State Legislature Convenes in First Session Tomorrow
The Wisconsin Legislature meets in Madison to start its 68th regular session facing heavy financing needs. Officials expect tax measures and restoration of highway revenues to general funds, with numerous controversial bills likely through May. Members organize, with veterans and newcomers alike taking seats and plans for room and board compensation underway.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Goodland
Arthur My
Senate
Conrad Shearer
R-Kenosha
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Secretary of State
Realestine
Marathon Court Clerk Held for Embezzlement
Leo Marauarus 58 deputy circuit court clerk of Marathon county pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was bound over to circuit court for trial He had served as deputy clerk for about 20 years The court ordered held in jail unable to furnish 4000 bail The theft amount believed to be about 2500 since 1943 and will be audited later by officials
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Neal F. Jones
Nave Loeffler
Marquardt
Jones
University head laments Big Nine football bowl craze
The University of Minnesota president told NCAA delegates that the Big Nine erred by succumbing to the football bowl craze. He noted the Western Conference signed a five year pact with the Pacific Coast Conference to send its champion to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl. The remarks illustrated growing concern over post season football alignments and revenue pressures.
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University of Minnesota
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Big Nine
Pacific Coast Conference
Pasadena
Calif
Board Rejects Case Strike Vote in Racine Unions
Milwaukee area WERB action denies ordering a vote on a back-to-work strike for Case Co employees. UAW-CIO Local 180 calls the move company inspired while a citizens committee refuses to back a vote, maintaining impartiality. Union counteroffers to the companys December proposal surface amid a 54 week strike.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Racine
Case Co
John E. Fitzgibbon
WERB
Milton Young
Fitzgibbon
Uaw-Cio
Milton la Pour
Citizens’ Committee
Young
Harvey Kitzman
Union Press
General Marshall Blames Extremists In China Crisis
General Marshall charged extremists on both sides in China’s civil conflict and urged leadership shift to liberal elements in the government and opposition parties. He warned Communist propaganda misleads Americans and Chinese, calling for a democratic restructuring under a new constitution and practical steps forward.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Truman
Marshall
Centennial Appleton Lawrence College Birthday Dinner
Celebrate Centennial Appleton Lawrence College will mark its 100th birth day on January 15 with a charter day dinner at the Masonic temple. Edwin N. West, alumni activities chairman, announced the event. The college charter was granted January 15, 1847, to Amos Lawrence of Boston and the Methodist church, co founders of the school.
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Appleton
Lawrence College
Masonic Temple
Edwin N. West
Amos Lawrence
Boston
Mass
Methodist ‘Church
Portal Pay Bills Aim to Curb Back Pay Suits in Congress
Congress considers two bills by Senators Wiley and Capehart to curb portal pay litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Wiley seeks to bar suits for time not spent on productive work and cap back pay while Capehart defines work and limits employer liability, with both measures aiming to shrink an influx of wage cases.
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Waenington— Ary — Registror
Congress
Senate
Gwynne
Lewa
House
Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Capehart
R-Ind
Supreme ‘Court
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Navy takes over eastern coal mine in West Virginia
The Navy assumes control of Fox Coal Co in Amorgamown West Virginia after the Mines Administration ousted owner Ralph A Fox for failing to pay royalties to the UMW welfare fund and to check off union dues. Captain R C Harding ordered Fox off the property amid government action linked to a prior UMW strike.
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The
Coal Mines’ Administration
Fox
UMW Welfare Fund
Mail- Just Wait Wil msin Tax Department Reports Mailing 1946 State Income Blanks
The Wisconsin department of taxation completed mailing 1946 state income blanks to over 850,000 individuals and about 15,000 corporations. Mailing ahead of usual assists those filing federal returns by Jan 1 to prepare state reports simultaneously. More than 70,000 blanks went to farmers. Taxable income for 1946 expected to set an all-time record due to high farmer incomes over $5,000 in 1946.
