Tobin Backs USW in Wage Fight Sharply
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin told 2,500 steelworkers in Philadelphia that he stands heart and soul behind their wage dispute and urged settlement via the Wage Stabilization Board. He praised the union for accepting the board's recommended 1.74 percent rise over 18 months plus fringe benefits, while blasting steel companies for refusing to accept the umpire's decision.
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Philadelphia
Maurice Tobin
CIO
Tobin
United Steelworkers Union
WSB
Alben W. Barkley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Supreme Court considers Truman steel seizure power
The Supreme Court weighs whether President Truman exceeded his constitutional authority by seizing the steel mills to avert a CIO strike. Justices hear closing arguments as the court contemplates releasing an opinion, with potential weeks of deliberation ahead.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Truman
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Last Resort
David A. Pine
John W. Davis
Philip B. Perlman
Perlman
La Crosse Area Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with Thursday fair and cool. Low around 46 tonight and high about 62 Thursday.
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la Crosse
Child Center Head Resigns in Wisconsin
Franklin R. King 38 resigns as superintendent of the Wisconsin Child Center at Sparta to become director of a private child welfare agency in Vermont. He will assume duties June 15 after previously directing the Dane County pension office. John W. Tramburg says an examination for King's post will be held soon.
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Madison
Franklin R.king
Wisconsin
Sparta
King
Vermont
State Welfare Department
Dane
Bey of Tunis Under Virtual House Arrest
In Tunis a 70 year old Bey is placed under house arrest by French forces after he refused to countersign a martial law decree. French troops replace his honor guard at the summer palace near Carthage. Authorities also require two of his nine children to hold French passes for access to the palace.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin
Carthage
WSB Sets 15c Ceiling On Oil Wage Increase
The Wage Stabilization Board set a general 15 cent an hour ceiling on wage hikes for about 90,000 striking oil workers, with exceptions possible in unusual cases. The move is a maximum, not a recommendation, amid oil and gas shortages hitting areas as far as Great Britain.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Great Britain
U.S. Third Air Force
Reds threaten filibuster over armistice talks at Panmunjom
North Korea's Nam II threatened to block the Allied armistice package at Panmunjom as he accused the UN of prisoner mistreatment. He cited Gen. Colson's alleged concessions on Dodd's release. The session lasted 22 minutes with further talks planned amid renewed accusations of airstrikes and non combatant zone violations.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Nam II
Francis T. Dodd
Rose Island
Charles F. Colson
Dodd
U.S
Washington
Colson
Kose
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam
Red
Koje
U.N
Red China
North Korea
Red Truce
Kaesong
State rests case as Larson seeks dismissal in court
At 2 p.m. the state rested its case and the jury was ordered from the courtroom. Arnold Larson then presented a motion in his own behalf for dismissal of the action, which Judge Lincoln Neprud denied.
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Arnold Larson
Lincoln Neprud
Hobson Collision Aide Says Last Minute Order Not Acknowledged
The Hobson sank after a collision with the Wasp in Atlantic waters. Captain McCaffree testified the destroyer minesweeper did not acknowledge a last minute order to change course. Navy board hearings reviewed timing and maneuver decisions before the 1945 disaster.
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McCaffree
Hobson
Bayonne
N.J
Wasp
Burnham C. McCaffree
Navy Board of
Atlantic
William J. Tierney
Henry C. Lauerman
Taft Builds Big Lead In W V Primary As Taft Leads Delegates
In Charleston West Virginia Sen Robert A Taft held a strong lead over Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for the GOP presidential nominating contest with Taft leading in most delegate races and 54 916 votes to 15 299 for Stassen from 1120 of 2822 precincts Taft 78 2 percent to 21 8 for Stassen Eisenhowers name not on the preference vote due to state law write ins not provided for Taft supporters say he could win a single delegate despite Eisenhower opposition See PRIMARY Page 8
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Virginia
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
GOP
Stassen
Milwaukee Strike Ends Building Tieup
Negotiators reach agreement to end a month long strike in Milwaukee Ozaukee Washington and Waukesha Counties. Settlement details await ratification by five AFL unions representing operating engineers cement finishers laborers iron workers and truck drivers. Construction activity likely to resume Friday or Monday if approved.
