Capone Aide Faces New Senate Probe Inquiries
Federal investigators study perjury and tax fraud grounds from Kefauver hearings on Capone era operations. Guzik, linked to Capone’s gang, remains held on bond as witnesses are sought and contempt charges pursued. The committee orders review by the Justice Department and asks for possible prosecutions.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Justice Department
New York
House
Offi Ars
Guzik Bree
Rend
Jacob
Greasy Thumb
Guzik
Scarface al Capone
Senate
Chicago
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Louis Farrell
Des Moines
Sidney Brodson
Milwaukee
Abner Zwillman
Ne|k
Zwillman
Murder, Inc
New York City
United States
John P
Uniformed Men’s Association
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Tobey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Milwaukee tipoff for bet rain leads to raid
Milwaukee Police Chief T Herbert Killip disclosed that Milwaukee officials were alerted by Chief John W Pol cyn that Rochester relayed many messages to a gambling center in Milwaukee. Evidence seized in the raid indicated betting on basketball baseball and football, and a national sweep was involved.
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Rochester
Central
Milwaukee
T. Herbert Killip
Killip
John W. Polcyn
Good Friday and Easter Services Draw Crowds Across Area
Religious observances filled the day with services at St John’s Mt Olive and St Victor’s as churches closed for noon to allow worshipers. Holy Saturday rites, Easter breakfasts, youth programs, and sunrise services followed with special music and readings across Grace Orangeville Bethel and other churches.
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Union
St. John’s Church
Mt. of Olive Lutheran
New Apostolic
St. Victor’s
Monroe
Brodhead Evangelical United Brethren Church
South Wayne
Alvin Rabehliyat
Giant Transport Lost in Atlantic With 53 on Board
A U S air force C-124 Globemaster II carrying 53 aboard vanished in fog over the Atlantic en route from Limestone Me to Mildenhall England. Search planes from three nations scoured to find wreckage or survivors as weather hindered rescue efforts. The missing plane last reported 800 miles southwest of Ireland after departing Gander Newfoundland. Brigadier General Paul Cullen was reported as a passenger by some sources, but official tallies remained unconfirmed.
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London
U. S. Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
United States
England
Ireland
Suffolk
Limestone
Mildenhall
Royal Air Force Control
Paul Cullens
Paul T. Cullen
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
U. S. Third Air Division
Royal Air Forces
British ‘Press Association
Washington
Cullen
Globemaster
Gander
Newfoundland
Turners Prepare For Farmers Night
A vaudeville segment features six Turners from the two hour Farmers Night show at Turner hall next Wednesday. The group, coached by Roy Wuetrich, will perform tumbling and parallel bar routines as part of an event expected to attract about 1,000 attendees. Other gymnasts include Duane Schwartz, Rock Grove, Rudy Kopp, Monticello, Marvin Wuetrich, Orangeville, Robert Wuetrich, and Alfred Meiers Jr. of Monroe.
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ana_paranesars
Turner Hall
Turners
Greene
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Wuetrich
Duane Schwartz
Rock Grove
Rudy Kopp
Monticello
Marvin Wuetrich
Orangeville
Robert Wuetrich
Alfred Meiers Jr
Monroe
Cheddar Values Slide in Wisconsin Board Sales
Cheddar prices drifted lower on the Wisconsin cheese exchange with mixed sales across grades. Nine cars of cheddars at 38 cents and several lots at 37 to 37 1/2 cents, plus Minnesota U S No 1 cheddars and various longhorns and single daisies offerings. Trading tone showed weakness early for single daisies and cheddars with a firmer close.
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Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Wisconsin
Minnesota U. S
Minnesota
U.S
Blood donations surge as Red Cross stocks rise
The American Red Cross reported blood collections have more than tripled since last July, totaling 175000 pints to aid Korean wounded and bolster military stockpiles.
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Washington
Colorado Chosen For Atomic Plant
The govern ment today announced a 45 million dollar atomic production plant to be built in Colorado on a four square mile site in the Rocky Flats area of Boulder and Jefferson counties. Army engineers will begin land acquisition immediately. The plant will be operated by Dow Chemical Co of Midland Michigan and will employ about 1,000 people when in full operation. Construction likely to start late next month with about 2,000 construction workers at the peak in early 1952.
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Washington
Colorado
Atomic Energy Commission
Rocky Flats
Boulder
Jefferson Counties
Army Engineers
AEC
Dow Chemical Co
Mic Land
Mich
Gov Kohler Opposes Relaxed Truck Weight Limits
Wisconsin Governor Kohler said there is no justification for relaxing national weight limits for trucks on highways. His reply follows a letter from James K. Knudson Defense Transportation Administrator asking governors to allow trucks carrying national defense cargo to exceed limits.
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Stacison
Noater
Wisconsin
James K. Knudson
Defense Transport
Washington
Knudson
Trapped Boy Rescued After Snowdrift Incident
Dennis Smith a 10 year old boy became trapped hip deep in a snowdrift beside highway 6 near Des Moines. Motorists ignored his shouts as his sister Joyce 11 watched nearby. Joyce ran a quarter mile to a highway station where Miles Mason the weighing official retrieved Dennis after a rescuer returned with him.
