No U S Aid For Neutrals In Cold War
Washington reports that the United States will supply no arms or defense materials to neutrals in the cold war. State Department spokesman Michael McDermott said this policy aims to correct Swedish reports and defines eligible nations under Western European defense talks, the hemispheric pact, and special commitments with Greece, Turkey, Korea, and China.
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Sweden
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
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Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
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Portugal
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Norway
Denmark
Greece
Colder Tonight With Snow Flurries Forecast
Weather bulletin notes much colder air tonight with snow flurries. Low around 20. A cold wave Sunday into Sunday night with occasional snow flurries and strong northerly winds pushing temperatures lower.
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Bureau
Riots in Durban Kill 300. Police Quell South Africa Violence
Rioting in the Durban area leaves about 300 Indians and native blacks dead over two days with nearly 400 injured. Armored intervention by South African forces loosened the clashes as police and air units moved to protect civilians and evacuate Indians fleeing to surrounding villages.
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Durban
South Africa
Johannesburg
F C Erasmus
Pretoria
India
Roosevelt denounces Soviet compromise on UN rights push
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt, chair of the UN human rights commission, vows never to compromise for Soviet support. She cites Soviet refusals to release GI brides and blocking freedom of movement rules as evidence of hypocrisy. She also recalls Soviet formal positions in Paris debates and questions Soviet official Pablov on movement rights.
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Franklin D Roosevelt
United Nations
Roosevelt
U.S.S.R
U.N
Paris
Pablov
Russia
Pablov Wether
Soviet Union
Laughren Rebuffs Claims of Inconsistent Actions
St Louis Leo F Laughren denied any inconsistency between his public statements and actions on behalf of Dr Robert C Rutledge sought in Cedar Rapids for the murder of Byron C Hartman. Linn County Attorney Crissman had alleged the disconnect, but Laughren said extradition papers were inadequate and the governor refused the warrant.
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ST Louis
Leo F. Laughren
Robert C Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Byron C. Hartman
Laughren
Linn County
William W. Crissman
Rutledge
Dr Rutledge
Window washer charged in $50,000 thefts
George mer, 28, a Philadelphia window washer, allegedly used his bucket to steal cash and valuables from offices over the past year. Police say the scheme netted about $50,000. He was arrested while driving a recently purchased $3,200 car.
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Philadelphia
George Mer
Mae West Defies Doctors To Reach Stage Despite Illness
Mae West left a Baltimore hospital against doctors orders to perform after her Diamond Lil show. Co producers canceled Saturday matinee and night performances, delaying any return until Sunday at the earliest. West, carried from wheelchair to a car, quipped she felt feverish but ready to go on tonight. Doctors warned of an abdominal obstruction and urged rest.
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Baltimore
INS
Mae West
Diamond
Herbert J. Freezer
Albert H. Rosen
Miss West
David Lapin
Mae
Cold Wave Moves Into Iowa With Zero Night Temps
Cedar Rapids and across Iowa brace for a cold wave as the Weather Bureau predicts snow flurries and plunging temperatures. Northwest Iowa may dip to zero Sunday night while southeast Iowa rises to 14 above.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Marshall to Puerto Rico on vacation from North Carolina
Aili ng Secretary of State Marshall and his wife departed by plane from Pinehurst for a rest in San Juan Puerto Rico. The general, recuperating from kidney surgery, will stay several weeks at the Tenth Naval District headquarters. President Truman had suggested the trip while Marshall was a Walter Reed patient.
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Marshall
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Tenth Naval District
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Mail Sack Found in Wisconsin Robbery Case
Post inspectors located a missing mail sack southeast of Waukesha but the $75,000 it contained was not in the bag. Two Milwaukee hunters found the sack on highway 6 three and a half miles from the city as investigators call the incident a robbery. The cash vanished Thursday night from a shipment from the Waukesha National Bank to the Chicago Federal Reserve.
