Congressmen attack wheat trader list as red herring
Senate and House investigators condemn the latest 1240 name wheat traders list as irrelevant to the speculation issue. They urge exposing government insiders trading in commodities while criticizing Secretary Anderson for broadening the inquiry beyond federal officials.
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Washington
Anderson
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Subcommittee
Congress
Andresen
R-Minn
Special House Committee On Speculation
CPA
Chicago Exchange
Harold E. Stassen
White House
Realtors Elect C A Siegfried Board President
Cedar Rapids real estate leaders chose Charles A. Siegfried as president of the Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board at a Saturday meeting. L. E. Vavra was elected first vice president, Harold R. Corwin second vice president, and William G. Leefers treasurer. Alice Gustafsson and Mrs. R. W. McClaughry were re elected secretary and executive secretary respectively. new officers take office January 1.
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Cedar Rapids News
Charles A. Siegfried
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Board of Governors
Siegfried
L. E. Vavra
Harold R. Corwin
William G. Leefers
Alice Gustafsson
R. W. McClaughry
Change in Downtown Bus Stop Announced
Cedar Rapids City Lines manager E A Prochaska announced changes in downtown stops for two buses the Mound Farm and Thirteenth Street NE. The east bound run will now turn at Fifth before stopping in front of Goodrich Tire Company instead of the J and R store at Second Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Stop light installations and safer routing prompted the change.
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Cedar Rapids News
E. A. Prochaska
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Mound Farm
Thirteenth Street
J. and R
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Fifth
Goodrich Tire Company
Prochaska
Fighting in Greece Persists as Red Ban Promised
Greek army and Communist guerrillas clash in the Konitsa Ioannina corridor with Bourozani bridge pivotal to routes. Brig. Assimakis advances. Brig. Dovas wounded. 95 guerrillas killed and 63 captured reported in 24 hours. Athens moves to outlaw the Communist party amid U S aid disputes and pleas for more arms.
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Athens
Konitsa-Koannina
Greece
Communist Party
Ioannina
Bourozani
Konitsa
Assimakis
Macedonia
Constantine Dovas
Kalpaki
Bourozani Bridge
Bourazani
Albania
Eleutherios Venizelos
Themistokles Sophouis
United States
Karl Rankin
United Statees
U S Food To Aid 600000 in France
Paris report states 500000 French children and 100000 elderly will receive supplementary rations as 4500 tons of Friendship food from the United States arrives. Robert H Blake said the program will support meals in schools, orphanages, nurseries and homes, lasting six weeks to two months.
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Paris
United States
Robert H Blake
France
America
Driver Sends $15 to Cop Who Nabbed Him
OKLAHOMA CITY AP report says a man arrested for reckless driving sent a $15 note of thanks to Officer Walt Turner who had arrested him, praising the courteous treatment. The note read, I’ve never been treated so courteously in all my life, Thanks.
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Oklahoma City
Walt Turner
Straw ballot proposed in 1948 election in Iowa
The Gazette plans a straw ballot on presidential choice in 1948. The Political Notes column in the state section seeks a strong expression of public opinion in eastern Iowa, inviting cooperation to gauge what others think about the candidates.
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Iowa
Kina Wreck Survivors Rescued After Typhoon
Manila reports say three American women and 26 others aboard the Danish motor ship Kina were saved after riding a lifeboat through a tropical typhoon near Samar. Seventeen crew and 34 passengers remain missing. rescue efforts continue as roving searches and relief aid begin.
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Manila
Kina
Kina Lander
Samar
Ada Espenshade
Chicago
Louise Russo
Anne
Malck
War
United States Army
Sulu
Manuel Roxas
Vote Fraud Case Against 8 Dropped in Kansas City
The government dropped a vote fraud case against eight people in the Fourth precinct of the First ward. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard K. Phelps had filed for dismissal. Judge Albert A. Ridge approved the disposal. The precinct had shown overwhelming machine support in the August 1946 primary amid reports of impersonated voters.
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Kansas City
INS
United States
Richard K. Phelps
Albert A. Ridge
Phelps
VA Faces Loss of 1400 Doctors After Hawley Plan
Washington AP Major General Paul R Hawley says the Veterans Administration will lose about 1400 physicians by May as term limits expire and many seek civilian positions This loss exceeds 20 percent of VA hospital staff and creates a major personnel challenge for the next medical director Also noted are fiscal constraints and ongoing alcoholism treatment needs among veterans with VA forecasting 10000 cases this year up from 6459 last year.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Paul R. Hawley
Hawley
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sec
Index and Notices From The Daily Record Newspaper
Fragmentary page shows sections for Deaths Editorial Features Marion radio sports and want ads with headings and partial captions. Limited readable items include court and court-related references and miscellaneous notices.
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Ccseeeeeaee & Daily Record
Seeemedeesne
Vegerevan
Marion
Seceesesen
Cccsecceeeceeneveae
Veterans reach record 18.6 million in 1947 population
VA record review shows 18,569,000 veterans nationwide in 1947, with 14,685,000 from World War II and 3,844,000 from other wars and the regular military. The veteran population is about three times the July 1945 level and more veterans used government aid programs than in any prior year.
