Reverses 'Profit' Vote Weaker Control Measure Passed By Weary House
The stripped down economic controls bill extending wage price and other controls for one year passed the House in a 323 to 92 vote after a long session. The measure aims to align with a Senate eight month extension, with conference committee to iron out differences. The bill eases some controls and raises rents, while denying farm subsidies and slaughter quotas, provoking mixed reactions.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate-House
Senate
Eric Johnston
Michael V. DiSalle
Lawrence Smith
Rep
Cole
Rlias
Woman on Tractor Injured in Mishap Near Orfordville
Mrs. Lloyd Johnson age 26 of Brodhead sustained rib fractures head lacerations and possible brain injury when her tractor was rear ended by a car on highway 11 one mile west of Orfordville. Carl E. Schuetz age 16 of Brodhead driver of the car reported he was approaching from Orfordville and not hurt. Mrs. Johnson was treated at Stuessy clinic Brodhead and St. Clare hospital with condition reported satisfactory.
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Lloyd Johnson
Route 1
Brodhead
Highway
Orfordville
Carl E. Schuetz
Route 2
Rock County
Johnson
Stuessy Clinic
St. Clare Hospital
Minnesota
South Dakota
Twin Cities
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Minneapolis General Hospital
Weather Bureau
Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Anthony
Minneapolis
Terrence Malm
Watertown
S. D
A. W. Wagner
Altoona
Wis
Road Damage Suits Decisions Postponed
Judge Harold J. Lamboley of Green county court heard closing arguments in the Henry Elmer damage suit over the relocation of highway 69 north of Monroe and will render a decision later. He also heard the Henry E. Babler damage suit at the same session and said a ruling probably will be issued Monday.
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Harold J. Lamboley
Green County Court
Henry Elmer
Highway 69
Monroe
Henry E. Babler
Lamboley
French Newspaper Leaders Visit Monroe On 21 Day U S Tour
A 21 day tour by French newspaper editors arrived in Monroe from Footville for an informal dinner at Eugene Hotel with 50 attendees including local business and farm leaders. They will visit Monroe Clinic and St Clare hospital then observe local stores before Madison return. Louis Richerot remained in Madison due to illness.
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United States
Monroe
Footville
Eugene Hotel
Monroe Clinic
St. Clare Hospital
ECA
Madison
William Canary
Footville State Bank
Legion Hall
Louis Richerot
le Dauphine Libere
Grenoble
Plane Carrying 38 Missing Off Alaska
A Korean airlift DC-4 carrying three United Nations officials 28 American servicemen and seven crew disappeared over the Gulf of Alaska on a 1 348 mile leg from Vancouver to Anchorage. It was last heard from at 3 17 am CDT off Cape Spencer about 80 miles west of Juneau. The plane was about 500 miles from Anchorage and heading toward Whittier.
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Vancouver
B. C
United Nations
Gulf of Alaska
Anchorage
Alaska
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Korea
Cape Spencer
Juneau
Whittier
Reds Hold Lead Washington Says Frightening Air Power Edge
Erle Cocke American Legion national commander says Russia has a frightening air power edge over the United States that cannot be overcome before 1954. He warns of the strategic gap and urges increased military readiness and aviation development.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Erle Cocke
American Legion
U S Starts Probe of Agent Scheme
U S officials promise a prompt study into the case of Sam Mason a New Yorker accused by senators of bilking victims of thousands Mason testified that he drew about 195 a month in government pay for a WW I injury and that he collected about 88000 from five clients who paid up to 260000 each for promised leases on surplus government buildings and business contracts Mason said he gave much money to a mysterious Mr Bungart described as influential in Washington
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Samuel Mason
New York
Senate
Washington
Justice Department
Sam Mason
Mundt
R-Sd
Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mason
Veterans Administration
Bungart
Senate Approves Farm Aid Bill With New Funds
The Senate appropriations committee approved a farm bill providing 751 million dollars in new funds for agricultural programs. The measure increases loan authority to 262 million for rural electricity and farm ownership, raising total agriculture outlay to about 1.4 billion for the year starting July 1. Senator Russell notes a 10 percent personnel cut and an 8.2 million salary reduction as part of budget trimming.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Russell
D-Ga
Budget Bureau
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
June Foulds Wins Hard Way in 100 Yards
Birmingham crowds roared as June Foulds won the 100 yard sprint in a dramatic finish. Her running pants slipped at halfway, she blushed, and crossed the line with fists tight amid the jubilant spectators.
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Birmingham
Eng
June
Chinese Take Lead in Korea Armistice Talks Recess
Chinese negotiators assume a lead role at Kaesong as talks recess to July 25. Allies refuse agenda item on UN troop withdrawal, citing no need for a pause. UN commander Joy flies to Tokyo for briefing as talks stall over withdrawal condition. Army officials estimate about 500,000 Communist troops under arms on and off the front.
