Guerrilla forces damaged a main supply road between Elasson and Kozane used by the Greek army in the northwest campaign. The clash left 16 guerrillas dead and 1 army officer killed with 20 wounded. Five villages were looted as air force and artillery supported the crackdown.
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Athens
Greece
Elasson
Kozane
Second Army Corps
Larisa
Pierria
Kamvounia
Wallace Raps Truman For Not Pushing Civil Rights Harder
Henry Wallace attacked President Truman at a Washington dinner, charging he did not press civil rights and Palestine policies vigorously. He blasted Congress as inefficient and urged support for the New Party to preserve constitutional spirit and curb vested interests.
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Wallace
Truman
Washington
Palestine
Congress
United States
Storm and Hail Ravage Root River Valley In Minn
A severe hail and wind storm hit the Root River valley including Rushford Peterson and Houston Minnesota, damaging farms, barns, sheds, and the Abrahamson Johnson store in Preston. Gardens were flattened, trees stripped, and streets filled with water as rainfall and wind damaged crops and homes.
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Root River Valley
Rushford
Peterson
Houston
Minn
Rislove
Preston
la Crosse Weather Bureau
Theft repeat offender jailed after clock cap and umbrella thefts
Hideo Miyamae, 26, received two one year sentences for petty theft and, after an appeal hearing, was caught trying to flee with the court clock. He admitted stealing his attorney's umbrella and the police officer's regulation cap. The judge condemned him as incurable and added one more year.
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Tokyo
Hideo Miyamae
Freedom Train attendance tops 8 103 in La Crosse visit
Braving showers and heat 8 103 people visited the Freedom Train in La Crosse by 10 p m as attendance neared Madison totals. Nearly 300 were turned away when doors closed and the grand total for the trip reached 2 056 823 since the Philadelphia start in 1947. City officials received praise from train personnel for hospitality and facilities at Riverside Park.
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Coulee Region
la Crosse
Madison
Eau Claire
Philadelphia
Riverside Park
Radio Electrocution in Bath Claims Woman in Youngstown
Mrs. Harold E. Wiseman was bathing when a radio tipped from the tub edge into the water and electrocuted her, according to firemen. The incident occurred in Youngstown, prompting an investigation into electrical safety near bathroom fixtures.
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Youngstown, O
Harold E. Wiseman
AFL Won’t Back Dewey Says Green in White House Talk
Warren Green, head of the AFL, told reporters after a White House visit that labor will not support the Dewey Warren Republican ticket. He criticized the Philadelphia convention, urged Keen Johnson as labor secretary, and warned Congress weakened labor while noting a potential Dewey Wallace dynamic.
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Green
AFL
Dewey
Warren
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Truman
White House
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Mr. Truman
Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Johnson
Labor Department
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Tanks Explode at Aetna Plant Injuring Dozen in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky about 20 people were injured when 23 gasoline storage tanks exploded at the Aetna oil company plant. Damages may reach 500000 dollars. The blasts occurred at the run down farm area separated by a dike, with the fire expected to burn out in a day or two.
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Louisville
Aetna Oil Company
E. Eugene van Buren
van Buren
William Alfrers
General Hostital
Grant Rea Loan to Dunn County Electric Coop
The Dunn County Electric Cooperative of Menomonie Wisconsin was granted a 452000 dollar loan from the Rural Electrification Administration yesterday.
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Washington
Dunn County Electric Cooperative
Menomonie
Wis
Rural Electrification Administration
Soviet Health Critique Says U S Medical Care Inadequate
Geneva report cites Soviet deputy minister N A Vinogradov at the World Health Assembly alleging that public health services in the United States are inadequate. He quoted Truman's January address to Congress to back the claim that many Americans cannot obtain sufficient medical care and urged gradual worldwide nationalization of health services without abolishing private practice.
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Geneva
World Health Assembly
United States
N. A. Vinogradov
Truman
Congress
Churchill Sees Berlin Crisis as Grave Threat
Winston Churchill warned at a Luton rally that the Berlin crisis holds dangers as grave as Munich and that peace cannot be won by yielding to dictators. He pledged Conservative support to the Labour movement if it acts with resolve to remain in Berlin.
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Luton
England
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Munich
Churchill
Labor
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Dells Boat Operators
Cenfer
Coal Inquiry Board
By James Devlin
Lewis W. Douglas
Ernest Bevin
London
R. L. Sensenich
American Medical Association
South Bend
Ind
Edward L. Bortz
Root River
Abrahamson - Johnson General Store
Rochester
Caledonia
Hokah
Freedom
Radio
Tub
Billie Harvey
William Harvey
Grant Rea
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