Sun Fo Says Nationalists Open to Peace Talks With Communists
Sun Fo announced a war cabinet and said the Nationalists would seek an honorable peace with the Chinese Communists while fighting until a just agreement is reached. He warned against surrender and hinted Chiang Kai-shek may cede powers, with possible coalition ideas floated by liberal Nationalists.
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Nanking
Sun Fo
Sun
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Chiang
United States
Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Seven War Chiefs Executions
The Supreme Court, by a 6 to 1 vote, refused to intervene in the Tokyo trials of seven Japanese war leaders, including Hideki Tojo, leaving Gen. MacArthur free to proceed with executions. The decision covers 25 war leaders convicted by the Far East tribunal and stems from arguments over US jurisdiction. Justice Murphy dissented without opinion. Jackson took no part.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Far East
Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
MacArthur
Murphy
Rutledge
Jackson
Nuernberg
Douglas
High Court
Vinson
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Burton
United States
Japan
General MacArthur
New York Ends 19-Inch Snowstorm After 20 Hours
The third worst New York storm on record dumped 19.6 inches, snarling travel as trains ran late and 250 flights were canceled. Five city deaths linked to overexertion were reported, with more fatalities in New Jersey and New England.
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New York
William O’dwyer
New Jersey
New England
Long Island
LaGuardia Field
Weather Bureau Opens Cedar Rapids Substation
A new U S weather bureau substation at Cedar Rapids Fire Station No 5 is run by Capt C M Simon. It includes an eight inch rain gauge and thermometer with shelter. Simon will observe Cedar River at the U S G S gauging station upstream from Eighth Avenue bridge. The Chamber of Commerce will share hourly readings with the public. The substation will notify radio stations during early morning and evening hours to distribute information.
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Cedar Rapids
U. S. Weather Bureau
C. M. Simon
Simon
Cedar River
U.S.G.S. Gauging
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Truman to Fly to Missouri for Christmas Holiday
President Truman will fly to Missouri on Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret are already at the family home in Independence. He plans to return to Washington around December 29.
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Missouri
Washington
Truman
Battle Flares On Flatlands Near Tientsin
Heavy fighting reported around Tientsin as Red forces cut rail and telegraph lines to Tangku. Peiping isolated. Tientsin airport under Communist artillery. Tangku ships barred from leaving. Nationalists reportedly redeploy to retake Peiping South airport amid sporadic Pengpu front fighting.
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Nanking
Tientsin
North China
Red
Tangku
Hwaai River
Peiping
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Canton
Kangchouwan
Pengpu
Wind Will Howl In Iowa Tuesday
Iowa faced a warm front on Monday as the weather bureau warned of a return to colder temperatures and more snow by Monday night. Winds up to 45 mph were forecast statewide with light snow and four inches of new snow in Cedar Rapids. Roads were generally slippery and snowpacked except in the far southwest corner.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
No Reply Yet to Reed's Statement
Des Moines AP The Iowa board of control chair said he did not know if the board would respond to Charles W Reed's resignation statement about the El Dora training school. He rejected a newspaper argument and denied threats at the school while noting the board had not issued a formal reply.
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DES Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa Training School For Boys
Eldora
P. F. Hopkins
Charles W. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Hopkins
Gazette
the Gazette
G O P Committee Pushes Taft Hartley Changes
A Republican led congressional watchdog panel urged the new Democratic majority to make about nine changes to the Taft Hartley act with six deemed fairly important. Senator Ball noted seven Republicans and one Democrat supported the plan, with several absent. Key changes target union shop elections, emergency strike procedures, mass picketing limits, and National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction.
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Washington
Congressional
New Democratic Congress
Ball
R-Minn
Senate-House
Senate
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Seek Mother of Abandoned Baby in Cedar Rapids Depot
Cedar Rapids police hunted a mother who left her newborn daughter in a Union bus depot restroom. The infant, wrapped in towels and brown paper, was found by a janitor around 8 am Sunday and coroner's evidence indicated death by suffocation within 12 to 24 hours. Detectives pursued local leads and considered the possibility the mother rode in from another city.
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Cedar Rapids
Union
Harry Fuller
Robert Brosh
Frank Bukacék
Indonesian envoy urges U S to halt aid to Netherlands
Dr Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo, Indonesian minister, pressed Acting Secretary Lovett to stop European Cooperation Administration funds to Holland over Dutch attacks. He warned the conflict could fuel communism in Indonesia and sought U S political and economic backing, including pressure to lift the Dutch blockade.
