Soviet Weekly Claims Baltic Sea Incident Fueled by U S Provocation
The Soviet New Times accuses the United States of deliberately planning the Baltic sea plane incident as an international provocation. It alleges rescue planes were ready in Denmark before the Wiesbaden departure on April 8 and calls the act a plain intentional provocation and a training in provoking conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
New Times
Baltic Sea
United States
Denmark
U. S
Wiesbaden
Baltic
Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Michael McDermott
McDermott
Gillette Issues Ultimatum on Postmastership
Sen. Guy M. Gillette pressed a hard line in Linn county postmaster politics saying he will not name a postmaster until a duly constituted Democratic central committee exists. The move sparks a primary battle among three applicants for the $6970 yearly postmastership as party factions rally to back candidates.
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Guy M. Gillette
Cedar Rapids
Democratic Central Committee
Linn County
Fred J. Payneer
Milo J. Sedlacek
Elbie R.petro
Sen
Gillette
Iowa
Linn County Democratic Central Committee
Congress backs note to Russia
House Armed Services Chairman Vinson and Sen Bridges warn the United States will back its protest to Russia with force. Congress voices bipartisan support for a note denouncing the Baltic Sea shootdown of an unarmed U S naval patrol bomber and calls for firmness to deter Moscow.
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Washington
INS
House Armed Services
Vinson
U. S
Russia
Sen. Bridges
America
Congress
Baltic
D-Ga
Moscow
Soviet Union
Government May Ban Czech Publications
The United States may ban Czech publications in retaliation for Czechoslovakia's demand that the American press attache in Prague be recalled. The Czech embassy distributes a news summary in Czech to U.S. newspapers. Czech papers are published in Chicago and Pittsburgh among other cities.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Prague
U. S
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Santa Fe Streamliner Derailed in Kansas
The Santa Fe Tulson streamline passenger train derailed 12 miles south of Ottawa Kansas at a country road crossing near Princeton after colliding with a truck or bulldozer. Several cars left the track and many people were taken to Ransom Memorial hospital. no fatalities were reported and two blocks of rails were torn up. The train was en route from Tulsa to Kansas City where it feeds into the Chicagoan.
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Ottawa
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Here
Don Hull
The
Ottawa Herald
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hull
Princeton
Topeka
Tulsa
Kansas City
Republican nominees file papers for Iowa House seats
Des Moines reports 14 Republicans filed nomination papers with the secretary of state. For the Iowa House of Representatives two listed candidates are C. F. Shimanek of Monticello and R. N. Winter of Wapello.
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Des Moines
Secretary of State
Iowa House of Representatives
C. F. Shimanek
Monticello
R. N. Winter
Wapello
Wingfoot Clan Mixes Humor With Grim Image
A fragment from Today's Chuckle hints at a dark joke about a man in stairs and a boy named Georgie, mentioning a knife and a drum to luridly imply danger. The tone blends misdirection with eerie innuendo and references a Wingfoot Clan tag.
Kraschel Enters Senatorial Race in Iowa
Former Governor Kraschel of Harlan announced his Democratic Senate bid, becoming the seventh candidate. He argued for farmer protection independent of annual subsidies, opposing the Brannan plan. Other contenders include Otha Wearin, Gene Poston, Alvin Meyer, W. M. Shaw, and Ernest Seamann.
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Cedar Rapids News
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan Wednesday
Kraschel
the Gazette
Iowa
Brannan
Albert J. Loveland
Brannan Plan
Otha D. Wearin
Hastings
Gene Poston
Corydon
Alvin P. Meyer
van Meter
W. M. Shaw
Newton
Ernest Seamann
Waterloo
Noted Doctor Links Weather to Colds Noted Doctor Links Weather to Colds
Boston AP reports Dr. William Kerr of San Francisco and UC Berkeley argues colds arise from weather induced nasal damage, not viruses. He notes dust and gas from seasonal changes and air conditioning can trigger colds, and epidemics reflect simultaneous exposure rather than person to person spread.
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Boston
American College of Physicians
William J. Kerr
San Francisco
University of California School of Medicine
Kerr
Drive To Close Dollar Gap Sparks Tariff Debate
The drive to close the dollar gap by increasing imports triggers a heated tariff dispute. Business leaders, including Paul Hoffman and Charles Sawyer, weigh in on the impact on imports, exports, and domestic jobs as hearings approach for a future 40 nation parley.
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New York
Washington
Bomb Plotter Lied to Stewardess While Plotting Airliner Deaths
Los Angeles, UP. Aircraft engineer John H. Grant told stewardess Elizabeth Suomela a pack of lies to keep their romance alive while he plotted to blow up a plane with 16 aboard. He faces 16 counts of attempted murder. he claimed the only motive was insurance.
