Truman weighs lifting arms embargo on Palestine
President Truman considers easing the five month old arms embargo to Palestine as he weighs recognizing Israel and establishing diplomatic talks with its provisional government. White House said reaction to Israel recognition was overwhelmingly favorable with three of 200 telegrams opposed.
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Truman
Palestine
White House
Stengelson
Israel
Middle East
Sr. Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
George C. Marshall
Robert Lovett
Ehahu Bipstein
Britain
United Nations
Warren Austin
Betker 50 Years on Job Center of Handshaking
Tom Betker, a 68 year old Waukesha Malleable employee, marked fifty years with General Malleable and Werra Alum, celebrated with handshakes and speeches at the plant and with a gift stand. He remained modest, noting only one absence due to a skin ailment in a long career. His milestone followed recognition at Milwaukee Foundrymen’s events. He is married with four children.
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Waukesha
Thomas Betker
Hart
Tom
General Malleable Corp
Werra
Fouinum
L. D. Harkrider
Iyfe
General Mallentile
Shu
Harkrider
Eotker
Tom Bethar
Arabs Attack and Planes Strike Tel Aviv
Egyptian planes attacked Tel Aviv three times with bombs and strafing as Arab forces pressed in across Palestine. Haganah defense shot down one aircraft and reportedly controlled Jerusalem amid house to house fighting. Arabs drove infantry across borders toward Auja and disrupted the Jerusalem Tel Aviv route while reports claim Arab forces took Kfar Ezlon and Lebanese and Syrian troops moved in.
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Tell Aviv
Tarael
Haganah
Jerusalem
Palestine
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Auja
Beersheba
Sinai
Tel. Aviv
Holy City
Ataroth
Ramallah
Latrun
Bab el Wad
Kfar Ezlon
Israel
Abdullah of
Trans-Jordan
Beirut
Oconomowoc Girl Wins Renewal of $500 Carnation Scholarship
Carol Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel E Taylor of Oconomowoc has been renewed for the Elbridge A Stuart scholarship for the 1948 49 year The 500 award is from the Carnation Co scholarship foundation Taylor a Milwaukee State Teachers College sophomore aims to be an elementary teacher and participates in the dormitory house board Spanish club and Gibbons club She is a graduate of Oconomowne High School and member of the National Honor Society The award supported by Carnation honors its founder and is renewed for two more years with a total of 2000 awarded to date
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Wunvumurwd
Altice Carol Taylor
Daniel E. Taylor
Oconomowoc
Elbridge A
Oconamowne High School
Carnation General Office
United States
Canada
Miss Taylor
Franklyn B. Snyder
Northwestern University
Walter Geist
Allis-Chalmus Manufacturing Co
Herbart J. Taylor
Club Aluminum Co
Chicago
Carnatich Co
Mice Ruin Key Evidence in Valparaiso Murder Case
In Valparaiso Indiana rodents invaded the police evidence vault and carried off cookies alleged to be crucial evidence in the murder case against Joseph Muscarello of Chicago. Only crumbs remained as the cookies vanished amid the break in.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Jozeph Muscarello
Chicago
Stock Boom Sets 15 Year Record
United Press reports a Wall Street boom in a session the most active in 15 years. Prices hit new highs since Aug 26 1946 while late losses were modest and overall listed securities gained about 750 million dollars, pushing two session gains past 2 billion. Dow theory supporters hailed the rise as a bull market symbol.
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Kimer C. Walzar
United Press
New York
Wall Strees
Charles Henry Dow
Dow, Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
Dow
Twin Sisters to Mark 81st Birthday Here With a Little Party
Twin sisters Mary Elizabeth Hayter and Elizabeth Mary Barton live near Hanbury Oxfordshire. Born May 17 1867 in England to Martin and Jane Ann Hayter they later moved to Wisconsin where Mary became widow of George Barton and Elizabeth widow of George’s brother William. The pair will celebrate their birthdays at Alfred’s home route 2 with sons, daughters, and grandsons in attendance. Both remain in fair health and visit often.
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Hanbury
Oxfordshire
England
Martin
Jane Ann Hayter
Mary Elizabeth
Elizabeth Mary
Prothers
Barton
Mary
Waukesha
George Barton
Elizabeth
George
William
William Bartons
Alfred
Andrew
Walter Schell
Arthur Kiskheffer
Gerald Barton
Linyd Kisekheffer
Joan Kiekhaffer
Lloyd Bieckhefter
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Arrest 19 Suspects in $2,000,000 Robbery
Bangkok police announced the arrest of 19 suspects for Wednesday's $2,000,000 geld robbery. The group includes nine teens, five army men, and two goldsmiths, all detained as authorities press the case.
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Bangkok
Siam
Campaigning with bands for Carroll College votes
Carroll College campus politics erupt as Student Senate elections loom. Cooperatives back Dale Neeb and a broad platform including band uniforms and student insurance, while the First Party supports Eid Pflum. Campaigns spread via campus broadcasts, posters, and a late night poster blitz as voting day arrives.
