Parking Plans Get Committee Approval For City
The traffic and parking survey’s first actions gain committee approval. Recommendations include 90 minute parking on Main to Fifth avenues and adjacent streets, one way and diagonal parking on Front Street, and longer parking limits with five cent two hour meters and 25 cent ten hour meters. The panel also backs seeking bids from downtown property owners for possible sale for off street lots.
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Associated Consultants
Leonard Bennett
Malin
Pearl
Bennett
G E Workers Vote To End 31 Day Tieup
MILWAUKEE 71 Some 600 production workers at the General Electric X Ray Co voted Friday to end their 31 day strike and return to work Monday The International Association of Machinists union had protested with layor of tour employees’ eb be.
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Preparedness Is Best Insurance Against Aggression
The United States heard a call across major cities for mobilization of strength and resources on Armed Forces Day. President Truman and Secretary Johnson urged extending the draft law, with Truman backing universal military training and Johnson stressing a determent of any quick Soviet attack. Gen Omar Bradley warned of a possible Russian atomic strike within years and urged a bold program to defend against Soviet communism amid NATO allies planning moves from the London conference.
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Defense Johnson
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Defense Department
Omar Bradley
San Francisco
London
United States
Ned
Swiss Cheese Battle Ends In Stalemate In Congress
Congress sampled 283 pounds of Wisconsin and Ohio Swiss cheese in the Speaker's dining room. Leaders from both parties praised the cheeses while joking about which is better. Ohio and Wisconsin officials, yodelers, and local dignitaries attended as the wheels were exchanged and portions served in the house cafe.
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Wisconsin
Ohio
Lawrence Smith
Wis
Jenn McSweeney
Dqchip
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
McCormack
D-Mass
House
Martin
R-Mass
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Senate
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McSweeney
Green County
Tuscarawas County
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Harkley
Truman
Dwight A. Crandall
Monroe
E. C. Hamilton
Times
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Otto Anderagg
New Glarus
Jacob Tschudy
Rudy Burkhalter
Madison
Betty
Labor Party Plans Election Strategy
In Dorking England leaders of Britain's Labour Party held a secret huddle to map plans for the next general election expected in the fall. About 70 party chieftains met behind guarded gates at a workers’ rest home with Prime Minister Attlee and 16 government members, plus bigwigs from the Allied Trade Union Congress and the cooperative movement.
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England
Britain
Labor Party
Sore
Attlee
Governiment
Allied Trade Union Congress
The
Cooperative Movement
Morse Wins Renomination Defeats Primary Opponent Easily
Oregon Senator Wayne Morse decisively defeated Dave Hoover in the Republican primary to gain renomination. Unofficial returns show Morse leading 64 270 to 37 417 from 1 321 of 2 017 precincts, with John McBride far behind. Observers expect Morse to draw Democratic voters in the general election.
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Ore
Ore- Ben
Wayne Morse
Morse
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Oregon
John McBride
House Committee
Washington
D.C
Taft Opponent Invited To Debate In Cleveland
Sen Taft and his Democratic opponent Joseph T Ferguson have been invited to debate before the City Club in Cleveland on October 28. Taft indicated he would appear but Ferguson had not yet replied. The event would fall on the second weekend before the November 7 general election.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Jack Lafferty
Fer- E Buson
True Love Precedes Royal Title In Egyptian Palace
SAN FRANCISCO PJ A former queen of Egypt says love comes before royal duties. Queen Mother Nazir defends Princess Fathia's planned marriage to commoner Cop ticl Christian, delaying a Moslem ceremony as Farouk and his council oppose the match. The queen states happiness rests in self forgetfulness while the couple wed civilly and await the Moslem rite.
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San Francisco
Nazir
Muhammed Ali
Farouk
Fathia
Riad Ghali
Fabia
Trousseau
Fairmont
Nob Hill
Switchmen Union Delays Rail Strike in Wage Talks
The Switchmen's Union will begin new wage talks with ten western railroads Tuesday instead of striking. The walkout was postponed to June 1 by Union President Arthur J. Glaver after the national mediation board promised peace talks next week. About 6,000 switchmen in yard service west of Chicago are affected seeking 48 hours pay for a 40-hour week, time and a half for Saturdays, and double time for Sundays, matching terms granted to 11 million non operating rail unions last September.
