West Reich Germans To Vote Today
FRANKFURT AP German election campaign ends with a sober radio appeal for freedom. Sunday 45 million residents of Germanys three Western zones will choose a 400 member parliament to form the new West German republic. A coalition will likely be needed as no party is expected to win a majority. Major contenders are the Social Democrats led by Kurt Schumacher and the Christian Democratic Union headed by Konrad Adenauer. The campaign has been marked by anti Allied rhetoric and fear of fragmentation from minor parties.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hitler
New Federal Republic
People’s Congress
People’s Council
Ruhr
West Germany
Europe
Iron Curtain
Social Democratic Party
Kurt Schumacher
Christian Democratic Union
Konrad Adenauer
Weimar Republic
Camp Fund Reaches Goal At Kids Camp
Cedar Rapids report notes Camp Good Health fund exceeded its $7,485 target by $490 with a $58 surplus. Camp manager Tony Pleune and staff praised for efficiency as 91 children attended eight weeks, averaging 4.83 pounds gain and full attendance by 47. 35 received dental care, immunizations and X rays administered, and packing up begins after a weekend close.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Tony Pleune
Pleune
Public Health Nursing Association
The
City Hall
City Limes
Victor Ray Kramer born on VJ Day dies in auto accident
Victor Ray Kramer, son of Carl E. and Mrs, Kramer of 1506 Fourth Street NW, born August 14 1945 on VJ Day, was struck by a car near his home on his fourth birthday eve. The collision left a V shaped gash on his forehead.
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Cedar Rapids
Victor Kramer
Carl E. Kramer
Fourth Street
Victor Ray
Bebe Shopp Arrives on Riviera from Paris
Bebe Shopp the 18 year old Miss America of 1948 arrived on the Riviera after an 18 hour train journey from Paris. She traveled with Minnesota journalist Virginia Stafford in day coaches due to a sleeper and diner strike. Shopp said she slept well and felt fresh as a daisy. Her home is Hopkins Minnesota.
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Nice
France
Bebe Shopp
Riviera
Paris
Bebe
Minnesota
Virginia Stafford
Hopkins
Mirn
Local charity events and memorials listed in community note
A community page lists a series of bake sales and fundraisers by Sramek's Bakery and groups such as Young People's club of St. Wenceslaus and Center Point American Legion Auxiliary. Memorials honor Anna Jan, Judy Ann, Esther Shover Rowe, and Jean McCrea. Proceeds from a Kool-Aid stand on Dunreath drive total $7,543.92 with smaller gifts totaling $7,416.21 plus 25 and 12 and 10 and 2 dollars.
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Sramek’s
Link-Belt
John
Hickory Hill
Co. R
Rainbow Assembly
Steve
Karl Obrecht
Jackie Hall
Gary Schillig
Anna Jan- Sil
Dors Jean McCrea
Young People’s Club of
St. Wenceslaus
K.T.K
Judy Ann
Bette Mae
Esther Shover Rowe
Center Point American Legion Auxiliary
Hi Hatters Club
Walter G. Peterson
Arthur Nesset
Janet Bohren
Jon Klima
Dunreath
Amvets and AVC Propose Merger of Veteran Groups
National leaders Harold Keats of Amvets and Gilbert Harrison of AVC announced a proposed merger of the Amvets and the American Veterans of World War II. The plan will be submitted for member approval at respective conventions in Chicago and Des Moines on September 3 to 5.
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New York
American Veterans Committee
AVC
American Veterans of the World War II
Amvets
Harold Keats
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gilbert Harrison
Los Angeles
Calif
Chicago
Des Moines
Michigan Certifies Ford Union Right To Strike
Michigan certified the CIO United Auto Workers to strike Ford plants within the next 30 days. Noel P. Fox, chair of the state labor relations board, signed the election results from last week. Over 86,000 Michigan Ford workers voted 7 to 1 to authorize a strike to push for a $100 monthly pension, medical care, and higher wages.
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Detroit
Michigan
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Noel P. Fox
State Labor Relations Board
Michigan Ford
Michiganaw
Fox
Walter F White and white woman marry in New York
NAACP leader Walter F White 56 and Poppy Cannon 42 wed July 6 in New York. They plan a co authored book on racial discrimination. White, a longtime executive secretary, has two children and a Broadway actress daughter.
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New Delhi
India
Walter F. White
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Poppy Cannon
New York
White
Vassar College
Mademoiselle
Leah Gladys Powell
Juarez
Mexico
Walter Carl Darrow White
Jane
Broadway
Harlem
Associates
Europe
NAACP
Earnest A. Hooton
Harvard University
Tokyo Rose Treason Trial Denied Acquittal Bid
Federal Judge Michael Roche refused to acquit Iva Toguri D AQuino known as Tokyo Rose after over two hours of argument. The 33 year old American born defendant faced treason charges over wartime propaganda broadcasts aimed at undermining Allied morale in the Pacific.
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San Francisco
Michael J. Roche
Tokyo Rose
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Pacific
Yak in Little Rock Zoo Dies of Sunstroke
The Little Rock zoo’s only yak, a furry cold weather animal, died of sunstroke on Friday. Officials reported the yak’s temperature reached 108 degrees before death as the day’s high peaked at 97 degrees.
