Attlee Pledges Indian Freedom by June 1948 in Commons
Prime Minister Attlee announced in the House of Commons Britain will hand India to responsible rule by June 1948 and recalled Field Marshal Wavell as viceroy with Admiral Mountbatten set to succeed him. He outlined a plan for a fully representative constituent assembly to draft a constitution and warned that if June 1948 arrives without a constitution the handing over of central powers would be reconsidered. Britain also retained paramount powers over Indian princely states.
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London
Attlee
India
Lord Wavell
Lord Mountbatten
Wavell
Winston Churchill
Tord Wavell
Mountbatten
Cabinet Mission
British India
Britain
Newsprint Shortage Warns Publishers of Cuts
New York AP reports Cranston Williams of the American Newspaper Publishers Association warns publishers to inform readers that curtailment of newsprint size and usage could occur due to disruption of Canadian shipments. Shipments have been cut off by a Canadian order directing box cars to grain, with shortages expected for a month or longer.
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New York
Cranston Williams
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Canada
Williams
U. S
Night club plan for Munich beer hall by U.S. forces
Frankfurt dispatch says the Munich beer hall where Hitler plotted the 1923 putsch will become a "super-night club" for the U.S. Army and Air Force, according to the American forces newspaper published there.
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Frankfurt
Munich
Adolf Hitler
United States Army
American Air Force
Cops Gun Ambush Ends Pierce Crime Trail
Chicago AP reports police trap Pierce in a Westchester elevated station. Detective McCabe fired 16 shots, killing the Milwaukee felon who had fled from a string of Milwaukee holdups and the killing of his niece. The ambush followed a call Pierce made to Wheaton, aiding the arrest plan.
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Chicago
Elmer Henry Pierce
Milwaukee
Westchester
Joseph McCabe
Pierce
McCabe
Andrew Aitkin
Darrel E. Schuster
Wheaton
Aitken
Roy Panknin
Virginia Szeremet
Wisconsin
Edward Swanson
Iowa House Backs Lethal Gas Method for Execution
Iowa lawmakers narrowly approved replacing hanging with lethal gas for executions by a 63 to 33 vote while an abolition bill failed 80 to 22. Debates centered on deterrence, fairness, and whether capital punishment should stand alongside concerns about justice and class.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Mrs Krumboltz Declares Bid For Cedar Rapids School Board
Mrs Dwight Krumboltz, a three year Cedar Rapids school board member and supplies committee chair, announced her bid for re election to the March 10 school election. The mother of four and former teacher remarks from her experience, backing the new superintendent’s program and serving as an active community member.
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Dwight Krumboltz
Cedar Rapids
Krumbolt
University of Michigan
Dwight Krumholtz
John
McKinley High School
Mary
McKinley Junior High
David
Buchanan
Margaret Ann
Clyde Parker
Y.W.C.A
American Association of University Women
Buchanan School
P.T.A
Tourist Club
H. J. Chapter
P.E.O
Carl C. Kesler
Senate Moves to Ban Portal Wage Back-Claims
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to outlaw portal wage back claims, limiting employer liability to work during a normal day. It would require individual filings, allow settlements, place burden on the employee, set a three year statute, and narrow definitions by industry practice or contracts. The measure heads to the full committee for potential floor action next week.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Full
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Weather Picture Stays Unchanged
The weather bureau expected little change tonight with temperatures dropping to zero to five above. Friday will see a rebound to the 20s and 30s. Snow is reported in parts of the state with Sioux City at three inches and Atlantic, Spencer, Mason City, and Charles City each at one or two inches. Cedar Rapids registered 25 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with clear skies.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Sioux City
Atlantic
Spencer
Mason City
Charles City
Test Is Won By Backers Of Economy
In Washington Republicans won the first test in cutting 6 billion from Truman’s budget, voting 229 to 173 to bar amendments. Democratic leaders urged caution, while Rep Engel urged defense cuts and urged top military leaders to resign if needed. Senate leaders favored a smaller cut, and President Truman warned he would speak forcefully when the issue reaches his desk. Senate debates on a beer bill followed, with amendments expanding local option for club permits and strengthening enforcement, despite opposition over beer sale restrictions.