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Milwaukee
George Teske
William L. Petrie
Highway 6
Frank McGee
Waukesha National Bank
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Business Neighbor Funds Train Trip for Blind Vendor
In Green Bay Roy Bertrand, a 56 year old blind news vendor who sold papers for 25 years in front of Otto Kaap's restaurant, heads to California aided by a business neighbor who bought a round trip ticket and a suitcase for his journey. Bertrand hopes to visit a brother near Los Angeles, tears of gratitude visible as he boards the train.
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Green Bay
Roy Bertrand
California
Bertrand
Otto Kaap
Kaap
Angeles
Canadian surplus reported by Finance Minister Abbott
Ottawa AP reports Finance Minister D. C Abbott announces a budget surplus over 600 million dollars for the first nine months of the fiscal year. Through December 31 revenues reach 956,208,479 with expenditures at 1,346,258,780.
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D. C Abbott
Diplomas Awarded 176 at Cedar Rapids Commencement
Dr. N D McCombs urged 176 graduates at Memorial Coliseum to explore a new era of mankind through human relations. The four high schools distributed diplomas, with W L Paxson, Paul Miller, Pierre A Tracy and Fred J Kluse presenting to McKinley Franklin Wilson and Roosevelt graduates. An all city orchestra led by Roland Moehlmann provided music.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
N. D. McCombs
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids High School
Memorial Coliseum
McCombs
Clyde Parker
W. L. Paxson
McKinley
Paul Miller
Franklin
Pierre A. Tracy
Wilson
Fred J. Kluse
Roosevelt
Roland Moehlmann
Floyd L. Hinshaw
St. James’ Methodist Church
Lyle Ki. Anderson
St. Andrew’s Evangelical United
Church Ad Promises Welcome and Reveals Real Attendance
A minister recalls advertising openness to the poor in his church and notes that the collection plate shows their actual attendance. The remark underscores social outreach and practical results.
Stripper Admits Framing Brother In Murder Hoax
Virginia Bailey a 21 year old burlesque dancer testified she staged the confession to gain publicity and hoped for a striptease rise while her brother Kell Flannery remains jailed for life in the murder of George Green. The jury convicted Kell on other evidence.
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Lexington
Virginia Bailey
Everett Flannery
George Green
Kell Flannery
Virginia
Jannery
St Luke's Seeks 750000 Federal Grant for Annex
St Luke's proposes a 2225000 expansion to Cedar Rapids hospital including a five story cross shaped annex west of current buildings. The plan adds about 246 beds total with 175 new beds in the annex and 100 existing beds relocated. A $750000 federal grant is being pursued with state and federal health offices likely to approve it soon.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Louis D. Blair
St. Luke's
Blair
Luke’s
St. Luke’s
Kansas City
U. S. Public Health Service
Eleventh Street
Tientsin Falls to Chinese Reds in Major Blow to Chiang
Shanghai reports say Tientsin, a 3 million city dubbed gateway to North China, fell after a brutal artillery assault by Lin Piao's forces. Civilians were killed and hospitals overwhelmed as Reds entered the former British concession and fired in celebration near the U.S. consulate.
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Tientsin
Chiang Kai-shek
Lin Piao
Manchuria
North China
Robert Smyth
Berkeley
Calf
United States
Smyth
United States Information Service
Aeros
Nanking
Peiping
Fu Tso-yi
Lin
Tangku
Hai River
Taku
Missed Gazette Delivery Notice and Reporting Window
If you miss your Gazette you can call your carrier directly. the carrier’s name and phone number appear on your punch or you can call The Gazette and a paper will be sent. Reports of missed papers are accepted daily until 7 P.M. and Sunday until 12 Noon.
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Gazette
Jobless Claims Jump to 414 900 in States
About 414 900 people filed new unemployment claims last week the highest in three years. The figure is 75 000 above the prior week and 150 000 more than a year ago. Continuing claims total 1 473 000, up 45 percent from a year ago, suggesting unemployment has risen above 2 000 000 after December totals of 1 900 000.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
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