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Munsan
Korea
Red
China
Kaesong
United Nations
Nam I
C. Turner Joy
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Joy
L. C. Craige
Arleigh Burke
Eighth Army
Associated Press
Nate Polowetzky
U. N
United Nations Command
Condition of Petain Reported Worsening
Paris reports Henri Philippe Petain’s condition growing worse as his lawyer Jacques Isorni and family travel to Ile de Yeu where Petain is hospitalized. The 95 year old former leader is serving a life sentence for treason after being moved from prison to hospital.
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Paris
Henri Philippe Petain
France
Jacques Isorni
Petain
Ile de Yeu
Missouri and Mississippi Flood Crest Threatens St. Louis
Missouri river crest surges toward record levels as the Mississippi climbs to its highest point in 107 years near St. Louis. Kansas City suffers severe dike breaks while air force bases brace for flood duty and officials warn of potential water supply contamination.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi
Kansas City
Here
St. Loui
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Kansas
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Army
Illinois
Joseph M. Darst
City Health Department
P-80 Jet Flier Killed in Eglin Crash
A P-80 jet fighter crashed at Eglin Air Force Base Florida yesterday killing the pilot Captain Henry J Patmour age 29 of West Allis.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Public Information Office
Henry J. Patmour
West Allis
Monticello Postmaster Sees Montello Confusion as Light Hearted
Monticello postmaster Harry A Walters chuckles at Montello name change uproar while Monticello residents tout local charms including Lake Staedtler Sugar River and scenic river winding. Deer sightings and pheasant hunts mark the seasonal notices as Monticello bank assets top 2.6 million, edging Montello’s by a million with minor cent adjustment blamed on tourism.
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Monticello
Harry A. Walters
Montello
Arthur Escher
Green County
Monticel
Wolf River
Walters
Bank of
Butter Marts Close Steady at Weekend
Madison area butter markets showed unsettled trade yet closed steady this week per the state dairy report. Chicago 92 score butter traded around 66 to 67 cents per pound while cheddars moved 34 to 38 and Swiss cheese held near steady with top grades at 42 to 44 cents per pound.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture Dairy Review
Chicago
British Ban Trip By Atomic Expert
Britain cancels passports of a British atomic scientist and a foreign office official amid new security screening after the disappearance of two British diplomats two months earlier. The lecturer from University College London, Dr E H S Burhop, was said to plan a Moscow visit as part of a goodwill group seeking limited atomic control talks.
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London
Britain
Moscow
Foreign Office
E. H. S. Burhop
University College, London
Russia
Youth Escapes Injury As Truck Hits Tractor
Lee Patterson a 15 year old Brooklyn township youth was uninjured after being thrown from a tractor struck by a milk truck at 2 pm one quarter mile west of Dayton on highway 92. The two ton truck pulled out to pass the tractor and caught the rear wheel causing damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. The truck was driven by Homer Schwerin for Rodney Schwerin of Belleville and the tractor belonged to Parker Patterson, Lee’s father.
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Lee Patterson
Brooklyn Township
Dayton
Homer Schwerin
Rodney Schwerin
Belleville
Patterson
Parker Patterson
Champaign Man, 37, Charged in Janet Clark Death
A murder charge was filed today in Champaign against 37 year old Andrew Parmer also known as Pete Parmer for the stabbing death of Janet Clark a 17 year old high school senior yesterday.
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Champaign
Ill
Janet Clark
Andrew Parmer
Pete Parmer
Fun Day at Recreation Park Draws 125 Children and Eggs Race Highlight
More than 125 Monroe area children joined parade routes from Lincoln school to Recreation Park for a day of games and events led by Miss Carol Schindler and staff. The egg race featured 40 boys and 40 girls balancing eggs on spoons, with Burnett Robertson and Lena Davis among top finishers.
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Monroe and
Recreation Park
Lincoln School
Carol Schindler
Joe E. Miller
Kenneth Davis
Recreation Department
Kickapoo Valley Flood Drowns Farm Family Near Vernon County
A flash flood in Vernon county washed through the Kickapoo valley drowning Ernest Suiter 33 and his daughter Judy 4 in a farmyard. Sylvia Suiter and three other children remain missing as bridges and roads wash out, and Gov Kohler orders engineers and pontoon bridges to strike areas.
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Associated Press
Vernon County
Springville
Viroqua
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ernest Suiter
Judy
Suiter
Sylvia
Bernard Ammerman
Newton
Kohler
Camp McCoy
Kickapoo Valley
Monroe
Northwest
Blaze sweeps Farm at George Werth farm
Fire at the George Werth farm near Markesan destroyed two large barns three silos a hog house and a hay and grain store. Overheated motor on a silo drying machine started the blaze with damage estimated between 60000 and 75000 dollars.
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Markesan
George Werth
Guard unit delayed by washed out tracks near Minneapolis
Monroe's Company K and the medical platoon returning from two weeks of summer maneuvers at Camp Ripley Minnesota were delayed en route by washed out railroad tracks around the Minneapolis St Paul area. The troop train had been scheduled to arrive Madison at 5 15 a m and be bused to town by 8 30 a m but Green County police radio reported the train not due until 2 p m this afternoon. The trains left Camp Ripley last night.
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Monroe
Camp Ripley
Minn
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Madison
Green County
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