Attlee Opens UNO Assembly With Atomic Warning
Prime Minister Attlee warned 51 nations at the UN General Assembly that the atomic bomb offers a life or death choice for mankind. Paul Henri Spaak was elected assembly president amid Britain’s backing and Russian opposition. The opening sessions in Westminster's Central Hall reflected fear, hope, and deep mistrust as delegates debated spheres of influence and the future role of the United Nations.
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London
INL
Attlee
General Assembly
United Nations Organization
Paul Henri-Spaak
Belgium
Britain
Russia
Lofty
Central Hall
Westminster
United Nations
Europe
UNO
Near East
Mediterranean
Three Iowa Cities Hit by Rising Flood Waters
Flood threats grew in Burlington Ft Madison and Keokuk as 27000 acres of farmland in Des Moines and Louisa counties flooded. Mississippi River levels risk Keokuk reaching 16 to 16.5 feet while Santa Fe rail traffic halted near Shopton. Des Moines River and Cedar River crests cited with relief aid from Red Cross and rescue crews.
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Burlington
Ft.Madison
Keokuk
Des Moines
Louisa
Iowa
Ft. Madison
Santa Fe
Missisippi River
Shopton
R. S. Toogood
Government River
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Soviet-clad gang robs Bremen-Berlin train in Brandenburg
Bandits in Russian uniforms held up the inter zone Bremen Berlin train in the Russian occupation zone and looted 15 freight cars including 140 bags of sugar 260 bags of flour and 53 boxes of soap. Three American guards were on the run due to manpower shortages.
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Berlin
Cedar Rapids Assured of Emergency Housing Units
City official Don Hines says Cedar Rapids ranks 74th on the National Housing Agency list for temporary housing, ensuring some government emergency housing. The council sought 150 units for veterans’ shelter as permanent homes lag. Officials report action pending 1947 legislative timing and possible state housing programs. Mayor Hahn notes American Legion and Governor Blue pursuing a special session.
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National Housing Agency
Don Hines
Chicago
NHA
Hines
Henry Haegg
Des Moines
Louis D. Burgus
Iowa
Burgus
Frank K. Hahn
American Legion State Executive Committee
Blue
Governor urges state housing committee for rationing
Gov Robert D Blue urged forming a state housing committee to oversee voluntary rationing of housing materials. He spoke at a meeting with a veteran’s housing panel including Brig Gen Charles Grahl Charles Harness Claude Stanley Atty Gen John Rankin Alex Miller Ralph Stuart and R J Laird.
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Des Moines
INS
Robert D. Blue
Veteran’s Housing Committee
Charles Grahl
State Selective Service
Charles Harness
Claude Stanley
The
Employment and Security Commission
John M. Rankin
Alex Miller
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ralph Stuart
Hampton
American Legion
R. J. Laird
Blue
Grahl, Miller and
Stuart
Iowa Development Commission
Former Mental Patient Sought in Kidnapping Murder
In Chicago area police search a man once employed at a nursery near Suzanne Degnan’s home. He was a former Manteno state hospital patient and former dentist. Investigators link a ladder found at the crime scene to the nursery, while relatives recount the tragedy and court orders affect two janitors’ detention.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Margaret Perry
Manteno State Hospital
Criminal Court
Hector Verburgh
Mary
Deseret Smet
James D. Cunningham
Jack Hanrahan
Jap Cabinet Set to Resign After War-Tainted Directive
Tokyo dispatch reports Daizaburo Tsugita stating the Japanese cabinet could announce its resignation tonight or tomorrow. The move follows Gen. MacArthur directive barring war tainted officials, with Tsugita among those barred for life. Observers expect Premier Shidehara, ill at home, may be renamed to form a new cabinet.
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Daizaburo Tsugita
Gen. MacArthur
Tsugita
Shidehara
Chiang outlines plan to legalize all political parties
Chiang Kai-shek announced at a political consultation conference that the government will grant freedom of person and speech, make all parties equal before the law, promote local self government with popular elections, and release political prisoners except traitors. Mao and Chou En-lai endorsed the four points, linking them to a constitutional government. a ceasefire halted troop movements except for government forces in Manchuria to restore sovereignty.
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Chiang
George C. Marshall
China
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-lung
Manchuria
Non-war Outlays Rise From Last Year
Washington records show non-war spending through January 7 at 6.157 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, up from 4.432 billion for the same period last year. Increases come from debt interest, tax refunds, and Veterans Administration expenses, with debt interest at 2.132 billion on a 280 billion dollar public debt. Tax refunds total 1.112 billion versus 702 million previously, and VA spending nears 800 million compared with 430 million.
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Veterans Administration
Atomic scientists return to Germany under Allied orders
Eleven German atomic researchers including Otto Hahn are to be sent back to Germany while remaining under Allied control in British or American zones. Hahn, famed for splitting uranium, was seized during the war and later moved to England for guarded supervision. Lise Meitner seeks entry to the United States, fearing Nazi retaliation, and will join Catholic University as a physics professor after obtaining citizenship.
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Hahn
Nazi Germany
Sweden
United Nations
Lise Meitner
America
England
London
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Meitner
Catholic University
United States Army
Stork Brings Newborn During Cumberland Flood
Mrs. Thomas E. Eaton bore a girl in Barbourville Kentucky as Cumberland River flooded to levels just below the second story. Dr. T R Davies paddled via boat to reach the Eaton home amid the high water.
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Barbourville, Ky
Thomas E. Eaton
Cumberland River
T. R. Davies
Eaton
GIs Claim Protests Being Gagged in Red Press
Enlisted men on Pacific Stars and Stripes editions accuse officers of pressuring coverage to favor the army. protests span Hawaii Japan Germany and Europe with calls for quicker demobilization and a clear homeward schedule.
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Army
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War Department
Honolulu Stars and Stripes
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Frankfurt
Joseph T. McNarney
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Philippines
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Europe
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Stars and Stripes
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Truman
Robert P. Patterson
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Solon Urges Senate Probe of Demobilization Policy
Sen Johnson named chair of a special military subcommittee to audit demobilization and demand Eisenhower testify. He pressed for a full inventory of Army and War Dept personnel and argued overseas G I protests threaten U S prestige. Sen Wilson signaled a bill to discharge most servicemen by April 1.
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Congress
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Utah
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Army
United States
Newspaper index fragment with mixed sections and names
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered sections including Courthouse, Daily Record, Deaths, Editorial Features, Walter Winchell, Women in Service, Movies, Radio. The readable items are minimal and lack cohesive events or clear persons to summarize into a full news item.
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Saewepeee
Cessee
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Vees Marion
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MacArthur orders fills to avoid empty berths in Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur issued instructions to U S Army forces in the Pacific directing that no ship return to the United States with an empty berth. He ordered commanders to release men in the order they would next become available to fill all spaces on ships.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
Military Affairs Committee
George C. Marshall
McNarney
United States
Germany
Tokyo
MacArthur
United States Army
Pacific
Admiral Joy sails to lead South China naval force
Rear Admiral C Turner Joy and his staff departed Shanghai aboard the flagship cruiser Los Angeles bound for Hongkong to command the United States South China naval force.
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C. Turner Joy
Hongkong
Los Angeles
United States
South China Naval Force
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