Bilbo Loan Story Tied to 1940 Fundraising Meeting
Senate investigators hear from Forrest Jackson that a 1940 emergency meeting attended by Bilbo associates raised $3,000 to repay a loan from Abe Shushan. The testimony links the loan to Bilbo’s re election efforts and questions the Mississippi corrupt practices act’s effectiveness.
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Washington
Forrest Jackson
Sen
Bilbo
D-Miss
Friends of the Lawmaker
Jackson
Senate
Abe Shushan
New Orleans
Shushan
Edward P. Terry
Miss
Terry
Grant Stewart
New Hebron
Robert M. Newton
Wiggins
Stewart
Ferguson
R-Mich
Mississippi
Fr. Newton
Doxey
Cold snap grips Cedar Rapids and Iowa with subzero fears
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa face a sharp cold spell with subzero minimums forecast in the north and near freezing elsewhere. The Cedar River began to ice over, highways reported icy in towns, and temperatures across Iowa plunged with strong winds from Monday into Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Spencer
R. S. Toogood
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Cedar River
Highway Patrol
Decorah
Elkader
Teachers Get $35 Cost of Living Bonus In Next Pay
Cedar Rapids school teachers and staff will receive a $35 cost of living bonus with their next paychecks. The school board approved the amount after a Monday meeting with 26 civic representatives present. They urged lawmakers to clarify laws and consider revising school budget procedures to support a total $300 bonus.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert C. Armstrong
Armstrong
Parker
Cedar Rapids Officials Review City Restaurant Inspections
Cedar Rapids city leaders met with state agriculture officials to study local restaurant inspections. Roy J. Sours defended a Gazette critique while Dairy and Food Division staff, inspectors Donald Mason and Donald Burgus, attended. Gazette reporter John Reynolds covered the discussion as inspectors faced scrutiny.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Agriculture
Roy J. Sours
Agriculture Department
Dairy and Food Division
Cedar Rapids Gazette
L. D. Burgus
Frank K. Hahn
Gordon Hughes
David L. Williams
Clyde White
Donald Mason
Donald Burgus
Gazette
John Reynolds
Sours
Bus Controversy Still At Stalemate
The labor dispute at City Lines Bus Company remains unchanged as no meeting is scheduled. Local manager E A Prochaska and union president Arthur T Klopp report no contact from the other side. Klopp cites a prior claim by company officials of their final word and discusses possible strike timing. The clash centers on assignment of men for duties at the company garage.
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Cedar Rapids News
City Lines Bus Company
E. A. Prochaska
Arthur T. Klopp
Klopp
AFL
Appraisers Set High School Site Value At 25000
An appraisal board valued the east side Cedar Rapids site at 25000, below owners asking 35000. The 20 acre parcel between Cottage Grove Avenue and 23rd Street SE near First Avenue E was deemed best used for residential subdivision due to a gate-like east-west draw. Owners Dick Buresh C J Lynch Jr and A L Albert offered 35000. The board filed the report without comment.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-third Street
First Avenue E
James Yuill
Yuill and Gohmann
Paul Bedell
Bedell-Nissen
John Wagner
Tait and
Wagner
Bedell
Carl Thomas
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Dick Buresh
C. J. Lynch, Jr
A. L.albert
Vandenberg Rules Out 1948 Presidential Bid
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan announced at a news conference he is not a candidate for the presidential nomination and anticipates no campaign for his half of the Republican field. He had been viewed as a top contender among potential 1948 nominees.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Transport Plane Survivors Hinted On Mt Rainier Slopes
State patrol headquarters said a signal fire seen on Mt Rainier could have been lit by survivors of a marine transport plane missing a week with 32 people aboard.
Train collision near Madrid kills twenty in wreck
An express train collided with a string of freight cars 90 miles southeast of Madrid on Tuesday, killing 20 people and injuring many others.
