Four Milwaukee Teens Held in Slaying of 16-Year-Old Girl
Milwaukee police booked four teenage boys on suspicion of murder after the body of 16-year-old Patricia Birmingham was found in the Milwaukee River. Investigators say she was shot and killed by someone she knew, with a weight tied to her ankles.
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Milwaukee
Patricia Birmingham
West Allis
Milwaukee River
Miss Birmingham
Albert T. Birmingham
Ray Gutowski
Hammond
Wis
Kathleen
Florence Wynne
Lamboley To Speak At Welfare Parley
Judge Harold J. Lamboley of Green County Court will discuss Viewpoint of a Judge at the Madison welfare conference on Friday April 1. Mrs. Effie Wenger directs Green County welfare and helps lead the county information committee for the eight county event addressing health youth programs and welfare legislation. The group plans to attend the Madison meeting and another Janesville mental hygiene session with a Chicago speaker.
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Harold J. Lamboley
Green County Court
Madison
Effie Wenger
Green County Welfare
Wenger
Janesville
Chicago
Hoover commission urges new welfare and education cabinet
The Hoover commission recommends a cabinet level Department of Welfare and Education merging social security, education, most security administration services, and Indian affairs. It favors a united medical administration but faces strong opposition from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Washington
Department of Public Welfare and Education
Hoover Commission
United Medical Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Armed Forces
Veterans Administration
Office of Education
Federal Security Administration
Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Interior Department
Bipartisan Commission
Congress
City Flusher Ready For Street Washing
The city flusher was being readied today for probable washing down of the streets tomorrow. City employees sweep the square and surrounding streets to remove nails, aiming to make the city square safer for travel.
U. S. Judge Delays Hiss Trial To April 11
Federal Judge Simon Rifkind adjourned the Alger Hiss trial to April 11 after agreement from both defense and government. Hiss, a former State Department official, is accused of lying to the grand jury about giving secret papers to Whittaker Chambers. He remains on leave from his Carnegie Endowment presidency salary of twenty thousand dollars a year.
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New York
Simon H. Rifkind
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Grand
Whittaker Chambers
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Royall Says War Not Imminent but Possible
Secretary Royall told the Senate Armed Services Committee that war is not imminent but a possibility while testifying in favor of a bill to fix the army’s active strength at 837,000.
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Washington
Royall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Killed at Rockton Rockford Man Dies in Collision
Virgil Colby a 41 year old Rockford resident was killed in an automobile collision near Rockton yesterday. The crash occurred north of the city as Mr Colby’s car collided with another vehicle authorities said.
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Rockton Rockford
Virgil Colby
Rockford
Rockton
Here
No Clerk Treasurer Candidates on Ballot For Argyle Election
A mass withdrawal leaves clerk and treasurer seats vacant in Argyle spring election. Clerk candidate Jesse Arnot resigned, Ruley Bronson was nominated then withdrew. Clayton Watkins Morgan refused run for treasurer. John Sweeney remains only candidate for justice of the peace after William Rossing dropped out. Village president seat contested by C A La Vasser and Ever Hanson with Hanson guaranteed a trustees seat as Steiner and Winger are unopposed.
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Argyle
Jesse Arnot
Ruley Bronson
Branwon
Clayton Watkins
Morgan
John Sweeney
Justice of the Peace
William Rossing
C. A. LaVasser
Ever Hanson
Hanson
Board of Trustees
Lawrence Steiner
Lawrence Winger
Western Nations Outlaw Red Mark
Western powers outlaw the Russian east mark in their sectors of Berlin splitting the city’s economy. The eastern currency will no longer be accepted as legal tender in western zones though it remains usable for rent and taxes in April. The east mark slid to six to one west mark in black market trading and 5.2 in legal exchanges.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Legal Exchange
Rail Pay Boost Finalized Across Railroads
Chicago final terms on a 640 million dollar annual wage boost end a month long dispute between the railroads and 16 non operating unions. The plan extends the 40 hour basic week for 1 million workers starting Sept 1 with 7 cents extra per hour retroactive to Oct 1, while yardmasters gain 10 cents hourly on a six day week.
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Chicago
Parker Pen Plant Looted by Gunmen in Janesville
Parker Pen Co plant No 2 in Janesville was robbed last night. Nightwatchman Jim Broderick was bound and blindfolded as holdup men seized an estimated 20 000 pens and pencils from cardboard boxes and fled in a waiting vehicle. Police pursue leads toward Chicago.
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Janesville
Parker Pen Co
Jasper Webb
Jim Broderick
Webb
Walworth
Chicago
Ralph Gregory
Brannan Seeks Power to Spend on Grain Storage
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan urged Congress to grant authority to acquire storage facilities for crops under the farm price support program. He warned that without this power many grain farmers could be forced to sell below price support levels next fall.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Congress
House Banking Committee
Governor Halts 24 Year Prison Term for Racine Slaying Partner
Madison reports Gov Renne Boehm terminated the life sentence of James Pastras 65 of Racine after 24 years in prison. Pastras was sentenced July 13 1920 for killing his business partner and was placed on parole in October 1944.
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Madison
Rennebohm
James Pastras
Racine
Pastras
Rent curbs linger as Congress fights extension plan
Washington reports a race to extend federal rent controls before March 31. Senator Maybank leads a revised Senate bill seeking 12 months with 3 months supervision, facing a major showdown with a Republican alternative for six plus six months. Debate shifts to European aid after housing clause.
