Trial of 12 Red Chiefs Opens Amid Security
New York AP says 12 Communist leaders face charges of aiming to overthrow the government. Only 11 appeared as William Z Foster was absent due to illness. Judge Medina denied motions to remove police and delay the trial while 400 officers guard the session. The defendants, free on bail, face up to 10 years and $10,000 fines if convicted.
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New York
William Z Foster
Communist Party
Harold R Medina
Harry M. Sacher
Foster
Louis F McCabe
McCabe
Sacher
Medina
National Board of
The
Guilty Plea in Treason Case by Martin Monti
Martin Monti 27 of Flourissant Missouri pled guilty to treason in New York. He admitted giving up his plane to the Germans in Italy between 1944 and 1946 after going AWOL in Karachi India. He was sentenced to 25 years and fined 10000 dollars. He faced possible death. The indictment linked his acts to service with the Nazis and later with the SS elite guard before joining the American Fifth Army after Germany's capitulation.
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New York
Martin Monti
Flourissant
Air Force
Monti
Italy
Karachi
India
Mont
Berlin
Martin Weithaupt
Fifth Army
Chamber to Hold Poll on Basing Point Plan
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States ordered a 30 day referendum of its membership to decide on fighting congressional action in basing point pricing. Members will vote on a policy declaration urging legislation to ensure sellers in one locality can compete with others by absorbing or equalizing transportation costs.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Board of Directors
Watch Your Nylons Comic Cart Winnah Shifts Aisle
A little man pushes a grocery cart through crowded aisles. He called out coming through and gangway but few obeyed. He then jokes about nylons prompting women to scatter as he grins at his bright idea in Commerce.
House Votes Salary Boost To President
The House approved a pay raise for President Truman from 75 000 to 100 000 a year with a 40 000 to 90 000 tax free expense allowance The Senate had already approved 68 to 9 The measure also raises the vice president and speaker salaries from 20 000 to 30 000 with a 10 000 tax free expense allowance The act, part of the 81st Congress, requires presidential signature to become law.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congressional
White House
Senate
Body of Missing Boy Found in West Virginia Hills
In Davis West Virginia AP two brothers and a third boy were lost while walking from their mountain community. The body of seven year old Eston Helmick was found near an abandoned lumber camp three miles from where brother Robert Carr was located. A 16 year old companion found Sunday is in critical condition with severe frostbite and pneumonia. Volunteers continue searching for Eston’s other brother as authorities assess medical needs and possible amputations.
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Davis
W Va
John Helmick
Robert Carr
Raithway
Helmick
Eston
Carr
Post Asked for Mrs Coolidge Post Asked for Mrs Coolidge
Rep Lane requests President Truman appoint Mrs Calvin Coolidge to a Republican vacancy on the Interstate Commerce Commission. He praises her as talented and gracious from Northampton and notes her role as first lady. He links the move to Democratic pledges for women in government. He compares her to Eleanor Roosevelt and Grace Coolidge.
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Washington
Lane
D-Mass
Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northampton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Grace Coolidge
Rita Hayworth Aly Khan announce marriage plan in Cannes
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan declared they will marry as soon as he is divorced. They handed reporters typed statements from both sides at his chateau near Cannes. Hayworth said she is in full agreement, following her recovery from flu in Aly’s villa.
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Cannes
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Here
Miss Hayworth
Aga Khan
G I Marriages to Frauleins Banned in Occupation Zone
The United States army canceled all permits for G I s to wed German frauleins in the occupation zone. The order voids prior permissions and could affect hundreds of marriages. Army officials say the bans aim to keep German brides from entering the United States without proving genuine affection.
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Frankfurt
United States
G. I
Fire Destroys Stamy Home Near Robins
Early Monday a 14 room Stamy homestead near Robins was destroyed by fire. The Stamy family fled in nightclothes as the house burned from basement to roof, a dog perished, and the loss was said to be fully covered by insurance.
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Stamy
Robins
O S Stamy
Elmer Stamy
Donald
Schrimper Farm
Marion
Paul E. Rose
O S. Stainys
O S. Stamy
Linn
Rioting Spreads From Durban To Pietermaritzburg
In South Africa rioting between Zulu natives and Indians spread from Durban to Pietermaritzburg as 105 people were killed and nearly 1,000 injured in three days of clashes. Troops and police totaled over 2,500, aided by armored cars, to restore order amid widespread fear and mass burials due to heat.
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Durban
South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
Rand
Six Actresses Named As Orchids of 1948
HOLLYWOOD UP Six actresses were named as Hollywood Orchids of 1948 by the Society of American Florists. Elizabeth Taylor received for beauty Wanda Hendrix for personality Ava Gardner for sex appeal Ann Blyth for charm Janet Leigh for graciousness and Jane Powell for sweetness.
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Hollywood
The
Society of American Florists
Elizabeth Taylor
Wanda Hendrix
Ava Gardner
Ann Blyth
Janet Leigh
Jane Powell
Veteran Building Complaints Focused on Few Contractors
Cedar Rapids cases total 57 complaints about veterans who bought priority program homes. Des Moines officials say most issues involve shoddy construction and unmet contract terms, with refunds totaling 76 600 to 105 purchasers. investigations cover 1946 builds across several Iowa cities.
