British Fire On Frenzied Indian Mobs
Mutinous Indian sailors surrender the Hindustan in Karachi harbor after shore batteries and air power opened fire. In Bombay crowds riot as British troops reinforce, a curfew is set, and police fire as 12 000 mutineers are reported to be involved. Casualties vary in reports, with four dead and thirty wounded cited later.
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Bombay
Hindustan
Karachi
A. E. Coffin
Philip Mason
Southern Indian Command
R. M. M. Lockhart
Royal Indian Navy
Reuters
Calcutta
Castle Barracks
End Caste Gaps in Army, Ex-General Proposes Reforms
Former brigadier general H C Holdridge urged sweeping changes to abolish officer enlisted caste. His 10 point plan calls for uniform ranks as identifiers, identical uniforms, rankless equality in housing and messes, a merit based top to bottom promotion path, democracy training, and a civilian style military justice system with independent juries.
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Washington
H. C. Holdridge
House Military Committee
Holdridge
Army
West Point
Attlee cites Indian mutiny riots over unconditional surrender demand
In London Attlee warned that Bombay riots linked to naval mutineers could spread. He accused Communists and left wing elements of fomenting the civilian unrest while noting the Indian Congress party officially disclaims involvement.
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London
Attlee
Bombay
India
Indian Congress Party
Egypt Calm Thin Guard As Britons Reestablish Posts
Cairo faced fresh trouble as army and police patrolled after a Thursday attack on British installations. The violence raised fears of renewed unrest in the capital and surrounding areas.
First Candidate Announces for School Election
Cedar Rapids broadcaster Douglas Grant announced Friday he will run in the March 11 school board election. He cites the board’s role in selecting a new superintendent and supervising a building program, and urges voter participation. Grant, born November 24, 1908, has lived in the district since 1933 with KWCR now WMT.
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Douglas Grant
WMT
Grant
Iowa Council For Better Education
Des Moines
Drake University
Oberlin College
Cedar Rapids
KWCR
Donna
David
Arthur School
Linda
Adele Road
Soviet Correspondent Barred by Gen. Hodge
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge denied a Tass correspondent access to southern Korea until Russian commanders allow American reporters to visit northern Korea. The restriction was confirmed Friday by an authoritative source.
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Tokyo
John R. Hodge
Tass
Korea
Hick Enjoins Prompt Atomic Energy Legislation Action
Sen. Hickenlooper urged swift enactment of atomic energy legislation after a Senate committee hearing. He warned against rushing a flawed bill while stressing the need for careful, effective measures. Secretary Byrnes told the panel no prosecutions were suppressed and no officials tied to A bomb spying.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senate
House
Hickenlooper
Moscow
Canada
State Byrnes
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
State Department
Atomic Energy Committee
Senate Atomic Committee
Byrnes
Leslie Groves
James McInerney
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Truman Leaves White House for Potomac Cruise
President Truman departed the White House on Washington's Birthday to spend the holiday weekend cruising the Potomac River.
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Washington
INS
Truman
White House
Potomac River
Boy Scout Paper Drive This Saturday
Boy Scouts will pick up old paper Saturday in Cedar Rapids Marion and Vinton. Paper should be tied securely or boxed and placed on the curb. Starting at 8 30 am volunteers will collect waste paper for the Waubeek Area council camp swimming pool fund.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Vinton
Waubeek
Chinese Paraders Denounce Yalta Pact
Tens of thousands of Chinese students led by professors protested the Yalta agreement in Chungking on Friday denouncing Stalin and Roosevelt. They wrecked the New China Daily office, injuring two, as police guarded the Soviet embassy and a note demanding Stalin quit was delivered.
