South African Chief Resigns in Electoral Shift
Prime Minister Jan Smuts resigns after the Nationalist Afrikaner coalition wins 79 of 153 seats. Daniel Malan, 74, vows a new government with policies favoring segregation and state control of minerals. Smuts faces retirement, party losses, and a changed empire outlook amid overseas criticism.
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Capftown
Union of South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
Daniel Francois Malan
Malan
Capetown
Pretoria
Smuts
Britain
Nations
United Party
Labor Party
South Africa
Aie
Wisconsin wardens capture brood of wild ducks in city greenhouse
Two state wardens from Wisconsin captured a brood of 15 wild wood ducks that wandered from the bottomlands to the city. They chased and netted 14 ducklings in the Kienahs greenhouse basement at 13th and Madison, while the adult duck remained at large briefly. The escapees were aided by the Sportsmen's A4 Inc. and U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kienahs House
13Th
Madison
Wisconsin
Kienahs
13Th and
Madison Street
Henry Kienahs
Elmer Lange
Roy Wenger
Peter Gilbertson
Ferry Street
Gilbertson
West Avenue
Ate Sportsmen's A 4 Inc
State Conservation Department
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mayor Seeks Two Contracts in Brewery Labor Talks
Mayor C A Beranek pushed for two contracts with local No 81 CIO Herman Co La Crosse Breweries Inc and Heileman to end a labor dispute. A joint meeting with brewery officials union reps and the mayor set Friday sessions with Heileman at 2 pm. Seven contract items beyond wages needed resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Heileman
Ship Arms to Iran Under U S Surplus Program
The United States plans to ship surplus military supplies valued at 59,995,087 dollars to Iran. The package includes tanks fighter and cargo planes guns ammunition and other equipment as announced by the state department.
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Washington
United States
Iran
State Department
Postpone Rail Court Battle Until June 10
Washington judge T Alan Goldsborough postponed the government versus three railroad unions rail strike case to June 10 and extended the May 10 temporary order until June 1. The unions and the justice department consented to the extension as railroads remain under government seizure.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Justice Department
Truman
Supreme Court
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Young
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Trapped Miners Die Before Help Arrives
Rescue workers labored to reach two anthracite miners Anthony Brezak 34 and Julius Pizarra 27 believed dead after a rockfall 200 feet underground. A third miner William Ambrucis 53 died in the same collapse Wednesday night with his body recovered shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Anthony Brezak
Julius Pizarra
Brezak
William
Ambrose) Ambrucis
Governor urges strong US defense and wartime production
Sacramento report quotes Governor Warren urging maintaining military strength and backing the European recovery plan, with emphasis on all-out production. The speech stresses national resolve and full industrial effort to support recovery and defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Warren
United States
Oleo Tax Repeal Bill Moves Toward Final Senate Vote
The Senate GOP policy committee sets the oleo tax repeal bill for a high priority final vote with the finance committee approving 12 to 0. The measure would end the quarter cent tax on uncolored margarine and ten cent tax on colored product and shift enforcement to FDA. It requires labeling at public eating places and a prominent sign announcing the butter substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
GOP
Finance
Airman Taft
Ohio
Senator Aiken
R-Vi
Agriculture Committee
House
Finance Committee
Young
R-Nd
Wiley
R-Wis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Food and Drug Administration
Lifelong prisoner escapes Waupun State Prison
A 50 year old inmate at Waupun State Prison, Chester Mrugalski, convicted of killing his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law, escaped last night from the prison powerhouse where he worked. Superintendent Dr J F Kiepfer of Central State Hospital confirmed the incident.
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Waupun
Wis
Waupun State Prison
Chester Mrugalski
Milwaukee
Mrugalski
J. F. Kiepfer
Central State Hospital
Weather for La Crosse and vicinity
Fair and cooler tonight with light frost in deep valleys. City low around 42, countryside 38. Saturday remains fair and cool with a high near 66.
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la Crosse
Hughest
Arabs Claim Jerusalem Fall To Legionnaires
Cairo report states King Abdullah's forces won the old city of Jerusalem after a two week battle with a small Jewish force. Israeli forces held most of the modern city while Latrun fights continued. Beit Jiz and Beit Sasun were captured near the highway. UN cease fire efforts faltered. Hurva synagogue remains in Arab hands as Jewish defenders in three houses fight on.
