Television Freeze Lifted Marks New Channel Allocations
The FCC ends a 3 1/2 year television freeze and plans 2,053 stations in 1,291 communities across 15 states plus Alaska Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. It allocates 82 channels with 242 noncommercial educational outlets and warns processing will be slow, with urban markets favored.
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Cedar Rapids Gains One TV Outlet in Iowa Channel Allocation
Washington AP Iowa final TV channel plan allocates 59 outlets nationwide with Cedar Rapids gaining one UHF channel. WOI-TV shifts to 5 and WOC-TV to 6. Iowa total includes 13 VHF and 46 UHF channels with six reserved for education. Gazette's KCRG among Cedar Rapids applicants.
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Iowa
Federal Communications Commission
Cedar Rapids
FCC
Woi-Tv
Ames
Woc-Tv
Davenport
WOCTV
Algona
Atlantic
the Gazette Company
Cedar Rapids Gazette
KCRG
Remington Delays Federal Perjury Trial Motion
William W. Remington once a government economist received a postponement until May 5 to prepare and file pre trial motion papers in the federal court.
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Remington
New York
William W. Remington
Bank Bandits Rob Elmore Branch In Elizabeth Cash Heist
Two gunmen robbed the Elmore branch of the Union County Trust Company in a crowded area of Elizabeth New Jersey of 15750 dollars in cash. Police flooded the scene near the Jersey Central station but could not find the bandits. A bank official Harold E Manuel was struck and hospitalized with a scalp wound. Witnesses identities were initially concealed then some names were released to reporters.
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Harold E.manuel
Tidelands Veto Forecast by Truman
A White House source predicts President Truman will veto a tidelands rights bill. I A Smoot, former Salt Lake City postmaster, says the president told him to disclose the intent though he warned of possible trouble.
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White House
Truman
Tidelands
I. A. Smoot
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Smoot
Flooded Out, But Lowans Still Smile
The Missouri flood drives families from homes across Iowa with residents offering humor amid hardship. Evacuees include 15 refugees housed at the Logan home in Glenwood from Burlington railroad crews. Guardsmen evacuate rural areas near Glenwood and Thurman while a Coast Guard helicopter saves Clarence Patterson and her five children near Sloan. A shelter in Council Bluffs urgently requests 75 baby diapers as flood chaos continues.
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Missouri
Frank Logan
Glenwood
Logan
Council Bluffs
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Clarence Patterson
Missouri River
Sloan
Ed Thompson Named Sheriff of Benton County
Ed Thompson was appointed by the Benton county board of supervisors to replace Nile E. Mozena as sheriff. Mozena resigned to become probation officer for Benton and Tama counties. Thompson, a nine year deputy, is a Republican candidate. primary opponent is Loren Messmore, Vinton police chief.
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Benton County
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Ed Thompson
Nile E. Mozena
Benton
Tama
Morena
B. O. Tankersley
B. F. Thomas
Thompson
Loren Messmore
Mother Killed by Anesthetic Blast in New York Hospital
Frank Manfra mourns his wife of six years after cyclopropane gas in her lungs exploded on an operating table soon after a cesarean delivery. Doctors say hospital safety was not at fault and the infant was removed to the nursery. The tragedy occurred as Manfra anticipated a quiet anniversary at his wife’s bedside.
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Frank Manfra
B. G. Dinin
Mantra
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pen
Wage Accord Ended Ohio Phone Strike After Marathon Talks
In Cleveland 16 000 Ohio Bell workers returned after a week long strike following a 42 hour negotiation. Western Electric walkouts continued in Columbus Toledo Akron and Canton. The one year contract provides a 11.2 cent hourly raise plus 3 tenths for job reclassifications. Union President Beirne hopes the settlement aids disputes in New Jersey Northern California and Western Electric. Pacific Telephone offered 11 cents to northern California strikers prompting Beirne to call off a nationwide strike.
