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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1946

Page

9

Battle near Mount Paikon wipes out Greek Reds unit

In north Greece near the Yugoslav border a Communist band of about 200 was annihilated or captured by gendarmerie forces after a two day fight around Mount Paikon. The operation used rifles machine guns mortars and ended Friday night with the entire band neutralized as Greece neared the plebiscite on King George's return.

Athens Greece George Ministry of Public Order Mount Paikon Macedonia Spiro Theotoki Theotok

Ringling Circus Handler Injured in Waterloo

Roy Seabot, 29, of Rose Hill Virginia, fell beneath a caterpillar tractor while unloading Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey circus equipment on the Chicago Great Western tracks Friday. He sustained a pelvic fracture and possible knee fracture and is hospitalized in Waterloo.

Waterloo Roy Seabolt Rose Hill

Greece to police plebiscite with 4000 polling booths

Gendarmes to guard 4000 polling booths as bars close and mass meetings outlawed in north Greece amid expected King George victory. Daily clashes in Larissa and Mount Olympus see two to three gendarmes killed and four to five wounded, while south Greece reports no violence.

Theotoki Larissa Mount Olympus Greece George London

More Iowans Using Oleo Figures Show

DES Moines AP reports Margarine tax collections in August totaled 29504 dollars, per the state department of agriculture. This was the second highest monthly total for the year, with February at 31000 dollars and July at 22286 dollars, indicating a sharp rise from July.

Des Moines State Department of Agriculture

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