Russian fighters attack U S transport near Vienna
Four Russian P 39 fighters fired 37 millimeter rounds at a U S C 47 during a test flight near Vienna within the Russian occupation zone. Captain James C Baxter reported two hits and a concussive near miss while Russians shadowed the plane. Senator Bridges demanded action to stop such attacks on American aircraft.
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Tulin
Russia
James C. Baxter
Baxter
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Frankfurt
Washington
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R-N.h
Senate
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Byrnes Heads to Paris for Critical Peace Talks
Secretary of State Byrnes sails for Paris to hold decisive conferences with Molotov Bevin and Bidault, amid warnings of possible failure and debate over spheres of influence and the future of the United Nations. The talks could redefine wartime alliances and U S policy toward Britain and Soviet Russia.
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Byrnes
Paris
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Britain
Bidault
France
United States
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Iran
Red Army
Tripolitania
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Dodecanese Islands
Dardanelles
London
Objector Upheld For Citizenship
The Supreme Court ruled that an alien willing to perform non combatant military service cannot be denied citizenship for that reason. Justice Douglas wrote the 5 3 decision with Stone dissent and Justices Reed and Frankfurter joining.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Douglas
Stone
Reed
Frankfurter
Jackson
James Girouard
Stoneham
Mass
Congress
Overtime Pay to Foremen Vetoed by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Francis J. W. Ford ruled foremen are not entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The decision, in two test suits against Day and Zimmermann and Precision Manufacturing, says foremen did clerical work and thus do not qualify, though some planning engineers performing clerical tasks may claim protections.
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Boston
Francis J. W. Ford
Ford
Day and Zimmerman, Inc
Philadelphia
Precision Manufacturing Corporation
Fall River
Mass
Marshall Demands Clarification Over China Red Claims
Gen Marshall pressed Chinese Communists to retract or detail their assertion that American planes attacked Communist forces in Manchuria. He met with Chou En Lai and Chiang Kai-shek in an effort to broker peace between rival Chinese factions.
Chief Justice Stone Stricken During Supreme Court Session
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, 73, suffered a brief illness during a Monday Supreme Court session. He was assisted from the bench as the court took a shorter luncheon recess and was not expected to return that day. He likely would resume work on Tuesday.
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Washington
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Stone
Russia Agrees To Talks On Air Problems With U S
The United States State Department said Russia agreed to discuss mutual commercial aviation problems with the United States. The announcement came Monday and aims to ease air transport issues between the two nations.
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Russia
U.S
Washington
United States
State Department
Japan's Premier Shidehara Resigns with Cabinet
Tokyo AP reports Premier Kijuro Shidehara and his cabinet resign in a group to stabilize Japan's political situation. The 74 year old leader delivered the resignation to the imperial palace after an audience with Emperor Hirohito, as opposition parties and relief from living conditions pressured his government amid postwar rehabilitation.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Japan
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Shidehara
Shigeru Yoshida
Gen. MacArthur
Supreme Headquarters
Aiken Says Corn Could Hit $3 a Bushel if Controls End
Sen George Aiken told a Senate agriculture panel that farmers expect about 3 per bushel for corn if price controls are removed. Current price stood around 1.19 to 1.24 a bushel. McArthur warned prices would rise sharply and higher feed costs would curb poultry and livestock output.
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Washington
George Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
William McArthur
Production Marketing Administration
Senate Agriculture Committee
McArthur
Showers on the Way to Eastern Iowa Weather
The Cedar Rapids weather report notes upcoming showers and thunderstorms for Easter with cooler air expected soon. Monday featured 82 degrees at 2:30 p.m. amid a strong breeze, following a Sunday peak of 84 to 85 degrees statewide. early morning low 47 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Weatherboy
Onawa
Wave of Forest Fires Hits East
Cape Cod’s worst forest fire, burning along a 10 mile front for four days, damaged homes and an estimated 160 miles of land. Gov. Tobin led 3,000 firefighters to gain headway, with Barnstable town line near two miles away. Other New Jersey fires destroyed 11,000 acres and 10 vacant bungalows valued at $1,000 each, with $110,000 woodland damage.
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Sandwich
Mass
Ins
Cape Cod
Maurice J. Tobin
Barnstable
Chatsworth
N. J
New Jersey
William J. Seidel
Hoover Returns to Karachi After Baghdad Flight
Former President Herbert Hoover arrived in Karachi on Monday following a flight from Baghdad, Iraq, marking a continued international tour after his Baghdad stop.
