Yugoslav Switch in Sign Italian Pact Shifts Boundaries
Paris AP report notes Italy signed a peace treaty reducing its power, ceding colonies and trimming armed forces. Yugoslavia protested, lamenting territorial dispositions that affect Venezia Giulia and Trieste, while accepting the accord under Allied pressure.
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Tito
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Libya
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Dodecanese
Greece
France
Russia
Great Britain
City Lines Balks At Route Extension
Eddie Prochaska of Cedar Rapids City Lines told the city council the company cannot furnish bus service to Mosher's addition residents bounding Sinclair avenue SE Eastern boulevard and Liberty drive. He cited lack of buses and noted petitions for Grande avenue line extension.
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Cedar Rapids News
Eddie Prochaska
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Mosher’s Addition
Sinclair Avenue
Eastern Boulevard
Liberty Drive
Prochaska
Grande Avenue
Mosher’s
Forest Drive SE
City Council Hears First of 1947 Pay Demands
The Cedar Rapids city council heard a 15 percent raise demand or $30 monthly rise from the State County and Municipal Employes Local 231 AFL. Water works engineers led by Sidney Peterson argued pay inequities with pipe unloaders and meter shop mechanics, while officials noted past adjustments and the viability of an independent pension plan per recent court rulings. The mayor said the request would be filed and reviewed with other future submissions.
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Sidney E. Peterson
Eldon Onstott
Louis Burgus
L. D. Burgus
Peterson
Blomquist
H.F. Blomquist
Hines
Supreme Court
Attlee Appeals for Unity Amid Resign Shouts in Commons
In a crisis speech at the house of commons London Prime Minister Attlee urged Conservative cooperation as Britain's fuel shortage worsened from a severe power shutdown. He warned the crisis was chronic, with 4,000,000 workers affected and 22,000,000 citizens restricted to limited electricity.
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London
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Britain
England
Wales
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Emanuel Shinwell
Shinwell
Fuel Ministry
Morrey Named Editor of Journal of the American Dental Association
Chicago dispatch reports Dr Lon W Morrey of Fivanston Illinois has succeeded Dr Harold Hillenbrand of Chicago as editor of the Journal the official publication of the American Dental Association.
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Chicago
Lon W. Morrey
Fivanston
Ill
Harold Hillenbrand
The
American Dental Association
Burglars Take 700 From K C Knights Club Safe
A small safe containing 700 in cash and 800 in checks was stolen from the Knights of Columbus club rooms at 716 A avenue NE between 1 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Detectives said thieves climbed the fire escape to the roof, entered via window, and tampered with a large safe in the main office. eleven fifths of whisky and a March of Dimes box about 20 were also taken.
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Cedar Ranlds News
Knights of Columbus Club
Avenue
John Merrifield
John Hanna
A. E. Wilson
K.C
Carriers End All Furlough Fare Reductions Nationwide
The War Department said railroad and bus lines will cancel all special furlough fares effective February 28. Reduced rates had been withdrawn east of the Mississippi on January 30 and now apply to the entire country. Furlough tickets purchased before March 1 remain valid at furlough rates within the ticket’s points and time limits.
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War Department
Mississippi
Judge Graven Modifies His Portal Order
In federal court Judge Henry N. Graven on Monday expanded and clarified a prior order delaying portal to portal pay suits against four Cedar Rapids firms and the Iowa Public Service Company. The judge allowed filings to fix a time for responses if parties see legal or legislative action affecting portal pay, reversing the earlier indefinite hold. The modification concerns LaPlant Choate Manufacturing, Link Belt Speeder, Midlands Engineering, Rapids Engineering Co., all Cedar Rapids, and the Iowa Public Service Co. of Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids News
Henry N. Graven
Portal To Portal
Cedar Rapids
Graven
Portal To Portal Pay
E. J. Dahms
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
CIO
Dahms
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Link Belt Speeder Corporation
Midlands Engineering Corporation
The
Rapids Engineering Company
United Air Lines to Start Cedar Rapids Service in April
City Attorney Don Hines announced at a Rotary luncheon that United Air Lines will inaugurate east and west flights from Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport on April 1. Initial service will be limited by staff and equipment, with at least two daily round trips planned, expanding to seven daily round trips as demand grows. Feeder service by Park Air Transport to Waterloo, Dubuque, Des Moines, Chicago and Milwaukee may begin in June, with no north south service planned yet.