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Yak
Little Rock
Zoo
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock Zoo
Tibet
Barton’s Mile Descent in Ocean Delayed by Rough Sea
Otis Barton’s Benthoscope ascent off Santa Cruz Island, California, was postponed to Sunday due to heavy seas and rough surface conditions. The test dive reached 5,800 feet before the cable stretched 200 feet, tangling lines and delaying surfacing. the unit remained dry inside, signaling feasibility for deep dives once weather and cable issues are resolved.
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Barton
Ocean
Santa Cruz Island
Calif
Otis Barton
William Beebe
San Peero
Auguste Picard
Cape Verde Islands
Picard
Allan Hancock
Valero
Eiler and German Sweetheart Wed in Fresno Ceremony
Ex Army Sgt Charles Eiler, 28, and his German fiancée Ly Elyse Beckmann, 27, wed after a year apart. The couple exchanged vows before Police Judge Milo Popovich and celebrated with a reception at the American Legion canteen, where they received gifts and expressions of gratitude from friends who aided their reunion.
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Fresno
Calif
Charles Eiler
Ly Elyse Beckmann
Atlantic
Eller
Milo Popovich
Ly Sail
Bandits Raid Castle Take $10,000 in Valuables
In Darmstadt Germany two masked bandits cut the telephone line at Kraehberg castle Friday night and robbed the Count and Countess of Erbach Fuerstenau of jewels and silver valued at more than $10,000. They removed rings from the countess and ransacked the cupboards before escaping.
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Darmstadt
Germany
Kraehberg Castle
Erbach- Fuerstenau
Pravda Continues Kremlin Attacks On Marshal Tito
London report notes Pravda denounces Tito as an enemy with charges of blackmail deception and vile machinations. Soviet note brands Tito government adversarial to the Soviet Union. Western press cites possible Soviet push to bring Tito toward the Western camp and rumors of a Stalinist coup within weeks.
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London
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Pravda
Tito
Soviet Union
Moscow
Daily Mail
Washington
U. S
Stalin
Truman
Plot to Assassinate Tito Foiled by Yugoslav Police
Astra reports that Yugoslav police thwarted a pro-Cominform plot to kill Marshal Tito. The plan involved a Russian type mine and centered on an anti-Tito secretariat athletic club in Pola. Travelers say traitors within the group betrayed the plan. 30 suspects including several soldiers were arrested.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Astra
Marshal Tito
Wecretariat
Pola
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Tito
Solon Plan Aims to Deter Five Percenters
Washington AP Rep McSweeney of Ohio proposes a daily government needs and contracts information service to curb so called five percenters who charge fees for helping win contracts. The plan calls for a small agency to publish a daily booklet on department needs purchases and let contracts, funded by subscriptions and self supporting after initial appropriation.
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Washington
McSweeney
Ohio
Congress
House
Mcweeney
Barkley Hosts Hadley Date and Airport Dedication Night
Vice President Alben Barkley welcomed Mrs. Carleton Hadley of St. Louis at his Paducah home for a private dinner with 80 guests and introduced his granddaughter Dorothy Anne. The event preceded the dedication of Barkley field at Paducah McCracken airport where Hadley planned to help with the renaming ceremony amid speculation of a possible engagement.
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Paducah
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
St. Louis
Dorothy Anne
Barkley
Hadley
Anne
Angles
David
McCracken County
Des Moines Boy Hangs Upside Down in Elevator Shaft
Des Moines AP reports 12 year old Dick Perez became stuck between a freight elevator and the wall in Jefferson apartments. He hung for over 30 minutes until rescuers freed him with a saw and oxy acetylene tools. He suffered leg and head injuries but no broken bones and was said to be in good condition at Iowa Methodist hospital.
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Des Moines
Dick Perez
Rita Perez
Jefferson Apartments
A. H. Green
Young Perez
Ralph Wineltaner
Frank Wiederman
Iowa Methodist Hospital
New York City Reports Seventy Polio Cases in a Day
New York City records seventy polio cases in twenty four hours the highest daily total this year. Officials caution reports may be delayed and some cases contracted earlier. Four additional deaths raise the year’s tally to 918 cases and seventy deaths.
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New York City
New York
Sergeant Grills Private Over Delayed Supply Run
The sergeant insists on an explanation after a late delivery. The rookie says he picked up a chaplain along the road and the mules supposedly couldn’t understand a word he said, a wry tale shared in Nevins News style.
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Nevins
Senators Probe Gifts Amid Vaughan Freezers Scandal
Senators press for details on gifts of home deep freeze units to Major General Harry H Vaughan and others. Vaughan says he accepted freezers for himself and friends, denies impropriety, while urging witnesses like Hoffman and Bennett to testify. Keating calls for resignation and potential prosecution amid procurement influence allegations.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Senate
Vaughan
Hoffman
Bennett
White House
Trumans
Independence
Fred Vinson
John Snyder
James K. Vardaman
Matthew J. Connelly
Vinson
The
United
Snyder
Sec
Mundt
R-S.d
Rep
Keating
Violence Flare in Chicago Gas Strike
Violence erupted Saturday near Lemont six miles north of the suburb as gasoline truck drivers strike reduced supplies to under 15 percent of normal. Six non-striking Empire Oil Company drivers reported attackers threatened and swung bottles during a melee while en route to Tri-City Oil Co. to load trucks.
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Chicago
Lemont
Empire Oil Company
Empire
Tri-City Oil Co
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