Ready to Shoot in Far East as Red China Clash Intensifies
Editor notes rising tensions in the Southwest Pacific as U S fliers shoot down two Red Chinese planes after they attacked off Hainan island. Admiral Stump orders airmen to be ready to counter provocation while Peiping raids and jamming escalate. A British airliner incident prompts apologies from Peiping, but three American deaths are unmentioned.
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Far East
Southwest Pacific
Hainan Island
Felix Stump
China
Peiping
United States
Asia
Red China Radio
Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong
Chiang
Washington
Hainan
Immunity Wedge Preummary Approve Proposed by AG Brownell
The bill aims to grant immunity to reluctant witnesses to obtain testimony in Congress and courts. It argues Fifth Amendment protections were misused by some witnesses in anti-Communist inquiries. If enacted, immunity could deter evasive witnesses and help solve longstanding cases.
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Preumimary
Brownell
Congress
Superior holds visitor after shooting of two
A traveler halted in Superior faces $50,000 bond on assault with intent to murder charges after a tavern shooting that left Lloyd Woodhull of Poplar and George Peterson of Superior injured. William A. Northington, 33, claimed to be from Egypt Texas en route to Jamestown North Dakota. Preliminary hearing set for Aug 2. Robins migrating noted in season context.
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Superior
William A. Northington
Egypt
Tex
Jamestown
N. D
Worthington
Lloyd Woodhull
Poplar
Woodhull
Geroge Peterson
Notable July 27 1944 entries and longstanding local notices
A July 27 1944 column notes Lt Gen Lesley J McNair killed in Normandy and Brest Litovsk seizure reported. Wiota church marks 100th anniversary. milkweed drive planned. T/Sgt Robert L Bacon awarded Air Medal. plus World War II headlines and regional milestones.
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Lesley J. McNair
Army
Normandy
Wiota
Norwegian Lutheran Church
United States
Robert L. Bacon
Southern
Pacific
Brest Litofsk
Warsaw
Kaunas
Lithuania
Berlin
China and United States clash over bloc tensions
Peiping broadcasts from Tokyo denounce US Chinese Nationalist ties and pledge to down planes if Washington orders clashes. China tightens coast defenses after apologizing for shooting down a British airliner and warns of continued vigilance around Amoy and Kinmen as it presses to “liberate Taiwan.”
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Vukyuw
China
Tokyo
Indochina
United Nations
United States
Red China
Hainan Island
Britain
Amoy
Kintang
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Taiwan
Formosa
Peiping
McCarthy votes with majority on atomic bill amendment
Washington reports Senator McCarthy joined the majority as the Senate defeated an amendment by Senator Stennis that would remove private development provisions from the atomic energy bill and retain only international cooperation. Senator Wiley of Wisconsin was not listed as voting.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Sen
Stennis
Dmiss
Wiley
Wisconsin
Boyle Offers His Plate Notes
New York humorist HAL BOYLE muses on old bachelors, hats, fashion, and quirks of men and women. He jokes about life insurance calendars, phony hard headed boasts, policemen’s hidden philanthropy, and preferences for caviar and tuna while riffing on Dr Kinsey and social norms.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Dr. Kinsey
Publisher Buys Menomonee Falls News I August 1 take charge
Hartford Times-Press publisher John J. Sninners announced Monday he has purchased the Menomonee Falls News and will assume control on August 1. The deal transfers ownership of the weekly with no stated terms.
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Menomonee Falls
Wis
John J. Sninners
Hartford Times-Press
It Was Just an Idea Estimate of 50 Billion Only Part of Road Cost
James Marlow reports Eisenhower’s plan for a 50 billion dollar highway program over 10 years would be part of total road spending, with states matching funds. A Senate-ready program awaits Bureau of Public Roads estimates, likely by February, as federal aid covers construction and maintenance under a complex 1916 framework.
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James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S. Treasury
New York State
Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
Mainten
Pri
American of Highway Officials
Interstate Network Forms Core of Nation’s Highway System
About 38,000 miles of the 234,000 miles of primary roads are part of the interstate network, the main arteries of the nation’s highway system.
Law School Founder Dies at Milwaukee
William H. Churchill Sr. 87 founder of Milwaukee Law School and organizer of the institution that became Marquette University Law School dies. Funeral Wednesday after noon at Fox Point home. survived by Sophie, a son, two daughters, and a brother. Churchill, native of Hamilton Ontario, graduated University of Michigan in 1891 and helped organize Milwaukee Law School in 1892, later teaching in Marquette’s night school for 30 years.
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Milwaukee
William H. Churchill Sr
Marquette University Law School
Churchill
Fox Point
Hamilton
Ont
University of Michigan
Milwaukee Law School
Marquette
Sophie
Pickle Packing Plant To Open at Brodhead
The Colony Foods pickle packing plant expects to open Aug. 2 in Brodhead. Marvin Thostenson of Edgerton is manager, with his father Ben Thostenson as contractor. About 50 people are usually employed there by the plant.
State Airline Registry Urged
The rector of the state aeronautics commission urged Wisconsin airlines to obtain permanent federal certificates. Jordan said he wrote U. S. Sen. Wiley to back a bill granting permanent operating privileges to 14 local service airlines, including North Central and Ozark Air, which serve Milwaukee and multiple Wisconsin communities. The bill passed the House and awaits Senate action.
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Mewnarm N. Weenan
State Aeronautics Commission
Wisconsin
Jordan
U. S
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Cleveland
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Gayle Matzke
Henry Gempler
Mone
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