Presidential campaign dates spark stadium dispute
President Truman and Governor Dewey outlined cross country plans with new stop and talk dates. Truman will campaign through Texas on the way back from the Pacific coast and return via Missouri Illinois Kentucky and West Virginia. Dewey will tour Montana Idaho and Wyoming before speeches in Los Angeles. The use of Gilmore stadium for Trumans Sept 23 speech sparked controversy with Republicans leasing the Hollywood Bowl.
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Associated Press
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Texas
Pacific Coast
Washington
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
West Virginia
Dewey
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Albany
N. Y
Los Angeles
E. George Lucker
Gilmore Stadium
J. Howard McGrath
GOP
Earl Warren
California
Utah
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
NLRB
International Typographical Union
AFL
Chicago
Government Proposal Splits Big Four Packers In Major Reshuffle
Justice Department seeks to dissolve Swift Armour Cudahy and Wilson, dividing each into multiple new firms. Milwaukee Swift plant would join Company No 5 with sites in New Haven Brooklyn Baltimore Nashville Columbus Savannah St Paul and Kansas City. Armour Eau Claire plant listed in Company No 4 along with Pittsburgh Tifton Sioux City Fargo Fort Worth Spokane. Cudahy and Wilson to form two companies each. four firms would be dissolved and restructured under new independent ownership and control.
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Milwaukee
Eau Claire
Swift and Armour Meat Packing Companies
Justice Department
Swift and Co
Armour and Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Wilson and Co., Inc
Chicago
Swift Armour
Swift
New Haven
Conn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Baltimore, Md
Nashville, Tenn
Columbus, C
Savanna, Ill
St. Paul
Kansas City
Kas
Truman Forced To Pay To Hear Himself Speak
Oklahoma City report notes President Truman may be charged admission to speak at the state fair. State Democratic chiefs booked the event but forgot the fair’s 60 cent free admission rule for under 16. Fair manager Pete Baker wonders who covers the staff costs for the large attendance.
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Truman
Oklahoma City
Pete Baker
John H. Robinson Dies at 53 in Wood Wisconsin
John H. Robinson, 53, a former Brodhead resident, died yesterday morning at the Veterans Hospital in Wood Wisconsin after eight years as a patient. Born June 17, 1895 in England, he served in World War I with the 26th Hospital Corps. He worked as a machinist in the area and Beloit. Survived by three sisters Mrs Henry Johnson Beloit Mrs Daisy Shore Blue River Wis and Mrs L N Hartzell Los Angeles. Funeral arrangements are pending at Everson funeral home.
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Brodhead
John H. Robinson
Veterans’ Hospital
Wood
Wis
Mr. Robinson
England
Richard
Mary Marsden Robbinson
America
Robinson
26Th Hospital Corps
Camp Grant
Ill
Ft. Oglethorpe
Ft. Washington
Appleman Told to Amend Complaint in County Township Case
Judge Jesse Earle sustains a demurrer in the Appleman suit from Milwaukee against Green County and the town of Jefferson. Nathan Appleman seeks 5000 dollars and costs for injuries from a June 29 1947 auto crash east of Monroe on Highway 11. He has 20 days to amend to elect whether to sue the county or the township as the sole defendant.
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Jesse Earle
Green County
Rudolph P. Reger
Nathan Appleman
Milwaukee
Jefferson
Appleman
Monroe
Farle
Kraft to Consolidate Cheese Plants in Chicago Move
Kraft Foods plans to shift cheese processing from Green Bay and Freeport to a new plant in Chicago after acquiring a government facility. Disassembly and relocation could take six to eight months with about 500 Freeport workers affected while Green Bay and Plymouth assembling continue.
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Kraft Foods Co
Green Bay
Freeport
Chicago
Monroe District
William E. Wenger
Kraft Wisconsin
Kraft
Government
Sacramento Avenue
Grand Boulevard
Illinois
Plymouth
Elgin Watch Co
Paulson Injured in 25-Foot Fall From Silo
Telmer Paulson 40 of York township suffered a double fracture of the hip after a 25 foot fall from a silo while aiding neighbor Hans Brusveen in silo filling. He was taken to St. Clare hospital after surgery. condition listed as serious. His father once lost fingers in a similar farm accident on the same property.
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Telmer Paulson
York Township
Paulson
B. T. Paulson
Hans Brusveen
St. Clare Hospital
Laether
Blanchardville
Son-in-Law of Rubinoff Dies in Apartment Fire
Robert R. Klaman, 34, son-in-law of violinist Dave Rubinoff, died from burns after a Beechwood apartment fire swept through early morning. His wife Ruby Rubinoff, 29, escaped with minor burns and was near collapse from shock. Neighbors said Klaman appeared trapped while trying to fight the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Robert R. Klaman
Dave Rubinoff
Beechwood
Ruby Rubinoff
Klaman
State Candidates Continue Appeals in Wisconsin Primaries
Wisconsin voters faced a tightening primary as candidates campaigned. William D. Carroll accused the Taft Hartley law in Milwaukee, while Ralph Immell received praise from Henry J. Wojcik of the Immelsfal governor committee. Gov Rennebohm announced construction of a 3.5 million dollar surgical annex at Winnebago hospital and touted welfare progress. In Madison, 17 Dane County labor leaders formed a committee to back Carl W. Thompson for governor.
