Dr Rutledge Bond Extended as Extradition Warrant Issued
Dr Robert C Rutledge 27 remains free after a Missouri judge extended his $5000 bond to Jan 26 while Iowa seeks his extradition for the Cedar Rapids murder. Linn County Attorney and Cedar Rapids detectives hold a warrant, with Rutledge’s health cited to explain continued absence.
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Boretal
ST. Louis
Robert C Rutledge
Iowa
Missouri
Dr Rutledges
David W Fitzgibbon
Rutledge
Byron
Cedar Rapids
Dr Rutledge
Court of Criminal Correction
Linn County
William W. Crissman
Tom Condon
Jefferson City
Lon
Laughren
Autumn Joy Allison
Roads Open As Iowa Hit By Snow And Cold
Iowa faced zero degree temperatures after a light snowfall while a larger winter storm lashed nearby states. The Iowa Highways Commission deployed snowplows as officials warned of more severe weather spreading from Montana to the Dakotas and Illinois.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
County Superintendent of Schools
Railb
North Western
Union Pacific
The
Gazette
Iowa
West Union
Decorah
Government Fish Hatchery
Toledo
Marengo
Weather Bureau
Montana
Washington
Dakotas
Iowa Highways Commission
Snow removal crews plow Loop District tonight
City announces snow removal crews will operate in the loop district tonight. Motorists are urged not to leave cars parked downtown. After 2 am any parked cars in the loop will be towed to the police station lot and released only after paying a fine.
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Loop
Supreme Court vacates Lang murder conviction for Chicago slaying
The Illinois Supreme Court voided the 22 year sentence of 12 year old Howard Lang for the October 1947 Chicago forest preserve murder of Lonnie Fellick. The court cited questions about Langs competence and the trial defense and ordered a new trial. Lang confessed on November 2, 1947 after a newsboy tipped police.
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Springfield
State Supreme Court
Howard Lang
Lang
Chicago
Lonnie Fellick
Supreme Court
Lovett urges Russia to prove peace aims through actions
Acting Secretary of State Lovett said the United States would welcome constructive cooperation from Russia to prove the sincerity of a Soviet peace offensive. He noted no direct government contact yet, only statements from individuals, while stressing the need for concrete signals of good faith amid Communist rhetoric.
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Washington
Lovett
United States
Russia
Money Stolen In Mail Found In Wisconsin
Postal inspectors recovered 88500 stolen from a mail shipment last Thursday. Two sacks holding the money were found Tuesday afternoon in a culvert in Waukesha. An anonymous tip led investigators to the site as they closed in on the thief.
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Waukesha
Wis
Elmer J Holmes
Wes
Holmes
Speed Pilot Battles Fire and Walks Away
Al Williams, a veteran Pittsburgh speed pilot, crash landed a burning F8F Bearcat on a New Bern runway after the left landing wheel failed. He escaped unharmed and blamed the wheel failure for the nose and wing tip skid before turning back due to worsening weather.
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New Bern
N.C (Ap
al Williams
Pittsburgh
Williams
Miami
President Truman Signs Pay Increase For Self
President Truman signed a law boosting his salary from 75 000 to 100 000 a year. He also set a new 50 000 annual tax free expense allowance for himself. The measure also raises the vice president and speaker salaries to 30 000 with a 10 000 expense allowance each.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Wholesale Food Prices Decline to New Low
NEW YORK (UP) wholesale food prices slipped six cents in the last week to 602 dollars, a new low since May 20, 1947. Dun and Bradstreet, Inc announced Wednesday the index sits 134 under the all time high of 736 reached last July 13, with the year ago index at 724.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
Lubbock Estimates Cedar Rapids Population At 74 785
Lubbock, superintendent of mails, estimated Cedar Rapids population at 74 785. He had put it at 72 028 last year. His figures reflect 3 persons per family and are typically lower than other estimates. Assessors’ count this year aims for accuracy, with Lubbock expecting close results.
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Cedar Rapids
R T Lubbock
Lubbock
Airlift Pilot Dies After C-54 Crash Near Fassberg
A C-54 airlift Sky master crashed and burned six miles east of Fassberg in the British zone. The pilot died on Wednesday and was unnamed pending kin notification. Lt Ralph H Walter of Kennett Square PA and Sgt Wilburn M Smith of Troy NC had minor injuries. The wreck left the plane demolished and added to airlift fatalities, bringing British and American deaths to 35.