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Don Hines
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
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Hines
Park Air Transport Company
Waterloo
Dubuque
Des Moines
Chicago
Milwaukee
Indicted House Bank Official Romney Faces 3 Counts
Federal grand jury indicts Kenneth Romney former sergeant at arms of the House on three counts for defrauding the United States over a $125 563 shortage in House Bank accounts. He allegedly falsified cash on hand and concealed a long running deficit dating back two decades. If convicted he could face 30 years in prison and a $30 000 fine.
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House of Representatives
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Montana
William H. Russell
Martin
Justice Department
Traction
Landlord Tenant Dispute Reaches Federal Court
A Bayne Freeland report describes landlord Ralph Randek of 1015 Third Street SE removing a tenant’s apartment door after a month-long quarrel with Harold J. Wilson and family. Randek cut utilities at least five times, prompting a federal case led by Edward Fitzgerald. Judge Henry N. Graven issued a restraining order and set April 1 for hearings on preliminary and permanent injunctions.
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Third Street
Harold J. Wilson
Randek
Earle F. Walsh
Defense
Wilsons
Walsh
Wilson
Graven
OTC
Match Test Causes Burns For Indianapolis Man
Indianapolis UP Bert Sweetman 23 lit a match to check for alcohol in his car radiator. The flare ignited fuel causing facial burns and he was treated at City Hospital.
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Indianapolis
Herbert Sweetman
Sweetman
City Hospital
Resignation of Schroeder at Iowa Revealed
Ernest G Dad Schroeder longtime University of Iowa director of athletics and physical education since 1937 will relinquish administrative duties July 1 while remaining on academic staff to teach. A committee led by Prof Karl Leib will search for a successor as former coach and athlete Schroeder nears 65. The board notes his role in stadium debt reduction and field house plans.
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Ernest G
Dad" Schroeder
University of Iowa
Karl E. Leib
Board of Athletic Control
Schroeder
Leib
Wayne Foster
Cedar Rapids
Mem- Schroeder Ber
Frederic C. Higbee
College of Engineering
University
AAU
YMCA
Committee to pick Schroeder successor in Cedar Rapids
Dr Foster in Cedar Rapids says a committee will review all candidates before naming a successor. The chosen director should reflect the unanimous view of the athletic board, the president’s office, coaches and others who will work with the director. Rumors list several staff and Brechler among potential names. A timely announcement is not expected soon.
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Schroeder
Paul Brechler
Rollie Williams
Highway and Rail Traffic Returning To Near Normal
Eastern Iowans welcomed milder weather as the first prolonged cold wave eased. Cedar Rapids cooled to 23 F by mid afternoon with warmer conditions forecast for Tuesday while highs in the 30s were expected. Primary roads open but often single lane. two to three days of clear weather needed to restore two way traffic on some routes. Rail traffic eased back toward normal after heavy snows and high winds caused farm snowbound homes and drifts in rural areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Iowa City
Weather Bureau
Court Upheld Hatch Policy Ban on Political Activity
The Supreme Court, in two rulings, upheld the Hatch Act ban on political activity by federal employees and federally funded state workers. It also allowed tax funds for transportation of children to Catholic schools, ruling no citizen may be excluded from public benefits due to religion, though this was contested by dissenters. Justice Reed authored the federal case ruling, with Black dissenting in part and Rutledge not participating in the federal matter.
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United Public Workers of America
Oklahoma
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Jackson
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Frankfurter
Burton
Council For the
Berle and Joyce Matthews to Separate in New York
Hollywood gossip reports Milton Berle and his wife Joyce Matthews will separate after returning to New York. The separation was announced by her studio on Monday.
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Joyce Matthews
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