Aerial Photos Map Soil Conservation Plan in Green County
Aerial photography by the army at 13 000 feet guides O G Kimball soil conservation work in Green County. Plans show field layout and contouring for erosion control, with rotation schemes from four to six years, tailored to slope and soil type. Field inspections assess erosion damage and needed practices. long term terraces and rotations reduce work and boost fertility. No cost to farmers. Kimball has produced hundreds of plans since 1942.
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Green County
O. G. Kimball
Kimball
Conservation Department
Man Quizzed in Doctor Death Refuses To Talk
A 31-year-old La Crosse man questioned eight hours in the death of Dr. James E. McLoone refused to speak. He had left La Crosse the night of Nov 14 when the surgeon’s body was found on a highway. Authorities noted letters as new evidence and he agreed to return for further questioning in La Crosse.
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la Crosse
James E. McLoone
Herman Rick
Rick
Chicago
Dr. McLoone
Rural crime rising faster than city rates says FBI
FBI officials report rural crime has increased more rapidly than urban crime since World War II. They note higher rural homicide and negligent manslaughter rates and emphasize enhanced training and cooperation among small agencies to curb the trend and urge prevention efforts.
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Washington
FBI
Szakasits Selected By Hungarys Reds
The communists in Hungary appoint Arpad Szakasits as president after ousting Zoltan Tildy. Greek troops and US advised reshuffle, and Grammos mountain fighting shifts line with Albania. Belgrade Danube conference sees British-Russian quarrel over seven states while Jerusalem truce talks continue. Syria watches Moscow talks for Berlin question at the Security Council. US and Russia again clash on arms limits.
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Associated Press
Hungary
Arpad Szakasits
Zoltan Tildy
U. S
MacArthur
U.S
Grammos
Albania
Britain
Danube
Belgrade
President Casts Vote In Missouri Primary
President Truman voted in Missouri's primary at the Memorial building in Blue township Independence at 6 32 a m CST before flying back to Washington in the DC 6 The Independence from Fairfax airport in Kansas City.
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Independence
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Blue Township
Memorial Building
Fairfax
Kansas City
Kas
Scientists Cleared After Loyalty Check At Oak Ridge
Two atomic scientists in Oak Ridge Tennessee who were suspended last May during a loyalty review have been cleared by the Atomic Energy Commission. They were previously denied access to restricted atomic information pending the loyalty outcome.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Women Rampage Over High Prices
The article reports organized consumer price resistance to high meat costs across the nation. Households in Dallas Corpus Christi and Atlanta discuss boycotts while a Camden New Jersey CIO local seeks national action. Meat sales fall while overall grocery sales lag price increases. Meat executives pledge higher supply by fall, and USDA cautions that rising exports may delay price drops.
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New York
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Atlanta
CIO
Camden
N.J
R. J. Eggert
Department of Marketing
American Meat Institute
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Umbrella Weather Promised Tomorrow
The forecast shows cloudy skies and light showers in southern Wisconsin tonight. Light rain was reported last night with the heaviest near Lake Geneva at .07 inches and traces in Monroe Madison and Milwaukee. Wednesday is expected to bring more thundershowers in the south.
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Green County
H. J. Thompson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lake Geneva
Associated Press
Monroe
Madison
Routine Council Meeting Set With No Major Items
The city council plans only routine matters at tonight’s regular session aside from a report by Zenno A. Gorder on repaving plans for the square. A July resolution authorized up to 250000 for a sewerage disposal plant upgrade, but action on that is not expected tonight.
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Zenno A. Gorder
Allied Diplomats Await New Orders From Washington Paris
Western diplomats gathered in Moscow as U S Britain and France pressed for a Berlin crisis settlement. Stalin met the envoys for over two hours while diplomats prepared reports for Washington Paris and London. No details were disclosed and officials hinted progress but awaited new instructions.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Washington
London
Paris
Stalin
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Berlin
U.S
Walter B. Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
V. M. Molotov
Farmer Trampled. Body Found in Hull Barn Stall
Henry S. Warosh a 35 year old Hull farmer was found dead in a barn stall at his Stevens Point area farm. Authorities believe he was trampled by a horse in an accidental death.
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Stevens Point
Henry S. Warosh
Town of
Hull
President Proposes Excess Profits Tax
President Truman asked Congress to pass a 4.3 billion dollar excess profits tax to curb peacetime profiteering. Rep Dingell of Michigan said he would introduce the bill, which targets large corporations and excludes many smaller firms, with extra exemptions for new small businesses.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Dingell
Dmich
Treasury
Guardsmen Guard Univis Lens Plant Clash Ends Peaceful
National guard troops, tanks and guns guard the Univis Lens Co plant in Dayton Ohio as pickets and strikers confront police. Five tear gas grenades were fired to disperse about 75 sympathizers in front of a nearby tavern, but the scene remained otherwise calm.