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Western
Arthur J. Glaver
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Chicago
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National Mediation Board
Glover's
FEPC Headed For Shelf Amid Senate Opposition
President Truman’s civil rights program stalls in Congress as more than a third of the Senate votes against bringing up a fair employment practices commission bill. The administration backs anti-poll tax and anti-lynching proposals tied to FEPC. Senator Lucas signals a renewed push against southern Democratic filibuster but offers no timetable.
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Truman
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Lucas
Illinois
Dynamic French policy challenges British leadership
London reports a new French foreign policy linked to the Schuman plan seeks to form a powerful third force in Western Europe. The plan emphasizes not anti American aims, rebuilding Europe with peace, and moving toward closer unity while preserving sovereignty. Informants say the lines were pressed in three nation and twelve nation talks.
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London
Atlantic Council
Britain
Europe
France
West Europe
United States
Flood Recedes at Winnipeg as Red River Drops
Winnipeg skies clear and Red river falls about half an inch, lifting hope the 1950 flood crest may ease. Officials warn of possible dike breaks, continue evacuation plans, and fear more rain will keep water levels high in Manitoba’s grain center.
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United States
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Emerson
Letellier
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Conalder
Ronald Morton
Hed
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Seine
U. S
Morris
Peter
DB M Stephens
Farmers' Cash Income Down in 1950 Forecast
The Agriculture Department predicts U S cash income for farmers will drop to about 25.006 billion in 1950 from 27.5 billion in 1949 as prices remain below two years ago while costs fall only slightly. First quarter totals show Illinois at 403.273 million, Indiana 195.936 million, Illinois 403.273 million, Wisconsin 213.308 million, with declines or small gains shaping the year.
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Agriculture Department
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Indiana
TlLinois
Wisconsin
Living Costs Rise in March to April Span
Washington report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows consumer prices edging up by two tenths of a percent between March 15 and April 15. The data indicate a modest rise in living costs for the period.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Legality Of Shipment Under Study Involving South Am Boy Blast
The state department said it will investigate the South Am boy blast to determine if explosives used were properly licensed for export. Joan C. Elliott leads the munitions division as the investigation seeks basic facts on origin and destination. A Isbrandisen Line vessel near South Am boy awaited a cargo of munitions before shipment to India. Pakistan embassy officials say Pakistan recently bought anti-tank and anti-personnel mines and other munitions in the United States, while Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan discussed open-market arms with U S defense officials. The FBI declined comment. The navy and army said the explosives were not under their control.
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Customs Service
Joan C. Elliott
Isbrandisen Line
Sterling
India
Hans J. Isbrandisen
New York
FBI
Keens Mum
Far East
Navy
Army
Europe
U. S
Pakistan
South Armbay
A. Bale
United States
Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali
John Leonard
American Red Cross
James Healing Co
Stevedores
Raritan River
Perth Amboy
James J. Flyon
New York City
State of Emergency
William, Geffman
Stea
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Harbor
Frank Cineli
Jersey City
Syverd Hagco
Brooklyn
James J. Flynn
Board Seeks Letters on Police Chief Job
The board of police and fire commissioners will accept written applications for the police chief position until May 27 to fill the vacancy created by Herman F. Rieck’s resignation. Applications should detail qualifications and be sent to secretary E. W. Knutsen at 1018 Gillette Street. The commission plans to meet next week to accept Rich's resignation effective June 1.
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Herman F. Rieck
E. W. Knutsen
Gillette Street
Commission
Rich
Towboat Repairs Uses Only One Rudder After Sinking Incident
Steamer Memphis and seven barges were enroute to Dubuque when a rudder shaft and bearing broke two miles north of Brownsville Minnesota. The hull leaked, pumps failed, and the craft rode a sandbar until divers and U.S. engineers aided repairs. Memphis then floated off and proceeded downstream with three barges, planning drydock and second rudder installation at Dubuque.
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Dubuque, Ta
Brownsville
Minn
Mississippi
Federal Barge -Lines
Philip’ Mackey
Rock
Talend
U. S. Corps of Engineers
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Genog. Lock
Arival
Dubuque
Ammunition Blast Rocks South Amboy N J
A massive 600 ton ammunition explosion hit South Amboy New Jersey injuring hundreds and causing millions in damage. The blast shattered windows across both South Amboy and Perth Amboy as troops coast guards and medical teams responded while officials confirmed multiple deaths and many missing.
Local Weather Forecast for Crosse and Vicinity
Generally fair conditions with cooler temperatures tonight. Low around 48 degrees. Sunday will be partly sunny with a high near 74 degrees.
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