Uranium Shipments to Soviet Claimed by McDowell
Rep. John McDowell said a significant quantity of uranium oxide and uranium nitrate was shipped to the Soviet Union in 1943 and 1945, as part of wartime shipments. He testified before the House Un American Activities Committee about uranium refined before the war and its role in potential atomic bomb production. The hearings were paused as Tru man refused to provide loyalty information. A subcommittee planned secret rendezvous with a mystery witness.
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Washington
John McDowell
Soviet Union
McDowell
House
UN American Activities Comittee
Truman
Iugh
Senate
Coromittes Aald Tb
Congress
McDotvell
Great Fally
Mont
S. W. Shattuck Chemical Et
Denver
Col
A. M. Wotskoy
Great Falls
Port Hope
Ontario
Canadium Radita
Uraniuum Corp
Kat Iha McDowell
House Committee
Harald
Biohies Trim
Homer Ferguson
BR. Mich
Senate Committee
William Remington
Swentterce
Naval Easten
Tarifi, Mundt
Beeith
Miss Bentley
Chambers
Mundt
Elizabeth T. Bent Iry
Voutier
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Miss Bentley Tax
Whisleington
Russia
Ammons Federal
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Local Almanac
Wisconsin forecast calls for a slight rise in temperatures tonight and Saturday with increasing clouds and warmer conditions. Minimums near 46, yesterday’s high 76 and low 43. year ago high 71 low 63. Almanac notes sunrise, sunset, moon phase, prominent stars, visible planets including Jupiter, Mars, and Venus.
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Wisconsin
Sunrize
Pam
Dembola
Vera
Jupiter
Mit
Mars
Spica
Venus
Tives
Allied Diplomats Renew Conference with Russians in Moscow
Western powers diplomats, led by W Bedell Smith and Yves Chataloneau, meet in the Kremlin with V M Molotov and Joseph Stalin to resume talks on the German crisis. Officials aim to finalize proposals for the Ruhr blockade and Berlin tensions as weeks of talks continue.
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Moscow
Kremlin
U. S&s
W. Bedell Smith
Yves Chataloneau
Frank Roberts
Ernest Bevin
At & P.m
V. M. Molotov
Jonet Stalin
Alka
Stalin
Ruhr Ag
Berlin
Cagt-West
Cement Shortage Threatens Waulesha Youth Center Work
A cement shortage endangers construction of Waulesha's temporary youth center in Shurman Park. An promised cement allotment will allow crews to resume Saturday with Union carpenters finishing forms for footings and Cayll & Barratt supplying 25 yards of ready mix concrete at reduced cost.
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Waulesha
Shurman Park
Joseph Adashelt
Youth Centar Alte
Cayl! & Barratt
Logier Seistiko
John B. Stoves
City Value Jumps Over $2 Million Boosting Tax Outlook
The Senate, led by GOP leadership, approved a housing bill 46 to 36 aimed at stimulating private builders. It rejects Truman's housing program appeal and aligns with the House version, while conference on differences proceeds. Adjournment pressure remains high as relations on wage and price controls and other bills play out.
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Washington
Senate
Titay
Truman
House
Taft
Ebiender-Wagner
Banking Committee
Kupulis
Senate Banking Committee
Thomas J. Dewey
Senate , Foreign , Relations Committee
GOP
Morrow
City Assessor Reports Top $40 Million in 1948 Assessments
The Waulkshe area leads a 40.56 million total assessment, up 3.09 percent from 1947. Personal property and real estate drive the rise, with movable merchandise and business stocks cited as major factors. Tax rate projections suggest a possible decrease, but overall budget trends indicate continued increases.
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Waulcshe
Leo Martin
Waukesha
Fred C. Behrend
Five Killed and Eight Hurt in West Virginia Mine Accident
In Capels near Welch West Virginia five men were killed and eight injured when a 25 foot slate fall struck mine cars as workers rode to the entrace on the last shift. The State Mines department called it the worst haulageway fall in southwest West Virginia coal history. The mine employs about 390, with 126 on the shift at the time of the collapse.
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Welgh
W. Va
New River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Do
Capels
State Mines Department
E.L. Chatfield
West Virginia
Second Close Call Kills Wealthy Pilot Walter Piper
Walter F. Piper, 63, vice president of Piper J. Foundry Equipment in Chicago, died when his twin engine plane crashed in a wheat field 15 miles south of Oshkosh Nebraska. The millionaire had survived a 20 year earlier air crash.
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Oshkosh
Neb
Wea
Walter F. Piper
Piper J. Foundry Equipment Company
Chicago
Here
Senate approves housing bill with expanded loan guarantees
Senate passed a housing measure authorizing 325 million dollars to back up to 90 percent of private loans for low cost housing and raising price ceilings from 3000 to 4500 dollars. It would guarantee up to 95 percent for loans on homes 4500 to 6000 dollars and revive Title VI for rental projects. The bill also creates a new housing agency branch to standardize codes, expands the Reconstruction Finance Corp secondary market, and guarantees 95 percent of loans for veterans cooperative housing with a 2 percent return on capital for low rent developments.
