Russia Opposes U N Balkans Inquiry Amid Greece Tensions
Russian delegate Andrei Gromyko rejected advancing a U N security council probe into Balkans troubles. He blamed Greece for strife with Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and argued the council already has enough evidence without on the spot visits. A Yugoslav observer warned the US plan would miss core causes and urged limited border area access.
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Churchill Targets Labour Rule in Censure Move
London AP Winston Churchill accuses the Labour government of tyranny conceit and incompetence and plans a parliamentary censure vote when Parliament reopens Jan 21. He urges an early debate on foreign affairs while Morrison delays it due to Bevin's UN duties. The Labour bill would grant wide farming supervision and price guarantees with potential dispossession for noncompliant farmers, subject to local tribunals.
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Temperature Rise Ends Cold Snap in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw a warmup as temperatures climbed from subfreezing levels. At 2 30 p m Thursday the reading reached 37 degrees with higher values expected tonight and Friday. Officials forecast partly cloudy skies and a push toward the 40s.
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President To Fly Home For Christmas Visit
Washington reports the White House announced the president will fly to Independence Missouri for a Christmas visit. He plans to stay about 24 hours. Mrs Truman and Margaret Truman departed Independence by train Wednesday night.
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Cedar Rapids Meters Take In $1 745 In Five Days
Cedar Rapids police report a third parking meter collection totaling 1744.96 dollars after five days of operation. The amount trails the first two collections, which reached 1853.40 dollars and 2,000-plus dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Downtown stores extend hours to Christmas eve
Traffic Captain Bill Remington announced downtown stores will stay open evenings through Christmas Eve but metered parking will not be enforced after 6 p.m. Meters operate 8 30 a.m. to 6 p.m. including Saturdays.
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Meters emptied as coins fill holiday slots in city
Police report shows six day periods and meters emptied every five days during Christmas shopping. Patrolman F. A. Ahring noted several meters jammed by coin totals. Thursday's count included $1 in nickels, $496.66 in pennies and $8.30 in dimes, a loss since meters operate only on nickels and pennies.
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Byrd Expedition Discovers Undersea Mountain Range
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic task force moving toward the South Pole reports an underwater mountain range on the floor of the Pacific. Sounding gear on two ships located the feature about 1,800 miles west of South America. Experts estimate the rise above the seafloor exceeds two miles.
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Mother and daughter aided by police and veterans
A young mother and her four year old daughter were ordered out of the house by her husband and mother-in-law. Cedar Rapids Police, VFW Post 788, and Hanford American Legion aided their return to the mother’s Arkansas City home with officers securing belongings and arranging travel. The mother, about 23, said this was her second marriage. the child is from a prior marriage.
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Wallace replies to Baruch in ongoing feud over coal crisis
New York reports Henry A Wallace edits a response to Bernard Baruch denying publication of a false story about Baruch's role in the soft coal crisis. Wallace concedes the piece was not true but says the reporter had a solid basis and challenges Baruch over communications.
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No Agreement In Bus Strike
A Cedar Rapids City Lines labor meeting with AFL union chiefs ended about 2:15 p m Thursday without a decision to avert a strike. The company offered terms rejected by the union. Union president Arthur T Klopp said the issue rests with the firm and a Sunday night return of the worker in question will trigger the next move. Robert Stack of the international union arrived to help mediate as talks resume. The dispute centers on placing a union member in a higher paid bracket without higher wages. a strike vote showed a large majority in favor if negotiations fail.
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Ban on 2-Pant Suits Is Ended by OTC Order
Washington AP report states the Office of Temporary Controls on Thursday lifted the four year ban on manufacturing two pants suits and the prohibition on vests for double breasted suits, as announced by the Civilian Production Administration division of OTC.
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Whitney Martin and Betty Silliman Wed
New York AP reports Whitney Martin, sports columnist, and Mrs. Whitney Martin of New York wed. The groom is a former Cedar Rapids resident.
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Union Terminal Elevator in Minneapolis Destroyed by Fire
A four alarm blaze gutted the 50 year old Union Terminal elevator owned by Freedraft Grain and Mating Co in Minneapolis. Nearly full with barley the 3,000,000 bushel capacity plant burned in under two hours as flames were seen across downtown St Paul and reported as far as Fargo La Crosse. No other buildings burned though adjacent boxcars were damaged and water lines chilled by near zero temps. Fire officials ruled out no definite cause but suggested an overheated clogged barley tube as a possibility.
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Truman Says 1947 Slump Avoidable If Work Stays On
President Truman told a news conference he did not admit the possibility of a minor economic slump in 1947. His economic council predicted a dip next year, but he said the dip could be avoided if everybody stayed on the job and kept at work.
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Iran Under Fire as Moscow Alleges Iran Attack
Moscow reports from Tabriz claim Iranian government troops killed hundreds in Azerbaijan province and supported attacks on Soviet targets. Tass cites 600 killed and 300 arrested in Tabriz as troops move to oversee elections. Premier Qavam hopes elections start Sunday while offering Russia a proposal for Soviet oil concessions in northern Iran.
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Biffle Named To Dual Senate Roles In Policy Panel
Leslie S. Biffle, longtime secretary of the senate and close ally of President Truman, is slated to head the new Senate minority policy committee and serve as White House liaison. The policy director earns 10 000 dollars annually, while the liaison post pays no salary.
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Bus Driver Killed in Second South Carolina School Crash
A school bus driver died in a crash in Chapin, South Carolina, marking the second fatal bus accident in the state within 24 hours. The incident occurred as ten children and the driver were killed near Newberry.
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Committee to require disclosure of union campaign spending
Washington AP says the house campaign investigating committee will recommend that money spent by unions on campaign expenses must identify the candidate on whose behalf the information is published. The measure aims to add transparency to union funded political messaging.
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Soviet Pravda Defends U S Seamen Amid Critique
London dispatch reports the Pravda newspaper, in the Red Fleet, rebukes Captain Andreyev of the Soviet Union for criticizing British and American seamen on convoy duty in Russian waters. Pravda defends convoy operations as successful and notes Soviet honors given to Allied sailors.
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Young Iowa Farmer To Spend Christmas With British Lord
Roger Newburn a 21 year old Iowa farmer will spend Christmas with British Lord Inverchapel as repayment for a courtesy. The visit stems from last August when Newburn led a group of 4 H club members to the embassy and praised Iowa. The envoy accepted the invitation and hosted Inverchapel for three days near Woolstock last October.
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Truman speeds refugee transports to the United States
President Truman announced steps to hasten moving accepted refugees and displaced persons from European ports to the United States. He ordered four steamships, each capacity 900, into service to relieve the backlog, noting prior directives but limited shipping had delayed progress.
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Bilbo Defends War Contract Ties In Senate Probe
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi rejects wrongdoing in war contractor relations. In a 41 page defense before the war investigating committee he says payments to him were voluntary and narrowly explains loans and gifts. He brands his ex secretary Terry as a traitor and accuses behind campaign pressures from a Negro group and Communist-linked figures. He appears fatigued by recent surgery yet defends loyalty to constituents amid questions on a Mobile to Vicksburg base project.
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