World War II and Peace Table Note on Russia in 1945
A historical recap from 1945 notes Russia gaining a Pacific peace table seat after declaring war on Japan, joining the United States and allies in shaping postwar territorial arrangements. It also mentions the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, a looming Japanese surrender, and a global military stance surrounding Japan.
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Russia
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
Nagasaki
U.S. stance on Red China amid UN seat talk
James Marlow notes Washington maintains nonrecognition of Communist China while engaging in indirect talks via ambassadors in Geneva. He explains implications of possible recognition, the UN seat dilemma, and the Formosa situation, with Eisenhower reiterating nonrecognition and opposition to UN membership.
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James Marlow
Washington
United States
Dulles
Geneva
Chou
Asia
United Nations
America
Formosa
Chiang
China
Red China
U.N
Eisenhower
U. N
South Korea
Taft Memorial Bell Tower Appeal Launch Planned
The Taft Memorial Foundation launches an appeal to fund a 100 foot bell tower on the National Capitol grounds in Washington in memory of Senator Robert A. Taft. The project aims to inspire future Congresses and Presidents with Taft’s Americanism while funding an Institute of Government and scholarships. Thomas Coleman of Madison heads the fundraising drive.
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National Capitol
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Robert Taft
Taft Memorial Foundation
Robert A. Taft Institute of Government
Thomas Coleman
Madison
Coleman
Taft
Eisenhower pledges peaceful use of atomic energy
President Eisenhower reaffirmed confidence in atomic science guiding real peace. In a Geneva message to the International Conference on Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy he pledged from 1953 to the UN to seek methods where atomic developments benefit humanity and help erase disorders and wars. He warned that the moral choice rests with mankind and that U S uses would favor peaceful ends.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
United Nations
United States
Kremlin
Why Was It So Late
A Kings Point cadet denied his Merchant Marine Academy commission questions Navy handling of alleged Communist ties. Critics say a late review, unclear criteria, and possible prior knowledge by Navy officials worsened a bungled case and shaded rectification prospects.
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Merchant Marine Academy
Communist Party
Daily Worker
Navy
Kings Point
Academy
Allis-Chalmers Plans Cedar Rapids Expansion
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co announces a $1,800,000 expansion for its Cedar Rapids shop and office complex to boost production by 50 percent and add several hundred employees. The project includes new buildings and replacements, with work to begin immediately and finish by early 1956. Motor scrapers and motor wagons are produced at the plant.
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Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Cedar Rapids
W. G. Scholl
Debating Upper Great Lakes Channel Deepening
Congress poised to authorize deepening the Great Lakes connecting channels to 27 feet at an estimated cost of 115 million dollars. Senate debate stalls over timing as some lawmakers push to wait until 1956 amid related natural gas legislation and power regulatory questions.
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Richard P. Powers
Washington
Great Lakes
Congress
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
House
Senate
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Senate Public Works
Southwest
Federal Power Commission
Alexander Wiley
Army Engineers
Wiley
Hoover Set to Observe 81st Birthday in Ore Shrine
Former President Herbert Hoover will dedicate his boyhood home as a national shrine in Newberg Oregon tomorrow, the site restored to 1884. Interior Secretary Douglas McKay will introduce Hoover, whose remarks will be rebroadcast nationwide on CBS at 9 30 p m EST.
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Newberg
Ore
Herbert Hoover
Henry J. Minthorn
Portland
Hoover
Douglas McKay
Salem
CBS
U S Soldiers Attacked in Korea After Ultimatum
Specialist 2nd Class Ralph J. Papelka of Shawano Wisconsin is listed among seven U.S. troops struck by sticks and stones during new violence in Seoul following President Syngman Rhee's get out warning to the Communist Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission.
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Korea
Seoul
8Th Army
Ralph J. Papelka
Shawano
Wis
U. S
Syngman Hee
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Traffic accidents rise in clear dry weather, study finds
A study shows that three of four traffic accidents occur under clear weather conditions on dry roads. Researchers emphasize driver behavior and distraction as key factors contributing to these incidents.
