Record Hop Of Gigantic B 36 Told
The B 36 bomber flew nonstop from Fort Worth to Honolulu and back, exceeding 8,000 miles with a useful bomb load to halfway, returning via San Francisco. Brig Gen J B Montgomery announced the Pearl Harbor day flight as the greatest B 36 performance yet. Sixteen crew and 230 foot wings, the giant aircraft set a new long distance milestone for the air force.
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Forth Worth
Honolulu
Carswell Field
J. B. Montgomery
Strategic Air Command
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San Francisco
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
Offutt Field
Omaha
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Ohio
Stalin Receives Czech Premier in Moscow
The Soviet radio said Prime Minister Stalin hosted Anton Zapotocky of Czechoslovakia in the Kremlin. Zapotocky led a Czech delegation to discuss talks with Russian leaders after Stalin’s return from vacation.
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Moscow
Stalin
Anton Zapotocky
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Zapotocky
Two FEW Locals Oppose UAW Merger
Two more CIO Farm Equipment Workers locals in South Bend opposed merging with the CIO United Automobile Workers. A resolution from locals at the Oliver Corporation plant claimed the order ignored democratic rights of members.
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Chicago
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Oliver Corporation
South Bend
C R To Stay in Western League Without Backing
Cedar Rapids and Wichita will remain in the Western league under the expansion plan despite failing to secure major league backing. The special meeting kept the $10 000 fee on the two new clubs and affirmed Pratt and Kolbey as franchise owners. Only Howard Hahn was excluded from the vote to continue the Cedar Rapids franchise.
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Pat Harmon
Gazette
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Wichita
Adam Pratt
Nathan Kolbey
Th Pratt
Kolbey
Pratt
Cedar Rapids Baseball Committee
Howard Hahn
Christmas Fund Dance to Aid Cedar Rapids Needy
A fund and fun raising variety show and dance Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum armory will benefit Cedar Rapids Christmas baskets. Sponsored by Fruehauf Trailer Co, proceeds go to Salvation Army basket fund for 400 baskets. Read more about the floor show with Jane Hubbard and other performers.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Salvation Army Basket Fund
Salvation Workers
Jane Hubbard
William Best, Jr
Ray Boland
Frank Suchomel
Tom Dochterman
Red Mach Darmuckles
Theodore Davis
Bob Davis
Adeline Nash
Bette Thorne
Clifford Teeple
Truman Hoagland
Minister's Tongue Lands Him in Jail
In Los Angeles a Pasadena minister, Harold A. Lindsay, pled guilty to speeding 70 mph on a parkway and other traffic violations. Judge Roger A. Pfaff fined him 50 dollars and sentenced him to three days in jail to meditate on his attitude toward the court and traffic laws.
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Los Angeles
Harold A. Lindsay
Pasadena
Roger A. Pfaff
Hungarians Doom Standard Official in Sabotage Case
In Budapest a people's court sentenced Prof. Simon Papp of the Hungarian American Oil Corp to death. Two co-defendants got prison terms and a fourth was acquitted. The four Hungarian defendants faced charges of sabotaging oil output for American company interests. Two American directors were expelled on Sept. 26 and later claimed forced confessions.
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Budapest
INS
People’s
Simon Papp
Israel's U.N. Bid Seems Doomed in Security Council
Paris AP reports Israel’s effort to join the United Nations as the 59th member appears headed for failure. The Security Council blocked its bid while the General Assembly backed a Swedish resolution asking reconsideration of 12 rejected applications. Israel sits at No. 13 on the list.
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Paris
Israel
U.N
Security Council
General Assembly
Council
Reds Dealing Big Losses to Chinese Army
Nanking dispatch reports government sources acknowledging heavy Communist casualties among three encircled army groups near Nanking. The 16th army group is said to be virtually wiped out while Suchow garrison and others withdraw south to aid the trapped 12th army group at Suhhsien.
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Nanking
Suchow
12Th
Suhhsien
Suhsien
Hwai River
12Th Army Group
Wes
Hwai E
Communist raid cuts railway near Nanking supplies
A northern Communist flying squad breached Nationalist lines and severed the railway 30 miles north of Pu kow, halting reinforcement and supply traffic to forces around Pengpu 130 miles north of Nanking. Government engineers work to repair the line with traffic expected to resume Saturday.
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Nanking
Central News Agency
Pukow
Yangtze River
Pengpu
Wallet found on Christmas tree belongs to Washington man
John Mauch found a wallet with 19 dollars on a Christmas tree in Los Angeles. The wallet belonged to Kenneth Hancock, 36, of Quilcene, Washington, who likely lost it while cutting a 30 foot silvertip fir. Hancock will receive the wallet after Mauch notifies him.
