Missouri Captain Pleads Guilty in Court Martial
Capt. W. D. Brown admitted guilt before a navy court martial in Norfolk to three charges regarding the Missouri grounding on a Hampton Roads mudbank. He faced possible punishment from a warning letter to prison, with papers to be sent to Rear Adm. Alan Smith and then to the secretary of the navy for any sentence.
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Allan ¥. Smith
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Smith
Navy Department
Secretary of Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Thimble
Reich Ministers Vote To Admit Germany To Council Of Europe
Western European foreign ministers meeting in Strasbourg voted unanimously to invite Germany and the Saar to join the Council of Europe as associate members. The council of 13 western European nations discussed Germanys admission as a top agenda item today.
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France
Germany
Saar
Council of Europe
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U S Arms Aid to Asia to Begin Soon
U S officials said arms aid to Southeast Asia will start shortly under a 75 million dollar tentative apportionment. First shipments would go to Indo China Thailand and Indonesia with Burma and Formosa possible second priority. Actual country amounts were not fixed and earlier figures were denied as out of date.
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Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Thailand
Indonesia
Burma
Formosa
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Partly Cloudy and Warmer
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer trend. North portions expect higher temperatures around 49 to 45 degrees, while southern areas see 45 to 40. Tonight lows near 22 to 28, with day highs in the 40s. Almanac notes include moon phases and visible planets, listing times for moonset and rise.
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Wisconsin
Warm Spring Returns Amid Light Winds Across Wisconsin
Clear skies and mild air bring a hopeful start to spring in Wisconsin. Forecasters predict temperatures rising to 40 to 50 tomorrow with 10 to 15 mph southwest breezes and partly cloudy skies, while nights dip to the 20s. Flooding and road closures persist along several rivers and highways, though some routes may reopen soon. Missis sippi currents remain elevated but not at flood stage.
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Howard Thompson
Mississippi
Herbert Turner
Alma
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Chippewa
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Plymouth
Sheboygan County
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Ozaukee County
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Ridgeland
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Land O'Lakes
Indio
Calif
PSC Orders Probe Here as Gas Rates Stay High
The state public service commission announced a public hearing on Waukesha gas rates for April 20 at the courthouse after City Atty Richard Hippenmeyer requested a study of Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co's rate base. The probe will examine books and practices of the local office amid consumer complaints of rising bills and disputed reasons for higher charges.
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Waukesha
PSC
Richard Hippenmeyer
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co
Hippenmeyer
Common Council
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Essberg Avenue
Albert Street
Lemira Avenue
Burglar Renounces Crime After Tiny Heist At Russell School
A first time burglar stole 23 cents from the principal's desk at Russell school. He left a note saying he was sorry and admitted being bad. Police describe him as a novice, noting the small amount and weak motive in this odd theft.
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Detroit
Russell School
City to use part time aide for plan after Moore exit
Mayor Edwin H Honeyager announced Maynard Meyer, city planning consultant, will handle planning details from Edward C Moore's departure until a new planner is hired. Moore leaves May 1 for a Chicago group, Meyer attending most council meetings and planning sessions in Waukesha and consulting for Sheboygan and county park planning. Meyer earns 150 per month for available guidance, a cost Honeyager calls worthwhile.
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Maynard Meyer
Edward C.moore
Moore
Chicago
Meyer
Honeyager
Milwaukee
City Planning Commission
Waukesha
Sheboygan
County Park Board
Menomonee River Parkway
Greater
Foreign Aid Cut Threatens Ireland Split Debate in UK Press
In London, Southern Irish leader Costello hails the Fogarty amendment as support for a united Ireland. Northern Irish leaders call the U.S. vote a gesture, while Northern Whig criticizes it as futile. Basil Brooke defends staying in the United Kingdom as he heads to the U.S. amid wary British officials.
