Iran troops thrust into Azerbaijan in border clash
Tehran reports four columns of government troops crossed into Iranian Azerbaijan province to supervise parliamentary elections amid fighting with Democrat forces. General Razmara said early casualties were light with some Democrats killed or wounded as troops pressed toward Mianeh and the route to Tabriz.
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Tehran
Azerbaijan
Iran
Fedares
Azerbaijan Democrat Party
Ahmed Qavam
Salamullah Javid
Razmara
Ghaflankooh Pass
Mianeh
Tabriz
Iranian
Qavam
Fire drives 150 from New York Hotel Lincoln
A fire of undetermined origin swept through the 27 story Hotel Lincoln in New York routing 150 guests from rooms on the 13th to 15th floors. Firemen extinguished the blaze and directed evacuees to the lobby where they waited briefly before returning to their rooms.
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New York
Lincoln
Mild Weather Expected to Continue in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw a tentative 24 hours of mild conditions with varying daily temps. At 2:30 pm the thermometer stood at 40 degrees after a fluctuating day. by Tuesday morning it lingered between 30 and 33 degrees with a high of 59 degrees around the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Board Balks At $35,000 Land Figure
The school board debated buying 20 acres near First Avenue between Cottage Grove and Twenty third Street SE for a proposed east side high school. Owners Dick Buresh C J Lynch Jr and A L Albert asked 35000. The board named three apraisers from The Hedges Company Yuill and Gohman and Tait and Wagner to evaluate the tract’s value.
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First Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-third Street
East Side
Dick Buresh
Kenwood Transfer Company
C. J. Lynch, Jr
A. L. Albert
Albert's Dry Cleaners
Blodgett
Penningroth
Dwight Krumbodicz
Grant
Carl Thomas
The
Hedges Company
James Yuill
Yuill and Gohman
John Wagner
Tait and Wagner
School Fire Blamed On Youthful Vandals
New York AP report says ten firefighters were overcome by smoke and injured as a five alarm blaze raged through a schoolhouse. Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy stated the fire was definitely the work of youthful vandals, with broken desks and scattered paper on the third floor and several boys seen fleeing the building. Damages were heavy but no firefighter suffered serious injuries.
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NEW York
Thomas Brophy
Brophy
Truman Reappoints Basil O'Connor to Red Cross Chair
President Truman reappoints Basil O'Connor to a one year term as chairman of the American National Red Cross and head of its central committee.
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Washington
Truman
Basil O'Connor
American National Red Cross
Central Committee
Big Four Set March Moscow Meeting to Draft German Peace Treaty
The Big Four foreign ministers will meet in Moscow on March 10 to draft a German peace treaty with free press access. The gathering marks the first in Moscow for the group, following a December Big Three meeting. Molotov welcomed press freedom as Byrnes consented to the Moscow talks, aimed at ensuring Germany cannot rearm for decades.
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New York
Moscow
France
Viacheslav Molotov
James F Byrnes
Molotov
Paris
Germany
Europe
Juveniles stoning trains injures commuters near Queens station
Twenty eight passengers were injured when a gang of boys stoned 25 Long Island trains near Rego Park station in Queens during the evening rush. Plainclothes patrolmen and radio units responded but the youths had dispersed. Most victims suffered cuts from flying glass.
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New York
Long Island
Rego Park
Queens
Army Transport Crashes in Japan Near Osaka
A C-46 army transport plane from Tokyo to Fukuoka crashed shortly after departing Itami air base near Osaka. Only one passenger survived. reports put dead at 28 or more. The aircraft belonged to the 37th troop carrier group and names were withheld 48 hours for next of kin notification.
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Tokyo
Itami
Osaka
Fukuoka
Kyushu
37Th
Industrial Sugar Allotments Unchanged for 1st Quarter 1947
Washington reports that industrial and institutional sugar allotments for the first quarter of 1947 will stay the same as those issued for the last quarter of 1946.
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Washington
INS
OPAC
West Allis CIO Strike Turmoil Leads to 56 Arrests
Fifty six CIO demonstrators were held on open charges after a Monday clash at the Allis-Chalmers plant in West Allis near Milwaukee. About 900 officers confronted roughly 1,500 strikers and supporters, with 23 police injured and 50 demonstrators hurt. Soldiers of order may be requested if violence continues.
