Taft Rebuts Secretive Foreign Policy Critique at Ripon
Senator Taft attacked the Truman administration for secret foreign policy and limited public consultation. He warned that secrecy breeds propaganda and public mistrust, risking misinterpretation and flawed outcomes. He cited policy events and the need for transparency, noting the public demand to know and WILL know.
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Taft
Ripon College
Truman
Senate
Dean Acheson
State Department
Gen. MacArthur
Signals and Success in the Far East program clashes
The piece argues Congress gridlock and inflation control struggles hinder wartime policy. It notes beef price rules trigger resistance from livestock dealers and warns public impact may come within weeks. It urges clearer, united signals to citizens and better leadership to win the inflation fight.
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Congress
OPA
Stalin
Omeone
Lost Bear Snared by Accident
In Can Signy woods southwest of Chicago a shaggy 18 month old bear owned by a small circus was accidentally strangled during an attempted capture. Rangers on foot and horseback secured the bear with a noose and tied it to a tree as they sought to cage it. The bear died amid the struggle for freedom.
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Chicago
Ury— Forest
Can- Signy Woods
Chi- Sago
Memorial and anniversary notices in 1941 history roundup
A condensed chronology recalls events from 1 to 50 years ago, noting: Tom Schuetz and others’ mishaps in 1941, deaths of Reed, Keel, and Trotte, plus nursing, priestly jubis, and local civic notes. Also mentions 1926 and 1901 milestones, graduations, fires, and community milestones in Monroe and area.
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Tom Schuetz
Ace Turner
Preston Reed
Twin Grove Farm
Betty Keel
Rocks
Roger Dean
Brodhead Students Win Scholastic and Athletic Awards
Brodhead high school announced year end awards with John Derning receiving the American Legion athletics prize Guy Pierce earning the Knights of Pythias oratory and Masonic science honors Mary Hein awarded the American Legion auxiliary essay on Patriotism Colleen Ross named valedictorian and DAR good citizenship recipient Lila Boettcher among straight A students and major honors listed including Forensic medals and band and cheerleading honors Dozens of students named for football basketball letters and absence tardy records with multiple awards noted for exemplary conduct and achievement
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Brodhead
John Derning
American Legion
Guy Pierce
Knights of Pythias Oratory
Mary Hein
American Legion Auxiliary
Colleen Ross
DAR
Lila Boettcher
Woman's Relief Corps
Lois Lampa
VFW
Kathryn Schmerse
Darlene Markee
John Denning
Tom Newcomer
Elwin Ball
Curtis Erickson
Lee Buchanan
Donald Fairman
Eugene Stuess
Jerry Christenson
Duane Lederman
Norman Williams
Lawrence Morgan
James Williams
Norman Truman
Robert Bliss
Donald Lederman
Chris Kneubuehl
Jerry Christensen
Allen Laneville
Jake Schlittler
Roberta Heath
Howard Lee
Virgina Boettcher
Cramer Granted PSC Motor Carrier License for Green County
Guy Cramer of Janesville receives a contract motor carrier license from the PSC to haul dirt sand gravel stone cinders ashes asphalt cement in dump trucks within Green county for highway construction and maintenance for William J. Kennedy of Footville.
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Guy Cramer
Janesville
PSC
Green County
William J. Kennedy
Footville
Truman Prolonged Wait for Truman Tour as Congress Delays
Washington reports President Truman faces a long wait before deciding on a cross country speaking tour. Congress, six months into 1951, has advanced only three major items tied to Truman while key bills on taxes defense and foreign aid lag. The defense and arms packages await funding and spending details, delaying action past July.
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James Mare
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Europe
General MacArthur
Mr. Truman
India
Bombs Kill Germans in Jueterbog Village Raid
An American radio report from Berlin last night said planes dropped live bombs on Jueterbog, about 40 miles southeast of Berlin, killing at least one German and wounding six to eight others. The account noted the target was a German village.
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Perm
Berlin
Jueterbog
Service Places Warned by OPS Seeks Price Filings
In Milwaukee district about 400 service and repair establishments must file and post ceiling prices for Dec 19 1950 to Jan 25 1951 under OPS rule 34. Clem Kalvelage, district director, warns of June 16 filing deadline and June 15 posting requirement. Exemptions include transportation services and defense hospital theater and metal fabrication jobs. Also notes SS Constitution prep for maiden voyage to the Mediterranean after a fast dock in Boston. However, the article primarily covers OPS price filing notices for service places like barber shops laundries auto services and more.
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Milwaukee
OPS
Clem Kalvelage
l"Kalvelage
Indicted Rep Irving Renamed Union Chief in St Louis
Rep. Leon ard Irving of Missouri was re elected president and business agent of the AFL local union facing misused funds allegations tied to his 1948 campaign. A federal grand jury indicted Irving on corrupt practice charges amid Truman district support. Roy E. Livingston was re elected financial secretary treasurer by a wide margin.
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Ansas
Leonard Irving
D-Mo
Mowterday
Irving
Taft-Hartley
TG Cody
Truman
International Had Carriers, Building and Construction Local
AFL
Roy E. Livingston
T the Union
GM's Wilson Earned Highest 1950 Pay Among U S Executives
Charles E. Wilson of General Motors topped the 1950 compensation list with 626,300 before taxes, per GM's SEC filing. He outpaced GM's Albert Bradley by 84,875, with reported figures before federal income taxes.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wilson
Defense
General Electric Co
Albert Bradley
Bradley's Pay Leads SEC Filers in Business Exec Ranks
The payroll figures list Bradley at $541 425 as the top pay among corporate executives required to file SEC reports. Crawford H Greenewalt, president of E I Du Pont de Nemours, sits third with a gross income of $539 trailing after tax considerations.
Wisconsin Brothers Win Quartet Crown
Wisconsin Schmitt brothers of Two Rivers, aged 20 to 35, won the 1951 international barbershop quartet crown at the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America meet. They started harmonizing at the parish priest’s request and are the sons of widowed Mrs. Henry Schmitt. Thirty-nine quartets competed in the 13th annual eliminations Saturday night.
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Zolecto
Twe
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Marie Hoff
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