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Los Angeles
John H. Grant
Elizabeth Suomela
Grant
Miss Suomela
Mail service cut ordered for cities by July 1
Postmaster General Jesse M Donaldson ordered city residential deliveries cut to one per day and many post offices moved to a five day week with weekends closed. The action aims to reduce a multi million dollar deficit and comes amid congressional demands for economy measures.
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Washington
Jesse M. Donaldson
Post Office Department
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Donaldson
Sheaffer Pen Office Burns Injuring Seven in Fire
A fire and explosion at the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company main office in Fort Madison injures seven. The basement and first floor suffer major damage estimated up to a million dollars, with several workers burned including Paul Heinzel and Tom Berstler. The main plant remains shut but undamaged.
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Fort Madison
W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company
Sheaffer
W. F. Heising
Operimental
Burlington
Keokuk
Sheaffer Development Department
Paul Heinzel
Tom Berstler
Delbert de Vol
Conrad Bodenkamp
W. E. Huffaker
James Branch
Raymond Thompson
Cross-section talks sought for GOP foreign policy aid
Senator Bridges and Wherry demand broader Republican access to foreign policy deliberations. They urge including taft and other critics in consultations with President Truman and Secretary Acheson to shape policy before decisions are made. Truman says he will solicit minority views in formulating and implementing policy.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
G.O.P
White House
Acheson
Taft
Ohio
John Foster Dulles
New York
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Cedar Rapids Faces Major Mail Delivery Cuts
Cedar Rapids planning changes in mail delivery as the Post Office awaits Postmaster General Donaldson’s official order. Acting postmaster McLaughlin says the exact cuts depend on the Postal Bulletin, with residential deliveries likely limited to one per day and some business deliveries reduced.
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Cedar Rapids
William McLaughlin
Jesse M. Donaldson
McLaughlin
Rapids
Perkins Button Company Factory Fire in Muscatine
An early morning blaze at the Perkins Button Company factory in Muscatine damaged the two story concrete building and machinery. The fire spread briefly to an adjoining cutting plant but was contained. Fire Chief Paul Meerdink estimated the damage at $25,000.
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Muscatine
Perkins Button Company
Paul Meerdink
Taft Urges Administration to Join Probe of State Dept
Senator Taft urged the administration and Republican senators to join in exposing loyalty risks in the state department. He argued eliminating unfaithful personnel would curb Communist influence and rejected Truman’s defense of McCarthy as aiding Moscow. He defended McCarthy again while avoiding endorsing all charges.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
State Department
Ohio
Truman
Joseph R. McCarthy
G.O P
Kremlin
Communist Party
Mr. Truman
McCarthy
G.O.P
Moscow
Wisconsin
Truman to Address Editors on Foreign Policy
The White House said President Truman will speak about American foreign policy to the American Newspaper Editors Association in Washington on Thursday. Secretary Charles G. Ross said the 20 minute talk at the Hotel Statler luncheon will begin between 12 45 and 1 pm CST. He canceled his weekly news conference due to a busy schedule including visits to Fort Benning and Eglin Field.
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Eglin Field
Fla
Iowa Masons Elect Thompson and Delzell
Earl B. Delzell of Cedar Rapids was elected treasurer and John M. Thompson of Cedar Rapids trustee of the grand council of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Iowa at the annual convention in Fort Dodge. C. W. Conrad of Boone was elected most excellent grand high priest of the council.
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Fort Dodge
Earl B. Delzell
Cedar Rapids
John M. Thompson
Grand Council
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Iowa
C. W. Conrad
Boone
Davenport Acts To Help Larson-Pinched Clubs
Davenport city officials move to ease club finances by adopting an ordinance cutting private club license fees from 1000 to 300 dollars. The action follows revenue losses tied to Attorney General Larson's anti gambling campaign. Local aldermen scheduled to vote Wednesday night.
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Davenport
Robert A. Larson
Engineer Collapses And Dies at Throttle in New Jersey
James Arthur Lamb, 57, died of a heart attack while driving the Erie train from Jersey City to Ramsey. Fireman William D. McMahon took the controls and a relief engineer guided the train to safety.
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Glen Rock
N. J
James Arthur Lamb
Jersey City
Ramsey
William D. McMahon
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U.S
Associated Press
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mandan
N. C
Heart River
Lucas
Illinois
House
Frank Nye
Santa Fe
Kansas
Wingfoot Clan
Sam Dawson
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Auto Company
Britain
ECA
Hoffman
Charles Sawyer
Don Mitchell
Sylvania Electric Products
Sylvania
Charles A. Cannon
Cannon Mills
Charles J. Potter
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
R. L. Force
Dallas
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Jersey
Today's Index
Farm Ee
Inez Robb
Shane Eatesevae
Awileonqaeews
William C. Doherty
National Association of Letter Carriers
AFL
Union
Senate Post Office Committee
Thompson
Berstler
Heinzel
C.R. Postoffice
Button Factory
Sen. Taft
Iowa Masons
Thompson and
Delzell
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