Jap Attack Plan Known By Russians
The hearings show Mitsusada Yoshikawa testified that Russians knew in advance of Japan plans to strike the U S and Britain in the Pacific if talks failed by mid October 1941. Major Gen. Charles Willoughby described a Sorge led Soviet spy ring in Japan and alleged a smear campaign against the report by Agnes Smedley and Guenther Stein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Britain
Pacific
House un-American Activities Committee
Mitsusada Yoshikawa
House
Senate
Charles Willoughby
Yoshikawa
Moscow
America
Singapore
Sumatra
Willoughby
Douglas MacArthur
Internal Security Subcommittee
U.S
Tokyo
Guenther Stein
Agnes Smedley
Kenneth C. Royall
New York
Sorge
U.S.S.R
Fourth Bureau
Red Army
McCarthy Names 26 State Department Officials For Alleged Communist Ties
Senator McCarthy stated in a senate speech that Ambassador-at-large Phil ip Jessup and 25 other state department employees have been officially charged with Communist activities based on FBI information. He cited John Carter Vincent and John Paton Davies Jr. among those facing charges, with Davies already cleared by a loyalty board. Vincent, once minister to Switzerland and now Tangier consul general, was accused of party membership and espionage in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Philip C. Jessup
State Department
Senate
Jessup
John Carter Vincent
John Paton Davies, Jr
FBI
Davies
Alger Hiss
Vincent
Communist Party
Switzerland
U. S
Tangier
McFarland
Ariz
Sen. Lehman
N. Y
Department
Cedar Rapids Soldier Dies of Polio at Fort Bragg
Robert F Flidr 20 Cedar Rapids killed by polio while in active duty with the National Guard unit 3657th medium maintenance ordnance company He had been called to active duty January 26 and stationed at Camp Rucker Ala His parents Mr and Mrs Frank J Flidr 2600 Johnson Ave NW learned of the illness by letter and reached Fort Bragg an hour after his death The body will be returned to Cedar Rapids Saturday
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Cedar Rapids
Robert F. Flidr
Yanks Rally to Beat Washington 6-4 for Tie in AL Lead
The New York Yankees rallied to defeat Washington 6-4, moving into a tie for the league lead with idle Cleveland. The comeback boosted New York's standing as Cleveland rested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Yankees
Washington
Cleveland
Limit on G.I.s to Europe Rejected
The House voted 131 to 84 against a six division limit on American ground troops to Western Europe. An amendment to the $56.2 billion military appropriation bill would have cut off financing for more than six divisions. The body also approved 81 to 71 a measure to curb retirement of officers below the statutory retirement age if in good physical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Europe
Iso
Texas Heat Seeks Relief As 15 Die In Statewide Heat
Texas logged 15 deaths from a record heat wave with at least four additional heat related fatalities. Temperatures topped 100 in many areas, with Presidio reaching 114. Water shortages and drought harmed lawns, gardens, and pasture, while the cotton crop may drop by about one million bales below the USDA forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Presidio
John White
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Odd Chance Heir Found on Chicago Skidrow
Everett Richter a 60 year old down and outer was located among West Madison Street derelicts after a radio alert about his missing person case. He learned his mother Christine Proctor died in Pentwater Michigan and that he is her sole heir to a Michigan estate including cottages on Bass Lake. He was guided to a lawyer and to arrange funds for travel and care.
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Chicago
Michigan
Everett Richter
West Madison Street
Missing
Richter
Walter Whitmer
Chicago Mills
Whitmer
Everett
Schitmer
Missing Persons Bureau
Y.M.C.A
Sibbald
Christine Proctor
Pentwater
Mich
Basslake
Reconstruction Cost Estimate for Korea War Damage
The State department estimates reconstruction in Korea will cost 250 million dollars after fighting ends. The projection reflects postwar rebuilding needs and fiscal planning by U S officials.
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Washington
State Department
Korea
Linn County Zoning Commission Eyes Planning Help and Outreach
A dormant Linn County Zoning Commission revived activity by asking the board of supervisors to hire a professional planning firm for guidance. Twelve of nineteen members attended, including a representative from each township outside Cedar Rapids, to survey needs and propose an ordinance for land use outside towns with hearings and voter approval to follow.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Donald E. Smith
Commission
A. L. McKinstry
Bertram Township
McKinstry
Fifty-third General Assembly
Like a New Hat See Pages 19 to 26 in Tonight's Gazette
A feature highlights fashion items and trends showcased in pages 19 through 26 of Tonight's Gazette. The section surveys headwear styles, fabrics, and accessories with brief notes on coordinating outfits.
