Marshall Confirmed as Secretary of State in 55 Minutes
The Senate unanimously confirmed General George C. Marshall to succeed James F. Byrnes as secretary of state. The swift 55 minute action followed a Republican driven move to show foreign policy unity. President Truman accepted Byrnes resignation Tuesday night.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
George C. Marshall
James F. Byrnes
Capitol
Byrnes
Vandenberg
Rmich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
United States
Thnett
Mrs. Byrnes
White House
White House says Truman Marshall deal planned before Byrnes departure
White House press secretary Ross said there was a months old understanding between President Truman and General Marshall that Marshall would succeed Byrnes if Byrnes resigned. The disclosure referenced Byrnes resignation and the planned transition at the top of the administration.
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Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Gen. Marshall
Byrnes
Marshall
Marshall Approved Without Formal Senate Appearance
Thus Marshall was approved without even an informal appearance before the committee. It was a tribute of a kind rare in senate annals.
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Marshall
Senate
Marshall to Lead and Succeed as Secretary in 1948
Leaders anticipate Marshall will carry on Byrnes policy and become first in line for the presidency. At 66 he faces a difficult task shaping peace with foreign ministers, while Byrnes retires due to cardiac issues after proposing a July 1 end to European treaty work. President Truman accepts Byrnes resignation with regret.
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Marshall
Byrnes
Army
Truman
White House
New Year's Baby Dies In Iowa City Hospital
Infant Gary Wayne Davis born January 2 in Washington county died Tuesday at University Hospital Iowa City. Funeral services were held Wednesday for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Raburn Davis of Washington and the first baby of 1947 in the county earning merchandise prizes.
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Washington, Ia
INS
Gary Wayne Davis
Raburn Davis
Washington
University Hospital
Iowa City
Trieste Vote Blocked in U.N. Security Council
The U N Security Council postponed immediate approval of the Big Four accord creating a free Trieste territory after protests by small states. Australia challenged charter violations, Syria expressed cautious support, and Poland Colombia and Belgium asked for more time. A final vote was delayed to later in the week. The plan would place Trieste under UN control until Italy signs the peace treaty next month.
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United Nations Security Council
Trieste
Security Council
Australia
U. N
Syria
Poland
Colombia
Belgium
United States
Pioneer Aviatrix Found Dead in Bed
New York AP reports Helen Richey 37, the first woman airmail pilot, who set a 237 hour 42 minute endurance record in 1933 with Frances Harrell Marsalis, was found dead in her rooming house, dead several days. An autopsy is planned.
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New York
Helen Richey
Frances Harrell Marsalis
ROTC Summer Training Camps To Resume This Summer
General Devers announced the resumption of ROTC summer training for the first time since World War II. Advanced senior ROTC students at colleges nationwide will attend six week camps this summer with pay of 75 dollars per month and five cents a mile travel reimbursement.
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Washington
Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground
F R s Co Founder at Warm Springs Is Dead
Henry Pope 78 hosiery and textile maker and co founder with the late President Roosevelt of the Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis Foundation died Tuesday at his Chicago home. He donated the site in 1927 and served as vice president and trustee until resigning last March. At death he chaired Bear Brand Hosiery Company board.
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Chicago
Henry Pope
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Pope
Bear Brand Hosiery Company
Dream House on Wrong Lot Ends in Legal Shuffle
Circuit Judge John Prystalski was chosen to resolve the tax and deed dispute after Harry Williams built an $8,000 six room house on the wrong Chicago suburb lot. Williams received No 119 while neighbor Casimir Wieklinski held No 117 prompting a court fight to reform deeds and assign the correct property.
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Chicago
John Prystalski
Harry Williams
Williams
N. Avenue
North Lake Village
N. Roberta Avenue
Nellie
Robert
Casimir Wieklinski
Wieklinski
Recorder’s Office
Illinois
Leonard Higley
Wilkes
January Thaw Prolonged Weather Cooler Nights Ahead
Cedar Rapids residents enjoyed a milder spell labeled a January thaw as of Wednesday with a 2:30 p.m. thermometer at 30 degrees and a forecast low near 25. The National Weather Service noted the December mean temperature at Centerville and Cedar Rapids highs of 32 earlier in the day, with temperatures easing overnight across the region.
