Demands on anti inflation plan outlined by Schwellenbach
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach submitted to Congress specific proposals for price ceilings and rollbacks under President Truman's standby anti inflation powers. He limited controls to essential commodities vital to living costs agriculture and industry and tied wage and price actions to foreign policy aims.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Schwellenbach
United States
Twenty Army Men Killed in C-47 Crash Near Memphis
Investigators combed the blackened wreckage of a C-47 transport that crashed near Memphis airport killing 20. The aircraft en route from Biggs Field El Paso to Aberdeen Maryland carried four majors two captains one lieutenant and 13 enlisted men including several convalescents. Weather was not believed to be a factor and cause remained under study.
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Memphis
Biggsfield
el Paso
Aberdeen
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Biggs Field
Carmichael
House Votes 590 Million Stopgap Aid
In a late Thursday voice vote the House approved a stopgap aid bill authorizing 590 million dollars for France, Italy, Austria, and China to bridge to the Marshall Plan. The measure faces a Senate-House conference and possible China adjustments, with Republicans pressing for careful aid timing and provisions.
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Washington
House
France
Italy
Austria
China
Congress
Joint
Senate
Truman
Male Contestant Wins Legs Prize in NSW Event
Frederick Newling, a motion picture theater employee, qualified for the grand final of a lovely legs quest in Goulbourn New South Wales. He defeated 11 female contestants in an elimination round as judges used audience applause while only legs were visible to the crowd.
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Sydney
Frederick Newling
Motion Picture Theater
Goulbourn
New South Wales
French Assembly backs firmness over Russia crisis vote
In Paris the national assembly approved the government's policy of firmness by 411 to 183 amid the Russia crisis. The chamber endorsed the stance shortly after France rejected a second Russian protest against the expulsion of 19 Russians accused of fomenting disorders during strikes.
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Paris
National Assembly
Russia
Assembly
France
County appoints M. G. Linkletter as county assessor
Otto Hanzlik, Linn county auditor, announced the appointment of M. G. Linkletter, 40, of Marion, as county assessor. The move ends days of intense speculation after the eligible list was released November 3. The new system, approved by the last legislature, gives the auditor sole authority to name the assessor from the eligible list, with office setup to follow and space possible on the third floor of the courthouse. Salaries await the new staff after assessor school referenced in Iowa tax proceedings.
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Otto Hanzlik
Linn
M. G. Linkletter
Marion
Hanzlik
Board of Supervisors
Clarence Beeson
Iowa
Boy revived by 110 volt shock after chest operation
In Cleveland a 14 year old boy presumed dead after chest surgery was revived by direct 110 volt alternating current shocks. Dr. Claude S. Beck led the procedure aided by procaine hydrochloride and heart massage. After two shock series the heart rhythm stabilized and the patient recovered, discharged on day 31 with later tests showing normal heart action.
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Cleveland
Richard Heyward
Louisville
Ohio
Claude S. Beck
Western Reserve University
Protests Filed at Cedar Rapids Hearing on Coralville Dam
Protests against the Coralville dam project for flood control were filed by 484 Johnson and Iowa county farmers and residents of Ely North Liberty Oxford and Swisher during a public hearing in Cedar Rapids led by Col. W. N. Leaf. Objector W K Kennedy read a brief listing 684 property owners opposing the project and called it a waste of public funds while University of Iowa supporters urged the plan. Estimates range 8 to 12 million dollars with a state study due this month. Kennedy urged soil conservation to curb floods, arguing 30 000 acres would be inundated and 1 500 people evicted, and criticized forced sales and tax penalties. Cerhan challenged government compensation and questioned assessment fairness. Col Leaf defended fair pricing and noted commitment to soil conservation.
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Coralville
Iowa River
Johnson and
Iowa County
Ely
North Liberty
Oxford
Swisher
Army
Cedar Rapids
Col
W. N. Leaf
Rock Island
U. S
Cedar
Iowaiver
W. K. Kennedy
Onslow Lumberman
University of Iowa
University
Iowa City
Robert D. Blue
Kennedy
R. J. Cerhan
Truman for Aid For Four Years
President Truman told Republican candidate Alf Landon he wants the Marshall plan for European recovery guaranteed for at least four years. Landon, who sought the 1936 GOP nomination, paid a brief call at the White House.
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Washington
LLP
Ailf M. Landon
Truman
Landon
White House
Ben Caplan Loans Alarm for Car Use in Philadelphia
Ben Caplan, part owner of a company making auto mobile burglar alarms, removed his own alarm from a car to lend it to a friend and is currently using taxi cabs in Philadelphia. The incident appears as a casual, humorous note in the local scene with no stated legal repercussions.
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Ben
Philadelphia
Ben Caplan
Forecast: Cloudy With Slight Snow in Iowa Weekend
Cedar Rapids News reports cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries through the weekend. The weather bureau predicts light snow in the northeast tonight and broader snowfall late Monday into Tuesday. Ice remains on northern highways. central and southern routes near normal temperatures with past lows and highs around the mid 20s to low 30s.
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State Highway Commission
Sioux City
Spencer
Fairfield
Chambers
Settlement of Rome Walkout Is Announced
Rome government clamps down as two day general strike ends after violent protests across Parliament Square and Albano. Police clash with Communist demonstrators injuring several. thousands resume work as carabinieri and troops secure streets and damaged private transport.
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Rome
Christian Democrat
Chamber of Labor
General Labor Federation
Parliament Square
Albano
Parliament
Carabinieri
Piazza Colonna
Foreign Ministry
Father of Doomed Man Dead in Car
In Los Angeles a discouraged father, Weston L. Walker, 58, was found dead in a gas-filled car as his son, Erwin Walker, 29, faced execution at San Quentin for the 1946 murder of CHP Officer Loren Roosevelt. Walker had visited his son recently and spent his savings trying to save him.
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Los Angeles
San Quentin
Weston L. Walker
County Flood Control District
Erwin
State Prison
California
Loren Roosevelt
Walker
H. F. Sawyer
Chamber Elects David W Lehti Cedar Rapids President 1948
David W. Lehti, president of Link-Belt Speeder Corporation, was elected Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce president for 1948 by the directorate. He will assume Jan 1, succeeding Herbert Sta mats. New officers include Ervin Stepanek as first vice president and Keith W. Dunn as second vice president. Lumir W. Stritesky becomes treasurer, with Robert Caldwell named executive vice president.
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Cedar Rapids News
David W. Lehti
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Lehti
Chamber
Herbert S. Stamats
Ervin Stepanek
Peoples Savings Bank
Keith W. Dunn
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
Lumir W. Stritesky
First Trust and Savings Bank
Robert Caldwell
A. L. Taylor
Dunn
Stepanek
Stritesky
S. E. Coquillette
Solons Quiz Pauley Over Grain Deals
Senator Ferguson accused the administration of withholding names of large grain market speculators as hearings on Pauley disclosed his holdings. Pauley testified he liquidated most positions with profit and argued commodity trading is lawful, while denying army transaction ties.
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Solons
Pauley
Washington
ULP
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Army Royall
Bridges
R-N. H
Truman
Cabinet Commodity Committee
Senate Committee
Anderson
Clark
Harriman
Mehl
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange Authority
Democratic National
Royall
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