Wiley Endorses Atlantic Treaty
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin declared the proposed Atlantic defense pact creates a moral obligation to resist aggression and could bind the United States Canada and eight Western European nations. He said the pact may be dissolved only when the United Nations becomes a real force and warned Congress would weigh any aggression and may declare war if no peaceful way out exists.
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Wiley
Wis
Congress
Donnell
R-Mo
Senate
House of Representatives
House
McCarthy Urges Tight Controls on Reorganization Power
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin warned that without strict oversight over government reorganization some lawmakers will push to exempt certain agencies. He serves on the Senate executive expenditures committee as it reviews a House bill granting the President broad reorganization authority.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Congress
Senate
Executive Expenditures Committee
House
Truman
Government Buys First Butter Since War Ended Price Support
The agriculture department announced the government purchased 25 620 pounds of Grade A butter at 59 cents per pound last week to bolster prices for the first time since before the war.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Babson Predicts Mild Recession Ahead
Babson told a civic club that the 1949 to 1953 recession will be less severe than the 1930s due to cushions such as subsidies pensions government mortgages high bank deposits and rental ceilings. He urged businessmen to prepare for competition buy on hand to mouth basis cut expenses and store cash.
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Winter Haven
Rog Predica
Babson
Civic Club
Peace Conference in New York Draws Moscow Delegation
In Madison Square Garden last week the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace drew Moscow and satellite delegations led by Alexander Fadeyev and Dmitri Shostakovich. The meeting sparked debate over Communist propaganda aims and featured sharp exchanges with a Western audience. President Truman linked the event to a broader arms program for Western Europe as a bulwark against communism.
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New York City
Madison Square Garden
National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
U. S State Department
Alexander Fadeyev
Dmitri Shostakovich
Russia
United States
New York
Shostakovich
America
Truman
Western
Europe
New York conference ends as delegates from Iron Curtain nations depart
Tuesday night program notes say an order banning communists was issued less than 12 hours before the rally. Dmitri Shostakovich was removed from the list. Washington reports notices sent early and delegates from communist controlled nations now allowed to attend the New York conference before leaving within a reasonable time.
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Washington
New York
New York Parlour
Bull Recovered From Hitler Buro
A valuable East Frisian bull in Hamburg recovered after an operation. A veterinarian removed a button from its stomach amid reports the animal had been seriously ill.
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Hamburg
Caer
Panel Views Milwaukee Transport Deal Arbitration
A panel of arbitrators began deciding the Milwaukee Transport Co. versus Division 998 AFL Streetcar and Bus Men's Union under the state anti strike law. Hearings since March 1 concluded with a decision due April 11. Union seeks wage increases, longer week, vacation. company favors only the 40 hour week.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukeeransport Co
Division 998
AFL
Eli L. Oliver
Washington, D. C
Atty
Fred Prosser
Transport Co
De Gaulle urges immediate US arms for France under NATO
Paris Gen Charles de Gaulle calls on the United States to arm France at once as main Western Europe defender under the North Atlantic pact. He warns Britain should not be seen as Europe’s chief defender and urges definite US strategic commitments and timely arms shipments to France. He hints at federation in Europe with possible Russia cooperation, without detailing how. Norway votes to join NATO, with only Communist and two bo sides opposing. signing in Washington on April 4.
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Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
Europe
Rhine
Britain
West Europe
de Gaulle
North Atlantic
Russia
Free French Movement
Rally of the French People
RPF
Henri Queuille
Firefighters Race To Pinpoint Port Washington Blaze
In Port Washington Wisconsin a fireman on an engine sought exact location by calling headquarters but faced a resident with no phone. He finally located the blaze at another home where the fire was quickly contained with no further danger. The owner chided the crew for not asking about a phone.
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Port Washington
Wis
Blaze
Train Delivers Cat to Girl in Tiny Louisiana Town
In Oxford Louisiana a passenger train stopped to present 13 year old Marlene Wend t with a black tomcat named T and P to replace her previous cat Cinder killed by a locomotive last month. Marlene baked a chocolate iced cake for the railroad men who attended the ceremony at the store owned by her father W H Wendt.
