Reds Prepare To Quit Azerbaijan City
A US embassy spokesman said Russia is massing equipment in Tabriz amid reports of evacuation plans for the city, capital of Azerbaijan province. No troop movements were confirmed, but equipment and vehicles appear concentrated for departure. An autonomous Azerbaijan army with tanks and guns reportedly remains, with a source describing many soldiers in Russian uniforms.
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Tehran
United States
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Sam Souki
Souki
Russia Full UNO funding joins major contributors
Russia sent 1 723 000 dollars to the United Nations working capital fund aligning with Norway Holland and Belgium as full shares. The move quieted rumors of withdrawal from Iran and UNO while Britain urged that any settlement include unconditional Russian troop withdrawal and removal of Soviet equipment. Moscow radio noted Iranian papers demand recall of Hussein Ali the Iranian UN envoy to Washington. Security council negotiates with a 10 am Wednesday deadline for replies to notes to Russia and Iran.
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New York
United Nations
World Organization
Russia
Moscow
UNO
Norway
Holland
Belgium
United States
United Kingdom
Iran
Moscow Radio
Hussein Ala
UNO Security Council
Security Council
Man Recovers 3500 Twice After Store Fire
Merril Edelston, a Minneapolis food mart owner, lost 3500 three months ago. Tom Kennedy, the high school athletic director, found it in the store basement and refused a reward. After a fire ruined the store, Kennedy recovered the money again, and Edelston bought him a suit.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Merril Edelston
Food Mart
Tom Kennedy
Edelston
Kennedy
High Court To Review Vets Super Seniority Question
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the debated issue of super seniority in re employment rights of veterans.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Traffic accident duties under city ordinance
The driver involved in any accident causing injury death or damage must give name address and vehicle registration number and show license upon request. If available the driver must render reasonable assistance including transporting the injured to a physician. This is the eighth ordinance in the city series.
Furniture supply concern for veterans homes flagged by CPA
The Civilian Procurement Administration CPA warns about lumber shortages affecting furniture for 1 000 000 veterans homes planned this year. A CPA furniture production expert says a survey will show lumber needs for the industry with results due in about a week. He cites 80 percent of total household furniture production tied to veterans homes and notes industry decline due to lumber constraints.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
United Press
Cedar Rapids to Hear Three Taxicab License Revocation
Cedar Rapids police recommend suspending licenses of Gerald Wolfe Maurice Toomer and O E Gillilan for repeated traffic violations. Hearing set for Thursday after council directs letters to inform drivers of the hearing and their right to attend.
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Cedar Rapids
J. H Clift
Clift
Gerald Wolfe
Maurice Toomer
O. E. Gillilan
Maude Krebs
Yellow Cab Company
Aero Cab Company
Century Cab Company
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
First Street
Second Avenue
Atomolog Fuel Headlines Cedar Rapids Meeting Bomb Claim
Cedar Rapids public safety officials stunned council and press with news of an atomolog substance called Grasstaign that allegedly could generate vast power. Tests planned for June in Linn county, with Capt. Stolba under guard and a capsule form described as vitamin like.
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Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Memorial Coliseum
Linn
Williams Bonded and Released in Fatal Cedar Rapids Crash
Lawrence Wesley Williams age 29, driver of the car that struck and killed Coe College student LaVelle Davy, posted a $5,000 bond and was released from Linn County Jail at 2 p.m. Monday. Continental Casualty Company posted the bond through attorney R S Milner. Williams had been in jail since his arrest after the March 15 accident and waived preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Howard Churchill. Evidence was being presented to the grand jury.
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Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Wesley ‘Williams
LaVelle Davy
Coe’ College
Linn County
Continental Casualty
Williams
Justice of the Peace
Howard BR. Churchill
Wes C Benesh Ends Career of Public Service
After 21 years in Cedar Rapids public service Wes C Benesh retires as public safety commissioner. He led as chief of police 1923 1934 helping introduce the citys first police radio and patrol cars. The radio project began with Frank Bukacek funding and the first use led to swift responses including a chicken thief arrest near Daniels park.
