Wisconsin GOP rejects endorsements for major offices
Milwaukee delegates voted unanimously against endorsing candidates for state offices and the US Senate. The rules committee report showed near unanimity against endorsement, with Cornelison urging endorsement after arguing party responsibility and potential November triumph. other delegates urged caucus action and noted calls to clarify stance on world peace programs.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Frank P. Cornelison
Green
Rules Committee
Cornelisen
Charles E. Kersten
James H. Carrol
Glidden
Cornelison
Unity rule seals endorsements in Wisconsin county delegation
In Milwaukee a unit rule vote left the La Crosse county delegation with 26 votes to table a resolution endorsing Republican convention candidates. The third district endorsed Vernon Thomson for lieutenant governor. Buffalo and Jackson counties split against or for endorsements, Trempealeau opposed unanimously, and other districts paused to await wider sentiment.
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Wis
la Crosse County
Monroe
la Fayette
Buffalo County
Jackson
Trempealeau County
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Lieutenant Thomson
T Bly
Balloons To Be Freed With Ray Detectors At Chicago Field
Thirty one balloons carrying cosmic ray detectors will be released from Stagg Field at the University of Chicago on Saturday at 9 30 a m. This is the 18th flight in four years of experiments. Balloons have reached over 16 miles in altitude. Assistant professor Marcel Schein warns residents of Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio about ticking sounds from equipment and notes a $15 reward for return of the apparatus.
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Chicago
Stagg Field
University of Chicago
Marcel Schein
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Sign Contract At Plant Here
The contract between La Crosse Rubber Mills and the CIO was signed late yesterday by company officials and the bargaining committee of Local No. 14 United Rubber Workers. Work at the Hill plant where the strike began April 6 is resuming, with full operation expected by Friday.
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Freeze Expected In Area Tonight
A. D. Sanial, meteorologist, warns of freezing temperatures in La Crosse and vicinity tonight and Friday as clouds clear. Winds gust up to 40 mph and may damage branches. river levels rise with the Mississippi crest seen Monday and nearby rivers rising through the district.
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Sanctions On Axis Firms To Persist After War
The United States and Britain will continue economic penalties on about 15,000 blacklisted firms and individuals tied to Axis war efforts. The policy targets Latin American and European entities, freezing assets and blocking licenses, with postwar continuation until peacetime conditions stabilize. The move aims to pressure firms aiding Germany and warns that many European and Latin American firms face renewed exposure if they trade with the Axis.
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United States
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State Department
American Drug Manufacturers Association
Hot Springs
Russell
U. S
Latin America
I. G. Farben
Ferrostahl
Tubos Mannesmann
Mitsui
Mitsubishi
Siemens Schckert
Treasury
Germans Move Air Troops To Invasion Area
German sources report Lieut Gen Kurt Student and paratroop units moved from Italy to France and to the Atlantic Wall. Berlin and Stockholm dispatches suggest Allied invasion feints and preparations, with Italy's theater activity seen as a prelude to a broader offensive.
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Kurt Student
Italy
France
Atlantic Wall
Student
Atlantic
Masaryk Calls Quarantine for Germany After War
Jan Masaryk, premier of the Czechoslovak government in exile, urged postwar quarantine for Germany until it proves itself worthy of joining the family of nations. He told the Philadelphia Anti-Defamation Council that no good Germans exist and warned against sentimental notions about German guilt.
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Jan Masaryk
Family of Nations
Masaryk
Philadelphia Anti-Defamation Council
Work or Fight Bill Endorsed By Military Officials
Washington officials supported the Baily Brewster measure to compel induction of men aged 18 to 45 who refuse to work in essential industries. The endorsements came at a Senate military committee meeting where Rep May declared the bill aligns with work or fight recommendations from a subcommittee.
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Army
Navy
Senate Military Committee
Rep
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Navy craft program gains approval for another million tons
Senate naval committee approved a bill to acquire an additional one million tons of landing and district craft at an estimated cost of 1.8 billion dollars. The measure, introduced by Chairman Walsh, passed after Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane testified the ships are needed for upcoming operations in both oceans.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Edward L. Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
Stetttinius Returns From London Marrakech Talks
Under secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr came back from a five week trip calling it most successful. He held pre invasion discussions in London and met American diplomats in Marrakech. He will issue a statement on conference details Friday.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
London
Marrakech
Morocco
War Writer Again Held By Germans
The Associated Press reports war correspondent Lowell Bennett, 24, held as prisoner of war after escaping a German camp where he was confined following a December RAF Berlin raid. In a letter to INS London, he says he is "in the clinic again" and notes his prior escape from the first camp. Bennett’s wife lives in South Orange, New Jersey. The letter does not reveal how he was recaptured.
