New Excise Talk Heard In Congress
Washington reports that Congress discussed new excise taxes for 1951 as lawmakers seek greater revenue. A Federal Reserve staff memo backs expanding the tax list while the $5 billion income tax increase bill moves through. Chairman Walter F. George says Congress may target $6 to $7 billion in new taxes next year.
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Congress
Congressional
Federal Reserve Board
House-Senate Economic Committee
Senate Finance Committee
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Dga
Finance Committee
Hungarian girl freed on petty larceny charge in Independence
Emma Pils 19arrived Aug 9 from Hungary posted 25 bond after a warrant by Justice W A Johnson of Independence. Police stopped a car tied to her ride with Kalman Gerhardt and Helen Gerhardt of Festus as she faced theft allegations for a blouse. She planned to go to Missouri with relatives Williams Crystal City Mo. and work for Glen Wilson family.
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Independence
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Johnson
Charles Benesh
Cedar Rapids
Emma Pils
Kalman Gerhardt
Festus
Gerhardts
Helen
John Williams
Crystal City
Pils
Glen Wilson
Missouri
Pedestrian Killed by Car Driven by Gen Ramey
In Washington a car driven by Maj. Gen. Roger M. Ramey air force director of operations struck and killed Ruth Huntley 29 a Negro. Her companion Samuel H. Cradle 28 was injured. Police said the couple stepped into the car path and Ramey was released in technical custody of Maj. Gen. Frank F. Everest.
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Washington (Ap
Roger M. Ramey
Air Force
Ruth Huntley
Samuel H. Cradle
Ramey
Frank F. Everest
100 Men Off New York Ships For Communist Screening
The New York Times reports about 100 sailors have been pulled from ships in the port of New York over the last two days as part of a federal screening for communists. Roughly 30 to 40 crew were removed from one U S Lines vessel already in port and about 40 from another.
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The
New York Times
U. S. Lines
Baruch Marks 80th Birthday With Quiet Luncheon
Bernard Baruch celebrated his 80th birthday with a small luncheon among intimates and admirers. A guest sent a $1 check with advice to save for old age, while flowers and telegraphs filled his hotel suite.
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INS
Bernard M. Baruch
Park Bench
Baruch
Bernie
Herman Baruch
Sailing Baruch
Herman
Netherlands
Sailing
Bernard Baruch
Sailing Baruch, Jr
Michael Cowles
Uncle Sam
Red Ships and Sub Seen in Guatemalan Ports
Two Russian freighters were seen refueling in Puerto Barrios by three Belice lumbermen who also reported a mysterious Soviet submarine docking at Puerto Livingstone and discharging passengers before fuel. The witnesses claimed the region knows of a Soviet base on the Guatemalan coast, with base location debated between Pacific coast and northeastern Peten.
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Guatemalan
Belice
Puerto Barrios
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Guatemala
Puerto Livingstone
Pacific
United Press
Peten
Airforce Reports Loss of 55 Planes in Korea War
The air force announced that 55 planes were lost to enemy action in the Korean War. The figure covers losses known to the enemy and does not include unreported operational losses in American-held areas. Losses stemmed from fighter attacks, anti aircraft fire, ground fire, strafing, and bombing.
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Washington
Air Force
Cape Hatteras Braces For Powerful Tropical Hurricane
The Mid Atlantic coast prepared for a major hurricane Saturday night as winds near 140 mph were forecast between Bermuda and the mainland. A 10:30 p.m. advisory said the storm center lay about 120 miles south of Cape Hatteras and was expected to pass near the cape Sunday morning bringing dangerous gales and high tides.
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Iowa Deaths and Funeral Notices
Independence Irwin Snyder died Saturday. Services will be held Monday. Burial will be in Wilson cemetery. Oelwein Lawrence King fifty one died early Saturday. Services at two thirty p.m. Monday in Oelwein Methodist church.
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Irwin Snyder
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Oelwein
Lawrence King
Oelwein ‘Methodist Church
Blind Woman Dies in Crash Near Paw Paw Michigan
A Fort Dodge Iowa woman, Mrs. Jane Reed, 27, who was blind and an accomplished musician, died in a head on collision near Paw Paw Michigan while returning from Akron Ohio where she led Fort Dodge’s soap box derby entry. Her husband, 27, was severely injured. A Chicago man in the other car was killed and his companion critically injured.
