Opinions Conflict On Effectiveness Of 80th Congress
Washington observers split over the 80th Congress as elections near. Republicans tout record numbers in foreign aid and farm price supports, while Democrats denounce the session as too weak. Major late measures included housing financing, federal pay raises, atomic energy term extensions, and refugee admissions, with lingering disputes over slum clearance and public housing.
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Truman
House
Senate
GOP
Taft- Ellender-Wagner
Walcott
Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Supreme Court Refuses Interference in Taft-Hartley Case
Washington The supreme court today declined to interfere with a lower court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the non-communist affidavit provision of the Taft-Hartley labor law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Donors Puzzled Dewey Rides Nearly Billed For Gift
Swiss cheese promotion mix up at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia involved four wheels shipped to Victor A. Johnston, Wisconsin campaign manager for Harold E. Stassen. The freight bill and delivery ended at Stassen headquarters after confusion over distribution. Slices were later shared at the Stassen HQ while sponsors sorted the mix up.
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Melvin J. Olson
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Harold E. Stassen
Monroe
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Victor A. Johnston
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Sen
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America
Semi Century Golf Meet Opens in Monroe with Cheese Prizes
Monroe hosts the Semi Century Golf association tournament starting Wednesday at Monroe Country Club with about 100 golfers aged 50 and over. Prizes for low gross and six handicap flights will be awarded in cheese, with all out-of-town players to receive cheese as a consolation. The event runs through Thursday followed by the association’s annual meeting.
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Six Monroe Youth Granted Degrees at UW Commencement
Six Monroe students received degrees at the 95th annual University of Wisconsin commencement at the Field House. Lloyd W. Shamburek Ray E. Streiff Hervey J. Hauser Joyce M. Geiger and Karla A. Geiger earned Bachelor of Science degrees, Clarence F. Schiesser earned a Master of Science. Hauser and John H. Praetrfi also were among about 700 honored at the all university honors convocation in Memorial Union Theater with Robert F. Keen Juda also honored with a Bachelors in Science.
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University of Wisconsin
Field House
Lloyd W. Shamburek
Ray E. Streiff
Hervey J. Hauser
Joyce M. Geiger
Karla A. Geiger
Clarence F. Schiesser
Hauser
John H. Praetfli
Memorial Union
Robert F. Keen
Unidentified Bodies in Mt Carmel DC-6 Crash
Three of the 43 victims in the United Airlines DC-6 crash near Mt Carmel remained unidentified today. The FBI had identified several bodies, including theatrical producer Earl Carroll, through fingerprint analysis.
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United Airlines
Earl Carroll
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Palomino Show in Monroe Builds Youth Cabin for Green County
Rainy crowds attend the third annual Middlewest Palomino show in Monroe as Kiwanis leader Herbert Ainsworth confirms construction of a new youth cabin. Champion Golden Arbor, shown by W R Brown and owned by Paul Liepmann, Milwaukee, wins color class and first gaited stake, with Ramona's Double Dot ridden by Charles Wright taking multiple parade and event prizes amid a field of over 60 Palomino entries from Wisconsin and Illinois Joyce et al.
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William Bone
Evansville
Jenny Lou Ellis
Jane Anderson
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Karen Kindschi
Bernadine Richards
Susan Blumer
Thomas Wuetrich
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Mack
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Fred Eddy
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Bruce Robinson
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Hathorne Melody
Twent
Karst Mayfield
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C. A. Benesh
Golden Granger
Greece Guerillas Plead for Help as 70000 Troops Close In
Aggressive campaign near Albania border pits six Greek divisions, planes, and artillery against 7000 communists in the mountains. Tito urged to assist while U S military planners influenced the drive. Taruc leader of Philippine peasant guerrillas surrendered with amnesty for followers.
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Mencken Proposes Hoover Landon Ticket At Convention
Hal Boyle reports Henry Mencken proposes a surprise Republican ticket of Herbert Hoover for president and Alf Landon for vice president, saying Hoover is the buggy and Landon the horse. He remains neutral though, joking he is against them all. The piece notes convention lobby dynamics and mixed views on presidential prospects.
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Philadelphia
Henry Lo Mencken
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
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Landon
Mencken
Peacetime draft plan aims to build 2 million defense force
The United States moves to rapidly activate a peacetime draft after Truman backs revival bills. Inductions start 90 days after signing, targeting 21 year olds by age order. Congress funds exceed 14 billion dollars for army navy air force expansion. Local draft boards will be set by governors. The armed services seek about 2,006,000 total personnel.
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Rev L B Hastings Leaves Monroe Mission for Orlando Canonic Post
Rev L B Hastings of St Andrews Episcopal mission resigns to become canon missionary at St Luke's Cathedral in Orlando Florida. He has served in Monroe since June 6 1946 and will oversee the new mission while remaining rector in charge and assisting at the cathedral. Hastings trained at Sewanee and previously led parishes in Elkhart Chicago Milwaukee and Sycamore.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission
St. Luke's Cathedral
Orlando
Fla
Monroe
Hastings
Monroe Mission
University of the South
Sewanee
Wholesale Butter Drops in New York Market
New York wholesale butter prices slipped about 1 percent to three cents a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange as Chicago spot butter held at a cent higher. Heavy offerings and buyer reluctance to take on large quantities, amid slow movement in consuming channels and expectations of higher production, were cited by trade circles for the decline.
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New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
Battle Looms Over GOP Foreign Policy Plank Debate
A GOP platform fight brews in Philadelphia as congress members resist tightening the foreign policy plank seen as the most international yet. Rep. Harness expects an effort in the 104-member committee to pull international teeth while backers push to keep the policy aligned with President Truman’s era cooperation and anti-isolationist stance.
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Republican Party
Congress
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Rep. Harness
R-Ind
Arthur Vandenberg
Truman
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
GOP
Organized Labor
Supreme Court Upholds Deportation Order for Ludecke
The Supreme Court upheld a postwar order for Kurt G. W. Ludecke, a former Nazi party member, to leave the country by a 5 to 4 vote. In a separate ruling, 129 German alien enemies told in a 6 to 3 decision that they erred by suing in DC and should have filed habeas corpus actions where they were, in New York.
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Washington
Kurt G. W. Ludecke
District of Columbia
New York
Candidates Ready For Wide Open Vote Contest This Week
Convention hall in Philadelphia opens with GOP, Democrats, and delegates buzzing about the presidential nomination. Dewey Taft Stassen Vandenberg all pitched, balloting to start before Wednesday or Thursday, with Illinois and Pennsylvania delegations seen as pivotal. Reece hails GOP record as Stassen denies any deal with Taft and says no coalitions.
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Martin Clement
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Warren Winterbottom
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Stassen
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Edward Martin
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Reece
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