Berlin Faces Police Power Clash as Reds Challenge City
Communists in Berlin directly challenge the socialist city government over police control. Paul Markgraf refuses to yield his post at central HQ, while Johannes Stumm is appointed successor. Western allies discuss a possible central Berlin HQ as the blockades and tensions rise.
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Berlin
Paul Markgraf
Markgraf
Johannes Stumm
Stumm
Frankfurt
Germany
London
United States
Britain
France
Gen. Kotikov
Equipment Test Triggers False Fire Alarm Siren
A false fire alarm was set off during an equipment test at 7:19 last night. Fire department personnel tested phone connections at alarm boxes and caused one siren blast before halting it.
Milk Famine Warned If Cattle Numbers Drop
Bryce Landt of Wisconsin Dells, spokesman for the American Dairy Association, warned that the nation faces a milk famine unless more dairy cows are kept. He noted a drop from one cow per four people to one per six and blamed high dairy costs versus cattle values. rationing and milk control won’t solve it, dairy prices must align with wages.
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Madison
America
Bryce Landt
Wisconsin Dells
Landt
American Dairy Association
Only One Contest In County Elections
Little political activity may be expected locally in the fall primaries as filing closes this afternoon. The only contest assured is Harry A. Keegan against R. H. Schoonover for Green County assemblyman. Schoonover, the incumbent, previously defeated Keegan for the post. Emanuel G. Stauffacher seeks re election as treasurer and Herman Stuessy for coroner.
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Court House
Harry A. Keegan
R. H. Schoonover
Green County
Schoonover
Keegan
Emanuel G. Stauffacher
Herman Stuessy
Fryer Brothers Stricken With Polio Near Orangeville
The Fryer brothers, Ralph 17 and Donald 14, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fryer, three miles east of Orangeville, are hospitalized at St. Francis in Freeport with polio. Doctors report the cases as slight with no paralysis, hot pack treatments underway.
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Orangeville
Fryer
Marvin Fryer
St. Francis
Freeport
Ralph
Donald
Anti-Polio Spraying In City Under Way
Green county NFIP chapter conducts second day of city wide spraying using concentrated DDT to curb fly borne polio carriers. Leland Lamboley notes past spraying reduced fly population. after Monroe, similar efforts will reach Monticello Albany Brodhead Browntown and Juba. 1948 program ends with county schools.
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Green County
National Foundation For
Leland Lamboley
Monroe
Monticello
Albany
Brodhead
Browntown
Juba
Brown Purse Stolen From Wash Room Reported
Miss Imelda Walters of Veterans Housing Unit No 5 Burgess Battery Co reported a brown leather billfold with $40.12 and a diamond ring missing from a wash room near a sink after the day shift ended yesterday afternoon.
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Imelda Walters
Veterans Housing Project
Fair Warmth Forecast for Wisconsin Ahead
Weatherman predicts fair skies and rising temperatures across Green County and the state with little change through tomorrow. Tonight will be cooler with tomorrow expected to be fair and warmer. Monroe reported a scattered shower of .04 inches at 9 30 last night.
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Green County
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Monroe
Green County Fair Opens Thursday After Long Wait
The 94th Green County Fair in Wisconsin begins Thursday with a full four days of events. Highlights include junior and open class judging in multiple divisions, harness races, dances, concerts, and the traditional livestock parades and shows.
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Wisconsin
Monroe High School
Dance Pavilion
Albany Elderly Resident Mrs Gothompson Dies at 92
Mary Gothompson 92, longtime Albany resident, died at the Frank Steindorf home after months bedfast following April and July 1947 fractures. Survived by brother William Martin. husband Sever Gothompson died 1923. Last rites set for Thursday at Sharer funeral home with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Albany
Mary Gothompson
Frank Steindorf
Gothompson
St. Clare Hospital
Mary Martin
Michael
Margaret Martin
Sever Gothompson
Sharer Funeral
A. B. Nimz
Lancaster
Hillcrest Cemetery
Guests Registering For League Meeting In Turner Hall
Registration opened this afternoon in Turner hall for a district conference of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Village and city officials from southern Wisconsin will gather to discuss various phases of municipal government during the afternoon session and the evening meeting.
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Turner Hall
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Wisconsin
Premier Marie Pushes Rapid Confidence Vote in France
Paris reports Premier Andre Marie plans a swift confidence vote for his new cabinet to counter attacks from both the extreme left and right. His government, presented to President Vincent Auriol, excludes communists and De Gaulle followers and backs western alliance causes.
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Paris
Andre Marie
Marie
Vincent Auriol
Charles de Gaulle
Maine
Paul Reynaud
Finance Ministry
Reynaud
Grain Market Silent As Inflation Debate Rages
The grain market remains quiet while other sectors rise with inflation. Corn and oats futures fall to year lows on the Chicago Board of Trade, wheat near February levels, aided by price support loans. traders note no recovery since the mid winter break and expect policy talks to leave grain prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Truman
Congress
Chicago Board of Trade
Republicans Blast Truman Message
Republican congressional leaders accused President Truman of making a political move in his housing and cost-of-living proposal. They pledged a party statement by nightfall and floated adjournment within two weeks of the special session. Several members criticized the message as inaccurate and aimed at inflating issues for political gain.
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Washington
Truman
Rep
Allen
R-Il1
Taft
Ohio
Taber
R-Ny
Riet ‘Appropriations
Congress
Arends
Ill
Senate
House
GOP
House Un American Activities to Begin Hearings
Rep Mc Dowell of Pennsylvania announced the House committee on Un American Activities will hold hearings on claims that Dr Edward A Condon head of the Bureau of Standards is a weak link in atomic security Condon has denied the charge and requested public hearings to respond.
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Washington
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
House Committee On un-American Activities
Edward A. Condon
Truman Orders FEPC Civil Rights Action and Army Equality Board
President Truman issued two executive orders directing federal workers to end discrimination and creating a seven member fair employment board within the civil service. A second order establishes a committee on equality of treatment in the armed forces to be applied as soon as possible without harming efficiency or morale. Senator Russell leads Dixie opposition, while Republicans weigh civil rights legislation.
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Washington
Truman
FEPC
Senator Russell
Georgia
Dixie
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Fair Employment Board
Civil Service Commission
Armed Services
Dixie Organization
Russell
Senate
Truman Warns Congress On Price Controls And Wages
President Truman urged limit ed price control and an excess profits tax to curb rising living costs and avert a new low mood. He proposed six spending brakes including credit limits and standby rationing authority while addressing a joint session of Congress. He pressed for housing relief and set limits on wage increases to stop inflationary pressure.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
80Th Congress
Free Nations of Europe
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
5 Year Olds First On New Draft List
Selective Service Director Hershey announced that 25 year old men will be drafted first, followed by other ages in order. He said about 5,000,000 men will be processed in the first six months, starting with the 25 year olds and moving down to those in the 22 year brackets, after a conference with Senate and House armed services committees.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Senate
House Armed Service Committees
Berlin starts western sector air mail to major nations
A new international airmail service from western Berlin began today. Direct routes will reach the United States United Kingdom Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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United States
Britain
Berlin
Germany
United Kingdom
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
The
Netherlands
Switzerland
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