Czech Government Attacks Priests and Bishops
The Czech government launched a public assault on Catholic priests and bishops, accusing them of traitorous activity and demanding clarification of their stance toward the regime. The move mirrors tensions seen in Hungary after Cardinal Mindszenty’s arrest as letters from workers and pro organizations press for excommunication and loyalty declarations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
People’s Democratic Republic
Central Trade Union Council
Central Action Committee
Republic
Brno
Parole Granted for John F. Noxon Jr Murder Convict
Massachusetts executive council votes 6 to 3 to parole John F. Noxon Jr. in the case of his mentaly defective infant son’s death. The parole board will decide further. Noxon to be released from Norfolk prison Jan. 4 under lifelong supervision. The child died by electrocution in the Noxon home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John F. Noxon, Jr
Massachusetts Executive Council
State Parole Board
Pittsfield Corporation
Noxon
Norfolk
Parole Board
Robert F. Bradford
Council
Hughes Tool Company Sale Rumor Denied by Hughes Rep
A Hughes representative in Houston disputed a New York Times report that negotiations were underway to sell Hughes Tool Company for more than 140 million dollars. The official said the price figure was wild guess and incorrect.
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Houston
Howard Hughes
Hughes Tool Company
New York Times
New York
Hughes
Rich old gentleman jokes with teeth whistle gag
A humorous vignette features a wealthy elder in a wheelchair by an open window as a polished woman walks by. He calls to his valet to fetch his teeth to whistle, delivering a light humor moment in a newspaper strip style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Linn Board Favors One Year Road Program
Linn county supervisors decide on a one year road program citing possible financing changes by the next legislature and pending surfacing costs. They direct the auditor to notify township trustees to submit township proposals and rank priorities for the upcoming year.
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Linn Board
County Boards of Supervisors
Linn County Supervisors
Linn
Linn County
Clare Petty
Springville
Snow and Rain Stop Traffic in Eastern Iowa
Extreme weather snarled highways across eastern Iowa with up to eight inches of snow and 14 inches in Cedar Rapids. Over 500 snowplows battled drifts as power and telephone linesfailed in parts. crews warned against unnecessary travel while officials predicted clearing and colder conditions by nightfall.
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Iowa
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
Gazette
Manchester
Highway Patrol
Linn County
Bill Behrens
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Sioux Falls
S. C
Iowa Falls
Zephyr
Elkader
Clayton County
Independence
Waterloo
West Union
Decorah
Labour
Marengo
Tama
Jittery Dresser Reveals A.W.O.L. Soldier Hidden Inside
Cleveland dispatch tells how three detectives, during a pre-dawn check for an A W O L soldier from Dayton, discovered James Nathaniel Chambers, 21, hiding inside a dresser drawer after a shivering piece of furniture drew their suspicions.
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Cleveland
A.W.O.L
Dayton
James Nathaniel Chambers
Faye Roosevelt Denies Suicide Attempt After Wrist Slashing
New York actress Faye Emer son Roosevelt says she accidentally cut her left wrist with a razor while seeking aspirin at Hyde Park after a Christmas dinner. She and husband Elliott insist they are very happy together and call the tale a publicity stunt.
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New York
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott
New York Journal-American
Peace or War in China Meeting Set to Decide Future
Nationalist military leaders converge on Nanking to decide whether to continue the fight against the Communists as Chiang Kai-shek faces a pivotal conference. Reports note Red underground activity near the capital and shifts in military leadership and bases.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kzishek
Chiang
Chen Cheng
Army
Formosa
Executive Yuan
Peiping
Tientsin
Tu Li-ming
Suchow
Food Cost Off 14 Percent in 1948
New York wholesale food prices fell more than fourteen percent in 1948 after peaking July 13. Dun and Bradstreet reported the index for the week ending Dec. 28 at 6.21, 14.2 percent below the 1947 close of 7.24. The 52 week 1948 average was 6.82, a record high above 1947 and 1919 levels.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
U N Council Orders Palestine Cease Fire Amid Egypt Push
The United Nations Security Council voted to halt fighting in Palestine, demand a troop withdrawal to former lines, and begin armistice talks. Britain presented a broad Palestine directive after Harold Beeley reported Israeli forces penetrated 25 miles into Egypt along the coast. The vote was eight to three with the United States Russia and Ukraine abstaining. Malik accused Britain of blocking direct talks while the US cited nonbinding orders.
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Paris
UPI
U. N. Security Council
Palestine
Harold Beeley
Britain
Egypt
United States
Russia
Ukraine
Washington
Jacob Malik
United Kingdom
Netherlands to end Indonesia hostilities by Friday midnight
The Netherlands told the U N Security Council that hostilities in Indonesia will stop at midnight Friday and that President Sukarno and cabinet members held since the Dutch actions will be released. The move followed a 24 hour deadline from the council and a cease fire order for Christmas Eve.
