Iran Stays On Docket At U N Rules New York
The United Nations Security Council refused to drop the Iran issue, inflicting a defeat on Russia. Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko said he would not participate in further Iranian discussions, including the May 6 council meeting to hear reports on troop withdrawal.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Council
Gromyko
United Press
Iran
Council Steamroller
France
Poland
Jis
United States
Red Army
U.N
McNarney Orders Crackdown on Discipline in Europe
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney issued orders to all European troops stressing a renewed push for discipline amid rapid demobilization and frequent station changes. He warned that lax conduct such as drunkenness and vice harms unit pride, undermines authority, and risks enemy respect as replacements arrive and actions to fix the problem are announced.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Europe
McNarney
Williamsburg Sees Mrs Hasley Off to New York
Williamsburg mobilizes the town and its fire department for a grand send off as Mrs William Hasley heads to New York for a 30 day radio broadcast stint. A caravan of over 100 cars led by a fire engine will depart at 6 pm for Cedar Rapids with police escorts and city mayors greeting her at Greene square before she travels to Chicago and then New York for the program.
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The
Gazette
Williamsburg
Fire
William Hasley
New York
Cedar Rapids
Hasley
Cinderella, Inc
Columbia Network
Gus O'Donnell
149
Greene Square
O'Donnell
Frank Hahn
Chicago
Denver
Western Pacific Officers Wait for June Return Eligibility
Manila AP reports army headquarters announced about 6,000 officers with 24 months service by Aug 31 would be eligible to return to the states on June 1. The list applies to officers stationed in the Western Pacific awaiting disposition on transfer.
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Manila
Army Headquarters
Russia Sends Strong Team to Meetings
Paris reports Secretary of State Byrnes arrived with Senator Connally and Senator Van Denberg for the Big Four foreign ministers conference. The Soviet delegation headed by Foreign Minister Molotov includes top aides Andrei Vishinsky and V. G. Dekanozov with about 200 specialists, the largest at any delegation. The talks, set to begin, are expected to shape the peace process beyond Germany and Japan.
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Paris
Byrnes
Russia
Molotov
Foreign Office
Andrei Vishinsky
V. G. Dekanozov
Sen. Connally
D-Texas
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Orly
Truman
Germany
Japan
Weather To Stay Fair and Warm In Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa enjoy fair, mild conditions with 2:30 p.m. readings near 76 degrees. Forecasters expect similar weather through Friday with temperatures 10 to 12 degrees above normal. Highs statewide reached 75 at Ames and Des Moines as readings fluctuated between 66 and mid 70s earlier.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weatherboy
Mercury
Ames
Des Moines
Pilot strike delayed to next week over TWA pilots
CHICAGO INS reports the TWA pilots strike scheduled for this week is postponed to begin during the week of April 28. The action was originally set for this week, now delayed by the pilots.
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Chicago
INS
TWA
May 1 Stoppage of Men’s Suit Shipments Threatened
Officials warn that the Clothing Manufacturers Association may halt shipments of men’s suits on May 1 unless OPA price regulations are revised. The MAP rule tied to low and high priced garments spurs the demand for write offs of surcharges amid wool shortages. Opponents call OPA’s policies harmful, while NAM’s president accuses a scare campaign and urges end of controls by June 30.
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Washington
Clothing Manufacturers Association of the
United States
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Production of Tires Bids To Top 1946 Goal
Washington AP reports the rubber industry failed to beat its goal of 66 million new passenger tires for the year. Officials credit cotton yarn controls for stabilizing cord supplies as demand grows toward the target. OPA cautions dealers may lag in deliveries through summer with recommendations to plan ahead and recap spares. The tire shortage has eased for trucks tractors and farm vehicles though passenger tire demand remains strong. Full stock for motorists is not expected until late in the year and spare tires may remain restricted.
