Geisha Tip Led To Two Billion Dollar Tokyo Treasure
In Tokyo Bay, a geisha girl’s tip helped Lt. E. V. Nielsen recover gold ingots believed worth 30 billion yen from mud and water. The haul, weighing 75 pounds per ingot, was linked to wartime plans to revive Japan and involved a social club of old shopkeepers who aided the laborer in unloading the bars onto a dock.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Japan
E. V.‘ Nielsen
Stamford
Nielsen
United States First Cavalry
Bank of Japan
Maritime School
Twe
Lamb Mutton and Veal Prices Rise Monday
About 50 percent of lamb mutton and veal cuts will cost housewives a cent a pound more starting Monday. OPA announced the increase stems from a wage boost for packing house workers. Average price for all lamb and mutton will rise about a half cent per pound while veal climbs about a third of a cent.
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Washington
OPA
Byrnes Seeks Big Four Meeting Before Paris Peace
Washington reports Byrnes proposed a April 25 meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers to finalize preliminary treaty drafts for Italy Hungary Romania Finland and Bulgaria with aims to open final peace treaties on May 1. Britain accepted and Paris sources indicated French approval was likely as the United States pushed for speed to end Allied occupation in Axis satellites.
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Washington
United States
Paris
State Department
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Britain
France
Moscow
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Finland
Bulgaria
Byrnes
London
Foreign Office
Slot Machine Man Indicted In Iowa Tax Case
Des Moines businessman Fred C. Cave was charged by a federal grand jury in Davenport with evading $79,477 in income taxes from slot machine profits earned in Iowa over 1941 to 1944. The indictment cites $88,820 earned in 1944 and alleges machine operations in Des Moines Marshalltown Newton Boone and Webster City. Cave posted a $10,000 appearance bond and did not comment.
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DES Moines
Fred C. Cave
Iowa
Cave
Davenport
Towa
Marshalltown
Newton
Boone
Webster City
See Possibility Of Frost Tonight
Cedar Rapids news reports a weather summary predicting cooler temperatures tonight with possible frost in places. The forecaster noted generally fair conditions today, rising clouds and warmer skies by Sunday with rain possible by nightfall.
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Cedar Rapids
Man Hangs Himself in Cedar Rapids City Jail
Clarence O. Reif, 5010 avenue NE, was found hanging in the Cedar Rapids city jail at 5:52 p.m. Friday after officers went to his cell to give supper. He had been jailed at 4:30 p.m. on drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges. Coroner declared death by own action.
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Cedar Rapids
Clarence O. Reif
Avenue NE
Reif
T. F. Hersch
Moen Funeral Home
Index of News and Local Sections
The page lists sections including Editorial Features and Movies with scattered unreadable text. It notes daily records and two deaths and mentions Marion and Radila Peden in a rough, OCR damaged layout. The sports section references a state wrestling or horse event with unclear details.
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Ole Courthouse
Cs Ease Ccees Daily Record
Aei
Marion
Radila Peden Neers
Rene Ens
Poland Seeks U N Security Council Hearing on Franco Spain
Warsaw informed its United Nations representative in New York to request placing the Franco Spain question on the U N Security Council agenda. Poland had, on Friday, renounced Franco Spain by recognizing the government in exile led by Jose Giral.
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London
INS
Reuters
Warsaw
United Nations
New York
Spain
U.N. Security Council
Poland
Jose Giral
Hodgson says Russo-Iranian deal hollow, council misled
Australian delegate Col Hodgson accused the United Nations Security Council of being unaware of the Russo-Iranian agreement. He said statements that no negotiations were in progress were completely hollow and warned big powers to decide whether to accept the accord or risk renewed disputes.
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New York
Col
W. R. Hodgson
United Nations Security Council
Hodgson
Iran
Security Council
Russia
British MPs abandon Iran visit due to Russian gatekeeping
A two man British parliamentary delegation in Tehran gave up hope of visiting Azerbaijan province after Russian authorities denied entry. They planned a return flight to Cairo on April 10 as Soviet troops still control the region.
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Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Cairo
Traffic Left Turn Rule Within Intersection Ordinance
A city traffic ordinance states that a driver inside an intersection intending to turn left must yield to any approaching vehicle within the intersection or near enough to be an immediate hazard. After yielding and signaling as required, the left turn may be made and other vehicles must yield to the turning vehicle. This is the twelfth ordinance in the series.
