Coal Parley Fails Vote on Phone Strike
The CIO Oil Workers International union reports progress but confirms most strikebound refineries will likely resume operations early next week. A split emerges among locals as 60 000 workers are expected to return to work, yet full production hinges on reported labor compliance and ongoing port activity.
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Bute
Navy
Henry May
Knight
CIO Oil Workers
Ee Ae
Detroit
New York
Ford Motor
CIO
AFL
Plans Emerge For Wisconsin Centennial Celebration
Madison committee pursues a Milwaukee centennial observance at state fair park with Fred Holmes as chair and Sen. Robert Robinson as secretary. Ralph Ammon proposes a 700000 construction program including a dining hall dormitories and fireproof dining rooms. University and state departments push university history memorial and conservation economic aspects with local events Aug 1 to Sept 6. A push to petition Congress for a centennial stamp and half dollar is planned.
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Madison
State Fair Park
Milwaukee
Assembly
Eee
Fred Holmes
Robert Robinson
Ammon
Jects
W. R. Kiekhofer
University of Wisconsin
Ernest Swift
Wisconsin Conservation — Department
Wisconsin
Fred
University, Robinson and
Holmes
Congress
Laval Denies He Ever Was Agent For Nazi Setup
Pierre Laval, former Vichy head, was expelled from the French high court during day three of his trial as Judge Mongibeaux suspended proceedings for an "indefinite period." Laval, who had fought accusations of aiding Germany in 1940, refused to answer who reinstalled him in power in 1942, and he declared the trial could be stretched to injustice while denying any role as a German agent.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Paul Mongibeaux
Laval
France
A Aear Taval
High Court of Justice
Andre Mornet
Mongibeaux
Petain
Simplicity Marks Rites Today for Lester J. Michael
Alderman Lester J. Michael was praised for selfless service at 9 am rites in Immanuel church before 4 pm services at Morgan Park Congregational in Chicago. Attendees included fellow councilmen and Legionnaires. casket borne by past commanders. Michael, 56, died after illness and surgery. services attended by family and friends from Madison and Chicago areas. Weather notes mention clearing sky and mild temps for the day.
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Lester J. Michael
Eulomy
Alvin C. Rabebl
Immanuel Church
Morgan Park Congregational Church
Chicago
Michael
Green ‘County Bar Association
Legionnaires
Glen Zilmer
Michael. i
Morgan Park
Howard S. Michael
Lila Fletcher
Madison
Lillian Smith
Nancy
Henry Lussier
Wausau
Frank Bachkal
Berlin
R. A. Meier
Chicago Heights
Lester Morrell
Sorority Plans Jewel Pin Ceremony Next Monday Night
Epsilon Sigma Alpha chapter of Monroe Zeta to celebrate almost four years of affiliation with a jewel pin ceremony at 8 30 p m after a dinner at Eugene hotel. Mrs Leo H Share will conduct the service. The group started in April 1941 as the Business Women club and joined Epsilon Sigma Alpha in December 1944. Membership stands at 134 with meetings twice monthly for study and social activities.
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Ipsion Sigma Alpha
Eugene
Leo H. Share
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Monroe Zeta Chapter
Evelyn Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Drake
Ensilon Sienna Alpha
Consin
New Nip Premier Foe of Aggression
Shidehara, 73, returned from 14 years retirement to lead Japan at a pivotal moment. He vowed to form a cabinet agreeable to Allied occupation authorities and named Yoshida as foreign minister. The Higashi Kuni cabinet resigned amid efforts to graft democratic freedom onto feudal structures. MacArthur's aides offered no statement on the selection.
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Exyo—Ury
Kijuro Shidehara
Japan
Hirohito
Shidehara
Shigeru Yoshida
Domei
Yoshida
Higashi-kuni
United States
Wauwatosa Considers Polio Quarantine Action
Wauwatosa health officials led by Dr Roy T Hansen asked the state board of health to impose quarantine on a section of the community where polio cases rose Two school classrooms were closed and the areas sprayed with insecticide as contact tracing continued in the area
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Ganarban Wauwatosa
Roy T. Hansen
State Board of Health
Pearl Harbor radar failure cited by Kimmel at board
Washington reports an army board heard Rear Adm. Kimmel say the army let down the navy in radar detection of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Patterson closed the inquiry into Col. Theodore Wyman Jr. with no disciplining warranted. Dewey era homecoming honors given to a naval hero. Osmena awarded the Philippine medal for valor to the Pacific fleet commander for wartime leadership. London notes Moscow radio claims a Russian general arrived at the Soviet government.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Army
Patterson
Col
Theodore Wyman, Jr
Hawaiian Defense Construction
Dewey
Manila Bay
Sergio Osmena
Philippines
Recruiting Must Pick Up or Draft Continue Hershey
Maj. Gen. Lewis B Hershey, national director of selective service, warned that unless recruiting for U S military service rises significantly, current induction rates will fail to meet postwar needs. He spoke after touring Milwaukee county draft board headquarters and urged boards to remain active in reemployment efforts for returning veterans, noting their expertise in matching veterans with former employers.
