Attlee Opens UN General Assembly Warns on Atomic Threat
Prime Minister Attlee addressed 51 nations in Westminster urging control of atomic weapons as the UN opens in London. Paul Henri Spaak elected president amid East West tensions with Britain backing him and Russia opposing.
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Iowa Cities Brace for Rising Flood Waters
Flood threats intensify in Burlington Ft Madison and Keokuk as 27 000 acres of farmland flood in Des Moines and Louisa counties. Mississippi River rises near Forks causing rail and highway disruption and Cross agencies rush aid as 600 farms and thousands of cattle face inundation.
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Govt Acts To Legalize All Parties In China
Chiang Kai-shek at a political conference announced the government will legalize all political parties and grant freedoms of person conscience speech publication and association. Parties will be equal before the law and operate openly. Local self government and popular elections will be promoted with political prisoners released except traitors.
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Soviet-Clad Bandits Rob Bremen Berlin Train Loots 15 Cars
Bandits in Russian uniforms halted the Bremen Berlin train in Brandenburg and looted 15 freight cars of provisions. The inter zone ride, run by German crews, crosses Soviet territory with American guards missing at Biederitz station due to manpower shortages. Russian authorities warned of criminals disguising as Russians to discredit Soviet forces.
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Cedar Rapids Assured of Emergency Housing from Government Sources
Cedar Rapids ranks 74th on the National Housing Agency list for temporary housing as City Attorney Don Hines returns from Chicago with word that Cedar Rapids is within the surplus allotment. A 150 unit veterans shelter was requested to bridge the gap until permanent homes catch up, timing and source undisclosed.
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Governor Proposes State Housing Committee for Voluntary Rationing
Governor Robert D. Blue urged creation of a state housing committee at a Des Moines meeting. The panel would provide voluntary rationing of available building materials for housing. Attendees included Brig. Charles Grahl head of the state selective service and Atty. Gen. John M. Rankin.
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Former Mental Patient Sought in Kidnapping Murder
Chicago police pursue a suspect once employed at a nursery near Suzanne Degnan's home. The man, a former mental patient from Manteno state hospital and former dentist, is linked to the Degnan case through a ladder found at the nursery. Investigators question janitors as the search for the kidnapper continues.
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Jap Cabinet Resignations Seen After MacArthur Purge
Tokyo reports indicate the Japanese cabinet plans to resign following Gen. MacArthur's purge of war tainted officials. Daizaburo Tsugita said a resignation could be announced tonight or tomorrow. Premier Shidehara, sick at home, may be reappointed if resignations proceed.
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Non-war Outlays Top Last Year's Fiscal Spending
The government’s non-war outlays through January 7 reached 6.157 billion dollars, higher than the 4.432 billion for the same period a year earlier. Major drivers were debt interest at 2.132 billion, tax refunds at 1.112 billion, and Veterans Administration expenses.
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Atomic scientists return to Germany under Allied orders
Eleven German atomic experts including Otto Hahn, once seized by Allied forces, are permitted to return to Germany while remaining in British or American zones. The group, guarded and monitored, faced postwar fate as Allies weighed ending Nazi science risks and the fate of individuals linked to the uranium split. Hahn faced Nazi stigma amid Meitner’s departure, and Crée faced threats from Nazi sympathizers as her role in publicizing atomic energy became known.
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Meitner to Join Catholic University as Physics Professor
Austrian physicist Dr. Lise Meitner, aged 60, will be flown from Stockholm to the United States later this month due to fear of assassination. She will assume a professorship in physics at Catholic University in Washington.
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Stork Visits Amid Cumberland Flood Waters
A river flood swirled around a two story home near Cumberland as Dr. T. R. Davies navigated the Eaton residence during the night. The report notes the water rising past the second story as residents assessed damage and safety concerns.
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G I s Claim Protests Are Being Gagged
Demonstrators across the Pacific and Europe accuse Stars and Stripes of suppressing anti demobilization coverage. Troops demand faster homeward moves, clearer policy, and replacements in Japan and Germany as officers suppress criticism.
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Solon Seeks Senate Hearing On Army Demobilization Policy
Sen Johnson names Gen Eisenhower for Senate military subcommittee hearings to audit demobilization and demands a full inventory of all army and war department civilian employees. He cites overseas G I protests as a threat to orderly government and calls for open, formal accounting. Sen Wilson plans a bill to discharge most servicemen by April 1 and end the point system. Eisenhower orders reduced theater manpower and a forthcoming demobilization program.
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General Arthur Orders US Navy to Fill All Ships
Tokyo dispatch reports General Mace Arthur instructed U S Army commanders in the Pacific that no ship return to the United States with an empty berth. He said release men as they become available to fill all spaces on every ship.
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US Rear Admiral Joy Leads South China Naval Force Departure
Rear Admiral C Turner Joy and staff sailed Thursday for Hong Kong aboard the flagship Los Angeles to command the United States South China naval force from Shanghai.
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