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Washington
INS
United States
Netherlands
Indonesia
Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo
Republic of Indonesia
Lovett
Soemitro
European Cooperation Administration
Holland
Rescue from Ice Delayed on Greenland Icecap
The 11 airmen stranded on a Greenland icecap will be marooned at least 48 more hours as bad weather halts rescue attempts. Air force headquarters says all men are in good physical condition with high morale and adequate food clothing and heating gear. A wife spoke to a stranded man by radio telephone.
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Washington
Greenland
Air Force
Diana Lynn and John C Lindsay to honeymoon in Bermuda
Screen actress Diana Lynn aged 22 and architect John C Lindsay aged 30 wed Saturday night and will depart this week for a Bermuda honeymoon.
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Hollywood
Diana Lynn
John C. Lindsay
Bermuda
Parkers Warns Snow Crews Downtown Monday Night
Traffic Captain L. W. Remington warns crews will work in the downtown area Monday night and urges motorists to keep vehicles off streets with no parking from 2 to 6 a.m.
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L. W. Remington
Remington
Truman Exhibits Gifts Range From Desk to Portable TV
President Truman displayed a spectrum of Christmas gifts in the White House, including a desk replica of George Washington’s inaugural era made from original timbers and a modern portable television. He explained the desk’s origin in the White House carpentry shop and noted other gifts from staff and officials.
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Washington
Truman
George Washington
White House
Secretary of Treasury
Snyder
Reds Order New Blockade Curbs
The Soviet zone in Berlin imposed writing permits for shipping to and from Western Berlin, extending controls set two months earlier. Police head Paul Markgraf said all transfers require police approval and noted planned air maneuvers in the Hamburg Berlin corridor. Allied officials downplayed the renewed maneuvers.
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Berlin
Western Berlin
Paul Markgraf
Cedar Rapids Stores Set Evening Hours Weekdays
Cedar Rapids retail stores will stay open until 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and close at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Conviction of Marzani Upheld by High Court
The Supreme Court deadlocked 4 to 4 on Monday, upholding Carl A. Marzani's 1947 conviction for concealing Communist ties while employed by the U.S. government. The former State Department official was free on 2500 dollars bail and faced a one to three year sentence for false statements during investigations of his record.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Carl A. Marzani
United States
Marzani
State Department
Department
Sayre Testimony Postponed 24 Hours
Francis B. Sayre former assistant secretary of state asked and was granted a 24 hour postponement in appearing before a federal grand jury investigating espionage. He was Alger Hiss' superior for 1936 39 and delayed to study developments affecting Hiss and Whittaker Chambers. Anna Belle Newcomb also received a 24 hour delay. Sayre arrived in New York Sunday from a Paris UN meeting.
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New York
Francis B. Sayre
Alger Hiss
Justice Department
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Anna Belle Newcomb
Sayre
Paris
U.N. General Assembly
Court approves jury of federal employees
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a trial jury may be composed entirely of federal employees. The decision in a narcotics case faced vigorous dissent from Justice Jackson who warned government pressure to uphold the prestige of all departments could influence evidence gathering and prosecution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Sir C. Aubrey Smith Dies at 85 in Beverly Hills
Sir C. Aubrey Smith, 85, veteran British actor of stage and screen, died Monday in Beverly Hills. Born in London, he pursued acting for 56 years since debuting in 1892 after touring Australia and South Africa with championship cricket teams.
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Beverly Hills
Vns
C. Aubrey Smith
Aubrey
London
Australia
South Africa
Freedom Is Granted in Fast Move
ST LOUIS a dramatic start to the Rutledge murder case as Judge Fitzgibbons set a $5000 bond for Dr. Robert C Rutledge the 29 year old pediatrician. Linn County Attorney Crissman filed the first degree murder information in Cedar Rapids and a fugitive warrant was issued.
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Gazette
ST. Louis
Robert C. Rutledge
David W. Fitzgibbons
Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Linn
William W. Crissman
Dr. Rutledge
Iowa
Leo F. Laughren
Crissman
Robert D. Blue
Court of Criminal Correction
Fitzgibbons
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