Prague arrests 60 in spy ring tied to American intelligence
Czechoslovak agency says sixty people in Slovakia confessed to espionage for the American Intelligence Service and will stand trial in Bratislava. Bratislava security officials confirmed the release amid reports of broader arrests of Czech army officers and alleged plots to seize government power.
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Prague
Slovakia
Bratislava
Pankran
Bohemia
Austria
J Vincen
Smes
Record Cold Sets 1949 Iowa Low Readings Across State
Northwest Iowa hit 31 below zero marking the state’s coldest in two winters. Cedar Rapids recorded 14 below, with many sites in the minus teens and single digits. Forecasters warned of dangerous driving as a cold front eased and promised mixed precipitation later.
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Iowa
Sibley
Marshalltown
Decorah
Elkader
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Kansas
Flkader
Spencer
McGregor
Waterloo
Iowa City
Atlantic
Charles City
Sioux City
Ames
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Davenport
Dubuque
Burlington
State
Helicopter Mail Pilot Killed in Los Angeles Crash
Los Angeles cordless helicopter mail shuttle suffered its first fatal crash when Harry A Siemmons 27 of Inglewood former Jowan perished after the Sikorsky S 51 plummeted from a rooftop takeoff into Macy street near the post office. Weather and weight distribution are noted factors and all mail was recovered. Siemmons served in the army air forces and was to complete a University of Iowa commerce degree before joining Los Angeles Airways.
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Los Angeles
Harry A Siemmons
Inglewood
Jowan
Terminal Annex
Macy Street
Los Angeles Airways
Municipal
Southern California
Slemmons
Army Air Force
Martin J Burke
Siemmons
Europe
Mary Siemmons
Iowa City
University High School
University of Iowa
Lucille
E C. Johnson
Eleventh Street
Cedar Rapids
California
S . Hobson
Walter Ernst
Iow
Peiping Surrender to Red Forces as Chiang Departs
Peiping, the ancient capital, surrendered to Communist forces after Nationalist General Fu Tsoying capitulated. Li Tsungjen assumed power in Nanking as Shao Lenze heads a peace delegation while Chiang Kai-shek steps down, leaving the door open to a possible return.
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Nanking
Shao Lenze
Li Tsung-jen
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Shanghai
Fenghwa
Diphtheria Quarantine Expands At Dayton Hospital
Two thousand patients and staff at Dayton State Hospital are under quarantine for diphtheria. The quarantine may last up to 30 days, with three wards already isolated after four elderly inmates died since December 16. No new admissions, no weekend visits, and visitors banned. staff must check in at a control office.
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Dayton
Dayton State Hospital
Calvin Baker
Suerintendent
Baker
Heidt Secures Court Order to Retain Contino
Hollywood band leader Horace Heidt obtained a court order Friday preventing accordion star Dick Contino, 18, from playing with others. Contino failed to void his seven year contract. Judge Clarence M Hanson ruled the pact was fair and approved by Contino and his parents. The judge noted Contino’s $25,000 yearly salary exceeded that of many officials in California.
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Hollywood
Horace Heidt
Dick Contino
Heidt
Ballyhooed
Clarence M Hanson
Contino
California
Weather outlook shows mixed precipitation and freezing rain
Increasing cloudiness tonight into Sunday with snow and freezing rain mixed. Low temperatures near zero expected tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Duel Ends Door Standoff Between Thief and Grocer
In Cleveland a swinging door became the arena for a night time clash between deli proprietor J Herman Klockner 69 and an armed robber. The door gave way forcing the robber to flee as Klockner shouted for help during the stumble through the rear of the store.
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Cleveland
J Herman Klockner
Kleckner
Rome Students and Cops Clash in Protest at Foreign Office
About 1000 students clashed with police wielding clubs in a Rome protest against Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza policies. They hurled stones at the foreign office over warship handovers to Russia for reparations and Sforza's stance with Western powers. Demonstrators, from high school and university levels, tied up traffic and waved the Italian tricolor.
