Universal Training urged as choice against extinction
The report of the president's advisory commission warned Congress that citizens face a choice between universal training for 18 year olds or risking extinction. General Eisenhower emphasized training to repel atomic attack and manage post attack chaos. Scientists estimate immunity to attack ranges from four to ten years, and delay could invite extermination.
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Congress
Midwest
United States
Soviet Russia
Situ Chang
Eisenhower
Truman
Hull links Greek Turkish aid to farm budget claim
The Milwaukee Journal accuses Merlin Hull of Black River Falls of demagoguery by tying the Greek Turkish loan to cut agricultural funding. It says he uses a false link to sway farmers, opposing farm budget cuts while criticizing foreign policy and portraying aid as leaving local hides.
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Wisconsin
Merlin Hull
Black River Falls
House
Department of Agriculture
Labor
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Hull
Milwaukee Journal
Death and daily life items from June 5 1922 Evening Times
Death comes suddenly to Rudy Schenkel in Freeport hospital. A slight scratch on an arm leads to fatal complications for Mrs John F Zimmerman. Hefty Jones Co organized to carry on retail clothing business. Sneezing case puzzles local doctors. Monroe Badgers beat Belleville 8 2 with Dutch Dunwiddie contributing. Frances Ward and Edward A Lacey wed ten years ago. Mrs Otto Leopold South Wayne breaks arm in fall from ladder. Henry Tschudy elected president of high school alumni association. John D Rockefeller estate estimated at 25 million. In India most child deaths under 10 years due to malnutrition.
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Rudy Schenkel
Freeport Hospital
John F. Zimmerman
Hefty-Jones Co
Monroe Badgers
Belleville
Dunwiddie
Florena Stauffacher
Chautauqua
Frances M. Ward
Edward A. Lacey
Otto Leopold South Wayne
Henry Tschudy
Rolland Etter
Lauretta Rosenthal
Leland Lamboley
John D. Rockefeller
Merits Debated for Wisconsin Higher Education Control
Senators debated two bills to centralize governance of the University of Wisconsin, state teachers colleges, Stout Institute and the Institute of Technology. Thomson urged a single 10 member board, Wiley proposed a state council merging current boards to study coordination. Opponents warned of delays and losses for local needs. supporters from taxpayer groups urged Thomson while opponents pressed Wiley.
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Senate
Education and Public Welfare Committee
University of Wisconsin
State Teachers Colleges
Stout Institute
Institute of Technology
Assemblyman Thomson
R-Richland Center
Assemblyman
Wiley
Galesville
Thomson
Sen
Schlabach
Flashes of Life Across Several States
A collection of short items notes a city treasurer in Albany receiving a $100 check marked money for stolen time with a quip about fishing. A Bristow pay as you overpark plan charges 50 cents for a ticket and on failure a $1 fine in court. In Springfield activity stalls in the Blinds house during a five day filibuster. The session also kills a bill restricting tail alteration in horses unless a vet approves.
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Albany, N
Frank O'Brien
Bristow
Okla
Tate
Springfield
House of Representatives
House
New York Man Heads Cattle Breeder Group
Carl J. Wooster of Union Hill New York was elected president of the Holstein Friesian Association of America at the 62nd annual convention. Other officers named included a host president and a Wisconsin director.
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New York
Man Heads Cattle Breeder Group
Springmia
Mass— Ie
Carl J. Wooster
Union Hill
N. Y
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Cattle Breeders Group
Saak Starvay
Union Grove
Wis
Truman backs probe of Missouri election fraud
President Truman urged continued inquiry into Missouri election fraud as a Kansas City probe into last summer's congressional primary unfolds. A state grand jury indicted 71 people after a safe was blown and ballots were stolen from the election board. Enos Axtell defeated Rep. Roger Slaughter in the Democratic primary but lost in the general.
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Kansas City
Enos Axtell
Roger Slaughter
Axtell
Truman
Slaughter
Twin Grove Social News Recaps Local Visits
Mrs J H Beightol returns from Madison after visiting Mr and Mrs C sons Burr and Vilas Footville residents visit J H Emrick home Wednesday evening. Several couples from Beloit Monroe Freeport Madison and Durand visit area families for meals and Bible school notes.
