Congress Seeks Full Fuchs Spy Story
Washington lawmakers pressed for full details on Klaus Fuchs, the German physicist accused of passing information to Soviet agents while working on wartime British atomic projects in Oak Ridge and Los Alamos. Prosecution witnesses told a London court he confessed to spying during 1943 to 1946. Senate figures, led by McMahon, seek specifics on what was stolen and shared, amid broader questions about the H-bomb cost and the investigation timeline.
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Washington
England
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
S. Atomic Energy Laboratories
Oak Ridge
United States
McMahon
Dconn
Senate House
Southern Wisconsin Education Association elects leaders in Madison
Donald F. McGibbon and R W Witt of Monroe high school were elected chairmen of the commercial and speech section committees at the 58th annual meeting in Madison. Gordon Wilson of Baraboo schools was elected president for 1950 51 with Gwendolyn Gibbs of Whitewater state teachers college as first vice president, James Luther of Delavan as second vice president, William Marsh of Madison Central high school as secretary, and Charles Door of Milton as treasurer. Executive committee members are Roger B Holtz Watertown Donald Morgan Randolph and Pat Dawson Janesville.
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Donald F. McGibbon
R W. Witt
Monroe High School
Southern Wisconsin Education Association
Madison
Gordon Wilson
Baraboo
Gwendolyn Gibbs
Whitewater State Teachers College
James Luther
Delavan
William Marsh
Madison Central High School
Charles Door
Milton
Roger B. Holtz
Watertown
Donald Morgan
Randolph
Pat Dawson
Janesville
McCarthy cites 207 Reds in State Department list
Senator McCarthy toured the nation denouncing communists in the State Department while withholding names. He claimed a complete list of 207 "bad risks" still serving and offered to reveal "57 card carrying communists" to Secretary Acheson under conditions. Washington officials denied the presence of known communists.
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Salt Lake City
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Acheson
Washington
Lincoln White
Wisconsin
King
W. Va
Denver
White
Albert Keesey Dies At Brodhead Home
Albert Keesey 83 died last night at the Coplien nursing home from old age complications. Born January 26 1867 in Spring Valley township he never married and lived near Brodhead. He leaves three brothers Andrew Edward both of Orfordville and Henry of Bagley Wis a sister Miss Sarah Keesey Brodhead and several nieces and nephews. Services Monday 2 pm at Everson funeral home Brodhead with Rev Leon Holm officiating burial in Orfordville Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
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Brodhead
Albert Keesey
Coplien
Mr. Keesey
Spring Valley Township
Ole
Carrie Stugarten Keesey
Andrew
Edward
Orfordville
Henry
Bagley
Wis
Sarah Keesey
Everson Funeral Home
Leon Holm
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Kesey
Orfordville Lutheran Cemetery
Regents Approve Child Study Center Plan at UW
The University of Wisconsin board of regents approved a plan to establish a university wide child development center. The center will coordinate teaching research and public service and act as a communication hub for sharing information and resources across schools and units.
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Univerity of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Weather turns warm with clouds rolling back tomorrow
Muddy sidewalks showed meltwater as temperatures dipped to 27 at 1 p.m. Clouds are forecast to move in again, lifting readings to the low 30s. A cold, wet front blankets large parts of the nation with floods in middle Tennessee and wintry conditions in the northern Great Plains, upper Mississippi Valley and northern New England.
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Middle Tennessee
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
New England
Safecracking Career Futile at Eau Claire
Local burglars failed to crack safes in Eau Claire causing no loss. They forced a door at Consumers cooperative center but triggered tear gas and departed empty handed. Earlier a Bark River Bridge and Culvert Co. safe was tampered with but its contents were only company books.
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Eau Claire
Consumers Co-Operative
Bark River Bridge
British Admiral Escapes Attack in London Suburb
Rear Admiral Eric Longley-Cook, director of British naval intelligence, was unhurt when gunmen fired two shots from a moving car at him near Uxbridge and Acton, prompting a large police search as Britain tightens security after Klaus Fuchs spying revelations. A second bullet narrowly missed Lord Moynihan nearby.
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London
British Naval Intelligence
Eric Longley-Cook
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Attlee
Longley-Cook
Naval Intelligence
Uxbridge
Acton
Lord Moynihan
Liberal Party
Moynihan
Epping Forest
Northold Airport
Home Show Set For April 11 13
The chamber of commerce will stage its annual Home and Food show from April 11 to 13 in Turner hall with Robert C. Dunn as general chairman. Committee heads will select aides for booth arrangements Royce Zum Brunnen advertising Carl V. Briggs entertainment Edward C. Einbeck prizes Dean Peterson decorations Sebastian Laeser Jr. The chamber also tentatively set Farmers night for March 29 with Harry J. Bellahan as general chairman.
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Chamber of Commerce
Turner Hall
Robert C. Dunn
Royce Zum Brunnen
Carl V. Briggs
Edward C. Einbeck
Dean Peterson
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Chamber
Harry J. Bellahan
Daring rescue of ten airmen from Yukon mountain crash
An Air Force C-47 crash landed on a 7000 foot Yukon peak four days ago. Nine of ten airmen were brought to safety last night as the final survivor was scheduled to be flown in today after three days in sub zero conditions.
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Yukon
Here
Housing Survey Committee Seeks Data on State Act
Monroe housing investigation committee named Howard P. Olsen chairman with R. W. Prien as secretary and treasurer. Other members include Rudolph P. Reg er R. W. Blaha and Robert C. Dunn. The group aims to assess if the state housing law fits Monroe needs and to explore bond issues and veteran home purchases under the act.
