Debate Over Foreign Aid Bill Shows Skepticism on Mutual Financing
The article reports Rep. Richards opening debate on the foreign military and economic aid bill. He argues allies will field four million soldiers and produce three and a half billion dollars in military equipment next year, urging untrimmed aid. Critics question self-defense reliance without U S funds and warn about cost for citizens.
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Rep. Richards
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Uole
United States
Richards
White House
Aiken charges grain manipulation tied to 1948 politics
Senator Aiken accuses political manipulators of pushing grain prices down by a billion dollars in the 1948 election year and shifting blame to the Republican-controlled Congress. Secretary Brannan's testimony about storage limits is cited as contributing to the issue, with Aiken vowing to stop such moves again this year.
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Aiken
Vermont
80Th
Congress
Brannan
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Four Dane County Sheriff's Office Absent for Weddings
MADISON The Dane County Sheriff's office was nearly empty Tuesday as four staff members were married in Dubuque Iowa. Undersheriff Elmer Ottum wed Mrs. Winifred McCarthy jail matron, and Deputy Reynold Abrahams married Terry Gleaves, the sheriff's stenographer. Ottum has 17 years in the office, Mrs. Ottum 13, Abrahams 10, and his bride three.
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Madison
Dane County
Dubuque
Elmer Ottum
Winifred McCarthy
Reynold Abrahams
Terry Gleaves
Ottum
Abrahams
Poppy Day Planned by McDermott Steindorf Legion Post
The auxiliary of the McDermott Steindorf American Legion Post 124 will handle Poppy Day activities on Saturday with Mrs. E O Osborne as ales committee chairman.
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Albany
the McDermott‘Steindorf American Legion Post
E. O. Osborne
Ales
Memorial Day events and local school leadership updates
A decade ago Monroe’s guard unit sailed for Australia as MacArthur sought the 32nd division. Roosevelt set June 30 registration for 18 to 20 year olds. National Maritime Day marked by ship launches. Alumni officers were elected at the Monroe High reunion. Twenty five years back Swiss American society planning, stroke death in Winslow, and roadhouse raid were reported. In 1962 the school board kept the superintendent’s salary and the Brodhead schools’ chief resigned for Grand Rapids, while a curling iron incident injured a Brodhead resident and the Monroe Military Band planned a Memorial Day concert.
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Monroe
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
United States
Willard R. Schuetze
Monroe High School Alumni Association
Robert Skattum
Marvin Holcomb
Kenneth Kundert
Brodhead
France
Sam”’ Lindbergh
Legion of Honor Cross
Elmira Myers
Lemuel H. Peck
P. F. Noltys
Bradhead
G. W. Swartz
H. S. Yonker
Brodhead Schools
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids
Kittie Bush
Monroe Military Band
Court House Square
Potato Shortage Sparks Debate Over Farm Price Ceilings
Washington reports a potato shortage fueled by 20 percent lower output and policy shifts. Officials criticize price ceilings and support withdrawals, noting market inequities and black market activity amid rising prices and potential shortages overall.
League Back Population Plan At Wisconsin Convention
The Wisconsin League of Women Voters backs reapportionment by population rather than area. A 105 to 32 vote at the annual convention approved the resolution. Delegates from 25 local leagues will push a no vote on the referendum next fall and back the Rosenberry plan if the measure fails. Officers elected include Alf Gunderson president and E. E. McClellan first vice president.
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Wis
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
League
Alf Gunderson
LaCrosse
E. E. McClellan
Manitowoc
William A. Lewis
Madison
Harmon Hull
Waupun
Norris
Brisco
Milwaukee
Marshall Beaugrand
Racine
Arthur L. Christensen
Zablocki Doubts Kefauver Victory Plan
Rep. Clement Zablocki of Milwaukee predicts the Democratic convention may pick a Stevenson Kefauver ticket. He believes Stevenson could accept the top spot and says Kefauver’s strong delegate support may not secure a Kefauver victory. He notes Democratic leaders favor Kefauver’s broad appeal but fear corruption issues etched by Republicans.
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Washington
Clement Zablocki
Milwaukee
Democratic
Stevenson- Kefauver
Zablocki
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefavuer
Truman
Chicago
Zablecki
Sen
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Rep Smith Attacks Wiley Policy in House Speech
Rep Lawrence H Smith of Racine denounces the administrations foreign policy as unmoral and a path toward war. He calls Wiley belief in bipartisanship impossible and blasts aid programs, warning of World War III and bankruptcy from NATO measures and US support to Europe.
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Washington
Wiley
Lawrence H. Smith
Racine
House
Rep. Smith
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Smith
United States
China
Korea
Middle East
North Africa
Franco
Tito
Europe
Memorial services planned in New Glarus park
Memorial services by the Green County 40 and 8 Volture will be held in New Glarus at 8 next Tuesday night to honor the nation's war dead including the Korean War. The program includes colors, music, patriotic poems, taps, and echoes with a weather backup at the high school.
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Green County 40
8 Volture
New Glarus
No firearms used before 1300 A D says source
The article asserts that there is no trace of firearm use prior to the year 1300 A D. It discusses archaeological and historical evidence and emphasizes the absence of earlier examples in the record.
Beef supply to rise to 1955 peak in cattle cycle
The Agriculture Department projects beef and veal consumption averaging 62.7 pounds per person last year with a rise to about 81 pounds by 1955. Cattle numbers are in an up cycle, expected to reach 100 million by 1955, barring unforeseen developments.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Experts Question Nation’s Capacity to Feed 100 Million Cattle
Some experts caution that feeding more than 100 million cattle would require significant enhancements in range and pasture management, suggesting limits exist without improved practices.
Milwaukee student wins NA$1,200 scholarship award
Lorraine M. Keske, a Milwaukee State College sophomore, was named winner of the National Manufacturers Association scholarship. She competed against students from 66 colleges and universities in Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Milwaukee
Lorraine M. Keske
Milwaukee State College
National Manufacturers Association
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
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