Truman May Stamp To Force Laws
President Truman presses Congress to pass domestic laws and may invoke the wartime stamp during mid-session if delays persist. Advisers urge a mid-range path to preserve the New Deal coalition and Democratic hopes in 1948, with White House aides reporting a strong favorable public response to his appeal. Truman plans to travel to Fulton, Missouri, to introduce Winston Churchill, an itinerary that could shift if political needs arise.
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White House
Charles G. Ross
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Organized Labor
Fulton
Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Guard Member Admits Murder Of Divorcee
Pvt. Walter J. Blattert of the Michigan State Guard told Detroit detectives he killed 40 year old divorcee Gladys Marsden in a school playground on December 30. He gave details of the struggle and theft before being released from hospital and joining the estate guard. Detectives planned to file first degree murder charges.
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Walter J. Blattert
Michigan State Guard
Detroit Detective Bureau
Gladys Marsden
Detroit
Blattert
Third Army
Europe
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Waller
Army
Jarmy
Germany
Mrs. Marsden
CIO Union Aims Tieup At 3 Firms
The United Electrical Workers call 200000 workers coast to coast to strike January 15 in General Electric Westinghouse and General Motors plants. By January 15 over 1,000,000 Big Three CIO union members are scheduled to strike. 700,000 Steelworkers vote to quit January 14 and 213,000 Auto Workers have been on strike since November 21. They seek about 30 percent pay rise. UEW says GE offer was rejected and calls for bargaining. The strike would affect 100000 GE workers 75000 Westinghouse and 25000 in GM electric division. Fitzgerald criticizes GE offer as miserable.
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New York
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General Electric
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Steelworkers
Auto Workers
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United Auto Workers
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
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Albert J. Fitzgerald
General Electric Company
Philip Murray
Washington
Fitzgerald
Price roof for 1946 cotton crop
Washington AP reports the 1946 cotton crop will be brought under price control to stabilize textile and clothing prices. OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced that ceilings will be imposed under the price control act and praised the Commodity Credit Corporation for providing extra cotton stocks as a stabilizing measure.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Higgins Plans To Reopen 3 Plants
New Orleans AP Higgins Industries owner drew J Higgins plans to reopen three boat building plants after suspending operations during an AFL strike. One plant already operates while the others await dates. NLRB election ordered within 60 days to decide if workers choose AFL or CIO representation.
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Andrew J. Higgins
AFL
Industrial Canal
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National Labor Relations Board
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CIO
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Warm Springs Home To Become F D R Memorial
Governor Ellis Arnall said the Little White House in Warm Springs will be preserved as a state memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt. He and Basil O Connor, head of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, worked out preliminary transfer details to Georgia.
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Atlanta
Divorced thrice, she weds the same husband again
Mrs. George William Ettinger, a 4th time bride, explains a two-years-on, two-years-off pattern with her 6'2" husband. The red-haired California wedding repeats a cycle they say never truly separated, and she claims happy, loving unity with him despite multiple divorces.
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George
William Ettinger
Hitler Hypochondriac Trend Reflected by Use of Drugs
An INS excerpt from Allied interrogators reveals Hitler as a hypochondriac with long intestinal issues and a habit of preferring medicines. Dr Karl Brandt notes sleep was aided by injections and a craving for drugs, while trembling from psychogenic causes and fear of assassination framed his decline.
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Eva Braun
Housing in C. R. Family Barred On Small Baby
A navy veteran writes The Gazette detailing medical discharge and urgent housing need for his wife and six month old child. They have stayed with relatives but face eviction and lack of suitable rental options. He seeks an apartment or room to rent and asks readers to contact Howard McLaughlin, office manager of the mayor’s emergency housing committee, at 32602.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Navy
Howard McLaughlin
Drastic Cut In Budget Forecast
Washington report outlines a major budget shift as President Truman plans a peacetime fiscal framework. Robert L. McKeever will lead a program to dismantle wartime agencies, aiming to shrink next year’s outlays to roughly five to ten billion dollars, with no balance expected.
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Boys Town Plans Building Expansion in Omaha
Msgr E J Flanagan founder and director announces a $3,000,000 building program for Boys Town. Contracts are 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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E. J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Fact-Finders Seek Renewal Of Steel Talks
Washington(AP) The Presidents steel fact finding panel asked U S Steel and CIO steelworkers to resume bargaining immediately over a $2 a day wage increase. Chairman Feinsinger said the move did not tie to the Jan 14 nationwide strike deadline for 700,000 workers. The panel also sought a progress report from CIO President Murray and Steel President Fairless and asked Truman to extend its jurisdiction across the steel industry.
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Woman Surprises Burglar at Work in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police investigate a burglary discovered by Mrs. Mabel Wightman at her home on Oakland Road NE. The intruder gained entry with a pass key, ransacked the house, moved items, and stole $21.27 in cash before fleeing through the rear door. Residents had been out since 4:45 pm.
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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 U S delegation for the United Nations General Assembly and slips into the Claridge hotel to dodge photographers. She signs the register and orders her phone cut off, while earlier in Southampton she spoke of an important meeting and hopes for a peaceful world.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations General Assembly
Claridge
Roosevelt
Queen Elizabeth
Southampton
Tom Connally
the Claridge
Formmer
General Assembly
Foreign Office
Thaw and Rain Flood East Iowa Rail and Road Traffic
Heavy winter rains and a rapid thaw cause floods across eastern and northeastern Iowa delaying or canceling rail and road traffic. The North Western railroad reports all service into the city suspended for the night. Bus services face similar disruptions. Cedar Falls and Waterloo report lighter impacts.
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Waterloo
Barometer 28-25 Warns of Severe Cedar Rapids Weather
Weekend weather excitement brews in Cedar Rapids as Chambers-Inskeep barometer records 28-25, hailed as the lowest for this time of year. Observers warn that such a dip would portend a cyclone if seen in summer.
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Chambers - Inskeep
Floods disrupt Iowa rail service and bus routes
Storm flooding in Iowa City Waterloo and Cedar Rapids forced railroad lines to halt service. The Indian Creek bridge near Cedar Rapids required new piling and several routes were suspended. Milwaukee line to Ottumwa and Kansas City stopped due to flood fears while other carriers reported uncertain timetables as weather authorities warned of worsening conditions Sunday.
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Sunday Index and Sports Briefs Highlighted
A fragmented page lists Sunday Index sections and sports items. It notes late news and features Drew Pearson and William L. Shirer.
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