Truman May Stamp To Force Laws
President Truman plans continued pressure on Congress to enact his domestic program and may use a legislative stamp in mid-session if delays persist. Advisers see a middle course aiding Democratic political prospects, while maintaining New Deal coalition unity and labor support for 1948. He will travel to Fulton Missouri in March to introduce Winston Churchill at Westminster College, with potential political signaling if conditions change.
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Guard member admits murder of divorcee in Detroit
Pvt. Walter J. Blattert of the Michigan state guard confessed to killing Mrs. Gladys Marsden in a Dec 30 schoolyard encounter. He described a struggle for her watch and nine dollars, then alleged she resisted before he fled. Detectives planned first degree murder charges.
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CIO Union Aims Tieup at 3 Firms
The United Electrical Workers called 200000 workers coast to coast to strike January 15 in plants of General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors. The move would bring over a million Big Three CIO union members on strike across the country.
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Hitler Hypochondriac Trends in Nazi Leader's Drugs Use
An Allied interrogators excerpt from Karl Brandt testimony describes Hitler's long intestinal ailment, treatment rituals, and heavy drug use. It notes his limited sleep, injections of sugar solution, heart stimulants, and vitamins, plus his dependence on medicines to maintain composure and routines.
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Drastic Cut In Budget Forecast
Washington reports a projected sharp reduction in wartime deficits as President Truman plans a lean peacetime budget. Robert L. McKeever will head a program to liquidate war agencies, with an advisory panel guiding the shift toward a permanent peacetime government. The next fiscal year may show a 5 to 10 billion dollar budget gap, with balance unlikely in the near term and 1947-48 labeled a transitional year dependent on growth and tax receipts.
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Fact-Finders Ask Renewal Of Steel Talks
Washington AP The Presidents steel fact finding panel opened by urging the CIO and U S Steel to resume bargaining over the two dollar a day wage increase. The panel asked for progress reports from CIO President Murray and Steel President Fairless and plans to seek broader jurisdiction. A steel strike to begin January 14 looms as the government seeks a wage compromise amid related packinghouse disputes.
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Thaw and Rain Cause Flooding in East Iowa
Heavy winter rains and an unseasonable thaw Saturday night swollen rivers across eastern and northeastern Iowa. Rail lines including the North Western halted service into Cedar Rapids, with other lines delaying or canceling schedules and cross country bus service disrupted. Cedar Rapids saw lighter impact than Waterloo and neighboring cities.
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Price Roof for 1946 Cotton Crop Puts Textiles on Alert
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced that the 1946 cotton crop will come under price controls to stabilize textile and clothing prices. He noted raw cotton had been exempt and said an advance notice of ceilings will be issued under the agricultural control act. Bowles praised the Commodity Credit Corporation for releasing additional stocks to support this stabilizing effort.
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Higgins Plans To Reopen 3 Plants
New Orleans AP Higgins announces plans to reopen three Higgins Industries boat plants after an AFL strike. One plant in the Industrial Canal is already operating, with others without set dates. NLRB election ordered within 60 days to determine union representation.
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Warm Springs Home To Become F D R Memorial
Governor Ellis Arnall announced the Little White House at Warm Springs will be preserved as a memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt. Arnall and Basil O'Nor outlined preliminary details for transferring the property to the state of Georgia.
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Atlanta
Divorced four times she weds same husband again
Mrs. George William Ettinger, divorced three times, married him again in Santa Ana. She says their on again off again pattern has spanned years and vows to make it work while denying quarrels and praising mutual attention and glamour.
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San Francisco
George William Ettinger
Ettinger
Santa Ana
Veteran seeks housing for wife and infant in wartime notice
A navy veteran writes to The Gazette describing medical discharge after training and a struggle to find housing for his wife and 6 month old. They face temporary shelter with relatives as owners demand moves and requests for a room to rent. He asks readers to contact Howard McLaughlin about available housing.
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Boys Town Plans Building Expansion in Omaha
Msgr. E. J. Flanagan founder and director of Boys Town announced a $3,000,000 expansion. Contracts have been let for an administration welfare building reception center new high school dining hall trade school and 25 cottages housing 20 boys each on a 97 acre site adjoining the existing 50 acre campus.
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Omaha
E. J. Flanagan
Woman Surprises Burglar at Work in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Mabel Wightman surprised a burglar who had ransacked her Cedar Rapids home after he forgot to lock the door behind him. Detectives Stusak, Bukacek and Officer Shepard investigated as cash totaling 21 27 dollars and several items were found disturbed. The intruder fled through the rear door.
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Cedar Rapids
Mabel Wightman
Jack Collins
Oakland Road
Eleanor Roosevelt Hides at Claridge Hotel in London
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives with the American delegation for the United Nations general assembly and retreats from photographers by staying inside the Claridge hotel. She orders the line cut to outside calls, refuses visitors, and speaks briefly of an important meeting and hopes for a peaceful world.
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Cedar Rapids Weather Barometer Records Low for Time of Year
Weather observers in Cedar Rapids report a barometer reading of 28-25 on Saturday night, the lowest recorded for this time of year. They warned that such a reading would indicate a cyclone in summer conditions, suggesting a severe weather event may be upcoming.
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