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U.S
Britain
Ireland
John A. Costello
America
Reland
Costello
Dublin
Belfast
Northern Whig
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Basil Brooke
British Commonwealth
Great Britain
Brooke
United States
William O’dwyer
New York City
Congress
Hogwash Hokum Added to Moonshine in McCarthy Charge Row
Owen Lattimore, former State Department official now at the United Nations, in Rome on the way home from Afghanistan, dismissed Senator McCarthy’s spying accusations as hogwash and hokum. He had called the charges moonshine and pure hallucination earlier.
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Owen Lattimore
Hokum
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
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United States
Afghanistan
MacCarthy
Mickey Rooney’s Dad, Also Actor, Is Dead
Hollywood reports Joe Yule aged 58, vaudeville veteran and father of Mickey Rooney, died of a heart attack. The actor’s son reached his father as an inhalator squad attempted to save him, says Dr Vernon Soper.
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Holly Wood
Joe Yule
Mickey Rooney
Vernon Soper
Fire kills nine mental patients in basement sanitarium
A basement blaze at a private sanitarium killed nine male mental patients chained to concrete beds and left two others in critical condition. A nurse and a nurse’s aide helped free inmates while heroic firemen rescued about 78 people. Arson ruled suspected. authorities declined to name a suspect.
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Montgomery Hospital
Norristown
Charles Taylor
John Charles Singgins
Heller
George Lewis
Hwever
Walter Rohrbach
Flourtown
McCarthy Brands Lattimore A Soviet Agent
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy charged Owen Lattimore with being a Soviet agent and a member of the Communist party. He said he could name a witness who would swear Lattimore has long been in Communist party circles, while Lattimore serves as director at Johns Hopkins University and advises on Far Eastern affairs.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Owen Lattimore
Communist Party
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Walter Hines Page
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Senate
Truman Flayed for Hiding Loyalty Files in Senate Row
Washington report cites Sen. Bourke Hickenlooper accusing the administration of arrogance for refusing to provide Senate investigators with secret loyalty files. Sen. Joseph McCarthy plans to reveal new Lattimore case details and urges FBI access to evidence as Truman orders subordinates to defy subpoenas.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Lattimore
Owen Lattimore
Russia
White House
Subcommittee
McCarthy
GOP
Hartland Woman Leaves 7500 For Public Library
Antoinette Nixon who died March 7 left 7500 to the Hartland public library board for future construction and promotion of a village library. The will, filed in probate, totals about 250000 in personal estate and 20000 in real estate, with the remainder divided among 15 heirs.
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Hartland
Hartland Public Library Board
Antoinette Nixon
Yas
Library Board
Railroads Cut Rates on Iron and Steel Shipments
Eastern railroads notified the Interstate Commerce Commission of a planned average 25 percent rate cut on bulk iron and steel product shipments starting May 1. The move could align rail costs with truck shipping, affecting traffic across multiple states and regions including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Illinois. A separate temporary cut exceeding 50 percent was authorized today for freight between the Chicago area and Superior, Wisconsin.
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New Jersey
New York
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Virginia
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
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Superior
Wis
McCusker Arrested After Hat Trick Upsets Glasgow Women
A man named Pat trick McCusker was arrested for disturbing the peace after he raised his hat to women waiting for a street car. Two white mice under the hat scampered atop his head during the stunt.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Pattrick McCusker
Former Premier Blum Dies at 77 in France
i Leon Blum, longtime leader of the French Socialist party and three time prime minister, died at his home near Versailles ten days before his 78th birthday. He guided France through world wars and implemented labor reforms including the five day 40 hour work week and a minimum wage, earning the nickname France's New Deal.
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Leon Blum
French Socialist Party
France
Jouy En Josas
Versailles
Blum
Popular Front
Foreign Aid Program Slashes Darken House Outlook
Democratic leaders in the House say the $3.375 billion foreign aid plan is in serious trouble after three defeats in two days. The administration faces losses on Irish partition, earmarking $1 billion for US farm goods, and a $250 million cut from the ECA request. If the House reverses, the Senate may strike the Irish partition proposal, affecting British aid of about $687.1 million.
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Truman
Senate
John E. Fogarty
R.L
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Ireland
Omar Burleson
Tex
Francis Case
S.D
Economic Co- Operation Administration
John Kee
W. Va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Fogarty
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