San Francisco figure calls US to ratify world charter first
In a homecoming ceremony the figure urged the United States to lead by ratifying the United Nations charter and supporting a world court. He said the US must act first to set the path for global governance and constitutionalization. He later planned a conference with Alf M. Landon and a reception for visiting newspapermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
San Francisco
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Solons Expense Fund Taxable, House Discusses Allowance
Washington lawmakers debated a $2,500 expense allowance for members noting it will be taxed like the $16,000 congressional salaries. Rep Robertson reported the allowance as taxable though the bill did not specify tax status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Natives
Rep. Robertson
Dve
Feline Fuss Highlights Polish War News And Cats Feast
June dispatches from Paris and London report France prepared to recognize the Polish provisional government in Warsaw as the Big Three await Polish electoral steps. In Kansas City, a cat tale unfolds as two felines raid a car for bacon while snacking on dog meat left in a bag.
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London
Italy
Germany
Britain
Provisional Government of National Unity
Poland
Paris
France
Warsaw
Kansas City
Kansas Cition
Walter I. Ferguson
Anti Gambling Bill In Effect In Wisconsin Pressed
The Internal Revenue Department announced Friday that 4 542 Wisconsin residents operate machines and pinball under the new anti gambling bill that is now in effect and guiding enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Internal Revenue Department
Wisconsin
Viroqua Civil Air Patrol Plans Meet
Viroqua Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol invites boys aged 15 to 18 to a two week course at the army air base Truax Field Madison. Regular air officers are assigned to the Wisconsin wing and seek local unit cooperation to train young men for the AAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wis
Army Air Base
Truax Field
Madison
Army Air Force
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
AAF
Gandhi backs inclusive representation for Muslims at talks
Gandhi says his Congress party remains fully representative of all India and must have a voice in selecting Muslim representatives. He speaks in a rare interview describing his role as advisor to both Congress and the Viceroy as well as to the British people during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gandhi
Congress Party
All India
Congress
Party
Radio signal device guides shell path and accuracy
A device has been developed that emits a series of radio signals to be intercepted by the tail end of a shell. It provides the shell's course, range, and accuracy in hitting its target.
New Erosion School To Train 125 Soil Workers In 1945
Orville E. Hays announces a five week course starting July 9 at Grandad Bluff testing station to train 25 new employees from six states. La Crosse soil conservation unit will train 125 new workers this growing season with courses in soil mapping engineering terracing drainage and farm planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville E. Hays
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Grandad Bluff
la Crosse
Soil Conservation Service
U. S
Hays
Magic Fluid Not Convincing Incar fuel claim tested
In Milwaukee an Oregon or Wisconsin case details George W Fondrie of Waukesha who claimed a "magic fluid" replaced gasoline to influence OPA Commissioner Thomas E Fairchild. Rationing remained suspended and Fondrie faced a hearing after continued driving despite a six month suspension.
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Milwaukee
George W. Fondrie
Waukesha
OPA
Thomas E. Fairchild
Fondrie
Waukesha Board
San the Chakanen
Garant
Superforts Continue Battle Off Honshu And Borneo
Allied air forces report continued ship hunting between Korea and Japan with B 29 crews observing fires at Nobeoka and Kushina on Honshu and damage to multiple vessels. Southeast Borneo's Balikpapan refinery area shakes under repeated aerial attacks with Liberators targeting oil fields and airfields, totaling over 2,300 tons of devices in two weeks.
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Shimonoseki
Honshu
Kanoya
Nobeoka
Port
Kush
Okagen
Osaka
Korea
Japan
Balikpapan
Manila
Borneo
George C. Kenny
Far Eastern Air Force
5Th Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Tokong Hill
Balikpapan Bay
Aea
Sambodia
Ise
Manggar
Aluminum lifeboat boosts ship stability on deck
A new aluminum lifeboat weighs less than wood and half as heavy as steel, resisting corrosive agents like salt spray. Its lightness allows deck installation to improve overall stability of the vessel.
Body Found In Mississippi River Near Lanesboro
Missing since January 30 Harry B Peterson 46 of Lanesboro Minnesota was found dead in the Mississippi River Thursday at 8 p m near the fish hatchery. The body showed a draft registration and driver s license and was identified by cousins Selmer and Benny Peterson. Burial followed in Lanesboro after a release to his brother. Police noted no sign of foul play.
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Harry B. Peterson
Lanesboro
Minn
Mississippi River
Ivan Wright
Selmer
Benny Peterson
South Pettibone Island
Peterson
Fred Newberg
Ferry Street
Edward Thrun
Market Street
Gregory Yehle
Bernard Sauer
Walter Lamprich
Walter Weimer
Boma
Wright
Clifford Peterson
la Crescent
Hokah
Caledonia
la Crosse
Wage Increases Approved for Wisconsin Plants by Labor Board
The sixth regional war labor board approved wage hikes for two Wisconsin firms, Belle City Malleable Iron and Racine Steel Castings in Racine, backed by USW Local 553. A nine-cent hourly rise, plus maintained membership and checkoff, union premiums, and a vacation plan were set, with a 10-cent rise for Electric Auto-Lite Moto-Meter division in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Moto-Meter Gauge and Equipment
la Crosse
United Auto Workers Local 396
CIO
Three Milwaukeeans Ordered to Surrender Meat Ration Points
Three Milwaukeeans found guilty of obtaining meat without ration points were ordered to surrender 5,376 red points to the OPA. Francis P. Trecker must give up 1,500 points, William F. Pabst 2,826, and Paul Reed 1,050. Twenty-three other locker plant patrons have voluntarily surrendered 6,328 points in settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Whitehall Pigeon Rod and Gun club receives pheasant chicks
The Whitehall Pigeon Rod and Gun club has received 700 pheasant chicks from the state conservation department. They are being cared for in the rearing pens on the west end of town with Merwin Engen in charge.
