Permits Set Rules for New Housing Under FHA Plan
Washington announces details of the housing permit system under the relaxed program. Limits include 1500 square feet per new home, one bathroom fixture set, year round occupancy, and veterans hold periods. Rent caps at 80 dollars per month for new apartments, service charges max three dollars per room.
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Washington
INS
Frank R. Creedon
Creedon
Federal Housing Administration
Raymond Foley
Certan
Company and Union Settle Bus Dispute
Cedar Rapids City Lines and AFL union officials resolved a dispute over Jesse Mumma’s duties after a brief meeting. Mumma will resume prior duties. future contract terms and duty classifications to be settled in negotiations ahead of December 31 expiration.
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Cedar Rapids
Mumma
Chicago
National City Lines
L. B. Ryan
John ©. Sheldahl
Labor Relations Department
Prochaska
Gazette
Downtown Cedar Rapids stores extend hours before Christmas
Shoppers are warned that downtown Cedar Rapids stores stay open until 9 p.m. tonight and will close at 5 30 p m tomorrow, Christmas Eve. The post office will stay open until 9 p m tonight to handle parcel post and stamps and close at 6 p m Christmas Eve. Only special delivery letters and parcel post will be delivered on Christmas Day.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Baldwin
GE Head Answers Pay Hike Demand
Charles E. Wilson president of General Electric called for a moratorium on wage increases for at least a year to combat an inflationary spiral. He argued consumers deserve relief and that higher prices harm 140 million Americans.
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New York
INS
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
Wilson
Breakin at Brecht's Tavern Reported
Between 200 and 300 dollars was stolen from Brecht tavern at 227 Fourteenth Avenue SE Sun night or early Monday. A case of beer was taken after thieves smashed a rear door glass and lifted the bar. Frank Chromosta at Friendly tavern reported a break in with nothing missing. Detective John Hanna described entrances at both locations.
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Cedar Rapids
John Hanna
Hanna
White Christmas Is Just a Dream
Weather forecaster says a White Christmas is unlikely nationwide with snow cover dissipating in warmth. Expect fair, colder tonight and rising temperatures tomorrow, with north readings around 8 above and south near 18. Atlantic and Lamont posted a high of 47 yesterday. Cedar Rapids saw a fluctuating 22 to 35, ending around 28 at mid‑morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Middle West
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Atlantic
Lamont
Charles City
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Niemoeller Visits Cedar Rapids for Christmas Message
Berlin pastor Martin Niemoeller spoke in Memorial Coliseum to nearly 3000 people, declaring he came to pay debts by preaching the word of God. He recounted his imprisonment, German resistance to Hitler, and shared a Christmas Eve service in Dachau with a diverse group of prisoners, ending with a note on faith over tyranny.
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Gazeette
Hitler
Martin Niemoeller
Memorial Coliseum
Niemoeller
Reich
Paul L. Miller
First Lutheran Church
Frederick L. Haag
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Cedar Rapids
Berlin
America
Pastor Niemoeller
Germany
God
Christ
Adolf Hitler
Jesus Christ
Sachsenhausen
Dachau
Chamber Pushes Amendments to Ease Back Pay Burden
The U S Chamber of Commerce plans a nationwide refer endum among 2 000 member groups to back congressional amendments to the fair labor standards act of 1938. The aim is to limit retroactive liability for portal to portal time and define covered occupations while allowing settlements with unions. Unions have sought up to 500 million dollars and totals could reach several billions, with the Mt Clemens decision driving claims.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
Supreme Court
CIO United Pottery
Mt. Clemens
Mich
John L. Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
The
Tional Association of Manufacturers
Stores Report a Record Smashing Saturday Trade
Louise Johnston reports Cedar Rapids stores set a new high for the Saturday before Christmas with sales near peak levels. Managers cite early shopping, a 40 percent rise over 1945, and expected strength through Tuesday, while noting geography and timing of Christmas affect results.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Taft Seeks Senate Labor Committee Chairmanship
Sen Taft of Ohio announced plans to seek the chair of the Senate labor committee when Republicans assign posts on December 30. He will stay on the finance panel and lead the Republican steering committee, prioritizing labor legislation regardless of the Supreme Court contempt case against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers. The move dampened efforts to appoint Sen Aiken to the post, given Aiken's past votes with Democrats against curbing unions.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Finance Committee
Senate
Ohioan
Congress
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Labor Committee
Sen. Aiken
RVI
Aiken
Jap Dead Toll Rises From Japan Earthquake and Waves
Tokyo reports 1,026 dead with ongoing tallies from Shikoku and Wakayama as Kyodo places deaths at 1,125. Kyodo also cites 2,700 killed, missing, or injured amid cold winds and wrecked homes after a Saturday dawn disaster.
