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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1946
Page
1
The government said Yugoslavia bowed to the ultimatum over the shooting down of American transport planes but may still bring the case to the United Nations security council. Action hinges on official evidence of the incident and Yugoslavia’s efforts to rectify the wrong.
Chinese Communist forces launch a three pronged assault with more than 100000 troops against the Nationalist base at Hsuchow and push 35490 men from Jehol toward Tatung. Nationalists hold out as offensives spread across Shansi Kiangsu and Manchuria. Pai Chung-hsi reports to Chiang Kai-shek.
Paris reports Russia accused Greece of aggression in the Balkans and Britain of meddling in Greece. Observers see aims to back Moscow’s stance at the peace conference, press Greece for territorial concessions to reach the Aegean, influence the monarchial referendum, and undermine Britain. The move would push the Greek dispute onto the Security Council agenda before the American Yugoslav issue. Secretary Byrnes offered no comment on Dmitri Manuilsky’s charges.
Twelve orchestras received dismissal notices from major New York hotels as management cites inability to meet AFL wage demands. Spokesmen warn many hotels may lack entertainment as most acts rely on music for guests and events.
The OPA will allow lumbermen six extra pounds of sugar per month to aid timber supply for home building. Housing Expeditor Wilson W. Wyatt announced the change on Saturday, saying the increase was requested to help secure needed timber for new houses.
In Dayton Ohio three identical triplet daughters were born by caesarean section to 25 year old Mrs Earl McClellan after months of anticipation. The birth occurred within three minutes before noon today with Dr Justus Loeb present. The mother renamed the newborns Karen Sue Nance Jane and Cheryl Ann after the hospital names A B and C.
Beauford Jester leads Homer Rainey by 182 707 to 96 353 in Texas runoff returns from 12 complete counties. Overall second primary tallies show Jester at 65.46 percent of 278 000 votes. Other races include McDonald versus McDonald for agriculture commissioner and Shivers leading for lieutenant governor.
Iowa officials estimate up to 30 percent of this year’s adoptions are hasty independent placements with payments involved. Cases include a $1500 and a $1000 exchange for baby placements. Adoption rates may reach 1300 in 1946, with illegitimate births over 1200. Officials urge careful vetting of homes and children before final decree.
Washington dispatch reports the air national guard under state control as the nations air minute men. All 48 states plus District of Columbia Hawaii and Puerto Rico accepted allotments. Twenty six states DC and Hawaii have begun activating their units.
FRANKFURT AP A code word Cemetery triggered army investigators to recover Kronberg castle crown jewels from a Hudson Wisconsin house. Prosecution witness testified at the trial of Vac Capt Kathleen B Nash Durant. A note from Durant described the confession and plan to return the jewels. Another witness testified that Durant and two Germans dug up the jewel box at Kronberg castle and moved it to Durant's sister's home.
Louisville coroner ruled the death of 14 year old Ronnie Tritt as murder by hanging by a sex maniac. The body was found beneath a tree in Audubon Park by a Boy Scouts search party of over 100. A rope with a knot was around the neck and cut above the knot, indicating homicide.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and Senator Barkley of Kentucky boarded President Truman’s special plane at National Airport on Saturday. They travel as congressional advisers to Secretary Byrnes and as part of the U.S. delegation to the Paris peace conference. The trip is taken in line with United Nations principles and U.S. honor.
Margaret I Turner a 41 year old University of California summer student from San Antonio Texas was hospitalized with a fractured skull after leaping from her second story bedroom window. She told police she jumped because she dreamed she was being chased. Her condition was described as fair.
In London the AP reports Russia reassigns Maxim M. Litvinov, longtime advocate of international cooperation, from deputy foreign minister after 70 years in Moscow diplomacy. His dismissal sparks speculation of a shift in Soviet policy as two former ambassadors to Germany and Japan are named Molotov aides.
The United States outlines a forthcoming approach to curb Communists in South America, aiming at either repressing Communist activities or building popular goodwill as political shifts unfold. Officials caution there is no proof of Moscow orders, though Latin Communist groups align with Soviet policy.
In Madras authorities report a railway shutdown across the 3500 mile system as 25000 workers walk out seeking better conditions and wage hikes. The action began at midnight, halting traffic nationwide on the South Indian Railway network.
The 74-year-old Texas county surveyor Thomas Walter Sutton was granted a divorce in Houston circuit court from 16-year-old Vinnie Holden whom he married in April and who left him 13 days after. Sutton alleged desertion and said she received letters from several suitors. He had deeded 70 acres to Winnie as a wedding gift. an out of court settlement lets her keep the land. She did not testify and was granted restoration of her maiden name.
A fire at the Matteson foundry and adjacent pattern works in Rockford Illinois destroyed a nearby apartment and a home and damaged two more houses. The blaze started while the Barnum and Bailey circus performed nearby and patrons left the arena unaware of the blaze.
In Belgrade a graves registration official said U S army investigators now believe only three bodies were found in a mass grave from a US transport plane shot down near Bled. The fate of five airmen remains unresolved as witnesses had reported two parachutes, later explained as jettisoned fuel tanks.
Richard S. Golick of Wisconsin and Paula S. Filipus of Michigan, UNRRA employees, testified at Bled that skies were completely overcast when a transport was shot down on Aug. 19. They described seeing Yugoslav fighters approach and the plane plunge into the mountains, contradicting Tito’s claim of fair weather.
About 3,000 British troops in 100 trucks advanced from Naples along the coast road to reinforce the British First Armored Division at Udine near the Trieste area.
The U S army European command announced that regular direct air transport flights between Vienna Austria and Udine Italy would resume this morning after a suspension caused by Yugoslav fighter activity. The renewal restores the prewar route for military and allied air traffic.
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