Fifth Column Seizes Nanking as Communist Army Advances
Communist forces seized Nanking and prepared for a rapid march into Nanking, with Nationalist troops abandoning the city. Shanghai fell under pressure as Communist columns advanced. Li Tsung-jen fled toward Canton while Chiang Kai-shek remained in Hangchow. U.S. Marines in Shanghai were alert for riot duty and foreign missions stayed as flags remained flying.
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Shanghai
Nanking
United States
Yangtze
Tachang
Li Tsung-jen
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Hangchow
South China
Amoy
Chiang
United Press
Chang Kuo-sin
Chang
Board Eases Up in Credit Buying Rules
The Federal Reserve Board lengthened installment payment limit to 24 months and cut down payments to 10 percent for all but automobiles, effective April 27. It exempts many small household goods under $100 and keeps auto down payment at 35 percent. Dealers may set stricter terms than the rules.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
McCabe
Reserve Board
Horgan on Women Drivers Sparks Witty Comment
New York City auto dealer Ralph T. Horgan was asked for his view on women drivers. He quipped that when a woman driver sticks her hand out, the window is likely open, sparking attention in the exchange.
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Ralph T. Horgan
New York City
Horgan
Weather forecast Readies for a Partly Cloudy Weekend
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 42. Sunday remains partly cloudy with a high between 65 and 76 degrees. Gentle winds and no precipitation reported.
London Ship Fired On By Chinese Forces Near Yangtze
A Foreign Office spokesman said Chinese Nationalist guns and Communist artillery fired on the British cruiser London in the Yangtze while aiding the crippled Amethyst. He denied Communist radio charges that British ships joined in the attack, saying the London was shot at by Nationalist troops and that the rescuers acted only in self defense.
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London
Foreign Office
Yangtze
Sac City Youth Wins Star Iowa Farmer Award at FFA Convention
Bucolic award recipient Burwell Black, 17, Sac City High School vocational agriculture student, was named the Star Iowa Farmer for 1949 at Cedar Rapids convention. He received $100 from the FFA Foundation and was among 108 Iowa Farmer degree recipients. Black has built a 13 acre corn project since 1946 with $4,686.46 labor income in three years, owns 10 sows, and plans to do custom baling while pursuing college farming studies. The three day event included parades, a luncheon, and broadcasts by WMT and WHO, with 1,073 attendees and 121 chapters represented.
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Cedar Rapids
Sac City
Iowa
Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America
Burwell Black
Block
Future Farmers of America Foundation, Inc
FFA
Brock
Nnn
Memorial Coliseum
Coliseum
WMT
WHO
Des Moines
Douglas Behrens
Strawberry Point
Bert J. Evans
Brooklyn
Donald Henik
Lisbon
Kansas City
Lelan A. Denburger
Oskaloosa
Donald Jorgensen
Lake City
Richard D. Richardson
Mt. Ayr
Denison
le Mars
Jesup
Coggon
Charles City
Cresco
Sigourney
Newton
Hampton T. Hall
Fishermen snag 17 pound blue catfish with smaller prey inside
Three Texas fishers brought a 17 pound blue catfish to Bill Brill at a fishing camp near Austin. He reported the catfish mouth held a white bass nearly two pounds, which in turn contained a seven inch shad. The white bass had been struggling to swallow the shad.
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Bill Brill
Brill
Four Killed As Train Hits Car Near Fort Dodge
Four youths from Fort Dodge and Kale died when an Illinois Central passenger train struck the rear of a car at a country road crossing three and a half miles southeast of Fort Dodge. Lois Becker 18, Frances Becker 19, William L. Clabaugh 20, and Ronald W. Fuller 21. Fuller died later at a Fort Dodge hospital. The car was carried about 50 feet down the track. The engineer R E Dunlevy from Waterloo had just cleared Fort Dodge. Friends said two couples were engaged and planning June weddings.
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Fort Dodge
Here
Lois Becker
Frances
William L. Clabaugh
Ronald W. Fuller
Kale
Webster County
Welch Laufersweiler
Illinois Central
Clabaugh
Fuller
R. E. Dunlevy
Waterloo
Trousseau
Legislators Pass Last 2 Major Bills in Iowa Session
Des Moines AP report says the 1949 Iowa legislative session ended late Friday with over 50 bills disposed of and adjournment delayed for final drafting. The last major acts approved confer two-year department funding and state building improvements including an $8.1 million annual departmental appropriation and a $2.7 million building fund. Total two-year appropriations run about $196 million, plus $50 million soldier bonus and a $30 million tax reserve.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Department
Legislative Appropriations Committees
Johnson Halts Construction of Giant Aircraft Carrier United States
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Johnson ordered the navy to stop the 65 000 ton carrier United States after reviewing views of the joint chiefs and consulting with President Truman. Keel laid at Newport News Shipbuilding. Costs cited rise from 124 to 189 million dollars with cancellation costs unclear. Significance noted as permanent abandonment rather than suspension amid Navy Air Force dispute and mounting expenses.
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Washington
Johnson
Navy
United States
Virginia
Newport News Shipbuilding Corporation
Sullivan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
U.S.S. United States
Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Cedar Rapids Food Costs Rise Half Percent In March
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Cedar Rapids family food bills rose 0.5 percent between February 15 and March 15, ending a seven month decline. Pork chops and poultry led gains while fish fell, and fruit vegetables generally rose. Meat and dairy showed mixed moves. lard jumped while fats, oils and salad dressings declined.
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Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago
Bureau
Rancher Slaying Linked to Jealousy Over Irene Rich
Riverside California sheriff reports 53 year old Agnes Garnier killed 68 year old cattleman John E Owen amid jealousy over silent screen star Irene Rich. Garnier claimed Owen threatened to desert her for Rich while Mrs Owen refused to grant a divorce to allow marriage. Owen led National Apartment House Owners Association.
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Riverside
Calif
INS
Riverside County Sheriff's Office
Agnes Garnier
John E. Owen
Irene Rich
Owen
M. L. Vivian
John
Mrs. Owen
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