Two Monroe County Inquests Canceled Plan Rosa Inquiry
Coroner M. J. Lanham announced that inquests into the deaths of Thomas Smith and Hans Riemer, both fatally injured in a crash north of Tomah, have been canceled. Smith died in Black River Falls hospital and Riemer died at a Sparta hospital. no inquest was planned for Thomas Mould, who died when his car left the highway.
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Sparta
Wis
M. J. Lanham
Thomas Smith
Black River Falls
Hans Riemer
Madison
Tomah
Riemer
Smith
Thomas Mould
Baraboo
H. R. Bergel
Jennings Stoddard
Hancock
Harmon
Frank Sawacki
Mental Home Urged for Boy in Fatal Strangle Case
In Fond du Lac, Judge Hazen W. McEssy heard two physicians recommend immediate commitment and a mental examination for a 12 year old after he admitted strangling 2 year old Michael Strobel. District Attorney Jerold Murphy said the boy described how he wrapped the body and hid it. Michael’s father Urban Strobel was released after the admission.
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DU Lac
Wis
Hazen W. McEssy
W. C. Finn
John Wier
Fond du Lac
Michael Strobel
Wisconsin
McEssy
Dist
Jerold Murphy
Michael
Murphy
Madison Police Appointment Declared Illegal by Judge
Circuit Judge Kenneth S. White ruled Bruce Weatherly's appointment as Madison chief of police illegal because he had not been a Wisconsin resident for a year. The ruling also found no merit to paying relocation or interview expenses for Weatherly and two nonresidents. Weatherly plans an appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and will remain in office until the high court rules.
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Madison
Wis
Bruce Weatherly
Kenneth S. White
Weatherly
San Antonio
Tex
Wisconsin
Eld
White
Police and Fire Commission
William T. Evjne
Madison Capital Times
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Court
Wisconsin Property Taxes Rise Across State in 1948
Wisconsin cities report general property taxes climbing from 107,342,832 in 1947 to 122,866,918 in 1948. Assessed city property value grows from 2,875,395,370 to 3,131,488,062 with full value rising from 3,694,588,355 to 4,531,611,918. Villages also rise from 12,513,104 to 14,246,247 in 1948. The average tax rate shifts from .037333 to .03924.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Department of Taxation
Czechoslovakia Sentences Two Yanks As Spies
Prague officials say two American soldiers were sentenced to 10 and 12 years for spying after a secret trial. The men, identified as Clarence Hill and George R. Jones, were arrested December 9 near the border and deemed on a secret mission by Czech authorities. U S embassy officials were reviewing possible steps.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Alexander Jones
Hunter
Clarence Hill
Larence R. Hill
Jackson
Miss
George R. Jones
Owensboro
U. S
Jones
Fish Rearing Bill Criticized by Sportsmen in Wisconsin
In Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin sportsmen attacked an assembly bill that would end artificial propagation of game fish. Assemblyman Hallie Rowe defended the measure at a public hearing noting artificial propagation is ineffective. Commercial fishermen argued that transplant deaths occur while opponents said removal is too small to affect Green Bay fishing.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Assembly
Hallie Rowe
Conservation Department
Rowe
Door County Board of Supervisors
Green Bay
Form Citizen Group Supporting Reforms In Federal Government
Philadelphia report on a national citizens committee formed under Temple University president Dr. Robert L. Johnson to advocate far-reaching reforms in the federal government. The nonpartisan body will promote Hoover Commission principles, with over 700 prominent citizens enlisted nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Johnson
Hoover Commission
Congress
United States
Rochester Dedicates Second Cosmic Ray Cyclotron
The University of Rochester unveiled a giant 1,100 ton cyclotron, one of only two world machines producing man made cosmic rays. The device generates 250,000,000 electron volt protons and mesons, with the other machine located at the University of California and supported by the AEC, Naval Research Office and the university.
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University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
Earth
University of California
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Naval Research
The
University
Babich Denied Bond In First Degree Murder Case
Milton Babich 19 remains jailed on a first degree murder charge in the death of his wife's sister Patricia Birmingham after two bond denials. Judge Daniel Sullivan noted a confession could justify a guilty verdict and denied release pending the April 12 preliminary hearing. Police rechecked details including blood stains on a car seat while the state noted Babich’s possible danger if bailed.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Daniel Sullivan
Arthur W.ier
Dent
William McCauley
Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Victor Babich
Milton
Coal Carriers Resume Active Movement After UMW Shutdown
The United Mine Workers walkout, called by John L. Lewis, ended with coal trains reattaching locomotives to full coal loads. About 70,000 railroad workers were idled during the two-week stoppage, now returning to service as Lewis’s memorial to miners killed and injured plus protest against Dr James Boyd’s appointment ends.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Mississippi River
Lewis
UMW
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
Senate
Boyd
John Mitchell
Assembly defeats plan for four year terms in Wisconsin
In Madison a proposal to elect county and state officials every four years was defeated in the assembly by one vote. The measure would have required constitutional amendments to set four year terms for governor and other officers, while two amendments were approved to keep sheriff elections and to stagger assembly elections. The vote ended 62 to 32 with defections attributed to fears over party activity.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Yeschek
R-Lac du Flambeau
Molinaro
Chenosha
Renne
D-Kenosha
Kendziorski
D-Mil
Thief Flees Station as Shoes Give Way in Stampede
In Amarillo two men snatched a purse from Mrs. Ala Culberson at a railroad station and bolted. Police chased them but only clue remains a worn brown pair of size ten shoes they dropped while fleeing.
