Oliphant Interest In Teitelbaum Tax Case Noted
Washington officials told House Ways and Means subcommittee that Charles Oliphant, ex chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Bureau, showed special interest in charges against Chicago attorney Abraham Teitelbaum, amid a $500000 shakedown claim. A subpoena targeted Harry W. Grunewald, whom investigators say influenced Oliphant to press the case. Grunewald was found at Georgetown University Hospital.
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Charlies Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Chicago
House
Harry W
Grunewald
Oliphant
Capone
Abraham Teitelbaum
Georgetown University Hospital
Teitelbaum
Ways and Means
Richard C. Schwartz
Subcommittee
Miami
Frank Nathan
Bert K. Naster
Nathan
Cecil R. King
Dcalif
J. Howard McGrath
Hicklowa G.O.P. Won’t Be Pledged To Any Candidate
Senator Hickenlooper predicted Iowa’s 26 vote GOP delegation will go unpledged at the July national convention. He said he’s not seeking a favorite son designation and would back a candidate only if the delegation stays intact until members decide whom to support. Taft backers push for support while Beardsley leans Eisenhower.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Ohio
G.O.P
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Republican National
Snow Tonight and Sunday Light Accumulation Possible
Snow is forecast tonight through Sunday forenoon with a possible one to two inch accumulation. Cloudy and a bit colder tonight and Sunday. Lows around 25 tonight with highs in the low 30s Sunday.
B 29 Wreck Claims 16 U S Crew Off Azores
A B 29 Superfortress crashed three miles off Terceira island in the Azores during a training flight to MacDill airbase Tampa. Sixteen crew members died and there were no survivors, per United Press.
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United Press
Ten Die as C-47 Transport Crashes Near Marseille
Marseille report says ten crewmen aboard a U.S. Air Force C-47 transport were killed when the aircraft wrecked in the southern French mountains. The missing plane was located and the Air Force announced the fatalities on Saturday.
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Marseille
France
Air Force
U.S. Air Force Boxcar Crashes in Inland Sea
A U.S. air force C 124 crashed in Japan’s Inland Sea with five crew aboard. One injured crewman was rescued, three bodies recovered, and the fifth crewman remained missing. The flight was between air bases in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Air Force
February Draft Quota Set at 55,000 by Defense Department
The February draft call is set at 55,000 men with 41,000 for the army and 14,000 for the marine corps. The total drafted so far reaches 849,330, including 782,000 for the army and 67,330 for the marines, down 4,650 from January.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Marines
Soldier Leaps to Death From Train Near Blairstown
Pvt. John J. McClintic 19 a Fort Warren absconder leaped from the Los Angeles Limited westbound near Blairstown at 5 p m He was found an hour later by section hands His body was taken to Dewey funeral home Coroner Burrows said death was self inflicted and would not order an inquest Army authorities to handle the case in Michigan
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Pslatestown
Air Force
Here
North Western
Los Angeles Limited
Fort Warren
Wyo
John J. McClintic
Charlotte
Mich
Blairstown
Belle Plaine
Benton County
John R. Burrows
Ed Thompson
McClintic
Dewey
Burrows
Army
Michigan
Anamosa Public School Burglary Baffles Deputies
Authorities investigate a break-in at Anamosa public school where a strongbox in the superintendent’s office was looted of an undetermined amount. Mar von Calbert, athletic chief, found the burglarized scene after returning from a basketball game in Manchester.
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Ar Namosa
Anamosa
Yeggs
Marvin Calbert
Manchester
Yoggs
Calbert
Lewis Driebelbis
Roy Walker
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Hugo Black Dies After Brief Illness
Washington reports the death of Mrs. Hugo Black, 51, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black, who passed away Friday after a brief illness.
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Washington
Hugo Black
The
Supreme Court
Mrs Moody Aims To Avoid Scandal
Mrs Blair Moody wife of Michigan senator seeks to prove the mink coat purchase was legitimate by displaying a sales slip pinned to a corsage on the fur. She notes the coat is not even mink and worries over a commentator's remarks.
