Russia bids for Arctic bases in Spitzbergen via Norway
Norway disclosed that Russia asked for special privileges at Spitzbergen during the war and implied seeks for military bases in the Arctic archipelago. The Svalbard treaty of 1920 gave Norway sovereignty over the islands. discussions reportedly occurred in 1944 1945 but no decision was made until Norway’s government could meet again.
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Oslo
Norway
Foreign Ministry
Russia
Spittsbergen
Moscow
Arctic Archipelago
London
Barents Sea
Scandinavian Peninsula
North Cape
Britain
United States
France
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Paris
Threat of Boycott Over Stassen Invitation at Lincoln Dinner
New York city councilman Edward Rager said some Republicans threaten to boycott the Lincoln Day dinner because Harold Stassen of Minnesota is invited as a principal speaker. The committee invited Dewey Taft and Stassen. Bricker and Warren declined. the dinner group denied backing any candidate.
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New York
Edward Rager
National Republican Club
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Rager
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Earl Warren
California
Bricker
Warren
Roger
Clarence Brown
Taft
Norman Vincent
Marble Collegiate Church
Lincoln
Bear Island Cession Requested by Russia in 1944
Washington reports that in 1944 Russia asked Norway for outright cession of Bear Island located between northern Norway and Spitzbergen. The inquiry reached U S authorities and was confirmed as authoritative.
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Washington
Russia
Norway
Arctic
Bear
Spitzbergen
Bill Aimed at Clubs with Slots in Des Moines
A proposed 1947 bill would strip property tax exemptions from town clubs and organizations that operate on property with law violations. It would require the state tax commission to deny exemptions for properties serving as locations for records and various stamp sales to fraternal groups and veterans organizations already enjoying exemptions.
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DES Moines
State Tax Commission
Towa
Veterans Ac
Giant locomotive explodes killing three on Great Northern
In North Dakota near Devils Lake the Empire Builder locomotive exploded Thursday night killing engineer Reginald Bennett fireman Wilbert Hoff and roadmaster E A Zinther. Passengers aboard the Seattle bound pullman survived with minor injuries as wrecking crews cleared the tracks and an investigation was ordered.
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Devils Lake
N. D
Great Northern Railroad
Here
Empire Builder
Grand Forks
J. P. Cameron
Cameron
Great Northern
North
C. L. Sullivan
Reginald Bennett
Wilbert Hoff
E. A. Zinther
Wholesale Butter Drops in Chicago
Butter prices on the mercantile exchange fell up to five cents a pound on Friday. A spokesman said the drop would reflect lower wholesale prices to independent dealers, though some independents were still charging around a dollar per pound or more.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Republicans to caucus Saturday to elect leaders
Republican members of the 1947 legislature will caucus in Des Moines Saturday morning with a contest for floor leader in both the Senate and House. Senate Republicans meet at Fort Des Moines hotel and House Republicans at Kirkwood hotel at 10 a.m. Linn county lawmakers Sen. Frank C. Byers and Rep. Earnest J. Knickerbocker traveled Friday to join pre caucus maneuvering.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Senate
Fort Des Moines
House
Kirkwood
Linn County
Frank C. Byers
Earnest J. Knickerpocker
Fairfax
Montgomery in Visit to Stalin
Moscow radio announced that Marshal Montgomery arrived Friday for a meeting with Joseph Stalin. The broadcast offered no details of the talks or their agenda.
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Montgomery
Stalin
London
Moscow
Eleanor’s Name Dropped In Accused Playboy Case
Boston dispatch describes 1943 allegations linking Alfred B. Parkhurst to a draft deferment scheme with help from officials and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Parkhurst, 27, held in East Cambridge jail on bail for subsistence theft and alleged naval discharge efforts. Federal records cite Parkhurst as a Harvard-connected social figure who sought a seaman rank to access aviation knowledge for potential Canadian air service.
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Boston
INS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Navy
Alfred B. Parkhurst
Harvard University
Parkhurst
East Cambridge
Harvard
Ernor
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Naval Aviation
Cambridge
Hartford
Conn
Naval Reserve
Donald Ribble Hero in Florida Rescue
Cedar Rapids thrill continues as 16 year old Donald Ribble, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Ribble, is hailed for rescuing a Florida man from drowning during a Hollywood Florida vacation. The clipping notes this was his second rescue in a short span.
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Donald Ribble
Florida
Cedar Rapids
Harry Ribble
Knollwood Drive
Hollywood
Fla
Miami Herald
Ribble
Miss Rippenkroeger Sentenced to Five Years in Reformatory
Miss Dorothy Rippenkroeger was sentenced by Judge J. R. Leary to five years in the women's reformatory in Rockwell City for a charge involving an infant found in a tavern early in December.
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Fort Madison
Dorothy Rippenkroeger
J. R. Leary
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
NAM asks court limit retroactive back pay in wage suits
The National Association of Manufacturers urged a federal court to deny back pay claims before June 10, 1946, the date of a Supreme Court ruling. NAM argues decisions should apply only prospectively and warns retroactive awards could threaten the economy. Local trade groups supported the brief in Mt. Clemens Pottery case amid multi billion dollar suits, with unions accused of pursuing “a war of nerves.”
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Detroit
National Association of Manufacturers
Portal
Supreme Court
The
N.A.M
Mt. Clemens Pottery Company
Michigan Manufacturers’ Association
Employers Association of Detroit
Connecticut Firm Closes Over Portal Suit Action
Bridgeport officials shut The Allison Company, a grinding wheels maker with about 60 workers, for an indefinite period after a local union placed an attachment on a $150,000 bank deposit tied to a portal to portal suit. President Hugh V. Allison said he contacted Senator Sandwin urging policy curbs.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Connecticut
Allison Company
Newcio
Hugh V. Allison
Sendwin
Iowa Warm Spell Eases New Year Snow Blankets
Iowa's New Year's snow cover thinned by mild weather, with highs reaching 50 in the southwest and Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa forecast for continued mild temperatures. Temperatures in Cedar Rapids were to rise from the 28 at 7 p.m. to 32 by 9 a.m., with a gradual cool down overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sioux City
Cedar Ea
Rapids
Ball Has Drastic Labor Curb Plan
Washington Senator introduced an industrywide collective bargaining ban shaping a new CIO driven policy. The plan seeks to limit union bargaining with employers to regions within 100 miles, signaling a major curb on labor activities.
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Ball
Washington
Mig Em
Mom Friday
CIO
Highlights of Truman Budget Message to Congress
President Truman outlines a 37.5 billion dollar expenditures plan with 37.7 billion in revenues leaving a small surplus. He opposes tax cuts, favors war tax retention, and calls for pay-as-you-go health insurance and housing bills. He emphasizes debt retirement, economic stability, and coordinated health education and social security. He also seeks to curb monopolies and sustain free enterprise with government action.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Social Security
Budget plan warns taxes must stay high to curb debt
President urges Congress to resist tax cuts as 1948 budget aims to trim spending by around Ee billion and balance the books. He cites a projected surplus of 1.8 billion if deficits shrink, with emphasis on defense cuts and liquidation of wartime agencies. The plan foresees 11.256 billion for defense and stresses economy, veterans’ policies, and tax refunds controls.
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Washington
Congress
Company Heads Have Bargaining Rights NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board told the Supreme Court that firm presidents have the right to bargain collectively over terms and conditions of work. NLRB attorney Van Arkel said foremen and supervisory workers are employed and entitled to collective bargaining, and the board now interprets the Wagner act to cover presidents of firms as well.
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Washington
LLP
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
NLRB
Gerhard P. van Arkel
Men’s Association of America
van Arkel
One Board
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