Sutton and Kling Convicted in Queens Bank Robbery
An all male jury found Willie Sutton and Thomas Kling guilty of robbing a Queens county bank of 63 942 two years earlier. The verdict could add up to 30 years to Suttons already lengthy sentence, with potential doubling for multiple felony offenders.
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New York
Willie
Sutton
Thomas
Kling
Queens County
Donald Maloney
James P. McGrattan
Arnold Schuster
Decorah Man Backed as Delegate in Iowa GOP Contest
Eisenhower supporters back Hjalmar Carlson of Decorah for one of two Second District delegate seats at the Republican national convention opening July 7 in Chicago. The race features a district caucus in Des Moines with Taft forces backing E. C. Schroeder of McGregor for the other post and a pending decision on the remaining candidate.
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Eisenhower
Hjalmar
Carlson
Decorah
Chicago
Savery
Des Moines
B. D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Silliman
G. W. Hunt. Guttenberg
Arlene Raymond
Independence
van Vechten Shaffer
Taft
Robert Loetscher
Dubuque
E. C. Schroeder
McGregor
Schroeder
Gerge Curtis
Clinton
Vernon Schroeder
Preston
Keith Mossman
Vinton
Gazette
MacArthur
E. C. Kroeder
Clayton County
Hunt
Loetscher
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar’ ‘Rapids
Spangler
KRNT
Eisenhower Report to Air on KCRG Tonight
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower reports from Paris on the Western Europe defense buildup will be aired by KCRG at 1600 tonight for ten minutes. No word yet on kinescope carry by Davenport or Rock Island stations.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Paris
Europe
KCRG
Davenport
Rock Island
Mail Rates Rise On Second Class Post
The first progressive percent increases in second class post as rates went into effect Tuesday. Affecting newspapers magazines and other periodicals the Tuesday increase will boost post office department revenues about 4 000 000 annually.
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Post Office Department
Yanks Down 10 MIGs in Korea War Air Battle
U S Sabre pilots claimed ten MIG-15s shot down and three more destroyed with ten damaged in a single day of Korean war air combat. Col Francis Gabreski became an ace by downing a MIG in an ambush while Maj William Prescott and Capt Iven Kincheloe also notched two kills each. Ground fighting was quiet with Eighth Army reporting 1785 Communist casualties, the lowest in six weeks.
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Seoul
U.S
Fifth Air Force
Oil City
51St
Yalu River
Gabreski
William H. Prescott
Terre Haute
Iven C. Kincheloe
Cassopolis
Mich
Billy D. Dobbs
Fontana
Calif
Robert H. Moore
Houston
James‘ H. ‘Kasker
Indianapolis
Robert W. Smith
Albuquerque
Robert J. Love
San Bernardino
Eighth Army
Medical corpsmen witness lifelike stir during transfusion
You can help ensure supply by donating to the Rapids Red Cross office at 2673. The message calls for donations to support medical corpsmen and their wounded patients, urging people to contribute to the localRed Cross chapter.
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Or Rapids
Only Barkley Can Unite Democrats, Gillette Contends
Senator Gillette says Vice President Barkley is the only man who can unite Democratic wings after Truman steps aside. He notes Barkley’s strong vote-getting record and urges a formal announcement. Age near 75 is cited as a potential liability, though Barkley is described as healthy and vigorous.
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Washington
Barkley Tuessday
Truman
Barkley
Sen
Gillette
D-Ia
Chuckle Departing Guest Ends Talk With Witty Farewell
A light closing moment from General Features as the Chuckle Departing guest bids good night joking about late hours. The host responds that they would have risen soon anyway, keeping the mood bright and farewell brief.
Wage Talks End in Cedar Rapids Deadlock
City wage negotiations between officials and city employees remained stalemated after a 1 hour 45 minute session in the council room. A 5 p.m. meeting at the AFL Labor Temple was scheduled to review the city’s and allegedly final offer. AFL Spokesman Harry Wilford warned no settlement was imminent. City Attorney C W said he hoped for a settlement, though no strike talk surfaced.