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Karachi
India
INS
Herbert Hoover
Baghdad
Iraq
Deliberate arsenic poisoning at POW camp near Nuernberg
Army officials said more than 2,000 German POWs were poisoned at a Nuernberg area camp last week in a deliberate plot. Four arsenic bottles were found under bakery floor. 2,283 prisoners were affected, with almost 2,000 in serious condition but no fatalities. No arrests yet. bakery workers are under investigation.
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Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Samuel T. Williams
First Division
Williams
LaPlant-Choate Labor Talks Prolong Cedar Rapids Tie
A labor management session over the LaPlant-Choate manufacturing plant stalled with no outcome while 750 CIO workers at the Cedar Rapids road machinery unit held continuous meetings after the suspension of two weld shop workers. Union leaders said reinstate the fired workers and replace two high supervisors. another meeting was set for 2 p.m. at the CIO Labor Center.
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Cedar Rapids
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Road Machinery Company
CIO
CIO Labor Center
Stocking Woes After Train Collision In Boston
In Boston on Easter weekend, hundreds were injured when two trains collided head on. Women in finest attire, including stockings, suffered amid the crash as passengers recalled the shock and chaos. A male traveler described women crying out about their nylons as rescue crews moved through the scene.
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Boston
Army Urges Training Bill Go on Shelf
Washington The War Department asked Congress to postpone peacetime universal military training this year citing fall elections. Key leaders and Eisenhower attended a six week old conference. opposition and election politics complicate action. House and Senate committees have taken no action since hearings February 21.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Congress
Patterson
Gen. Eisenhower
Rep
May
House
Thomason
Texas
Rep. Andrews
R-N Y
Wadsworth
Truman
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House Committee
President Heads For Navy Games
President Truman boarded the 45 000 ton aircraft carrier Roosevelt off Norfolk Virginia and prepared for naval maneuvers with Admiral Mitscher s Eighth Fleet. He transferred from Williamsburg to the carrier with secret service guards and reporters aboard the harbor trip.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Marc A. Mitscher
Eighth Fleet
Virginia Capes
Williamsburg
Secret Service
Two Die and 300 Hurt in Readville Train Crash
Boston AP reports two New Haven passenger trains collided at Readville station Sunday night. Fireman Norman Goodown 37 and Engineer William E Bean 59 died, about 300 injured as Hartford to Boston engine collided with a Providence to Boston nine car train. Cause under investigation. largest city emergency mobilization since Cocoanut Grove fire.
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New Haven Railroad
Readville
Norman Goodown
William E. Bean
Hartford
Boston
Providence
Vandenberg Urges British Loan for U S Welfare
Senator Vandenberg urged Senate approval of a 3.75 billion dollar British loan to support American welfare and postwar leadership. He warned delay risks ceding influence as other nations could capitalize on inaction, and called for Congressional participation in future foreign loans. Senator Hickenlooper supported the loan to bolster the Anglo American bloc, acknowledging repayment doubts.
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Washington
van ‘Denberg
Mich
Senate
Vandenberg
America
Congress
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ja
Senate Hearing Debates OPA Ahead of June Price Controls
In Washington, National Association of Wool Manufacturers President Arthur Besse denounced OPA supporters as guilty of hokum during Senate Banking Committee hearings on extending price controls beyond June 30. He faulted the administration for rigid amendments and warned the law’s flaws. Bowles and Porter defended current controls and urged House changes viewed as inflationary, while Porter told a 3,000-strong OPA gathering that public support for price stability remains broad and that OPA must prevent inflation, protect production, and speed price adjustments.
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Washington
Arthur Besse
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Besse
Sen. Tobey
R-N.h
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
Barkley
Bowles
Porter
House
Senate
Congress
Woodpulp Price Ceilings Raised 10 Percent
The OPA raised woodpulp price ceilings by about 10 percent effective Monday. Increases range from 3 to 9 dollars per ton for standard grades and 4 to 12.50 dollars per ton for special grades. The move aims to spur production and the higher costs are expected to be absorbed by paper mills. The agency is also studying a petition to remove ceilings on newsprint.
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Washington
OPA
Traffic signal rule for turns in city streets
The ordinance states that no vehicle may turn from its direct course on a street or highway until it can be done safely and only after sounding the horn if a pedestrian is affected or after signaling if another vehicle may be affected. This is the twenty first in a series on city traffic ordinances.
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