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U. S
Lewis B. Flershey
Selective Service
Milwaukee County
Hershey
Chicago
Washington
Chicago Scientists Challenge Crosby Defense Claim
Eight University of Chicago scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project announced they would join any site Crosby suggested to test a claimed defense against the atomic bomb. They criticized Larry Crosby’s assertion and offered to expose the boast at their own laboratory benches, listing eight signers including Dr. A H Jaffey and Dr. B B Cunningham as participants.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Crosby
Crosby Foundation
Larry Crosby
Crooner
Ollywood
Crosby Research Foundation
Thas
A. H. Jaffey
C. Hindman
B. B. Cunningham
T. C. Jones
T. J. Neubert
M. B. Friedman
William Rubensin
C. A. Hutchinson, Jr
The
Manhattan Ory
Kramer Admits Belsen Gassing in Nazi Trial
Joseph Kramer known as the beast of Belsen confessed to gassing prisoners at Natzweiler and acknowledged knowledge of gas chambers at Oswiecim. His signed statement contradicted an earlier denial as prosecutors wrap up the case against 45 SS guards charged with conspiracy to commit mass murder. Trial may continue for weeks with many witnesses.
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Luenbourg —Vry
Joseph Kramer
The
Beast of
Kramer
Oswiecim
T. M. Backhouse
Een Kramer
Dieckhoff Dies at 56 in Monroe After Illness
W F Dieckhoff a 56 year old Monroe city street department employee died at home after a seven week illness from coronary occlusion. He was born in Monroe township and had lived in Monroe since 1929. Survived by a widow Grace Baltzer Dieckhoff two sons in Navy service a daughter Marian and a stepdaughter. Funeral rites scheduled Monday at Shrin Er Neushwander funeral home and St John s Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Tress Re. Asscennuns
17Th Avenue
Monroe
Mr. Dieckhoff
Navy
Kenneth W. Dieckhoff
Pacific Theater
Willis K. Dieckhoff
Rte
Dieckhoff
City Street Department
Jefferson Farm
Monroe Township
Fred
Augusta Stubbe Dieckhoff
Rose Streiff
Grace Baltzer
U.S
Marian
Oscar Shager
Herman
Charles H. Buehler
Frank Soddy
Browntown
Fancy
St. John's Evangelical
Appeal Decision On Thomson Anti-Gambling Law Upheld Or Overturned
The Wisconsin Supreme Court hears an appeal from County Judge Orin Larrabee of Chippewa County challenging the Thomson anti gambling statute as unconstitutional. In Milwaukee a 30 foot fall from a scaffold during painting proved fatal for Earl Arkens age 19 yesterday.
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Madison
Orin Larrabee
Chippewa County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Earl Arkens
Tigers Even It With 4-1 Win
Detroit breaks hitting slump with a four run inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in game four of the World Series, tying the series at two. Key moments include Greenberg and Cullenbine driving in runs, Cullenbine’s double, and a costly Cubs error by Nicholson. Hank Borowy and Hal Newhouser scheduled to start game five.
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Chicago
Detroits
Chicago Cubs
Tigers
Webb
Hack
Cavarretta
Mayo
Pafko
Cramer
Prim
Cube-Hack
York
Tiger
Hank Borowy
Hal Newhouser
Cub
Johnson
Lowrey
Cullenbine
Greenberg
Cullendine
Cubs
Trout
Couner
Nicholson
Outlaw
Hughes
Richards
Leng Ny
Livingston
Aughes
Cullenhine
Paul Derringer
Greenbers
Lowren
Inniner Tikers
Sec
Derringer
Cavorretta
Cramers
Sun
Frank — Seenty
Trent
Secory
Hy Vandenberg
Seep
Caviarretta
Ofter
Cavar
Etta
Patko
Vandenberg
Heinz Becker
Len Merullo
Becker
Paul Gillespie
Yori
Paul Erickson
Merule
Lane
Merulle
Igers
Law
Detroit A. L
Chicago N. L
Erickson
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
H. Struve Hensel
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Warner Brothers Motion Picture Studio
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Associated Press
London
Moscow Radio Tonight
Derevyanko
Tomic
Belsen
W. F. Dieckhoff
Long City
Dizzy Trout
HPOA
Tb Livingston
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Merullo
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