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Cooperative Party
Dale
Neeb
Caples
Manitowoc
Candi-W
Road Crash Injures Motorcyclist in Wisconsin
Jacob Kopatich 31 of West Allis injured when he failed to notice a highway intersection and veered into a ditch near Waukesha. Passenger Sarah James 20 uninjured. Witnesses report the accident occurred as Kopatich rode north on Highway 83 en route to the Gymanfa Ganu festival in Waukesha. The town hosts the annual Welsh hymn festival with 750 attendees expected.
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Jacob Kopatich
Allis
Wau- Kezha Memorial Hospital
Kopatich
Waukesha
Wisconsin Gymania Ganu
Congregational
Monsignor Flanagan Dies in Berlin
Monsignor Edward Flanagan founder of Boys Town Nebraska died in Berlin early today after a heart attack at 61. He collapsed during a two week youth study visit and died at the 279th Army Station Hospital. Funeral plans await Boys Town guidance as Father Edmond Walsh acts in the interim.
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Mser
Edwards
Flanagan
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
Neb
279Th Army Station Hospital
T. Chamberlain
Harnah House
Army
Patrick Norton
Patrick Moriarty
Europe
Norton
Nortor
Boys ‘Town
Eer
Edmond Walsh
Gerald Bergan
Orient
Waukesha to Host National Milk Convention
Waukesha will host a joint national convention of the American and Certified Milk Producers Associations. The event centers on dairy production, compliance, and industry ommissions with attendees expected from multiple states.
Bayonets Used as Guards Clear Swift Plant Picket Line
In South St. Paul Minnesota National Guardsmen clashed briefly with CIO union pickets at the Swift and Co packing plant. About 1,000 troops moved in with bayonets to enforce a four-person gathering ban as fights erupted but no shots were fired and three pickets were arrested.
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Minn
U.P
National
CID
Hottom Packinghouse
Swift
Lester Hancock
Norman Dieter
Grand Street
CIO
St. Paul
Luther W. Youngdahl
Milton Siegel
Feld
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
National Guard
Minnesota
Swift and Co
Unknown Ship Strikes Mine Near California Coast
A garbled distress message claimed an unknown ship struck a floating mine and was sinking fast. Coast guard aircraft and three cutters rushed to the position 33 miles west of Crescent City, California, with authorities noting the call may have come from a vessel already laid up in Cathlamet, Oregon.
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Sup
Coast Guard
Keic
William E. Channing
E. Thorne
Asoria
Ore
Channing
Cathlamet Hey
Thorne
Crescent City
Cal
Eureka
Pacific
State Group Honors Eight County Doctors Hight
Waukesha county physicians honored by the State Medical Society for more than 50 years of service. Recipients include R. J. Davies E. C. Grasshopf A. J. Tibbits Waukesha W. BR Nothohm Dousman J. J. Fitzgerald Bayle E. W. Burkhardt Menominee Falls F. J. Donnelly North Latte and M. R. Wilkinson Oconomawee. Each awarded a gold lapel pin marking them as members of the 50 Year Scrub.
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Waukesha
State Medical Society
R. J. Davies
E. C. Grasshopf
A. J. Tibbits
W. BR
Nothohm
Dousman
J. J. Fitzgerald
Bayle
E. W
Burkhardt
Menomenee Falls
F. J. Donnelly
Weather doubts dampen Waukesha outdoor plans
Readable segments describe misty foggy conditions in Waukesha with motorists using headlights and a morning drizzle. Forecast suggests potentially clearing weather later but remains vague, affecting fishermen golfers and gardeners awaiting better conditions.
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Waukesha
Rainy Beloit crash leaves two dead in Bibon weather
In Beloit Wisconsin two men died and two were injured in separate crashes caused by heavy rain and slick pavement. Joseph Prazen 25 of LaSalle Illinois died after his car veered off the road into a telephone pole. Arthur Strobmaier 21 of DePere Illinois was hospitalized with serious injuries. Alvin Hackler Jr. escaped harm. A Beloit resident Mrs. Sarah Hughes 33 was struck and killed while crossing after getting off a bus, with Warby Beaumont 27 saying rain blinded him until his car was within six feet.
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Beloit
Wis
U.P
Peradas
Joseph Prazen
la Salle
Beloit Hospital
Arthur Strobmaier
DePere
Weather Forecast for Wisconin and Nearby Areas
Weather forecast shows warmer today followed by cooler conditions tonight and Sunday. Minor temperature figures cited include a high of 88 and a low of 42, with hourly temps noted 8 to 10 and 12 to 1. Almanac mentions May 16 to May 22 with moon phases and prominent stars like Arcturus and planets Venus Saturn and Mars, including rising and setting times.
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Enak
Yore Torr
Wadeesha
Epicaidae
Arcturus
Saturn
Mara
Horth
Regulus
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