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Chungking
Roosevelt
New China Daily
Stalin
Communist Party
Political Consultative Council
First Robin of the Year Report Sparks Spring Hopes
Mrs J W Walterick reports the first robin of the year at 1440 Fourth Avenue SE noting its bright clean appearance The Gazette flags this as spring’s near arrival and marks Mrs Walterick as the lead reporter The weather outlook adds mild days with light rain chances and cooler pockets in the northern regions
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J. W. Walterick
Fourth Avenue SE
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Gardner Nominee Approved for Undersecretary Post
The Senate Finance Committee on Friday advanced the nomination of former North Carolina Governor O Max Gardner to be undersecretary of the Treasury.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Treasury
Bradley and Stelle Set Washington Meeting Over VA Frictions
Veterans Administration officials said John Stelle national commander of the American Legion pressed for a peace conference with Gen. Bradley after a reported breakdown in VA leadership. Bradley accepted the invitation for a Tuesday discussion in his office with Stelle and Legion executives to seek amicable solutions. Lt. Col. J. J. Malloy orchestrated the session arrangement and aims to ease tensions between the two leaders.
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Washington
INS
Veterans Administration
John Stelle
American Legion
Bradley
Stelle
Legion
Indianapolis
Legion Executive Committee
J. J. Malloy
District of Columbia
Malloy
March 7 Is Day Set for Phone Tieup
A nationwide strike affecting 250000 telephone workers was set for March 7 by the National Federation of Telephone Workers executive board. Independent unions said they would continue talks with the government to settle the wage dispute. The CIO United Auto Workers and management faced mediation in Detroit as James F. Dewey sought a near-term agreement by midnight. In Houston, city workers were locked out, with a total tie up of water, sewage, fire, police, traffic signals, and gas plants to begin at 5 p.m. Friday. Mayor Otis Massey urged state aid after threats by AFL group. Pittsburgh power workers threaten a second strike this month affecting 1,4000 plants, and 15,000 CIO dock workers in San Francisco voted to strike by April 1 over wages. Detroit milk strikes continued with large dairy dumping and about 750,000 residents without supplies.
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Independent Union
Detroit
James F. Dewey
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Dewey
Houston
Texas
Houston Building Trades Council
Otis Massey
AFL
Pittsburgh
Power Company
San Francisco
CIO United Dairy
Skeels
House Passes Bill Aimed To Check Petrillo
The House approved by 223 to 43 a measure to curb powers of James Caesar Petrillo and ban coercive practices affecting radio broadcasting. Violators face fines up to 1000 dollars or one year in prison. The bill targets threats or strikes and would be decided in a House Senate conference.
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Washington
House
James Caesar Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Senate
Petrillo
Clarence Brown
Ohio
America
Caesar
Caesars
Rabin
D-N.y
Marcantonio
Al-N.y
United States
Senator Vandenberg
Rmich
Interlochen
Mich
Skeels Urges Work Plan for Eldora Annex Boys
Dr. Harold M. Skeels of the Iowa Board of Control urges a formal program of work, education, and recreation for 78 boys at Eldora training school annex Anamosa. He recommends moving some to state facilities and relieves a teacher to the annex to implement the plan, criticizing the current merit system and idle routines.
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Des Moines
Harold M. Skeels
Iowa City
State Board of Control
Division of Psychological Service
Eldora
Anamosa
Mates
Skeels
Fred N. Cooper
Northwestern unions cannot join NLRB vote before March 7 strike
John F. Campbell president of the plant workers local says the three locals of Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers cannot join the March 7 national strike without a prior NLRB supervised vote. A strike notice seeks NLRB supervision and a 30 day period after the vote before any Cedar Rapids strike. The locals include plant traffic and commercial workers.
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Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers
National Federation of Telephone Workers
National Labor Relations Board
John F. Campbell
Campbell
NLRB
Cedar Rapids
Housing in C R Two Families in Appeal for Help
Two veterans and their families urgently seek housing assistance through the Veterans Service and Information Center. One family shares a temporary arrangement as a woman’s son returns from service. the other family of a veteran and his wife share a single room with eight others. The center has no local listings for veterans housing and has 80 city ordered trailers not ready for a month. People with rooms to rent should call 30241.
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Cedar Rapids News
Veterans Service and Information Center
Nazis Laughed as Lidice Destroyed at Nuremberg Trial
Film footage shown at the Nuremberg trial depicts Nazi officers laughing as the Czech village of Lidice is razed. Scenes include a church and school blown up, officers watching from a hill, and later inspecting smoldering ruins and displaced survivors.
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Nuernberg
INS
Lidice
Casa Ake Ates
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