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Jane Reed
Wendell
Akron
Ohio
Reed
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
Iowa
Chicago
Koreas Koreas Battle Reported Amid Frontline Blackout
Front line fighting rages in Korea as U S and South Korean troops push near Chinju Masan Taegu and the Naktong line while Allied reporters face a communications blackout. General MacArthur cites 5684 casualties in 24 hours and a large mass of enemy troops remains between Waegwan and Kunwi.
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Waegwan
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Changnyong
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Jack MacBeth
U.S
24Th Division
Naktong Line
Manchuria
Cooper urges European defense readiness and German defense option
Cooper argues West Europe must plan and execute defense strategies, accepting command if needed, while Germany should be given a chance to defend itself. He urges U S action to join Europe in early defense if attacked, noting high risks of isolation and gradual strangulation. He calls Western Europe to max out military production and armed forces commitments.
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Europe
Unrest Reported In Invaded Areas
TOKYO reports unrest in Korean areas conquered by Communists. A spokesman says liberated zones are not quiet, hindering manpower for front lines. Reds face shortages as line duties and rear security pull reserves, with units in the Hyonpung bridgehead near Taegu and the 14th division wary of Marine and U.S. forces. The Fourth division suffered heavy losses after a failed withdrawal near Changnyong.
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Sentence Suspension Revoked for Hrabek in Cedar Rapids
Donald W. Hrabek, 42, of 417 Sixth Street SE, was arrested about 6 p.m. Saturday by Cedar Rapids police on a mittimus issued by District Judge Floyd Philbrick. The decree revokes two months of a suspended sentence from April 28 for uttering a forged instrument after he breached the suspension by writing checks without funds.
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Donald W. Hrabek
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Philbrick
Hrabek
Communists Report 50,000 Korean War Losses
Washington reports that Korean Communists have lost 50,000 killed, wounded, or missing in eight weeks of war, with American and South Korean losses nearly as heavy. South Korean casualties reach 37,000 plus, while U S totals remain undisclosed awaiting a policy. Pentagon notes 2,616 U S families notified as of August 7.
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Washington
Pentagon
Australian Quads Clinging to Life
In Bellingen Australia quadruplets born over more than two days remain in critical condition with a 50-50 chance of survival. The four babies each under three pounds include Berry Sara as mother and Percy Sara father. The last birth occurred Saturday night after a 50 hour 33 minute span.
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Australia
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Percy Sara
Sydney
Proposes 99 Percent Tax on Gambling Winnings
Senator Lester C. Hunt proposed a 99 percent income tax on gambling winnings to wipe out professional gambling. He said the heavy tax would force even the most corrupt racketeer to quit and go straight.
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Washington
Llp
Lester C. Hunt
D-Wye
Hunt
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Des Moines to Add 709-Foot TV and FM Tower
Des Moines aims for a taller broadcasting prop with a 709 foot FM radio and television tower to rise near the KRNT radio theater. The new steel tower will stand in the same block as the recently completed 427 foot American Telephone and Telegraph Company relay tower.
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Des Moines
Cowles Broadcasting Company
KRNT
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Harvester Raises 18,000 Non-Union Workers 3 Percent
International Harvester Company announced a 3 percent wage increase plus a 3 percent cost of living bonus for 18,000 non managerial, salaried and general office workers not represented by unions. The move comes as 5,000 Farm Equipment Workers union members strike for higher pay. The CIO United Auto Workers contract for 22,000 workers at eight plants expires next week and talks resumed after limited Friday walkouts at the Chicago tractor works.
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lInternational Harvester Company
Farm Equipment Workers
CIO
United Auto Workers
Industrial Promotion in Gary Elevates Weislogel Assistant
Milton L. Weislogel of Gary Indiana son of Mr and Mrs C B Weislogel has been named assistant to the general superintendent at Carnegie Illinois Steel's Gary plant He started as a machinist handyman Girl Cyclist Injured in collision at Seventeenth Street and D Avenue Ann Novak nine treated at Mercy hospital no charges filed CIO Auxiliary to meet at CIO hall then regular meeting Rotary Club speaker John L Harrell Public Welfare bureau executive secretary slated for Roosevelt hotel luncheon Monday noon at the hotel
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Gary
Ind
C. B. Weislogel
Twenty-seventh Street
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation
Ann Novak
Seventeenth Street NE
Benton Levnbaugh
D Avenue NE
Seventeenth Street
D Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Rotary Club
John L. Harrell
Public Welfare Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Americans Lack Faith In Chiefs Martin Says
Rep Joseph W Martin Republican leader said Americans feel insecure and lack confidence in the men who govern. He blamed appeasement by Democratic administrations toward Russia and government bungling for putting the nation at risk, remarking there is no hope for peace under this administration during a speech for Clarence A Barnes a Republican gubernatorial hopeful.
