Allies Cut German reparations list to 159 plants
Washington and London said 159 Western German plants will be partially or wholly retained or removed from the reparations list. Five steel plants will boost Western Germany steel capacity by 165,000 tons yearly to total about 13,465,000 tons with an 11,100,000 ton ceiling. The move aims at limited self government and European economic recovery.
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State Department
Germany
Western
Europe
United States
Economic Cooperation Administration
George M. Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Company
Cleveland
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Western Powers Grant Germany Merchant Navy Beginnings
Western Germany may build up to 280000 tons of shipping annually with ships capped at 7200 gross tons and speeds not exceeding 12 knots. The accord allows 100000 tons of tankers and 300000 tons of dry cargo vessels to be acquired from abroad. Transatlantic liners are barred.
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Washington
Germany
Western Germany
Fatal Explosion Hits Clark Field
An explosion at Clark Field in the Philippines killed one Filipino worker and wounded more than 20 others. The blast from 100 tons of stored bombs damaged a cement pipe plant and sparked a grass fire that threatened a U S hospital before patients were evacuated.
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Clark Field
Philippines
U. S
U. S. 20Th Station
Appraiser’s Quip Spices Probate Court Return
A probate court appraisal note ends with a joke about one quart of Scotch whisky and one revolving Oriental rug as the next items in the inventory. The quip, attributed to Stewart Warnerite, adds a light moment to a formal proceeding.
House approves Marshall Plan extension to mid 1950
The House passed a five billion six hundred million dollar extension of the Marshall plan to June 30, 1950 by 354 to 48. Support came from 229 Democrats and 125 Republicans, with 10 Democrats 37 Republicans and one American Laborite voting no. Foreign Aid Administrator Paul Hoffman welcomed the vote.
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Senate
House
Europe
Washington
INS
Paul Hoffman
Howard Bruce
Hoffman
Last VP of Ward's Quits
Willard Sahloff resigns as vice-president and merchandising manager of Montgomery Ward and Company leaving a skeletal top management. He cites constant turmoil at the firm and says he is reluctant to leave after joining as VP last June and with the company since 1940.
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Chicago
Montgomery, Ward and Company
Willard Sahloff
Sewell Avery
Sahloff
Cedar Rapids Reaches 79 as Rain Forecast Told
Cedar Rapids hit 79 degrees at 2 30 PM edging above yesterday. The weather bureau forecast scattered rain tonight moving into the state with cooler temperatures expected over the next three days. Sioux City reported 76 yesterday and Atlantic logged a 36 degree low.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Sioux City
Atlantic
Rapids
Johnson backs Hoover in waste critique of armed forces
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said Herbert Hoover was on the right track in accusing the armed forces of waste and extravagance, contrasting with Army Secretary Royall who condemned Hoover as incorrect. Johnson cited agreed roles for services in wartime and noted unification progress despite Royall’s criticisms. Air Secretary Symington testified before Congress that unification shortfalls cost billions annually and urged stronger unification measures.
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Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Herbert Clark Hoover
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Mr. Hoover
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Johnson
Royall
W. Stuart Symington
Congress
Memphis cashier embezzles to support two wives and teams
David Prager a 29 year old Memphis coal company cashier admitted embezzling about 19000 to 27762 dollars to support two wives and two Memphis amateur basketball teams. He was arrested after returning from Los Angeles where his West Coast wife planned to help him.
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Memphis
David Prager
M. A. Hinds
Prager
Los Angeles
Hinds
Hunt-Berlin Coal Company
Jerry
Hernando
Miss
Flying Disk Identified as Research Balloon Over Cedar Rapids
A semi transparent plastic balloon used for cosmic ray data research was spotted over Cedar Rapids at about 30 000 feet. Meteorologist James R Magee of Collins Radio said the 100 foot diameter balloon drifted from northwest to southeast and likely originated from a university such as Wisconsin or Minnesota.
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Cedar Rapids
James R. Magee
Collins Radio Company
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Wholesale Food Price Index Drops Seven Cents
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell to 5.71 this week from 5.78 last week, remaining 15.5 percent below the year ago level of 6.76.
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New York
Czech U.S. relief head Vlasta Vraz arrested in Prague
Vlasta Adele Vraz a 38 year old American, head of American Relief for Czechoslovakia, was arrested in her Prague office on alleged political activity. Embassy officials say she is held at Pankrac prison pending investigation. other Americans were expelled on unrelated charges.
