Supreme Court to Rule on Lewis Ten Labor Questions
The Supreme Court will decide a 10 point appeal by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers against contempt convictions and $3,510,000 in fines tied to the 17 day coal strike. The court recently granted a government request for a final ruling on key issues raised by the workers and union, who argued the penalties were excessive. Indiana's bid to halt its 1 percent gross income tax on a $65,214 sale was rejected.
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John L. Lewis
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Power and Light to Build Beloit Monroe Transmission Line
Wisconsin Power and Light announces a $340000 line from Beloit to Monroe to raise voltage and increase power supply. The utility also plans a $50 million program of additions extending from Beloit to Walworth to support a new Beloit plant and serve Stoughton Janesville and Darlington regions.
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Beloit
Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light
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Stoughton
Janesville
Darlington
M. H. Frank
Walworth
Holstein-Friesian Group Sets Two January Meetings
The Holstein-Friesian Group schedules two January meetings at Turner Hall with Walter Timm serving as Monroe chairman of the program.
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Turner Hall
Walter Timm
Monroe
North Carolina Senator Bailey Dies
Raleigh NC reports the death of Senator Bailey with funeral details noted as a 230 pm service at the First Baptist Church. The brief obituary mentions a 16 year tenure and references a service held in Raleigh.
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Bailey
Raleigh
N. C
First Baptist Church
Truman unveils housing plan to boost private build pace
President Truman outlines a sweeping program shifting from federal price controls to private enterprise in housing. Aimed at a 40 percent rise in nonresidential construction, it sets a 1,500 square foot floor for homes, ends the $10,000 price ceiling, and allows self built homes with a permit. Experts foresee more houses and big private role in housing.
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Truman
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
Norton Long
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Frank W. Cortright
National Association of Home Builders
Cortright
Christmas Present Berlin Occupation Zone Announced
The military government declared the U S occupation zone in Berlin. It adds to a prior rationing measure offering a half pound of sugar for all children and adolescents announced two weeks earlier.
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Berlin
U. S
Antarctic expedition commander permits albatross killings
Admiral Cruzen approves killing of albatrosses by expedition biologist Jack Perkins defying superstition. Perkins plans field work in the Ross Sea region, citing scientific necessity and marine biology research aboard the Mt Olympus.
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Richard H. Cruzen
Jack Perkins
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Communists seize Chungyang after 15 month siege in Shansi
Bulletin reports Peiping says Chinese communists captured Chungyang in central Shansi after a prolonged siege. The defending garrison allegedly claimed the Reds used atomic bombs. Meanwhile Senator Taft said he is not currently a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He replied to questions at a press conference that he is not actively in the field.
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Chungyang
Shansi
Atlanta
Taft
R-O
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Murfreesboro Suspect Detained After Siege Ends
A man barricaded in a Murfreesboro house opened fire on two officers wounding them and two bystanders before he was removed after a siege lasting over an hour. Police reported no further injuries.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Keegan Train Collision Verdict Upheld on Appeal
Circuit Judge Jesse Earle refused to disturb a Green County jury finding in Christina Keegan's wrongful death case against Milwaukee Road. The 1945 Monroe crossbuck crash left Mr. Keegan dead. Mrs. Keegan was awarded over 6 000 dollars in Green County last month. The railroad argued whistle warnings at crossings are illegal in cities. plaintiff's counsel said crew must warn when driver is unaware. Judge Earle called the issue a close legal question and upheld the judgment.
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Jesse Earle
Janesville
Green County
Christina Keegan
Keegan
Monroe
Roger Trump Sr
Roger Trump Jr
Milwaukee
Earle
Blum Forms Socialist Cabinet To Lead Paris Interim Government
Leon Blum announces an all socialist cabinet with himself as president premier and foreign minister. Andre le Troquer receives national defense portfolio and armed forces control. Edouard Depreux becomes interior minister while Pierre Olivier Lapie is named undersecretary of state for foreign affairs.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Andre le Troquer
Interior
Edouard Depreux
Pierre Olivier Lapie
Lorraine
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Blum
Labor reform rejected as too late by Republicans
A Capitol Hill response from GOP leaders labels industry labor reform proposals as late. Rep. Clarence Brown questions why solutions weren’t used earlier while the AFL CIO NAManufacturers and Chamber push for compulsory arbitration. The industry labor committee favors voluntary mediation and arbitration in contracts over new government machinery.
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CIO
National Association of Manufacturers
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House
Brown
GOP
Industry-Labor Committee
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Fire in Loaded Coal Car Extinguished With Scant Damage
A fire in a loaded coal car on a side track at Ninneman Coal & Ice Co. 1303 13th Avenue last night caused virtually no damage. It was noticed at 8 56 p m and may have started from internal combustion. City police assisted the company in bringing the fire under control.
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Oiler Walter Langler Drowns After Ladder Fall
Walter Langler, 32, an oiler from Superior, drowned Saturday night in the Black River when he fell from a ladder while boarding his vessel the J. B. Cowle.
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Lorain
Walter Langlert
Superior
J. B. Cowle
U N Assembly Ends and Calls for Global Armament Control
The United Nations assembly handed to the 11-member Security Council the task of planning worldwide arms reductions and banning weapons of mass destruction. Delegates, ending an eight-week session, voiced a solemn pledge to curb armed forces and the atomic bomb. The meeting noted improved East-West cooperation and urging restraint on veto power by the big five. The body also urged recalling diplomats from Spain and excluding Franco from UN-related organizations.