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Lansing, Mich
Blair Moody
Michigan
Sen. Vandenberg
Truce Talks Stymied Over Key Armistice Issues
In Panmunjom the Communist bloc blocked the U.N. effort to draft a compromise armistice program. Negotiations halted on major points including prisoner exchange and neutral port inspections. U.N. and Communist sides await orders from higher authorities to move the talks forward.
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U.S
Howard M. Turner
U.N
Sabrejet forces damage MIG-15s in Korea clash
U S air force Sabrejet fighters, outnumbered four to one, damaged two Russian made MIG 15 jets in a battle over North Korea on Saturday.
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Eighth Army
Korea
U.S. Air Force
North Korea
U S Pilots Hit MIGs Near Seoul
Lt. Charles Rhinehart of Brooklyn Iowa and a second U S pilot were credited with hits on MIGs Saturday during operations near Seoul.
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Seoul
Charles Rhinehart
Brooklyn
U. S
Sabrejets return safely as air battles rage on
All Sabrejets returned safely to use. Fifteen of the swept-war American fighters joined sixty Communist planes in a tense aerial clash. Ground activity continued elsewhere as the battle extended.
Gary Cooper Hospital Stay Described Satisfactory
Film star Gary Cooper is hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital in New York in satisfactory condition. He was admitted Friday and officials have not disclosed the nature of his ailment.
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New York
Gary Cooper
Roosevelt Hospital
Traffic Control Measures Taken On Loop Streets
Cedar Rapids officials announced special traffic and parking controls during the bus strike. One hour parking in bus zones will be enforced 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily with extra police directing intersections. Motorists were urged to avoid downtown unless necessary and to use all day and fifteen minute parking restrictions to ease downtown congestion.
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Cedar Rapids
Moon
Prochaska
V.F.W. Public Safety Unit
W. D. Corley
Public Safety Unit No. 1
Wendl Kulish
Second Avenue
Second and
Third Streets
Kenwood and
Marion
Third Street
First Street
Fourth Street
Editorial urges end to Cedar Rapids bus strike
The piece warns the bus drivers strike harms the public during Christmas shopping and argues the company and union should negotiate continuously. It urges responsible management and public safety measures while noting looming weather and parking shortages and advising caution for rides from strangers.
Grocers Seek Higher Price Ceilings Across Food Items
Washington AP reports 560000 grocers urge the government to raise ceiling prices on many foods as operating costs rise. Officials say a quick survey will assess if an emergency price boost is justified, with potential food bill rise of about half to one percent. The distributors seek two extra points in margins, but OPS notes a comprehensive markup survey is needed before any adjustments.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
See Little Hope for Settlement in Cedar Rapids Bus Strike
Cedar Rapids faces a second bus strike in just over a year starting at 5 a.m. Saturday amid the Christmas rush. Despite crowded streets, initial shopping impact was limited as 62 drivers and mechanics voted 614 cents an hour, AFL workers rejecting 52 to 10 before Robert Stack of Chicago, IO of the bus drivers union, called the strike and new talks were set for Saturday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids News
AFL
Robert Stack
Chicago
Bus Drivers Union
Downtown traffic urged to curb bus strike congestion
Motorists are urged to carpool to downtown shops during the bus strike. Women shoppers and downtown workers are told to leave cars outside the business district to speed parking turnover. A one hour limit will apply in loading zones normally used by buses.
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Cedar Rapids
Bus Strike Strikes Cedar Rapids On Busy Shopping Day
Thousands faced transit disruption as a token picket of four cars halted the bus service Saturday. City officials held a closed door meeting with Federal Conciliator E. B. Jackson of Des Moines and urged more talks between company and union. A 2 pm meeting was set at the Montrose hotel while traffic remained heavy and shoppers waited for a settlement.
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E. 8. Jackson
Des Moines
Company
Union
Montrose
Jackson
Snow forecast coats southeast and central Iowa tonight
Snow is expected in southeast and central Iowa tonight and Sunday morning with one to two inches likely. Forecasters say snow will start in flurries and grow steadier as it moves northeast from the southwest. Lamoni and Dubuque report snow this morning as Cedar Rapids sees a 35 degree noon temperature and 32 overnight.
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Iowa
Lamoni
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
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