Hopes Rise for 50 Miners Trapped in Undersea Blast
Rescue teams reported three exhausted miners emerged after a 211 hour ordeal. A number of bodies were found as hopes faded for the remaining 50 miners still missing. The 135 year old William mine lies under the Firth of Solway, two miles offshore, with 117 men known to be in the mine at the time.
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Whitehaven
England
Sutmenae
Firth of
Sol
Coal Board
Rock Falls
Irish Sea
William Aitken
William
Edward Glaister
Cumberland
Stokes On Trent
Senthenydd
South Wales
Wellington
Mike Stinkiewicz
New Orient
West Frankfort
Ill
NAM Hits High Taxes Washington Policy Plea
Earl Bunting of the National Association of Manufacturers urged quick enactment of a NAM tax plan in Washington. He proposed a 12 cent minimum tax on small companies and a 0.99 percent maximum on large ones, criticizing current rates of 19 to 85 percent as harming venture capital and prosperity.
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Washington
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Admiral King Stricken in Washington Hospital
Navy announces former chief of naval operations Admiral King is ill and not in critical condition. He is being treated at the naval hospital in Bethesda Maryland after showing slight evidence of paralysis yesterday.
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Washington
Navy
J. King
Lost watch found on Lynx lake prompts notice
A message from northern Wisconsin reports a wrist watch lost last week on Lynx lake has been recovered by friends. The owner is away and not yet notified. the note hints the watch may still be runnable.
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Wisconsin
Lynx Lake
P. S
Oberholzer Albany Wins At State Fair Dairy Show
MilwaukeeWisconsin state fair opened with dairy crowns awarded. Champion cheeses went to L J Koschak Willard for American aged 98.50 and Gottfried Oberholzer Maple Leaf Albany 97.50 for Swiss. Butter titles claimed by Willis F Reineke La Valle 97.50 and other top placers listed from Brookside Two Rivers to Springs Valley Newton and more.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
L J. Koschak
Willard
Gottfried Oberholzer
Maple Leaf Factory
Albany
Walter Minning
Monticello
Blue Ribbon
Willis F. Reineke
la Valle
Reineke
Pee Manitowoc
Brookside Cooperative
Two Rivers
Springs Valley Creamery and Cheese Factory
Newton
Koschak
Emil H. Peters
Sugar Bush
Leland Pagel
Luxemburg
Melvin H. Boerk
Shullsburg
Edward Greenway
Wilson
Erhart Brandt
Kewaunee
C. F. Heckman
Arno Sass
Plymouth
Cheddars
Twins
P. J. Thompson
Arena
Superior Cheese Company
A. F. Schulz
Phlox
Oberholzer
Otto Bacher
Brodhead
Werner Zimmerman
Warren
Ill
John Rechsteiner
Blue Mounds
Henry Gruenenfelder
Hollandale
Limburger
Minnig
Fred Balmer
Juneau
Fred Gartner and Sons
Hartford
Walter Huegli
Woodland
Adolph Gurtner
Rubicon
Charlies Kuffer
Rio
Joseph Sartori
Stella Cheese Company
Baltic
Mich
Green Bay
Luck Cooperative Creamery Co
Luck
Ettrick Cooperative Creamery Co
Ettrick
St. Croix
Farm accident leaves Woodhull man critically hurt
Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports that Arthur Rakow a Woodhull farmer was critically injured yesterday when he jumped from a hayloft to fix a pulley and landed on a buried pitchfork in a hay pile.
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Fork
Fond du Lac
Arthur Rakow
Cardinal Dougherty Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty observed his 82nd birthday today. He is one of four U S cardinals and leads the Philadelphia Archdiocese, serving nearly 980000 Catholics in the area.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
United States
Archdiocese of
Nagy Speaks On U.S. Radio For Hungary Boycott
Former Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy gained access to the Voice of America to urge a boycott of Hungary’s elections. The request was reviewed by state department policy makers and approved, aligning with U.S. protests against Hungary’s planned polls.
