Ferguson Charges Taft Campaign Costs Exposed
Ohio state auditor Joseph Ferguson testifies before a Senate elections subcommittee alleging Taft’s campaign spent about 5 million dollars and accusing Taft of subsidies and out of state “carpetbagger” support. He contrasts his own 107000 campaign spend with Taft’s claimed totals and cites government subsidies via tax-deductible corporate ads.
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Truman
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Washington
Ohio
Taft
White House
Joseph T. Ferguson
Margaret Chase Smith
Rme
Ferguson
Frank Lausche
Browder
Hall
Gus Hall
Ben Gitlow
Senator Wherry
Rneb
Republican National Committee
Guy
Putnam Named Chief Stabilizer
Roger Lowell Putnam, 58, a Democrat and former three time Springfield mayor, was named by President Truman to be the nation s economic stabilizer. He succeeds Eric Johnston and will take office December 1 as a recess appointee, earning $20 000 annually as chief arbiter of prices and wages.
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Senate
Blast damages Stoughton plant and oven explosion
A $500000 oven at Millprint Co in Stoughton was damaged when an explosion last night lit a block long fire. No injuries occurred though night shift worker John Heizeroth was tossed 10 feet. Firemen flooded the building and plan to pump out water before estimates on damage.
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Stoughton
Millprint Co
John Heizeroth
Arthur Kaplan
Otto J. Paschkewitz
Kaplan
Kraft Seeks Court OK to Inspect Cheese Plant Operations
Kraft Cheese Co moves before Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone in Madison for an order allowing inspection and photographing of operations and equipment at Walther Dairy Products Co Platteville and Wild Co-operative Cheese Co Verona as part of a rindless Swiss cheese patent case.
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Patrick T. Stone
Madison
Kraft Cheese Co
Walther Dairy Products Co
Platteville
Wild Co-operative Cheese Co
Verona
Green County Finishes Tax Apportionment for Districts
County clerk Mrs. Wilma S. Lengacher announced the apportionment of state and county taxes plus special charges to 24 precincts in Green County. Total tax levy is 831,929.69 with Monroe and Brodhead cities and New Glarus, Belleville, and other towns sharing through real estate and personal property valuations. High school tuition and transport costs will be allocated to precincts later.
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Green County
Wilma S. Lengacher
County Board of Supervisors
Monroe City
Brodhead
Monroe
G. S. Soseman
New Glarus
Belleville
Dane County
Glarus
Navy To Release 16000 Reservists By Year End
Washington says 20800 enlisted reservists have been released since July 1 and 16000 more will be separated before year end. Since Korea began, 147774 enlisted reservists were called to duty. First releases averaged 14 months under law requiring veteran reservists to separate after 16 months. Remaining non veteran reservists may serve up to 24 months with some slated for about 22 months. Army and air force plan similar releases by year end.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Air Force
Cardinal Bus In Iowa Accident Near Burlington
The Cardinal bus line used two automobiles to carry passengers from Janesville to Monroe while the regular bus was reassigned to Chicago. A Cardinal bus skidded on an icy county trunk road near Burlington and slid about 40 feet. Five passengers were taken to Burlington hospital with minor injuries. the bus did not overturn, but the firm lost one vehicle for repairs.
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Cardinal
Monroe
Janesville
Chicago
Burlington
Rising Temperature Expected Tomorrow
Rising temperatures are forecast for tonight and tomorrow after a cold front. The area dropped to 16 at 6 a.m. and rose to 32 by 2 p.m. Readings up to 45 degrees are expected tomorrow.
Railway Unions Quit Conference Amid Strike Threat
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen walked out of hearings before a presidential emergency board claiming the process is doomed to failure. Attorney Harold C. Heiss cited issues over a forty hour week and operating rules, and opposed two board members, while one other union has already settled.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Harold C. Heiss
Howard Neitzert
President Truman
Heiss
Mr. Truman
Andrew Jackson
New York City
Mediation Board
George Cheney
San Diego
Brotherhood of Railroad
Carroll R. Daugherty
Northwestern University
Giant B-36 Lander Safe After 16 Parachute Jumps in Texas
A damaged B-36 bomber landed safely at Fort Worth after circling for hours as 16 crewmen parachuted to safety. Pilot Capt. Clarence F. Horton of San Antonio, aided by rain and careful handling, executed a five engine landing with the atom bomb carrier.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Clarence F. Horton
San Antonio
West Point
Earth
Horton
Chicago Cigaret Dealers Raided
Fifty state police swooped on eight wholesale cigarette distributors in Chicago in a drive described by Gov. Stevenson as targeting a ten million dollar annual tax evasion. He said the alleged scheme uses counterfeit state tax stamps and is run by organized crime in Chicago. More than one hundred retailers and distributors not involved will be subpoenaed, the governor added.
