Eviction Threat Spreads Across Seven Cities
More than 20 000 families face possible eviction as landlords in Kansas City Milwaukee Detroit Denver Minneapolis and Grand Rapids threaten to rebel against tighter federal rent controls. Tulsa landlords started the action Tuesday through the Tulsa Property Owners Association and began sending eviction notices to tenants in units under government rent control.
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Milwaukee County Property Owners Association
James E Renner
Colorado Property Owners Association
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J. E Christianson
Minneapolis Property Owners Association
Oklahoma Cio
Robert McVay
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Indianapolis
Truman comment on landlords during wartime rent control controversy
President Truman said he does not believe landlords will be able to evict tenants as a protest against rent control. He told reporters at a news conference that such attitudes are a poor approach to the problem.
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Eviction Truce Upheld by Property Owners Association Probe
The American Property Owners Association denied organizing wholesale eviction threats as a nationwide move to freeze out renters amid rent control debates. Local groups in Kansas City Milwaukee Detroit Denver and Minneapolis prepared eviction notices while officials warned such actions may violate laws or invite court action.
Admiral David Foote Sellers Dies at 74
Washington obituary reports that Admiral David Foote Sellers, 74, a retired former commander in chief of the United States Fleet, died on Thursday.
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David Foote Sellers
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United States to keep Marines in China for protection
Vice Admiral Oscar C Badger said a sufficient number of American Marines and naval units will remain in China to protect U.S. citizens from violence. Most may be aboard ships, with several thousand Marines at Tsingtao and 675 aboard the Bayfield in Shanghai harbor. He stressed the policy could change with the governments involved and denied reports of large reinforcements or pullouts.
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US ends military training program for Nationalist China
United States terminates its program of military training for Nationalist China at Kiangwan airport. US Ambassador J Leighton Stuart bade farewell to the head of the US army advisory group and the chief of the group's air division.
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United States
China
Kiangwan
J Leighton Stuart
Comic Book Issue Faces Forrestal
Secretary of Defense Forrestal weighs the comic book sales on military bases after a publisher seeks a seal of approval for approved titles. Other publishers protest and will appeal to Forrestal, amid concerns about crime, sex and humor in comics.
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Armed Forces Board
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Cop Says Roberts Kept Gun Cocked In Shooting Case
Waterloo police officer Charles Rehorst testified in the manslaughter trial of Fred Lee Roberts that Roberts revolver was cocked with a bullet in firing position when the shooting at the Rath plant occurred on May 19. He said Roberts was disarmed after a pursuit and a car stop, with four or five unfired bullets remaining in the chamber.
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Roberts
Charles Rehorst
William Farrell
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Hoffman urges Europe to show how recovery funds are used
At the Economic Club of New York Paul G. Hoffman argued that American taxpayers must know how European taxpayers contribute to postwar recovery. He urged Europe to assess its budget, productivity, investments, costs, supply, and markets to enable targeted funding and avoid burdening the US.
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Royall Applies Cold War Warning to Defence Plan
Army Secretary Royall told Congress that war is not imminent but remains a possibility. He warned the international scene will stay fraught with danger and fluctuations as he supported a statutory basis for a larger air force and army to endure beyond crises.
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Lenroot Dies as Near Presidential Hopeful
Washington AP Irvine L Lenroot of Wisconsin a former senator once seen as a potential 29th president died Wednesday night His political standing in the 1920s saw him as a GOP running mate possibility for Warren G Harding but delegates shifted to Calvin Coolidge leading to Coolidge's presidency after Harding's death three years later.
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Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
G.O.P
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harding
After 43 Years New Room Found in Wisconsin Home
Robert Holly showed neighbors a hidden six by eight foot room behind a plaster wall discovered while fixing a drafty bedroom. The space is floored and decorated but too small for a bedroom, with Mrs. Holly planning to convert it into a large closet.
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Robert Holly
Holly
Blood donor offers four pints for apartment in Brooklyn
New York AP Irving Scheer a Brooklyn postman offered four pints of blood to anyone who can find him a three room apartment for him and his wife and two children after living in one room for two and a half years. He said maybe someone needs blood as badly as he needs housing.
