Iowa Sugar Bracket Case Ties Iowa to National Theft Ring
Federal charges allege movement of large quantities of Iowa sugar into black market channels in late 1946. Two Chicago men and others indicted in Brooklyn with racketeering linked to fake ration accounts and sugar theft. loot went to candy firms at above ceiling prices. A Des Moines rider describes attempts to buy sugar in Iowa and a kidnapped driver involved in a seized truck incident.
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DES Moines
Allen Herd
OPA
Brooklyn
N. Y
Iowa
Shepherd
Chiago
Chicago
Carolina
East
Indictments Name Nine in OPA Sugar Scheme
Nine men from Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago and unknown locations were named in federal indictments charging filing false statements with the OPA and conspiracy to transport sugar in violation of OPA regulations. The case centers on Des Moines and involves about 3,000,000 pounds of sugar bought and sold for illegal uses.
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NEW York
OPA
James Saver
Des Moines
Brooklyn
Matthew Abruzzo
Harry Greenberg
Eli Reiss
Reuben Kupersmith
Gerard Iglesias
Samuel Lit
Abraham Sugarman
Majestic Hotel
Philadelphia
William Rubenstein
Chicago
Samuel Rubenstein
William
Morris Potnick
Five Men Break Cement Nickel Prank on Sidewalk
ST PAUL INS Five men challenged an April Fools joke by workers who cemented a nickel to a sidewalk. The five men, after trying to lift it, returned with hampers and chisels and battered it loose.
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ST. Paul
INS
Iowa Senate passes truck weight law in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a bill establishing a permanent 32,000 pound gross weight on tandem axles and raising bus length to 40 feet with three axles. It retains current truck and bus dimensions except for weight and bus length, and moves to finalHouse action. The measure includes speed limit increase to 45 mph and was debated amid highway damage concerns.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
House
National Association of State Highway Officials
Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr
Rshenandoah
Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
Illinois Mine Chief Quits After Centralia Disaster
State Mine Director Robert F Medill resigns amid claims he delayed rescue efforts in the Centralia Illinois mine disaster in which all workers perished. Governor Dwight H Green announced the move saying it was for the good of the service after tensions with subordinates and federal officials emerged.
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Min Green
Harold Leroy Walker
University of Illinois Mines and Metallurgical Department
Medill
Centralia
Ill
Robert F. Medill
Dwight H. Green
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Driscoll Scanlan
Mine Department
Secretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Commons Votes Draft as Split Faces Laborites
The British House of Commons approved a long term peacetime conscription bill for the armed forces on second reading in a session marked by strains inside the Labour party. Conservatives joined government Labourites to defeat a motion to reject the bill, 386 to 85, amid dissident Labour and Liberal opposition. The revolt follows a prior Labour split over Foreign Secretary Bevin’s policies as pro United States but less aligned with Russia. Trading union official Tom Scholland warned the split signals a real crack in Labour. Wing Commander E R Milling ton, a Dunkirk veteran, spoke amid the debate.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Labor Party
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
United States
Russia
Tom Scholland
Parliamentary
Scholland
Government
E. R. Millington
Dunkerque
Parents Learn Sacrifices for Costs Ahead
A brief quote notes that maintaining programs requires funding and sacrifices, with parents recognizing the need to adjust budget and routines to support ongoing efforts.
How to Plan for Family Happiness
Advice on managing finances for stability. Save regularly from each paycheck to cover rent taxes mortgage and insurance and build an emergency fund with consistent deposits.
Laborite Warns on Conscription Aim In Parliament
A Labour MP argued the conscription bill aims to "put an iron glove on the fist" the foreign secretary shakes at USSR leaders. The proposal requires conscripts to serve 18 months in the armed forces and five years in reserve.
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U.S.S.R
U.S. Receives Sweden Assurance on Trade Discrimination
Washington reports Sweden has assured no discrimination under its new trade program. The conciliatory note to March 25 addressed a strong protest from the United States.
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U.S
Sweden
Washington
State Department
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Illinois
Commons
Whaita Prude
Willard E. Givens
The
National Education Association
America
Life Insurance Companies
Instructs of Life
Insunson
East 42Nd Street
Jewelry Department
Smulekoff
Cedar Rapids
Philco
Smulekoff’s
PHICO
Radio Department
Third Avenue and
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