Civilian control May Grow Under Marshall
AP dispatch from Washington notes that Defense Secretary George C. Marshall could tilt power toward civilian secretaries of the Army Navy and Air Force. It highlights his delegation style, past roles, and potential decentralization versus former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson. Pace Matthews and Finletter lead the three services as newcomers to their posts.
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Elton F. Fay
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretar of
Defense
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Armed Services
State Department
Defense Department
Louis Johnson
Johnson
John L. Sullivan
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Frank Pace
Francis Matthews
Thomas Finletter
Pace
Finletter
Truman
Matthews
Stephen Early
Allis-Chalmers Refuses UAW-CIO Wage Increase Request
Milwaukee newspaper reports Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. rejected the UAW-CIO Local 248 demand for an eight to 10 cent hourly cost of living raise. The company cites a five year contract and a GM style formula protecting workers from inflation, noting GM Chrysler and Ford recently granted raises. Local 248 president Charles Schultz says a contract clause could allow reopening wage talks with mutual consent, likely within a week.
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Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Uaw-Cio
General Motors
Allis-Chalmers
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Charles Schultz
Local 248
Schultz
Menominee Indians To Receive Citation
The Wisconsin American Legion will award a citation to the Menominee Indian tribe for distinguished service to the government in war and peace. The tribe contributed a full company from Menominee Reservation in the Civil War era and lost many on the casualty list. In World War I about fifty tribe members served, and in World War II about 430 of 650 men aged 18 to 45 volunteered, a roughly sixty percent rate.
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Keshena
Wis
Wisconsin
Day of Kindness Left $100,000 to Beach Friends
Oilman Charles Babonet left a note of thanks for a random act of kindness 30 years ago. His handwritten will names Mrs. Pearl Tyson and family as principal beneficiaries with $80,000 plus a daughter and a neighbor receiving $10,000. Bank of America president L M Giannini filed the probate, dated Oct 2 1943, after the paper was found under a downtown bank door.
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Los Angeles
Charles Babonet
Babonet
Pearl A. Tyson
L. M. Giannini
Bank of America
Giannini
Atty
Robert B. Ballantyne
Tyson
William
Denver
Melissa Christian Carter
Sue
Carter
A Haynes
Will
Steelworkers demand wage increase in industry notice
CIO United Steelworkers sent formal letters to 1,400 firms after Philip Murray announced demands for an almost immediate raise for about one million members. The union plans a wage policy committee meeting October 4–5 to set dollar targets and seeks a conference with Alcoa after its 10 percent offer to 45,000 workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Steelworkers’ Executive Board
Murray
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
USW
Saturday Deadline To File Campaign Expense Statements
County Clerk Esther M. Domke said Saturday is the deadline for all candidates in the September primary to file their campaign expense accounts.
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Esther M. Domke
House Passes Tax Hike Bill Amid War Funds Push
The House approved a first installment tax increase to fund arming against Communist aggression with quick Senate action expected and President Truman likely to sign. The measure projects about 4.7 billion dollars in annual revenue, short of the 5 billion requested, and a later plan to impose an excess profits tax on individuals and corporations is anticipated after November elections.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Sitdown Protests at Camden Shipyard Extend Into Second Day
Six thousand New York Shipbuilding Company workers in Camden, New Jersey, extended a sitdown demonstration into a second day and warned they would remain on the job until furloughs scheduled by the firm are canceled. Workers marched into the Camden yards Friday morning to join the protest.
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Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden Yards
Jets Attempt Non-Stop Atlantic Flight by F-84s
Two US Air Force F-84 Thunderjets took off from Manston England to attempt a 3600 mile nonstop flight to New York. Pilots Col Dave Schilling and Lt Col W D Ritchie refueled over Prestwick Scotland and aimed for Mitchell Field Long Island within eight hours as a historic jet cross Atlantic test and fuel in flight progress.
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Washington
Manston
England
New York
Air Force
Dave Schilling
W. D. Ritchie
Prestwick
Scotland
Mitchell
Long Island
Atlantic
Schilling
Ritchie
Air Force Headquarters
Truman to Veto Subversives Control Bill
White House indicates President Truman will issue a veto on the subversives control bill passed by Congress. The House 312 to 20 and Senate 51 to 7 margins suggest an override is unlikely. advisers worked overnight on the message.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Eben Ayers
House
Senate
UN to Hear Russia Charges of U S Aggression in China
The UN steering committee sent Russia's charges of American aggression against China to the general assembly for a hearing while deferring action on a U S proposal to place Formosa's future under assembly control. Nationalist China opposed the hearing, U S Chief Delegate Warren R Austin argued for fairness, and the 11-1 vote with two abstentions set the docket.
