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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1949

Page

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Mindszenty Denies Forced Confession in Treason Trial

Cardinal Mindszenty denied being coerced to confess guilt in treason espionage and black market charges. The court discussed a pre arrest letter about his stance, and Mindszenty admitted plotting to seek aid from U.S. diplomat Selden Chapin to escape, while Chapin denied knowledge of the letter.

Budapest Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty Vilmos Olti Olti Hungarian Board of Bishops Olt Esztergom Mindszenty Ministry of Justice Mindszento Hapsburg Selden Chapin Chapin Hungary

Proprietor Away Goods Auctioned in Ohio Case

Mrs Icel Hensler found $295 worth of merchandise from her Mount Vernon general store auctioned during a cider party. She claimed William Welker, left in charge, oversaw the sale. Welker pled innocent to embezzlement and was bound over to the grand jury.

Mount Vernon Ohio Icel Hensler Salathiel Bumpus William Welker

Sky Giant Constitution Crosses Nation In 9 Hours 32 Minutes

The navy's Constitution, a 92 ton record breaking jetliner, completed a 9 hour 32 minute coast to coast flight from Moffett Field California to Washington with 90 on board. Aero nautical engineer Hall L. Hibbard predicted commercial airliners will fly similar planes in about five years at low cost. The ship, soon to join navy transport service between Patuxent Maryland and Moffett Field, will carry up to 180 passengers and featured pressurized cabins and a warm interior.

Ashington Navy Moffett Field Calif Washington Hall L. Hibbard Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Constitution Patuxent Naval Air Station

Northwest Cold Snow Hits Southeast Iowa

Northwest Iowa faced frigid lows as Sioux City reached 17 below and Spencer 16 below while southeast regions picked up snow up to four inches. Oskaloosa saw the heaviest drift with Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids reporting partial inches. Cedar Rapids dropped to 2 below as roads south of Creston Knoxville Iowa City were very slippery.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Sioux City Spencer Pocahontas Oskaloosa Ottumwa Iowa City Highway Commission Creston Knoxville

C-97 Troop Transport Crashes at Boeingfield

A C-97 troop transport crash landed at Boeingfield on Thursday with minor damage. All nine aboard escaped injury.

Seattle Boeingfield

Socialite Edith Lord Held In Barricaded Home Battle

New York socialite Edith Lord and her six armed private detectives battled authorities and private eyes for 11 weeks after her husband locked her out of their midtown Manhattan home. The couple married in 1933 and split after infidelities. Mrs Lord barricaded rooms and installed bars and floodlights to guard against intruders as the private guards waged a war of nerves with the Lord camp.

New York Edith Maria Reuss Lord Robert P Lord Lord Mrs. Lord Gris

Fuel Barges Drifting Threatens New Orleans Shipping

In dense fog two explosive gasoline barges broke loose from Walnut street wharf and drifted in the Mississippi. Four other barges in tow also broke free, crashing into six ships over 10 miles and damaging a wharf. Tugboats and coast guard vessels hunted a 30 mile area for the two missing barges as harbor police urged slow speed. Three barges were found between New Orleans and Algiers, one at Poydras.

New Orleans Mississippi Walnut Street Coast Guard Algiers Poydras

Landlords Plan Washington Trip for Rent Control Protest

Tulsa property owners association announces a special train of landlords to travel to Washington February 14. The trip targets federal rent controls and accompanies a mass eviction program to reduce rental housing. Leaders expect additional cars from Kansas City and St. Louis.

Tulsa Washington Wallace J. Murphy Tulsa Property Owners Association Kansas City St. Louis Murphy Landlords The American Property Owners Association

Message Sent by Roundabout Way

In Chicago a couple used amateur radio to reach Johannesburg to tell Mrs Ed Beane locked out in freezing weather a few minutes later Beane heard a clipped British voice say let her in The odd relay connected Oak Park residents Beane and Walt Ashton with the South African station during the door incident.

Chicago Ed Beane Beane Walt Ashton Oak Park Johannesburg South Africa Ashton

Scientists on plane sought in California

Navy planes searched Friday for five scientists and two aviators whose Beechcraft was believed to have crashed in the California mountains or desert. The plane vanished Thursday on top at 10 000 feet near Walker's Pass. The crew and scientists were all based at Inyokern and were bound for Alameda.

San Diego Navy California Walker's Pass Alameda Naval Air Base Inyokern Naval Rdvance 11Th Naval District J Army Coast Guard Inyokern Cmdr Alphonse Minn- Ville C. V. Matus Pittsburgh Dr . L. MacDonald Stanley Nova Chemi John J

Plane Crashes Near Tripoli After Flight From Khartoum

A chartered plane carrying 44 passengers and eight crew members crashed near Tripoli airport during a flight from Khartoum to Tripoli. An official stated one cable indicated the pilot was killed, but no other casualties were mentioned and passengers were presumed safe.

