Court Ruling May Disperse Steel Plants
The ruling shifts freight pricing to the basing point, forcing cement towers for costs and setting prices from the plant instead of the receiving point. Steel plants along the eastern seaboard largely accept the new price plan, while a Senate inquiry weighs decentralization versus centralization impacts. Hill notes decentralization depends on technical progress and industry adaptation.
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Seaboard
Senate
Wiley
Hill
The
Resources Board
Communism hit by U S airlift in Germany says Van Wagoner
Detroit speech by Murray D. Van Wagoner military governor of Bavaria claims communism suffered its greatest setback from the U S airlift that broke the Russian Berlin blockade. He calls Russia's failure to seal Berlin the western democracies greatest triumph.
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Detroit
Murray D. van Wagoner
Bavaria
Germany
van Wagoner
Michi
Russia
Berlin
Local Recruits Home on 10 Day Furlough
Recruit Glen A Chesney son of Emil Chesney and Recruit Charles Boo son of Mr and Mrs Leo Boodie have completed basic training at Fort Sill Oklahoma and have been assigned to the 37th combat team stationed at base They will report after a 10 day furlough spent with families in La Crosse They trained in Fort Sills training battalion of 18 year olds under a one year enlistment program guided by UMIT experiments
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Emil Chesney
South 24Th Street
Charles Boodie
Leo Boodie
Cass Street
Ation’ Artillery Center
Fort Sill
Okla
37Th Combat Team
la Crosse
Fort Sills
Army
UMIT
Surplus Potatoes Help Burned Pastures Dairy Regions
Government bought surplus potatoes under the farm support program aiding Wisconsin dairy country. Seventy one counties hit by pasture burns received about 1.6 million bushels sent to sixty counties. McCarthy sought a five million dollar appropriation but failed. Potatoes valued at around 15 cents a bushel fed dairy herds, saving an estimated two to four cows per herd.
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South Dakota
Halt Buying in Drouth Areas Receives 1351 Carloads
In a drought affected region the state reports 1351 carloads of produce received in a filled to capacity shipment. Officials note tubers were among the items and the move aims to stabilize shortages amid dry conditions.
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Drouth
Wisconsin milk program uses alcohol areas for dairy conversion
In Wisconsin the dairy state authorities are repurposing alcohol production areas to process milk. The spud buying program has begun shaping adjustments to supply chains and farm participation.
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America
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Farm Vote Split in Agriculturist Poll
In Racine Wisconsin President Truman trails Dewey among farmers with 52 percent backing Dewey to 38 percent for Truman. Wallace draws two percent with eight percent undecided as the survey notes shifting support from a month earlier and hints Dewey may hold a farm majority.
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Truman
Eore
Wisconsin Armers
Dewey
Wisconsin
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Ilar
Seer Senoa
Jaycees Launch Drive to Double Club Membership
Jaycee chapter kicks off a year long plan to double its membership. The fundraiser centers on the "multiplier" a white buck rabbit used to motivate new paid members. President Norman Biebel leads a quirky effort begun at a Heileman Brewing Company meeting with Jaycee director Harry Blair coordinating the scheme.
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Crosse
Biebel
Ambassador Smith Heads to Moscow from Paris
U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith departed by plane from Paris to Moscow. He arrived in Paris from Washington with Lee Marshall and spent the day at the ambassador's residence. South African women adopt new looks in hairstyles as reported.
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Paris
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Smith
Washington
Lee Marshall
Police Seek Bite and Run Driver in Baltimore Incident
A cryptic police report in Baltimore notes a bite and run involving a horse incident. The injured man, Hue Greenberg, received tetanus shots and suggested muzzling the horse as he rode toward his seat.
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Baltimore
Greenberg
Lion Absentees Win Custody Of Skunk
Canton Lions enlist a skunk to combat absenteeism as the civic club presents a live specimen named Robert Morehouse, a bank teller, drawn by lot from a kept lineup.
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Skunk
Canton
Canton Lions
Civic Club
Robert Morehouse
Plan to Modernize La Crosse Police Discussed at Conference
A civic safety committee meeting with Chief Herman Rick covered a proposed police department modernization and reorganization. President W. O. Hanson said differences were resolved, and a special common council meeting Friday will hear the recommendations, with press access and public disclosure planned.