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Whitehall. Wis
Whitehall-Pigeon Rod and Gun Club
State Conservation Department
Merwin Engen
Safety Week Support Urges Wise Driving In Wisconsin
Chief Ivan A Wright in La Crosse County endorses July 17 as Safety Week. He lists tips for vacationists including dress right eat right drive right walk left and guidance on sun glare, fatigue, steady speeds, and pedestrian safety for rural highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan A. Wright
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
Favor Holding 1946 Institute Favored by Attendees
A sampling of opinions from the second annual institute of professional relations shows enthusiasm for continuing next year and notes practical aid from speakers and panels. Everett L. Walters directed a student group aiding with evaluation at La Crosse State Teachers College. About 350 teachers and students from La Crosse and nearby areas attended. The event was sponsored by the Teachers College Wisconsin Education Association and the National Education Association. Committee members were Alice Drake chair Mauree Applegate Merton Lyon Dr Emerson Walling and Dr A G Hoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Professional Relations
Everett L. Walters
la Crosse
Institute
Alice Drake
Mauree Applegate
Merton Lyon
Emerson Walling
A. G. Hoff
Communists Planned To Penetrate Army Reported
A military committee told Congress Communists planned to penetrate the armed forces. The interim report says Communists were everywhere in the country, financed from abroad, with Thomason as sub committee chair. A later report will assess their success in entering the army. A stray note mentions camels carrying 1500 pounds.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Congress
Thomason
D-Tex
Burton
Saturday Deadline for Reservations for Brig. John K. Rice
The deadline for reservations to the supper and dinner for Brig. John K. Rice is Saturday noon. Chamber of Commerce members are urged to make reservations by then. The reception is at the Stoddard hotel at 6 p.m. July 2, with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snn
John K. Rice
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh G. Corbett
Stoddard
Workers In Demand Here
A Milwaukee railroad seeks skilled workers for urgent dispatch to handle increased freight under a diversion order. It asks for switchmen brakemen firemen signalmen linemen mechanics and boilermakers with veterans urged to apply through the railroad retirement board at the U S employment service in the Exchange Building Chicago area and to be reclassified by government directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Milwaukee System
Chicago
West Coast
Milwaukee Road
Railroad Retirement Board
U. S. Employment Service
Exchange Building
Deaths Last Night Across Cities Noted Figures
WEST HARTFORD Conn L Edmund Zacher 57 president Travelers Insurance Co since 1929. SANTIAGO Chile Alfonso Menendez Behety 61 sheep rancher and industrialist one of South America’s wealthiest men. MADRID Moises Simons 56 Havana born composer of The Peanut Vendor and other songs. Algeria notes energy relies on coal for most of its electrical plants with 11 of 13 dependent on coal.
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Associated Press
West Hartford
Conn
L. Edmund Zacher
The
Travelers Insurance Company
Santiago
Chile
Alfonso Menendez Behety
South America
Madrid
Moises Simons
Havans
New Crop Of Disputes Spoils Labor Scene
A wave of labor disputes disrupted a improving scene with 60 000 idle workers returning to work while 40 000 remained idle and railroads and Western Electric plants issued threats. Detroit saw 45 000 CIO UAW workers resume duties after a jurisdictional settlement. 15 000 glass workers ended week old strikes in 10 plants. Western Electric 20 000 New Jersey and New York City plant workers voted to strike over pay, and 4 000 employees in a 15 plant group sought higher pay. Rail strikes affect 4 000 Erie service workers and 2 000 on Chicago area electric lines. President Truman set up an emergency board to handle the Erie strike, with a 30 day delay. Ended walkouts at Continental Foundry East Chicago and Alcoa New Kensington, totaling 2 599 and 1 900 returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric Company
Detroit
CIO
United Automobile
Afl-Cio
War Labor Board
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
New Jersey
New York City
Western Electric
Western Electric Employes Association
Erie
Truman
Chicago
Continental Foundry and Machine Company
East Chicago
Ind
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
Storm Damage Hits Ettrick In Morning Storm
A large oak fell during Thursday morning storms in Ettrick Wisconsin damaging light and telephone lines between the Joseph Stellflue and Silas Tranberg homes.
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Ettrick
Wis
Joseph Stellflue
Silas Tranberg
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Federal Building
Ee Oar Ear Coe
Solons
Lloyd Loom
Ie Tribune
Felin
Viroqua Civil Air Patrol
Sasy
Eve Ted
Ares
Algeria
Ice
Taad
Uae
Frank-Len
Savee
Frank-Len Fuel Oil Service
North
Fifth and South Avenues
la Crosse, Wis
Camp Mccoy
Pic
Shirley Elewski
Service Club
South Street
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