Federal Judge Curtails Haul-for-Hire Trucking System
A Minneapolis federal district judge, Matthew M. Joyce, ruled that private haul-for-hire leasing must conform to ICC regulations unless only the naked truck is leased without driver or insurance. The decision impacts about 50 firms in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, halting most lease arrangements and forcing shippers to handle insurance and logistics directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
U.P
Matthew MM. Joyce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
ICC
LCC
Vroper
F . Leasing Ca
Joyce
Shippers & Lot
William Hustieby
FL & F
Iowa
Denies He Quit Because of Pay
Leroy Kienow a 23 year old resident of 1221 Brookfield Ave denied he resigned from the police department over pay. He said the salary did not enter his decision and cited inability to get rest as the reason for leaving. Captain John Moore indicated the resignation statement could be interpreted in various ways. No wages were discussed in the written resignation submitted to the police head and the police and fire commission. In other notes, Mrs. Joe Kennedy reported a goose theft from her coop claiming a 23 year old pet goose was stolen last night.
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Leroy Kienow
Brookfield Ave
Kienow
Kisnow
John Moore
Moore
Police and Fire Commission
Forea
Agen
Janesville
Wis.u.2
Joe Kennedy
Route 2
Miles Sweeney
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Ahead of Thursday
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with showers in the far east. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cooler with diminishing winds. Local hourly temperatures show cooler conditions, with a notable high near 78 and a low around 65, while Wisconsin almanac notes sunrise and sunset times and prominent stars and visible planets for June 24.
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Wisconsin
Waukesha
Surge in Enlistments Lifts National Guard to 341000
The National Guard reports a surge of draft age enlistments aimed at avoiding conscription has raised manpower to 341000 above the 341000 quota. Officials say recruitment will continue until President Truman signs the new draft bill, with a goal to reach 375000 or more by week’s end and seek a deficiency appropriation when Congress reconvenes.
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National Guard
Washington
Natonal
Congress
Communists Plan Cold War Strategy Near Warsaw
In a guarded meeting at Wilanow Palace five miles outside Warsaw, top Communist leaders from the Soviet bloc and allied nations discussed a hard line foreign policy. Russian Foreign Minister Molotov led the talks joined by officials from Italy, France, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia and others. Police set unprecedented security. western reporters were barred. Tass was expected to release first decisions, with forecasts of Germany policy and centralization of party control.
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Warsaw
Byass
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Italy
France
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
Dyons Balken
Wilanow Palace
Folica
Moscow Radio
Tass
Germany
Green Joins Stop Dewey Forces Taft Support in Wisconsin Delegation
Green backs Dewey over Dewey rival Taft as Wisconsin lines align. Gavin McKerrow positions for a top Dewey aide role possibly Secretary of Agriculture if Dewey is elected. Stassen argues delegates must honor voters, not trades, while Taft seeks late-ballot backing.
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Green
Senator Taft
G. . Koenig
Freeman
Philadelphia
Thomas
Dewey
New York
Harold Stassen
Robert Taft
Stassen
Wisconsin
Taft
MacArthur
Reat
Rain Delays Louis Walcott Title Bout to Thursday
In New York rain postponed the Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium from tonight to tomorrow night with Friday and Saturday nights available as backups. Acting promoter Sol Straus expects the gate near 1 million dollars.
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New York
20Th Century Club
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Sol Straus
Cosmic psychologist crowns MacArthur as GOP pick
New York report says a cosmic psychologist, Nicholas DaVore, declares General Douglas MacArthur the only presidential timber for the Republicans. He predicts a fifth Aquarian president if nominated and lashed out at Dewey Stassen and Vandenberg as unable to win trust. Taft, he says, has little chance. Sigler asserts Vandenberg has over 100 convention votes already. Vandenberg later praised the GOP platform during a Michigan delegation reception.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Nicholas DaVore
Astrologic Research Society
MacArthur
Arles
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
DeVore
Robert A. ‘Taft
Taft
Aries
Schmeier
Missouri Delegation Shifts Backing in Dewey Nomination
Missouri delegates split on the Republican presidential nomination with Senator Forrest C. Donnell sticking with Taft while chairman James P. Kern supports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Early estimates show varying approval levels among Missouri delegates as the convention approaches.
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Philadelphia
James P. Kern
Missouri
Thomas E. Deway
Sen
Forrest.c. Donnell
Taft
Dewey
Missouri Samain Ber
Anti-Dewey Leaders Confab Breaks Up
In Philadelphia the conference of anti Dewey leaders broke up about 11:30 pm. Harold Stassen, a participant, said the gathering had been very satisfactory. The event reflected alignment against Thomas E Dewey in the political scene.
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Philadelphia
A.P
Harold Ey Stassen
Michigan Governor Nominates Vandenberg for Presidency
Philadelphia report states Michigan Governor Sigler will place Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg in nomination for the Republican presidency at the convention with Vandenberg's consent. Sigler believes the senator can win the nomination, though cautions about the decision to nominate.
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Philadelphia
Sim ]Sigler
Michigan
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Sigler
Vandenberg
Vanden
Short But a Mouthful Platform at Republican Convention
The GOP platform, presented by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, calls for internationalist foreign policy, new civil rights guarantees, and a strong fight against communism. Lodge described the platform as concise yet containing over 86 ideas and under 2,000 words as a forward-looking guide to America’s future.
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Fhtladeolphia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Resolutions Committee
Lodge
Allies Move To Install Separate Currency In Berlin
Western Allies assert currency reform in their zones of Berlin to counter a Soviet push to impose the new currency on the entire city. US, UK and France reject Soviet order and notify Berlin officials to operate normally in their sectors while preparing to circulate the Deutschemark in western areas. The move creates dual currencies in a city central to East West tensions as Soviet plans reach Berlin city hall and minister-presidents.