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Oxford
Louisiana
Margenet
Marlene
Texas and Pacific
W. H. Wendt
Cinder
Deer Control Plan Offered in Michigan House
Lansing Michigan A conservation committee chairman introduced a bill to grant the state conservation commission discretion to set deer seasons and limits across the state including select Northwestern counties The measure aims to curb deer overpopulation which threatens crops and deer food resources while risking herd health.
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Lansing
Mich
The
Conservation Commission
House
Emil A. Pletz
Rogers City
House Conservation Committee
Commission
Dees
Strangled Boy Linked to Movies and Comics
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Municipal Judge Hazen W. Mc Essy attributes the March 23 strangling death of 12 year old Mike Strobel to the boy's exposure to films and comic books. Two doctors urge immediate commitment to a mental hospital with waiver of the usual 30 day stay. The boy, one of nine siblings, admits the act and recalls a prior choking attempt on a playmate last summer. He is detained while mental and medical examinations are considered.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Hazen W. McEssy
Little Mike Strobel
McEssy
Little Mike
Urban Strobel
Young Fairbanks Receives Empire Knighthood
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was named honorary knight commander of the British Empire for Anglo-American relations and his CARE leadership. The 39 year old actor said he is speechless and plans to visit Buckingham Palace for the formal ceremony in late spring or early summer.
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Hollywood
Doug Fairbanks
Eng
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
British Empire
Buckingham Palace
Wisconsin Assembly Debates Labor Act Repeal and Bar Exam Move
The legislature considers repealing the state labor peace act and assigning mediation to the industrial commission. Assemblyman Sykes withdraws a bill requiring state bar exams for UW Madison and Marquette law graduates. The Assembly approves a recess to April 6 due to an election. A joint committee on worker hazards is named led by Genzmer Ostby and Huber. The Senate debates wrongful death benefit increase but postpones action. Lt Gov Smith reviews an amendment in a coma order.
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Assemblyman
Sykes
R-Cameron
Wisconsin and
Marquette University Law School
Assembly
Senate
Nicol
Genzmer Yville
Ostby Oe
Subor
Huber
Industrial Commission
George M. Smith
Budenz Says Communist Meetings Became Secretive After Pact
Government witness Budenz testified that U S Communist meetings grew secretive after the 1939 Hitler Stalin pact. He recalled unannounced locations and secrecy practices while describing plans to incite civil war if the U S aided Britain against the Nazis. Anna Louise Strong pledged her rejected donation to civil liberties causes.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Medina
Budenz
America
Great Britain
Anna Louise Strong
Upholds Conviction of Senator Taylor in Alabama Court
A circuit court judge refused to dismiss the disorderly conduct conviction of Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho. Judge George Bailes overruled the request that Taylor’s rights were violated by free speech and assembly limits. The appeal challenges a May 5 sentence of $50 fine and 180 days' suspended jail time after an incident at a meeting entrance.
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Birmingham
Ala
Glen Taylor
Idaho
George Lewis Bailes
Taylor
Lor
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Isolationist stance and Senate votes shape war debate
The piece notes claims that Donnell favors defense at home and opposes land armies in Europe, while Wherry cites his vote on the Vandenberg resolution and Watkins on the European recovery program, with Taft voting on final passage. It also mentions seven NL players with batting averages over .300.
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Europe
Liver substance aids rats under stress may aid soldiers
Research by Dr. B H Ershoff shows a unidentified liver substance helps rats endure stress from cold, thyroid issues, toxins, and extreme exertion. Military researchers funded the work and say human tests are needed to confirm benefits for soldiers.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Army
Navy
B. H. Ershoff
Emory W. Thurston Laboratories
Quartermaster Food and Container Institute
Armed Forces
Ershoff
Funeral services for Herman Kuester
Funeral services for Herman Kuester held Friday at 1 p m at Sletten McKee south side chapel and 2 p m at Chaseburg Lutheran church. Rev G A Horne officiated with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Friends could call Thursday evening from 7 to 9. Antarctica is almost as large as South America.
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Sletten-McKee Co
Chaseburg Lutheran Church
G. A. Horne
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