Meyer Tells Senators of Elliott Roosevelt Party
John W. Meyer admitted to senate investigators that he spent 106 entertaining Elliott Roosevelt and friends at New York night clubs the day Roosevelt drafted a report urging government purchase of Howard Hughes lane. The publicist for Hughes identified expense vouchers showing about 5083.79 for 1943 45, including liquor hotels and gifts. Meyer said he did not pay the listed charges and had not confirmed all records, while the committee pressed for full details amid disputes over wartime drafts and selective service records.
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John W. Meyer
Senate
Elliott Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Howard Hughes
Lane
Meyer
Hughes
Ferguson
R-Mich
Col
John Meyer
Statler
William P. Rogers
Subcommittee
Faye Emerson
Miss Emerson
Col. Roosevelt
Paul Franklin
Valle
Ariz
Emerson
Mwarties
William Powell
Lita Col
John Hoover
Patricia Clark
John Boettiger
James Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Sen
Cain
Ain
Army planes headed for Caribbean spark search
Washington officials reported seven fast former army combat planes, two P-38 and five P-51, unauthorized takeoff from a Florida field and heading for a foreign country. Customs and war department sources said authorities seek intercept, as selloffs of surplus planes may leave civilian hands. Authorities cautioned on possible Caribbean trouble amid Dominican and Haitian rumors and mobilizations along with an illegal removal of military equipment.
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Washington
Florida
Edson J. Shambart
Bureau of Customs
War Department
Caribbean
Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic
Julio Ortega Frier
Cuba
Guatemala
Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Roaming Redhead Mystery Baffles Cops In Transit
In Minneapolis a case of a missing New York model Marian Sorrenson led to Baltimore and New York tangled claims. Police learned she was actually Mrs Joseph Martinetti, wife of a Brooklyn club singer. Baltimore officials noted possible illegal entry from Canada as they took over the case. Martinetti then arrived to claim his wife.
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Minneapolis
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Marian Sorrenson
New York
James E. Somerset
Bollingfield
Washington
Joseph Martinetti
Martinetti
United States
Canada
Chance Photo Clue in Portland Department Store Robbery
Police say a street photographer captured a one in a million shot of the Lipman Wolfe holdup. Robert J. Hartman unknowingly photographed one of three robbers outside the store on July 25. Elevator operator Phyllis Smith identified the man from Hartman’s snapshot.
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Portland
James Purcell
Robert J. Hartman
Lipman Wolfe
Hartman
Purcell
Phyllis Smith
Baby revived in mortuary then dies in hospital
A premature two pound baby was taken to a funeral home presumed dead after hours without movement. A nurse observed no activity, the body was taken to the embalming room, and the infant gasped, revived, and later died Saturday in a Beckley hospital. The mother, Delbert Warden, lives in Coal City.
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Beckley V, Va
INS
Fred Richmond
Beckley
Bryant
Self Kicker Sees Plenty of Service
NEW BERN North Carolina AP Tom Haywoods self kicking machine marks ten years of operation this week punishing souls with a boot like kick. Since its installation on July 27 1937 it has drawn more than 500000 penitents and curious including many officials and at least one governor. The device wears belts and shoes but continues to function for those seeking a swift kick in the pants.
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New Bern
N. C
Tom Haywood
Haywood
U S Highway 6 Chosen for Super Route Across Iowa
Washington AP reports Public Roads Commissioner Thomas H McDonald said parts of U S highways 69 275 and 75 will likely join a proposed national interstate express highway system. Iowa routes would link Davenport Des Moines Council Bluffs Omaha along U S 6 while a north south path would follow U S 69 from Albert Lea Minnesota through Des Moines and a western link would trace U S 275 to Council Bluffs and U S 75 north to Sioux City.
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Washington
Public Roads
Thomas H McDonald
U. S
McDonald
Iowa
Des Moines
Public Roads Administration
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Albert Lea
Minn
Sioux City
Iowa City
Clinton
Missouri Valley
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ames
The
Highway Commission
John MacVicar
Robert D. Blue
Arthur R. Kroppach
Blue
Berlin Plants in U S Zone Work For Soviet Area
American investigators disclosed that Askania factories in the American sector of Berlin were producing war equipment on orders from a plant in the Soviet occupation zone at Teltow. Raids uncovered gear for guided missiles, including kinotheodolites and phototheodolites, plus 1000 motors and remote control flight equipment.
