Seaway Would Transport Rich Ore To Midwest Mills
Washington industrialists credit the St Lawrence Seaway plan with supplying at least 350 million tons of Labrador iron ore to Great Lakes steel centers. George M. Humphrey of M. A. Hanna Co testi fied that the project secures wartime ore expansion with minimal wartime economic burden. Other industry leaders backed the project as essential for defense and national growth, noting Labrador ore as a major source outside Mesabi.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Monay
George M. Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Co
House Public Works Committee
Seaway
Humphrey
Mondy
Norman W. Foy
Republic Steel Corp
Congress
W. W. Sebold
Armco Steel Corp
J. Howard Marshall
Ashland, Ky
North American
Lake Superior Mesabi
South America
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic Ocean
East Coas
Car and Truck Sideswipe Kill Driver in Superior
A car and a truck collided on a city street in Superior on Monday. The car driver, William P. Grant, 27, was killed. the truck driver sustained no injuries.
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Superior
Wis
William P. Grant
Sailors Blamed in Progreso Marijuana Shipment Case
Police in Yucatan blame sailors for importing large quantities of marijuana into Progreso. Local reports note authorities have investigated the recent seizure and ongoing inquiries.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Progreso
Wisconsin county fish and game meeting opens debate on regulations
Outdoors columnist notes Monday night public meeting to discuss hunting and fishing rules guiding county delegates to Madison. Voters must be residents, and campaigners urge public input on seasons bag limits and deer hunting. Also covers opposition to upper Wolf project, survey funding, and a bass record set in Oneida County.
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Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Fish and Game
Madison
Wolf River Conservation Club
Izaak Walton League
Upper
Wolf
Army Engineers
Todd Sheldon
Sheldon
Floyd Vickers
Edgerton
Oneida County
Clearwater
Ap-Wcd
Lake Des Moines
Burnett County
Wisconsin Society For Ornithology
Inland Bird Banding Association
Point Beach State Forest
Nationalists Claim Red Jets Fight In China
Nationalists in Formosa charged that new jet fighters of Russia's Far East air force have joined the Chinese Communist air force on civil war missions. There are no independent reports of Soviet pilots flying for the Reds, though Hong Kong press says a few Russian jets may have been supplied.
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Taipei
Formosa
Russia
Far East Air Force
Tave
Chiang Kai-shek
Hongng
Postpone Walkout Of Coal Handlers
Superior Wisconsin 30 day postponement prevented a planned walkout of about 1000 coal dock workers at the head of the Great Lakes. An AFL International Longshoremen's Association spokesman said new negotiations were likely. The union sought a 10 percent wage increase and a pension plan. The spokesman would not disclose present wage levels. A strike would have affected docks in Superior and Duluth Minnesota.
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Superior
Wis
Great Lakes
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Duluth
Minn
Campaign From Jail Highlights Monroe Sheriff Bid
Bloomington reporter notes Claude Strange a Republican candidate for Monroe County sheriff gave his closing campaign speech Monday from the county jail where he is serving a 30 day sentence for public intoxication He cannot vote for himself in Tuesday's primary Local radio station broadcast his jail speech.
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Bloomington
Ind
Claude Strange
Monroe County
Strange
Picnic Schedule For City Parks in La Crosse
La Crosse residents anticipate summer as park officials release the picnic calendar for Myrick park shelter house and gun club. Reservations listed include Cub Scouts May 18, Elm Grove school May 20, St Josephs May 22, St Marys May 23, Holy Cross May 24, St Thomas More May 25, La Crescent public schools May 27, and Blessed Sacrament May 29.
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la Crosse
Park Department
Myrick Park
Cub Scouts Training School
Elm Grove
Shelter House
J. R. Holihan
Milwaukee Businessman Named Finance Chief For State Democrats
Alfred Maier of Milwaukee has been named finance director for the Democratic National Committee in Wisconsin. National Chairman William M. Boyle Jr. said Maier will have full authority to raise funds for the national committee.
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Washington
Alfred Maier
Milwaukee
Democratic National Committee
Wisconsin
William M. Boyle, Jr
Maier
National Committee
Murder and Rape Reported by Jewish Refugees
A spokesman for 300 Jewish refugees arriving in Tehran says 12 Jews have been murdered and several Jewish girls raped amid persecution in Iranian Kurdistan. He notes two thousand refugees are encamped near Tehran with scarce food as aid from Tehran’s Jewish community and others helps preserve their lives.
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Tehran
Iran
Iranian Kurdistan
Kurdistan
Israel
Iraq
Mary Boyd Faces Trial For Murder in Wisconsin Cab Case
Mary Boyd, 35, accused of hacking Emil Schenk to death in a July cab attack near Shawano, Wisconsin, faces a first degree murder trial. Her attorney pleaded innocent by reason of insanity and waived a jury. Circuit Judge Helmuth Arps will preside. The victim died July 27 after the July 21 attack.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Mary Boyd
Shawano
Jack Schumacher
Helmuth Arps
Emil Schenk
Senate debates broader powers for conservation officers
In Lansing the Michigan Senate debated granting conservation officers peace officer powers including search and weapon rights. The bill was saved by a 12 to 12 vote after opponents sought table or committee return and supporters urged amendments. Debate highlighted probable cause limits and concerns from sheriffs and hunting groups.
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Lansing
Mich
Senate
Carlton H. Morris
Kalamazoo
Perry W. Greene
Grand Rapids
Judiciary Committee
Morris
Conservation Department
John B. Martin, Jr
Martin
Ships Dock at Wharf in San Pedro de Macoris
Cargo ships can now tie up at the wharf in San Pedro de Macoris Dominican Republic and load sugar from warehouses instead of lighters as before.
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San Pedro de Macoris
Dominican Republic
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