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Los Angeles
John Mauch
Kenneth Hancock
Quilcene
Wash
Washington
Mauch
Hancock
U S Military Gov Drops Non Fraternization Policy in Germany
Reports indicate the U S military government quietly ends strict non fraterni zation with German nationals in the American zone allowing businessmen to remain with their German partners. The change, not publicly announced, excludes British and French personnel and does not grant full dependent status or commissary benefits to German spouses.
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Frankfurt
INS
United States
Germany
G.i’s
Cold Weather Predicted Across Iowa With Snow
A fast moving cold front swept through Iowa on Thursday bringing a bitter cold wave. Temperatures were expected to plummet to zero in the north and fall to about five degrees in the east while two to four inches of new snow covered the Sioux City area and parts of the south central and southwestern state. Snow began lightly in Cedar Rapids and was forecast to clear as the cold weather moved in.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
President to discuss aid with Mme Chiang at tea
President Truman said aid to China would be taken up when he meets Mme Chiang Kai shek at a tea Friday. He noted the purpose of her visit is to discuss China aid and that further talks depend on the outcome of the meeting.
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Washington
Truman
China
Mme. Chiang Kaishek
Government seeks dissolution of Chicago Mortgage Bankers
The federal government asked a judge to dissolve the Chicago Mortgage Bankers Association alleging a conspiracy to suppress mortgage loan competition. The suit filed by Melville C. Williams of the Justice Department also seeks an injunction, action against 35 named members, and refund of broker fees.
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Chicago
Chicago Mortgage Bankers Association
Melville C. Williams
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Association
Britain Cannot Aid China Bevin Says In Commons
London report states Foreign Secretary Bevin told the House of Commons that Britain’s financial and economic distress prevents assisting the Nationalists in China. He said the government cannot help due to national difficulties.
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London
LLP
China
Britain
Bevin
Commons
Christmas Store Hours in Cedar Rapids Announced
The Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce says Cedar Rapids stores open at 9 30 a m and close at 9 p m from December 18 through December 23. Regular hours 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m return on December 24 Christmas Eve.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Jones Defends Administration of City Parks
Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones defended his handling of park funds and labor costs after City Plan Commission criticism. He urged council investigators, noted labor cost trends since 1936, and cited new equipment boosting productivity. The council will review the planners report when released.
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Jones
Richard C. Jones
City Plan Commission
Cedar Rapids
Plan Commission
Parks Committee
Commission
the Gazette
No Test Suit Drops Over Bonus Tax in Iowa
The Iowa County Auditors Association drops a court test of an immediate bonus levy order. County auditors will spread a 1.95 per 1000 levy on real and personal property for 1949 taxes to fund the veteran bonus. Some counties may finish by December 31 while others extend into next year.
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Eleader
Iowa County Auditors Association
Robert Larsen
Smith
George Faul
Des Moines
Blue
County Auditors Association
Linn
Otto Hanzlik
Cedar Rapids
Truman Calls Spy Hearings Red Herring in Heated Exchange
President Truman labeled congressional spy hearings a red herring and a dead committee, sparring with Rep. Nixon and Mundt over the handling of stolen State Department secrets. The tense exchange followed accusations against Henry Julian Wadleigh and disclosures linked to Whitaker Chambers.
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Washington
Truman
House Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
America
Mundt
Rs.d
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Whittaker Chambers
Wadleigh
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Hanzlik Aims to Speed Linn County Tax Refiguring
Linn County Auditor Otto Hanzlik said his team will hasten tax list adjustments and recompute books to include the 1.95 levy for the veterans bonus. He reiterated he does not oppose the bonus and may need up to three months to finalize the tax figures.
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Linn
Otto Hanzlik
Hanzlik
Oh, little man cries and boy threatens to sue
A humorous quip from Pharmagraph features an old lady comforting a boy who limps after a toe stubs. The boy retorts he will sue the daylights out of someone, capturing a cheeky clash of innocence and legal bravado.
Czech Official Seeks U S Asylum Amid Prague Pressure
Czech Consul Zdenek Smetacek resigned in protest over Soviet pressure and appealed to the state department for asylum as a democratic political exile for himself his wife two children and his mother-in-law He said Prague will not return to representation of national interests and cited pressure to condemn Jan Papanek as the immediate cause of his resignation.
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INS
Zdenek Smetacek
State Department For Protection
Prague
Jan Papanek
Papanek
U.N
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