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Washington
Senate
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
House
Cain
Wash
Bricker
Ohio
Senate Committee
Truman
Labor Repeal Bill Moves Through Senate Committee
Washington reports the senate labor committee sent the administration labor bill to the full senate calling it a long step toward better labor management relations. The 79 page report condemns the Taft-Hartley act in detail and supports restoring the Wagner act with additions proposed by President Truman. Republican members plan minority reports, and house hearings on the same bill conclude today.
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Senate
Congress
House
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
Labor Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Post Office Committee
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Cheese Price Fixing Cases Cut to 11 Defendants
A federal hearing is set in Chicago on a government motion to drop 90 defendants from the cheese price fixing cases dating to 1942. The remaining 11 are named as National Cheese Institute Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Cudahy Packing Co Dow Chemical Co Kraft Foods Co C A Straubel Co Armour and Co Pauly and Pauly A and P Tea Co Land O Lakes Co and the Borden Co. The government seeks trial within 90 days before Judge John P Barnes.
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Chicago
Government Antitrust Division
National Cheese Institute
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Cudahy Packing Co
Dow Cheese Co
Kraft Foods Co
C. A. Straubel Co
Armour and Co
Pauly and Pauly
A and P Tea Co
Land O’lakes Co
The
Borden Co
John P. Barnes
Truman Seeks Arms Aid Funds For Western Europe
President Truman plans to ask Congress for broad authority to allocate arms to Western Europe under a proposed one billion dollar military aid program. The move aligns with ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty and aims to fund a first year buildup to re-arm Europe as part of a mutual defense plan.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Capitol
Senate
Toay
State Department
Department
America
Associated Press
United States
West
Rohlich To Address Swiss Cheese Meeting
Prof G A Rohlich of the University of Wisconsin sanitary engineering speaks on Milk Products Waste Treatment at a Swiss cheese group meeting in Turner Rail on Tuesday March 29. All dairy firms and organizations are invited to send representatives to the event.
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G. A. Rohlich
University of Wisconsin Sanitary Engineering
Turner Rail
Warm Windy Weather Opens Spring Season Near Here
The region enjoyed a first official spring day with blue skies and southwest winds, a 49 degree peak in Monroe area, while New England and mid Atlantic remained cooler. Portland Maine and other northern locales stayed chilly, with scattered weather events including a six inch rain in Miami, a twister near Melrose New Mexico, and a light freezing drizzle at Land O Lakes Florida. Northern states faced strong gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
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Mississippi
Monroe
New England
Middle Atlantic
Portland
Miami
Melrose
N. M
Land O’lakes
Mrs. Erickson 78 Dies After Stroke in Monroe Area
Mrs. Oscar Erickson born Hilda Johanna Paulson, 78, died Sunday at 3 45 am at the George Thorpe residence in Monroe area after a stroke. She lived near Wiota and Monroe, married Oscar Erickson in 1893, survived by husband two sons Clarence and Morgan four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home and East Wiota church with burial in Cherry Branch cemetery.
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Oscar Erickson
George Thorpe
7Th Street
Hilda Johanna Paulson
Gilbert and
Caroline Paulson
America
Norway
Wiota
Monroe
Jordan Township
Laboratory Project Excavation Near Turner Hall
Excavation began today for a cheese laboratory north of Turner hall. Sponsored by the Foreign Type Cheesemakers association, the temporary quarters are in Rudy's tavern rear room at the corner of 17th avenue and 12th street.
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Turner Hall
Foreign Type Cheesemakers Association
Rudy’s Tavern
17Th Avenue
12Th Street
Frank H. Blodgett, 82, Head of Local Mill Firm, Dies
Janesville reports the death of Frank H. Blodgett at 82 after a long illness. He led Frank H. Blodgett, Inc. for 50 years, a buckwheat and rye flour miller. The company began a century ago at Beloit and moved to Janesville in 1898.
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H. Blodgett
Janesville
Frank H. Blodgett
Frank H. Blodgett, Inc
Beloit
Truman says he and Congress work together for good of country
President Truman told six hundred mayors that he and Congress are united for the nations good and ridiculed critics who claim a rift. He attacked the real estate lobby opposing housing and rent control and predicted passage of the public housing plan with slum clearance.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States Conference of Mayor
Truman declines beach photos for safety at home
President Truman says he prefers staying at home and argues aides seized informal vacation photos at Key West not for censorship but as a safety measure. Mrs. Truman objects to the bath trunks imagery. He claims the move allows him to return safely to Washington.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Key West
Truman Predicts Broad Agreement With Congress
President Truman tells mayors and Democratic leaders that Congress and the White House will work together for the public good, despite setbacks. He cites rent control battles, an anti filibuster rule change failure, and a stalled nomination to the National Resources Security Board.
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Congress
White House
Statler Hotel
Truman
House
Senate
Mon Wallgren
National Resources Security Board
Helicopter Rescues Four From Mountain Crash Near Maryville
A small helicopter pulled four injured people from a rugged mountainside three days after their plane crashed thirty miles south of Maryville near Calderwood. The Detroit residents were James Hardy 21 Orville Rich 38 and Mr and Mrs Fred Hall. Pilot J N Newcomb of Glendale California landed the craft in a Calderwood backyard garden. Hardy the pilot was evacuated first.
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Maryville
Tenn
Calderwood
James Hardy
Orville Rich
Fred Hall
Detroit
J. N. Newcomb
Glendale
Calif
Hardy
Miami
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Hoover Group
Herbert Hoover
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Department of Welfare and Education
U. S
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Brannan
Annie Rose Robinson
City Hospital
Columbus
Atlanta
State Patrol
R. J. Claghorn
U.S
William J. Campbell
Monroe Area
Mrs. Erickson
Mrs. Truman
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