Gandhi Urges Bombay Mob To Halt Rioting After Mutiny Surrender
In Bombay Gandhi appeals to wild mobs to end the violence as Royal Indian Navy sailors surrender after a night of negotiations. Casualties tally 67 dead and 733 injured with civilians and police among the injured. rioting continues in several districts despite the mutiny's end. Vallabhai Patel mediated talks while Narbada raised its white ensign signaling surrender.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Royal Indian Navy
Gandhi
Congress Party
India
Congress
Indian Navy
Royal Air Force
Navy
Army
R.A.F
Castle Barracks
Vallabhai Patel
Narbada
A. R. Rattray
U S apologizes over Prague document seizure incident
United States envoy Laurence Steinhardt apologized to President Eduard Benes for American troops seizing official and personal files from a forest cache near Prague. The documents were unearthed by a 13 member flying squadron and returned to Czechoslovakia, while three Americans were arrested amid claims civilians were driven out and a sentry fired at investigators.
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Prague
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Eduard Benes
Foreign Office
Steinhardt
Benes
Bohemia-Moravia
Jan Masaryk
Stolen Infant Found at Union Station in Chicago
A brown eyed four month old girl abducted from outside a Northside department store was recovered unharmed in a nursery at Union station. Police say the infant was placed in a bed while an attendant's back was turned and the carriage was found at the depot. The mother, 25 year old Evelyn Pleshko, initially gave false names and locations but identified the child. Police will continue the investigation.
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Chicago
Union Station
John Enright
Evelyn Pleshko
Milwaukee Avenue
Eoon
Evelyn Lieberman
Detroit
Boy Scout Hit By Bus In Cedar Rapids
Lowell Lindaman aged 14 of 353 Pleasant Drive SE was injured Saturday afternoon when a City Lines bus struck him at the Mt. Vernon Avenue SE 2200 block. He was taken to Mercy hospital with possible fractures of both wrists a facial cut and a bruised cheek after the boy on a waste paper collection dash across the street. The bus swerved to avoid him struck a telephone pole after the driver O A Oliver attempted to evade the collision. patrolmen Stodola and Duncan reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowell Lindaman
Pleasant Drive
Mercy Hospital
City Lines
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Lowell
John Stodola
Scotty Duncan
O. A. Oliver
Oliver
Weather Preview: Mild Weekend Hints and Crocus Bloom
Cedar Rapids residents note early spring signals with crocuses up an inch at 911 Avenue NW. Temperature fluctuations from 29 to 38 degrees mark a mild weekend forecast though colder spells persist. No Cedar Rapids precipitation. some snow and sleet reported elsewhere in the state.
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C. F. Groff
Avenue NW
Robins
Cedar Rapids
Two Thousand Chicks Seek Capital Home in Policy Standoff
Two thousand baby chicks shipped to Washington face a standstill as President Truman and Agriculture Secretary Anderson refuse acceptance. Manufacturer William Lathrop complains of production cuts causing cancellations, while Indiana Governor Ralph Gates takes 1,000 chicks for state farms. Express options to return or sell reflect muddled policy amid a Potomac cruise.
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Washington
White House
Agriculture Department
Truman
Agriculture Anderson
William Lathrop
Richmond
Ind
Lathrop
Anderson
Potomac
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
State Farm
Indianapolis
Express
C.O.D
Maryland - Virginia
Canada Says Espionage Probe Serves World Peace
A Canadian official stated Premier Mackenzie King’s government views the espionage investigation as in world peace interests and not a witch hunt. He said Canada will not be stampeded by the Soviet reply, noting wartime aid to Russia and the probe’s implications for public statements. The justice ministry lifted wartime bans on subversive groups, with Buck leading the Labor Progressive party and Communist membership estimated around 13,000 to 20,000 followers.
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Ottawa
INS
Mackenzie King
Dominion
Canada
Russia
Moscow
Communist Party
Tim Buck
Labor-Progressive Party of Canada
Buck
Cairo
Egypt
Sudan
Fuad Elawal University
Interior Ministry
Woman Killed as Church Boiler Explodes in Washington Pa
A boiler explosion at the First Christian church during a Washington's birthday banquet killed 37 year old pianist Mrs Martha Knestrick Meilenauer and injured 43 people, 15 seriously. About 200 unharmed attendees left the dining hall orderly as the interior suffered heavy damage.
