Democrats Battle Over Labor Bill Gains Senate Support
The Senate backed the labor bill 68 to 24 amid partisan debate as Taft predicted a veto fight unlikely to stop passage. House support remained strong at 320 to 79 with leaders optimistic about overcoming presidential objections. Senator Morse opposed, signaling continued resistance among Republicans.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Truman
House
Senate Labor Committee
Florida
Murray
Conference Committee
Morse
Ore
Oregon
Dairy Days Attract Shoppers Amid Threatening Weather
Shoppers flocked to city wide Dairy Days sales on Friday and Saturday despite inclement weather. Wisconsin dairy department posters highlighted state products. Monroe High School band planned an 8 pm concert led by Allan F. Barnard. If rain hits, the concert is canceled. Brown Swiss show set for tomorrow at the fairgrounds with about 75 cattle entries from seven counties. Music planned on the square both days.
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Wisconsin Dairy Department
Green County
Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Fairgrounds
Wisconsin
Dike Breach Forcing 1000 Evacuations in Iowa Floods
Des Moines reports 1000 Eddyville residents flee after railroad dike fails amid near record Des Moines River flood waters. Evacuations extend 16 miles downstream to Ottumwa where more than 1500 people are moved as rains and rising rivers threaten historic crests. Four lives lost statewide.
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Des Moines
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Iowa
Unwelcome Visitor on 14th Avenue Skunk Incident
Police blotter notes two 2100 block calls on 14th avenue as a skunk appeared on lawns. It hid under a porch then reemerged prompting a second call. The skunk was killed by a shot after authorities responded.
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14Th Avenue
U S In Spot on European Recovery
United States faces a tough position as Europeans resist American dictation in their affairs. Secretary Marshall argues Europe must draft a recovery program with American support to implement it. Officials say future loans depend on European initiative and regional leadership is unclear amid persistent economic barriers.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Secretary
State Marshall
Marshall
Harvard University
State Department
Tar Spill Floods Monroe Street in Milwaukee Yard
A river of 10 000 gallons of hot tar flowed from a damaged oil tank car at the 13th Avenue crossing into the Milwaukee railroad yards. Workmen rushed to seal the leak as tar 200 degrees hot threatened storm sewers and nearby tracks along Monroe Street toward 17th Street.
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Monroe Street
Milwaukee Railroad
17Th Street
13Th Avenue
Green County
Southern coal operators suspend talks with UMW
Southern coal operators gave up waiting for John L. Lewis and his miners to return to contract talks. Meetings were recessed indefinitely after negotiations broke down Tuesday over the producers offer of an 85 cent daily wage increase.
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Washington
Southern
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White Crosses Stand Out On Anniversary of D-Day
On the Normandy third anniversary, rows of white crosses under apple trees mark American dead from the D-Day campaign. Maj. Robert Crisson cites hedgerows and shell bursts as reasons for heavy losses among units including the 29th Infantry Division and the 82nd and 101st Airborne.
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Robert Eunson
Cherbourge
Normandy
Cherbourg
Europe
Paris
St. Lo
U. S
la Combe
St. Mere Eglise
Robert Crisson
Birmingham
Ala
Utah Beach
Maryland
United States 29Th Infantry
82Nd Airborne
1011St Airborne
Omaha Beach
Zwingli Choirs Honor 60th Anniversary With Concert
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church in Monticello presents a commemorative concert featuring three choirs juniors seniors and children totaling 67 under director Mrs A R Achtemeier with organist John Stauffer. selections include The Crusader's Hymn Steal Away and Peacefully Round As the Shadows Are Falling among others plus a vocal solo and trio performances.
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Monticello
Zwingli
A. R. Achtemeier
Lora Dick
Joyce Pease
Virginia Elmer
Peace Program Urged By Byrnes At GOP Rally
Rep. Byrnes of Wisconsin urged a bold U S peace program to end political isolation and push world leadership toward peace and prosperity. He warned of indecision and isolationism if the administration fails to unite the nation and outline urgent goals. Gov. Carlson of Kansas urged reducing federal spending and electing a Republican president to curb the bureaucracy.
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Milwaukee
United States
Rep
Byrnes
R-Wis
Young Republican National Federation
Milwaukee Auditorium
Washington
Congress
New Glarus Names Agriculture Teacher
Klassy has accepted a position as agriculture teacher in New Glarus schools, starting July 1. A Wisconsin College of Agriculture graduate, he previously taught four years in Colby high school before entering military service.
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Monticello
Edwin Klassy
New Glarus
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Colby High School
Democrats Cry Failure Over GOP Budget Cut Progress
House Democrats labeled the GOP plan to shave 6 billion from the 1948 budget a failure as the measure reached the halfway point. They cited a cut of under eight percent in the War Department budget despite a 40 million boost for new airplanes, and argued Republicans have only cut about 3.25 billion so far with claimed savings mostly phantom.
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House
Washington
Truman
War Department
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Commodity Credit Corporaton
Gore
D-Tenn
Veterans’ Administration
Congress
District of Columbia
RFC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Calf Vaccination Program Faces Legislative Test
Wisconsin legislators hear two bills proposing a state funded calf brucellosis vaccination and testing plan. Veterinarians urge waiting for more vets and possible federal funds. Assemblyman Pritchard notes rising undulant fever despite high voluntary vaccination. The finance committee backs $411000 for the current testing program.