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International News Service
Royal Air Force
Berlin
News Service
London
INS
Bennett
South Orange
N. J
Europe
China Fights to Hold Peiping Hankow Line Under Attack
Chinese forces in Henan Province resist large enemy forces aiming to seize the Peiping Hankow railroad. Hsuchang remains in Chinese hands despite attack from north and south. In the Pacific, bombers strike Rabaul Woleai Biak and Schouten targets as MacArthur cites signal failures in PT boat clash near Rabaul. Nimitz reports light plane losses with 30 missing. no warships damaged.
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Schouten
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Casualties Rise to 197 841 in U S War Effort
The armed forces total casualties reach 197 841 since the war started, up 5 005 from a week earlier. Secretary of War Stimson notes April 21 army casualties at 153 302, navy total 44 539, with detailed breakdowns of killed, wounded, missing and prisoners for both services.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Stimson
Allied air strike destroys seven Nazi trains near Paris
A ministry of economic warfare spokesman says an Allied raid about a month ago on a railroad station at Vaires near Paris destroyed seven Nazi trains and killed more than 1,000 German soldiers. Two trains carried ammunition and another carried Nazi troops.
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London
Vaires
Paris
Ministry of Economic Warfare
One Man Falls To All-Women Slate In Indiana Primary
Bedford Indiana October primary results show John Ross losing to Bernice Allen of Mitchell for state representative Lawrence county with a 525 to 114 outcome. Allen led a slate of Democratic nominees as the lone male candidate was defeated.
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John Ross
Lawrence County
Bernice Allen
Mitchell
Bombers Drop 30 More Tons on Truk Base
American Liberators pounded Truk in the Caroline islands dropping 50 tons of bombs Monday night leaving fires and rubble. Navy reports moderate anti air fire as ships earlier bombarded the atolls.
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Washington
Navy
Caroline Islands
Allies Confident In India Struggle
Allied sources say British, Indian forces hold terrain and firepower advantages as Japanese spearheads threaten Imphal and Kohima. A captured Japanese order urged a decisive push, but monsoon timing may force withdrawal or collapse. AP dispatch notes sagging morale and some Japanese surrenders.
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Imphal
Kohima
Lord Louis Mountbatten
India
Charles Grumich
Grumich
Writ Denied Hundsman Habeas Corpus Petition
Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Lionel L. Hausman of Milwaukee a writ of habeas corpus to free him from the state prison at Waupun where he serves a sentence for issuing a false check.
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Wis
Lionel L. Hausman
Milwaukee
Waupun
Supreme Court
Lull Continues On Soviet Front
London reports localized fighting with 600 Germans killed southeast of Stanislawow and south of Tiraspol as the eastern front remains in a prolonged lull. Romanian radio cites sharp Russian attacks near Iasi oil fields while Moscow notes raids on Lwow Sambor junctions and airfields.
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Romania
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Paper Restrictions May Affect Government Printing
The War Production Board announced that federal state and local governments may soon face limits on printing paper purchases to align with general paper rationing amid a critical shortage. Previously, government units had not been restricted in paper purchases.
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War Production Board
Appendectomy Performed on 16-Day-Old Baby in Williamsport
Surgeons at Williamsport Hospital report a successful appendectomy on a 16 day old infant weighing five pounds. The baby’s mother Mrs Leo Figels previously had an appendectomy five months before his birth.
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Williamsport Hospital
Leo Figels
Ward Official Nabbed By FBI Charged With Property Theft
Chicago federal agents seized Montgomery Ward assistant operating manager Sowell at a government controlled mail order plant and charged him with stealing or injuring U S government property. Sowell pleaded innocent and posted bond as hearings followed in Chicago with ongoing government seizure dispute.
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Paul D. Sowell
Montgomery Ward and Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
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Edwin K. Walker
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John D. Goodloe
CIO United
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Sowell
Walker
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James C. Leaton
Richard Hosteng
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Atty
Francis Bide
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William H. Holly
Flying Forts In Raid On Airfield Across Holland
American heavy bombers struck a Dutch airfield as part of a broad Allied assault, with 250 to 750 Fortresses and escorting fighters targeting German installations. RAF losses reported at 49 planes, while 233 German aircraft were shot down in three months of fighting around the Anzio area and in northern France.
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U. S
France
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Italy
Mailly
Reims
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Brunswick
Germany
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Anzio
Pension and disability pay for WWI World War II veterans advances
The senate finance committee approved legislation to raise pensions and service connected disability payments for veterans of World War I and World War II. The House has already passed the bill.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
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