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United Nations Assembly
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U. S
James F. Byrnes
Austin
Warren R. Austin
Assembly
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
U. N
Regents Rule No Faculty Appointment for McMurray
Leonard J. Kleczka of the University of Wisconsin board of regents said the regents do not want Howard J. McMurray named to the faculty after his defeat in the Senate race. Dean Mark Ingraham noted the name was not submitted by the administration and some regents felt McMurray’s career lay in politics. McMurray, a former political science lecturer, lost to Joseph R. McCarthy in November.
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Leonard J. Kleczka
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Mark Ingraham
University
College of Letters and Science
Howard J. McMurray
U. S. Senate
McMurray
Senate
Milwaukee Extension
Congress
Madison
Kleczka
Regents
University of Wisconsin
Ingraham
Joseph R. McCarthy
Cheese Gift Boom Strains Post Office Ahead of Christmas
The post office faces a pell mell rush with mail piles and crowded lobbies as cheese gifts dominate parcels. About 19 tons of cheese packages move daily, with 500 items per day to destinations, as staff unloads, sorts by state and city, and ships via conveyor and carts. Temporary workers join regular staff to handle growing parcel and greeting card volume amid cheaper rates and higher express costs.
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Roy Beach
Eugene Davis
Karl Mueller
Jerome Brennan
Richard Rupnow
Rev
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Leo F. Butts
Jacob A. Wyss
Herbert H. Goecks
Edwin H. Brunkow
Lee A. Jacobs
R. D. Trickel
George B. Erwin
Robert Spoerry
Duane Kundert
Robert J. Burkhard
Karl Bregenzer
Edwin L. Andereck
Sherman Dearth
Gerald Purcell
Bitterly Cold Night Ahead With Snow Threatens Wisconsin
Cold wave warnings extend across Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota as the weather bureau forecasts 3 to 5 inches of snow and temperatures dipping to as low as 15 below zero in northern Minnesota tonight. Five auto accidents in county with one injury highlight hazardous travel amid fog drizzle and freezing mist.
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Mississippiee
Lower Lakes
Weather Bureau
Howard J. Thompson
U. S
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Land O’ Lakes
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago
Robert Teuscher
Orangeville
Teuscher
Harley Dinges
Dinges
Roosevelt School
Badger Flying Service
Gladys Keister
Clarno
David Seeholzer
Monroe
J. D. Bechtoit
Browntown
Floyd Coplien
14Th Avenue
17 Street
13Th Street
20Th Avenue
Davis
Helen Altman
John Gertsch
Avenue
Gertsch
Right Winger CIO Leaders Elected After Bitter Union Battle
At the Wisconsin state CIO convention in Wausau right wingers swept top posts. Herman Steffes of Milwaukee won the presidency by acclamation, John Sorenson became secretary treasurer, and Malcolm Lloyd was named vice president. R J Thomas urged strong union support for Allis-Chalmers and J J Case strikes and condemned injunctions against labor.
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Herman Steffes
Milwaukee
Nash-Kelvinator
Seaman-body
Uaw-Cio
John Sorenson
Steel Workers
Malcolm Lloyd
UAW
LaCrosse
UAW International
R. J. Thomas
Detroit
Allis-Chalmers
J. J. Case
Thomas
International Union
Trade Labor Movement
Santa Claus Appears Thursday Night for Children Party
Santa Claus will personally appear at Monroe’s annual children’s Christmas party hosted by the Monroe chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha and the Chamber of Commerce retail bureau on the east side of the courthouse square Thursday at 7. Free gift packages for children 12 and under. The event features Christmas carols and band music and was moved from Monday to align with local church programs. Proceeds support the Green County chapter polio fund and a UW Symphony Orchestra benefit concert at Monroe High School at 8.
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Chamber of Commerce
Court House Square
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Green County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Estimate 25 Million Tons Coal Lost in Mine Strike
The solid fuels administration reports a 17 day bituminous coal mine shutdown caused about 25 million tons of lost production. Output fell to 11,760,000 tons in the three weeks ending Dec 7, vs a normal 37.0 million tons for that period, with 124 million tons weekly prior. Last spring’s two month strike had an estimated 90 million tons lost.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
Greatest City Tax Hike in Eight Years
The National Municipal League released a survey showing the largest tax-rate increase in eight years across American cities. The Detroit bureau and Volmer Fellows coauthored the report noting $52 per thousand valuation rise and a 5.3 percent jump in assessments from last year. Local government costs climb due to higher equipment prices and renewed public construction after the war, with property taxes bearing the largest share.
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New York
National Municipal League
Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research
Volmner
National Training School For Public Service
Russian Army Lieutenant Arrested in Berlin Subway Terror
The U S private marshal's office says a pistol wielding Russian lieutenant terrorized German civilians in a Berlin subway in the American sector last night while pursuing a thief who stole his suitcase. American MPs later found the suitcase in a German girl's lodgings, and she is being questioned.
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Berlin
U. SS
Four Navy Veterans Sail to West Indies on Utopia UW
Four navy veterans in their early twenties depart Baltimore on the 35 foot schooner Utopia UW to escape world turmoil. They plan a Florida inland waterway cruise and six months to a year in the West Indies with no captain aboard. Spokesman Brian B. Dunne Jr. says conditions may improve in a year and they are enjoying the voyage.
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Baltimore
West Indies
Utopia UW
Florida
Brian B. Dunne Jr
Pasadena
Calif
Army and Navy Seek More Funds Then Brace for Cuts
The army and navy officially request a 14 billion dollar share of the national budget but anticipate deep cuts next fiscal year. War department leaders urge ruthless trimming across all army branches as Truman's budget message nears final shaping for Congress.
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