Labor Repeal Act Would Free Strikes
Washington reports the administration asks Congress to repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner era protections with improvements. Tobin to explain the measure as it seeks to bar most court injunctions and curb secondary boycotts while adding a 30 day cooling off period and emergency fact finding.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Tobin
NLRB
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Senate Committee
Federal Conciliation Service
Labor Department
United States
Creaking White House Repair Costs To Soar Near Six Million
Washington officials say repair costs for the White House may reach about $6,000,000 instead of the prior $1,000,000 estimate. Public Building Administration official W. E. Reynolds notes many hidden defects and warns the structure could have collapsed. He cites remodeling costs at two to three times replacement costs and provides historical context from Esther Singleton's account.
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White House
Washington
W. E. Reynolds
Public Building Administration
Reynolds
Esther Singleton
Executive Mansion
City officials to confer with Chicago law firm on bonds
Four city officials will travel to Chicago to confer with Chapman and Cutler attorneys on water and sewage bond issues. They plan to review a $225000 revenue bond for water department improvements and discuss selling $200000 of municipal sewage bonds with potential bid advertisements soon.
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Chicago
Chapman and Cutler
Arthur C. Benkett
Henry Tschudy
Zenno A. Gorder
Water Department
John A. Becker
Board of Water Commissioners
Monroe
Benkert
Heart Attack Fatal To Earl Baughman
Earl Baughman 60 of Wisconsin Rapids former Monroe resident died yesterday after noon from a heart attack. Born in 1889 to Mathias and Nellie Baughman he is survived by his widow Lillie Krueger Baughman a daughter Mrs Louis Kolstran and four grandchildren all of Wisconsin Rapids and four sisters in the area. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Earl Baughman
Wisconsin Rapids
Monroe
Mr Baughman
Mathias
Nellie Ellen Holland Baughman
Lillie Krueger Baughman
Louis Kolstran
Jesse Heinzelman
Theodore Stoll
Minnie Wells
Albert Easler
Stoker Dies 100 Hurt In Gas Plant Explosion
A large explosion at a gas company mixing plant in Chicago injures 100 or more and collapses a roof. John Huchro, 62, a stoker, dies from his injuries. Fifteen workers suffered burns cuts and bruises in the southwest side plant disaster.
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Stoker
Chicago
John Huchro
People’s Gas Light and Coke Co
Chicago landlords join rental revolt in mass eviction plan
About 750 Chicago landlords owning roughly 98 000 rental units voted to withdraw properties from the retail market to oppose federal rent controls. They urged immediate evictions with March 31 as the effective date, while officials warned mass removals violate law and could lead to contempt charges.
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Chicago
Tulsa
Okla
Edward S. Scheffler
Municipal Court
William Schmidt
Property Owners’ Association of America
Plan
Kansas City
Washington
Jack A. Rosen
Chicago Tenants Federation
Illinois
Scott Lucas
Paul Douglas
Congress
Bartender Receives 1948 Cadillac Cabriolet Gift
In New York the Stork club bartender Bartender Thomas Fioretti received a shiny 1948 Cadillac Cabriolet from an unnamed automobile dealer as a gift after four and a half years of favors. Fioretti helped with hotel reservations during visits to New York.
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New York
Thomas Fioretti
Fioretti
Lineman Dies of Heart Attack Repairing Sleet Damage
Herman W. Harnack a 44 year old lineman for the rural electrification administration died atop a pole in Janesville while repairing storm damage. Fellow workers saw him slump into his safety belt and officials said the death was due to a heart attack, not contact with energized lines.
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Janesville
Herman W. Harnack
Rural Electrification Administration
Harnack
REA
Sub-Zero Blaze Ravages Bolender 14-Room Home
Firemen battled a stubborn blaze in the Edna Bolender house at 2103 lth street in sub freezing weather. The kitchen and store room were consumed and roof structural timbers hampered access as crews fought through dense smoke and ice coated gear. No immediate word on family mementos saved.
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Edna Bolender
Lth
John Bolender
Miss Bolender
Adolph A. Ambrose
Norbert E. Durgin
Ambrose
Durgin
First National Bank
Severe cold grips Wisconsin as temperatures plummet
The mercury fell to 14 below zero by 8 a.m. in Wisconsin, the lowest mark of the year, with Superior at 20 below Milwaukee and Madison also very cold. The region faced outages, sleet, and blocked roads as Monticello schools closed and three State Line basketball games were postponed. County warden Norman Hicks urged residents to report isolated pheasants without feed so they can be fed.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Madison
Milwaukee
Green County
United Telephone Co
Monticello
State Line
Norman Hicks
Red Trial Judge Receives Threatening Letters
In New York the conspiracy trial of 11 U S communists showed a new twist as nearly all principals received threatening letters. Federal Judge Harold R Medina disclosed the mail threats in court and adjourned the trial until Monday. Defense attorney Harry Sacher and others claimed they had also been threatened.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Harry Sacher
Butter Plant Sold. Buttermaking to End at Lakeshire Marty
Lakeshire Marty division of Borden Co transfers its creamery operations to Freeport Dairy Products Co. The plant on 17th Avenue will cease buttermaking by February . Freeport will keep the Dutch Maid brand using wrappers and supplies from the Lakeshire Marty facility.