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Wisconsin
William D. Carroll
Milwaukee
Henry J. Wojcik
Immels Fal
Washington
Ralph Immell
Rennebohm
Winnebago State Hospital
Wauwatosa
Madison
Dane County
Carl W. Thompson
Three Monroe Men Purchase Property
Lester M. Johnson Milton K. Johnson and Le land J. Lamboley announced the purchase of the Fitzgibbons property the site of the 49 year old Fitzgibbons building destroyed by fire on Aug 28 The purchase price was not stated and the spokesman said only rubble removal would occur initially Milton Johnson formerly ran Johnson Motor Sales Co which operated a garage on the ground floor of the burned building
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Fitzgibbons
Lester M
Milton K. Johnson
Leland J. Lamboley
Mr. Lamboley
Milton Johnson
Johnson Motor Sales Co
Riots and Strikes Tossed in U.S. Labor Turmoil
A coast to coast telephone strike was averted as Western Electric and CIO communication equipment workers reached a tentative settlement. The deal provides nine to fifteen cent hourly raises in many areas, pending ratification, affecting workers in 43 states and D C. Separately, longshoremen and oil refinery workers faced continued disputes with troop deployment considered for coast ports if needed.
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Associated Press
Western Electric Co
CIO Communication Equipment
Thomas R. Steutel
District of Columbia
CIO
Army Employment Office
San Francisco
Seattle
CIO Oil Refinery Workers
Pacific Coast
Richmond
Calif
Standard Oil Co
R. H. Miller
Public Hearing Set on Milk Order Changes in Chicago
A public hearing on a proposed amendment to the federal milk handling order for the Chicago area will take place in Chicago on September 21. The session will be held at the La Salle hotel, announced by the agriculture department yesterday.
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Washington
Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Agriculture Department
Revenue Men To Tell How Tax Payments Can Be Cut
The Internal Revenue Service will issue a new 16 page pamphlet on preparing the U S income tax return set to reach 53 million taxpayers. Commissioner George J Schoeneman says the guide explains what you can do legally to reduce taxes with examples of deductions and reporting rules. It aims for clarity and speed though it offers no deadline relief.
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Washington
U. S
Internal Revenue
George J. Schoeneman
UN Council Votes To Look Into War In Hyderabad
The United Nations Security Council voted eight to zero to examine the war in Hyderabad with abstentions by China the Soviet Union the United Kingdom and Ukraine. India defends the move as a domestic matter while Hyderabad seeks a ceasefire withdrawal of troops and U.N. mediation. Indian forces push toward Hyderabad with columns reaching near Zahirabad and Suriapet as civil administrators are named to govern Hyderabad in an interim setup until voters decide their future.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Hyderabad
China
Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
U. N
A. Ramaswami Mudaliar
India
Foregn
Nawab Moin Nawaz Jung
New Delhi
Zahirabad
Hyderabad City
Razakar
Bidar
Suriapet
Secunderabad
OD. S. Rakhle
Bombay
Dutch Foreign Minister Seeks Talks With U S Over Communism
Netherlands Foreign Minister Derk de Vries Stikker arrives in Washington on his own initiative to discuss the general political situation and the development of communism in the Far East with American officials. The Dutch government notes the meeting will focus on the spread of communism.
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Washington
State Department
Netherlands
Derk Ude Stikker
Hague
Stikker
Far East
Typhoon Winds Hit 10 Japanese Districts Sharp Gusts Reach 60 MPH
Ten central Honshu prefectures faced a typhoon with winds up to 60 mph. At least two dead, three injured, and 23 missing as torrential rains flood areas north and west of Tokyo. Rivers rose dramatically, forcing evacuations and threatening crops while vessels in Shimizu endured rough seas near the Governor Bibbs cargo. The U S army division reported widespread evacuations in Ota Ojima Koizumi Kumagaya as rivers climbed.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Shimizu
Here
France Teeters With Five Day Cabinet Under Strain
France faces a fragile five day government as Premier Queuille's cabinet confronts emergency finance plans and a proposed police strike limit. Strikes across aviation, automobile and steel sectors widen, with clashes injuring police and workers. miners and other workers in Pas de Calais and Lorraine halt operations, while De Gaulle supporters push for elections.
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Paris
France
Henri Queuille
Charles de Gaulle
Pas de Calais
Lorraine
Two Die After Car Leaves Road North Of Merrill
Two men were killed and two injured when the car they rode in left the road and rolled over three times one mile north of Merrill. The dead are Henry Osten, 59, of Wausau and William Nagel, about 69, of Irma.
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Merrill
Here
Henry Osten
Wausau
William Nagel
Irma
Action Prohibiting Government Employees From Strikes
Soviet ambassador demands four power Far Eastern Commission reverse MacArthur no strike policy in Japan. Panyushkin accuses Potsdam violation and urges revocation of July directives and end to repressive measures. Separate note reports Romanian staff recall over alleged forbidden zone photos. Berlin youths attack police in Soviet sector.
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Washington
Russia
L Nation
Far Eastern Commission
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Commission
Pacific
Panyushkin
MacArthur
FEC
Supreme Commander
Tokyo
Moscow
Allied Council For Japan
Kislenko
U. S. State Department
Legation
Bucharest
Romania
United States
Rudolf E. Schoenfeld
Romanian Foreign Ministry
State Department
Giurgiu
Schoenfeld
Wayne Fisher
Glidden
Paul Green
Newark
Ruth Virginia Garr
San Francisco
Peggy Maggard
Kansas City
Berlin
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Robert Denham
Executive Department
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Fred J. Jordan
Rubinoff
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Royall
Harry Bridges
Longshoremen’s Union
Louisville
U.N. Council
Curt Mueckenberger
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