Telegraph workers strike slows Western Union nationwide
Western Union operators walked off their jobs delaying telegraph business in major centers. About 31 000 of 42 000 employees joined the walkout with a one minute after midnight start. CWA telephone walkouts in three states postponed until Monday to allow federal mediation. Observers see links to broader wage and contract disputes across the Bell system.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Adolph Brungs
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
San Antonio
New York City
Europe
CIO Communications Workers
CWA
Michigan
Ohio
California
Bell Telephone Companies
Joseph A. Beirne
Detroit
Western Electric
Bell System
Iowa G.O.P. Faces Showdown at Presidential Convention
Des Moines reporters describe the Iowa Republican showdown for 26 convention seats between Eisenhower and Taft factions. Cedar Rapids figure Harrison E. Spangler as a pivotal issue, with battles over his delegation seat and disputes shaping the eight district delegates and the ten at large selections. The convention opens July 7 in Chicago.
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Iowa
Eisenhower
Taft
Hawkeye State
Old Grand Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Harrison E. Spangler
Spangler
Chicago
Body of Cedar Rapids man found in Glenwood Lake
The body of 48 year old Carl Loeptin of Cedar Rapids was found in Glenwood lake by a angler from Council Bluffs while fishing. Acting County Coroner Jack Reid said Loeptin had been missing since Sunday and a further investigation into the death is planned.
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Glenwood Lake
Jack Reid
Carl Loeptin
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Boundgaard
Council Bluffs
Reid
Loeptin
Herman Loeptin
Malvern
Donaston
Extortionist teens prey on cat lover in Houston case
A 79 year old Houston woman remains terrified as teen extortionists threaten to kill her cats. Police sought to question the group again after reports the racket had grown to 10 15 dollars daily. Blanche Pollard said the gang raised its demands to 150 to stop the killings and that Edmonds has even given money to the youths for sick or injured cats.
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Anella Edmonds
Blanche Pollard
Mrs. Edmonds
Alex Barttlingck
Houston Police Crime Prevention Division
Barttlingck
Mrs. Pollard
Queen Urges Balance Defense with Development Aid
In a Washington address to Congress Queen Juliana of the Netherlands warns against overemphasizing defense. She advocates reliance on economic, social, and cultural development and technical aid, urging avoid imitation of Iron Curtain states and praising European unity and U S support.
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Associated Press
Queen Juliana
Netherlands
Washington
President Truman
Juliana
Congress
U.S
America
North Atlantic Ocean
Former Tax Man Bolich Refuses to Testify Before House Panel
Daniel A. Bolich, former chief of the New York bureau intelligence office and ex assistant internal revenue commissioner, refuses to answer questions citing self incrimination risks. He would only provide his address at 617 Second Street Brooklyn as the Ways and Means subcommittee questions focus on his five year government pay of 53 000 and reported spending of over 115 000 with 82 000 spent in 1946 50. The committee pressed for testimony despite health concerns and ordered limited questioning.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
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Ways and Means
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New York
Internal Revenue
Robert L. Callahan
Brooklyn
Callahan
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King
McGrath
Morris
Chinese Clash Near Burma China Border Reported
Dispatches from northern Burma say Chinese Communist and Nationalist troops clashed near the Burma China frontier within Burmese territory. Reports indicate about 30 Communists killed and a Nationalist officer and ten men were captured.
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Rangoon
Burma
Burma - China Frontier
Taft Favored In Iowa Farm Poll By Farmers
A pre primary poll by Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead found Sen. Taft leading Republican choices among Iowa farmers with 33 percent. Eisenhower 26 percent, Stassen 19 percent, Warren 12 percent. Truman 34 percent and Kefauver 32 percent led Democrats. others undecided.
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Wallace
Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Sen
Taft
Iowa
Ohio
Gen
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Earl Warren
Truman
Kefauver
Court Rules On Electors pledge to party nominee
The U S supreme court held that a political party may compel a presidential elector to pledge support to the party's nominee. The decision was 5 to 2 with Justices Douglas and Jackson dissenting and Justices Black and Frankfurter not participating.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Jackson
Black
Frankfurter
East German Premier Grotewohl Suffers Nervous Breakdown
East Berlin officials say Premier Otto Grotewohl has a nervous breakdown and will take two weeks of rest, announced Thursday, signaling a pause in government leadership.
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INS
Otto Grotewohl
American Private Freed by Czechs
Pvt. Charles E. Wood of Voth Texas was released by Czechoslovak authorities after three months in Communist custody. U S Army and State Department officials confirmed his return to American control at the Czech German border on March 29.
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United States
Pvt
Charles E. Wood
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Voth
Texas
Wood
Oklahoma Rep Schwabe Dies at 65 in Alexandria Home
Congressman Schwabe of Oklahoma died at age 65 from a heart attack at his Alexandria Virginia residence on a Wednesday. The House member served as a Republican. He was a veteran lawmaker with a long career in state and national politics.
Truman Says He Won't Be Senate Candidate
President Truman announced he will not seek the Missouri senate seat nor any other office this year. He indicated no political candidacy planned for 1948.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
Missouri
President Truman Orders Data Withheld on Loyalty Cases
President Truman instructed Secretary of State Acheson to refuse a Senate committee request for detailed files on state department loyalty security cases. He argued releasing the material would harm the public interest and pillory loyal government employees, demoralize the Civil Service, and wreck the federal loyalty program.
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Washington
Truman
State Acheson
Senate Committee
State Department
Acheson
Channel 5 Failure Traced To One Defective Booster
Nadine Subotnik reports Channel 5 in Davenport lost local pictures Tuesday and Wednesday. Les Edmonds of Standard Alliance traced the fault to a defective booster in a southeast Davenport home after testing with a field strength meter and a jeep mounted setup.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Les Edmonds
Standard Alliance
Edmonds
Coolant
City Workers Vote Strike In Cedar Rapids Negotiations
About 92 city employees authorized a strike vote 76 to 16 after rejecting the latest wage offer. A Tuesday wage talk session with city councilmen will determine next steps as 40 hour week and 16 cent raise are debated. Police and fire crews are not involved in the dispute.
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Cedar Rapids
AFL
James White
White
L. D. Burgus
Milo J. Sediacek
Gazette and KCRG At G O P Convention Des Moines Coverage
The Gazette and KCRG will cover the Republican state convention in Des Moines. Frank Nye and Dick Yoakam report on caucuses and proceedings, with updates to KCRG by telephone and articles in Friday and Saturday editions.
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KCRG
Des Moines
Frank Nye
the Gazette
Dick Yoakam
Nye
The
Truman Announces Resignation of Attorney General McGrath
Washington AP report says President Truman announced McGrath's resignation hours after McGrath dismissed Newbold Morris, corruption sleuth. James P. McGranery of Pennsylvania nominated to replace McGrath. Morris may not return to anti corruption post. decision rests with the new attorney general.
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Truman
McGrath
Newbold Morris
James P. McGranery
Pennsylvania
Morris
McGrath Fires Morris as corruption hunter
Washington Attorney General J Howard McGrath terminated Newbold Morris from his post as special assistant attorney general. The firing follows tense talks with President Truman and an airport confrontation amid plans to investigate government corruption.
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Newbold Morris
Truman
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Juliana
Netherlands
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Howard McGrath
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