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Washington
Ferenc Nagy
U. S
Hungary
Nagy
Voice of America
Mrs. J. L. Altman Dies at Monticello
Mrs. John L. Altman 73 died this morning at 8 15 after a two month illness from a heart ailment. Born April 26 1874 in Brooklyn township she was married May 1 1911 in Freeport to John Altman. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev A R Achtemeier officiating burial in Highland cemetery.
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Monticello
John L. Altman
Highland Cemetery
Voegeli Funeral Home
Convicted Communist Eisler Faces Prison Over Passport Fraud
Convict Washington Eisler aged 52 a German communist he faced possible five year imprisonment and a five thousand dollar fine after a federal court jury found he concealed his communist connections and other information when applying for a travel permit to return to Germany. Sentencing was postponed pending a defense motion for a new trial.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Milk price rise hits Chicago deliveries and stores
Four Chicago dairies raise milk prices starting Monday. Home delivered milk will cost 21 cents a quart and store milk 19 cents more. A dairy spokesman cites lower production due to heat and higher farm costs for the hike.
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Chicago
New Home Construction Tops Record in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports private contractors started 80 000 new homes in July, a record for 20 years, with 65 700 completed and 421 million dollars spent on new homes. Seven months of 1947 show 441 000 starts and spending near 2.5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Start Installation of Parking Meters in Monroe
Representatives of the Magee Hale Park-O-Meter Co will likely arrive Wednesday to begin installing Monroe parking meters. Alder man Emmett J. Norton announced after a board of public works meeting and noted the installing engineer Kenneth Slater will come once Richland Center meters are finished. A police and safety committee meeting was set for Monday night to discuss installation plans with Mayor Frank A. Buehler and Police Chief J. Schwaiger in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magee- Hale Park-O-Meter Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Monroe
Emmett J. Norton
Council
Police and Safety Committee
Board of Public Works
Norton
Madison
G. S. Soseman
Kenneth Slater
Richland Center
Frank A. Buehler
Buehler
J. Schwaiger
Zennon A. Gorder
State Highway Department
Gorder
23Rd Avenue
13Th Street
New City
Threaten New Strike In Detroit Auto Plants
The CIO United Auto Workers threaten to strike two more Murray Corp plants unless the 26 day Murray workers walkout in Detroit is settled by Tuesday.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
Murray Corp. of America
Murray
Dutch Headed for Major Defeat on Far East Dispute
The Netherlands faces likely UN action as the Security Council shows a majority intent to keep the Indonesian dispute in council hands. Dutch envoy Van Kleffens argues Indonesia is not a sovereign state, while Belgium and others weigh motions to drop the case. The council may send a supervising commission to Indonesia, another Dutch setback.
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Lake
Netherlands
United Nations
Security Council
Council
U. N
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Faris el Houry
Syria
Belgium
Joseph Nisot
Russia
Poland
Australia
China
United States
Brazil
Colombia
France
Britain
el Khoury
Indonesia
Sutan Sjahrir
Borneo
van Kleffens
Chrysler raises prices on cars and trucks nationwide
Chrysler Corp announced price increases from 45 to 143 dollars on passenger cars and trucks effective August 18. A statement estimated average raises of 87 dollars for Plymouth Dodge De Soto and Chrysler cars and 65 dollars on most Dodge trucks.
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Chrysler
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Dodge
de Soto
University of Wisconsin Approves $25.93 Million Budget for 1947
The UW board of regents approved a 1947 budget totaling 25.93 million dollars, up from last year by about 7.93 million. It anticipates 20 500 Madison students 4 850 in extension centers and 4 000 in Milwaukee evening classes. The plan includes a 12 percent rise in faculty salaries and funds for 189 additional faculty positions, with 34 percent from state funds 22 4 percent from self supporting enterprises and the rest from fees federal sources and gifts.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Board of
Regents
Milwaukee
Two Auto Accidents Hospitalize Two
Two persons were hospitalized after highway crashes within eight hours near Monroe. Marion Schmid of Monticello fractured a lower spine when her brother Rob ert Monticello skidded on gravel and overturned seven miles north of Monroe at 8 15 p m Dorothy M Blum also of Monticello was a passenger but uninjured. Robert Schultz of 1215 30th avenue sustained injuries to right shoulder blade and elbow when Stanley Schultz of the same address blinded by oncoming lights caused the car to leave the road four miles west of Monroe. No injuries occurred at 3 30 yesterday afternoon when a Darlington driver William Reichling struck a culvert and rear ended a Green county highway truck near the McGrath farm six miles west of Monroe. Front of Reichling car damaged. truck unharmed.
