Free Aid Dangers Aired by Watson at Monroe Dinner
State superintendent George E. Watson warned Monroe Education Association members that free aid rules push some districts to expand unnecessarily. He outlined four key law provisions and stressed pupil teacher ratios, facilities, and modern programs for integrated districts. Madison victim Knute Anderson, 75, died Jan 19 from a pedestrian collision, the year's first Madison traffic fatality.
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George E. Watson
Monroe Education Association
Watson
State Department of Public Instruction
State Department of Instruction
State Department
Sid
Monroes
Madisons
Wauwa' Tosa
Werner
W. Blum
Alan Prisk
Ben Plaser
Jack Andereck
Rudolf Maurer
Madison
Knute Anderson
Polio Drive Lags as Six Days Remain in Green County
The March of Dimes campaign in Green County reports slow progress toward a $10,000 quota with under $1,000 raised six days before the deadline. Local chairmen describe responses as fair while noting the ongoing need for funds for polio services.
Water main breaks on 13th Street and 25th Avenue
Water department crews repaired a six inch water main break at 13th Street and 25th Avenue after a morning discovery of a water pool. Superintendent Z A Gorder cited rapid temperature changes as the likely cause. Crews locate the break under pavement and will use a sleeve repair that can, in some cases, avoid shutting off water.
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Water Department
13Th Street
25Th Avenue
Z. A. Gorder
Two State Men Get Dairy Council Posts
The National Dairy Council, at its thirty fifth annual meeting, elected five new directors George F. Christians Jr. of Johnson Creek Wisconsin K M Rover of Mayville Wisconsin J Duane Dungan of Indianapolis Lynn F Jennings of Cleveland and George D Scott of Detroit. The meeting will close tomorrow with other officers to be elected later today.
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The
National Dairy Council
George F. Christians Jr
Johnson Creek
Wis
K._M. Rover
Mayville
J. Duane Dungan
Indianapolis
Lynn F. Jennings
Cleveland
George D. Scott
Detroit
Wallace Denies Link to Uranium Shipments
Wallace testifies before the House American Activities Committee denying any involvement in wartime uranium shipments to Russia. He states he did not know about Russian licenses and clarifies BEW and Manhattan District roles while Groves’ testimony is cited regarding withheld wartime reports.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Wallace
House
American Activities Committee
Fulton Lewis Jr
Manhattan
Army
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
House Committee
United States
Leslie R. Groves
Groves
Senators To Hear Navy Chief's Story
Sen Tydings plus Knowland push to call Secretary of the Navy Matthews before the Senate Armed Services Committee next week to question him about Admiral Denfeld and the denial of a second term. McCarthy and McCarthy allies criticize Matthews for his testimony and debate impeachment talks surface.
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Washington
Chassian Tydings
D-Md
Navy
Matthews
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis Dent
Eld
Sen
Knowland
Rdalif
Secreta Matthews
Tydings
McCarthy
R-Wis
Denfeld
Naval Operations
Senate
Wisconsin Cheese Market Steady as Demand Holds Firm
Madison reports the Federal State market news service notes Wisconsin American cheese market steady to firm. Trade remains about steady with good demand. Selling prices and state assembly points show daisy type at 33 to 34 percent, longhorns at 34 to 35, square prints at 34 to 35, mid gets 35 to 37.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Industry Extends Offer to Negotiate Coal Pact with Lewis
The soft coal industry renewed its offer to John L. Lewis to negotiate a new contract, citing workers lacking cars and a coal shortage. President Truman said he is working hard for results, as Senator Kilgore reported suffering in West Virginia. The industry seeks a pact till 1952 with no wage increases, a no strike pledge, and limits on memorial strikes, while keeping royalties at 20 cents per ton. More miners walked off as strikes spread across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, threatening the economy.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
White House
Truman
Senator Kilgore
D-W. Va
D-W. Va). He Told Reporters He Had Advised Mr. Truman
Lewis
James Rovd
Bureau of Mines
Senate Labor Committee
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
CIO Denies Steel Raises Justified
Washington reports a CIO steel workers spokesman accusing steel firms of misrepresentations to justify last month's 4 a ton price rise. He argues profits cited by J L and dividend levels misstate costs, as Oliver Corp notes a 7.8 percent rise in steel bills and rising labor costs.
