Senate probes McGranery nomination delayed confirmation
Senate judiciary panel voted to investigate President Truman's pick James P. McGranery for attorney general. Chairman McCarran said hearings will be set and no delay is intended. Sen. Watkins urged a full inquiry into McGranery's qualifications and ties to the Amerasia case. Duff said he knows McGranery well and would not oppose the appointment.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
McCarran
D-Nev
McGrath
McGranery
Senate
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Philadelphia
House
Justice Department
Amerasia
FBI
Judiciary Committee
U. S
Pennsylvania
Duff
Martin
Nathan Says Tip Netted Him $57 000 In War Assets Probe
Frank Nathan testified before a Senate investigations panel that he earned 57000 for a tip about a California aluminum plant sale. He described himself as a fixer and said he spent years seeking deals with the War Assets Administration. A New York junk dealer, Joseph Labowitz, also profited 57000 in the same sale to a Torrance syndicate. Nathan traced his start as a Pittsburgh huckster and said he arrived in Washington in 1947 to pursue deals.
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Frank Nathan
California
Nathan
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
War Assets Administration
New York
Joseph Labowitz
Torrance
Calif
WAA
Irwin Geiger
Landulant Syndicate of
Labowitz
Geiger
Miami Beach
Pittsburgh
Two Phone Strikes Under Way Across Nation
A two pronged strike spread through the communications sector with CIO walkouts at Western Electric in 43 states and Western Union telegraph in several states, while AT and T reported most long distance calls still going through. Despite scattered picketing, service remained largely normal though some areas slowed as supervisors staffed exchanges.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph
CIO
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Telephone
AFL
Western Union Telegraph System
Western Electric
Ohio
New Jersey
California
Nevada
A. T. and
Bell Systems
Conviction in Sex Slaying Is Upheld
The Supreme Court on a 6-3 vote upheld the death sentence of Fred Stroble, Los Angeles grandfather, for the sex slaying of Linda Joyce Glacoft. Justice Clark wrote the majority opinion. Justices Frankfurter and Douglas dissented. Black joined Douglas in the dissent. Stroble sought a new trial citing prejudicial pretrial publicity tied to District Attorney William E. Simpson, who has since died.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fred Stroble
Los Angeles
Linda Joyce Glacoft
Justice Clark
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Douglas
Justice Black
Douglas
Stroble
William E. Simpson
Lodge Sees Ike With 500 Delegates At Convention
Gen Eisenhower's campaign manager Senator Lodge predicted he will arrive at the Republican national convention with well over 500 delegates committed. He noted Iowa and Michigan conventions showed strong Midwest support. He avoided answering when Eisenhower would return home.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Sen
Lodge
R-Mass
Iowa
Michigan
Midwest
Armored Trucker Walkout Ends in Boston
Guards and drivers for U S Trucking Corp returned to work Monday after a weekend walkout ended. The protest followed the suspension of three coworkers who supervised a Danvers robbery of 681000 dollars on March 25.
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Boston
U. S. Trucking Corporation
Danvers
County Attorneys Weigh Local Option For Liquor Sales
Iowa Attorney General Robert L. Larson said the Iowa County Attorneys Association will likely study a local option plan to legalize liquor by the drink at a June 12 conference in Des Moines. Proposals include local beer licensing commissions and changes to liquor and beer laws, with enforcement and penalties considerations between manslaughter and reckless driving.
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DES Moines
Robert L. Larson
Iowa County Attorneys’ Association
Larson
County Boards of Supervisors
State
Istate
Capital Cries For Checkup Says Morris
Newbold Morris, fired as a special assistant to the U S attorney general, told the New York World Telegram that federal payroll workers in Washington have worked only a half hour in six months. He criticized Attorney General McGranery and J Edgar Hoover, urged a department to check government departments, and alleged politics mixes with business, suggesting investigations are blocked by cabinet leaders.
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NEW York
Newbold Morris
Washington
Morris
U. S
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Murray Davis
James P. McGranery
McGranery
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Congress
Churchillites Lose Additional Ground in Local Elections
London AP reports the British Conservative party led by Prime Minister Churchill losing ground in local elections nationwide. Socialists regain control of Essex and West Riding county councils as Labor gains ripple into rural districts following a near landslide county win last week.
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London
Conservative Party
Churchill
Essex
West Riding
Locomotive Boiler Explosion Scalds Four Crewmen
RAILMEN SCALDED. The North Western railroad rotary plow locomotive boiler exploded Monday near Gettysburg South Dakota seriously scalding four crewmen.
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Gettysburg
S. D
North ‘Western Railroad
Government freezes civilian steel shipments amid strike threat
The United States government on Monday froze all shipments of steel for civilian goods to conserve finished steel for defense. The policy by the National Production Administration stops deliveries from mills to auto makers, consumer goods manufacturers, and exporters, except shipments already in transit. Defense Production Administrator Manly Fleischmann said the move is precautionary and not an abandonment of efforts to avert a strike.
