Arabs Predict Victory Soon In Battle For Jerusalem
Arabs say a decision on Jewish fighters in Jerusalem will come today or tomorrow as fighting intensifies. The Jewish army reports capturing Mt Zion and lifting a long siege of 1,700 Jews. Reports from inside Jerusalem describe Arab Legion and volunteers fighting both inside and outside the walls. Truce efforts failed and Arabs claim Jews face shortages of food and water. Tel Aviv bombed for the sixth day as Ben Gurion declares a state of emergency. Russian US diplomacy shows hardening deadlock with two party talks urged. Chiang Kai-shek becomes constitutional president of China amid civil war.
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Mt. Zion
Zion Gate
Damel de Luce
Assocified
Arab Legion of
Jordan
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Premer David Ben-Gurion
Israel
U. S
Russia
United Nations
Egypt
Marine Carp
Beirut
Council of Foreign Ministers
Roosevel
U.S
Norway
Denmark
Ernest Bevin
House of Representatives
Senate
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Japanese Erect New Statue To Famed Dog
Tokyo reports a new statue planned for Hachiko the famed Akita who waited for his master at Shibuya station. The story recalls the original statue erected after the 1930s tribute and wartime melt down, and a farewell ceremony amid the war.
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Tokyo
Hachiko
Japan
Shibuya
Machiko
Four Scientists Suffer Radiation Burns at Atomic Energy Project
Four Los Alamos scientists were hospitalized with radiation burns on their hands after participating in recent Eniwetok tests. The patients are James E. Sattiszahn of Duluth Minnesota Ernest J. Lang of Chicago John P. Balanga of Canon City Colorado and Charles W. Stanley of Kansas City Kansas. Eas Carroll J. Tyler of the stormec energy commission's Santa Fe office provided the update.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Stormec Energy Commission
Santa Fe
U S Army Airplanes To Arrive At La Crosse Airport
S Sgt Arthur W Vandrey announced that five advanced type training airplanes from Wold-Chamberlain field Minneapolis would arrive at the La Crosse airport Saturday at 9 a m. Local airmen qualified for flying are urged to participate. The planes depart late Sunday afternoon.
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Arthur W. Vandrey
243Rd Composite Squadron
la Crosse
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
Advance Forest Transfer Measure
The House passed a bill to transfer 600 acres of forest land in Langlade County Wisconsin from the Agriculture Department to the U S Forest Service. The land would be added to the Nicolet National Forest.
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Washington
House
Senate
Langlade County
Wis
Agriculture Department
U. S Forest Service
Nicolet National Forest
Bondmobile to visit La Crosse for savings bond drive
Mayor C A Beranek welcomes the Bondmobile trailer to La Crosse at 311 Main Street. The red white and blue unit, touring under the Trailer Coach Manufacturer's Association and U S Treasury, serves as a rally center promoting United States savings bonds through local volunteers and broadcasts downtown.
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C. A. Beranek
la Crosse Trust Company
Main Street
Trailer Coach Manufacturer's Association
United States Treasury Department
United States Savings
Beranek
la Crosse
Baptists Favor Universal Military Training
The General Association of Regular Baptists meeting in Grand Rapids Michigan today backed universal military training. The 15th annual conference adopted a resolution opposing recent actions by other church groups on the issue.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
General Association of the Regular Baptist Church
No Early Senate Action On Mundt Nixon Bill
Washington reports Republican leaders promise hearings but no speedy Senate move on the Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill. The measure, advanced by Mundt of South Dakota and Nixon of California, targets Communist party activity and envisions heavy penalties if a foreign controlled dictatorship is promoted. House passage came after days of debate with Taft urging serious study.
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Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
John McDowell
R-Pa
Richard M. Nixon
R-Calif
Richard B. Vail
R-Ill
House
Washington
Senate
Wiley
Wis
Judiciary Committee
Mundt
Communist Party
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Barkley to Keynote Democratic National Convention
Philadelphia reports Democratic leaders selected Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as the July 1 convention keynoter. Rep. Gam Rayburn of Texas was named permanent chairman. Senator J. Howard McGrath said the choices reflect liberal support for Roosevelt and Truman programs, not appeasement of the southern bloc.
