Congress urged to speed action on Europe aid and anti Communist policy
Senate leaders pressed for rapid approval of foreign aid packages as North Atlantic pressure and events in Czechoslovakia and Finland sharpen the focus on stopping Communist expansion. A 12 month ERP plan seeks 5.3 billion dollars with Greece Turkey China and Europe programs under review. A pledge to build a Chinese Nationalist air force of 1071 planes was disclosed and criticized as inadequate.
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Foster Denies Calling Wallace Bloc in Party Stand
William Z. Foster, head of the U S Communist party, denied reports he called the Wallace party Communist. He spoke at a Lenin memorial and Manifesto anniversary concert and urged liberals to join a new party led by Henry Wallace.
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William Z. Foster
Communist Party
United States
Wallace Party
Foster
Henry Wallace
Precinct Caucuses Open as Linn Republicans Meet Friday
Republicans of Linn County plan precinct caucuses Friday at 7 30 p m to name delegates to the county presidential convention. The Gazette will publish more on convention functions later this year. Party leaders urge citizens to attend and participate in self government. Meeting places are listed on page 7 Section I.
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Linn County
Warden Plans to Send 12YearOld Murderer to Class
Canon City Colorado plan by Warden Roy Best to send James Melton the 12 year old convict to attend grade school daily on a bicycle drew town division. Children supported the idea while parents protested prompting the state attorney general to rule on legality. The boy pled guilty to second degree murder for killing his sister Phyllis Marie and faces release at 21.
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Colo
Roy Best
James Melton
Phyllis Marie
Best
Colorado
James
State Prison
George Steeples
Jimmy
Joliet Buys War Surplus Uniforms for Police and Fire
Joliet orders 180 war surplus plant guard uniforms to outfit police and firemen cheaply. War Assets Administration shipment arrived Saturday and the invoice was given to Mayor Arthur Jahnke. Every item ordered was included except the pants.
Stalin Pledge to Czechoslovakia Scrutinized in 1946 Interview
A 1946 Prague interview with Eduard Benes reveals Stalin promised Czech independence and Western ties would be respected. The article notes Soviet hands-off policy then and Czech Communist behavior amid a coalition government, with the piece hinting at broader tensions if disclosure occurred.
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Hal Lehrman
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Russia
AFL in Worldwide Union Network To Fight Communism
The AFL reports it joins a worldwide labor union network to combat communism. In Labor's Monthly Survey it lists contacts in about 40 nations and notes Moscow’s influence and fifth column activity in the Americas, Europe, and Asia as the threat to democracy and worker freedoms.
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U N Security Council Orders Return of Peace Committee
The United Nations security council voted to send its good offices committee back to Indonesia to work for a lasting peace. The decision was announced from Lake Success on a Saturday.
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Leap Year Weather Baffles Cedar Rapids Forecast
February 29 days disrupts normal pattern as March nears. Northwest Iowa to see 15 to 20 degrees above zero with light snow Monday and light rain Tuesday. Cedar River levels ease but Cedar Rapids reports street damage and a culvert failure on Twenty sixth Street.
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Expected To Enter Pact Talks In Finland With USSR
Helsinki reports indicate Finland will join negotiations for a Soviet mutual defense pact after Stalin’s note. President Paasikivi may appoint a Finnish delegation by Tuesday, with Mauno Pekkala or Carl Enckell possibly leading. The Moscow letter cites past Axis aggression and urges a Finland joint stance.
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Soviet Union
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Moscow
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KCRK Boosts Power to 50 000 Watts in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette Company reports KCRK FM will output 50 000 watts with a new 10 kilowatt transmitter. Previously it operated at 3 kilowatts and 14 500 watts radiated. The upgrade aims to improve local FM reception and expand the number of receivers able to pick up the station.
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KCRK
the Gazette Company
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Wayne L. Babcock
KCRG
Iowa
Boy Hit by Truck Suffers Fractured Leg
Richard Reece six, son of Clarence and Mrs. Reece, of 1954 Mt. Vernon avenue SE, sustained a left leg fracture when struck by a ton and a half truck driven by L J Ronnenberg at about 4 pm in front of 1912 Mt. Vernon avenue SE. He was taken to Mercy hospital by a passing motorist and the truck driver. his condition Saturday night was reported as good and police filed no charges.
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Clarence Reece
Mt. Vernon Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
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L. J. Ronnenberg
Second Street
Ronnenberg
Czech Reds Form Purge Commission
Prague AP The Communist regime moves to purge rival parties as Premier Gottwald vows a merciless war on reactionaries. A seven member purge committee led by Rudolf Stransky will target all non communist groups. Deputy minister Prokop Drtina injured in possible suicide attempt amid cabinet clashes.
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Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Stransky
Communist International Information Bureau
Cominform
Poland
Alexej Cepicka
Prokop Drtina
Drtina
Eduard Benes
Vaclav Nosek
Olomouc
Stransky
Antonin Gregor
Cedar Rapids Woman Deserts Communism After Russia Visit
A Cedar Rapids woman recounts her 1920s entry into Communist activities in New York and Germany, her rise to a cell leader, and eventual disillusionment after a trip to Russia. She later joined the Republican party and argues that private capitalism outperforms state control, warning U.S. unions risk Communist infiltration.
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Communist Party
Russia
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Iowa
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Land
Europe
New York
United States
Cedar Rapiids
Red Party
Truman pressed into nursemaid role at Key West base
President Truman wandered along the Key West waterfront when he stopped to visit the U S S Requin. He then interacted with three navy children Curtis Hingson Ray Smith Jr and Sandra Jean as photographers mobbed for pictures. The scene unfolded as the First Family was pressed into a brief playful duty by reporters at the scene.
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Key West
Florida
Curtis Hingson
Sandra Jean Smith
Ray Smith, Jr
Fla
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Oxford
Ala
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Robert Andrew Hingson
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Green Bay
Wis
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Victor Mature Marries Pasadena Girl in Yuma Quiet Ceremony
Victor Mature wed 28 year old Pasadena New California girl Dorothy Stephens Berry in Yuma Arizona on Saturday. The union marks the second marriage for both the Hollywood star and his bride who is described as a pretty blonde.
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Ariz
Victor Mature
Hollywood
Dorothy
Stephens Berry
Pasadena
Calif
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