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Berlon
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Karlhorst
Germany
Reichsmark
U. S
Soviet Union
Frank Howley
U.S
County GOP Women to Hold Summer Rally in Brookfield
The Waukesha County Republican Women’s club will hold its summer rally on Tuesday June 28 at Mrs Robert Kiechefer’s lodge in Brookfield. Hugo Murray county chairman of the Milwaukee Republican Party will speak. Mrs G G Towne will report on the Republican National Convention. County chairman William Gramling will speak and introduce candidates for county offices at the next elections.
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Waukesha County
Republican Party
William Gramling
Stassen and Taft Push Open Nomination in GOP Huddle
Harold E. Stassen and Sen. Robert Taft met for an hour in Philadelphia and voiced a plan for an open presidential nomination at the Republican convention. They said delegates should decide openly through caucuses, opposing Dewey’s tactics with the Grundy machine. Stassen warned continued tactics could hurt GOP hopes to defeat Truman and indicated further conferences with Duff and other leaders.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Robert 4. Taft
Minnesota
Thomas EH. Dewey
New York
Grundy
Pennsylvania
United States
Stassen
Truman
Taft
Duff
Jassen
Earl Warren
California
Senate
Arthur H. Vendenberg
Michigan
Dewey
Youths Charged With Burglary in Brookfield Warehouse
Two Milwaukee County youths Maurice High aged 18 and Richard Kaiser aged 19 are jailed after pleading not today in municipal court for entering the Elmer Knaack warehouse in Brookfield during the June 5 burglary. Judge Allen D. Young set bail at 500 dollars and ordered confinement until funds are raised. The suspects later admitted stealing two five gallon gasoline cans and a recovered license plate aided by a gas station attendant. A separate case in the sheriff’s docket notes George Leitinger, 19, fined 850 dollars and costs for a hit and run after a January Brookfield incident where he struck Raymond Harreiter and left the scene before stopping.
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Milwaukee County
Allen D. Young
Hearby
Knaack
Waukesha County
Young
Sheriff's Department
George Leitinger
North St
Raymond Harreiter
Wauwatosa
Brookfield
Leitinger
Minnie M. Gimbel Dies in Philadelphia Home
Mrs. Minnie M. Gimbel, 17, wife of department store executive Ellis A. Gimbel, died at her home in Philadelphia today after a brief illness. The widow's death follows a life connected to the city's social and business circles. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Minnie M. Gimbel
Philadelphia
Upmra
Minnie M. Ginbel
Ellis A. Gimbel
Relief From Humid Weather in Sight for Waukeshans
Weather relief sweeps Wisconsin as two bursts of rain cool the hot spell in Waukesha. Clouds bring cooler tonight and Thursday while statewide showers ease heat and humidity. Crop growth slows under unseasonably cool conditions though general rains help pastures and crops.
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Howard J. Thompson
Waukesha
Mercury
Superior
Thompson
Wisconsin
Watertown
Milwaukee
Delegate Named for Wisconsin VFW Encampment in Wausau
Chaplain Louis Mayer of the local Soat-Vergenz Veterans of Foreign Wars post was named as the delegate to the 27th annual encampment opening tomorrow in Wausau. Post Commander Anthony Hoest announced the Wisconsin VFW session and the 22nd state convention of the VFW auxiliary. Attending from Wausau are the president Mrs F A Gottfried, Mrs Hulda Dietcher, Ja Harvey Schwartz and Mrs Loleta Bliesath. A parade on Saturday is expected to draw at least 26 000 people. National VEW Commander-In-Chief Ray H Brannan of Denver will speak Thursday evening. Rosemary Schwebs of Menasha will read the parade. Election of officers is set for Friday, with the 194% encampment to be named that day. The annual military ball will be held Friday night.
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Louis Mayer
Soat-Vergenz Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wisconsin Department of the
VFW
Wausau
Anthony Hoest
Waulesha
Mra
F. A. Gottfried
Hulda Dietcher
Ja. Harvey Schwartz
Loleta Bliesath
Wau- Sau
VEW
Ray H. Brannaman
Denver
Rosemary Schwebs
Menasha
Miajorette
Alto
Explosion damages Winchester department store injuring nineteen
An explosion destroyed a three story Raylass department store on North London Street Winchester injuring nineteen with two in critical condition and others treated for burns fractures and cuts. Officials suspect a gas explosion. rescue teams searched rubble as fire and police aided by Red Cross units cleared the wreckage.
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Winchester
Homer E. ‘Alberti
Alberti
Lawrence Owens
J. Christopher Spanos
Path of
Red Cross
Warren Rudolph
Renner
Raylass
London
Solenberger Hardware
H. C. Sheetz Clothing Co
Dewey Rally Gains Momentum at Republican Convention
At Convention Hall Philadelphia Dewey backers push for early nomination while Taft Stassen and Duff strategize. Illinois delegation split with Green signaling Taft after first ballot. Dewey hopes for first or second ballot win amid new support from New Jersey Missouri. Key figures Taft Stassen Duff Warren Sigler Vandenberg are shaping a crowded field ahead of tomorrow’s first ballot.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Philadelphia
U.P
Dwight H. Green
Dewey
Illinois
Robert A. Taft
New York
Green
Ulinois
Taft
Ilinois
New Jersey
Missouri
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
James H. Duff
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McKerrow
Tom Dewey
GOP
Stassen, Taft
Considera
Ohioan
Kim Sigler
Alabama
Edward Martin
John W. Bricker
Kanaar
Ohio
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Himelf
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