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Madison
Wilmsin Department of Taxas
Truman Address Pleases Dems and Conservatives Alike
President Truman’s state of the union message drew broad relief from Democrats as he charted a middle course for a Republican Congress. Liberals found it balanced and fair while conservatives praised its conciliatory tone and clear basis for bipartisanship. Senators Pepper George Lucas welcomed laws to curb strikes and protect bargaining, with Lucas calling it the strongest and most far reaching address yet.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pepper
D-Fla
George
D-Ga
Lucas
Honor System Works On Christmas Leaves
The state department of public welfare reported today that of 190 boys given Christmas leaves from the Waukesha industrial school, 184 returned on time as promised. Six were delayed or detained: three Indian boys were late, two others got into trouble and were detained, and one boy was ill and could not return. The department said the boys are placed on their honor to return and may visit parents at Christmas.
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Manisot
State Department of ‘Public Welfare
Waukesha Industrial School
Ihe
GOP Attitudes Shift as Truman Targets Legislation
Republicans in Congress say President Truman has adopted enough of their program to improve his legislative batting average. They praise moves on housing and health but oppose socialized medicine, favor private enterprise, and back expediting postwar policy changes. Varying views on veterans benefits and TVA river development show split signals as party lines hold on methods and scope.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Michener
R-Mich
House Judiciary Committee
Ure
House
Halleck
Ind
GOP
White House
Truman Cohan Restea
Truman May Ask For 37 Billions
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi, awaiting a New Orleans hospital operation, says he will whip the Senate until hell freezes over. He arrived from Washington and told a reporter he would not stop his fight.
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Jackson
Miss
Bilbo
New Orleans
States Senate
Washington
Republicans May Make Issue of Budget
Washington reports President Truman ready to submit a 37.0 billion dollar budget and resist tax cuts, conflicting with Rep Taber’s 29.5 billion estimate. Tax-cut plans from Rep Knutson face White House caution amid debates on debt retirement and wartime taxes. Expenditures near 41 billion with revenue just under that, guiding debt payment plans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Taber
New York
State of the Union
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress Wrestles Labor Problems
President Truman urged Congress to form a commission to devise tools preventing nationwide strikes in key industries without eroding freedoms. He warned that industrial peace may determine the U S future as wartime powers wind down. Taft opposes coercive limits, while labor leaders urge caution and reject punitive measures.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
United States
White House
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Hitler
Stalin
CIO
Philip Murray
Retail Gasoline Price Boost Moves Through Monroe
Gasoline prices rise by three tenths of a cent per gallon in Monroe with most dealers passing along a 20 percent freight-rate increase. Heating oils and naptha follow the rise as oil companies explain the higher costs affecting consumers.
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Monroe
Changes in Crop Insurance Need Farm Support
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged farmers, congressmen, and farm groups to back drastic changes in the crop insurance program to cut costs. He cited $70 million in underwriting losses since 1938 and urged shifting to a more businesslike system, criticizing the use of local AAA committees to solicit business and adjust losses.
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USDA
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Hope
R/Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Chicago
Congress
AAA
George B Colton Prominent Brodhead Farmer Dies at 84
George B Colton 84 prominent in Brodhead Green County farming died at his home in Brodhead after a long illness He was born August 26 1862 in Brodhead son of Rufus and Elizabeth Colton He married Etta Katherine Bigelow September 20 1893 in Sun Prairie They farmed in the Brodhead area until retiring Survivors include daughter Mrs James Allen and two grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at the New Comer funeral home with burial in Brodhead Greenwood cemetery.
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George Benjamin Colton
Brodhead
Green County
Geen Manibe
Rufus
Elizabeth Patton Colton
Etta Katherine Bigelow
Sun Prairie
James Allen
James Allen Jr
Doen
Ailend
Gon Seog
Mae Mitchell
Decatur Township
John
Newcomer Funeral Home
J. C. Robertson
New Glarus Man Injured In Auto Collision
New Glarus man suffered head bruises in an 7 am crash at the intersection near the New Glarus embroidery factory. Theodore Butler of Madison drove north on Highway 39 and collided with Tschudy of New Glarus driving west on village street. Butler escaped injury as both cars were badly damaged and slid into a light pole and a tree respectively. Slippery streets hindered the scene investigation by Green County highway police.
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Passenuay
New Glarus
Theodore Butler
Madson
Butler
Highway 39
Tschudy
Village Street
Madison
Green County Highway Police
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Ailis- Chalmers Manufacturing
Dewey
Mack Page
Walter S. Goodland
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Byrnes
Snyder
Clark
Forrestal
Krug
Harriman
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McCoy
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