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Dayton
Univis Lens Co
National Guard
Communist Hunt Credited With Taking Heat Off GOP
The widely publicized hunt for communists in government jobs was credited by some Republicans with easing pressure on Congress. Senate and House committees aired testimony accusing Democratic officials of wartime secrecy, while Democrats argue inflation will dominate the campaign. Dewey could seize the moment to name names if he uses the testimony.
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Jack Bell
Senate
House
Moscow
Truman
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Washington
Dewey
Oat Yield Reaches Ninety Bushels Per Acre on Sutter Farm
An oat yield of 90 bushels per acre is reported from Sutter Brothers farm route 4, five miles northeast of Monroe. Forty acres of Clinton oats were harvested for 3,600 bushels, first year for this variety. Threshers aim to finish remaining acreage today with Henry Babler operating the threshing machine as neighbors assist.
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Sutter Brothers
Route 4
Monroe
Henry Babler
U S Communists Praise New Party at Madison Square Garden
Approximately 20 000 brimmed Madison Square Garden for a U S Communist National Convention denouncing both major parties and praising Russia and Henry A Wallace. William Z Foster, indicted party chief, opened with a fiery speech denouncing fascist Wall Street power and warning that voting for Truman or Dewey aids fascism or war. Foster framed Wallace as enabling a peace force to oppose inflation and fascism.
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John Wallace
New York
Madison Square Garden
Russia
Henry A. Wallace
U. S
William Z. Foster
Wall Street
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Wallace
Progressive Party
Foster
Highway 59 Detour Routed Through Albany Area
Detour on Highway 59 has shifted to route traffic via Highway 11 through Juda and Brodhead, then north to Albany on trunk S. Relocation and bridge work on Highway 59 between here and Albany ongoing.
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Juda
Brodhead
Albany
Here
House Committee Okays U N Loan for UN HQ in NYC
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation to lend the United Nations 65 million dollars for permanent headquarters construction in New York City. The bill, already passed by the Senate, could be taken up in the House tomorrow.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United Nations
New York City
Senate
House
Attendance at Green County Fair Hits Near Record
The 1948 Green County Fair drew 33,350 attendees, just under the 1946 record of 33,779. Sunday saw 15,484 paying customers, a potential single day record, with Thursday to Sunday totals split as 2,780 4,244 10,842 and 15,484. Excludes open class and exhibits.
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William A. Brown
Brown
Chambers Testifies of Underground Group Tied to Hiss
Washington editor Whittaker Chambers testified before the House committee that an underground organization tied to prominent figures including Alger Hiss and Nathan Witt existed in Washington. He named members and discussed links to government offices while Senate probes pressed for records on William Remington not provided by the commerce department.
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Louis Budenz
Senate
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Alger Hiss
State Department
Nathan Witt
National Labor Relations Board
Chambers
House
American Activities Committee
Capitol
Ferguson
Commerce Department
William W. Remington
Time
John Abt
Pressman
Lee Pressman
Dumbarton Oakes
San Francisco
U.S
Yalta
New York
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Miss Bentley
Witt
Donald Hiss
Victor Perlo
Charles Cramer
Kramer
Kivitsky
Henry Collins
Collins
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Robert E. Stripling
Donald
Remington
Office of International Trade
Bentley
White House
Truman
Secretary of Commerce
Police clash as stonings erupt at Potsdamer Platz
Soviet controlled police raided black marketeers at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. Traders fled into the British sector prompting pursuit. British witnesses say stones were thrown at advancing police injuring one officer.
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Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Telegraf
Berliner Zeitung
the Zeitung
U S Files Anti Trust Action Against Decca
Attorney General Clark filed a civil anti trust suit in New York federal court against American Decca Records Inc and British Decca Records Co Ltd. The case alleges a conspiracy and cartel agreements restraining sale and distribution of commercial phonograph records in violation of anti trust laws.
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Washington
Clark
Decca Phonograph Records
Federal District Court
New York City
Decca Records, Inc
American Decca
Decca Records Co., Ltd
British Decca
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Doctor Death
Szakasits
Reds
Smith
Communist Party
I. G. Farben Chemical
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Univis Lens
Hunt
New Party
U.N
Hiss and Witt
Red Sector
Decca
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