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Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Gam Rayburn
Texas
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Roosevelt
Oldest Store Sold in Wisconsin Rapids
Controlling interest in central Wisconsin’s oldest store, the Johnson-Hill department store, was sold yesterday to Ray F. Johnson and associates. The controlling stake was purchased from the George W. Mead, Stanton Mead and Witter families.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin
Johnson-Hill
Ray F. Johnson and Associates
George W. Mead
Stanton Mead
Witter
County to Build 75000 Highway Shop No. 1
The board designated the 75000 highway shop project on the Waterloo site off highway 16 as the No. 1 county project. Plans and bids will be drawn up and let as soon as possible. Hospital space expansion for county patients at Grandview Hospital will be studied by a joint committee. Faberen tests patients at Oak Forest sanatorium for streptomycin at county expense, with an annual 2000 cost expected to be offset by earlier patient recovery.
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Waterloo
Highway 16
Board of Supervisors
Highway Committee
Grandview Hospital
Q. H. Hale
Hale, Skemp and Nietsch
Hospi
Tal
Faberen
Oak Forest
Otto Briggs
Charles Guenther
Wisconsin Democrats forge liberal steering group in Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Democrats founded the Wisconsin Democratic organizing committee in Fond du Lac and approved a liberalism focused resolution. The plan names Jerome Fox as chair and includes figures from Milwaukee Green Bay and other cities with Hoan and Tehan as ex officio members. The group will form finance and platform committees and appoint district organizers.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Democrats
Wisconsin Democratic Organizing
Wisconsin
Jerome Fox
Chilton
Thadius Wasielewski
Milwaukee
Julia Goehott
Madison
Otto Stielow
Sheboygan
Daniel Hoan
Ruth Doyle
Gerald Clifford
Green Bay
Martin Young
Thomas Stodala
Black River Falls
Fox
Robert Tehan
Elmer Beck
Kenosha
Ann McCarten
Portage
William Sullivan
Kaukauna
Cc. W. Henney
Wasielewski
Boeghott
Stielow
John Rice
Sparta
William Carroll
Racine
Hoan
William McCauley
Andrew Biemiller
Maurice Fitzsimmons
Julius Guenghner
Antigo
Stodala
Picket Killed In Violence At Rath Plant
In Waterloo Iowa National guardsmen with fixed bayonets patrolled the Rath Packing Co plant after CIO UPWA picket William J Farrell 40 Waterloo was shot to death last evening. A woman picket was wounded and 55 year old Fred Lee Roberts was charged with murder. Guardsmen enforce court orders restricting strike activities as tension eased.
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Waterloo. In
National
Rath Packing Company
CIO United Packinghouse
UPWA
William J. Farrell
Waterloo
Farrer
Blair Wood
Rath Packing Co
Fred Lee Roberts
Cio-Upwa
William J
Chuck’ Farrell
Margaret Draheim
Raith
Brewery Union Plans Strike In La Crosse City
La Crosse CIO union workers plan a strike to press wage demands without a fixed hour set. Steve Brody says negotiations stalled on wages though other contract issues may be resolved. current average wage cited at 48.20.
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la Crosse
CIO
Steve Brody
Unions International Organization
la Crosse Tribune
G. Heileman Brewing Co
la Crosse Breweries, Inc
Brody
Ziegler Brewing Company
La Crosse Area Weather Forecast Turns Warmer
Local forecast for La Crosse and vicinity shows generally fair conditions and continued warmth. Tonight low around 62 degrees. Friday remains partly cloudy and cooler Friday night with Friday afternoon highs near 80.
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la Crosse
US Soviet Peace Exchange Stuck In Deadlock
Washington reports the US Soviet peace talks are hardening into deadlock with Moscow insisting on a two power framework from atomic energy to human rights while Marshall seeks UN and international agency led settlements. Norway and Denmark seek American military aid, including machine guns and anti aircraft weapons, risking Russian propaganda gains.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
Marshall
United Nations
Council of Foreign Ministers
Norway
Denmark
Officials Sympathetic to Soviet American Talks
Officials report sympathetic consideration of Danish and Norwegian requests by state and army departments. The Tass agency accused the U S government of aggression while urging constructive action and direct negotiations, noting no improvement in Soviet relations in Germany Austria and Korea amid Wallace proposals for talks with Stalin.