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Chicago
Stevenson
Wilson cites strikes slowing defense production in wartime pace
Economic Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson told the defense production committee that a series of strikes in the last four months slowed aircraft and parts output but that overall military production remains on pace with World War II levels. He warned shortages of consumer items using strategic metals and said civilian output may see minor changes while aiming to meet rearmament goals amid potential legislative action in January.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Senate-House Committee On Defense Production
Joint Committee
Congress
Caudle testifies guest of tax probe figure
Former Assistant Attorney General T. Lamar Caudle told a house Ways and Means subcommittee he and Charles Oliphant flew to Palm Beach in 1947 as guests of a North Carolina manufacturer under tax fraud investigation. He denied knowledge of Whitehead’s case and warned he faced threats amid ongoing bureau shakeups.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Florida
North Carolina
Caudle
House
Ways and Means
Oliphant
Palm _ Beach
Fla
Troy Whitehead
Charlotte
Truman
Justice Department
Whitehead
Darlington Soldier Killed in Korea Motioning Home
Lt. George Anderson, 29, of Darlington was killed in action in Korea while riding in a jeep. He had completed 30 bomber missions and left for Korea on August 9 1950. He is survived by his wife Genevieve a two year old daughter Aletha and his parents in Darlington and Memphis.
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Darlington
George Anderson
Korea
Defense Department
Genevieve
Anderson
Truaxfield
Madison
Cpl. Edward Nethery Arrives for Services
The body of 19 year old Cpl. Edward Nethery, killed in Korea last May 18, arrived by train and was taken to his parents’ home eight miles southwest of Darlington. Members of the local American Legion posts escorted the flag draped casket to the family home. Arrangements are being completed at Thompson funeral home in Shullsburg.
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Darlington
Edward Nethery
Korea
Verne Nethery
Here
cCann- Brother
American Legion
Shullsburg
Bates-O’brien
Thompson Funeral Home
Wisconsin Cheese Association to Hear Dr Henry T Scott
Dr Henry T Scott director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation biology lab will speak at the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers association annual meeting. The all day event at Turner Hall covers vitamins foods nutrition and physiology.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Henry T. Scott
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Madison
Turner Hall
Scott
University of Wisconsin
Allies to Start Recruiting European Army in April
NATO officials report that a 43 division European army could begin recruiting in April after ten months of Paris talks among France Italy Belgium Holland Luxembourg and West Germany. The plan aims to include non NATO states and speed ahead with a European defense structure while debates continue in the NATO council.
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Rome
Robert Schuman
Atlantic
Schuman
Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
West Germany
Council
United States
Benelux
European Defense Community
NATO
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
North Atlantic
Middle East
Russia
Soviet Union
SHAPE
U. S
Market Sluggish Yet Prices Edge Up In Tepid Session
In New York the stock market moved ahead slowly with fractional gains. The day showed a ponderous but steady turn for the better as activity remained dull and volume totaled about 1.2 million shares, slightly higher than the previous day’s 1.18 million.
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New York
Cease-fire Line Agreement Given Okay by Delegates
United Nations delegates approved a cease-fire line and debated armistice supervision with joint allied communist inspection teams and a ban on buildups. The talks set a possible 30 day window to finalizing a full agreement while air and sea combat continued. Four MIG15s and a U S F-4 80 were reported shot down as ground action slowed.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Reds
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Admiral Joy
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Should all Americans be subject to universal conscription
Five Monroe high school students will join peers from 10 Southern Ten conference schools tomorrow at Madison in a league meeting to discuss universal conscription in time of war. Monroe representatives are Judith Kubly Elaine Wolfe Lois Priewe Mary Ann La Buch and Barbara Friedli, guided by instructor Miss Harriet Baldwin. Judges will select five students to discuss the topic over radio WHA, with participants from Richland Center Wisconsin Dells Reedsburg Baraboo Portage Wisconsin High Fort Atkinson Stoughton and Edgerton.
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Monroe
Southern Ten Conference
Madison
Judith Kubly
Elaine Wolfe
Lois Priewe
Mary Ann la Buch
Barbara Friedli
Harriet Baldwin
WHA
Richland Center
Wisconsin Dells
Reedsburg
Baraboo
Portage
Wisconsin High
Fort Atkinson
Stoughton
Edgerton
Two From County To Enter Marines
Green county's December draft quota includes two men to be inducted into the Marine Corps. Selectees called during the week of December 10 go directly to the Marines. The county's two men depart for Milwaukee on December 12, chosen by week’s end per draft board clerk Evelyn Drake.
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Green County
Marine Corps
Fifth Army
Milwaukee
Evelyn Drake
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Peppery Taft
Putnam
Stoughton Plant
Kraft
Adams
Spring Grove
Sylvester Se
New
Harold A. Metcalf
Fairgrove
Mich
Metcalfs
Internal Revenue Director
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
San Francisco
James G. Smyth
Detroit
Keith M. Beaty
Cpl. Nethery
U.N
Marines
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