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Wes C. Benesh
Cedar Rapids
Benesh
Gordon Hughes
Iowa
Frank Bukacek
Detective Bureau
Bukacek
Daniels Park
Wallace Warns Against a Controlled Economy
Secretary of Commerce Wallace told the American Retail Federation that the federal government should not use a controlled economy to achieve full employment. He urged practical, incentive driven methods and praised wartime production as proof that free enterprise can meet high output with the right motivations.
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Washington
INS
Commerce Wallace
Wallace
American Retail Federation
Commerce Department
Returns in Greece Indicate Leftist Defeat
Unofficial returns from Sundays parliamentary elections show an overwhelming defeat for Communists and left wing groups. Voter turnout estimates range from 65 to 75 percent, with the Populists likely to hold a clear parliamentary majority. The National Bloc trails for second place as Premier Sophoulis resigns but stays on briefly to aid a new government formation. Clashes left 20 dead, mostly Friday and Saturday, as authorities report a Communist attack on a gendarmerie station near Mt Olympus.
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George II
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George Papandreou
Themistokles Sophoulis
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London
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China Theater of U S Army to close May 1 in China
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer announced the U S Army China theater will be inactivated May 1. About 3 000 to 4 000 personnel will remain in China for about 18 months to help Peiping peace efforts, reorganize Chinese forces, handle surplus property, repatriate Japanese aliens, and conduct graves registration and search work. Lt Gen Alvin C Gillem will command in Wedemeyer’s absence.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States Army
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Wedemeyer
China
United States
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North
Peiping
Alvin C Gillem
Gillem
George C. Marshall
Farm Parity Plan Draws Fire From Bowles
Washington AP Stabilization Director Chester Bowles warned that the farm parity formula passed by the Senate would lift living costs by 6 percent or more. He projected about 15 percent higher retail food prices, a $125 rise in the average family annual food budget, and a 7 percent increase in cotton garment prices. He said the amendment risks inflation and could push many farm products out of domestic and world markets, creating surpluses.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Senate
Bowl
Hel
Bowles
Vaccine gives six months immunity to common pneumonia
New York doctor Dr. Michael Heidelberger of New York Presbyterian Hospital announced a vaccine that provides immunity to the most common of 50 pneumonia types for six months or longer. He said supplies remain in army hands but commercial production may follow.
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New York
Michael Heidelberger
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Heidelberger
Death sentence clause upheld for utility holding firms
The Supreme Court ruled 6-0 that the public utility holding company act death clause is constitutional. North American Co challenged an SEC order to divest all but one of its utility systems. Justice Murphy wrote the opinion with Justices Douglas Reed and Jackson disqualified.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Public Utility Holding Company Act
Interstate Gas and Electric Holding
North American
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Murphy
Douglas
Reed
Jackson
April snow flurries melt quickly in New York
In New York on Monday light snow briefly fell as a prank of April weather. Flurries were short lived and melted on impact, leaving little or no accumulation.
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New York
Waves of Walkouts Hit Coal Mines and Transit
A new wave of strikes began with 400000 UMW members walking out in soft coal mines. transportation workers in Detroit and Akron halted services, leaving 1.8 million residents without city transit. The stoppages raise unemployed workers to over 805000 nationwide as government mediators seek settlements.
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UMW
John L. Lewis
Solid Fuels Administration
Detroit
AFL
Automotive
Akron
Akron Transportation Company
CIO
Soviet Couriers Reported Carrying Vital Documents to Washington
The Daily Express reported from Shannon Airport that two Soviet diplomatic couriers passed through en route to Washington with documents of vital importance. The couriers filled four seats and refused to disembark during refueling, signaling the mission's significance.
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London
The
Daily Express
Shananon Airport
Eiie
Washington
Express
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