Try of Civil Aviation Tripoli British War Office Khartoum Sudan

Minnesota Solons Have Close Call

ST. PAUL UP Several state senators narrowly escaped death or serious injury Thursday when 500 pounds of ice crashed to a corridor from the capitol dome roof. The near miss occurred as they were about to break up a meeting after a doorman moved his chair from the skylight spot.

ST. Paul Capitol Dome

Philippines Facing East Attacks In Landmark American Series

The Cedar Rapids Gazette begins a five part series on February six exploring how the Philippines, fighting Japanese conquest and occupation, views Communists at home and the possible effects on defense. Howard Handleman of International News Service gathered insights from Philippine leaders, military officials, and civilians about uprisings, defenses, and the island nation’s path to independence amid American security interests.

United States Japan Islands Philippine Cedar Rapids Philippine Islands

Sharp Rise in Unemployment Across January

Washington AP reports January unemployment jumped 700000, the largest postwar rise. Total employment fell 2000000 from December, with 2650000 unemployed and 57.5 million employed, down 600000 from January 1948. Many unemployed were veterans and youths, with seasonal and factory-cutback factors. Farm jobs declined to 6.75 million, 2.5 million below last summer’s peak.

Washington Census Bureau Bureau The

Nourse Downplays Unemployment Upswing and Food Price Drop

Dr Ed win G Nourse, head of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, said the current unemployment rise is not alarming. He argued that falling food prices reflect record 1948 crops and are near ending their impact on overall prices, while acknowledging a potential worsening of unemployment but denying a fundamental reason for it.

Washington INS Edwin G. Nourse President’s Council of Economic Advisers Nourse

Long Walk of Expectant Mother in Blizzard Ends in Birth

SARGENT Neb UP The tale of Mrs Albert Spanel 21 and her husband walking three miles in blizzard drift to reach a doctor before their baby was born The Nov 18 storm trapped them three miles northwest of Sargent The couple started walking Nov 20 in heavy snow and arrived at noon the next day Ronald Lee Spanel was born that night

Sargent Neb Albert Spanel Here Ronald Lee Spanel

East German traffic from abroad halted by embargo

The United States and Britain ban all motor freight into Eastern Germany from neighboring European countries, effective Sunday. The embargo covers highway shipments from Belgium France Switzerland the Netherlands Luxembourg and Denmark into the Soviet zone via the American British Bizone. Officials say the move aims to pressure the Soviet zone over the Berlin blockade and that traffic will be considerably affected.

Bhrlin United States Britain Germany Belgium France Switzerland Netherlands Luxembourg Denmark Berlin

Bulldozer Push in Storm Belt Won’t Stop

Nearly 1,000 pieces of heavy equipment bulldozers snowplows graders and weasels battled drifts in the western blizzard zone. Maj Gen Lewis A Pick reports 1 097 miles of road opened 4 856 people freed and 150 000 head of livestock fed in 24 hours, likening the effort to wartime missions.

Omaha Army Air Force Navy Guifard Red Cross Fifth Army Lewis A. Pick Pick Burma

Story of Goldfish Has Glad Ending

Oscar the goldfish leaped from his bowl and landed on the rug where he appeared dead. Mr and Mrs James P Vernan found him, dried and dull, and then restored him to water. He revived and swam again, with Mrs Vernon declaring him as good as new.

Moline Oscar James P Vernan Vernon

Pact Changes Remove Automatic War Commitment

In a revised North Atlantic Treaty draft the automatic duty to go to war for any attacked member is dropped. Legislative bodies retain power to decide actions in a contingency while still upholding collective defense.

TAWA Draf Fridander

Prices of Grain Fall as Corn Leads Broad Decline

Prices of grain declined sharply in Chicago trading as corn finished five to seven cents lower after two major selling waves. Oats rye and soybeans followed with unsettled trading and deliveries tumbled to new seasonal lows.

Chicago

Truman and Taft Clash Over Labor Powers

Washington AP report outlines a fierce dispute between President Truman and Senator Taft over authority to curb strikes. Truman cites inherent presidential powers, while Taft warns such powers threaten liberty. CIO counsel Arthur Goldberg supports some limits and clarifications.

Truman Taft Washington Sen. Taft Ohio Clark Congress Senate Labor Committee United States CIO

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Associated Press Today's Index Mr. Lord Charles Gris Midtown Manhattan Minnesota Philippines Kremlin Bob Harry Goldberg Aiken R-Vi Sen Morse R-Ore Len Pepper D-Fla Mr. Truman Mr.Truman Abraham Lincoln Russia
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