Capital Conference Deepens Atomic Mystery at Blair House
A secret two hour and thirty three minute meeting at Blair House brought President Truman together with top military, atomic, diplomatic and congressional leaders. The gathering prompted speculation on nuclear material sharing with Great Britain and raised questions about public disclosure and foreign relations.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Blair House
New York Times
Great Britain
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate
Mr. Truman
Eea
Ater
Barkley
Acheson
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Military Chiefs of Staff
House
Rayburn
Texas
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
McMahon
Dconn
Joint
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Vandenberg
Rmich
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Rep
Durham
D-Nc
Joint Committee
Cole
GOP House
David E. Lilienthal
Joseph Volpe Jr
Park board backs nine and a half acre land purchase
The park board plans to present a written recommendation to the city council to buy nine and a half acres, currently held by Grace Riemer via a 60 day option with Ches ter J. Goetz, near Recreation park. The board also rejects purchasing the Riemer house west of Monroe Country club.
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Park Board
Recreation Park
Chester J. Goetz
Grace Riemer
21St Street
Goetz
Riemer
Monroe Country Club
Lee Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
Frank A. Buehler
Green Bay Driver Hits Traffic Lights in Street Mishap
A Green Bay incident reports a truck striking two traffic lights on a main street. The police notes say the driver was operating "a little too close to the curb" leading to the collision.
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Green Bay
Official Requests Care in Water Use
Zenno A. Gorder, department superintendent, urged careful water use after a large diesel motor that pumps nearly all city water failed. He stressed pressures remain adequate due to electric power, and the water reserve is not threatened. Factory engineers were dispatched to restore the diesel.
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Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
Seasonal Eye and Ear Infections Rise in Monroe
Medical authorities in Monroe say eye and ear infections are a seasonal pattern tied to heat and pollen. An uptick in cases among both youngsters and adults is noted, with heat and allergies cited as main factors. The pool may contribute, though some patients had no pool exposure.
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Monroe
Czech Tennis Stars Refuse Prague Order and Stay in Switzerland
Jaroslav Drobny and Viladi mir Cernik refused a Czech government order to return to Prague and announced plans to remain in exile in Switzerland pursuing the Swiss international tournament. They pulled out yesterday after Prague barred their participation due to rivals from Germany and Spain competing. Drobny noted he weighed the action for a year while family ties in Czechoslovakia and Czech pressures from Bern were cited.
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Prague
Switzerland
Gstaad
Jaroslav Drobny
Viladimir Cernik
Czechoslovakia
United States
Drobny
Cernik
J H Scoville Dies At Brodhead Home
John Herbert Scoville aged 72 died at his Brodhead home after a five year illness. Born September 8 1876 in Spring Grove township he was married February 11 1897. Survived by widow son Harry sister Nellie Woodstock one grandson and one great granddaughter. Services Sunday at 2 30 pm at Everson Funeral Home with Rev S A Gutknecht officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday evening.
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Brodhead
John Herbert Scoville
Spring Grove Township
Amasa and
Henrietta Snyder Scoville
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Harry
Nellie Woodstock
Scoville
Everson Funeral
S. A. Gutknecht
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Suspect Admits Express Theft in St Louis and Williams Bay
Kenosha report says Louis Volz 37 Glenview Illinois admitted the railway express burglary in St Louis. Volz also told how he and Jesse Kil gore had ordered 2500 dollars worth of parcels in Chicago and had them sent COD to a fictitious Williams Bay address. They with a third man Jedd Smith burglarized the depot stealing packages and 1100 dollars in checks.
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Arthur Riley
Louis Volz
Glenview
Ill
Williams Bay
Riley
Volz
Jesse Kilgore
Georgia
Chicago
Jedd Smith
Looting Totals About $5,000 Across Three Milwaukee Sites
Burglars looted three Milwaukee locations last night. They used tear gas at Bliffert Fuel Co. and still took about $1,800. The King Brueger Chevrolet Co. suffered the largest loss with roughly $3,000 taken in cash.
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Milwaukee
Bliffert Fuel Co
King Brueger Chevrolet Co
Park Light Installation To Begin Monday At Recreation Park
The Richardson Electric Co. will start installing park lighting Monday after a phone update with T. E. Smith of General Electric Supply Corp. Missing parts are en route from Chicago and the 15 000 volt underground cable delay is under review. Poles will be hoisted and fixtures placed, raising hopes for a late softball season.
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Recreation Park
Richardson Electric Co
T. E. Smith
General Electric Supply Corp
Rockford
Smith
Chicago
Park Board
New Concrete Flows in Two More Forms
One panel of concrete remains to be poured on the south side of court house square. The curb slab was started shortly after 6 a m and completed by mid-morning. A second slab began after noon and the center section will take a full day to finish with bases for parking meter posts set. It will be poured Monday.