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Senate
Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Cooperative
Waukesha Pilot and Photographer Visit for Aunt Nan’s Rites
A TWA veteran known as Capt. Chick Fredericks and photographer wife Dennis Bannister arrive in Waukesha for the funeral of Aunt Nan Wheeler. Fredericks, a World War II veteran and milked miles record setter, flew to aid the war effort including missions with General Marshall and De Gaulle. Bannister’s Babies appears nationwide. Connie Fredericks notes her book and film work.
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TWA
Waukesha
Capt
Chick" Fredericks
Dennis Bannister
Bannister
Frederick
Nan
Frank Wheeler
California
Chick
E. Broadway
Art Gaspar
Fredericks
Ale’ Transport Command
Marshall
Arnold
Casablarca
Charles de Gaulle
America
China
Mme
Chiang Kai-Siek
Madame Chiang
Connie
EB. P. Dutton
Champion Soap Box Derby Car Displayed
The Derby racer representing Waukesha will be shown in the Wisconsin Gas & Electric window on South Street after repainting and lettering. Harold Krysak’s car, named Dairy land Centennial Special with Waukesha Freeman on each side, will be shipped to Akron for the national finals aboard a Cephal Airlines cargo plane.
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Waukesha
Akron, O
Wisconsin Gas & Electric Co
South Street
Harold Krysak
Cephal Airlines
Akron
Dale Auto Body
ABC Hi-Way
Dairyland Centennial Special
Waukesha Freeman
Meat boycott rumors swirl in Waukesha stalls
A wave of informal “boycott” chatter hits Waukesha as women reportedly refuse to buy high priced meat. Merchants worry of lower sales while the Chamber of Commerce denial ties the movement to unknown organizers. Officials insist the association plays no role.
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Waulesha
Chamber of Commerce
Jess Turner
Association of Commerts
Turner
Waukesha
New Man Takes Over Operation of Theaters
John McKay of West Allis assumes management of the Stand ard Theaters in Milwaukee. He succeeds Charles Hacker who left for Radio City Music Hall New York. McKay previously ran Foxs Theaters Milwaukee southside and was a Paramount district manager with a 12 year film career.
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John McKay
West Allis
Standard Theaters
Charles Hacker
New York
Radio City Music Hall
McKay
Foxs
Milwaukee
Southside
Standard Corporation
Madison
Air Force
McKay-i
Paraamount
Illinois
Nebraska
Towa
Paramount
School District Merger Talks Pace in Waukesha County
A joint meeting of Dousman Scuppernong and Henrietta districts convenes at Dousman hall to air views on consolidating the three districts. The emergency stems from crowded Dousman conditions and loss of state aid if enrollment falls below 10. No action will be taken. a formal hearing must be requested by the county committee.
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Dousman
Scuppernong
Henrietta
Waukesha County
Waukesha
P. m
Alate
Scappernong
Careless Driver Fined After Crossing Crash on Bluemound
Milwaukee motorist Joseph Hausch, 43, was fined 25 dollars in municipal court for careless driving after pushing a car into a railroad crossing on Bluemound road. The amended charge replaced drunken driving. the other vehicle, driven by William L. Wustrock, 35, was struck and pushed 75 feet toward an oncoming train, though bystanders moved the car off the tracks before impact.
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Bluemound Road
Joseph Hausch
Milwaukee
Hausch
William L. Wustrock
Wostrock
Kilroy Nabbed In Penny Arcade Burglary
Denver police arrest 86 year old Leroy Kilroy for complicity in a penny arcade burglary. Kilroy admits presence at the scene and is taken into custody. A tremor in Adelaide measured two minutes near noon caused damage but no injuries, described as the worst since 1902.
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Kilroy
Denver
Leroy
Aussie
Adelaide
Australia
U.P A
South Australia
City Builds 19 Homes Open for Public View
Residents of Waukeshan and curious visitors can tour 19 new houses built by the Waukeshan Housing Authority on Walton Avenue across from the Wisconsin School for Boys. Executive director E. O. Erickson will open nine one-story and 16 one-and-a-half story homes, with only two finished and ready for occupancy. Prices range 3900 for one-story and 9450 for larger styles, including kitchens, paint, lawns, sidewalks, and basic utilities. The project features varied layouts, oak floors, multiple closets, several living room window designs, and plans for a city playground on site.
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Walton Avenue
Wisconsin School For Boys
Waukeshan Housing Authority
E. O. Erickson
Wauleshans
Erickson
Wisconsin Sees Record Cold August Weather
August cold wave chillsWisconsin with lows as low as 35 in Land O Lakes and 46 in Milwaukee area. State reports no rainfall and forecasts call for warmer but cloudy conditions tomorrow. Temperatures ranged from 50 to 80 in the north and 54 to 84 in the south tonight.
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Milukee
Lancaster
Milwaukee
Canada
Wisconsin
Kinnésota
Michigan
Trinity
Indiana
Cran
Ilinois
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