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Oak Bluff
Mass
Joseph W. Martin
House
Clarence A. Barnes
Mrs Henry Haegg Rites Set For Monday at 2 PM
Funeral services for Bertha Alice Fromm Haegg wife of Henry E Haegg 1746 First avenue NE Cedar Rapids longtime resident who died Friday at home will be held at Turner chapel at 2 PM Tuesday conducted by Dr Marvin B Kober pastor of St Pauls Methodist Church Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery with military honors by Hanford post American Legion at the graveside Friends may call at the chapel Haegg served as an army nurse overseas in World War I for two years
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Bertha Alice Fromm Haegg
Henry E. Haegg
First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial Park
Hanford ‘ Post
American Legion
Deaths Theresa Krause 59 Services Monday at Beatty Chapel
Theresa Krause 59 wife of Ernest Krause died at home 1632 Ellis blvd NW Friday. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Beatty chapel. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs William A Nelson Jr Cedar Rapids, son Richard E Krause Hawthorne Calif, two grandchildren, two brothers William and Rudolph Faltis, two sisters Mrs Anna Hubacek and Mrs William Hubacek, all Cedar Rapids. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Ernest Krause
Ellis Blvd
Beatty Chapel
William A. Nelson, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Richard E. Krause
Hawthorne
Calif
William
Rudolph Faltis
Anna Hubacek
Funeral services for Mrs Eunice Galloway in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Eunice Galloway wife of Thomas Galloway longtime Linn county resident will be held at 1 30 p m Monday in Turner chapel with Rector D A Loferski of St Johns Episcopal Church officiating Burial will take place at Linwood Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Eunice Galloway
Thomas Galloway
Eighteenth Avenue
Linn County
Turner Chapel
D. A. Loferski
St. John’s’ Episcopal Church
Funeral services for Robert K Mateer held Monday
Funeral services for Robert Knox Mateer, longtime employee of the Iowa Electric and Power Company, street lighting maintenance, who died Thursday in Cedar Rapids, will be held at 3 30 p m Monday in Turner chapel by Dr Harry M Gage. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Robert Knox Mateer
D Avenue NE
Iowa Electric and Power Company
Turner Chapel
Harry M. Gage
Mateer
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Willard N. McPherson
Willard N. McPherson of 808 L Street SW a Cedar Rapids city bus driver and longtime employee of Cedar Rapids and Marion Street Car Company will be laid to rest in Turner chapel at 5 p.m. Monday in services led by Rev. Frederick Haag of the First Evangelical and Reform church Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial cemetery. Friends
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Willard N. McPherson
L Street
Old
Cedar Rapids and Marion Street Car Company
Cedar Rapids
Corna Louise Fidler Dies At Home In San Diego
Miss Corna Louise Fidler of San Diego California died at her home. The obituary records her passing and notes her as the deceased with location noted.
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Corna Louise Fidler
San Diego
Calif
Ill woman from Sigourney laid to rest at Oak Hill
Miss Fidler daughter of David Fidler of Sigourney died after long illness at age 77. She was cousin to Mrs. C J Deacon and L W Mansfield, with nieces and nephews as surviving relatives. Waveside services planned in Oak Hill cemetery, body to be brought to Turner chapel.
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David Fidler
Sigourney
Funeral services for Mrs Chris tina Olive Blachley
Funeral services for Mrs Chris tina Olive Blachley widow of Oliver B Blachley and former Cedar Rapids resident who died at her San Francisco home will be held in Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Monday Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery The body will arrive in Cedar Rapids Monday
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Christina Olive Blachley
Oliver B. Blachley
Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nimitz Dates Korean War to Sept 3 1945 Start
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz told a University of Denver audience that the Korean War began on September 3, 1945, the day after Japan's formal surrender. He connected the crisis to rapid demobilization and noted U.N. support. He described North Korean forces as a formidable unit tied to remnants of Japan’s Kwantung army.
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Manchuria
Youth Shot By Police Kills Teen In Kansas City
A nine teen year old Kansas City youth was killed Saturday when a police shot meant as a warning ricocheted off the sidewalk and struck him in the back. Officers said Henry D. Lee was fleeing on his motorcycle from a street fight when police fired.
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Henry D. Lee
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