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Paris
Netherlands
U.N. Security Council
Indonesia
Jan Herman van Royen
Soekarno
Council
Holland
Republic
U S Population Reaches All Time High in 1948
The census bureau reports the United States reached about 148 million people at year end 1948 an increase of roughly 3 million for the year. The civilian labor force rose to 63 842 000 in July the highest in history with non farm employment reaching 51 932 000 in November surpassing the 1942 wartime peak by over 5.6 million. There were 285 000 industrial concerns. Nearly 35 million married couples and 8.3 million married women workers outnumbering 5.9 million single women workers. Over 3 million families lived doubled up with other households.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
Quakes Rock Reno and Reach to California
Renewed earthquakes jolted Reno early Wednesday with centers here and extending into northern California to San Francisco and Fresno. Power and telephone lines fell as emergency crews assessed damage while highway 40 saw minor rockslides but remained open.
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Reno
California
San Francisco
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
University of Nevada
Bell Telephone Company
California State Line
Here
Highway Department
Sacramento
California Sierra
Truman Ship Lands After Delay in Fog
President Truman's plane landed at a National airport in drizzling rain and fog after nearly an hour delay due to bad weather. He returned from Missouri, smiled, carried books, and joked with reporters about sleeping through the circling wait.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Col
Francis Williams
Youth, II, Killed By Rifle Bullet At Independence
Donald Straw, 11, was fatally shot by a .22 caliber rifle Tuesday afternoon while he and two cousins were shooting at tin cans. He died at 5:20 p.m. in a hospital. The shooting occurred in Independence.
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Independence
Donald Straw
Roy Straw
Tragedy In Outskirts: Boy Donald Straw Dead Shot By Accident
Donald Straw, 8, died after a gun misfire in a rural lot near town. His cousin Dale Copeland, 15, fired a rifle. Burton Necker, 12, assisted. Donald, born March 12 1937, was a fifth grade pupil at Washington Emerson and member of First Baptist. Funeral set for Thursday at Peoples funeral home.
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Burton Necker
Dale Copeland
Paul J. Leehey
Donald
Dale
Burton
Albert
Delbert
Jack
Washington- Emerson School
First Baptist Church
Donald Straw
Peoples Funeral Home
Mules From Truman Birthplace to Appear in Parade
Lamar Missouri will send its blue ribbon mules to the inaugural parade after a Washington letter note urging recognition of President Truman’s birth place. Owner Claude Adams was told by telegram to bring the animals with their new wagon and studded harness.
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Lamar
Truman
Washington
Claude Adams
Marengo Woman Killed In Cedar Rapids Traffic Crash
A 30 year old Marengo woman, Mrs Byron Yearian, died after a car she rode in collided with a streamliner at the First Avenue Nor Western crossing in Cedar Rapids. Her husband, 32, and Melvin Peters, 25, were injured. Yearian died at St Luke's Hospital.
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Gazette-Blumens
City of
San Francisco
North Western
First Avenue
Byron Yearin
Marengo
Iowa City
Melvin Peters
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Maron
City of San Francis
Nor Western Crossing
First Av Nue W
Byron Yearn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Peters
St. Luke’s Hopital
Yearian
University Hopital
C Rapids
Hiss Chambers Libel Suit Postponed Indefinitely
The $75,000 libel suit of Alger H against Whittaker Chambers, linked to the Communist probe, was postponed indefinitely. Attorneys for Hiss sought the delay from federal judges William C. Coleman and W. Calvin Chestnut while Chambers assented to the motion as his perjury trial in New York proceeded.
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Baltimore
Alger H
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
New York
Fed
William C. Coleman
W. Calvin Chestnut
Chambers
Moti
Navy Sets Commission for Three Iowa Medical Graduates
Washington UP reports the Navy will commission three Iowa medical graduates as naval reserve officers for one year at naval hospitals with eight months of training. After service, they may seek further active duty or regular navy postings. Named are William E. Bakewell Cedar Falls Charles W. Landgrier Dubuque and Gerald A. Williams Maquoketa.
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Washington
TI Navy
Naval
Iowa
William E. Bakewell
Cedar Falls
Charles W. Landgri
Dubuqtle
Gerald A. W.liams
Maquoketa
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Hughes Company Sale
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Cedar Rapids News
O’brien
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Spirit Lake
Sioux Counties
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United Air Lines
Sioux City
Nebraska
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Faye
Poughkeepsie
District Attorney’s Office
Elliott Interrupts
Journal-American
U.N
Holy Land
U. S
U.S
Frisco
Critica Conditio
Brother
A.m
Harold Stanerson
Conroy
Elizabeth Kibler
Stanerson
Alan
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