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Prague
Vlasta Adele Vraz
American Relief For
Czechoslovakia
United States
Berwyn, Ill
Advisory Committee On
New York
U.S
Danilo Feryance
J. J. Pavelda
Phoenix
Feryances
Canepellenvakia
Miss Vraz
Chicago
Geringer
Svornost
Pankrac
Foreign Office
Blanche Cihak
Cihak
Moon Eclipse Sparks Radiostronomy at Collins Radio
Radio telescope measurements of Tuesday night’s total lunar eclipse at the Collins Radio Company facility in Cedar Rapids reveal a new field, radiostronomy, as researchers compare radio wave data with visual observations from optical telescopes. The team notes an energy difference of about one ten-trillionth of a watt and describes the signals as noisy on amplifiers and as wavy red lines on paper tape.
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Luna
Third Street
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Tom
Herman
Collins Men
Bureau of ‘Standards
Naval Research Laboratory
Cornell University
Collins
Moon
D. O. McCoy
W. W. Salisbury
C. M. Hepperle
Runaway Gas Truck Plunges On Ridge Route Crash Kills Driver
A gasoline truck carrying 4000 gallons sped five miles down the Ridge Route north of Castaic California reaching over 100 mph before crashing and burning. Driver Nolie J. Glover 43 Pomona fought to steer into the bank but the truck overturned shedding fuel as it burned.
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Newhall
Calif
California
Castaic
San Francisco
Los
Glover
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Shakes Several Cities
A quake at 11 56 am jolted the Pacific Northwest shaking Portland Seattle Tacoma and other cities in Oregon Washington and British Columbia for several seconds. Buildings swayed chandeliers waved and streets filled with evacuees as Seattle telephones disrupted. In Aberdeen Washington a keystone fell from a window arch at City Hall.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Tacoma
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Aberdeen
Wash
Girl Hit by Car Jumps Curb On Bridge
Patricia McFarlin six and her grandmother Mae McFarlin were struck Tuesday afternoon when a car jumped the north curb on the avenue bridge. Patricia suffered a severe head laceration and possible skull fracture. Mae had a bruised arm and leg. Both were taken to St Luke's hospital and reported in good condition. Driver Paul Taft 59 said he swerved to avoid a speeding car and was charged with failing to have his car under control. A missing $35 purse was recovered after a witness saw it sail over the bridge railing.
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Cedar Rapids
Patricia McFarlin
Fourth Street
Avenue Bridge
Mae McFarlin
St. Luke’s Hospital
Paul Taft
E Avenue NW
First Street
Taft
McFarlin
A. F. Herbeck
President Urges Merge of Columbia River Development Agency
President Truman asked Congress to create a Columbia Valley Administration to consolidate building and operation of Columbia river facilities. The plan would merge the Reclamation Bureau Bonneville Power Administration and Army engineers for flood control navigation irrigation power and transmission. The headquarters would be in the Pacific Northwest and the agency would supervise coordinated dam and irrigation projects.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pacific Northwest
Columbia River
Columbia Valley Administration
Reclamation Bureau
Bonneville Power Administration
Interior Department
Army Engineers
Columbia
Iowa House Probes University of Iowa Teaching Methods
The Iowa House approved a 16.97 million dollar annual appropriation to state board of education institutions after an investigation motion. Rep. Kingsley Clarke led criticism of undergrad policies, arguing the university fails to teach reasoning and curiosity, likening degrees to licenses to work, while amendments sought medical school student caps and probe scope.
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DES Moines
INS
University of Iowa
Iowa House
State Board of Education
Senate
House
Kingsley M. Clarke
Adel
William S. Beardsley
Clarke
University
Chicago University
Harvard Law School
Michigan Law School
Iowa
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Britain
France
American Survey
Cunningham
Dolliver
Hoeven
Jensen
le Compte
Talle
Gross
Martin
Associated Press
Butch
Jerry Tegtmeier
Omaha
Merchant Shipping
Stewart Warnerite
V.P
Ward
Hoover
Memph
Vlasta Vraz
John Reynolds
Earth
Columbia Agency
Rep
Board of Education
Appropriations
Norman Norland
Kensett
Norland
Iowa State College
Raps
Lawrence Putney
Gladbrook
Medical School
Putney
The
American Medical Association
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