Rescuers at Wreck Site In Icy Westover Field Mass
Twenty three perished and six survived after an army transport plane crash in the icy Westover Field region. Survivors include Sgt. William J. Bujak the only member of the ten man crew to live. Lt. Col. Harry J. Bullis and Cpl. Gc. L. Harter among others were identified. Helicopters, dogsleds and a ground party rushed to the scene as rescue operations faced rugged terrain and sub freezing conditions.
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Westover Field
Mass
William J. Bujak
Harry J. Bullis
Horseheads
N. Y
Gc. L. Harter
Fort Wayne
Harter
Clyde River
Baffin Land
Goose Bay Army Hospital
Paul A. Zartman
Transport Command
Goose v
Zartman
ATC
Goose Bay
Westoverfield
House Rejects Moves To Cut Emergency Aid
Washington AP reports the House decisively rejected attempts to cut a 590 million dollar emergency aid bill for France Italy Austria and China. Amendments to reduce or raise the total failed by wide margins while the Senate signaled it would oppose conflicting House provisions. A strategy to form a joint committee to monitor relief distribution was approved 84 to 47.
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House
Washington
France
Italy
Austria
China
Senbesenentinee
Rep
Merrow
R-N.h
Senate
Chamber
Sen
Vandenberg
R-Mich
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Redden
Dn.c
Ainsworth quits Iowa Farm Group over tax stance
Spirit Lake State Rep. David G. Ainsworth resigns from the Dickinson County Farm Bureau and attacks the Farm Bureau and its support of the 100 percent state income tax. He cites letters urging legislators to oppose tax cuts and says he represents Dickinson county residents, not the bureau’s resolutions, amid a special session debates.
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AP UP
Spirit Lake
David G. Ainsworth
Aspirit Lake
Dickinson County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Harry E. Weichman
R-Newhall
House Appropriations Committee
Ainsworth
Iver Johnson
Dickinson County
Hadley Shafer
Valeris Johnson
Iver L. Johnson
Legislative Committee
Johnson
State Federation
Ee State Federation
County Farm Bureau
Boston IRS Office Accused of Criminality Report
Washington AP report says a House subcommittee found conditions in the Boston Internal Revenue Bureau office that may embrace criminality. It cites misused trust funds, weak controls over outside fund collections, and possible Hatch Act violations by the Boston collector Denis W. Delaney. The panel forwarded its findings to the attorney general and other agencies.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Justice Department
Boston
Internal Revenue Bureau
Rep. Canfield
R-N.j
Attorney General
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Commission
Civil Service Commission
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Robert E. Lee
O’connor
Lee
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
FBI
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Delaney
John E. Burns
Hannegan
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Truman presses 10 point plan for living costs
President Truman pressed for enactment of his 10 point program to curb living costs, pledging to submit specific wage and price legislation to Congress. He criticized the GOP plan, defended antitrust enforcement, and warned against any relaxation. Democratic leaders signaled support but pledged sharper debate next week.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
G.O.P
New England
Sen. Kilgore
W.va
House
Rayburn
Texas
Six Die in Coal Mine Explosion at Franklin Colliery
WILKES-BARRE AP A gas explosion in the Franklin colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company Thursday killed six men and injured at least three others.
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Wilkes-Barre
Franklin
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Council Sustains Homeowners in Rezoning Battle
Cedar Rapids residents in the Twenty-eighth Street and First Avenue area won a lengthy clash as the City Council voting 4 to 1 sustained the homeowners against the City Plan Commission. The council rejected a bid to rezone two lots at 2803 and 2811 First Avenue from B residential to commercial use, despite the planning board's repeated requests. The dispute, spurred last summer, drew in Mayor Frank Hahn and Streets Commissioner David L. Williams who argued the city faces a housing shortage.
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Twenty-eighth Street
First Avenue
City Plan Commission
Planning Board
Frank Hahn
Hahn
David L. Williams
M. R. DeMoss
Russia to Ship Grain to Britain in 1947 Harvest Deal
London reports Harold Wilson, president of the board of trade, announced that Russia will ship Britain a substantial quantity of coarse grains from the 1947 harvest. He said an agreement in principle with Soviet negotiators in Moscow covers trade pact terms and modification of repayment of a 520 million dollar wartime credit.
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London
Russia
Britain
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Wilson
Commons
Moscow
DeBont Gets One Year Jail Term For Fifth DUI
Robert DeBont 61 of 1438 Fourth Avenue SE was sentenced by Judge G K Thompson to one year in the penitentiary and fined 500 dollars with 200 suspended for a fifth drunken driving offense in Linn County. He will pay 300 after release from Fort Madison. The case hinged on legal questions about a possible pardon and a new offense sequence.
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Linn County
Robert DeBont
Fourth Avenue SE
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
DeBont
William Crissman
Fort Madison
Iowa
Robert Blue Monday
General Strike Paralyzes Rome as 600000 Walk Out
In Rome thousands joined a general strike that began Wednesday night led by Communist unions. Police dispersed a 4000 strong demonstration in front of the foreign office, while authorities sought cabinet reshuffles and talks with labor leaders. Across the Adriatic port of Pescara partisans seized city hall and declared a general strike.
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Rome
INS
Foreign Office
Italy
Riazza Colonna
Labor Unions’ Directorate
Alcide de Gasperi
Treasury
Christian Democrat Party
Pescara
Adriatic
Unionist Warns Shutdowns Loom
Washington AFL Moulders and Foundry Workers official George P. Delaney warned Congress that without immediate action to funnel pig iron to independent foundries, 500000 to 750000 Americans could lose jobs as widespread plant shutdowns threaten cast iron soil pipe stoves furnaces farm machinery and railroad equipment producers after January 1 unless corrective steps are taken.
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Washington
INS
Congress
George P. Delaney
AFL
Senate
Small Business Committee
Auto Production At Postwar High
Automotive News reports a postwar high weekly output of 110,185 vehicles in the United States, driven by Ford and Dodge truck production. Year to date US and Canada totals show 4,547,199 and 247,969 units respectively, with about 23,000 vehicles produced daily across both countries.
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Detroit
INS
Automotive News
United States
the Trade Journal
Ford
Dodge
Payments Schedule Note for Office Accepts Installments
The notice states that quarterly semi annual or annual payments can be made at the office if you prefer.
Time of Decision for Reds Solon
Rep Maloney of Pennsylvania said after returning from Europe that Communists have lost their chance for political victory in non Soviet Europe and must decide within months whether to resort to force. He warned that if they avoid violent attempts in France and Italy the postwar expansion limits for the western world are set for now. The Democratic conservative pledged the leftward swing after the war has halted and Communist strength is in decline.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
France
Italy
Maloney
R-Pa
Flying disk sighting reported in Fukushima Japan
Kyodo News reports a police officer and two companions in Fukushima 125 miles north of Tokyo saw a flying saucer on October 10 in mid afternoon. The object measured about a yard across with a rocket-like tail and traveled from the west at an altitude near 650 feet.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyodo
Fukushima
Light Snow Forecast Across Iowa Amid Cold Wave
Cloudy and disagreeable weather spread over Iowa with fog and light snow in several cities. Cedar Rapids hit 18 degrees at 7:30 am, rising to 22 by 2:30 pm, while Spencer registered subzero temperatures. The state highway commission noted near normal icy conditions on southern highways and icy roads north of a Denison to Elkader line. The US Weather Bureau reported November average at 32.1 degrees, the coldest since 1926.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Spencer
Sioux City
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Mason City
State Highway Commission
Denison
Fort Dodge
Hampton
Elkader
Midwest
Chambers
United States Weather Bureau
Des Moines
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