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Lakeshire-Marty
Borden Co
Freeport Dairy Products Co
17Th Avenue
J. Ray Kubly
Carl Marty and Co
Freeport
Lakeshire Marty
Power Outage Strands Orangeville in Sleet Storm
Orangeville, Stephenson county, 400 residents face prolonged hardship as power and water fail after Thursday night sleet. Power loss since 3 a.m. leaves homes without heat. water pressure drops, booster tanks filled from a creek, and fire lines extended. Telephone to Monroe down, but Freeport line operates. Outside 14 below, candles lit, heat scarce. no school, one restaurant closed. Restoration not expected before late Sunday due to ice-laden lines.
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Orangeville
Stephenson County
Monroe
Freeport
Stockton
Lena
Council of Europe Formed by Nations
London reports a new council of Europe formed by five western European democracies to unite Europe postwar. Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg will host Strasbourg headquarters with invitations to Italy and others. A committee of ministers will meet in secret while an advisory assembly will meet publicly as steps toward a potential future single European parliament.
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London
Council of Europe
European Union
Council
Strasbourg
France
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Carlo Sforza
Permanent Commission of the Five Powers
Western European Union
Railroads and Unions Move Toward Settlement Talks
Chicago representatives of the railroads and 16 non operating unions planned further wage hour talks with favorable prospects for a settlement. Unions representing about 1 000 000 workers could strike if talks fail. In Washington, President Truman set an emergency fact finding board to study the dispute involving 25 000 engineers on 15 western railroads to avert a strike for 60 days.
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Chicago
Carriers’ Committee
Washington
Truman
Western
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Citizens file petitions for city manager government change
Petitions with about 450 signatures were filed with City Clerk G S Soseman to push Monroe’s switch to a city manager form or to send the issue to voters. Rodney O Kittelsen led the filing for the Citizens Committee on City Manager Government as workers completed distribution. Antigo meanwhile considers a similar action as its three commissioners now earn $200 yearly and would become full time after the next census.
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Monroe
G. S. Soseman
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Citizens Committee On City Manager
Antigo
Antigo Journal
Dance Will Climax Polio Fund Appeal
Green county paralysis fund drive nears its end with the March of Dimes ball at Turner hall tomorrow night at 9 p m. W Howard Smith reports $3080 raised of a $6450 goal as Les Hartmann and his Corn Huskers play Waterloo Iowa. Julius Hofer says hall use is donated and final tallies will be made Monday with coin collection pickups downtown.
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Green County Paralysis Fund
Turner Hall
W. Howard Smith
Drive
Les Hartmann
Corn Huskers
Waterloo
Laverne Gallitz
March of Dimes
Julius Hofer
Polio Case Brought To Freeport Hospital
Leland George Wise, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Wise of Rock City, was brought to St Francis hospital Thursday after polio diagnosis. His father teaches at Davis School. The isolation ward was closed and nurses released November 24 after the last polio patients were moved to Deaconess hospital convalescent ward.
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Freeport
Leland George Wise
Glen Wise
Rock City
St. Francis Hospital
Davis
Deaconess Hospital
Soviet White Paper Claims Two Allies Plan To Rule World
Moscow reports a Soviet foreign ministry white paper accuses Britain and the United States of plotting world domination through the North Atlantic pact. It says the Western European union is a link in a broader Anglo American plan and warns of potential charges before the United Nations. The document discusses regional pacts and calls for a united Europe and a new defense framework led by the U.S. and Britain.
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Moscow
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Indonesia
New Delhi
Western European Union
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Council of Europe
Europe
Truman
Congress
Canada
Armstrong to Speak at Green County Rural Youth Rally
Chief George Armstrong of the Green County Highway Police will be guest speaker at a Green County rural youth meeting at the Normal School Monday at 8 p.m. A farm safety film titled Miracle Paradise Valley will be shown and a square dance led by Jack Frost. Roll call asks for names of the group. Committee members are Nathan Keegan Selma Steiner and Frieda Durtschi.
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George Armstrong
Green County Highway Police
Green County
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Calif
Oakland
United Bloc
Freeport Hospital
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