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Herman Rick
Civic Safety Committee
la Crosse Induste
W. O. Hanson
The
Safety Council
Common Council
Hanson
Renigh
Weather impact cited over Brice Prairie station removal
Muth warns removal of the Brice Prairie weather station could jeopardize tornado warning coverage for La Crosse area and extend 246 airline miles of reporting gaps from Lone Rock to St Cloud. He cites airline workload and calls for alternative cuts or local reassessment with Northwest Airlines backing cautious action. A later aviation board meeting with the Chamber of Commerce is planned.
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la Crosse
Muth
Weather Bureau
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Wisconsin Central Airlines
Wisconsin
CAA
Brice Prairie
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
James Barron
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Aviation Board
Chamber of Tee Air Progress Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Principles Echo in Farm Debate Amid Bipartisan Strain
President Truman urged bipartisanship in agricultural policy citing Lincoln era ideals while criticizing modern Republicans as departing from fundamental principles. Separate note recalls the 1587 Roanoke Island title of nobility granted to Manteo as Lord of Roanoke.
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Roanoke Island
Dairy State Cowhand Triumphs At Madison Square Garden Rodeo
Seay, a Wisconsin dairy hand, among winners at Madison Square Garden rodeo. Jack Buschbom of Cassville Wisconsin won first place defeating riders from Texas and Colorado.
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Seay
Redeos
Wisconsin
Jack Buschbom
Cassville
Wis
Madison Square Garden Rodeo
Buschbom
Texas
Colorado
Three Killed In Collision Near Janesville Wisconsin
Three people died and two were critically injured in a late night head-on crash on a foggy three lane highway in Rock County. Sheriff Miles reported the collision occurred on a stretch of road with drivers named Fuller and Melcchor and a deceased woman passenger in the Fuller car.
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Rock County
Miles
Sweeney
Fuller
Melcchor
Dewey urges GOP voters to elect Republican administration
In Oklahoma City Dewey framed the campaign as a stand against communism warning that Americans must cast off despair to elect a Republican administration. He said U.N. actions in Paris and U.S. support for allies show unity and resolve. Earlier stops included Sapulpa to visit Mrs Dewey’s parents.
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Dewey
Oklahoma City
New York
Paris
United Nations
America
Sapulpa
Western Powers Prepare Berlin Blockade Resolution
Six nations in the Security Council plan a joint resolution delivered to Argentine Foreign Minister Juan Braminglia. The Western powers expect approval soon and aim to declare the Soviet blockade of Berlin a threat to peace, urging lifting to enable a four‑power meeting while signaling no closing of future settlement options.
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Security Council
Juan A. Braminglia
Russia
Council
Berlin
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Lose Race With Stork Baby Born In Car
A report describes a baby born in a car during a journey between Yuba and Hub City. The infant weighed eight pounds. The parents are Mr and Mrs Richard Sebraneh of Hillsboro. The father is a salesman for an automobile sales company.
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Stork
Richard
Yuba
Hub City
R Sebraneh
Hillsboro
Gregory
Catholic Pilgrims Pray At Fatima Shrine
American Catholic pilgrims from 10 states visited Fatima shrine in Portugal led by Rev. Paschal Boland to pray for world peace and Russia's conversion. They carried 5,000 petitions and 5,000,000 rosaries to lay at the shrine marking the 31st anniversary of the Blessed Mother's appearance and warning about communism.
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Fatima
Portugal
Russia
United States
New York
Paschal Boland
St. Meinrad
Ind
Mother
Officials Confident They Can Keep Up Air Bridge All Winter
Officials say the U S air bridge to Berlin can be maintained through winter. Reserve engineers will join Berlin airlift training at Great Falls Massachusetts Westover Field to support cargo flights to Frankfurt and enable regular landings at Berlin.
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U. S
Westover Field
Massachusetts
Frankfurt
GCA
Berlin
Mother Sues Veronica Lake Over Support Claim
Mrs. Keane sues actress Veronica Lake saying a 1943 contract guaranteed weekly support for her and her stepfather. Lake, pregnant with a third child, allegedly reduced or stopped the allowance after 1946. The case notes financial strains and a photostatic copy of the disputed contract.
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Keane
Veronica
Hollywood
Miss Lake
H. Anthony Keane
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