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Cairo
Abdullah
Jeruslaem
Old City
Jerusalem
Latrun
Tel Aviv
Hurva
Beit Jiz
Beit Sasun
Arab Legion
Bab el Wad Gorae
United Nations
Britain
Palestine
Security Council
British Foreign Office
London
Four Groups Investigate Broadcasts United in Voice of America furor
Washington amid a growing probe into the Voice of America broadcasts. Four groups including a House expenditures subcommittee chaired by Rep. Chenoweth question the programs as slanderous and inadequate under state department oversight disclosed by NBC officials and testimony. Senators Ferguson and Smith lead parallel investigations while Capehart exposed NBC script issues and personnel changes. Gandero and Borgia defended motives, citing dedication to the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Voice of America
Rep
Chenoweth
R-Cole
Truman
United States
House
George W. Allen
State Department
Congress
National Broadcasting Company
Department
Senate
NBC
Ferguson
Rmich
Senator Smith
RNJ
Capehart
R-Ind
South
Central America
New England
Texas
Utah
Alabama
Rene Borgia
Alberto Gandero
Borgia
Taber
R-Ny
Wyoming
Gandero
Court Suspends DeLato Penalty
Frank DeLato a 44 year old painter received a suspended sentence in a circuit court. Judge Robert S. Cowie ordered one to three years in prison at Waupun but suspended the term and placed him on probation with the state welfare board for the full period. Barber testified about the May 14 incident and DeLato’s attempt to collect a laundry bill and a dispute over alleged clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank DeLato
Newell Barber
Robert S. Cowie
DeLato
Waupun
State Board of Public Welfare
John Franzini
la Crosse
John Coleman
Barber
New Party Calls For Convention Delegates
The New Party led by Henry A Wallace issues a call for delegates to a founding convention in Philadelphia from July 23 to 25. Wallace is nominated for president and Glenn H Taylor for vice president with acceptance speeches to be given at a rally in Shibe Park after the July 24 convention hall vote.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Philadelphia
Wallace
Sen
Glenn H. Taylor
Idaho
Shibe Park
Postmaster Announces Saturday Hours Split
Postmaster Wenzel Dvorak said the post office will open Saturday morning but close in the afternoon. The staggered hours reflect weekend service adjustments by the postal branch.
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Wenzel Dvorak
Suitcase yields infant body at North Western station
Police disclose the remains of a male infant found inside a suitcase left at the North Western station locker. The body was wrapped in March 7 New York newspapers and a diaper wrapped around the face, with an inquest to follow.
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Tribune
North Western Railroad
George Reay
North Western
New York
George D. Reay
Lou R. Schmidt
L. M. Gorenstein
Leo V. Kihm
William Frommell
Scouts Collect Metal In City
Salvation Army Boy Scout troop launches a one week scrap metal drive to fund camp for troop members. Call 1698 to arrange pickup as trucks staff the collection, part of a nationwide GM led effort to boost critical materials.
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Salvation Army Boy Scout
Salvation Army
C. H. Dragsbak
Maj. Dragsbak
General Motors
la Crosse
MBS Drops Interlochen Music Broadcast Plan
The Mutual Broadcasting System said it cancels planned broadcasts from the Interlochen national music camp in Michigan to avoid controversies with James Petrillo.
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MBS
New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
Interlochen, Mich
James C. Petrillo
Brother Says Last Farewells To Very Ill Czech President
Jan Benes elder brother of Eduard Benes told friends the president is very ill and he has paid his last farewells. He plans to return to Milwaukee for his poorly wife and notes his success as a factory owner after starting as a carpenter. Flags marked Benes birthday as the nation prepared for Sunday’s single ticket election.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Benes
Eduard Benes
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Benes
Waiting on MacArthur to Return Until GOP Convention
General Douglas MacArthur told Senator Bridges he will not return to the United States until after the Republican national convention. He said a return now would be seen as politically inspired, and offered to testify after the convention if needed. The exchange signals possible further testimony on economic aid and U.S. policy in the Pacific.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Japan
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tokyo
Pacific
MacArthur
Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee
Philippines
Points West
Saltonstall
R-Mass
ECA
Economic Cooperation Administration
Reed
R-Kas
Army
Royall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Dewey
Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Taft
Truman
Congress
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Inkloof
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
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Nationa
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Lifer
Havana
U. S. Senate
DeSato
Pacific Area
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