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Cedar Rapids
Ramey Seednie Oenorma
Centerville Dee
Iowa Shippers Oppose Intrastate Freight Rate Increases
Iowa shippers protested proposed intrastate rate hikes tied to Interstate Commerce Commission increases. Glenn W. Vivian estimated Iowa’s annual freight bill could rise about 1.44 million dollars, with farmers and industries facing higher charges on agricultural, mine, forest, and manufactured goods. Attorneys argued Iowa bears too large a share of national costs, while railroad officials noted general 20 percent intrastate boosts, varying by product.
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Iowa
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Glenn W. Vivian
Chicago
Statistical Bureau of the Western Lines
Vivian
J. E. Flansburg
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Ottumwa
Sioux City
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Denver
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Kansas
Arrest Youth for Stockholm Blasts
Stockholm police arrested an 18 year old technician identified as the man responsible for a series of explosions that kept the capital in a state of emergency on Saturdays for months. He confessed to the actions.
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Stockholm
A. Zetterquist
Bridge Expert Ely Culbertson Weds Dorothy Baehne
Beverly Hills reports Ely Culbertson 55 wed 21 year old Dorothy Renata Baehne of New York after a Chandler Arizona ceremony. The couple met through the United Nations reform efforts as members of the citizens committee.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
United Nations
Ely Culbertson
Dorothy Renata Baehne
New York
Culbertson
Chandler, Ariz
Miss Baehne
George Walter Baehne
Citizens Committee For United Nations Reform
Closed Shop Ban Proposed in Senate Bill
Sen Ball introduces GOP measure to outlaw the closed shop and maintenance of membership contracts. The bill would ban yellow dog contracts and compel workers to join unions or lose jobs, framed as a breach of individual liberty and liberty principles.
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Washington
INS
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
G.O.P
Ball
Fire wipes out two freight piers in Weehawken blaze
A general alarm fire driven by wind swept two New York Central freight export piers in Weehawken opposite Manhattan. Pier 3 was destroyed and Pier 4 damaged. insurance on Pier 3 is about 2.95 million dollars and Pier 4 about 2.0 million.
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N. J
New York Central Railroad
Hudson River
Midtown Manhattan
New York City
West New York
Union City
Pier 4
Pier 3
Effects of Coal Strike Minimized
The Commerce Department said the coal strike slowed output briefly but had little overall impact. A survey noted October's reconversion peak, with November slowdown at bituminous mines offset by gains in other sectors. Steel ingot production fell 30 percent in early stoppage, then recovered gradually though capacity did not fully rebound.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Cedar Rapids Plan Commission Holds Rezoning Debate
Roy Downer explains recurring zone problems as residents oppose Fruehaus petition to change a First Ave area from C commercial to D light industrial. The commission flags future rezoning of Dean's Third addition block 14 from A to B and plans further study.
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City Plan Commission
Roy Downer
Downer
Thirty-first Street
Fruehaus Trailer Company
Nage Rapids
Merle Burton
First Avenue
Milwaukee Railroad
Fruehaus
H. E. Kepler
Commission
Kepler
Dean
A Avenue
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Street
Truman Seeks Higher Production and Stable Prices in 1947
President Truman outlines 1947 national goals to boost production and employment while lowering prices where needed. He urges extending rent controls and maintaining current tax levels amid calls for broad income tax cuts, backed by a 52 page economic survey under the 1946 Employment Act.
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Washington
Llp
Truman
Congress
United States
Economic Council of Advisers
Sayre Named for United Nations Trusteeship Council
Washington AP President Truman nominates Francis B. Sayre as United States representative on the United Nations trusteeship council. Sayre, longtime diplomatic adviser, most recently attached to UNRRA.
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Washington
Truman
Francis B. Sayre
United States
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Sayre
UNRRA
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