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Rome
INS
Foreign Office
Carlo Sforza
Russia
Sforza
Hodgson Nominated for President of Rotarians
The Rotary International nominating committee named Percy Hodgson of Pawtucket Rhode Island as its choice for president If no other nomination is received before April 1 Hodgson would automatically succeed Angus S Mitchell of Melbourne Australia
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Chicago
Rotary International
Percy Hodgson
Pawtucket
R. I
Hodgson
Angus S. Mitchell
Melbourne
Australia
Mrs Selznick Final Divorce Decree Foreshadows Split
Hollywood buzzes over Producer David O Selznick and star Jennifer Jones after Irene Mayer Selznick, daughter of MGM chief Louis B Mayer, obtains a final divorce decree. Jones, ex wife of Robert Walker with two children, plans England work soon after.
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Hollywood
Movietown
David O Selznick
Jennifer Jones Selznick
Irene Mayer Selznick
Louis B. Mayer
MGM Studio
Selznick
Miss Jones
Robert Walker
England
Vinson Celebrates 59th Birthday Quietly
Chief Justice Vinson marked his 59th birthday with a low key observance Saturday in Washington. The event was described as quiet and private with no public celebrations.
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Washington
Justice Vinson
Auto Workers Seek Labor Alliance With Farmers and Small Business
CIO United Auto Workers leaders at a 2,500-delegate education conference pressed to keep labor political action rolling by linking with farmers and other groups. Jack Kroll warned of upcoming elections and anti-labor laws, saying the PAC will seek $1 voluntary contributions while remaining independent of the Democratic or Republican parties.
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Jack Kroll
National Cio-Pag
Labor
Kroll
Democratic Party
Republican Party
PAC
Americans For Democratic Action
Theda
Walter Reuther
Severa
Philadelphia
ADA
Women Seen Operating Most Machines in War
Federal Mobilization Director James C. O'Brien told the Society for the Advancement of Management that the nation would rely on housewives aided by immigrant labor and institutional inmates to operate industry machines in a future war. He warned manpower would be insufficient to draw from in a national emergency.
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Chicago
Federal
James C. O’brien
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Air Crash Survivor Hangs Upside Down for 18 Hours
Anchorage Alaska AP reports Pierre Poumirau one of two survivors of a Homer Alaska DC-3 crash spent 18 hours hanging upside down by a safety belt in the wreckage. Pilot Rector Land survived with injuries after rescue teams battled cold and fuel hazards.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Pierre
Poumirau
San Francisco
Rector D Land
Russell Jackson
Civil Aero Nautics Board
Poumurau
Land
If You Miss Your Gazette You Can Call Your Carrier Direct
The notice instructs readers to contact their newspaper carrier if delivery is missed. It mentions carriers’ names and phone numbers printed on the punch card for direct communication.
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Gazette
Big Cranberry Stock Losses in Major Chicago Fire
Firemen from Waukegan and the Great Lakes naval training station battled a blaze at the North Chicago plant of the National Cranberry Association. The fire caused about 500000 dollars in damage, destroying 150000 cases of sauce and jam and 400000 pounds of sugar, while 300000 pounds of cranberries in refrigerators survived unharmed.
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Chicago
INS
Waukegan
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
North Chicago
National Cranberry Association
Four Dead in B-29 Wreck near Great Falls Montana
Four of twelve crewmen were killed when a B 29 crashed on a snow covered field minutes after takeoff from the Great Falls air base. Rescue efforts brought the injured to medical care as planes dropped flares to locate the wreckage. No Iowans aboard.
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Great Falls
Mont
15Th Air Force
Spokane
Smoky Hull
Salina
Kan
Man Pushes Driverless Car Past Springfield Store
A car rolled in front of L. L. Allen's grocery store in Springfield. Allen pulled the emergency brake as a man emerged and admitted he was pushing the vehicle, explaining he had stopped it with his actions.
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Springfield, Ill
L. L. Allen
Allen
Challenger Lands In Jail In Dixie Duel Postponement
GAFFNEY South Carolina police said the duel between William Alexander and Raymond Parker was indefinitely postponed. Alexander, jailed on old duel laws, said he would issue another challenge if released. He planned to meet on McKown mountain using pistols to settle the feud begun over shared affection.
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Gaffney
S.C
William Alexander
Raymond Parker
Alexander
McKown Mountain
Parker
Roland T. Clary
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