Republicans Back Compromise in Filibuster Tieup
Senate Republicans move to support peace talks amid a 13 day logjam over a rules change to curb filibusters. Democratic leaders and administration allies held Sunday talks with southern Democrats and Republicans to push toward a settlement. Senator Byrd and Wherry voiced optimism as another working group meeting was planned.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Wherry
Neb
Russell
Dga
Dixie
Lucas
Truman
Four Youths Drown When Car Plunges Into Baraboo River
Four youths from Reedsburg were killed when their car left Highway 26 near Baraboo, plunged down a 20 foot bank, and sank in the Baraboo River. The victims were Dale Curtin 20 James Byrnes 21 Ardis Harvey 17 and Roberta Phillips 17. The crash occurred shortly after midnight as they returned from a wedding dance. Wisconsin Power and Light Co. workers found the car at 6 15 a m with the rear bumper protruding from 12 feet of water after a note of gleam on the water earlier. The vehicle struck a telephone pole and a tree before entering the ice covered river. All four were trapped inside.
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Baraboo
Baraboo River
Highway 26
Here
Dale Curtin
James Byrnes
Ardis Harvey
Roberta Phillips
Reedsburg
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Curtin
Daniel
Darlington Motorist Fined for DUI
Harvey White of route 2 Darlington was fined 90 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was cited by city police at 1 15 this morning in the 1600 block of 12th street after his car reportedly struck Esther Gunn's parked vehicle on route 5 Janesville. His companion also faced an intoxication charge.
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Harvey White
Darlington
Justice L. A. Koenig
Justice Court
White
12Th Street
Esther Gunn
Janesville
Soviet Leadership Without Clear Political Shakeup
Soviet decree orders major leadership shifts at top levels. Voznesensky leaves state planning chair, Saburov takes planning post and becomes deputy PM. Golyakov departs supreme court presidency. Molotov replaced as foreign minister by Vishinsky with Gromyko moving up in the ministry.
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Moscow
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai A. Voznesensky
State Planning Commission
Ivan T. Golyakov
Supreme Court of the
Council of Nationalities
Voznesensky
Maxim Z. Saburov
Commission
Saburov
Council of Ministers
V. M. Molotov
Stalin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
A. I. Kikoyan
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Foreign Ministry
Vishinsky
Darlene Kubly 7 Dies at Monroe Home
Darlene Ruth Kubly seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray W Kubly died at 10 40 last night at the Monroe township home after a sudden illness from a long standing nerve condition She was a second grade student at the Normal school born October 30 1941 in Monroe township Surviving are her parents a brother Roger and a sister Diane grandparents Mr and Mrs John Keegan and Mrs William Kubly all of Monroe The rosary will be recited 8 30 p m Tuesday at Stuessy funeral home services Wednesday at 9 30 a m in the funeral home and 10 a m at St Victor s Catholic church Rev E C McCollow will officiate burial in Greenwood cemetery
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Darlene Ruth Kubly
Ray W. Kubly
Monroe Township
Normal School
Ray W
Leona Keegan Kubly
Roger
Diane
John Keegan
William Kubly
Monroe
Kubly
Stuessy Funeral Home
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
E. C. McCollow
Greenwood Cemetery
Fourth Geneseo Student Dies in Crash
Geneseo IL reports the death of David Jennings 17 the fourth victim in a train automobile collision last Thursday night at Rock Island lines crossing one mile east of Geneseo. The crash involved four occupants from the same car.
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Geneseo
Rock Island Lines
Here
David Jennings
Military chiefs deny exist of super biological weapon
The United States Defense Establishment clarified that a biological warfare super-weapon does not exist. They stated germ-based war is feasible on a limited scale but not capable of mass destruction, and warned against biological sabotage before formal war declarations.
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Washington
United States
Research and Development Board
Rosa Hanny 91 Cadiz Woman Dies at Home
Mrs Rosa Hanny 91 died at 7 p m Saturday at her daughter s home a mile south of Browntown Cadiz township after two weeks illness Born in Signau Canton Berne Switzerland March 27 1857 she came to Monroe in 1888 married Jacob Hanny in 1901 farmed near Monroe until his death 1938 then lived with her daughter Survived by one son Jacob Orangeville a sister Mrs Jacob Burkhalter Monroe and another sister in Switzerland Two grand children Funeral Tuesday at 3 15 p m Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev P C Kehle St Johns Church to officiate Burial Greenwood Cemetery
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Rosa Hanny
Elmer Foulker
Browntown
Cadiz Township
Hanny
Signau
Canton Berne
Switzerland
Christ and
Marie Meyer Neuenschwander
Monroe
Jacob Hanny
Mr. Hanny
P. C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Present at Caucus for Monroe Township Election
Ten voters attended Saturdays caucus at the courthouse. Ed Roth and David Indergand received nominations for weed commissioner. Incumbents renominated include J. B. Scherer as chairman Carl Wyss and Walter Stauffacher as supervisors Glenn L. Hasse as clerk Casper Rebly as treasurer and J R Kennison as assessor Wyss and Stauffacher will face first election after filling expired terms.