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Court House Square
William A. Vinton
Senate Sets Thursday Vote on North Atlantic Security Pact
The Senate voted to hold a 3 p.m. Thursday ballot on the North Atlantic security treaty after Democratic leader Senator Lucas secured agreement. Opponents led by Senator Donnell objected to an earlier vote. Leaders expect approval while rejecting a Taft Flanders plan to extend the Monroe Doctrine to Western Europe.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Donnell
Rmo
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Flanders
Vermont
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Mrs. Elmer P. Dedrick Dies in Brodhead at 70
Mrs. Elmer P. Dedrick 70 died at 2 a m in Brodhead after a yearlong illness. Born Clara Bell Randall June 7 1879 in Brodhead she married Elmer P. Dedrick March 6 1901. Survived by husband and brother Fred E Randall Portland Oregon. Funeral services tomorrow at Newcomer Funeral Home with Rev Robert Sachtsen officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call tonight.
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Brodhead
Elmer P. Dedrick
Clara Bell Randell
Dedrick
Charles A
Buenna Leslie Randall
Fred E. Randell
Portland
Ore
Presbyterian Church
WCTU
Eastern Star
Woman’s Study Club
Round Table Study Club
Friendly Farmerettes
Civics Club
Newcomer Funeral Home
Robert Sachtsen
Greenwood Cemetery
Funeral
Prague Catholics await red step against Beran
Archbishop Josef Beran remains confined in his palace as Prague and the Czechoslovak government press a crackdown on the church. Officials accuse bishops of insurrection and espionage while promoting a communist church group. Diplomats note a period of pressure and mounting charges as Slovakia resists repression.
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Prague
Beran
Josef Beran
Voice of America
Slovakia
St. Vitus
Brown Appointed To Supreme Court
Gov Rennebohm named Timothy Brown to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Wickham s death. Brown 60 will serve until 1953 and has past roles as pardon counsel and on the state Public Service Commission. He is a UW graduate and Harvard Law School alumnus.
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Madison
Rennebohm
Timothy Brown
Wisconsin State Supreme Court
Brown
John B. Wickham
Walter Goodland
State Public Service Commission
University of Wisconsin
Harvard
John E. Martin
Grover L. Broadfoot
Supreme Court
Michael B. Oldrich
Marshall L. Peterson
Monroe
Peterson
Justice Rosenberry
Housing Bill Signed by Truman Aims to Rebuild Cities
President Truman signed a long-range housing bill and said it would be put into operation quickly. The measure marks his first major victory in the fair deal program and equips the federal government with means to aid cities in clearing slums and rebuilding blighted areas. He promised immediate new appropriations to finance the program this year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Waitkus to Leave Hospital This Weekend
Chicago Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus will leave Billings Memorial hospital for home on Sunday after being shot by Ruth Steinhagen. Steinhagen, 19, was found insane and committed to Kane County state hospital.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Billings Memorial Hospital
Waitkus
Ruth Steinhagen
Kankakee State Hospital
Rockford Freeport Farmers to Vote on Milk Price Plan
Rockford and Freeport area dairy farmers in Winnebago and Stephenson counties will ballot next week on a federal milk handling order. The proposal would raise minimum prices for milk going into certain dairy products and ensure supplies stay within the Rockford Freeport market, requiring three fourths farmer approval.
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Rockford
Winnebago
Stephenson
Rockford-Freeport
Agriculture Department
Chicago Milk Marketing District
Dairymer
Chicago
Rockford-Freeport Area
Auto Union Backs Huge Strike Fund
The CIO unit of Auto Workers adopted a plan to raise a 10 million dollar strike fund by a weekly one dollar assessment for up to 12 weeks after a strike involving 50 000 or more workers. Funds would aid strikers and families or strike operations. Harold Cristofel and eight other ex Allis Chalmers local 248 officers had their expulsions upheld amid a grievance committee dispute.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Harold Christoffel
Allis Chalmers
Four Juda Boys Apologize for Summer Misconduct
Four Juda youngsters aged 6 to 10 apologized to local merchants after mischief during the summer. They followed the sheriff, pledged to enter stores only on legitimate business, and were found behind a truck which caught fire from their matches. Authorities say the boys drank beer stolen from a nearby tavern earlier in the week. parents agreed to cover truck damages and improve supervision.
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Sheriff's Department
Industry Strike Delayed as Firms Agree to Studies
President Truman won a temporary delay in the steel strike as U S Steel Bethlehem Republic and other firms accepted a 60 day study board. CIO President Murray hailed the avertED strike while some firms questioned the board's power under Taft Hartley.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
United Steel Workers
U. S._ Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
White House
Big Steel
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Murray
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Inland Steel Co
Youngstown
Clarence B. Randall
Inland
Cyrus S. Ching
Fairless
Ching
U. S. Conciliation Service
Mr. Truman
Ethan Ayers
Checks on U N Staff at New York City Headquarters
Attorney General Clark said the Justice Department is investigating about twenty U N staffers at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The disclosure highlighted a broad inquiry into security and compliance matters.
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U. N
Washington
Clark
United Nations
New York
Justice Department
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