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Housing Survey Committee
Monroe
Howard P. Olsen
R. W. Prien
Rudolph P. Reger
R. W. Blaha
Robert C. Dunn
Olsen
Gordon E. Huseby
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Harrison L. Garner
Huseby
Garner
Madison
Four Cars Crash On Icy Highways
Green county roads were slick last night leading to four traffic incidents in ninety minutes. A stolen car involved in a pole crash near Juta left the highway, injuring its driver and two youths in custody. Other collisions occurred near Monroe and Monticello, with damage to vehicles and a missing Larson driver. Nine people were feared dead in French Alpine snow slides, with coal miners also reported killed this week.
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Green County
Freeport
Florida
Monroe
Schneider Farm
Juta
Robert Charles Mutchler
Leland Wallis
Annecy
France
Alpe D’huez
Nimble Nonsense in British Election Campaign
The article notes dry British humor fueling debates before the February 23 vote. Churchill mocks official language with "accommodation unit" riffs and Bevan faces hecklers, while Morrison demonstrates quick retorts in Reading, quipping about empty bellies and voices.
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London
Isles
Winston
Churchill
Cardiff
George A Michael of Old Cadiz Family Turns 91 at Browntown
George Addison Michael of Cadiz township, longtime rural mail carrier on route 2, is nearing age 91. A violinist, he and his late first wife led Michael’s Orchestra at area dances. He married Josephine Clark in 1935. she is partly disabled after a 1924 injury. He remains active, visiting the post office daily and fishing in summer.
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George Addison Michael
Cadiz Township
George
Jency Bridges Michael
Mr. Michael
Skinner Creek
Bechtolt
Cadiz
George Addison
Michael
Carrie Divan
Josephine Clark
Waupaca
Mrs Hendrickson To Head Fund Drive In Monroe
Mrs Hendrickson takes the Red Cross fund drive chair in Monroe with a $7,800 county goal. First woman to head the drive in years, she is publicity chairman for the local chapter’s home nursing program and a former Red Cross nurse aide. Special gifts chair Brooks Dunwiddie repeats in that role as plans include house to house canvassing and donation booths in banks and the post office.
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Robert H. Hendrexson
14Th Avenue
Red Cross
R. W. Blaha
Monroe
Hendrickson
Doris Miller
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Sth Street
Nine Aboard Plane Missing Over Gulf In Navy Search
The Navy announced a PBM seaplane with nine aboard has been missing since 3 p m yesterday. It radioed from about 200 miles east southeast of Corpus Christi and 90 miles southeast of Galveston. The aircraft had roughly 14 hours of fuel after departing the naval air station at 1 p.m. yesterday.
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Corpus Cus
Theavy
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Navy
Naval Air Station
Veteran Doctor Dies in DeForest at 78
Dr. Edward P. Carlton 78 a country physician for 48 years died at his DeForest home after a long illness Born in Milwaukee he was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern University
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Edward P. Carlton
Milwaukee
Carlton
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Airliner Door Opens Sucks Steward From Plane Over Long Island
A Pan American World Airways steward, John Harris, 28, was pulled through an accidentally open door at 8,000 feet over Long Island as the pressurized cabin winged through darkness. A search for his body was begun.
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New York
Long Island
John Harris
Pan American World Airways
Transocean
Crewman Saved by Grab After Door Opens in Flight
A crewman was swept from an Eastern airliner over Tampa Bay at 2 000 feet but grabbed the door frame and held on until landing. Flight attendant Marc Fisher Galati was rushed to a hospital. The door blew open again at about 200 miles per hour. Harris was swept into space. Passengers reported a gust of wind and crewmen struggled to close the door. The flight from London to New York landed safely with no further incidents.
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St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay
Harris
Anna Karsicek
Mrs. Krajicek
St.James
Long Island
N. Y
London
New York International Airport
John T. Dolan
Huntington
Pinkie found in Appleton after five year search
Japanese youth Taguchi once seeking the American GI nicknamed Pinkie is identified as Orville Pohlman a civilian railroad section hand in Appleton. Pohlman, in his late twenties, married with two children, befriended Taguchi in Yokohama after Japan's surrender. The discovery was reported by Norman Cousins of Saturday Review of Literature.
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Guchi
Pinkie
Orville Pohlman
Taguchi
Yokohama
Japan
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
Wisconsin bids to add 6500 seats at Camp Randall
The University of Wisconsin invited bids today for a stadium expansion at Camp Randall adding 6,500 concrete seats. Plans cover the north, southwest and northwest corners of the stadium.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Camp Randall
President Acts As Board Points To Crisis in Fuel
President Truman orders a 10 day coal strike stop and a hearing on an 80 day Taft Hartley injunction set for Feb 20. John L Lewis and United Mine Workers face courts serving orders as miners refuse to work, vowing to stay out despite government action.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Worker District
John S. Lewis
Washington
Truman
Taft-Hartley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Coa
Lewis
U.S
UMW
Richmond
Keech
Mr. Truman
David L. Cole
John T. Dunlop
W. Willard Wirtz
Reech
Justice Department
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
West Salem Teen Wins Wisconsin Cherry Pie Title
Donna Mae Knudson, 17, of West Salem captured Wisconsin’s champion cherry pie baker title. She will represent the state in the national cherry pie contest in Chicago on February 21, with LaCrosse county Miss to present a pie to President Truman. finalists included Audrey Watrud of Blanchardville.
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West Salem
Ilwaukee
Billy Boy
Donna Mae Knudson
Wisconsin
LaCrosse County
Chicago
Truman
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Jefferson Township
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