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St. Clare Hospital
Marion Schmid
Monticello
Robert Schultz
30Th Avenue
Schultz
Stanley LaVerne Schultz
Monroe
Schultz’ Corner
William J. Reichling
Darlington
Green County
McGrath Farm
Highway 81
Red s Don t Want War Says Gen Clark at Civic Rally
General Mark W. Clark, former Austria administrator and now commander of the Sixth Army in the area, told a civic gathering yesterday that he believes the Russians do not want war. He said if the United States can show it will not sacrifice its principles, the chances of avoiding war will be better.
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Los Angeles
Mark W. Clark
Austria
Sixth
Clark
Small Oil Firms Squeeze Out Amid Major Company Supply Ties
Washington reports the Senate Small Business Committee has heard complaints that independent oil distributors are being forced from the Midwest market by a supply squeeze by major refiners. Hearings in Chicago August 21 22 will gather data on capacity crude processing and purchase agreements across a 12 state region including Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate Small Business Committee
Middle West
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Ilinois
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Auto License Law Explained by State Official
State Traffic Officer Nathan F Burgy explains the new auto license levy. Cars registered in series eight or later and costing over 16 dollars will pay 16 dollars under the new law. First time registrations take effect August 31 with applicable dates governing the process. Out of state first time registrations cost 16 dollars regardless of age. only five year old cars already licensed in state pay less than 16 dollars.
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Nathan F. Burgy
Shipping strike expected nationwide after Baltimore rally
A spokesman for an AFL maritime union told 4,000 CIO shipyard workers last night that a nationwide strike likely will be called in the next couple of days. William Rentz, Baltimore port agent of the Seafarers International Union, announced the strike against Isthmian Steamship Company Tuesday night.
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Baltimore
AFL Maritime Union
CIO
William Rentz
Seafarers International Union
Isthmian Steamship Company
Mediation Sought by Inter-American Conference on Paraguayan War
The 20-nation Inter-American Conference unanimously approved mediation for the five month old Paraguayan civil war. It backed a Uruguayan proposal for twenty nation support of Brazil and Argentina mediation efforts and sent messages urging prompt hostilities cessation.
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Quintandinha
Brazil
United Nations
Argentina
Juan A. Bramuglia
Peron
Raul Fernandes
Fernandes
San Francisco
Pan American Union
Ricardo Alfaro
Panama
Nicaragua
Mexico
Guatemala
Venezuela
Bolivia
Leonardo Arguello
Investigator Visits Hughes Flying Boat Probe
Senator Harry Cain witnessed Hughes Aircraft testing the XF-11 and viewed the Hughes flying boat as part of a Senate war investigation. Howard Hughes arranged the inspection and took the army experimental craft aloft for a two hour test while Cain questioned the project’s necessity.
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Culver City
Calif
Howard Hughes
Harry Cain
Storm Wanes After 110 MPH Tampico Hit
Storm battered Tampico Mexico with 110 mile per hour winds. three killed and 19 injured along a 100 mile coast. Power plants flooded, property damage rising as wind and sea eased. homes and coastal oil fields damaged. Factories and stores resume as supplies reach markets.
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Tampico
Mexico
Not Guilty Barely, Jury Mixup Corrected
In Fond du Lac a municipal judge accepted a mistakenly read not guilty verdict from a jury that had deliberated ten minutes in a drunken driving case. The forewoman admitted signing the wrong slip and the judge then imposed a $75 fine.
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Fond du Lac
Hazen W. McEssy
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