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Washington
OPA
Dorothy Worm Pleads Guilty to Slaying of Husband
In Bedford Iowa Mrs Dorothy Worm 41 withdrew a prior not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the 2 1 2 year old slaying of her husband Tommy Worm 42 Judge George A Johnston sentenced her to 45 years at hard labor in Rockwell City womens reformatory Sheriff J T Caskey said Mrs Worm whispered I am pleading guilty to something I didnt do The quiet courtroom heard Henry Schmitt 62 Lenox Iowa horse trader and lover of Mrs Worm sentenced to 99 years for second degree murder in Worms death He faces March 29 when he entered a surprise plea and the judge noted Mrs Worm did not reveal the full story during the trial
Planning Body Votes No on Airpark Idea
The city plan commission rejected an airpark rezoning request and delayed changes to zoning for a residential block on first avenue NE. They also denied a bulk oil plant rezoning while discussing the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway and hearing arguments from Clarence Hess, a former marine aviator, about airparks and aviation safety.
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Jack Ferring
City Plan Commission
Stanley Reid
First Avenue
Frank Hahn
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Clarence Hess
Avenue NW
Eleventh Street
Harry E. Kepler
Nash Finch Strike Ends in Cedar Rapids Dispute Settlement
The five week AFL Truckers union strike against Nash-Finch of Cedar Rapids ends after NLRB confirms an agreement. The company recognizes Local 238 as bargaining agent and rehiring two workers with back pay. Pickets withdrawn as of noon Wednesday. agreement pending formal signing.
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AFL
Nash- Finch Company
Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
Minneapolis
Nash-Finch Company
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
NLRB
James D. White
Truckers’ Union
Third Street
Nazi Plotting for Mutual Protection Revealed at Nuremberg Trial
The Nuremberg war crimes trial faced uproar as Hans Gisevius testified that Otto Stahmer and Rudolf Dix discussed evidence to be used and that Nazi leaders plotted mutual protection. Justice Jackson confirmed threats against Gisevius while awaiting his testimony and Goering showed visible anger during the session.
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Schacht
Goering
Stahmer
Gisevius
Jackson
U. S
Railway Express Strike Canceled by President Truman Order
President Harrison cancels the threatened 65 000-worker strike of Railway Express clerks under a Truman order for a fact finding board. The act grants 30 days for an opinion, with no strike until 30 days after the ruling.
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Cincinnati
George M. Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Truman
Police Fear Fascists to Stir Trouble in Milan
Italian police blocked roads into Milan to deter a Fascist march tied to Mussolini’s grave robbery note. A manifesto from the Fascist Democratic party denounced red violence and urged action in Duce’s name. Police scrutinized suspected groups, with heightened security for the national holiday marking Milan’s Partisan uprising anniversary.
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Milan
Benito Mussolini
IL Duce
Democratic Party
Munsolini
Sa.m
Mussolini Action Squadrons
James Fleetwood
Mussolini
Divorce Granted in Quads Case at Pittsburgh
Mrs. William Thompson, 27, a beauty operator, wins a swift divorce from a former G I who fathered quadruplets by an English WAAF. She cites notoriety and indignities. Miss Norah Carpenter, mother of the quads, plans to join three survivors in America and wed Thompson once divorce is final. The quads are Madeline Maureen and Michael. Anita died shortly after birth.
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Pittsburgh
William Thompson
G.I
Waaf
Thompson
Norah Carpenter
America
Madeline
Maureen
Michael
Anita
Williams Re-indicted On Manslaughter Charge
Lawrence Wesley Williams, 29, was re indicted on a manslaughter charge by a Cedar Rapids grand jury. Judge Floyd Philbrick set Thursday morning for Williams arraignment after a Tuesday session by the same seven jurors who previously indicted him on April 3. Foreman L A Hinton of Coggan led the jury with members John T Wiley Dolph Van Sickle William Simon W G Stick Gary Railsback and Elmer Burr.
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John. T. Wiley
Palo
Dolph van Sickle
Springville
William Simon
Center Point
W. G. Stick
Walker
Gary Railsback
Elmer Burr
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rap
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U.N. Security Council
Spain
Hunter College
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James F. Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
Atlantic
A.W.O.L
Eesarsees
Eanee
Marion
Lawliae Ates
Cedar Rapids News
Robert L. O’brine
Sixteenth Street
O'Brine
South Pacific
Harry P. Doolittle
O’brine
State Bureau of Labor
Associated Press
Attorney General’s Office
Dorothy Worm
Henry Schmitt
Hess
Kepler
Wichita
Kan
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W. C. MacLain
Navy
Pat McNally
Roy Downer
Nash-Finch
Court
Duce
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