Plaintiff Wins Damage Award in Old Bangor Case
A renewed verdict favors E. H. Bokelkamp of Morton Grove against Oscar Olson of Bangor after a long litigation over a 1946 collision at the intersection of highway 16 and county trunks. The 1948 jury split found Olson partly at fault for lookout and Bokelkamp at fault for speed and control.
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E. H. Bokelkamp
Morton Grove
Ill
Oscar Olson
Bangor
Bokelkamp
Olson
Highway 16
Bokerkamp
Supreme Court
Italian City Raises No Political Aspirants
Telgate Italy reports no candidates in mayor and council elections prompting a third postponement. The northern village near Bergamo with about 2000 residents has cancelled the vote due to lack of aspirants.
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Rome
Telgate
Italy
Bergamo
Appeals court remands for new trial in auto collision case
The circuit court judgment was reversed due to an erroneous trial instruction on approaching the arterial highway, found to mislead the jury and prejudicial. The case is remanded for a new trial with damages against Bokelkamp and Olson detailed, and a panel of jurors chosen for Ruth and Francis McGrath v Crogan with Judge Carl H. Daley presiding in Superior Wisconsin.
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Bokelkamp
Olson
Bokerkamp
Paul Druschke
Helen Bucklin
Florence Funk
Ella Ambrosius
Freda Hunt
Helen Gunderson
Frances Lienlokken
Frank Sisson
Charles Dittman
John Larson
A. H. Summerfield
Bernard Nels
Clinton
Caledonia Streets
Ruth
Francis McGrath
E. H. Crogan
Carl H. Daley
Wis
Painless Revenue Increase Proposed by Rep Mills
Washington dates a plan by Rep Mills to shift corporation tax payments ahead, claiming a $5 billion boost in government revenues without new taxes or rate increases. The bill would require 1949 taxes to be paid before July 1 1950, shortening the payment window and boosting near term receipts while not affecting individual income taxes.
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Washington
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Truman
Treasury
Mrs Rutledge Under Cross-Examination in Hartman Case
In Cedar Rapids Mrs Syd ney Rutledge repeated that she did not know she was consuming double portions of highballs the night she says she was seduced by Byron C Hartman. Her husband Dr Robert C Rutledge Jr of St Louis faces trial for the knife slaying of Hartman in a hotel Dec 14. The defense claims the fight arose from the doctor’s efforts to remove Hartman from Mrs Rutledge.
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Cedar Rapids
Sydney Rutledge
Byron C. Hartman
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
St. Louis
Hattman
Hartman
Mrs. Rutledge
William Crissman
Assembly Rejects Reapportionment Plan in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 52 to 31 to reject a resolution allowing the state supreme court to redistrict legislative districts after each federal census. The move came as members discussed four reapportionment program measures and other items.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Court
Wisconsin Senate Eyes Budget Bill Friday
The Wisconsin Senate agreed to consider the executive budget bill as a special order on Friday with midnight Wednesday as the deadline for amendments. The $138,000,000 proposal followed Assembly lines to drop most amendments. The body also approved a joint resolution congratulating J Edgar Hoover on his 25th FBI anniversary and invited Minnesota Governor Youngdahl to speak May 27. Professor M F Guyer was confirmed to the state board of examiners in basic science. A bicycle operation bill was advanced banning multiple riders and regulating gear and lights.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Senate
Assembly
Milwaukee County Bar Association
State Board of Bar Commissioners
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Rennebohm
M. F. Guyer
University of Wisconsin
State Board of Examiners
Guyer
South Dakota Vets Bonus Papers Now Available
Veterans who lived in South Dakota six months before entering service are eligible for the state bonus. Application forms may be obtained at the county veterans service office room 406 Linker building, according to Russell J. Sieger.
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South Dakota
Russell J. Sieger
Veterans Service
Sieger
Veterans Service Office
Linker Building
Quake Strikes Lima Peru Earthquake Shakes City
A strong earthquake lasting a considerable time rocked Lima with a milder tremor just before midnight. The Tuesday quake rattled buildings and unsettled residents in the Peruvian capital.