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Cedar Rapids
Ceder Rapids
John Beller
Des Moines
the Gazette
Iowa
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Dubuque
Manchester
Beller
Washington
Attorney General’s Office
Department of Justice
Chicago
United States
Housing Office Litigation Division
Talks Yield Conditional Israeli Egyptian Concessions
U P dispatch reports progress as Israel agrees to release about 2000 King Farouk’s troops trapped at Faluja if Egypt signs an armistice pledging no future attacks. Bunche steers talks, Lebanon allows Lebanese forces to retake four villages, suggesting broader Palestine settlement prospects. Additional overtures target Trans Jordan and Syria joining discussions.
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Rhodes
Israel
Farouk
Faluja
Negev
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Ralph Bunche
U.N
Lebanon
Bunche
Beirutan
Damascus
Trans-Jordan
Syria
Truman Seeks Permanent Authority to Reorganize Government
President Truman urged Congress to grant permanent authority to reorganize the federal government to promote efficiency and economy. He proposed plans becoming effective in 60 days unless rejected by both houses, and urged no agency be exempt from the reform. He also pressed for higher pay to attract qualified executives.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Executive Branch
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Senate
House
Blizzard Strands Hundreds Across Wide Region
A major storm stranded hundreds in the Rocky Mountain region and left southern California freezing for a third week. Snow depths reached up to 19 inches in Morenci while roads and highways froze, and relief trains aided motorists west of Lordsburg New Mexico.
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Rocky Mountain
California
Lordsburg
N.M
Duncan
Ariz
Morenci
Highway 66
Southern Pacific
Rockies
Casper
Wyo
Chadron
Lusk
Frand Forks
Mt Wilson
Pasadena
Triple Pavement Explosion Probed in San Francisco
Investigators probe a triple underground blast in downtown San Francisco that toppled pavement and blew manhole covers near Radio City. Two radio stations briefly went off air, civilians were hurt, and a 48 year old man reported being thrown 30 feet with minor injuries.
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San Franciso
INS
San Francisco
O'Farrell
Taylor Streets
Radio City
Ellis and
Taylor
Theresa Winkler
Georgia Ryia
KBC
KGO
George Reade
Russia Poland Sign Trade Pact to Boost Deliveries
London dispatch reports Russia and Poland signed a trade agreement promising an 85 percent increase in mutual deliveries during 1949 as announced by Moscow radio Sunday night.
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London
Russia
Poland
Moscow
Weather Tightens as Cold Lingers in the East
Shivering residents face near zero temperatures with a one day relief forecast. The weather bureau expects a late Monday rise into the thirties by Tuesday before a fall on Wednesday. Spencer recorded a low of 4 Monday as the state endures the deep freeze.
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Lowams
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Water workers press city on seniority in promotions
Cedar Rapids waterworks employees asked the city council to consider seniority in promotions and to bulletin vacancies. Six spokesman outlined that openings were not filled from older employees and that announcing vacancies drew a cool response. Superintendent Blomquist argued the aim is to hire the best qualified, with preference to current staff when openings occur. Council to study the issues further and schedule a meeting with waterworks supervisors and employes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Waterworks
Police Department
Dickering Six
S E. Peterson
APL
H. Flomquist
Council
Petérson
Blomquist
Superfort Is Wrecked In Scotland
A B 29 crash in western Scotland claims twenty American servicemen as fatal casualties after fog shrouded Succoth glen. The aircraft from the 301st Bomb Group based at Scampton, Lincolnshire, carried 11 crew and 9 ground personnel on furlough home.
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Glasgow
Scotland
United States Air Force
Argyllshire
Succoth Glen
301St
Britain
Scampton
Lincolnshire
Smoky Hill Field
Salina
Kan
Iceland
Air Force
United States
Bite-Run Driver Makes Her Bow
Cleveland report on the citys first bite and run traffic accident. Mrs George Futty says she and her husband exited their car after a collision with another couples auto. The other woman bit off Mrs Futtys middle finger then fled in her vehicle.
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Cleveland
George Futty
Fatty
Snow Blockade Threatens 1 Million Sheep in Utah
Regional Supervisor Hugh M. Bryan of the federal land management bureau said deep snow left about one million sheep at risk as truckloads of feed failed to reach them. He accused rotary snow plows of staying on roads to ski resorts, while Roy E. McLease of the Utah road commission defended the decision to keep Alta and Brighton open to skiers.
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Salt Lake City
Hugh M. Bryan
Federal Land Management Bureau
Roy E. McLease
Utah Road Commission
Alta
Brighton
Vivien Kellems Deduces Tax Amount From Treasury Action
Vivien Kellems, critic of the withholding tax, announced she was deducting 1685.40 dollars the government allegedly illegally took from her 1948 income tax. She refused payroll tax withholdings, calling herself a tax collector and inviting legal action or Gestapo-like seizure of funds.
Court Rules on State Labor Board Power Over Elections
The Supreme Court ruled that state labor boards lack authority to conduct collective bargaining elections in industries regulated by the National Labor Relations Board. State certification of a bargaining agent may occur only after the national board authorizes the state board to act.
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State Labor Board
Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
National Board
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