Blue Trims 12 Million Off Budget
Des Moines Iowa Gov Robert D Blue trims more than 312 million from state agency budgets to a total of 43 656 743 including highway figures with a 37 265 743 request and slashed department totals from 48 347 767 the changes affect the old age assistance health and guard budgets and align with GOP policy while delaying recommendations to avoid inflated price assumptions and in response to Congress.
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Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Highway Commission
Harry E. Weichman
Health Department
National and State Guard
Board of Control
Board of Education
Blue
Congress
Iowa Republicans seek tax fix by reallocating three point revenues
Gov. Blue and lawmakers weigh a plan to keep the state income tax at 50 percent until the general fund falls below 15 million, then raise it to 100 percent. An alternative plan would raise deductions to reduce payments rather than cut them in half, with consideration delayed for further talks.
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Four Year Old Boy Killed by Police Dog
In Philadelphia a large German police dog attacked children building a snowman injuring Walter Moner Jr four the dog bit off his head and was wounded by a neighbor before being tracked by police. The incident occurred Friday as officers responded to reports of the attack.
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Walter Moner, Jr
National Revolutionary Movement
House Votes 8 Year Limit on President
The House approved a Republican sponsored constitutional amendment to limit Presidents to two four year terms, 285 to 121, with support from conservative Democrats. The measure would require two thirds in the Senate and ratification by three fourths of the states. Republicans backed by most Southern Democrats and 120 Democrats opposed or abstained. no GOP members voted against.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolph J. Sabath
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Sabath
White House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Alexander Wiley
Rwis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Iowa Republicans back two term presidency amendment
All eight Iowa members of Congress voted for a proposed constitutional amendment limiting the President to two terms. All eight are Republicans.
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Washington
Iowa
Congress
United States
House Ways and Means Kicks Off Tax Hearings Feb 19
Washington officials report the House Ways and Means Committee voted to begin hearings on individual income tax reductions February 19. The panel will scrutinize proposed cuts and assess fiscal effects, with testimony from key lawmakers and tax experts.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Boy Wins Plea In Court For Adoption
In Omaha a district court jury ruled that John Yunick and Rose Yunick are entitled to adopt three foster children, despite social workers arguing the couple are too old to rear high IQ children. The children are Tommy Van Horn five, Carolyn Rose three, and Stanley two.
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John Yunick
Rose
Tommy van Horn
Carolyn Rose
Stanley
Tommy
Mommy Rose
John
Frankie Walters
R. C. Biart
Nebraska Children’s Home
Richard E. Collins
Eula Belle Orr
Child Welfare Association
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Biart
Yunick
William Jamieson
Edson Smith
Jamieson
Eugene
Mary van Horn
California
San Diego
Stassen Warns Against Overreach In Labor Legislation
Harold E. Stassen outlined a peaceful settlement plan for industrial disputes before the Senate Labor Committee. He urged limiting new labor laws to avoid weakening labor and the free economy, proposing a neutral federal conciliation office and mandatory cooling off periods before strikes. He criticized mass changes like industrywide bargaining and injunctions, while advocating reforms to the Wagner Act and limits on strikes and picketing.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Congress Sriday
Stassen
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Office of
Federal Labor Conciliator
Minnesota
Ball
Talmadge Election Invalid Judge Rules in Georgia
Superior Judge Claude H. Porter ruled that Lt. Gov M E Thompson is acting governor and Herman Talmadge's legislative election was invalid. The decision, delivered in Rome, ordered records on budgetary matters to be turned over to Thompson and announced an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Claude H. Porter
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Rome
State Pardon and Parole Board
Thompson
Georgia Supreme Court
First Yanks Head Home from China
Peiping to Tangku railway silent as 303 officers, men and Wacs depart on a seven hour ride from the deactivated truce headquarters. The group boards the transport General Weigel to sail for home amid no official wishes from either government or the Communist side. Lt Gen Alvin C Gillem Jr sees them off as the first of about 2000 Americans to depart.
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Alvin C. Gillem
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Cedar Rapids Speakers Bureau Reopens With 31 Names
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce revived its Speakers Bureau after a five year hiatus. A 31 speaker roster offers about 60 programs on topics from the atom bomb to Death Valley Scotty. The service begins immediately within 50 miles of Cedar Rapids and will travel to community meetings at no charge as a goodwill gesture.
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Harry Boyd
Ervin J. Stepanek
Edward Soboda
Isaac L. McEvers
Warren W.mcallister
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Omaha
Fruehauf Farms
Highway Patrol
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Mt. Vernon
Truman 1948 Room Opened By Hannegan
Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan announced that the party is ready to invoke President Truman for the 1948 nomination if he desires. He praised Truman's leadership, saying the world needs more statesmen and the nation will march forward under his leadership.
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Robert E. Hannegan
White House
Truman
America
Truman to Headline Jefferson Day Dinners in Washington
President Truman will deliver the principal address at the Jefferson Day dinner in Washington on April 8. The speech will be at the Mayflower hotel and broadcast to Democratic events nationwide.
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Truman
Mayflower Hotel
End of European War Foils German Plots Against Stalin
London reporting the air ministry said the war’s end thwarted Luftwaffe plans to assassinate Joseph Stalin and deploy saboteurs in the United States. Details were not disclosed, with confirmation from Soviet and U.S. authorities. Col Baumbach's KG-200 claimed responsibility for death‑by‑own‑action missions using glider bombs and rockets, during July 1944 peak, when hundreds of agents were sent behind Allied lines.
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Air Ministry
Josef Stalin
United States
Stalin
Washington
Col. Baumbach
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Baumbach
KG-200
Europe
Higgins Company Cleared by Jury
New Orleans AP report says a federal grand jury cleared the Andrew J Higgins boatbuilding firm after investigating its wartime activities. The action ends the probe into Higgins wartime work and confirms the company’s status.
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Higgins Company
New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins Boatbuilding
Uranium Found in San Luis Province Argentina
The directorate of mines reports the discovery of uranium in San Luis province in west central Argentina. The finding was announced Friday in Buenos Aires and marks a notable mineral development for the region.
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Buenos Aires
Directorate of Mines
San Luis
Longevity Advocate John Masters Dies at 102
London AP reports John Coombes Masters died Friday at age 102. A noted proponent of breakfast in bed and a daily beer and pipe tobacco, Masters coined routines he attributed to long life.
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London
John Coombes Masters
Cedar Rapids Roads Paralyzed by Severe Snow Drift War
A crippling cold front left eastern Town virtually impassable with 30 to 40 mph winds and drifting snow. Visibility dropped to near zero as trains, freight and many buses halted. Outlying workers stranded, rural schools closed, and highways blocked across Linn County as crews raced to clear drifts.
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