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Lima
Peru
Babich Plans Insanity Plea in Milwaukee Murder
Milton Babich will plead innocent by reason of insanity at arraignment on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of Patricia Birmingham, 16. Defense attorney says a defense psychiatric report is pending and a temporary insanity plea will be entered. The body was found in the Milwaukee river with two bullet holes and a concrete block. Babich helped Kathleen two days before the discovery and remains jailed.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Arthur W. Richter
West Allis High School
Young Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Kathleen
Milwaukee River
Babich
Young FDR Faces Test in New York Congress Race
In Manhattan on Tuesday voters decide if Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. can begin a political ascent like his father. He battles Tammany Hall for the Democratic nomination and appears on ballots for the Liberal and Four Freedoms parties as he seeks the seat.
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New York
West Side
Manhattan
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
FDR
Tammany All
Tammany
Roosevelt
Benjamin Shalleck
New York State
Liberal Party
Four Freedoms Party
Connally urges delaying North Atlantic pact vote
Senator Connally proposed delaying action on the North Atlantic pact to allow the treaty to soak in with the people. As foreign relations chair he seeks Senate approval for the treaty while weighing lifting Taft Hartley labor controls. The move risks a weeks long labor bill fight and could push treaty action into late summer.
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Washington
Connally
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Lucas
Break-In at Nelson Shoe Store Fails
A break-in at the Theodore Nelson shoe store failed Monday night. Investigators found a 14 inch circular hole in a rear window and a brick used to force entry. Bloodhounds failed to locate a scent. nothing was reported missing.
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Theodore Nelson Shoe
George Brooks
This Is Carrying Handouts Too Far
A Cambridge Nebraska letter to the Coast and headquarters asked for free airplanes and ships. The handwritten note, signed but unnamed, baffled officials who kept the letter's signature private.
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Washington
Cambridge
Neb
FBI plant testifies to recruiting phony Reds
John V. Blane of Euclid Ohio testified at the federal conspiracy trial of 11 top Communist leaders that he added fake names to a list of recruits he claimed converted into Reds. He said he paid initiation fees and dues for non-existent Communists and even listed a brother in law as a Red recruit without informing the relative. He was made dues secretary of ward club 32 in Cleveland due to his convincing recruiting.
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New York
FBI
Communist Party
John V. Blane
Euclid, C
Blanc
Sharp
Cleveland
Car equipment taken from Ronald Roach’s vehicle
Ronald Roach reported theft of two fender guards and the tail pipe end from his car parked at Fifth and Cass streets on Monday morning.
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Ronald Roach
South 14Th Street
Fifth
Cass Streets
Bendix Plant Police Clash With Pickets In Strike Area
Bendix Aviation Corp plant police forced entry past CIO UAW pickets at the Bendix plant in South Bend Indiana. Office workers initially attempted entry but dispersed as skirmishes occurred. Ed Prang, plant police chief, reported a strong picket line aided by city police. The union urged all pickets to report to the line. City authorities warned against further trouble.
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South Bend
Ind
Bendix Aviation Corp
Ed Prang
Cio-United Auto Workers
Owners Can Secure Many Stolen Garments
City police recovered a considerable amount of women s clothing stolen from clothes lines in a recent prowler cleanup. Assistant Chief Aaron Sanford asks victims to call at the police station to identify their property. Some items have already been returned while others remain unidentified.
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Aaron Sanford
Driver Recovers Stolen Studebaker With Parts From Shack
Earl White regains his 1949 Studebaker sedan after it was stolen with only 12 miles. The car was found near Moose Junction with most parts missing. Richard Nelson and Eaton Conneville, both of Duluth, were charged with grand larceny after authorities found the missing equipment in a hunting shack and said they planned to install the parts on their own car.
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Superior
Wis
Earl White
Studebaker
White
Moose Junction
Richard Nelson
Eaton Conneville
Duluth
Superior Court
Williams Sims
Sims
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