State Department Hints U N Test If Berlin Crisis Deepens
The State Department signaled the United Nations might act if Berlin worsens, though emphasis remains on direct talks among occupying powers. White House and State officials kept quiet as leaders consider a possible diplomatic move against the Soviet blockade.
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U.S. State Department
United Nations
Berlin
U. N
Lake Success
N. Y
U. S
Trygve Lie
Security Council
Lie
State Department
White House
Washington
Kremlin
Russia
British Aid Pact Stirs Parliament Over $4 Billion in US Help
Britain pledges to stabilize its currency and balance the budget in return for over 4 billion dollars in American aid under the European Recovery Program. The accord, needing British parliamentary approval by July 3, runs through June 30, 1953, with six months’ notice to end. Additional Marshall plan agreements with Italy and Ireland set aside roughly 4 billion worth of European currencies for materials, industrial development, currency stabilization, and aid administration.
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Washington
Britain
State Department
U. S
United States
Italy
Ireland
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Truman
Hospital Installs Unique X-ray Unit in Wisconsin
St. Clare hospital unveiled a new combination radio graphic and fluoroscopic X-ray unit, the first in Wisconsin. The device handles most X-ray work with push button control and automatic changes, a motor driven tilt table, spot film device, and foot pedal angle adjustments for fluoroscopic imaging. Installers Charles Green and Leonard Dorschel of Madison led a five day installation of gear manufactured at GE’s Milwaukee plant, which began operations January 1.
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St. Clare Hospital
Wisconsin
Charles Green
Leonard Dorschel
Madison
Milwaukee
Telephone firm seeks rate increase in several exchanges
Monroe County Telephone Co seeks higher rates from the state public service commission. Manager Karl W. Mohr said the applications cover the Sparta area and exchanges at Parta, shton, Wilton and Ontario.
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Sparta
Monroe County Telephone Co
State Public Service Commission
Karl W. Mohr
Parta
Shton
Wilton
Ontario
Government Budget Surplus Reaches Record $8.81 Billion
The United States budget surplus stood at 8.81 billion dollars on June 25, a historic high for the fiscal year. Officials say the surplus will drop sharply as a mandatory 3 billion dollar reduction was signed into law to reduce foreign aid spending and avert a possible deficit next year.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Dewey and Warren Plan Campaign Strategy in Pawling Meeting
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Gov. Earl Warren met at Quaker Hill Farm near Pawling N Y to map a united GOP campaign. They discussed Dewey’s foreign policy criticisms and Warren’s emphasis on land reclamation and western support. The two governors had previously met in Philadelphia and invited Warren to Pawling with his wife and three daughters.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Dewey
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Warren
Truman
Congress
Quaker Hill
Philadelphia
Dutchess County
Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Faces Lewis UMW District
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Robert N. Denham filed an unfair labor practice complaint against UMW District 31 led by John L. Lewis. He charges that miners obstructed four West Virginia mine entrances and prevented non union workers from exiting until they joined the union during the six week pension dispute shutdown in March.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
District 31
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Denham
UMW
West Virginia
Harness Named Chairman of Special House Panel on FCC Practices
Representative Harness of Indiana was appointed chair of a special House committee to investigate FCC policies and licensing practices. The probe is authorized by a House resolution introduced by Harness, who chairs the Standing Committee on Executive Expenditures.
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Washington
Harness
R-Ind
House
Federal Communications Commission
Tremors Hit Fukui Area After Major Quake
Reports from Fukui Japan describe new tremors following a powerful quake. Officials estimate thousands dead or injured with widespread destruction in the city of about 85 000. American relief arrived as fires burned and water mains failed.
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Fukui
Japan
Joseph W. Swing
U. S. Army
Kyoto
Sea of Japan
Tokyo
Asahi
Templar
Platteville Rector to Lead Mission in Orlando Diocese
Rev. Darwin Bowers, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Platteville, will head St. Andrew's mission starting November 1, while remaining in Platteville. He succeeds Rev. L. B. Hastings, vicar since June 1946, who will become canon missioner at the cathedral in Orlando, Florida.
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Darwin Bowers
Trinity Episcopal Church
Platteville
St. Andrew’s
B. F. P. Ivins
Bowers
L. B. Hastings
Orlando
Fla
Madison Teen Killed in U S 2 Headon Truck Crash
Charles Kolp 15 of Madison was fatally injured in a headon collision of two trucks east of Bemidji Minnesota on U S Highway 2. Kolp, driving a Rainey United carnival vehicle of West Allis, died en route to a Bemidji hospital.
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Madison
Bemidji
Minn
Charles Kolp
Here
U. S. Highway 2
Kolp
Rainey United Carnival of
West Allis
City proposes $475000 bond issue for sewer water works
U S diplomat notes Soviet invasion concern while Monroe plans a bond meeting in Chicago to discuss a $475 000 sewer and water improvement program. City officials consider general obligation or revenue bonds with repayment expected from utility revenues and possible rate increases.
