Iowa mental hospitals face reform drive by 1946 panel
A state legislative committee led by Herman Knudson urged broad changes to Iowa mental hospital policy. The plan favors treatment over new buildings, calls for a state director of mental institutions, and proposes transferring custodial patients to county homes to reduce overcrowding. The report targets a 25 to 35 percent population reduction in 1 to 5 years with existing laws and minor exceptions.
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Frank Nye
Iowa
Robert D. Blue Wednesday
Herman Knudson
Mason City
Alden L. Doud
Douds
John §. Heffner
Webster City
John R. Gardner
Lisbon
Samuel W Hamilton
Washington, D. C
U. S. Public Health Service
Rainfall Adds Pressure to Louisa Flood
Heavy rains press Louisa county Iowa with Cedar River crest near 10.4 feet and 300 farms under water. Red Cross, guardsmen and volunteers brace for an Oakville crest while southern floods in Tennessee Kentucky and Georgia claim 21 lives and drive up property losses.
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Louisa
Louisa County
Iowa
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Associated Press
South
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Davenport
Oakville
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rivers
Wapello
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Burlington
Fairfield
Rock Island
U. S. Army Engineers
International News Service
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Tracy
Iowa City
Eddyville
Ike Asks No Act Against G I Protest
In Frankfurt, over 5000 G I s tried to storm Gen McNarney headquarters but were repelled by paratroop guards. Eisenhower told Truman there was no need for discipline for Manila demonstrators praising demobilization and urging reduced overseas forces.
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Ike
G.I
Frankfurt
G.i’s
Joseph T. McNarney
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Manila
Army
Hisenhower
William D Styer
Philippines
Eisenhower
War Department
United States
Japan
Germany
Incompetent Vet Medics Tossed Out
General Omar Bradley head of the Veterans Administration announced a broad purge of incompetence among doctors in VA hospitals. Major General Paul Hawley said the drive began after civil service rules were removed and that capable physicians are being placed in key posts across 97 hospitals. The program aims to audit staff and submit incompetents for dismissal, with final action by Bradley and Hawley over about a year.
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Washington
INS
Omar Bradley
Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
Bradley
Paul R. Hawley
Truman
Hawley
Subversive Forces Warned After Camp Protest
Lt. Gen. Charles P. Hall warned U S troops via Stars and Stripes that subversive forces will take cues from early demobilization protests. He cited a hothead demonstration by soldiers and cautioned about morale and discipline slipping among occupying troops in Yokohama.
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Yokohama
Charles P. Hall
Eighth Army
Stars and Stripes
Nazi Order to Fire on U S Vessels on Pearl Harbor Day
The tribunal heard Germany’s order to attack American ships on sight within an hour of Pearl Harbor. Ribbentrop allegedly informed Oshima of the plan and proposed a death policy for captured Allied airmen. The prosecutor cited discussions with Ciano and Suner about Spain and Gibraltar.
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Serano Suner
Gibraltar
Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Ciano
Germany
Spain
Maxwell-Fyfe
Churchills Leave for U.S. on Troop Vessel
Mr and Mrs Winston Churchill departed Southampton for the United States aboard the Queen Elizabeth. The liner carried 10 675 Canadian troops along with the Churchill party.
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Churchills
U.S
London
Winston Churchill
Southampton
United States
Merchants Bank Alters Board at Annual Meeting
Merchants National bank announces three officer changes after its annual board gathering. James E. Hamilton becomes executive committee chair as S. E. Coquillette ascends to board chair. John T Hamilton named president. Fred W Smith becomes director filling late Frank A. Beals spot.
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Cedar Rounds News
Merchants National Bank
James E. Hamilton
S. E. Coquillette
Hamilton
John T Hamilton
Armed Service
Coquillette
Fred W Smith
Frank A. Beals
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Peoples Savings Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank
United State Bank
Release of Unneeded Men Reported
Washington dispatch says Gen. Eisenhower directed theater commanders to discharge all personnel not needed, regardless of service length or points. Pacific occupation forces expected to drop from 840000 to 375000 by May, with 180000 eligible for discharge by month’s end. Remaining timelines target two and a half years by April and two years by end of June.
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Slyer
Pacific
Styer
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Washington
Ins
United States
Army
Two Janitors Held in Child Death Case in Chicago
Chicago police questioned two apartment building janitors, Hector Verburgh and Desere Smet, as the 48 hour manhunt for Suzanne Degnan’s kidnap killer continued. A blood stained axe, organs, and an 14 inch hacksaw were found in buildings connected to Verburgh. Authorities described no charges yet, while the girl’s family prepared for her funeral and received broad sympathy and aid offers.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Hector Verburgh
Degnan
Suzanne
Desere Smet
Verburgh
Walter Storms
James
Helen Degnan
St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church
OPA
Jack Hanrahan
Associated Press
Germans Plot For Industrial Realm Rebirth
Berlin reports reveal a secret memorandum by Hans Verchemeyer of Schering A G urging Germany to rebuild its chemical empire under occupation. He envisions Schering leading industry, breaking up I G Farben, and courting Du Pont for a share of capital and licensing deals within years.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Hans Verchemeyer
Schering, A. G
Verchemeyer
United States Treasury Department
United States
Werdemeyer
Schering
I. G. Farben
I. G Farben Industrie
du Pont
Pay Dispute Drags In Wage Talks As Steel Walkout Looms
In Washington the CIO United Steel Workers and United States Steel agreed to resume wage negotiations amid a looming steel strike. Separately scattered city walkouts by the Association of Communications Equipment Workers disrupt telephone installation for Bell systems, risking major service tieups while Western Union and other unions wage support actions.
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Washington
CIO
United Steel Workers
United States Steel Corporation
Independent Association of Communications Equipment Workers
Ohio
Indiana
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Illinois
Western Electric
Bell Telephone Company
New York City
CIO Western Union
OPA
Ernest Weaver
ACEW
Independent
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Western Electric Employee Association
New York
Western Union
Greater
International Cable Communications
Suspicion of U S Arms Stirs G I Protests in Manila
In Manila soldiers rally against slowed demobilization amid fear of new American interventions in Asia. Many troops oppose redeployment and a renewed combat tempo for the 86th division, while officers warn battle-ready forces are needed for policy goals. Civilians and veterans express mixed views as Washington weighs future deployments.
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Manila
Far East
86Th Infantry
China
America
War Department
Washington
Housing in Cedar Rapids Delays Veteran Doctor
After three years in the army including New Guinea and Mindanao the Cedar Rapids physician is discharged with wife and child. He seeks post graduate pediatrics study at Iowa City for six months then a local practice, needing housing in Cedar Rapids. Veterans Service and Information center reports over 325 veterans listed and seeking homes.
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Cedar Rapids
New Guinea
Leyte
Mindanao
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pappy Boyington Marries Frances Baker in Las Vegas
Lt Col Gregory Pappy Boyington wed Frances Baker of Los Angeles in Las Vegas Nevada on Tuesday. Marriage records show prior divorces in Seattle 1941 and San Francisco 1932. Mrs Malcolmson had alleged Boyington promised marriage after a Reno divorce bid, but Boyington denied plans to wed her.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Gregory
Pappy) Boyington
New York
Lucy Malcolmson
Frances Baker
Los Angeles
Boyingtons
Boyington
Seattle
San Francisco
Malcolmson
Reno
Marine Black Sheep Squadron
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