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Cedar Rapis
Cedar Rapids
AFL Labor Temple
AFL
Harry Wilford
C. W
Council
Des Moines ruling says late nights not grounds for divorce
Iowa Supreme Court held that a husband staying out three or four nights a week and drinking does not constitute inhuman treatment. The court reversed a Woodbury District Court divorce, noting cruelty must be more than irksome conduct and citing a single incident of alleged violence as insufficient.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Supreme Court
John Mulroney
Fort Dodge
Woodbury
W. Prichard
Mulroney
Heavy voting in Nebraska Wisconsin primaries draws attention
Heavy turnout reported in Nebraska and Wisconsin primaries with residents voting despite weather. In Wisconsin Taft faced Stassen along with MacArthur stand-ins, while Nebraska featured Taft vs Eisenhower in GOP and Kefauver vs Kerr on the Democratic side. Write-in votes ruled in Nebraska and campaign tensions flared over MacArthur support.
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Kerr Okla
Nebraska
Omaha
Kerr
James Regan
Omaha Livestock Exchange
Wisconsin
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Minnesota
Stassen
Warren
California
Gen
MacArthur
Gen. Eisenhower
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Tennessee
Presti Truman
G.O.P
Mary Kenny
Sen. Kerr
Oklahoma
Truman
Ellery N. Foster Dies at Wellman
Ellery N. Foster 63 longtime Maplecrest Turkey Farms executive died Monday evening at his Wellman home after a long illness. He was born February 14 1889 near Wellman and educated at Wellman High School and the University of Iowa. He served in World War I as a pilot and held several local posts. He is survived by his wife Mabel Jackson a son and a daughter and four brothers. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Wellman Methodist church with burial in the Wellman cemetery.
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Wellman
Ellery N. Foster
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
Wellman High School
University of Iowa
Beryl
Security Savings Bank of
Air Force
Legion Post
Commercial Club
Rotary
Knights of Pythias
A. F
A. M
Methodist Church
Foster
Mabel Jackson
Cedar Rapids
James
Grinnell College
Mary
Near Wellman
Wayne
Morgan Foster
Warren Foster
Clinton
Beryl] Foster
Wellman Methodist Church
Wellman Cemetery
Towell Funeral Home
Sioux City Flood Swamps Suburbs After Heavy Rains
A spring flood hits Sioux City and suburbs as Floyd and Big Sioux rivers rise. An estimated 150 to 200 families evacuate while crews restore disrupted telephone lines in Muscatine Burlington Morning Sun and nearby towns as officials forecast gradual crest and decline.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Muscatine
Morning Sung Letts
Washington
Oakville
Wapello
Columbus Junction
M. A. Pope
Phone Installer Strike Threatens Nationwide Walkout
The CIO Communications Workers gave Western Electric notice that telephone installers may strike Monday in 43 states if the wage dispute remains unsettled.
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Washington
CIO
Western Electric Company
Dozen Flyers Die In Two Smashups
Twelve American airmen were killed in two bomber crashes. A B-29 from Yokota airbase hit a mountain Northwest of Tokyo after engine failure, killing nine. two crew survived with burns in satisfactory condition. A B-26 from the 116th wing crashed at sea off Hokkaido with two bodies recovered and one missing.
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Tokyo
Yokota
116Th
Honshu Island
Hokkaido Island
Man jailed over forged check in Cedar Rapids case
Harlan Zerba, 22, Aurora youth, was arrested after writing a $27 check on a friend's account to help a distressed acquaintance facing eviction. He pled innocent to forgery before Judge Floyd Philbrick and was held in Linn county jail on $2,000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Harlan
Zerba
Frank Bukacek
Aurora
Floyd Philbrick
Linn
Stalin replies to Western editors on world war and talks
Premier Stalin told U S editors that a third world war is not closer now than two or three years ago and that a meeting of great powers might be useful. He said peaceful co existence of capitalism and communism requires cooperation and respect for equality. The editors sent questions from Rome and received the Russian text via Tsarapkin and Startsev in New York.
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New York
Stalin
U.S
Kremlin
West
James L. Wick
Niles
Ohio
Ian
Germany
Wick
Europe
Rome
S. K. Tsarapkin
U.N
A. K. Startsev
Tsarapkin
Truman
Churchill
Washington
Moscow
White House Seeks Transcript of McGrath Testimony
Washington AP report states a transcript of Attorney General McGrath's remarks about a questionnaire on his personal income was handed to the White House on Tuesday. Rep. Chelf said the White House requested it and noted Truman's promise of full cooperation in the judiciary subcommittee inquiry.
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Washington
McGrath
White House
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Newbold Morris
Truman
Man
Charles Murphy
Justice Department
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R-Neb
Robert A. Taft
Mrs. Kenny
John B. Quinn
Kenny
Buffett
Joe
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