Vandenberg Presses for Budget Cut to Four Point Five
Senator Vandenberg urged preserving a four and a half billion dollar military and defense cut, arguing that further reductions risk inviting rival powers to fill the vacuum. He warned against over-spending and urged respect for army and navy leaders while noting House approval of six billion. The vote largely followed party lines with 239 to 159 in favor.
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INS
Vandenburg
R - Mich
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House
Paris
New York
United States
Russia
Vandenberg
Truman
Midle East
Far East
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Rep
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Truman Seeks 350 Million for Postwar Relief
President Truman urged Congress to authorize up to 350 million dollars for relief in liberated countries. He noted UNRRA is winding down and emphasized the United States must finish the task. The request would fund relief for the remainder of the calendar year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
UNRRA
United States
Charles G. Ross
House Committee Backs Portal Ban
The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure to outlaw almost all portal to portal pay claims by a large majority. Chairman Michener said the vote was not formal with no show of hands. The bill advances to floor action next Thursday.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Michener
R-Mich
Pastor Faces Charge in Fire at His Church
Milwaukee district attorney charged 72 year old Presbyterian minister Dr John Lewis with arson for an attempted church fire at Calvary Presbyterian Church on January 25 The church suffered 150000 in damage and kerosene soaked rags were found in the organ. Lewis purchased kerosene January 23 and 24 but claimed the purchases were for cleaning clothes.
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John Lewis
Lewis
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Edward Wischer
Dr. Lewis
Who
Joseph Tierney
Tierney
New Rail Job To Stettinius Jr. Named Advisor Head
Cleveland AP reports former secretary of state Ed Stettinius Jr. will chair the advisory group for the Federation for Railway Progress proposed by Robert R Young chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. Spokesman says full appointment details and the group to counter the Association of American Railroads will be released Monday. The report cites Friday AC and O.
Unions Reluctant Partners in Labor Legislation Debate
Senator Morse warned that without union cooperation any new labor laws may be insufficient or too weak and pledged to support legislation only if it is seen as fair. AFL official George Lynch backed targeted limits on strikes forcing compliance with Wagner act rules, cautioned against overhauls.
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Morse
R-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
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Coe Chapel
Coe-Gazette
Mitchell
Senate
Labor
Taft
Ohio
Lynch
AFL Metal Trades Department
Senate Committee
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
National Labor Relations Board
Ball
DeMille Seeks Ban on Closed Shops in Media
Cecil B DeMille urged the House labor committee to ban closed shop contracts in newspapers and radio to prevent union control of information. He argued the American Federation of Radio Artists already dominates radio, and a similar Guild influence could come to newspapers if closed shop contracts were allowed.
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Washington
LLP
Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
DeMille
House Labor Committee
American Federation of Radio Artists
American Newspaper Guild
Greenberg Signs With Pittsburgh Pirates
Hank Greenberg, the American League home run king, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1947 after being with Detroit. Pirates vice president John W. Galbreath announced the deal noting terms were not final but Greenberg would earn more than his $55,000 Tigers salary.
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New York
Hank Greenberg
King
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Pirates
John W. Galbreath
Galbreath
Hank
Greenberg
Tigers
Daily Record Deaths and Editorial Highlights
A fragmented newspaper page lists sections such as Deaths, Editorial Features, Marion, Movies, Radio, Sports, and Women’s Features with page numbers. The text shows garbled OCR but indicates a typical midsection index of the publication.
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Aesesvases
Barm
Ceccieee
Marion
Cceeeerssecaae
Three Years for Columbians Leader Emory Burke
Emory Burke a 31 year old president of the Columbians was sentenced to three years in prison after juries convicted him on three counts of an indictment for usurping police powers and directing his anti Jewish harassment group to patrol white neighborhoods. Burke and Homer Loomis Jr executive secretary were tied to civil unrest charges with Loomis getting 12 months in a public works camp and pending appeal.