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Army Department
Tass
U. S
Marshall
Stalin
Henry A. Wallace
Soviet Union
Germany
Austria
Korea
United States of America
B 36 Bomber Flies 8000 Mile Simulated Mission
The Air Force reports a B 36 bomber completed an 8000 mile simulated bombing flight between Carswell AFB in Texas and California. The test lasted 36 hours with a sizeable dummy load and an average speed of 220 mph. The aircraft, built by Consolidated Vultee in Fort Worth, weighs about 140 tons and features six buried 3000 horsepower engines.
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Washington
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporations
Forth Worth
Tex
Carswell
Carswell Airbase
Fort Worth
California
Midway
U S Attorney Caudle to keynote Wisconsin Jaycee Luncheon
U S assistant attorney general T Lamar Caudle 43 will deliver the keynote at the Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce state convention Sunday noon at the Stoddard hotel. Caudle credited for reviving interest in the American way of life via the Freedom Train spoke on the heritage theme. About 500 Jaycees from over 40 units expected Friday through Sunday.
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T. Lamar Caudle
U. S
Department of Justice
Wisconsin
Caudle
Justice Department
Robert H. Jackson
North Carolina
Anson County
Charlotte
Asheville
North Carolina Bar Association
Harry A. Blair
Clark
Candle
Stoddard
Jaycees
Warren Seeks Late Nominating Push in GOP Race
California Governor Earl Warren begins a late push for the Republican nomination with aides signaling support in states with uninstructed delegations. Senators Taft and Dewey backers doubt his timing, while Oregon and Washington delegates play for the main contenders ahead of the convention.
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Washington
Earl Warren
California
Knowland
Calif
Warren
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Taft
Dewey
Oregon
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Montana
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Maryland
Senate blocks Hawaiian statehood bid this year
The senate today effectively ended the chance of Hawaii becoming a state in the current year as procedural moves halted further progress on the statehood measure. No additional action is expected this session.
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Washington
Senate
Chiang Kai Shek Named First Constitutional President
Chiang Kai shek became China's first constitutional president in Nanking and called the event a turning point in the history of the nation.
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Nanking
Chiang Kaishek
China
City Council Delays Action On Fairgrounds Grading Issue
The common council postponed a decision on paying extra to contractor A F Schams for grading beyond the stakes at the fairgrounds. An error by City Engineer John Barth in staking boundaries prompted a review, while other measures included authorizing $250 for East Avenue improvements and approving curb and gutter despite tree removal debates.
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Common Council
A. F. Schams
Scams
Fairgrounds
Warren Smith
John Barth
Barth
Board of Public Works
East Avenue
Farnam
Jackson Streets
Jackson
Mason City Union Leader Joins Waterloo Guard Duty
Ed Newman 39 former Mason City CIO UPWA local president joins National Guard company H in Waterloo as first sergeant to help keep order after a strike riot at Decker Packing. He appealed a $100 contempt fine from Mason City meat strikes to the Iowa Supreme Court, saying he is the only available sergeant.
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Mason City
CIO United Packinghouse Union
Waterloo
National Guard
Ed Newman
Mason City Cio-Upwa
Newman
Decker Packing
Iown Supreme Court
Company H
Riot at Rath plant as gunfire triggers mass protest
A gunshot during a strike at the Rath plant sparked a violent clash with about 3 000 protesters. Fred Lee Roberts 55 of Dunkerton is in custody facing murder charges after police say the shot came from his car. Troops were deployed to restore order and enforce court orders as roughly 4 500 CIO UPWA workers remain out since March 16.
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Farrell
Custody
Blair Wood
Fred Lee Roberts
Dunkerton
Wood
Roberts
H. T. Wagner
Robert D. Blue
Aterloo
Ralph Lancaster
Wagner
Frank Williams
Cioupwa
Independent Rath
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Trieste
Hoge
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Bryant FE. Moore
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Sletten-McKee Company
Fred W. Hyslop
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