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Milwaukee
George Hanley
Walter S. Goodland
CIO
CIO Steel
Percentage Rate Boost on Truck Freight Proposed
Cedar Rapids meeting with shippers ended in agreement to withdraw a flat freight rate increase and seek a 33 1/3 percent rise over 1942 rates. Sundberg noted ICC hearings likely suspend the change, with protests filed by Midwest cities and support for restoring freight class relations.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Harry F. Sundberg
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Sundberg
Iowa Motor Truck Association
Interstate
Iowa Commerce Commissions
Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau
Kansas City
Iowa Commission
ICC
Midwest
Federal Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Dubuque
Des Moines
Waterloo
Wv. C. Grice
Republican Fights End to War Emergency Powers
Rep Lewis of Ohio, chairing a special committee, says terminating presidential war powers now would be unwise. He notes 500 emergency powers exist, with only 46 minor ones repealable without harm, and urges the issue be referred to the full House Judiciary Committee when Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Llp
Lewis
Ohio
House
Martin
Mass
United States Army
War Department
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Baldness Linked to He Man Qualities Says Prof
Northwestern University associate professor Dr Herbert Rattener told dermatology experts that baldness may reflect higher masculinity. He cited endocrine activity and primate traits, presenting monkey patterns as examples and advising choosing ancestors more carefully to avoid baldness.
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Cleveland
Northwestern University
Herbert Rattener
American Academy of Dermatology and Siphology
Sugar Stamp To Be Valid Jan. Apr. 1947
The OPA announced a new five pound sugar consumer stamp will be valid from January 1 through April 30. It is expected the second 1947 stamp will be issued before this one expires, increasing the five pounds per four months ration. An extra ten pounds per person was allowed in 1946 for canning.
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Washington
OPA
Inspector Now Working C R Eating Places
The Gazette reports local restaurant operators express dissatisfaction with state licensing and inspection. Robert Mason of Plainfield, one of Iowa’s six inspectors, appeared in Cedar Rapids but was unavailable for comment as he was out making inspections. Roy J. Sours says state law requires annual inspections. he plans a Cedar Rapids visit December 17 to discuss the matter with city officials. He notes Mason has good reviews from operators and says his team may do more frequent checks on troubled establishments.
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John Reynolds
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Robert Mason
Plainfield
Mason
City Health Office
Department of Agriculture
The
Roy J. Sours
Food and Dairy
Department
Iowa
Corn Belt Feeder Losing Stand Says Ray F Anderson
Ray F. Anderson told the Cedar Rapids Farmers club that the corn belt feeder is losing dominance in the feeder cattle market as grazing and irrigation expand in the Great Plains and Delta. He urged a three dimensional view of agriculture and noted rising irrigation for diverse crops and new rental-style farm equipment practices. Anderson forecasts a huge wheat crop and notes the Panhandle now resembles a garden after extensive Southwest travel.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray F. Anderson
Cedar Rapids Farmers Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Anderson
Gazette Farm
The
Farm Journal
Great Plains
Iowa
New England
Delta
Midwest
West
Southwest
Panhandle
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Peeaerne
Fiasceeeere
Marion
Seer Neawe
Jack Ferring
J. C. Blodgett
Charles Penningroth
Douglas Grant
Paul Packer
College of Education
University of Iowa
J. K. von Lackum
von Lackum
O'Connor
Shell Oil Company
Dominguex
Wilmington
Calif
Big 4
Stone New York
Japan
Allis
Arnold Klentz
West Allis
National Guard
the Gazette
C.R. Eating Places
Sours
C H White
Iowa Territory
Hitler
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Columbians, Inc
United States
James H. Sheldon
Anti-Nazi League
Cook
James Ralph Childers
Lanter Waller
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Dan Duke
Ifiery
Emory Burke
Ellis Arnall
Sheldon
Duke
Childers
Waller
Renee Forrest
Mario Buzzi
Miss Forrest
Columbians
Anti-Naazi League
Herman Hoffman
New York County
Burke
Homer Loomis
Fulton
County Superior Court Grand Jury
Homer L. Loomis, Jr
Loomis
Corn Belt Feeder
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