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Water Department
Water Board
Monroe
Tito Damned by Cominform as Yugoslavia Faces Pressure
The Cominform blasted Yugoslavia led by Premier Marshal Tito for anti Soviet policy and deviation from party lines. Tito’s whereabouts remained unclear as he faced calls to adhere to the central stance or be replaced.
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Alex Singleton
London
Rome
Russia
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Marshal Tito
Tanjug
Tito
Belgrade
Prague
Associated Press
Nis
Deluge Brings Relief From Wisconsin Heat
Rainfall swept across southeastern Wisconsin overnight easing heat. Milwaukee airport recorded 1.89 inches with Madison at 0.07 inches and Prairie du Chien at 0.01 inches. Temperatures dropped to below normal in rain zones with cooler air expected statewide today and by evening.
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Wisconsin
Janesville
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Monroe
Green County
Madison
Prairie du Chien
U. S
H. J. Thompson
McGrath Sees Truman Nominated On First Ballot
National Democratic Chairman McGrath asserted Truman would secure the nomination on the first ballot at the upcoming convention despite a new draft Eisenhower movement. Elliott Roosevelt urged Eisenhower supporters to push his candidacy, citing a published letter from Eisenhower and noting the president of Columbia University has not altered his stance. A Wisconsin draft Eisenhower group, led by Martin Gedlen, formed in Milwaukee with delegates and local boards backing the push, aiming to sway convention loyalties.
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New York
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Eisenhower
Gen
McGrath
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Leslie E. Schwartz
New York City
Washington Heights
The
Americans For Democratic Action
Schwartz
Columbia University
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Martin Gehlen
Madison
27Th Ward
Gedlen
Gehlen
Republican To Support Ike On Democratic Ticket
A 38 year old Philadelphia manufacturer, long a Republican voter, has converted his office into an Eisenhower for president headquarters. Joseph Nachman aims an intensive campaign for Eisenhower at the Democratic National Convention opening July 12. If Eisenhower isn’t nominated, Nachman will vote for Dewey.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Nachman
Old Tim ers Band Concert On Tonight
The 10th annual Old Timers band concert will proceed tonight at Recreation Park at 7 30 barring rain. Monroe high school band forms the nucleus with five guest conductors from Green county directing centennial Wisconsin music.
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Recreation Park
Allan F. Barnard
Monroe High
Wisconsin
Green County
Rosemarie Rolph
New Glarus
Gerald von Klein
Argyle
James Staley
Brodehad
Gerald Fritz
South Wayne
Glenn Wood
Belleville
Two Minor Accidents Reported to Police
Two traffic accidents with only property damage were reported last evening. A parked car owned by Alfred Locher at 2511 9th Street rolled from a stall in the 1600 block of 10th Street at 4 40 and hit a parked car owned by William Flynn of Brodhead, damaging Locher's left rear fender and Flynn's right side. The runaway car brushed a Wenger and Kramer hardware truck but caused no damage. The front end of a car driven by John Knipschild at 2009 9th Street was badly damaged after crashing into a parked car owned by Dewey Boyd of 1817 9th Street in the 1800 block of 9th Street at 7 45. Knipschild said bright lights from an approaching car blinded him.
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Alfred Locher
9Th Street
10Th Street
William A. Flynn
Brodhead
Locher
Flynn
Wenger and Kramer Hardware
John H. Knipschild
Dewey Boyd
Knipschild
Veteran Education Commissioner Resigns
Dr J W Studebaker resigned as U S commissioner of education stating he can no longer afford to stay in the federal government. President Truman accepted the resignation effective July 15. Studebaker served fourteen years in the post.
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Washington
J. W. Studebaker
U. S
Education
Truman
Tito’s Break with Tito Echoes at Serbian Delegates Convention
Constantine A. Fotitch former Yugoslav envoy to the United States said Tito finally got what he asked for. Fotitch spoke at the Serbian National Defense Council of America convention in Chicago where delegates demonstrated after the Soviet union broke with Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia.
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Chicago
Constantine A. Fotitch
United States
Tito
Fotitch
National Defense Council of America
Soviet Union
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito amid rumors of danger as Yugoslavia faces party purge
Reports place Marshal Tito at a summer home in Bled while U S officials debate whether he has been removed or immobilized. The Cominform blasts Yugoslavia to realign with international socialism as purges begin with former ministers Sreten Zujovic and Andrea Hebrang purged from the government.
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Tito
Bled
Rome
Marshal Tito
Lake Success
Jan Papanek
U. N. Deleegate
U. S
Washington
Cominform
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
United Socialistic Front
Communist Party
Information Bureau
Sreten Zujovic
Andrea Hebrang
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