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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1949
Page
1
Couple Get Ten Years For Fraud
A federal judge sentenced William Stanley and his wife Marie Stanley to 10 years each for interstate fraud. Prosecutors said the couple targeted bachelor farmers using a romance angle to obtain cash loans, with Mrs Stanley perjuring herself about alleged intimate relations with victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
William Stanley
Henry N Graven
Stanley
William and
Marie Dora Stanley
Graven
Mrs Stanley
Craven
Stanleys
Arctic radar network eyed by Canada and U S
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent said Canada and the United States are considering a vast northern radar interceptor system to cover Arctic approaches. Hearings on a separate U S bill costing 161.6 million dollars progress in Congress as planners discuss plans and base rights with Newfoundland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis St Laurent
United States
Canada
Arctic
Russia
Congress
House
Armed Services
St Laurent
St. Laurent
Truman
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Court Must Determine Is This Man A Mann
William Ohlbaum, 50, of Cedar Rapids, jailed on charges of cashing bogus checks signed A Mann. Detectives traced him from Ottumwa, arraigned before Justice Churchill, waived to grand jury for forging instrument, held on $2,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wiliam Ohlbaum
Ottumwa
H R. Churchill
Ohlbaum
Lillian Wolfe Hands Over Cash in Brooklyn Hold Up
Lillian Wolfe manager and co owner of a Brooklyn tavern joined a crime discussion with two customers. A man produced a gun and demanded cash. She surrendered a box containing 800 dollars. the two robbers fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian Wolfe
Brooklyn
Skier Rescues Pair After Mt Rose Avalanche
University of Nevada ski coach Jerry Wetzel suffers a broken leg when an avalanche at Mt Rose sends him and two Reno companions into a ravine. Norman Olson crawls to a forest service station and telephones for help, guiding rescuers back to the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Sheriff's Office
Olson
Wetzel
Truman Urges Donations as Red Cross Month Declared
President Truman proclaimed March as Red Cross month and urged citizens to contribute to the 60 million dollar Red Cross drive. He noted the blood collection program aims to assure life saving blood for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Red Cross
Mel Torme Weds Chicago Starlet Icandy Toxton
Crooner Mel Torme known as the Velvet Fog honeymooned Saturday with movie starlet Icandy Toxton in Chicago. The couple tied their vows in a private ceremony amid fanfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mel ‘'Torme
Velvet Fog
iCandy Toxton
Mystery Telegrams Spur Five Alibis For Missing Bill
Five friends report where Chuckle Bill stayed last night after his car failed to start and he did not arrive home by midnight. The string of telegrams traces his movements, with each reply denying any knowledge of his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Iowans Receive Merci Train Welcome in Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa greets the Merci Train as France says thank you for last winter’s Foodstuffs. About 5,000 line Green Square to honor diplomats vets and citizens. Gifts include tapestries dolls glass and art from the 40 et 8 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
France
Iowa
Clinton
Green Square
Chartres
Natalie Waters
Chicago
Illinois
Nebraska
Subway Builder Dies in Florida End of Era in Chicago Transit
Philip Harington the designer and builder of Chicago's first subways died Friday night in West Palm Beach. His work helped establish the city's early rapid transit network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip Harington
West Palm Beach
Russia Bars Mercy Food Shipments to Berlin
Russian officials closed the Western Berlin borders to mercy food shipments for underfed children by the Swedish Red Cross. Deputy military governor William T. Babcock said the ban, effective a few days earlier, halted Swedish Red Cross deliveries to all four sectors. He noted Swedish authorities were told they would receive permits to supply children in the Soviet sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Swedish Red Cross
William T. Babcock
Red Cross
Babcock
Alexei Jelisarov
Czechs Seek Red Cash Not Dogma
Berlin AP dispatch reports British authorities say Czechoslovakia asks dollars rather than Soviet dogma for goods sent to the Russian zone of Germany. The East zone wants tires from Czechoslovakia but offers nothing in exchange. Czechs prefer dollars or specialized machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Germany
British Control Commission For
San Francisco Hit by Brief Residential Earthquake
A short quake struck San Francisco on Friday night rattling dishes and scaring residents but causing no damage or injuries and no aftershocks reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids landlords push to repeal rent control
Property owners at Sokol hall voted to send Fred F. Redies to Washington to lobby for repeal of rent control. The group claimed no housing shortage and warned against mass evictions, signaling firm opposition to the Tulsa plan. Redies, representing about 50 landlords, will likely travel Sunday for about a week of lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Fred F. Redies
Third Street
Sokol Hall
Redies
Washington
Colder Weather Moves Into Iowa
Colder air and strong winds push Iowa toward winter as Cedar Rapids reports a 35 degree morning drop to 25 by afternoon. Slippery highways follow a thaw freeze pattern, with southern Iowa forecast to see moderate to heavy snow and near zero readings in eastern regions by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Yugoslavs Hint Easing Up On Claim Against Austria
Yugoslavia signaled willingness to settle the Austrian peace treaty by dropping reparations claims in exchange for territorial concessions. Ales Bebler met US Deputy Secretary Samuel Reber and addressed the western dep uties after discussions resumed in London. Diplomats noted Bebler sought Western cues on Russia’s stance before pledging to drop demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
London
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
Bebler
Samuel Reber
United States
Russia
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
Bebler-Beber
Pope lashes out at foes of God over Mindszenty case
The Vatican warns that a conspiracy against the Lord has spread in Communist led lands after excommunicating those linked to the arrest and trial of Cardinal Mindszenty. Pope Pius XII urges special prayers and endorses Western unity to counter future evils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Consistorial Congregation
Mindszenty
Church
Society of Catholics
Christ
Hungarian Push to Discuss Mindszenty Case at U.N.
Budapest signals willingness to discuss the Mindszenty case at the United Nations as Hungary seeks to push Cardinal Mindszenty’s trial into international forums. Washington orders American Minister Selden Chapin home for consultation while reserving status. The State Department notes Chapin remains minister to Hungary despite Hungarian demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
INS
Laszlo Rajk
Hungary
United Nations
Washington
Hunogary
United States
Selden Chapin
State Department
Chapin
Cardinal Mindszenty
Michael McDermott
Dean Rusk
Andrew Sik
John G. Florian
Legation
Sik
Rusk
Chopin
Eight Japanese War Criminals Hanged in Sugamo Prison
The United States army announced eight convicted Japanese war criminals were hanged at Sugamo prison near Tokyo. The group included Maj. Gen. Yoshitaka Kawane and Col. Kutaro Hirano linked to the Bataan Death March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
INS
United States Army
Sugambd
Yoshitaka Kawane
Kutaro Hirano
Bataan
Thirteen Czech espionage defendants face varied sentences
Prague reporters say the state court sentenced thirteen of the accused to prison terms from six months to life for espionage for a Western power. Lubomir Panek, 24, received life and was ordered tried for perjury after claiming police beat him. Radomir Janský-Klein, who fled Czechoslovakia, was sentenced to death in absentia. four of the 29 defendants were acquitted and the rest bound for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Lubomir Panek
Radomir Jansky-Klein
Czechoslovakia
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Maria Stein
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David Bryans
Seaton
Ill
John Diamond
U.S
Powder Arctic
U. S
A. Mann
Lillian
Mel Torme
Weehawken
N. J
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American Legion
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Indianapolis
Subway
Frisco
Tulsa
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Pope
College of Cardinals
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