Byrnes Finds No Evidence Against Hurley Diplomats
Secretary of State Byrnes told the Senate committee he found no proof of disloyalty by the two American diplomats accused by Maj. Gen. Hurley of trying to wreck efforts for a unified China. He defended the memos and urged balanced policy including broadening support beyond Chiang Kai-shek.
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Washington (Ap
State Byrnes
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Byrnes
Hurley
Chungking
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
George Atcheson
John Service
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Atcheson
Washington
Wedemeyer
United States
Joseph Stilwell
U. S
Roosevelt
Service
Stilwell
Parhment
Vncor
Chiang Kai-shek
Fourth Cent of Gas Levy Ruled Valid
Iowa District Judge Harold D. Evans ruled the state fourth cent gasoline tax constitutional and valid. L. V. Carlton sought an injunction to block collection. his appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court is planned. The ruling preserves about 5 million dollars annual revenue for the state with funds already collected and held in trust.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Harold D. Evans
L. V. Carlton
Carlton
Iowa Supreme Court
John M. Rankin
Des Moines
Evans
J. M. Grimes
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
State Resu lts Case at Klatt Trial
The state completed its case against Carl Klatt a former state training school guard charged with second degree murder Judge McCord overruled a defense motion for acquittal The defense argued six points none of which persuaded the judge He noted malice can exist and that premeditation is not required in second degree murder The ruling leaves the case to the jury with testimony suggesting possible unlawful punishment and abuse of authority at the boys training school Continued on Page 10 Col 5
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Fort Dodge
Carl Klatt
Paul McCord
E. H. Lundy
McCord
Eliatt
Quonset Hut Plan Presented To C R Housing Committee
Cedar Rapids officials hear a proposal to buy 50 two unit quonset huts to house 100 veterans and families. The plan envisions a private Cedar Rapids Emergency Housing Co Inc with public sponsors and five year operation.
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C.R. Housing Committee
James Yuill
Emergency Housing Committee
Russell Knapp
Henry Gundling
Charles Severn
Hatch and Brookman Lumber Company
Knapp
Navy
South Pacific
Aleutians
Iceland
Cedar Rapids Emergency Housing Company, Inc
Gundling
Hatch-Brookman Company
Cedar Rapids
Severn
Thomas Wilkinson
OPA
Wilkinson
Chicago
LaPlant Union Meeting Set Amid Strike Progress
A December 13 meeting between LaPlant-Choate company reps and UFEMWA Local 116 strikers, arranged by US Conciliation Service Commissioner Walter White, marks the first progress toward ending a strike now in its fourth week. Owen Elliott and Charles Hobbie confirm the talks after earlier failed mediation attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
LaPlant-Choate Company
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
CIO Local 116
Walter White
United States Conciliation Service
Owen Elliott
Charles Hobbie
Ufemwa
Greece Seeks 46 Million Loan From Britain
Athens reports Greece requests a 46.8 million dollar loan from Great Britain using reserve funds held by British banks to stabilize the drachma.
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Greece
Great Britain
Athens
Linn County Urges Boost in E Bond Sales On Pearl Harbor Day
On Pearl Harbor Day Linn County marks the fourth anniversary and launches Victory week urging residents to boost E bond purchases toward the $2,007,000 goal. War finance officials note state shortages with a Dec. 31 deadline and three weeks remaining in the drive. regional director Perrine calls for increased purchases to meet quotas.
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Linn County
War Finance Committee
Iowa War Finance Committee
Beahl T. Perrine
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Remember Pearl Harbor with free cinema at local theaters
Buy a war bond today or tonight at the Paramount, Iowa State, Rialto, Times or Palace theaters and gain free admission to the film showing. Other patrons pay regular prices. The offer ties bond investment to a free show for investors.
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Pearl Harbor
Paramount
Iowa
State
Rialto
Times
Palace
Linn County Aims for Victory Week Bond Drive
December 15 marks Victory week in Iowa as Linn county workers are urged to buy E bonds to support the war effort. The committee cites savings and government funding, asking every resident to act as one of 10,000 buyers and purchase a $1000 bond to exceed the quota. The note ends with a call to overcome excuses and participate immediately.
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Iowa
Linn County
Linn
Marshall's Letters to Dewey Told
Washington reports reveal Gen. George C. Marshall urged Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to withhold from the 1944 campaign the U S had cracked Japanese codes. The probes show secrecy, fears of embarrassment to Allied nations, and references to code work and OSS searches.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Barkley
D-Ky
Marshall
William D. Mitchell
State Hospital Death Blamed On Congestion
DES MOINES INS says a Mt. Pleasant state mental hospital inmate died Nov 5 after an attack by another patient. Dr A Soucek cited overcrowding and staff shortages as factors with 80 attendants for 1,600 patients. the death was ruled a hospital accident though natural causes could not be ruled out. John Schuler 71 Kingston had been admitted Sept 1 and was found dead at 4 45 am after an attendant saw another inmate strike him.
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Des Moines
INS
State Mental Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
State Board of Control
A. Soucek
International News Service
Dave McCreery
Soucek
State Institution
John Schuler
Kingston
Schuler
Board of Control
McCreery
R. K. Crane
Pleasant
Yamashita Convicted of War Crimes by Five-General Commission
Manila dispatch reports Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita sentenced to death by hanging after a five-general court martial found he allowed brutal atrocities and high crimes by Japanese forces under his command. The verdict followed a brief hearing, with appeals noted up to the US Supreme Court.
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Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Russell B. Reynolds
United States
Commission
Yamashita
Col
Harry E. Clarke
Reynolds
Bilibid
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Mainichi
Philippine ‘Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
W. D. Styer
Army Air Forces
Western Pacific
Styer
MacArthur
United Sates Supreme Court
Truman weighs new priority on building materials
President Truman plans to reintroduce a building materials priorities system to speed home construction. Officials say rapid action is needed to ensure materials reach contractors building homes and may target low to moderate priced houses, possibly tying to wartime price ceilings.
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Washington
Truman
Igtiis
Cold Sweeps In After Mild Weekend in Cedar Rapids
Forecast for Cedar Rapids calls for fair and mild conditions tonight with a low near 30. Saturday brings partial clouds and a late day drop as a cold front from the west hits by tomorrow night. yesterday morning stood at 22 degrees with rapid warming then. Local readings show 49 degrees at 2:20 p.m., with 52 noted in town and a Friday low around 21.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Chambers-Inskeep
Lamont
Atlantic
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Sharpsburg
Francis H. Thompson
Roland
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