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Monroe Township
Ed Roth
David Indergand
Court House
J. B. Scherer
Carl Wyss
Walter Stauffacher
Glenn L. Hasse
Casper Rebly
J. R. Kennison
Stauffacher
Wyss
Casper Schildsee
Rudy H. Kunert
Soil Project Data Showed Grade Pupils Interest in Conservation
Section meetings across the county introduced rural school children to a spring unit on conservation. Myron Jeglum, Nick Calbresa, and J. C. Baker led presentations as students from Roosevelt West Clarno East Clarno joined sessions at Spring Creek and Cadiz Center.
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Myron Jeglum
Nick Calbresa
Green County
J. C. Baker
Dodgeville
Spring Creek
Clarno Township
Cadiz Center
Roosevelt
West Clarno
East Clarno
Michaels
Sanders
Martintown
Browntown
Rush
Ee Allom
Green Valey
Senate Committee Moves To Tighten Rent Controls
A Senate banking subcommittee voted to tighten wartime rent controls and give the housing expediter authority to reinstate controls in areas where local advisory boards urge it. The panel wrote new rent control legislation while delaying a vote on whether the controls will extend past March 31.
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Washington
Senate Banking
Sparkman
D-Ala
Tobey
Senate
R-Nh
Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Full Banking Committee
Red Cross Seeks $325 to Complete Monroe Goal
The special gifts committee will raise the remaining $325 to reach Monroe's $1,600 goal. Han nounced by City Chairman Donald W. Janke, weekly totals reach $1,274.85 as bank and post office booths close. Brooks J. Dunwiddie will receive remaining contributions while county results remain incomplete at $3,750 goal.
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Red Cross
Monroe
Donald W. Janke
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
Roland W. Blaha
Mining Boom Revival Seen In New Shullsburg Project
A mining boom is anticipated near Shullsburg as Calumet and Hecla near completion of a mining and milling plant three miles south. Exploration began in April 1947, with full-scale operations planned for January 1950, employing 117 workers now.
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New Shullsburg
Shullsburg
Calumet and Hecla Corp
Calumet Corp
J. D. Judd and Son
Don Cameron
Cuba City
Maynard Faherty
Platteville
Sullivan Machinery Co
Indiana
Harold Ewoldt
Robert Reynolds
Walter Ekum
Ewoldt
Wiretapping Plot Sleuth Surrenders in New York
Kenneth Ryan former city detective surrendered at 11 22 to the district attorney's office after a city hall escape. He testified about a wiretapping plot against Mayor O Dwyer and other officials while grand jury proceedings began.
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New York
Kenneth Ryan
Ryan
City Hall
Clendenin J. Ryan
France
William O’dwyer
Benjamin Sonnenberg
Sonnenberg
Senate
Manhattan
O’dwyer
Clendenin Ryan
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Voter Registration Deadline Set for March 23
Monroe city clerk Glenn Soseman announced the March 23 cutoff for voters to register for the April 5 election. Unregistered residents must prove eligibility with two property owners and file an affidavit at the polls. Last year 3,802 voters were registered across Monroe’s four precincts.
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Glenn S. Soseman
Monroe
Many Taxpayers Tardy With Income Data on Eve of U S Deadline
Washington reports the eve of the deadline for 1948 income tax returns. About 55 million taxpayers are urged to file on time to avoid penalties up to 25 percent for late returns. Penalties also apply to late estimates.
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U. S
Washington
Revenue Bureau
Frank Drake 69 Dies at St Clare Hospital
Frank Drake aged 69 of 1617 16th avenue died Saturday at 1 p.m. in St Clare hospital after a long illness. Born December 7, 1879 in Clarno township he was the son of Abner A. and Catherine Zweifel Drake. He married Dora Trumpy February 18, 1901 and farmed in Clarno before moving to Monroe in 1935. He served as secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan association for Green Lafayette and Iowa counties 1930 to 1937 and held Masonic and Odd Fellows memberships. Survived by widow five daughters a son a brother a sister and 22 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include viewing atShriner Neushwander funeral home then to Emanuel church with service Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. Burial Greenwood cemetery.
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Frank Drake
16Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Clarno Township
Abner A
Catherine Zweifel Drake
Dora Trumpy
Freeport
Monroe
Drake
National
Peter Retzlaff
Juda
Greenwood Cemetery
Two Die in Fire at Chicago Tavern Building
A three story brick structure on North Clark street housed a tavern and apartments. Two residents died early in the blaze. Mrs. Elsa Gustafson, 60, was found in a third floor bathroom, and a man in a third floor apartment rented by Roy McNellis was discovered in the living room. About 25 residents fled to the street in night clothes as flames swept the building.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Elsa Gustafson
Roy McNellis
Soft Coal Strike Halts Most Operations Over Boyd Nomination
Washington reports a two week miners holiday as the United Mine Workers protest James Boyd's nomination for director of the bureau of mines. about 471000 miners and 69000 rail workers idle across ten states as the senate committee backs the nomination 10 to 1 though one Republican dissented. idle Frick mines in western Pennsylvania and the Robena mine near Uniontown halt production while the national coal stockpile stands at about 70 million tons.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Truman
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Jonn L. Lewis
Miners Union
Boyd
O’mahoney
Dwye
Senate Committee
Millikin
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Tennessee
Indiana
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Missouri
United States
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U.S. Steel
Frick
Robena
Uniontown
United Mineworkers
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Dr. Boyd
Senate of
Second quake rattles San Francisco in five days
San Francisco reported a second minor earthquake last night at 8 10 local time. No damage was reported as most areas did not feel the tremor.
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San Francisco
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