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Washington, Pa
First Christian Church
Martha Knestrick Meilenauer
Victory Clothes Drive Nets 27 Million Pounds
New York based Victory Clothing Collection reports over 27 million pounds of clothing shoes and bedding collected for UNRRA. More than 34 million articles have been contributed nationwide with over one third earmarked for shipment to war devastated countries.
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New York
INS
Victory Clothing
Henry J. Kaiser
UNRRA
Allied head orders surrender of 127 war crime suspects
TOKYO says Allied head on Saturday ordered the Japanese government to surrender 127 additional war crime suspects as part of ongoing postwar accountability efforts.
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Tokyo
INS
Yamashita Hanged in Cane Field
Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, 60, once conqueror of Singapore, is hanged at a floodlit gallows near Los Banos, 30 miles southeast of Manila, at 3:02 am with two subordinates. He prays for the emperor as witnesses and guards, including Lt Col Seichi Ohta, observe a secretive execution after a prior self defense statement.
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Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Singapore
MacArthur
Los Banos
Philippines
Yamashita
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Homma
Philippine Islands
Ashame
Luzon No. 1
Seichi Ohta
Kempei Tai
Takuna Higashigi
Ohta
Higashigi
School Board Backs Driver in Assault Case
Cedar Rapids school board at a special session directed President J. C. Blodgett to draft a letter to County Attorney William W. Crissman urging assault and battery charges against Linn Crozer. Crozer, a bus driver, allegedly struck an 11 year old passenger. A hearing is set for March 6.
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Cedar Rapids
Union Dashes Hope of Quick Peace at GM
The CIO United Auto Workers say a GM settlement is not imminent after weekend talks. The 95 day strike idled 970,000 nationwide as wage demands and local issues remain unresolved. A Houston utilities shutdown threat was withdrawn and Detroit milk strikes continue with no settlement.
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Union
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW International Executive Board
UAW
James F. Dewey
Houston
Texas
AFL Building Trades Council
New York City
Philip Murray
Detroit
Court Finds McVay Negligent in Indianapolis Sinking
Washington reports Capt. Charles B. McVay III was found negligent for failing to issue a timely order to abandon ship after the Indianapolis sank on July 30 1943. The sentence was remitted and he was restored to duty, with clemency and reassignments recommended. Navy secretary Forrestal approved the remission. Admiral Nimitz announced disciplinary actions for four other officers connected to the search and Leyte overdue status.
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Washington
Navy
Charles B. McVay III
Indianapolis
McVay
Guam
Leyte
Judge Advocate General
Chief of Naval Personnel
Secretary of the Navy
James Forrestal
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Nimitz
Forrestal
N. C. Gillette
Chicago
Philippine Sea Frontier
A. M. Granum
Milwaukee
Cmdr
Jules C. Sancho
Stuart B. Gibson
Gillette
Granum
Sancho
Gibson
Muskegon Fire Destroys Five Buildings in Downtown Blaze
A $1,500,000 blaze devastated two thirds of a city block in Muskegon Michigan's business district Friday. Five buildings lining 254 feet were destroyed, eight stores and offices affected, with stores emptied and most stock lost. No injuries were reported as 100 firefighters battled the flames for over four hours.
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Muskegon, Mich
W. D. Hardy Company
Hardy
Bud Geary Dies In Auto Crash On Canyon Road
Hollywood veteran Segsbee Bud Geary aged 47, famed for many westerns, was killed when his car overturned on a canyon road Friday.
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Hollywood
Segsbee
Bud” Geary
Five Injured in Highway Crash Near Cedar Rapids
Five persons including an 18 month old were hurt in a truck auto collision at the Twin Towers corner west of Cedar Rapids. The injured, residents of Norway, were treated at Mercy hospital. Lawrence Jensen of Onslow faced charges for failure to yield right of way and motor vehicle license violations, paid fines, and waivers were signed.
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Cedar Rapid News
Twin Towers
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Mercy Hoset
Arthur Holland
Pamela Holland
Cyril Holland
Rey Primrose
Lawrence Jensen
Onslow
Jensen
Carl Badger
Harold Kelly
Holland
Sai
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