Stassen and Taft Battle For Ohio Primary Votes
Harold E. Stassen returns to Ohio to fight Sen. Robert A. Taft for 23 of the Buckeye state's 53 presidential nominating votes. Taft courts northern districts and defends the Taft Hartley law while both campaigns plan last minute radio appeals ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Stassen heads to South St. Paul after a Stassen rally and farmer conference in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Stassen
Missouri
Colorado
Taft
Buckeye
Cincinnati
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Dwight Green
Green
Dewey
Oregon
Douglas MacArthur
Edward Martin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Nebraska
Washington
Planes on display at Red May Day fete prompt air force estimates
Washington experts study the weekend May Day parade as photos of Soviet TU-70s suggest a hybrid transport bomber. Analysis weighs troop carrier capacity against the need for long range bombers, with U S estimates of Soviet output and current American inventories noted.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Red Air Force
Soviet Union
Air Symington
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
British Reinforcements Rushed Into Palestine
Allied and Arab leaders dispute invasions as British troops land 1000 in Haifa to quell deteriorated conditions. UN resumes emergency talks. refugees criticize leaders while Arab and Jewish forces claim strength. MacArthur urges defense of freedom. Pan American summit ends with a 21 billion pact. Chiang Kai-shek vows to crush Communists amid war drums in China.
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Haganah
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Great Britain
League of Nations
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Haifa
Newcastle
United Nations
Bogota
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Shanghai
Nan
Peiping
Students Seek Code Revision At Regional Assembly
Delegates at the second regional assembly of the USNSA at State Teachers College call for five students to draft revisions to the National Students Association bill of rights. The revision motion passed 23 to 8 while the original motion to adopt the rights was defeated 21 to 11.
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U. S. National Students Association
State Teachers College
Madison
USNSA
Lannon Fields
Wisconsin
Catholic Vets Oppose UMIT in Wisconsin
The Catholic War Veterans of Wisconsin oppose universal military training arguing it conflicts with constitutional freedoms. They support conscription as a democratic method to build an army in emergencies while naming officers including Frank Bullock of La Crosse as commander and listing several state leaders.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Catholic War Veterans of
Wisconsin
Universal Military Train
Crise
Frank Bullock
la Crosse
L. Marcou
Crosse
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Local weather bulletin notes increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures for La Crosse and surrounding areas with a mild to moderate rise in daytime highs and humidity through the period.
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la Crosse
Tokyo Rose Seeks U S Trial On Traitor Charge
Iwa Ikuko Toguri D Aquino says she wants U S courts to decide if she was a traitor and notes she may not be the specific Tokyo Rose connected to wartime broadcasts. She asserts she is Tokyo Rose but acknowledges uncertainty about identity.
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Iva Toguri D’aquino
Pacific
Tokyo Rose
Nashville
Tokyo
U. S
Iwa Ikuko Toguri
D’aquino
Gi's
Special Council Meets to Consider La Crosse Street Projects
A special common council meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m to consider a resolution approving the Wisconsin highway commission plan to improve several La Crosse streets. Items include Third street from the bridge to South avenue Cass street from the bridge to Seventh and Seventh from Cass to La Crosse street. The session will also decide on a dog catcher, fair grounds improvements, sewage disposal plant improvements and relaying the Hagar street sewer.
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Common Council
Wisconsin Highway Commission
la Crosse
Third Street
South Avenue
Cass Street
Seventh
Cass
la Crosse Street
Hagar Street
Mississippi Valley Bus Fare Increase Approved Pending Filing
The Mississippi Valley Public Service Co. won tentative approval for a fare rise to seven tokens per 50 cents but only after filing a new tariff. The Public Service Commission on April 30 said the company needs more revenue to cover higher operating costs, while keeping the 10 cent cash fare unchanged. The ruling, received by the mayor and city attorney, requires the company to file an application before any increase takes effect.
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Mississippi Valley Public Service Company
State Public Service Commission
Senate Delays Oleo Tax Vote To Assign Committee
The Senate postponed a decision on which committee will handle the house-passed oleomargarine tax repeal bill, delaying until tomorrow the selection between two panels.
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Washington
Senate
House Group Okays Draft
The House Armed Services Committee approved a two year peacetime draft bill by 28 to 5 sending the issue before Congress for debate next week. It would raise total armed forces to about 2,005,882 with 18 to 30 year olds registered for two years of service and broad exemptions for veterans ministers and some objectors.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Andrews
House
Armed Forces
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Secretary of Defense
Recover Bodies Of Downed Fliers
Four American airmen killed when their aircraft went down in the Sea of Japan were identified as Captain Stanley R. Thomas S San Francisco California Sergeant Ralph H Courthen White Bluff Tennessee Corporal Allyn Pundy Baldwin Wisconsin and Corporal James E Fannon Big Stone Gap Virginia.