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Washington
Woman shopper riles at Taft imponderables in beef dispute
Mrs George Levey, a 74 year old shopper, complains to Taft aides about high meat prices. She cites $2.50 a pound steaks and $1.25 chopped meat and urges rationing. A senator’s secretary says the issue requires study before a decision.
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Washington
George Levey
Len Taft
Mrs. Sevey
Taft
Ohio Republican
Hick Tells of His Stand on Foreign Aid
Senator Bourke B Hickenlooper of Iowa told reporters that a vigorous, self supporting and self respecting Europe is essential to the nations interests. He called for US aid based on guarantees it won t undermine the economy and on definite recipient program progress with periodic proof and fair repayment terms. Senator Joseph H Ball warned the Marshall plan faces slim chances and urged disclosure of grave risks before backing the 17 billion dollar European recovery program.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hikenlonper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Hickenlooper
Joseph H Ball
Rminn
Boys Letter Triggers Texas Visit Dream
Three London boys who wrote to a Texas cowboy may bring their parents to live in Lamarque. Their letter published in the Mainland Times drew a response from Publisher Orlando Blackburn seeking permission for the visit. Mrs. Glen Weber sent cowboy outfits and offered land. fund-raising has reached 300 dollars with about 500 more needed.
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Lamarque, Texas
London
Mainland Times
Orlando Blackburn
Fred Payne
Texas
Glen Weber
Frederick
Leonard
Skipper
Italy Ski Bus Tragedy Kills 21 In Miiltan Road Crash
A Milan dispatch reports a truck carrying 50 skiers from Mt Primo skidded off a road. Twenty one people died and twenty nine were injured.
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Rome
Milan
Mt. Primo
Trains and autos stranded by record snowfall across NYC area
Thousands of New Yorkers faced a night out as trains stalled along the Long Island Rail Road and cars were buried or stuck in snow. Passengers walked to stations while planes were grounded at LaGuardia and Newark responders opened shelters, with police and fire crews delivering coffee and meals to marooned motorists and travelers.
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LaGuardia Field
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
Penn Station
Flushing
Queens
Main Street
Long Island
Baldwin
Rockville Centre
Floral Park
Hempstead
Valley Stream
Jackson Heights
Newark
John Haller
Elizabeth
Jersey City
Haller
Fire Department
Red Cross
Mrs Edward Burke Jr. dies after Anamosa crash on Christmas Eve
Mrs Edward Burke Jr 30 of 902 Daniels Street NE Cedar Rapids died at Mercy hospital after a head on collision near Anamosa on Christmas Eve. Her husband 30 in good condition. Five others from the other car were hospitalized. Surviving relatives include three children, parents, siblings and two widows. Funeral plans not announced.
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Cedar Raunds News
Edward Burke, Jr
Daniels Street
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Burke
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa Hospital
Richard Kurt
Cascade
Ralph Tegler
Edward Reiter
Melvin O’shea
Monticello
Grinnell
Highway 151
Jones County
Henry Eichhorn
Collins Radio Company
Wyoming, Ta
Lana
James
Sharlie
Wyoming
William French
Lumir French
Emil
U. S. Army
Emily Boots
Waline French
Monahan Funeral Home
Bus overturns injuring 33 in Carlinville crash
A bus returning from Alton overturned twice on a steep grade in Carlinville Illinois injuring 33 people. Authorities investigated the cause and area responders assisted at the scene.
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Carlinville, Ill
Alton
New York Buried Under Record Snowfall of 25.8 Inches
New York City endured the city’s heaviest snowfall with 25.8 inches over 15 hours. The storm paralyzed streets and transit as emergency officials tracked shipping foods and essentials while tallying dozens of deaths across the region including New Jersey and New England.
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Ated Press
New York
West Forty Second Street
Times Square
New York City
New England
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Washington
Long Branch
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
New York Mayor Duyer Flies Through Oklahoma City
New York Mayor William C Duyer, en route from California to snowbound New York, stopped in Oklahoma City on a Saturday. He asked a ticket clerk about the weather, who replied that conditions in New York were not good.
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Oklahoma City
New York
William Cduyer
California
Bob McConnell
McConnell
New York Faces Severe Snowstorm Disrupting City Life
Mayor William O Dwyer cut short a California trip to return to Manhattan as a snowstorm halted rail and bus service, stranded harbor craft, and clogged streets. Subways and elevated lines ran late while Broadway theaters and clubs reported sharp declines in business, though 15000 tennis fans turned out for Riggs Kramer.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
el Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Manhattan
LaGuardia Field
Medropolitan
Hudson Tubes
New Jersey
Hudson River
Monte Carlo
Broadway
Bobby Rigss
Jack Kramer
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Say Anderson
Realtors
C. A. Siegfried
Board President
U.S
Ates St
Alcoholism
Retary of Defense
Forrestals
Carl Ro Gray
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Hick
E. Burke, Jr
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