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Madison
State Veterinary Medical Association
Joint Agriculture Committee
Joint Finance Committee
Assemblyman Pritchard
Reau Claire
Wisconsin
T. E. Ferguson
Lake Geneva
Swiss Museum to Be Open Sundays This Summer
The Swiss museum in New Glarus will be open Sunday afternoons this summer starting at 2 PM. J J Figi of the local historical society announced that the church foundation is laid funds are allocated logs cut ready to be sawed and used in the building.
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Glarus
Historical Swiss Museum
J. J. Figi
Local Historical Society
Mr. Figi
Plymouth Exchange Dairy Trade Report
Wisconsin cheese exchange sales show 45 cars cheddars 31. Unfilled bids include five cars cheddars 31 four cars single daisies 34 three cars single daisies 334 two cars square prints 33 percent one car longhorns 34.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Rakosi Claims Hungarian Coup Was Quick and Clean
Budapest broadcasts quote Rakosi praising the Hungarian Communist takeover as a democratic feat. The United States drafts a sharp note to Russia over the Nagy resignation and Hungary’s peace treaty ratification, with Truman’s view kept private in Hungary.
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Budapest
Matyas Rakosi
Hungary
United States
Rakosi
Communist
Ferenc Nagy
MTI
Truman
U. S. State Department
Russia
United Nations
U. S. Senate
Playground Activities At Recreation Park Start Monday
Playground activities at Recreation Park begin Monday with the swimming pool opening Sunday June 15 as a free swim day. Fred Simpson is general director. Anna Marty heads lifeguards aided by Eugene Davis JoAnne Elmer Ruth Ella Share and Leo Hilfiker II. Nanette Elmer Evelyn Welty assist in the office and Jean Ann Johnson oversees the playground. Davis Elmer and Share are at Bloomington Illinois attending a 10 day Red Cross aquatic school. Registration for all activities starts next Monday and a summer program will be announced soon.
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Recreation Park
Fred Simpson
Thee Park
Anna Marty
Eugene Davis
JoAnne Elmer
Ruth Ella Share
Leo Hilfiker II
Nanette Elmer
Evelyn Welty
Jean Ann Johnson
Davis
Elmer
Share
Bloomington
Ill
American Red Cross
Dewey and Stassen Confer in New York
Gov Thomas E Dewey met Harold E Stassen in New York at the governor's hotel suite with no comment from either man. Dewey the 1944 Republican presidential nominee and a potential 1948 contender discussed politics with Stassen the lone vowed candidate for the 1948 GOP top spot.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Minnesota
Next Treaty Move Is Up to U S S R
Washington reports that U S approval of satellite peace treaties shifts sole responsibility for any delay in pulling Red army troops from Hungary to Soviet Russia. The accords mandate withdrawal from Italy Romania Bulgaria and Hungary within 90 days after ratification by the four powers. Britain has ratified France and the U S have begun procedures. Russia has not acted.
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United States
Russia
Hungary
Senate
Truman
Moscow
Budapest
United Nations
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Britain
France
Balkans
Ex-GI Traps Jap Prison Camp Foreman on Treason Charges
Ex-GI Tomoya Kawakita, 25, was held without bail on treason charges for allegedly serving as a prison camp foreman in Honshu during the war. FBI and U.S. Attorney vow to call about 100 ex servicemen as witnesses, including William Bruce who identified him in a Los Angeles store. Kawakita obtained a 1939 passport to study in Japan and returned in 1946, denying allegiance to the Japanese empire.
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Los Angeles
Honshu Island
FBI
Tomoya Kawakita
Calexico
Calif
U. S
David B. Head
Kawakita
James M. Carter
Oeyama
Honu
William L. Bruce
Buena Park
Kawaida
Bruce
Japan
Richard Hood
Keiji University
United States
Yokohama
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
U S Charges Soviet Interference in Hungary
The State Department prepared a note approved by President Truman accusing Soviet authorities in Hungary of ousting Premier Nagy and cabinet members. It alleges violation of the Yalta terms, proposes a joint investigation, and warns of UN action if no satisfactory reply is received. Officials doubt any protest will change Soviet dominance in Budapest.
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Washington
Truman
State Department
Russia
United Nations
United States
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Soviet Union
Security Council
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Moscow
U. N
Budapest
Balkans
Europe
Wisconsin Senate Kills Bill on Taverns Hours
The Wisconsin senate defeated a bill by 19 to 10 that would align tavern hours with Milwaukee standards. The measure proposed 6 am to 2 am weekdays, 6 am to 3 30 am Saturdays, and 10 am to 2 am Sundays, while Assembly actions also moved a tax refund deadline and a new board of alcoholic studies forward.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Milwaukee
Assembly
Conservation Commission
Board of Alcoholic Studies
Senate
Bank committee approves Wisconsin centennial coinage proposal
Washington The house banking committee today approved legislation authorizing coinage of up to 500000 silver half dollars in commemoration of Wisconsin's 100th anniversary admission to the union. Detroit Probate Judge Hl Sexton today accepted Henry Ford's will in a four minute hearing. Henry R Waddell testified the estate would exceed a million dollars. Ford died in April.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Wisconsin
Detroit
Sexton
Henry Ford
Henry R. Waddell
Ford
Roosevelt's estate totaled nearly 1.944 million at death
The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt left a gross estate of 1 943 885 86 at his death April 12 1945 the first executors accounting revealed today in Dutchess county surrogate s court.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dutchess County
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