Byrnes Urges Reviving Wartime Draft At Once
James F. Byrnes urged reviving the wartime draft to back a new warning against Russian expansion by force. He said a new draft would raise army strength and paired with greater air power to deter threat to Greece Turkey Italy and France. He spoke as a private citizen at The Citadel ceremony and noted he did not consult Truman or Marshall. He argued actions should be within the UN charter and ready to act to preserve the status quo until the UN Security Council investigates.
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James F. Byrnes
United States
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Italy
France
Byrnes
Citadel
South Carolina
Military College
Marshall
Marshal
Truman
United Nations
Security Council
Southern governors mobilize against Truman bid as Anderson resigns
Six southern governors pledged to withhold electoral votes from any Truman presidential candidate who backs civil rights measures. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Anderson announced he will resign to run in the New Mexico Democratic primary for a Senate seat being vacated by Carl Hatch, possibly taking office after Congress adjourns. Hatch indicated openness to a federal judgeship after his term ends. Anderson, a former New Mexico representative, has been a key advocate for farmers in Congress and is expected to leave the cabinet in July.
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Truman
Anderson
Capitol Hill
New Mexico
Congress
Carl Hatch
Wright
Mississippi
Jester
Texas
Folsom
Alabama
Thompson
Georgia
Thurmond
South Carolina
Laney
Arkansas
Lane
Maryland
Hatch
Federal Court
Eligi- Anderson
Claude R. Wickard
House
Girl Saves Brother and Sisters From Fire in Racine Home
A nine year old girl named Angela Lopez saved her brother John and two younger sisters Barbara and Anita from a fire that swept their Racine Wis home. Angela opened a blazing bedroom door and carried Barbara and Anita to safety before evacuating the children to a tavern until firefighters arrived.
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Racine
Wis
Lopez
John Lopez
John
Barbara
Anita
Angela
Fire Department
CIO Reorganizes After Bridges Ouster on West Coast
The CIO reassigns organizing staff following the removal of Harry Bridges as northern California director. Tim Flynn, ex steelworkers official and CIO eastern representative, takes the top CIO post on the west coast.
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Washington
CIO
Harry Bridges
California
Tim Flynn
Steelworkers
West Coast
Weather Outlook Sunday Mostly Cloudy and Warmer
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and rising temperatures on Sunday with a high around 44 degrees in the afternoon. North winds are light to moderate and no precipitation is expected.
Stassen Heads to Wisconsin in Campaign Swing
Harold Stassen will take his Republican presidential bid into Wisconsin's sixth and eighth districts this week. He will speak in Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Neenah Manistee, and Green Bay, with introductions by local party figures and a statewide radio interview with Wisconsin newspaper editors.
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Milwaukee
Harold Stassen
Wisconsin
Stissen-for-president
Paladium
Sheboygan
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Manitowoc
Austin Smith
Stassen
Candite
Neenah and Menashe
Valley Inn
Riverside Ballroom
Green Bay
Brown County
Republican
Robert H. Flatley
Educators Propose School Programs On Undemocratic Forces
A group of 23 educators from 16 states urged that American students be taught in classrooms how undemocratic forces form. They recommended school and college measures to foster alertness to a possible crisis and to enhance zeal for American democracy from upper elementary to college levels.
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Washington
Goss
Grain Prices Rise as Government Reenters Wheat Market
Chicago reports a broad rally in grains as the government resumes cash wheat purchases. Wheat leads early gains while corn closes strongest. oats also rise. Analysts estimate about 8.6 million bushels needed to meet April export allocations.
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Chicago
Agriculture Department
Senate approves European recovery program amid veto fight
The Senate approved a $5.3 billion European recovery plan after 11 hours of debate shutting down a Capehart RFC substitute. Opponents warned of cost and economic risk, while supporters said it could stem communism and stabilize Western Europe. The chamber also rejected a push for a veto-proof international security council.
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Washington
United States Senate
House
Russia
Atlantic
Senate
Senator Capehart
Rind
Capehart
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Ball
Rminn
Hawkes
R-Nj
Wherry
R-Neb
Czech Leader Jan Masaryk Laid To Rest Amid Tense Grief
Jan Masaryk was buried beside his father as Czechoslovakia mourned. President Eduard Beneš wept publicly after a day of national emotion, while Communist leaders alleged Masaryk died by his own action following a state funeral at the Pantheon. Vlado Clementis praised Masaryk as both patriot and world citizen at the graveside.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Masaryk
Thomas G. Masaryk
Jan
Lang
Here
National Museum
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Gootwald
Vlado Clementis
ITU Injunction Case Ends in Indianapolis
The ITU injunction case ended with government claims of anarchy and the union’s bad faith defense. Judge Swygert postponed ruling, with a March 23 date anticipated on whether to grant a Taft Hartley act injunction against the AFL union. Government lawyers sought orders to curb refusal to bargain and closed shop policies in newspapers.
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Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
Luther M. Swygert
AFL
ITU
Charles
Johns
Woodruff Randolph
David P. Findling
NLRB
International Union
Minnesota CIO to Try Five Board Members for Wallace Support
Fuller ton Fulton, regional CIO director, said five members of the Minnesota CIO executive board will be tried next Saturday on charges of backing Henry A. Wallace's third party bid. The national CIO had banned such support and a guilty verdict could lead to suspension from office.