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Tonight
U S Newsprint Mills Set Prices to Canada Level
Washington reports several U S newsprint mills will raise ceiling prices to the Canadian level of 116 dollars per ton, as determined by the Office of Price Administration. The move aims to align U S and Canadian pricing for newsprint amid regulatory pressure.
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Washington
U. S
Office of Price
Reds Reply Sharpens Korea Armistice Talks
In Tokyo the Communist command told Gen. Ridgway there will be no new violations of the Kaesong neutrality zone unless the Allies fabricate incidents to end negotiations. The Red broadcast urged Allied delegates to return while warning against rash termination and demanding protest steps if provoked.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Kaesong
U. N
Red
Peiping
Red Guards
Kim Si Sung
Peng Tehhuai
Red China
Nam Il
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
Cedar Rapids council delays public improvements post
Cedar Rapids city council, amid a heated critique from a private citizen, declined to appoint a public improvements commissioner before the November 6 election. City Attorney Garberson advised waiting until November 7 to avoid a short-term appointment.
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Cedar Rapids
David L. Williams
C. W. Garberson
Roll-Backs of Prices Stayed
Washington officials delayed the planned price roll backs by postponing the compulsory dates of six major manufacturers regulations. Harold Leventhal said the move allows time to apply changes from Congress to the defense production act. Other affected areas include machinery, cotton textiles, menswear apparel, and wool yarns and fabrics.
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Washington
Harold Leventhal
Office of Price Stabilization
Congress
Juror Dropped as Husband Adviser Noted in Chicago Trial
A federal trial in Chicago dismissed a juror after her professor husband sat in court taking notes and voiced views on the case. The suit, filed in 1940 by Sam Sager, seeks 346000 in treble damages against Bausch and Lomb and American Optical, with the trial beginning May 17 and reaching a jury on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Michael L. Igoe
Sam Sager
Sager
Bausch and Lomb
Ameri Company
Igoe
Cedar Rapids Executives Visit Camp Good Health
Forty seven Cedar Rapids Executive Association members breakfasted at Camp Good Health in the camp lodge. They paid for the meal and donated 50 dollars to the camp fund before touring the buildings and grounds as children sang. A photo layout is planned for Sunday’s Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
L. C. Apple
V. Roy O' Nhiles
Lafayette W.S.W.S
Missionary Society
Blaik to Remain West Point Coach After Exam Scandal
Earl Red Blaik announced he will stay as head coach at West Point amid an exam cheating scandal. He said about half of 90 cadets were involved, with athletes from football, baseball, and basketball implicated. Blaik emphasized restoring the cadets’ reputation and protecting the institution.
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NEW York
Earl “Red” Bilaik
West Point
Blaik
Army football captain testifies in exam cheating probe
Harold Loehlein captain elect of Army’s 1951 team said he was forced under threat of prison to reveal cribbing by teammates. He described being questioned by three colonels in a bare room and taking an oath before admitting he cribbed. He awaits personal notification and cites opaque disclosure by authorities.
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West Point
N. Y
Harold Loehlein
Army
Thay
Kimball
Loehlein
West Point recruiting talks cited by Col. Jones in Washington
Col Lawrence Biff Jones said he urged senators and congressmen to appoint good football players to West Point. He noted Earl Blaik arranged the calls, visited offices, and found officials gracious with no rebuff. The naval academy recruiting was mentioned as well.
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Washington
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
West Point
Jones
Congress
Earl Blaik
Naval Academy
Annapose
University of Washington
Stephen Roake
Roake
Annapolis
Dan Ossinski
Barrington High
Clarence
Bud” Moss
York Township
Ie Einhurst
Chicago
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Associated Press
Newsmen
Robert J. Flidr
G.I
Odd Chance
County Zoning Commission
Pat McPartland
Adam Kreuter
David Day
Day
Smith
L. A. Hinton
Boulder
Wilbur Oliphant
Ston
Brown
Martin Wiley
Clinton
B. F. Holets
Fairfax
Edwin Klouda
College
Charles ’Sladek
Putnam
John Pringle
Franklin
Reds
Council
Art Heusinkveld
David G. Bleakley
Bleakley
Garberson
Cedar Rapids Home Builders Association
Iowa
Garbersen
Droppe Husband
C. R
Camp Good Health
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