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Ohio ‘Bell Telephone Company
Western Electric
Columbus
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Ohio Bell
Ohio
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
New Jersey
California
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Bell System
Beirne
Taft Attacks Wage Board Proposals
Senator Taft of Ohio condemned wage board steel recommendations saying they would trigger inflation through wage boosts across industries, even if firms could absorb costs without raising prices.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Man to man riddle in army officer training
A Chuckle Colonel quips about officer training while a sergeant jokes that he will salute officers but refuses to treat them as equals, reflecting military hierarchy humor. The exchange highlights skepticism toward upsizing ranks in the army.
31.5-Foot Crest Seen For Omaha
The Missouri river flood threatens Omaha with a 31.5 foot crest. Forecasters warn of widespread displacement as Red Cross reports about 19 thousand families homeless or about to be. Army engineers estimate over 1.2 million acres flooded from North Dakota to southern Nebraska with federal relief hoped.
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Red Cross
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Hickenlooper to Visit Iowa Flood Area
Senator Hickenlooper will visit flooded areas of Iowa on Tuesday with Senators Mundt and Chavez. They will fly from Washington in an army plane and land in Omaha around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Chavez chairs the senate public works committee.
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Iowa
Mundt
South Dakota
Chavez
New Mexico
Washington
Chauvez
Senate Public Works Committee
Qmaha
Tuesay
Flood Relief Plans And Police Put In Metro Area
Federal disaster funds would aid Gov Beardsley and Gov Sigurd Anderson for emergency repairs. An immediate air survey of flood damage was planned by Foley and Pete Seward with stops in Lincoln and Pierre. Sioux City imposes town center closures to ease sewer strain as the river nears crest. Omaha Council Bluffs face mass exodus with ghost areas patrolled by troops. The river topped 240 feet, levee work aimed to add two feet as relief workers call the exodus one of the era’s largest disasters.
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Sigurd Anderson
South Dakota
Foley
Pete F. Seward
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
Lincoln
Neb
Pierre
S.D
Truman
Weather Bureau
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Council Bluffs
Twin Cities
Omana
Carter Lake
ICC Grants Rail Freight Rate Boosts
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 15 percent nationwide rail freight rise, raising annual charges by about 678 million dollars. The order, after reconsideration, sets 9 percent in the East and 6 percent in the South and West, with grain shipments given 30 days notice. The surcharges expire Feb 28, 1954 unless extended by the commission.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Commission
Czech Arms Sent To Chinese Reds
Polish freighters clandestinely refuel in the Persian Gulf and ship Czechoslovak arms to Communist China. The arms from Skoda include light field guns dismantled heavy artillery tanks and machine gun ammunition. Ships load at Gdynia and Gdansk after rail transfers.
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Stockholm
China
Persian Gulf
Iran
Poland
Skoda Armaments
Czechoslovakia
Gdynia
Gdansk
Danzig
Record Mississippi Flood Threat Looms Across Iowa Border
Mississippi river flooding looms as record crests expected from Davenport to St. Paul. Officials warn of 22 to 23 feet at Davenport by April 28 and 21.68 feet at St. Paul last year. Muscatine and Clinton brace for high stages with evacuations already occurring in lowlands.
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Mississippi
Iowa
McGregor
Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Clinton
Walker
St. Paul
Ford Motor Company
Holman
Statements Asked On Bank Condition
Washington AP report states the comptroller of the currency issues a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business March 3.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Iowa Bank Dept Seeks March 31 Financial Reports
The Iowa state banking department on March 31 called for a statement of condition from all 558 state banks. The notice asks banks to submit their end of month financial data and health indicators.
Yeggs Crack Cedar Rapids Elks Safe for 1272 dollars
Yeggs ripped open the Cedar Rapids Elks club main safe early Monday and stole 1272.54 in cash and bills from a lower compartment. They failed to reach 4125.17 in the upper section and left behind a partially emptied strong box and cigarette items.
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Cedar Rapids News
Yeggs
Cedar Rapids Elks Club
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