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Washington
Defense
National ‘Production Administration
Defense Production
Manly Fleischmann
Government moves to break steel wage dispute deadlock
New York AP reports hopes rise that the government can settle the steel wage dispute before the Tuesday midnight strike deadline. Wage Stabilization Board chair Nathan Feinsinger and two members plan new meetings with steel's big six and CIO United Steel Workers, with separate talks and possible joint talks if advisable.
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New York
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan Feinsinger
Big Six
CIO
United Steel Workers
Feinsinger
Gun Linked To Shooting Of Schuster
A .38 revolver found in a Brooklyn parking lot was identified as the weapon used to kill Arnold Schuster, whose tip led to Willie Sutton’s arrest. The gun, believed stolen from a Brooklyn pier shipment, tied to a ship bound for Japan, is the first major break in the case as police plan questions for those who handled the shipment. Rewards totaling 40000 were posted by the city and others.
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New York
Brooklyn
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
Schuster
Isla
Japan
Willie
Sutton
Kansan Battles in Court Over Parking Meters
J W Harrison of Hutchinson challenged Kansas parking meters in a case heard by the state Supreme Court. He argues the meters violate the Bill of Rights and he refuses a $1 ticket, promising to go to the U S Supreme Court if needed.
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Kansan
Topeka
J. W. Harrison
Supreme Court of Kansas
Harrison
Hutchinson
U. S. Supreme Court
About 100 Western Electric workers strike in Iowa
In Des Moines about 100 Western Electric employees walked off Monday but did not establish picket lines and Northwest Bell officials said service would not be affected unless workers refused to cross pickets.
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Des Moines
Western Electric
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Vet a snake handler is bitten at rattlesnake roundup
In Okeene Oklahoma a veteran snake handler Russell Strayhorn, 47, was bitten on the hand by a rattler during the 13th annual roundup as more than 15 000 hunters captured 1 684 reptiles. First aid was given by Vern Dale Shipman who also crowned this year’s champion. Strayhorn declined anti venom, saying the cut and suck method is best. He was not seriously hurt.
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Okeene
Okla
Russell Strayhorn
Vern Dale Shipman
Watonga
Strayhorn
Doctorg
Sedlacek Is Sworn In as Cedar Rapids Mayor
Milo J. Sedlacek 53 was sworn in Monday as Cedar Rapids mayor after the city’s largest election turnout. He pledged to uphold the U S and Iowa constitutions and serve impartially. The ceremony included four new council members and brief remarks by Sedlacek and his wife Patricia.
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Sedlacek
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Milo J. Sedlacek
Ceeded
Maurice L. Nathanson
W. Howard Smith
C. W. Garberson
Milch
Louie J. Pochobradsky, Jr
Superior Court
William Matias
United States
Iowa
Linn County
Patricia
Two Amana safes cracked for about 2100 dollars
Yeggs struck the Homestead and Middle Amana stores using explosives to blast safes early Monday. About 2000 dollars in cash vanished from Homestead while Middle Amana yielded around 100 dollars in silver. Entries were made through rear windows between midnight and opening time. Previous Feb 24 theft netted 2400 dollars. no suspects or leads yet.
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Homestead
Amana
Milford Engelbert
Middle
Engelbert
Yeggs
Ama
Czechoslovak President Gottwald Ill Reported
Prague newspaper Rude Pravo said on Monday that Czechoslovak Communist President Klement Gottwald is ill and unable to attend his mother’s funeral on April 5. No illness details were provided.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Prague
Rude Pravo
Gottwald
Plan for 196 Car Parking Lot Gets Council Approval
Cedar Rapids gains 196 new downtown parking spaces after the city council approved plans led by Safety Commissioner Edward A Prochaska. An 82 space offstreet lot on First avenue NE will open first, with 84 more offstreet spaces planned at First street and Fifth avenue SE. Greene square will gain 24 spaces via rearrangement expanding its limits, and six additional street spaces will open on First avenue. The First avenue lot is expected for public use in 30 to 45 days with no meters and paid parking supervised by an attendant. Crews were authorized to clear the current site.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Fourth Street
First Street
Fifth Avenue
Greene Square
Edward A. Prochaska
Prochaska
Flood Threat Hits Sioux City Area As Rivers Rise
A heavy flood warning was issued for Sioux City as the Missouri River neared 21 feet, above the 19 foot flood stage. The Mississippi River was rising in Clinton, with basements likely to flood. Mild April weather persisted with scattered showers, while Cedar Rapids reached 58 degrees by 2 p.m.
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Sioux City
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Clinton
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