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Minneapolis
Fullerton Fulton
CIO
Minnesota Cio Executive Board
Henry A. Wallace
National Cio
Only Six Lines On Page One But Editor Doesn't Miss Deadline
Deerfield Wisconsin editor explains a six line front page caused by press trouble. promises all news will appear next week and jokes about blowing up the printing office while maintaining publication schedule.
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Deerfield
Wis
Harlan
Wreckage Found Of Northwest Airliner On Alaska Peak
An aerial search spotted a smashed Northwest Airlines four engined transport on Mount Sanford near Anchorage, with 30 aboard including 24 seamen and a six member crew. Rescue teams must trek to the rugged site by foot, while operations continue to locate survivors or confirm the fate of all aboard.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Army Public Relations Office
Northwest Airlines
Mount Sanford
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Gulkana
S. S. Sunset
Shanghai
New York
Army
Willard B. Jenkins
Monticello
Ark
Orient
Hendrickson Fund Mounts for Holmen Fire Victims
La Crosse police donate $100 to the Hendrickson family after a fatal Holmen farm fire. Curtis Hendrickson of four months survived. parents hospitalized with severe burns. Local aid pours in with furniture, clothes, and funds. Tuesday is deadline for furniture donations. Other donors include Russell Braun painter and various La Crosse area residents. Funds may be sent to the Hendrickson Building Fund or Bank of Holmen.
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la Crosse
Lester Hendrickson
Holmen
Curtis Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Hendricksons
Harry Sween
American Legion
Hendrickson Building Fund
la Crosse Tribune
WKBH
Bank of Holmen
Bank of
Ials
Eric
Russell Braun
Fred Larson
B. F. Oltman
Francis P. Ciaramitaro
A. A. Olson
Camp Douglas
Elder Stellick
Watkins Products
A. J. Bruha
Britain braces for possible Communist coup fallout
London reports that Britain's Labour government moves to deter a Red coup amid heightened anti communism following the Prague crisis. Deputy PM Morrison warns of a purge risk and urges unions to avoid anti democratic capture while Labour weighs the party's socialist stance and loyalty tests.
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London
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Foresee Few Cuts In Military Expenses
Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said the House Appropriations Committee will refrain from deep cuts to the army and navy and will likely fund more than the president’s budget for defense. He stressed the air force must be strong and funded, even at high cost, in challenging times.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Joseph W. Martin
House Republicans
Martin
UN Deadline Presses Palestine Partition Plan March Deadline
The United Nations faces its first major deadline on the Palestine partition plan April 1. The Palestine commission was directed to have provisional councils of government for the new Jewish and Arab states operating by then, but it seems unlikely that either government will be in place by the due date.
La Crosse Tribune Plans Europe Glimpse Series
The La Crosse Tribune will run a Europe glimpse series by Don Anderson, observer at the Geneva UN conference opening March 23. Anderson will travel France Germany England and possibly Italy, reporting as a personal correspondent and focusing on human interest rather than high politics.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Inland Daily Press Association
Don Anderson
France
Germany
England
Italy
Anderson
la Crosse Tribune
Inland Press
Midwest
Madison Wisconsin State Journal
A. M. Brayton
The
State Journal
la Crosse
Judge Rules Wisconsin Antistrike Law Unconstitutional
Circuit Judge Alvin C. Reis ruled Dairyland Power Cooperative case shows Wisconsin public utility antistrike law is unconstitutional. He granted a writ to stop the state employment relations board from compulsory arbitration over a dispute with its electrical workers in Eau Claire. Dairyland cited involuntary servitude, lack of due process, and discrimination against utility workers as grounds.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Alvin C. Reis
Dairyland Power Cooperative
State Employment Relations Board
Eau Claire
Labor Board
Co-Op
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Beatrice Lampert
State Attorney General's Office
Reis
State Public Service Commission
Dairyland
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
UW Partially Relaxes Its Ban On Admitting Out-Of-State Students
The University of Wisconsin board of regents relaxed part of its out-of-state admission ban. Wisconsin students retain top priority for enrollment for the next school year. If July 15 shows Wisconsin applicants will not fill all facilities, out-of-state freshmen and sophomores with top half scholastic records may be admitted.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Wisconsin
Sophmores
Strike Notice Filed Against Northwest Airlines
The CIO American Communications association filed strike notice Saturday against Northwest Airlines. Henry Cross said the union represents about 225 communications workers across the Northwest system including radio flight operators and ground radio teletype staff. The union seeks wage increases and shorter hours. mediation board rules require a 30 day notice before a strike.
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Minneapolis
CIO American Communications Association
Northwest Airlines
Henry Cross
National Mediation Board
Mediation Board
Wisconsin Delegate Reports Vet Support for MacArthur
Louis ville Ky. Wisconsin delegate E M Dick Greinke said about 65 percent of Mississippi valley Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates favored General MacArthur for president. He noted no official action was taken but cited a private survey showing broad support despite a military candidate.
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Louisville
Wisconsin
E. M. Dick Greinke
Mississippi Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Conference
General MacArthur
Greinke
MacArthur
Russia
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