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Washington ( P
CIO Steel Workers
Otis Brubaker
Senate-House Economic Committee
Brubaker
Tones and Laughlin
J. L
Alva W. Phelps
Oliver Corp
Chicago
Oliver
Hoover Seeks More FBI Agents to Fight Internal Spies
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the House appropriation committee that postwar security work exceeds wartime peaks. He urged enlarging the force as internal security cases rise while defending wiretapping as a needed modern tool despite criticism.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Watson B. Miller
United States
W. F. Kelly
Canada
Iaw
Chamber Warns Against Believing in Easy Sales Talk
Monro e chamber of commerce held its annual dinner with about 300 attendees in the high school gym. Arthur H. Brayton of Des Moines challenged leaders to master the community story and practice consistent public relations, warning against taking any advantages for granted. An unscheduled feature was Jeanine Zumbach, a polio survivor, guest of the March of Dimes fund, brought by Green County infantile paralysis committee.
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Carl V. Briggs
Green County
R. W. Blaha
Sherman Hodgson
L. M. Johnson
Victor Heuer
Leland L. Lamboley
June Albert
Harold J
Blum
Otto P. Boelter
Paralysis Fund
Turner Hall
Don Voegeli
Jeanine Zumbach
Brodhead
Margaret Zumbach
Madison
Brodhead School
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Arthur H. Brayton
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Floyd A. Davis
Brayton
Voico
Teanine
Green County Highways Police
Green County Infantile Paralysis Fund Committee
Carl V. Brives
Peterson Delays Decision on Race for Wisconsin Court
Monroe attorney Marshall L. Peterson said he had not decided whether to run for the Wisconsin state supreme court this spring. Filing opened today and he would wait until February 3 to decide, with a primary by March 7 if three or more candidacies exist and final contest on April 4. The seat being contested is Justice John E. Martin’s, appointed in 1948 to fill an unfinished term. Peterson previously ran unsuccessfully for the post last spring.
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Marshall L. Peterson
Monroe
Wisconsin
jJohn E. Martin
Chester A. Fowler
Peterson
Marvin Rosenberry
Edward J. Gehl
West Bend
Acheson Defends Hiss as Attack Mounts on Policy
Secretary of State Acheson refuses to turn his back on Alger Hiss, drawing sharp rebukes from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. Senator Mundt led a three hour attack while McCarthy questioned if Acheson shields other communists. Hiss faces a five year sentence for perjury amid efforts to prove his innocence.
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Washington
Acheson
Capitol
Alger Hiss
Judd
R-Minn
House
Rep
Rich
Joe Staline
Cox
D-Gn
Roosevelt - Truman
Mundt
R-Sd
Hiss
Senate
State Department
Dean Acheson
McCarthy
R-Wis
Secretary of State
Farms May Be Shifted Between School Districts
Wisconsin Attorney General Fairchild ruled that a county school committee may transfer a single farm from one district to another. The opinion was sought by Green Lake County District Attorney D L McMonigal. In a separate ruling Fairchild stated a student with only a Wisconsin-relative to support cannot claim Wisconsin residency for tuition purposes. a year of residency by the student’s parents is required.
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Madison
Fairchild
Dist. Atty
D. L. McMonigal
Green Lake County
Wisconsin
Widespread Ice Damage Knocks Out Power Across Counties
Severe cold and ice snapped power and telephone lines across Monroe Green Lafayette and adjacent areas. Linemen from Wisconsin Power and Light plus crews from Mineral Point and Janesville labored around the clock to restore service amid downed lines and flooded roads.
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Monroe
Green County
Wisconsin Power d Light Co
Mineral Point
Janesville
Galena
REA
Lafayette County
Lancaster
Darlington
Pecatonica
Legler Flats
Moncello
Albany
Norwegian Bridge
Burev Flats
Skinner Creek
Juda Creek
Browntown
Twin Grove
Juda
Grator
Eau Claire
Land O'Lakes
W. S. MacDonald
Wisconsin Power and Light
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Green Bay Packers
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Packers
MEA
Dairy Council
John W. Tramburg
District of Columbia
CIO
Kelly
Immigration Service
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Seoul
South Korea
National Assembly Today
New York
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