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Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Far East Air Force Headquarters
Stanley R. Thomas
24Th Avenue
San Francisco
Ralph H. Courthen
Whitebluff
Tenn
Allyn Pundy. Baldwin
Wis
James E. Fannon
Big Stone iGap
Brewery Union Rejects Offer In Contract Talks
Local 81 CIO and Heileman La Crosse Breweries remain at the bargaining table after rejecting a Saturday offer of 3.65 a week. The union seeks 25 cents an hour plus contract improvements. Management cites 4.80 a week increase by 1949 and plans a 10 a.m. meeting Tuesday with state mediator Henry C. Rule to present final offers.
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Union 81
CIO
Heileman and
la Crosse Breweries
L. W. Koenen
Koenen
Henry C. Rule
Madison
State Mediation Board
Amendment abolishing electoral college clears Senate panel
Washington report notes the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a constitutional amendment by a 6 to 1 vote to erase the electoral college. The move signals a potential path for reform though full passage remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ninth Pan American conference ends with economic pact
Delegates from 211 nations signed a five minute charter closing ceremony in Bogotá as the Pan American conference wraps up. The official closing included the charter of the Organization of American States and related resolutions and charters dated April 30.
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Bogota
Colombia
Organization of American States
Six Persons Injured in County Road Accident Chain
Early Sunday near highways 16 and 157 county highway police reported six people injured in a series of crashes. Lemuel McGinnis of Warrens drove into a ditch, then Herbert Hoover Lee in West Salem watched a wrecker and was hit by Otto Peterson from Warrens. Peterson and two passengers suffered facial injuries. others had leg, shoulder, and head bruises. Four treated and released. A later crash on highway 14 left Robin Hundt and passenger Leonard Koenen uninjured after breaking fence posts and a telephone pole in a field.
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Lemuel R. McGinnis
Warrens
Wis
Herbert Hoover Lee
West Salem
Otto Peterson
R. J. Warrens
Lee
Peterson
Merlin Peterson
Vernon Pergandi
Vernon Pergandi, Also Received Face Lacerations. Mrs. Hoover
Ken Hammer
Hoover
Hammer
Robin M. Hundt
South 20Th Street
Leonard Koenen
South Ninth Street
R. J
Fauver Hill
Seven States Struck by Tornadoes Kill 21 Across 7 States
Tornadoes and violent winds tore through seven states over the weekend, killing 21 and injuring 160 plus. West Virginia and Kentucky bore the worst blows with rural clusters near Clarksburg and Alpha hit hard. Rescue crews worked amid blocked highways and downed lines.
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West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Clarksburg
West Milford
Lost Creek
Wolf Summit
Mount Clare
Quiet Dell
Alpha
Clinton County
Davis Chapel
Suds Spigots Run Dry In Milwaukee
Milwaukee faces beer shortages as an eight day strike by 5500 CID brewery workers halts output from six major brewers Blatz Schlitz Pabst Miller Gettelman Independent. Local demand shifts with Chicago and Wisconsin brewers shipping in beer while wage talks stalled at 30 cents request and 15 cents offered.
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Milwaukee
Ela
CID Brewery
Blatz
Schlitz
Pabst
Miller
Gettelman
Independent
Crucial Period Ahead For Labor and Management
The Associated Press reports a tense bargaining phase as railroads and autos face looming strikes next week. Mediation talks in Chicago aim to avert a 190000 railroad workers walkout on May 11 while Chrysler and Nash Kelvinator wage disputes threaten 75000 and 7000 jobs respectively. Packer workers show back-to-work signs though CIO Meat Handlers stay firm amid a six week CIO Packinghouse strike. The Chicago stockyards face potential disruption with 25000 workers under possible strike action as CIO stockhandlers meet tomorrow.
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CIO Meat Handlers Union
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Chicago
Frank Douglass
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Uaw-Cio
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Hke
CIO United Packinghouse
Chiago
Two vehicle collisions injure one in city area
At 1:51 a.m. a City cab driven by Keith Pierce and a Town taxi driven by H E Solberg collided at 16th and Travis streets, injuring Maynard Evenson of 914 Washington Ave. Minor hand cut injury treated at a local hospital. damages estimated at 150 and 225 dollars respectively.
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16Th
Travis Streets
Maynard Evenson
Washington Avenue
Keith Pierce
Fifth Avenue South
H. E. Solberg
Windsor Street
Pierce
Solberg
Travis
Robert Guggenbuhl
Avon Street
Latsch and Son Company
Winona
West Avenue
Market Street
Guggenbuhl
Bruce Named Deputy Administrator for Economic Cooperation
Howard Bruce of Maryland was nominated to serve as deputy administrator for the Economic Cooperation Administration in Washington. The action places Bruce in a senior role guiding aid and development programs under the U.S. agency.
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Bruce
ECA Post
Washington
Howard Bruce
Maryland
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Yangtze Valley
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