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J. H. Beightol
Madison
J. H. Emrick
Nancy Camron
Orangeville
Glen Bolender
Bible School
Glen Chambers
Beloit
Floyd Chambers
Alvin Camron
Nancy
Andrew Bell
Dickie
Dubuque
Archie Shain
Alvin
Carrol
Joyce
Norma
Freeport
Oscar Walters
John Chambers
Monroe
Sunny
William Lamb
Milwaukee
Bert Orton
Robert Potts
John Walsh
Durand
Darryl Shain
Colleen
Helen Diddens
Oscar Waters
Wisconsin Sees 64 Traffic Deaths in May 1947
Wisconsin reports 64 traffic fatalities in May raising the five month total to 250 for 1947, with 270 deaths in the comparable period last year. Driver license revocations rose to 498 in May from 351, suspensions to 167 from 118, and courts ordered 1,962 revocations in five months versus 1,529 in 1946.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Department
View Formation of Balkan States View Formation of Balkan States
Diplomatic observers weigh a Balkan federation of Soviet led states as Hungary falls to a communist coup. Tito backs a regional union while the United States considers protests and sanctions amid Hungary's regime change. Hungary's minister and staff resist recall, with several officials staying at their posts.
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Washington
Hungary
Europe
Baltic
Adriatic
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
Czecho-Slovakia
United States
State Department
Aladar Szegedy-Maszak
Budapest
Francis Nagy Jr
Legation
Monticello Social Notes and Visits
Mrs Lena Babler left for North Chicago to see her daughter. Miss Olga Leiser and Robert Hoesly visited from New Glarus and attended auto races at Darlington then called in Dubuque. Frank Loveland Clifford Riese and families enjoyed Tuesday at Indian Ford. Zane Zurbuchen visits Wilbert Zurbuchen at Mr Pleasant. John Richards Jr returned home for summer vacation from Mission House college. Ed Gmar from New Glarus and Toney Filliger of Chicago dined with Albert Babler. Thomas Voegeli and Mrs Matt Voegeli visited in the afternoon. Fort Nightly reading club met with Mrs R H Schoonover.
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Lena Babler
North Chicago
Phillip Papes
Olga Leiser
Monroe
Robert Hoesly
New Glarus
Delmer Kubly
Darlington
Dubuque
Frank Loveland
Clifford Riese
Indian Ford
Zane Zurbuchen
Wilbert Zurbuchen
Pleasant
John Richards Jr
Mission House College
Ed Gmar
Toney Filliger
Chicago
Albert Babler
Thomas Voegeli
Matt Voegeli
Fort
Woelffer Reads Walls of Jericho at Meeting
Mrs Schoonover served refreshments to several local residents including Mrs J W Barlow and Misses Fannie and Frieda Benkert. Henry Stuessy of New Glarus visited Wednesday. Donna Jean Voegels of Madison visits grandparents while parents in New York. Mr and Mrs Delmer Kubly and other Madison Monroe visitors noted.
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R. W. Woelffer
Jericho
Schoonover
J. W. Barlow
Fannie G
Frieda Benkert
Albert Knobel
Alda Arn
Henry Stuessy
New Glarus
Donna Jean Voegels
Madison
J. J.voegeli
Donald Voegeli
New York
Delmer Kubly
Monroe
Fred A. Blum
Ed Blum
John G. Blum
Wilbert S. Hoesly
Okee
Harold Youngreen
Bessie You
Family visits span Florida to New Orleans
Mr and Mrs Robert Holcomb Sr travel with relatives visiting multiple points in Florida Washington D C and New Orleans. They stay with the Kenneth Johnson family in Platteville for several days.
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Green
Florida
Washington D. C
New Orleans
Robert Holcomb Sr
Kenneth Johnson
Plattevil
Cloudbursts and Floods Hit Iowa and Nebraska
Central and southern Iowa and parts of Nebraska suffered heavy rain and rising rivers. Plattsmouth Nebr saw five inches of rain and a five and a half foot torrent on main streets. Indianola Iowa also recorded five inches with Des Moines soaked by three inches. Massena Iowa endured a windstorm that destroyed at least two houses. The Weather Bureau warned evacuation may be needed as river stages could reach seven feet above normal later in the weekend.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Plattsmouth
Nebr
Platte
Missouri
Indianola
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Massena
Natchez Miss once beast 11 of the nations 75 millionaire
Natchez Mississippi basks in the shadow of a rising wealth record as one resident achieves status among the nation’s top seventy five millionaires, highlighting shifts in local affluence and economic ties to broader markets.
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Natchez
Miss
Hay Quality and Feeding Costs Lift Milk Output
A past era note previews a Kraftsman article on hay quality in the April May issue. It explains how color and stage affect feed value, with alfalfa examples showing protein ranges and carotene content from excellent to poor. The piece urges proper cutting timing and suggests silage as an alternative, offering to send a free copy to readers.
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Kraftsman
Alot
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C. D. Curtis
Martin
Joseph W. Martin Jr
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America
James Green
16Th Ave
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