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Madrid
Single Chief Per Area of U S Forces
The U S announces a unified command structure placing all theater areas under a single top commander from either the army or navy. Seven areas are Far East under MacArthur Pacific Towers Alaskan Atlantic Northeast Caribbean European under McNarney and Mitscher. The plan aims to restore wartime unity without abolishing separate service control.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
William H. Arnold
Joint Chiefs of Staff
War
Navy Departments
Truman
Arnold
Congress
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
John H Towers
Alaskan
H. A. Craig
Northeast
Atlantic Fleet
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Caribbean
Wills D Crittenberger
Joseph T.mcnarney
Germany
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Forces
Strategic Force
George Kenney
MacArthur
Far
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Marianas
Bonins
Ryukyus
Fruehauf Secures 25 Million Credit Line
Detroit based Fruehauf Trailer Company announced a three year revolving credit of 25 million dollars with 20 banks led by the National Bank of Detroit. The funds will be used for working capital, said president Harvey C. Fruehauf.
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Detroit
Fruehauf Trailer Company
National Bank of Detroit
Harvey C. Fruehauf
Chicken Theft Case in Court Questioned by Police
Two men, Otto F Volz and Bruce W Lee, who were fined for drunkenness in police court, faced a possible larceny of poultry charge in district court. The case stemmed from a police booking Saturday night and a preliminary conference between their attorney Carl Jordan and City Prosecutor Dwight Krumholtz.
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Otto F. Volz
Sixth Street SE
Bruce W Lee
Tenth Street SE
Carl Jordan
Dwight Krumholtz
District Court
William J Kudina
Gazette
Kudina
Crissman
Volz
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Detective Bureau
Krumholtz
Jordan
Christmas Gift Ends in Tragedy for 9 Year Old
In Forest Hills New York Scott C Kenney aged nine died after his bicycle collided with a truck while he hurried home with a Christmas present nine days early. The battered package was recovered by his parents who planned to open it on Christmas.
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Shushan
Huey P. Long
New Orleans
Pearl River
Miss
Bilbo
John R. Junkin
Natchez, Miss
Forest Hills
Kenneys
Scott C Kenney
Scott
Russians Accused of Alarming Lineup by US Troops at Hersfeld
At Hersfeld United States constabulary reportedly held three Russian officers at gunpoint for three hours after they dashed through a German roadblock near the Soviet zone. Russians claimed indignation while American officers disputed the severity and said the officers were offered chairs during paper checks. The incident is under investigation.
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Frankfurt
United States Army
Hersfeld
United States Constabulary
Berlin
Tommy
Baruch Urges Immediate Action on Atomic Control
United States delegate Bernard M. Baruch at the United Nations atomic energy commission pressed for an immediate, practical program of international control and inspection. Russia urged a paragraph by paragraph study and delay, leading to adjournment until Friday amid warnings against rushing the issue. Baruch emphasized the priority of control of atomic energy as foundational to other arms debates.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Baruch
U.N General Assembly
Molotov
Bevin
Byrnes
Assembly
U.N
Atomic Commission
Record Crop Told In Final Figures
The Agriculture Department said in its final 1946 report that American farmers produced their biggest crop in history. Volume was 2 percent above the 1942 record and 7 percent above last year, with crop quality also outstanding.
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Washington
Agericulture Department
Iowa 1946 corn crop hits record high output
Des Moines reports Iowa's 1946 corn crop at 661.62 million bushels, 30 percent above 1945 and 9 percent above the 1943 record. The average yield is 60 bushels per acre, surpassing all prior state totals, with last year at 44.5 bushels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Paper Plant Tie Up In Labor Talks For 165 Workers
Philadelphia officials say production was halted at the Paper Manufacturing Company plant Tuesday as company officials and the Independent Paper Works Union negotiated a new contract for 165 employees. The plant produces teletypes paper for the United Press and other news services.
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Philadelphia
Paper Manufacturing Company
Independent Paper Works Union
United Press
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