Taft Group Maps Bilbo Ouster Plan
Washington AP report details Senate Republicans seeking to oust Ben Bilbo of Mississippi with an independent Justice Department inquiry and a war crimes probe into alleged contractor dealings. Bilbo defends innocence while steering committee contemplates timing and bi partisan support.
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Wnanitin Gusisien
G.O.P
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Ellender
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Times Square shooting wounds Olga Rocco husband sought
Mrs Olga Rocco 28 was wounded in the Times Square subway station by a blonde who misidentified her as an insurance investigator. Doctors say leg amputation may be needed and police seek husband Alfresco Rocco for questioning. The shooter faces felonious assault charges and Sullivan law violation pending further inquiry.
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New York
Olga Rocco
Times Square
Rocco
New Year Elephant Parade Charms Leicester Crowd
In Leicester England the New Year celebration featured an elephant, dressed in pink, paraded by its trainer near the clock tower. Daybreak viewers who doubted the spectacle were reassured it was real and part of the festivities.
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Leicester
England
Five Injured As Car Rams Freight Train
Five people were hurt near Hawkeye Downs when a car rammed a moving freight train at 11 50 p m Tuesday. Beecham Kerby 47 of 3146 G avenue NW suffered internal injuries and was listed in serious condition. Others with injuries included James McCusker 37 and his wife 26 both of 1705 Fourteenth avenue SE, and Howard Caperonix 21 of 1007 Third street SE with cuts or possible fractures. Police say Kerby’s car hit a boxcar four cars behind the locomotive. front of the car was demolished and victims were taken to Mercy hospital by ambulance and squad car. Traffic Sgt. Ray Murdock investigated. no charges filed.
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G Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
James McCusker
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Howard Caperonix
Third Street
Howard Caperonis
Kerby
Sixth Street
Ray Murdock
Ruml Resigns as Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Beardsley Ruml resigned Tuesday as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under pressure from other business. Ruml, longtime Macy’s board chairman and proponent of the pay as you go income tax, is 52 and from Cedar Rapids Iowa. No successor named yet by the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
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INS
Beardsley Ruml
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
R. H. Macy and Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Woman Dragged Alligator Into Home To Escape It
SAVANNAH Ga UP The hospital report recounts how V Mackey of Richmond Hill with her husband chased an eight foot alligator into the house and, after the reptile clamped its jaws on her arm, fired a pistol shot to kill it.
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Agrs
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Richmond Hill
Post Office Rules Allow Business Letters to Germany and Japan
The post office department announced that business letters may be mailed to Germany and Japan starting Thursday. Letters must be non transactional and limited to deter commerce, facts, and information exchange.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Post Office Department
Warmer Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight
Iowa expects a shift from bitter cold to milder 5 to 15 degree lows tonight with highs around 15 to 20. Cedar Rapids reached 7 above this morning as Minnesota and Wisconsin massed cold air toward the Ohio Valley.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio Valley
Truman promation does not end selective service act
Washington report notes that President Truman’s pronouncement ending World War II hostilities does not affect the selective service act. The act remains in force while military draft policy is unsettled and awaits new guidance from the administration and Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Hair Snipper Strikes Anew in Washington
Washington police continued a hunt for Jack the Snipper after his seventh victim, Navy musician’s wife Jeanne D Arc Perrone, who becomes the first married and first to be hair not clipped on transit. Authorities describe Perrone’s case as the latest in a string of assaults while the assailant remains at large.
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INS
Jack the Snipper
Jeanne D’arc Perrone
Perrone
Omaha Theater Mutilation Suspicion After Hair Snip
Miss Larrie Robinson, 18, reports a tug at the back of her head at a Washington theater led to discovery that two curls were cut off. The unknown trimmer fled the scene in Omaha.
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Omaha
Wife's Goodbye Too Much for Tony's Heart
Gary Indiana report says Mrs. Genduso 48 whispered goodbye to her husband at their home and died seconds later after his long hours with her. The cause is described as a fatal heart reaction to the goodbye.