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Emory Burke
Superior
Carl Crow
Burke
Pale Burke
Crow
Homer Loomis, Jr
Columians
End to Chicago Gangster-Political Era Seen
Chicago Crime Commission reports hopeful signs the gangster political era is vanishing. Director Virgil W. Peterson notes the absence of officeholders at Al Capone's Feb 4 burial and suggests public opinion may be awakening against political criminal alliances, reducing the appeal of courting organized crime.
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Chicago
Chicago Crime Commission
Commission
Virgil W. Peterson
al Capone
Iowa Senate Passes Local Option Beer Bill Amid Debate
The Iowa senate approved the dry beer bill 33 to 17 placing local option in city councils. Debate centered on whether control should rest with voters or councils and included amendments to separate food from beer sales in hotels and restaurants. The bill also tightens permit fees and doubles the state beer tax to 1.24 per barrel.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Dty
Sen
J. R. Barkley
R-Moulton
Senate
Frank Byers
Cedar Rapids
Byers
Iowa
Bateson
Benson
Berg
Dykhouse
Faul
Hart
Henningsen
Lord
Martin
Maytag
Mercer
Musmaker
Myrland
Reilly
Skourup
Watson
Duane Dewel
R-Algona
Quaker Oats Declares 75-Cent Dividend on Common Stock
The Quaker Oats Company announces a 75-cent dividend on its common stock to be paid April 10 to shareholders of record March 12. The last common dividend was $1.50, paid January 10, and 75-cent dividends were paid in April and October last year. A regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 on preferred stock is payable May 31 to holders of record May 1.
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Chicago
Quaker Oats
Former House Official Pleads Innocent in Bank Fraud Case
Kenneth Romney, former house sergeant at arms, pled innocent to charges of making false statements to defraud the government of $143,863 in the congressional bank. Trial scheduled for April 21.
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Washington (LLP
Kenneth Romney
House
Congressional Bank
Builder Bruce McKay Dies in Florida at 57
Bruce McKay a Cedar Rapids building contractor died of a heart attack early Friday in his Miami Beach apartment while vacationing with Mrs. McKay. He and his family were longtime noted designers with many Cedar Rapids homes attributed to the McKay Construction Company. The obituary notes his health concerns and his role in local housing projects after World War II.
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Cedar Rapids
Miami Beach
Mrs. McKay
Howard Halls
McKays
Hall
McKay
Mrs McKay
Florida
Mr McKay
Joseph H Kitchin
Third Avenue SE
Kenneth
McKay Construction Company
Gordon McKay
John
University of Iowa
Thirtysixth Street
Architectural Forum
the American Home
Better Homes and Gardens
American Builder
Arts and Decorations
Associated Press
Simon and Shuster
American Home
Hoover Birthplace
McKay Company
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Hoovers
Kenwood
Con
Snowstorm Grips East With Up To 27 Inches In Virginia
The East faced its heaviest snowstorm in years as depths reached 27 inches in Virginia and spread across New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut New York and beyond. Deaths topped 25 from shoveling exhaustion and traffic crashes while trains planes and ships faced delays and schools closed.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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New York
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
West Virginia
New England
Atlantic
Boston
Washington
Newark
United Nations Security Council
Long Island
Capital
Gazette Receives Final FCC Grant for KCRG AM FM Stations
The Gazette earned final FCC approval to operate its FM station KCRG F M at 10 000 watts on 961 megacycles channel 243 and its AM station KCRG at 1600 kilocycles 5 000 watts. The two services will run daytime and evening hours with FM and AM programs, offering listeners a choice. Operation is expected within six months as radio sets begin to feature both FM and AM reception.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Federal Communications Commission
Kcrg-Fm
FCC
KCRG
Mutual
Orville Rennie
Weather Forecast Predicts Chilly Temperatures and Snow
Weather officials project continued cold with no major temperature change and light to scattered snow flurries across the north and east. A five day outlook calls for average temperatures about ten degrees below normal with a high around 30 and a low near 6, as snow lingers in some areas.
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Cedar Rapids
W Weather Bureau
Burlington
Mason City
Chambers
Detroit News omits ads for three days due to paper shortage
The Detroit News announced in a page one box that all display and classified advertising will be omitted from editions next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday because of a newsprint shortage.
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Detroit News
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