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Berlin
Askania
Germany
Marvin Boyle
Teltow
Heat wave grips Cedar Rapids as 97 degree high persists
The Cedar Rapids area recorded 97 degrees at 2 30 PM with a 31 degree rise since morning. Forecasters expect temperatures to hit 100 or more through the weekend and into Monday amid ongoing drought conditions statewide with little relief except possible showers on the northern border tonight. No significant rainfall occurred statewide in the last 24 hours.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Spencer
Mason City
Ford Strike Is Scheduled For Tuesday
Detroit AP reports union negotiators will recommend a strike on Tuesday for 107000 production workers after a brief session with Ford officials. UAW executive board to act. last-ditch talks set for Sunday. Disputes over pension plans and liabilities persist amid rejection of Ford’s good faith compromise.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers Executive Board
Richard T. Leonard
UAW
National Ford
Ford
Henry Ford, II
Thomas Thompson
Ford Rouge
Thompson
Riders Protest Fare Boost Boycott Buses
Thousands of commuters across SPRING VALLEY and northern New Jersey joined a strike opposing fare hikes up to 35 percent. The protest marked a historic action as riders switched to alternate transportation to maximize impact on two bus companies serving New York City routes.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
New York
New Jersey
New York City
Index Comics and Notices From Daily Record
A compact listing from the Daily Record includes courthouse items, death notices, editorials, features, and sports and want ads. It notes Marion area updates with brief mentions of radio and cinema entries, plus a section on classifieds.
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Eens
Aiere
Terete
U N council orders end of Java War cease fire urged
The United Nations security council voted 8 to 0 with three abstentions to urge an immediate cease fire between The Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic. Members debated U N jurisdiction and the scope of action while Britain France and Belgium balked at the lack of doubt on UN intervention. The U S and Russia backed a cease fire and arbitration but diverged on broader measures.
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Britain
France
Belgium
U.N
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Council
Andrei Gromyko
Netherlands
U.S
World Court
the Hague
Indonesia
United Nations
World Organization
Security Council
Holland
Gromyko
U. S
Two Killed and One Injured in Highway 218 Crash Near Vinton
A car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Alloway and their daughter Lorraine Edwards collided with a parked oil transport truck twelve miles south of Vinton on Highway 218. The couple died at the scene. Lorraine Edwards, 15, was hospitalized with a fractured leg and possible skull fracture. The truck, operated by Joe Miller of Iowa City, was parked with lights on after stalling. Funeral services for the Alloways were pending.
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Cedar Rapids News
Vinton
Lawrence E. Allaway
E Avenue NW
Lorraine Edwards
Waterloo
Alloway
Alloways
Miss Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Fry-Holland
Edwards
Virginia Gay Hospital
Joe Miller
Iowa City
Vinton Highway
Miller
Nellie Schlotterback
F Avenue
Dutch and Indonesian forces clash in Java and Sumatra
Batavia dispatches report brisk fighting in Java and Sumatra despite UN calls for ceasefire. Dutch communique says troops occupy the burning Poerkowerta in central Java but face intensified Indonesian infiltrations in Java and Sumatra.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
United Nations
Poerkowerta
Marzani Free On Bond Pending Appeal
Carl Aldo Marzani a former State Department employee serving a prison term for concealing Communist affiliations was released on a five thousand dollar bond Saturday while pursuing an appeal.
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Washington
LLP
Carl Aldo Marzani
State Department
Jewish Children Take to Warpath in Palestine Clashes
In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, renewed British Jewish violence leaves eight dead in 48 hours. British officers bury two sergeants hanged by underground fighters as mobs confront troops. Ragged Jewish children riot, overturn a British car, and set a truck ablaze before police disperse the unrest.
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Jerusalem
British Officers Club
Tel Aviv
Underground
Barclay’s Bank
Balfour Street
Lord Balfour
Palestine
NBC Vice President Clarence Menser Quits After Allen Rift
New York AP reports NBC vice-president Clarence Menser, involved in last April clash with comedian Fred Allen, retires from NBC. Officials gave no link between the incident and retirement. The dispute centered on a script referring to a hypothetical network executive who saves time from radio programs for a vacation.
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Clarence
Menser
NBC
Fred Allen
Allen
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