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Frankfurt
Fassberg
Ralph H Walter
Kennett Square
Wilburn M. Smith
Troy
N. C
Tegel
Berlin
Peril Averted in Gas Line Break
A natural gas pipeline ruptured in Moreno Riverside on Wednesday releasing large volumes of gas. Workers shut valves and no casualties occurred. About 18 families fled the area after police warnings as fumes drifted toward the Alessandro valley and were detectable near March airbase five miles away.
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Riverside
Calif
Nll
Moreno
Alessandro Valley
March
Ship Crash In Atlantic Fatal to 10
New York UPI report says the coast guard icebreaker Eastwind burned after colliding with the Gulfstream in pre-dawn fog. Ten crewmen died, 19 injured, at least eight missing. 92 survivors rescued from Eastwind and 75 aboard Juniior later.
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Coast Guard
Atlantic
Cane May
N. J
Gulfstream
Juniior
United Fruit Company
Caribbean
British South American Airways
Bermuda
Jamaica
San Pedro
Calif
Elizabeth City
Maéintogo Inlet
Cedar Rapids Rent Situation Still Critical
Federal housing officials told Cedar Rapids rent advisory board that rent control should continue after a November survey showed only 31 vacancies among about 21 597 housing units. Officials warned rents could soar if controls are lifted and noted most new housing favored owner occupancy.
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Cedar Rapids
T. J. Wilkinson
Opnion
One Killed and Thirteen Injured in Mississippi Tornado
A tornado ripped through Caledonia Mississippi killing 90 year old Mary Leonard and injuring 13 others. The storm demolished two cotton gins the El Bethel church the Brownlee Negro church and school and several homes.
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Caledonia
Miss
Mississippi
Mary Leonard
el Bethel
Brownlee Negro
Union Shop Clause in Lewis Contract Declared Illegal
National Labor Relations Board examiner William R. Ringer ruled the union shop provision in John L Lewis' contract with steel company owned coal mines illegal. The clause requires new miners to join the United Mine Workers within 30 days and lacked a mandated NLRB election approval. Enforcement awaits potential challenge within 20 days.
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Washington
INS
John L Lewis
Steel Company
Toal
National Labor Relations Board
Willliam R. Ringer
United Mine Workers Union
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Ohio
Utah
UMW
Ringer
Lewis
NLRB
Steel
Snow Blockades Shut Augustana Exits
School officials suspected unprepared students in a bid to disrupt exams at Augustana college as six foot ice walls and snow blocked four Old Main entrances. Janitors cleared passages by 8 am allowing students to take final exams.
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Rock Island
Augustana College
Old Main
Step Taken By Nanking For Peace
Nanking government called for a cease fire on both sides of the Chinese civil war and immediate peace talks. A formal statement from the government information office said the executive yuan, in a regular meeting, discussed the national situation and announced the move to halt the three year conflict.
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Nanking
Government Information Office
Executive Yuan
Government Plans Move to Canton Reported
Nanking dispatch says the government announced plans to relocate to Canton and urged foreign embassies to follow suit. The report notes the Tuesday timing and implicates Beijing authorities.
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Nanking
Canton
Peace move in China as government urges unconditional cease fire
The government calls for immediate unconditional cease fire by both government and Communist forces and for negotiators to start peace talks. Chiang Kai-shek authorities push this move while internal factions clash over approval and the fate of Nanking and Peiping peace efforts.
Inauguration Broadcast Across Nation and Networks
In New York AP reports Thursday's presidential inauguration to be heard on 1100 plus radio stations and 34 television stations with about 500 FM units joining in. Mutual and KCRG schedule live coverage from 10:45 a.m. scene setting to 11:30 p.m. inaugural ball with key oath and address segments and parade updates.
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New York
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Dep
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Herb Redmond
Cedar Rapids News
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John J Wagner
Evans
Office of Housing Expediter
Japan
Tokyo
Yasuji Suzuki
Fukushima
Orient
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
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