Communists tighten grip in Czechoslovakia as police seize party HQ
In Prague Monday night the Communists pressed for power with police guarding government buildings and embassies. The Czech National Socialist party HQ was seized, and nationals were effectively frozen inside the country by new passport stamps. Police, led by the interior ministry, arrested notable opponents including Dr Zdenek Marjanko, tied to the perfume boy bomb plot.
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Travel to Czechoslovakia Suspended Amid Political Crisis
Tourist entries to Czechoslovakia are suspended as a military travel order is required for visa applicants. Police seized leaders of student and engineer unions as the crisis deepens after 12 anti Communist ministers resigned from Prime Minister Gottwald’s coalition. A call for a one hour factory strike and constitutional changes accompanies the standoff with President Benes.
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Bucharest
Petru Groga
Romania
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
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Joe Quits Buying Drinks for Yanks
New York AP report notes Josef Stalin halted payments to Norman E. Hyams a Navy vet who aided the Murmansk convoy effort. Hyams received the Russian Order of Glory and a yearly grant of 48.21 dollars before Moscow cut off the funds. Hyams recalls buying rounds for friends and others who celebrated his honors until orders from Moscow ended the pension.
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Allies Open Western Germany Future Talks In London
The United States Great Britain and France begin a conference on western Germany's future marking the first formal acknowledgment of a divided world minus Russia. The talks aim to shape postwar Germany with Marshall Plan involvement while the Soviet Union boycotts the discussions over what it calls imperialistic aims.
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Western Germany Fusion Sparks Allied Plans
Benelux and Britain invite the Benelux countries to the Western Germany conference. Cominform coordinates actions against democracies while the US aims to use Germany’s resources for Europe’s recovery. France seeks international control of the Ruhr and federalization, while the US and Britain push varied centralization and policy for future German security.
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Diplomats Reject Yugoslav Czechoslovak Polish Protests
The state department on Monday dismissed protests from Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia and Poland concerning the British American French meeting on Germany.
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Feb 22 a Bad Day for Henry Clay Mark Twain
Henry Clay McMahon of 824 Fourth Street SW was charged with failing to yield after a collision at E Avenue and Fifth Street NW with Day Witt Mark Twain and Mrs. Charles Snyder of 1126 Ellis Boulevard NW riding with Day Witt suffered a bruised forehead. McMahon was fined $5 in traffic court.
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Slot Machine Swindler Released No Crime
Chicago police released Delbert Shinn 36 after he admitted drilling holes in slot machines and triggering jackpots. He claimed the activity was not a crime since he argued the machines were illegal and taking money from illegal devices. Authorities cited legal grounds and released him.
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Keith Churchill Enters Cedar Rapids Mayoral Race
Keith W. Churchill a LaPlant-Choate welder and former union president announced his bid for mayor in the March 16 primaries as an independent candidate without current organizational backing. Born in Keswick and 41, he has held various trades roles, served in the Seabees 1943-45, and led Local 1161 at LaPlant-Choate. He and his wife reside at 1825 E Avenue NE. Other candidates include Frank K. Hahn Louis Nassif and Clarence Sedive.
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Keswick
Millersburg
Iowa County
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Nassif
Clarence L. Sedive
Iowa Forecast Signals Rain Across State Monday
The forecast called for statewide rain with a belt of freezing drizzle in northern counties tonight. Snow is expected in the north Tuesday with colder temperatures overall. Highs reached 36 at Atlantic and Council Bluffs with a low of 20 in Dubuque and Davenport.
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750 Pound Sideshow Entertainer Baby Betty Dies
New Orleans AP report states 750 pound side show performer known as Baby Betty died Sunday night at age 39. She required six attendants to be carried to hospital two weeks earlier for an undisclosed ailment and two beds bolted together to accommodate her size.
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Betty” Horrell
Betty
Voting Confusion Shapes Cedar Rapids School Election
Some Cedar Rapids residents cannot vote in the March 8 school election while others outside city limits but in the school district may vote without registration. The overlap of city and school boundaries causes ineligibility and open votes in several precincts. Registrations close Friday and City Clerk Maude Krebs extends hours to 9 p m on final day. city office hours otherwise 5 p m.
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President Heads to Final Virgin Islands Stop
President Truman arrives in Christiansted St. Croix aboard the Williamsburg to wrap up a goodwill tour of the Virgin Islands after a stop in Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas.
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War crimes trial sparks unusual attack on Iowa judge
In Frankfurt the Nazi war crimes tribunal sentenced Field Marshal Wilhelm List and others for Balkan hostage killings. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Wennerstrum, serving on the tribunal, gave an interview in Nuernberg criticizing the trial’s nationalism and prosecutorial conduct. Generals and officials debated press wire tapping as details leaked to Chicago Tribune reporter Hal Foust. Wennerstrum's remarks, reported from Berlin, drew U.S. official scrutiny and public interest.
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Get to Know the Alcoholic at Cedar Rapids Institute
A Cedar Rapids temperance institute urged attendees to understand alcoholics as sick, not weak, with Dr. Harry H. Sadler of the Menninger Institute outlining a typical alcoholic's life. Dean Albion R. King of Cornell College framed Cedar Rapids actions on education counseling social action and legal steps.
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Chicago
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Mother in St Louis foils daughter's suicide bid from Chicago
A Chicago detective bureau officer received a call from Mrs Helen Rolfsen of Chicago who said she would take her life after separation from her husband. Her mother Mrs Jesse Woods of St Louis connected Chicago police, the authorities forced entry on Shakespeare avenue, found Ms Rolfsen unconscious from sedative overdose, she was rushed to a hospital and said to be in good condition after emergency care.
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St. Louis
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Thomas Doyle
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Moving Hillside Threatens Homes In Caldwell
A shifting hillside along state route 21 near the Noble Washington county line continues to push the road and has raised sections of pavement 12 to 18 inches. The home of Earl McAfee is twisted and doomed, while the Edwin Mincks residence and the Double C garage are evacuated and endangered. Movement became evident after thawing weather, though observers say the shift is not easily seen.
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Duck Creek
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Earl McAfee
Edwin Mincks
Railroader Young Willing To Run For President
Chicago AP report says Robert Young, Chesapeake and Ohio chairman, would consider a presidential bid. He favors restoring railroads but would take the top job if offered. Young cites 10,000 businessmen who could be better presidents and notes he has voted for both parties, never at once.
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Dixie Chiefs Demand Truman Reconsider Civil Rights Bills
Four southern governors Thurmond Cherry Laney and Jester urged President Truman to pull civil rights legislation from Congress and restore the Democratic two thirds rule for nominee selection. They presented their demand in a closed session with Democratic National Chairman J Howard McGrath.
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North Carolina
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Magnificent Murray Wier Featured in Gazette Picture Page
The Gazette dedicates its Monday edition to Murray Wier star forward of the University of Iowa basketball team. Don Padilla captures eight action pictures with high speed flash while showing Wier’s parents and coaches Harrison and Foster among Iowa supporters. Henry McLemore’s column appears on page seven.
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Truman urges emergency rent control extended with long range housing plan
President Truman urged Congress to extend rent control for 14 months and fund a long range housing program to produce 1,000,000 dwellings annually for the next decade. He called for stronger enforcement, increased loan insurance, a secondary mortgage market, and targeted rental housing, with emphasis on low income families and urban renewal. The plan links immediate relief with a broader push to boost housing while controlling costs.
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The Thevenet Pickpocket Sentenced in Paris
Paris authorities jailed Yvonne Thevenet known as The Quick for one year after she admitted stealing 18 pocketbooks in a half hour at a bus stop. The case highlights a prolific spree across the city.
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