Taft vs Murray: Senate Health Bill Hearing Erupts
Washington AP Taft clashed with Chairman Murray in a Senate labor committee hearing over a national compulsory health insurance bill. The exchange grew loud as Murray threatened to eject Taft, who called the bill socialist while Murray defended it as aiding the American people.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Murray
Mont
Congress
Washington Post
Do Smale
Sen. Smith
R-N.j
Sen. Wagner
D-N.y
Reece Wins G.O.P. Chair Confirms Taft-Bricker Bloc Hope
Washington reports Rep. B Carroll Reece of Tennessee was named Republican national chairman, a Taft-Bricker victory over Stassen supporters. The 56-year-old congressman plans to resign from the House to lead the drive to gain the 1948 House majority and elect a Republican president. Clarence Brown of Ohio was elected chairman of the committee's executive group to direct congressional campaigns.
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Washington
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Taft
Ohio
John W. Bricker
G.O.P
Congress
House
Clarence Brown
Senate
House Sonpenant Gael
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Rep
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Traffic Regulations On Accident Reports For Involved Occupants
The driver who cannot file a required accident report must have another occupant in the vehicle who is capable of reporting. This rule is part nine in a city traffic ordinances series and addresses who must file when the driver is incapacitated.
Grand Flop Critique Hits Republican Committee Meeting
Wayne Morse of Oregon derided a Republican National Committee banquet, calling it a grand flop. He warned that if current leadership shapes policy, the committee will re-elect Harry Truman despite his actions.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Republican National Committee
Harry Truman
Stassen loses grip as Reece takes GOP chair
The national committee elects Reece as chairman and Stassen retorts the action is not a party policy decision. He pledges cooperation in upcoming elections and debates within the party. Hanes and Danaher trailed in the race, with Danaher seen as Dewey-aligned to some extent.
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Stassen
National Committee
Reece
Republican Party
New Deal
John W. Hanes
New York
John A. Danaher
Connecticut
Hanes
Thomas ©. Dewey
G.O.P
Temperatures To Return To Normal In Cedar Rapids
The weather report notes a 70 degree afternoon followed by a cooler night and Wednesday. Monday highs reached 83 in Burlington Davenport and Iowa City, Cedar Rapids hit 79, then cooled to 64 by 7 pm and 54 by 7 am Tuesday with 62 at 9 am. A brief interaction with a girl occurred as the weather team prepared the forecast.
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Weatherboy
Mercury
Burlington
Davenport
Iowa City
Cedar
Bertram Two Annexed By School Board
The Bertram township area is annexed into the Cedar Rapids independent school district following a Monday night board meeting. Finance Chair Penningroth warned annexation may not be financially advantageous and could raise issues like property disposition and pupil transportation before a new school could be built. The district estimates Bertram property value at $461,522 with $100,000 in moneys and credits. current Cedar Rapids mills would yield about $7,150 yearly, with state credits covering excess agricultural land millage. The Bertram district owns two school buildings, one salvageable for about $300 and another two-room brick building whose dismantling would salvage little beyond joists and a furnace. sale could net about $2,500.
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Bertram Township
Cedar Rapids Independent School District
Charles Penningroth
Bertram
Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek
April Fool's Day Board Shakeup In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids school board tests residency rules on April 1 as Douglas Grant faced a possible vacancy. A vote to seek an opinion was passed while Grant defended his eligibility. The board, led by J. C. Blodgett, ultimately declared the motion carried and clarified any resident of the Cedar Rapids independent district is eligible for a seat. The April Fool’s joke faded as Grant rejoined the meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Penningroth
Douglas Grant
Marion
Ceidar Rapids Independent
George Kosek
Ncw Geass
J. C. Blodgett
Mr. Grant
Ed Lundte
Grant
J. K. von Lackum
Penningroth
Blodgett
von Lackum
Ed Moorman
Dwight Krumholtz
Kosek
Grant Eyen
Cedar Rapids Independent School District
Board of Education
Gazette
UNO Braced For Russian Retaliation
United Nations security council members faced possible Soviet retaliation as Iran and Russia clashed over clarification of their dispute. Secretary Byrnes prepared to lead the US delegation in New York while Iran pressed its case against Russia.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
United States
Great Britain
Tran
Russia
Council
Iran
James F. Byrnes
UNO
Britain
London
Soviet Union
Soviet Ukraine
Indonesia
Greece
Hussein Ala
Ahmad Ghavam
Ghavam
Gen Homma Reported Shot by Firing Squad
Unofficial but reliable sources report that General Masaharu Homma was executed by a firing squad in Manila. The claim follows his wartime trial and conviction for actions in the Philippines during World War II.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
Assurances end transit workers walkout at Rock Island depot
A dozen Teamsters drivers and warehousemen returned to work at Rock Island Motor Transit after a brief Monday night walkout. James D. White said the union was assured the Nash-Finch firm would stop using nonunion drivers on the docks. The freight Nash-Finch picked up Monday remained undelivered due to the picket line.
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Cedar Rapids News
Teamsters
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Nash-Finch Company
James D. White
The
Gazette
Nash-Finch
Carbon Building Will Be Modified
Washington officials said a veteran housing bill will restore a $600 million materials subsidy and add price ceilings on building lots. Aimed to assure home construction for service members and widows, the plan includes amendments to priority rules to help contractors of homes up to 15000 dollars and aid disaster damaged homes.
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Washington
Senate Banking
INS
Civilian Production Administration
Southern Democrats demand Hannegan apology and retrace
About 50 angry southern Democratic lawmakers pressed National Party Chairman Robert Hannegan to apologize for a critical piece in the Democratic Digest. They urged a retraction of the statement on the Case labor bill and removal of the article’s author from payrolls, while accusing CIO ties of influencing the piece.
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Washington
National Party
Robert Hannegan
Democratic Digest
Senate
Rep. Gossett
D-Tex
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
CIO
Friends of the Labor Union
National
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
Cio-Pac
Democratic Party
Democratic Party.” Rankin
Truman
William Tuck
Virginia
Lashing Fury At Hilo Told By Eyewitness
A dramatic eyewitness account of Hilo’s three devastating tsunami waves, detailing 50 foot first inundation, 100 yard deeper second wave, and a 20 foot third wall that wrecked the waterfront. William Hana recounts rescuing his mother and two others as the hotel shook, with two children found dead. Families searched for the missing amid tangled wreckage and downed power lines.
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William Hana
Hana Hotel
Kamehameha
Son of Financier Held for Murder
Ronald E. Kaehler Jr., 23, son of the San Francisco stock exchange president, was held on a murder charge after police found Lloyd Carter, 25, dead on the Kaehlers’ lawn in Redwood City California. Carter had been drinking with Kaehler and two others who had just left the merchant marine. Police say a dispute over a car registration slip led Kaehler to fire.
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Redwood City
Calif
Ronald E. Kaehler, Jr
San Francisco
Carter
Pacific tsunami toll hits 93 as Alaska waves devastate
A 40 to 100 foot tsunami swept the Pacific from the Aleutians to Hawaii killing 93 with Hilo hardest hit. Quakes numbered 40 to 59 in 6 hours as rescue efforts, Red Cross relief, and military aid mobilized. Refugees seek aid. food supplies strained. Bikini test site spared.
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Alaska
Pacific Triangle
Aleutians
Hawaii
California
University of Washington
Coast Guard
Ketchikan
Pacific
Midway Island
Johnston Island
Honolulu
Navy Department
Washington
Bikini Atoll
Marshalls
Hilo
Hawai
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
Maui
Kauai Islands
Scotch Cap
Santa Cruz
Laupa
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