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Milwaukee
Building Trades
Ozaukee
Washington
Waukesha
Arthur Ornst
Peter Tanemone
Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council
AFL Unons
Schoemann
McCarthy Fee Implied Ethics Questioned By Senate Panel
WASHINGTON Carl G Strandlund testified that paying Sen McCarthy 10000 for a housing article worried him about possible implications. He said he refused further contact with McCarthy after the payment on November 12, 1948 while Lustron Corp faced financial pressures from government loans. Monroney pressed for conclusive proof on whether the payment was legitimate or an attempt at publicity tied to McCarthy’s influence in housing matters.
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Washington
Carl G
Strandlund
Sen. McCarthy
Dconn
McCarthy
Lustron Corp
Columbus, O
Benton
Senate
Lustron
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Congress
Monroney
Aoe McCarthy
Aquinas School Senior Dies Of Malady
Marilyn Doerre a 17 year old Aquinas High School senior died at her home Tuesday after a illness described as incurable by doctors in La Crosse and Rochester. She was a top student and leader in activities who received her diploma on her 17th birthday April 21. Survived by parents four brothers and one sister and grandparents. Funeral details listed with masses and burial at Catholic Church and Schumacher Funeral Home.
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Marilyn Doerre
Aquinas High School
la Crosse
Rochester
Aquinas
la Crosse Tribune
Edmund Jr
Franois
James
Thomas Doerre
Margaret
Adelaide Doerre
L. Burian
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago
La Crosse Sets Armed Forces Day Parade May 17
The city schedules an Armed Forces Day parade Saturday at 2 p.m. starting Cameron Park. Brig Gen Eugene Harrison will speak at Riverside Band shell. A 12‑plane salute from Minneapolis Naval Air Station will fly over between noon and 5 p.m. The route runs King Street to 6th Main 4th State, ending at Riverside Park.
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la Crosse
Roy S. Coster
Camberon Park
4Th
King Streets
Coster
Cameron Park
Riverside Park
Eugene L. Harrison
Camp McCoy
Minneapolis’ Naval Air Station
Senate votes to strip Wage Stabilization Board and extend controls
The Senate Banking Committee voted to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of its labor dispute powers and reorganize it as an all public body while extending wage and price controls to March 1. Senators Douglas and Moody said the extension weakens defenses against inflation.
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Washington
Senate ,Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Sen
Douglas
Illinois
Moody
Michigan
Truman
Congress
WSB
CIO
Officials Discuss Probe Into Report of U S Grand Jury
Madison talks focus on possible state grand jury inquiry or John Doe probe into a La Crosse gambling and police department scandal covering 1936 to 1946. District Attorney Bosshard and U S Attorney Fairchild met, with Attorney General Vernon Thomson, to consider investigations and discuss with the County Board.
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John Doe
Madison
John Bosshard
U.S
Thomas Fairchild
Patrick T. Stone
Thomson
Boissard
la Crosse Tribune
Vernon Thomson
la Crosse
Grand Jury
Fairchild
Bosshard
FBI
County
Gee
DeVoll Named Head Basketball Coach at La Crosse State
Clifford DeVoll a 1946 graduate of La Crosse State College is appointed head basketball coach at his alma mater. The appointment announced by President Rexford S. Mitchell names DeVoll to succeed Clark Van Gelder who becomes head football coach. Kenneth Hollub is named assistant in chemistry.
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Clifford (Kinky) DeVoll
la Crosse State College
DeVoll
Kenneth Hollub
Pres
Rexford S. Mitchell
la Crosse State
Clark van Galder
Fresno State coach shifts roles at La Crosse State
A Fresno State coach who resigned in April will assist in football and track while retaining basketball duties at La Crosse State in September. The native of Waukesha Wisconsin will also teach physical education.
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Fresno State
Calif
Waukesha
Wis
de Voll
la Crosse State
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USW
Philip Murray
Murray
By Karl Bauman
Justice Jackson
Jackson
Davis
Sawyer
Child Center
Haydon L. Boatner
Koje Island
8Th Army
James A. van Fleet
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Chapman
CIO Oilworkers Union
Gary-Hammond
Indiana
Associated
Pan American Airways
New York
Reds
Lauerman
W. Virginia
Seone Hal Boyle
McCarthy Fee
Aquinas School
Thomas J. Evans
Harry Gross
Evans
New York City
George P. Monaghan
By Jerry T. Bausch
George P.monaghan
Shours
Gross
I Police
Monaghan
Daniel Jacobson
State Supreme Court
Jacobson
James A. Delehanty
Delehanty
Police
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Charles E. Wilson
LSC
Succeeds van Galder
Clifford DE Voll
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