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Gary
Ind
Mrs. Genduso
Reds Claim U S Pours Men Into Turkey and Iraq
Moscow reports New Times charges that the United States is increasing military contingents in Turkey and Iraq and beyond. The piece asserts thousands of American troops were already in Turkey in 1945 and that more officers and pilots have arrived since, with U S bases effectively established in the region.
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Iraq
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Miner John Orekar Found Dead After Mine Cave-In
Globe Arizona reports the burial of miner John Orekar aged 45 seven miles north of town in a mine cave-in on December 7. His body was recovered on Tuesday after a two day search.
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Five Die When Cargo Plane Crashes Near Charleston
A New Year’s Eve crash of a converted army C-47 near Charleston killed three men and two women aboard. On board were Captain Amos Austin pilot Elmer Kortman co pilot James McNeal and Miss Alga Bodmer en route from Newark to Miami. The plane lost radio contact at 10 43 p m in drizzle and poor visibility and crashed about three miles northwest of a ROE area.
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San Fernando
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First Cedar Rapids Baby of 1947 Born at 12:01 AM
The Thome family welcomes Baby Thome as Cedar Rapids’ first 1947 birth at St. Luke’s Hospital arriving 12:01 AM. Father Herbert Bradley Thome reports snapping photos for Life editorials while hoping for a girl. Mercy Hospital reports an earlier 4 AM birth that may win year’s merchandise prizes.
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Baby Thome
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Dale Walton
Sixth Street
Jagg Baene
Henry Sak
Springville
Snowbound Coast Guard Tries to Find Missing Navy Bomber
In Lewes Delaware a heavy snowstorm limited visibility to 20 feet hampering a coast guard search for a navy dive bomber feared crashed in the Atlantic off Lewes. A rescue plane and motor lifeboat turned back as blizzard conditions mounted.
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American Civilian Released by Slavs
Roy Stoeckel of Kearny New Jersey a War Department store employee was arrested by Yugoslav authorities upon entering the country last July. He was released and escorted to the Austrian border on December 29, it was disclosed by the United Nations unit.
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Roy Stoeckel
Kearny
N. J
Dewey Loses Bid as Lincoln Dinner Speaker Stassen Likely
The New York Times reports Dewey supporters failed to keep the Lincoln Day dinner local, making Harold Stassen the probable principal speaker. It notes Dewey may preside or introduce others if invited, while Taft and other candidates are considered but not confirmed.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Harold E. Stassen
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Times
Washington Dispatch
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Stassen
Rager
Mother and Boy Die When Car Goes Through Ice
DETROIT INS reports a woman Mrs Woodrow Stallard 33 and her son Robert Detroit 6 drowned when their car sank through Fox Creek ice early Wednesday. The husband 33 escaped and is hospitalized under police guard unable to explain how he drove on the ice. he reportedly said I nis ar teat mettdiel tar tea tee meat.
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INS
Fox Creek
Woodrow Stallard
Robert
Italian Minister Can Attend Formals Now
ROME UP Italian Foreign Minister Nenni may attend formal events again after a period of restriction. Nenni’s monthly salary is 35 000 lire, about 70 dollars at current exchange rates.
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Rome
Nenni
Americans Are Set On By Students in Shanghai Demonstrations
Chinese university students staged a violent anti American protest in Shanghai on Wednesday. About 1,000 demonstrators attacked and taunted American military personnel including an army lieutenant and an Associated Press photographer. A Tokyo All Stars baseball team won a game amid the unrest as crowds shouted Americans get out of China.
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Shanghai
Associated Press
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Ee Ee
C oOe
Peiping
United States
Yenan Pations
Fire sweeps Ella Campbell's restaurant on Sunset Strip
Fire swept Ella Campbells restaurant on the Sunset Strip Wednesday. The flames spread rapidly drawing a crowd of onlookers. Damage and cause of the blaze remained undetermined.
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Ella Campbell
Sunset Strip
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