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Wes Moines
Des Moines
Dennis Smith
Joyce
Dennis
Highway Commission
Miles Mason
President Signs Rent Control Bill
President Truman signed a three month extension of the federal rent control program through June 30. The measure prevents up to two million dwellings from losing ceilings in communities that have not yet voted to continue control, keeping them under regulation until the extension expires.
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Washington
Ury
Truman
FCC thaw eyed for TV growth with 70 new channels planned
Washington reports the FCC outlined tentative plans to add about 70 new television channels, mostly in ultra high frequency, to 1,200 communities with some reserved for education. A full thaw before October remains unlikely due to material availability and ongoing technical reviews. Wisconsin is slated for 44 new channels across multiple cities with many existing and proposed allocations noted.
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FCC
Commission
Wisconsin
Appleton
Beaver Dam
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Green Bay
Janesville
Kenosha
LaCrosse
Madison
Manitowoc
Marinette
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Portage
Prairie du Chien
Racine
Rhinelander
Rice Lake
Richland Center
Sheboygan
Sparta
Stevens Point
Sturgeon Bay
Superior Duluth
Wausau
Wisconsin Rapids
Paratroopers Hit North of Seoul In Major Korea Air Assault
American paratroopers joined by tough rangers dropped behind communist lines north of Seoul, shocking about 20 000 Reds into flight. Rugged Allied armor and infantry drove north as Lt General Ridgway reached the fight within minutes, while a rear force aimed to kill the enemy in one hour of combat.
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Seoul
Munsan
Jongbu
Uijongbu
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Korea
Pyongyang
Packers Seek To Halt Nationwide Meat Strike
Chicago dispatch reports Armour and Co. meeting with AFL leaders at the Stevens Hotel to extend an 11 cent hourly wage raise agreement for 220,000 workers. The wage stabilization board must approve by Sunday for the extension, while Eric Johnston has declined to approve the raise.
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Chicago
Armour and Co
Armour
AFL Amalgamated
Stevens Hotel
CIO
AFL
Eric Johnston
Dr Day Stricken in Ithaca Death of Cornell Leader
Dr Edmund Ezra Day former president of Cornell University dies at age 67 from a heart attack while driving with his daughter Miss Betty Day in Ithaca New York.
Rep Buseby backs Paul Harvey entry at Argonne grounds
Illinois representative Busbey testified before a federal grand jury in defense of Paul Harvey radio TV commentator facing possible indictment over an unauthorized entry to Argonne atomic laboratory grounds near Lemont. Busbey said a guard allowed him to drive around the premises and urged patriotic support.
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Busbey
R-Ill
Paul Harvey
Wi Seszed
Argonne Atomic — Laboratory
House
Joint
Senate-House Committee On Atomic Energy
America
Harvey
Grand Jury
Chvey
Lemont
Rainy Prelude to Easter Parade Preview
A misty rain and icy roads linger this morning with temperatures falling from 46 to 26 between Monroe and Juda as freezing rain develops. Weatherman Howard J Thompson forecasts a cloudy Easter Sunday with warmer highs in the mid-40s, showers likely, and clearing, colder conditions overnight into tomorrow noon.
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Monroe
Juda
Howard J Thompson
Easter Sunda
Joyce Severson Suit Settled Out of Court
Joyce Severson reached an out of court settlement with the citys insurer over medical bills and injuries from a fall on a sidewalk at 2015 14th street last fall. Rodney O Kittelsen Seversons attorney said the city council denied the claim on Feb 6 a technicality needed to press for settlement against the insurers.
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Sain Ior Seay Vy Mise Joyee Severson
14Th Street
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Miss Severson
April Draft Cut To 40 000 Total
The army announced a reduced April draft call of 40,000 due to higher voluntary enlistments and lower Korean casualties. Secretary of Defense says manpower commitments to General MacArthur will be met in April for the first time since the Korean conflict began. January and February enlistments totaled 46,000, far above the expected 20,000, contributing to the cutback. Casualty figures to date are reported as 16,000 below earlier estimates.
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Army S
Ervice
Rosenberg
Extensions Granted for Retailers on Price Regulation Deadlines
Clem Kalvelage, acting OPS director at Milwaukee, announced multiple extensions for retailers under regulation 7 pricing charts. Extensions push the filing deadline from March 29 to April 30, and the sales deadline from April 28 to May 20, delaying reports on margins during the base period July 1, 1949, to June 20, 1950.
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Clem Kalvelage
Milwaukee
State Auditor Assails WHA Operation Record
State Auditor J. J. Kelcher submitted a report to the legislature and Gov Kohler criticizing WHA management at University of Wisconsin radio station. Auditors found the financial records unreliable and no internal controls over cash receipts. Regulations governing wage payments to civil service employees had not been followed.
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Madison
J. J. Kelcher
Kohler
WHA
University of Wisconsin
Kelcher
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