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Amarillo
Tex
Ala Culberson
Sta
Market Rally and Retreat After Margin Change
U S markets rose on news that margins would drop to 50 percent for securities trading and then eased later as activity waned. Leaders held gains but traded near the day’s best levels, with prices up a few cents to about two dollars early, and late session tape delays noted on the floor.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Montgomery Ward
Reserve Board
U. S
Wisconsin Senate kills services anti trust bill in 24 to 2 vote
Wisconsin senators rejected a bill to bring services under the state anti trust act by a 24 to 2 vote. Nelson and Kaf tan opposed indefinite postponement. The session also considered price limits for UW athletic events and measures to regulate school insurance for the WIAA, with other proposals including youth service reform and highway safety steps.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Nelson
Kaftan
Green Bay
Senate
University of Wisconsin
Schlabach
R-La Crosse
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
WIAA
Wisconsin
Bubolz
Appleton
Youth Service Commission
Parole Board
Public Welfare Department
Assembly
Highway Department
State Historical Society
St. Croix River
Grantsburg
Six-Year-Old Hurt In Salem
Six year old David Osley of 1505 Kanestrett was struck by a car in West Salem at 7 30 p m after running between parked vehicles on Leonard street The car was driven by Henry C Wehrenberg of 1018 South Seventh La Crosse Hehrenberg did not see the boy until he was in the street and the child was taken to a West Salem physician for facial and head bruises
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David Osley
Kanestrett
Salem County
Leonard Street
Henry C. Wehrenberg
South Seventh Street
la Crosse
Wehrenberg
Lemay Forgery Trial Delayed to April 18 in Milwaukee
Edmund H. Lemay, 52, faces a municipal court trial for forging his missing wife signature on four checks issued for school lunch service. The proceeding was continued to April 18.
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Milwaukee
Edmund H. Lemay
Lemay
Taft sees tapering prices to avert future crash
Senator Taft of Ohio says a gradual fall in prices may continue as the cost of living drops for the fifth month. He drafts a minority report criticizing Truman price controls and government plant-building authority while noting consumer buying remains slow but may recover. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a February price decline near year-ago levels driven by food price cuts.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate-House Economic Committee
Truman
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Genoa Driver Calves In Crash
Kenneth R. Volden of Genoa Wisconsin halted at a stop sign and started out again pulling a two wheel trailer with calves. Kenneth C. Patros of 920 South 10th Street began a left turn and collided with the oncoming load. Losses were $50 for Volden and $75 for Patros.
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Kenneth R. Volden
Genoa
Wis
South Avenue
West Avenue
Volden
Kenneth C. Patros
South 10Th Street
Patros
Mystery Middle East Countess Slain Case Opens in Tangier
In Tangier a German ex inmate of Nazi camps is on trial for the death of Magda D'Andulain a 52 year old French countess known as the mystery woman of the Middle East Witnesses dispute the slaying and the body has not been found The defendant claims accidental death and weight and throw overboard in the Gibraltar Straits is alleged to have followed.
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Tangier
Morocco
Middle East
Magda D’andulain
Hans Abele
Renato Oncini
Abele
Straits of Gibraltar
Senate approves rent control extension with home rule plan
The Senate advanced a compromise bill extending federal rent controls through June 30 1950 by 78 to 11 despite Bricker’s bid to send it to a conference committee. The measure includes a home rule provision empowering local governments to drop controls with gubernatorial approval and a disputed fair net operating income for landlords. The bill now moves to the House as midnight expiry of current law nears.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bricker
Ohio
Senate-House
Sen
Mr. Truman
White House
Truman
Conference
Congress
Rules Conservation and Pollution Groups Share Enforce Authority
Attorney General Thomas Fairchild ruled that both the conservation commission and the state water pollution committee may enforce laws protecting surface waters. The opinion, given to Ernest Swift, concludes there is no conflict between the agencies duties.
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Madison
Wis
The
Conservation Commission
State Water Pollution Committee
Thomas Fairchild
Ernest Swift
Conservation Department
Fairchild
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