Army Sought One Man Probe Into Pearl Harbor Disaster
Maj. Gen. Walter Short told the Pearl Harbor committee that the war department ordered a one man inquiry because an army board’s findings did not meet expectations. He criticized Clausen’s investigations and said he would have known of an attack if he had more Washington information. Future witnesses are set to elaborate on the probe and related testimony.
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Washington
INS
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Hawaii
Army
E. M. Zacharias
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Zacharias
Navy
Japan
Roberts
Short
Stimson
Henry C. Clausen
Army Board
Republican
Clausen
Army Investigation Board
Keefe
R.wis
Myron C. Cramer
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Grandma Flies To Wed Beau of 50 Years Ago
In Winchester Massachusetts a 72 year old grandmother, Mrs Nellie L Durgin, flies to California to marry G N Robinson of Redlands, aged 71, whom she met in 1896 during Gilbert and Sullivan performances. Robinson had courted by mail after his wife died, and the couple plan a small private ceremony once she arrives.
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Winchester
Mass
California
Patience
Nellie L. Durgin
G. N. Robinson
Redlands
Calif
Durgin
Robinson
Tufts College
First Universalist Church
Somerville
Cedar Rapids Freezes at Ten Below in Weekend Cold Snap
Cedar Rapids endured a sub zero stretch Saturday night with steady minus ten readings for about three hours after a noon low of minus two. The cold blast widen its grip across the northern U S with sub zero temps in Minnesota and North Dakota, while Chicago and Kansas City posted single digits above zero and Atlanta rose to 44. No local cold weather casualties were reported and roads improved from earlier ice.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
U. S
Plains
Lakes
Middle Georgia
Associated Press
International Falls
Minn
Pembina
N. C
Bemidji
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
Omaha
Atlanta
San Francisco
Board of supervisors stands on strike relief in Iowa
Linn county supervisors reaffirmed that county relief for strikers will be judged on individual need and merits, not by unions. They stressed relief decisions rest with county agents, and that accepting available work at prevailing wages affects eligibility. Continued coverage on page five.
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Cedar ‘Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Edwin Piper
Des Moines
Community Services Committee
CIO National Organization
Joe Polton
Cedar Rapids
CIO
United Packing House Workers
Beeson
Iowa
Iam
Board of Supervisors
United States Employment Service
United States
Raise Granted By City Lines In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids City Lines and its roughly 90 bus and garage workers signed a Jabbr contract Saturday afternoon granting a five cents per hour wage increase retroactive to Oct. 1, 1945. Negotiations were led by William Levander of the union and B. W Franklin for the company, with E A Prochaska announcing the signing.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids City Lines Bus Company
AFL
William Levander
Chicago
B. W.:.franklin
E. A. Prochaska
Arthur T.klopp
Jet Plane Sets Record Across U.S.
A P-80 Shooting Star jet flying from Akron to New York shattered the non-stop transcontinental record with a four hour 13 minute 26 second run at an average speed around 584 mph. Pilots W. H. Councill Albia and others completed coast to coast legs with refueling stops at Topeka, with brief pauses for weather and ground checks.
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New York
California
la Guardia Field
Topeka
Kan
Long Beach
Calif
W. H. Councill
Ingomar
Akron
John S. Babel
Albia
Martin L. Smith
Kidder
Babel
Smith
Councill
Work Announcement for Wilson Employees in Cedar Rapids
Harry A. Palmer, Wilson plant manager, says government seizure forces rapid resumption of operations. Most departments to reopen Monday at regular start times. specific units must call 6111 today for reporting instructions between 8 am and 4 pm. Units listed include Beef Boning, Tank House A. & P. Feed, Dry Rendering, Refinery, Car Icing, Pork Trimming, Sweet Pickle, Trim, Loading, Sausage Packing, Domestic Sausage, Smoked Meats, Canning, Garage. If unsure, call 6111. Hog purchases accepted at ceiling price.
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Harry A. Palmer
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
C R Workers To Return to Jobs Monday
Cedar Rapids Wilson plant strikers' lines were withdrawn at 5 p.m. Saturday as local No. 3 U P W A said members will return to work Monday. National CIO urged members to resume operations in government seized plants, with a first livestock load entering the Cedar Rapids facility shortly after fines were lifted. A special union meeting is set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Z C B J hall.