Weekend visitors and relatives gather in New Glarus
Miss Natalie Theiler of Madison visits relatives here over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Glen Dahler of Madison are Sunday guests of Sam and Barbara Schneider. Capt and Mrs Richard Streiff from Falls Church Virginia visit his parents. Walter Mills and daughter Margaret from Chicago visit Barbara Marty. Marie Freitag of Madison visits her parents. Edwin Richert and family visit Anto Hearth’s family in Sauk City. Fred Burki and Emil Schaefer of Madison attend Volksfest. Try Times Want Ads.
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Natalie Theiler
Madison
Glen Dahler
Sam Schneider
Herbert von Arx
Williams Bay
Emil von Arx
Richard Streiff
J. D
Falls Church
Fred P. Streiff
Theressa Martin
Blanchardville
Walter Mills
Margaret
Chicago
Barbara Marty
Marie Freitag
J. A. Freitag
Edwin Richert
Anto
Hearth
Sauk City
Fred Burki
Emil Schaefer
Bill Stern Injured In New York Car Crash
ABC sportscaster Bill Stern, 48, was seriously hurt in a crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway in New York. He suffered cuts, bruises, a concussion, possible broken ribs and possible internal injuries and was taken to Jewish Memorial Hospital in unconscious condition. He lives in Purchase, N Y.
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New York
Bill Stern
ABC
Henry Hudson Parkway
Jewish Memorial Hospital
Stern
Suburban Purchase
N. Y
Army Probes Release of Casualty Names in Korea
Washington reports 10 soldiers killed in a truck crash near Kimpo Air Base were named by journalists before next of kin were notified. Pentagon to investigate breach of policy. Army says only four names reached the adjutant general, while Tokyo HQ says all names were forwarded.
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Washington
Korea
Pentagon
U. S. 8Th Army
Seoul
Kimpo Air Base
Tokyo
State Nets Zero on Gambling Levy in Wisconsin
Milwaukee officials report zero federal gambling stamp sales since the new fiscal year began on July 1. Eight stamps were sold in the prior two years, but none have moved this year, curbing federal revenue while leaving gamblers exposed to both federal and state penalties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Federal Treasury
Men In Blue
Italians to testify in U S war slaying case
Thirteen Italians, many former partisans, will testify before a federal grand jury in Washington on the Holohan murder. An Italian court convicted Aldo Icardi and Carl Lo Dolce in abstentia. sentences do not apply unless they return to Italy. Accompanying them are FBI agent Alex H. Smith and Army investigator Henry Manfredi.
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Milan
Italy
United States
U. S. Army
William Holohan
Washington
OSS
Aldo Icardi
Pittsburgh
Carl Lo Dolce
Rochester
N. Y
Holohan
Alex H. Smith
FBI
Henry Manfredi
Manfredi
Lake Orta
Frankfurt
Shannon
Ireland
Atlantic
Byrnes Opposes 1956 General Tax Cut Prospects
Rep. Byrnes of Wisconsin says Eisenhower may not back a broad tax cut in 1956 though pressure will grow. He favors waiting until 1957 to gauge surplus prospects, aims to protect the debt, and prefers cutting the lower bracket from 20 percent rather than removing taxpayers from the rolls. Congress may act next year on rates including corporate and excise taxes.
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Washington
Wiley
Congress
Senate
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
John W. Byrnes
Helsinki
Finland
Interparliamentary Union
House of Representatives
William van Pelt
Panama
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Clement Zablocki
Far
Middle East
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India
Afghanistan
Turkey
Greece
Lebanon
Thailand
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Byrnes
Rwis
Eisenhower
Ways and Means
Proxmire Urges Forster Run in Wisconsin Governor Race
William Proxmire announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for governor again and urged Madison Mayor George Forster to run against him. Proxmire, former candidate in 1952 1955 and 1954, says a Proxmire Forster contest would benefit Wisconsin and the party. Forster has not declared his party or commitment to run. Madison mayoral race is non partisan.
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Madison
William Proxmire
Democratc
George Forster
Forster
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Shigenobu Shima Arrives Tokyo Reports to Shigemitsu
Shigenobu Shima, Japan's minister to Washington, landed in Tokyo to report to Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu. Shigemitsu is scheduled to depart for the United States on August 23.
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Tokyo
Shigenobu Shima
Washington
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Shigemitsu
United States
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