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New York
UN General Assembly
Russia
United States
China
Formosa
Assembly
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Nevada Senator Ends Marathon Speech On Slot Machine Bill
Senator Malone of Nevada claimed a one man filibuster victory by speaking 11 hours and five minutes against a measure banning interstate shipping of slot machines. He argued the bill intruded on states rights as Nevada profits from gambling. Senate leaders sidetracked the measure, unlikely to advance before November, while Malone’s speech also blocked defense and other business.
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Washington
Malone
R-Nev
Reno
Lucas
Senate
Congress
Nevada
Korea
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Sen. Toecindie P
D-Nc
Big-Time Gambler Faces Contempt Action
Washington authorities pursue contempt action after Harry Russell refuses to answer questions on bookie operations in Florida. Senator Kefauver (D Tenn) plans to recommend citation for contempt of Congress.
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Washington
Harry Russell
Florida
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Tour Boosts Apple Festival in La Crescent
A goodwill caravan leaves La Crescent Saturday at 10 a m to promote the village apple festival across southeastern Minnesota. The two day event on Sept 29 and 30 features an apple queen coronation Friday night and a parade Saturday at 1 30 p m.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Minnesota
Houston County
Fillmore
Spy Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison
Alfred Dean Slack was sentenced in Greeneville Tennessee to fifteen years in a federal prison for wartime spying for Soviet Russia. Judge Robert L. Taylor called the espionage "shocking" and rejected a ten year sentence urged by the government. Slack 44, pleaded guilty last Monday and was arrested in Syracuse, New York, June 15.
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Greeneville
Tenn
Alfred Dean Slack
Russia
Robert L. Taylor
Slack
U. S
James M. Meek
Syracuse
N. Y
Wisconsin Cities Slow To Organize Civil Defense
Wisconsin cities show slow progress in forming civil defense plans. Milwaukee leads with a county committee and siren alarms. La Crosse trails but advances, while many cities only name officials or discuss steps. A state program integrates with a national master plan and includes hearings, a state aircraft spotting system, and a Madison meeting for city leaders.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Associated Press
Milwaukee
la Crease
Kenosha
Roper
Ralph J. Olson
State Legislative Council
Green Bay
Olson
Madison
Civil Defense Committee
State Medical Society
State Nurses Association
Amateur Radio Operators
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Edward Wischer
Wischer
Reserve Board May Invoke Tighter Curbs
The Federal Reserve Board weighs stronger limits after a modest initial tightening on installment sales. Early data show a 25 percent weekly rise in department store sales as consumers rush to beat restrictions, with tax withholdings next month easing buying power. Officials see potential for only a modest further tightening unless rapid gains continue.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Credit-Control
Belief 53 Crewmen Lost From Japanese Vessel Off Honshu
Kyodo reports 53 crewmen aboard an 85 ton Japanese fishing boat were believed lost at sea after a distress call in rough waters off Honshu. Rescue ships found no trace of the vessel returning with bonita.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Kyodo
Reds Digging in For Bitter Defense Of City
Reds dig in for a bitter defense of the city as Leif Erickson reports on the stand hardening and the mood inside the town. Local officials say the stakes involve housing and municipal control amid growing opposition.
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Reds
Marines Batttle Reds Near Seoul Amid Fierce Street Fighting
Allied Marines with bayonets and flamethrowers clashed with about 10 000 Korean Reds on the outskirts of Seoul. Civilians report barricades and trenches as Red defenses hold inside the city while air strikes and tank advances threaten routes to reinforce Seoul. Whitehead says patrols near city limits, Red artillery pummels from South Mountain, and about 3 000 Reds honeycomb the area. casualties rise in close quarters as Yongdongpo suburb battles rage across the Han River.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Suwon
U. S. Seventh Division
Suwon City
Don Whitehead
Whitehead
South Mountain
Yongdongpo
Han River
Tom Lambert
Korea
Big Three Officials Debate Force to Counter Reds
The United States Britain and France met with Defense Ministers and foreign ministers to consider an integrated North Atlantic defense force against possible Soviet aggression. The group weighed forming a force and whether to include German units with a decision heading to the North Atlantic Council. Participants included Marshall Shinwell Moch Acheson Bevin and Schuman.
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New York
North Atlantic
State Department
North Atlantic Council
George C. Marshall
Emanuel Shinwell
Jules Moch
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Europe
Waldorf Tower
Weather forecast for La Crosse fair tonight through Saturday
Local weather report for La Crosse and vicinity predicts fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Lows about 52 degrees tonight and a high near 70 degrees on Saturday.
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la Crosse
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