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Frank
James Kirkpatrick
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Frank Ellis
International Union
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Big National Cio Union
Wilson
National Union
Strategy Board
Union
Z.C.B.J. Hall
Davies To Preside at Jackson Day Dinner
Washington AP reports Joseph E. Davies former ambassador to Belgium and Russia will chair the 1946 Jackson Day Dinner on March 23 at the Mayflower hotel. President Truman will be principal speaker at the event.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
Russia
Truman
Mayflower Hotel
Truman Honors Radio Correspondents Dinner Guest
President Truman was the honor guest Saturday night at the Radio Correspondents association annual dinner at the Statler hotel.
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Washington
Truman
Radio Correspondents Association
Statler Hotel
Packinghouses In Operation Again Monday
Chicago AP reports that AFL and CIO unions agreed to return about 248000 meat packing workers to work for the government starting Monday after the government seized strike bound plants. CIO leadership urged a return while not calling off the strike. AFL members also moved to resume duties. Armstr ong said markets could rebound within days with cooperative labor and management. a fact finding panel in Chicago completed hearings and aims for quick conclusions.
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Chicago
AFL
CIO
Uncle Sam
Cio-United Packinghouse Workers Union
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
Patrick E. Gorman
Gayle G. Armstrong
Truman
Anderson
Armstrong
Lewis J. Clark
CIO Union
Edwin E. Witte
University of Wisconsin
Washington
Ford Chrysler settle wage disputes with 18 cent rise
The UAW-CIO settled with Ford and Chrysler at about half the asked 30 percent rise. Ford adds 18 cents an hour to about 100000 workers. Chrysler adds 18 cents to 48000 workers. GM remains on strike as union officials say GM must raise rates higher than Ford’s. Chrysler contract runs to Feb 15, 1947.
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Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler
General Motors
Washington
R. J. Thomas
Walter P. Reuther
Thomas
Reuther
Brides Sail for U S as Argentina Departs Southampton
At Southampton the 626 brides and children of American servicemen waved farewell to England aboard the gray coated Argentina. In drizzling rain, they sang Anchors Aweigh and There’ll Always Be An England as the ship carried them toward a new life in the United States after eight days of shipboard renovations for comfort.
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Southampton
Argentina
United States
England
Fingerprints Point to Unknown Suspect in Degnan Case
Chicago AP Detective Chief Walter Storms called fingerprints on a ransom note the most vital clue in the Degnan kidnapping and murder. The prints, from the FBI lab in Washington, do not match anyone known to police. Desere Smet, a 35 year old janitor, sued for 50000 dollars claiming abuse during two days of detention by police.
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Chicago
Walter Storms
Degman
Storms
FBI
Washington
Suzanne Degnan
Desere Smet
Superior Court
John C. Prendergast
John Hanrahan
Smet
Paris Printers Strike Halts Morning Newspapers
Paris faced a blank morning as printers in the French capital went on strike, halting the citys daily paper delivery. The walkout disrupted pressrooms across Paris, leaving residents without their Saturday edition and testifying to ongoing labor tensions in the press industry.
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Paris
INS
Eggers Confesses Murder of Wife in California Canyon
Arthur Eggers a 52 year old sheriff's office clerk confessed to killing his wife Dorothy 42 on December 29. After three hours of questioning Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz said Eggers admitted shooting her then cutting off her head and hands and discarding them down Waterman canyon near where a torso had been found. The sheriff led investigators to the canyon to search for the missing head and hands.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Biscailuz
Arthur Eggers
Sheriff's Office
Dorothy
Biscailuz
Eggers
Waterman Canyon
San Bernardino Mountains
Canyon
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Lisa Meitner
LaGuardia Airport
Grandma
Beau
Chambers
Board
Clarence Beeson
U.S
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National Aeronautical Association
John P. W. Heinmueller
Long ‘Beach
Salina
Kirksville
Allentown
Coney Island
C.R
Davies
Office of Price Administration
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