Senate Votes 65-Cent Pay Floor Sparks Farm Rider Clash
The Senate passed a bill raising the national minimum wage to 65 cents an hour after loading in farm bloc riders, risking veto by President Truman. A Capehart amendment and House rejection loom, with Barkley pushing for action and conference prospects uncertain. Senators Wilson and Hickenlooper joined the minority in backing the 65 cent industrial wage rise.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
Chamber
Homer Capehart
Joseph H. Ball
R-Minn
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
Education and Labor Committee
Barkley
House
Wilson and Hickenlooper
Iowa
Mrs Worm Indicted For Murder In 1943 Slaying
Mrs Thomas Worm of Conway, 41, was indicted for first degree murder by the Taylor county grand jury in the 1943 death of her husband Thomas Worm. The case, heard over three days with 18 witnesses, includes Henry Schmitt who testified that Worm was killed and his body buried twice and then dumped in the Mississippi River. Both Worm and Schmitt admitted the murder stemmed from a love affair.
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Bedford, Ja
ULP
Thomas Worm
Conway
Taylor County
Grand
Worm
Schmitt
Mississippi River
Quonset Huts For Coe Vets At Cedar Rapids
Thirteen Quonset huts ordered from Tacoma will house 26 student veterans and their families at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Expected arrival about April 19, the units will be erected behind the gym on well drained ground. Rent set at 30 dollars monthly. each 20 by 48 foot hut contains two living units with living room, two bedrooms, kitchen and bath. Des Moines Kuchara Construction handles erection. plans include gas heating, electric service, refrigerators, and coal stoves to be replaced by gas ranges where possible.
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Cedar Rapids News
Coe College
Tacoma
Wash
FHA
Byron Hollinshead
Kuchara Construction Company
Des Moines
Teamsters Back To Work After One Day Walkout
Cedar Rapids local No. 238 ordered drivers and warehousemen back to four local motor transit and transfer firms after a one day walkout. Union officials said workers returned by Friday evening and a Sunday mass meeting will report on the Nash Finch situation.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters’ Union
James D. White
White
Western Transportation Company
H. & W. Motor Express Company
Hawkeye Motor Express Company
Cedar Rapids Transfer and Storage Company
Western and
Hawkeye
Teamsters Union
Labor Temple
Nash-Finch
Motor Transit and Transfer
Navy Announces Final Discharge Plans for Demobilization
The Navy outlined a phased windup of demobilization by Sept. 1, with July 1 start for separation centers and Aug. 20 completion. Four quotas move personnel to centers, prioritizing highest ranking, excluding extended service, special assignments, medical treatment, disciplinary status, and certain programs. The plan covers Navy personnel only. Marines, Coast Guard, and other units are not affected.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Chicago sane ruling for Lansing gunman Charles Bernheim
Chicago AP reports Charles Bernheim, 23, from Lansing Michigan, described as a diminutive dress suit gunman, was Tuesday declared sane.
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Chicago
Charles Bernheim
Lansing
Mich
Truman, U.S. To Insist on Iran's Safety
President Truman declares U N efforts must safeguard Iran and other Near East nations with sovereignty and integrity. He warns rivalries may trigger conflict but asserts UN can reconcile interests. He calls for universal foreign policy and full unity of armed forces to secure peace and defend against tyranny. National security measures include selective service extension and universal training.
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Soldier Field
Chicago
INS
Truman
United Nations
Iran
Near
Middle East
United States
Mr. Truman
President Talks with Teen Ager in Chicago News Conference
President Truman urged 18 year olds to have the vote, addressing high school journalists who grilled him for 20 minutes about universal training and the draft. He urged states to extend ballots, opposed nine‑month draft extension, and framed universal training as education and national service. A German American man, Curt H Apel, was detained near Union Station amid security sweeps. The president then reviewed a 14,000-strong parade and arrived at the Blackstone Hotel amid large crowds with officials and military leaders present.
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Chicago
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Union Station
Secret Service
Germany
White House
Curt H. Apel
Michigan Avenue
Fifth
Red Diamond
Blackstone Hotel
Woman Slain in Davenport by War Veteran Held
Davenport police held Charles W. Leonard, 39, a discharged veteran with Iceland service, without charge in the stabbing death of Miss Alice Murray, 37. Leonard was taken at the scene after the early morning assault near her home. He told police they had tavern quarrels about marriage plans and said he did not regret the act, claiming they were taught to kill by the army. An inquest was scheduled for Monday night.
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Davenport
Charles W. Leonard
Iceland
Alice Murray
Reed Phillips
Leonard
Frank C. Keppy
Miss Murray
Phillips
No Wonder This Tokyo Bootleg Liquor's Potent Kick
Tokyo police board reports analysis of about 4000 bootleg liquor bottles shows 306 contained deadly methyl alcohol and 222 contained gasoline. The findings explain why bootleg liquor has such a potent kick and risk to drinkers.
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Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Board
Jewelry shop posts sign to deter crime in Salt Lake City
AP reports a Salt Lake City jewelry shop after a string of burglaries displayed a sign in its window promising a limited night display to discourage crime. The sign reads we have only a limited night display in our windows. Local police investigated but no further details were provided.
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Salt Lake City
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