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Tokyo
Home Ministry
Shikoku Island
Wakayama Peninsula
Kyodo
Columbians So Vicious They Frightened Klan
Ralph McGill editor of the Atlanta Constitution says the Columbians an anti Negro anti Jewish storm trooper group were so vicious they frightened the Ku Klux Klan He spoke at a Chicago Zionist meeting and told reporters that Klan members withdrew and the Klan grand dragon denounced the Columbians.
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Chicago
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Columbians
Ku Klux Klan
McGill
Chicago Zionist Organization
Indicted lessees accused of hotel fire trap in 1930s
Atlanta AP reports a county grand jury indicted hotel lessees A F Geele Sr and Jr and R E O Connell on three counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Wine Coff hotel fire that killed 119. They allegedly ran a fire trap with no outside escapes, while investigators note possible arson underpinnings and gasoline trail theories.
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Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
E. E. Andrews
A. F Geele
Sheboygan
Wis
R. E. O’connell
Chicago
J. R. Moody
Arlington
Carl C Rasmussen
Des Moines
Virginia Torbert
Thomaston
France seals Saar region as border customs move
London report says 1200 customs men crossed into the Saar from Germany and sealed off the basin. The move, announced by Gen. Pierre Koenig, aims to prevent Saar food exports. Byrnes and Bevin reportedly favor ceding the Saar to France, unresolved until the Big Four meet in Moscow next March.
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London
INS
London Daily Express
Paris
France
Saar
Germany
Daily Express
Express
United States
Byrnes
Bevin
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Moscow
Pierre Koenig
Third of Conchies Paroled by Truman
Washington reports President Truman approved pre Christmas paroles for about one third of the 475 conscientious objectors still in federal prisons for draft violations. About 150 Jehovah’s Witnesses and 10 other objectors were among those to be paroled.
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Washington
Justice Department
Truman
Jehovah Witness Sect
White House
Court Broadens Issues on Lewis in Supreme Court
Washington AP report says the Supreme Court granted John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers a hearing on a new appeal challenging the preliminary injunction during the coal strike. The action broadens issues before Lewis appeals the $10 000 fine on him and the $3 500 000 fine on the union for contempt of court. arguments set for Jan 14.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
No Americans in Quake Casualties
Tokyo dispatch reports United States occupation authorities state all American personnel escaped death or injury in the quake and tidal waves that hit Japan. Lt Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger announced no American casualties were found and that the situation remains well under control.
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Tokyo
INS
United States
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Ultimatum By Reds to U.S. Ship at Dairen
A U S navy vessel LC-3 1090 left Dairen after a verbal ultimatum from Soviet military officials. American journalists and a business representative were denied ashore as Soviet authorities limited access during a courier mission to the U S consulate.
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William S. Newton
Combined
World Press
Dairen
Manchuria
United States Navy
United States
Charles M Cooke, Jr
Seventh Fleet
Cooke
Anchorage
H. Merritt Benninghoff
Jesse L. Poole
Atlanta
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Benninghoff
U. Korzhanoff
Korzhanoff
S. N. Petrov
Petrov
Moscow
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