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Washington
House
Truman
Murray
D-Tenn
Rayburn
Texas
Engel
Robert Patterson
Navy
James Forrestal
Dwight Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Air Corps
Rep
Curtis
R-Neb
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Nebraskan
War Department
OPA
Senate
Soldier Bonus Bill Dies in Committee
DES MOINES IA The house military and veterans affairs committee voted indefinite postponement of a 90 million dollar soldier bonus bill. Sponsored by the Amvet group the measure faced a secret ballot as committee chairman Carl Burkman Des Moines announced the action effectively killing the bill before floor consideration.
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Des Moines
INS
House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
House
State Amvet Organization
Carl Burkman
Iowa Senate Debates Beer Bill With Local Options
The Iowa Senate opened debate on a beer bill after a 28 to 21 vote defeated a motion to defer. The measure would create an indirect local option, limit taverns to downtown areas, let city councils issue beer permits, ban food and dancing in taverns, and curb suburban taverns outside city limits. Senators J R Barkley and George Fatll moved to defer action.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Senate
J. R. Barkley
George Fatll
Iowa House debate notes claim on gas chamber horrors
Des Moines report records Rep Albert Steinberg of Ames asserting during a discussion on substituting lethal gas for hanging that if sentenced to death the gas chamber would hold no horrors for him. He said any man who has sat in the house for 100 days would never again fear gas.
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W. R. Fimmen
R-Bloomfield
Norland
United Nations
Anamosa
Ivan R. Mills
R-Adair
John L. Duffy
D-Dubuque
DES Moines
INS
Iowa House
Albert Steinberg
R.ames
All-Time High Tied by Hogs
CHICAGO AP top hog prices Thursday matched the all time record of 27.50 per hundredweight. The market opened at 27.25, rose to 27.50 with bids still possible. Since January 1 prices have trended upward after prior OPA controls and resets.
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Chicago
Cabbies Admit Role in Lynching of Willie Earle
Sheriff R H Bearden said several taxicab drivers confessed involvement in the lynching of Willie Earle near Greenville on Monday. Warrants likely to be issued later. Twelve cabbies had been held for questioning after Earle, accused of robbing and fatally stabbing cab driver T W Brown, was taken from the Pickens jail and killed.
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Greenville
S. C
Llp
R. H. Bearden
Willie Earle
Earle
Pickens
T. W. Brown
Massive Los Angeles Explosion Levels Buildings
At least 30 people killed and more than 300 injured as a two story brick plant building on East Pico Boulevard and nearby structures are destroyed. Police declare a state of emergency and emergency hospitals are overwhelmed. witnesses compare the blast to an atomic explosion with a black smoke mushroom cloud.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Glendale
O'Connor Electro-Plating Corporation
Pico Boulevard
Manila
Albert S. Olson
Holy Land Oil Pipeline Blasted Near Haifa
An official announcement said the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline was blown up and cut in two places near Haifa. The line runs about 800 miles from an Iraqi oilfield through Transjordan to Haifa.
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Jerusalem
Iraq Petroleum Company
Palestine
Haifa
Iraq
Transjordan
Holy Land
United Nations
British Radio Hit for Playing Too Much Bing Crosby
London AP reports Walter Elliott, Conservative MP from Scotland, argues in the Commons that the BBC overplays Bing Crosby records. He complains that not just three or four hours but 30 or 40 or 300 or 400 Crosby songs dominate many households through the broadcaster.
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London
Walter Elliott
Scotland
Commons
British Broadcasting Corporation
Bing Crosby
Mayor Fined Over Five Course Inaugural Banquet
Chelmsford England AP reports Mayor Arthur Andrews was fined $100 for hosting a five course banquet in celebration of his inauguration last November. Regulations limit meals to three courses under local standards.
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Chelmsford
England
Arthur Andrews
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