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Brooklyn Postman
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Red Cross
All Clear After Prolonged Southern California Storms
After a month of blizzards snow wind rain and sleet southern California ends the unsettled spell. Thursday brings clear calm and warm conditions with scattered orchard heating required early in the day though the Weather Bureau expects no further heating tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Patrolman Saves Life of Baby in Smoke Filled Car
Cedar Rapids news reports Patrolman Robert Buresh pulled 1 year old Gary Allan Luzum from a smoke filled car on Second avenue SE near Second street. The car’s motor ran and wiring caused a short circuit before Buresh forced the ventilator window and opened the door to safety. The mother Dorothy Luzum was away shopping when the rescue occurred.
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President Truman Seeks Skill Development Aid for World
President Truman said he asked Secretary of State Acheson to draft preliminary plans to develop skills for improving living standards in under-developed regions. He tied the proposal to the Marshall Plan as a core element of foreign policy for the next four years.
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United States
B 29 Missing With 15 Aboard Over Atlantic Route
United States air force headquarters in London announced a B 29 with 15 men aboard is missing on a flight from Dakar to England. The GAR flight details indicate a long-range bomber in distress as crews search.
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London
United States Air Force
Storm Aid Increases Voted Amid Blizzard Relief Moves
The Senate approved by voice vote a 3 million dollar relief boost for snowbound western states and backed a 750 thousand dollar amendment to reimburse agencies for roadkeeping costs in 10 states. The House passed 500 thousand for the Emergency Relief Fund, and President Truman sought an extra 1 million for disaster aid. The measures aim to save starving cattle and sheep and to finance feeding and fuel for Indians and related efforts.
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Mixed Sleet Snow Invasion Hits Eastern Iowa Weather Update
A Des Moines AP bulletin warns two to six inches of snow in northern and western Iowa with sleet and freezing rain in the southeast changing to snow. The storm covers the state south of a line through Council Bluffs Boone Waterloo and Dubuque.
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Government flood of aid and gear to save starving livestock
Federal relief funds drive a multi state effort to rescue two million cattle and sheep on snowbound western ranges. Fleming approves 175 000 of emergency funds for Nevada Utah Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming. Army orders 60 snowplows to Nebraska. Nine air force sends 15 C 82s to boost hay drops. By dawn Thursday 250 tons of hay dropped. Wildlife compete for feed. deer and waterfowl at risk.
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MacArthur Pledges Japan Will Stand Against Communism
New York INS report notes General MacArthur on his 69th birthday pledged complete assurance that Japan will not yield to communism despite Communist successes in China. He warned the American cause is imperiled at home and abroad and praised Japan as a bulwark of democracy.
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High Water and Freezing Rain Hit Midwest and Canada
Flooding and ice conditions spread from north Texas to Iowa with freezing rain and drizzle. About 500 people fled in Illinois and Indiana as Wabash River floodwaters closed a highway in Griffin Indiana. Nearly 300 sought higher ground in Illinois and 200 evacuated near Hazelton Indiana.
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Russian envoy criticizes US policy on Japan recovery
Russian Ambassador Alexander Panushkin accused Washington of evading the Far Eastern Commission and urged the commission to adopt its own decision on supporting Japan’s economy.
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Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
Far Eastern Commission
Japan
Group Moves to Oust GOP Chairman Scott at National Meeting
A faction of the Republican National Committee moved to remove chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr alleging he favored Thomas E. Dewey. Jacob France and Harrison E. Spangler led the bid with Kelland and Sommers clashing publicly over policy and leadership as the party faced internal strife after the 1950 campaign.
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Republican National Committee
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Maryland
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Scott
France
Tom Dewey
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Dewey
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Truman misdeal label sparks GOP call for cautious program
GOP National Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr called President Truman’s program a misdeal and urged Republicans to oppose flawed Democratic policies without blind opposition. He warned against outpromising or outbribing, urged an open mind, and said the party must draft a forward looking plan to sell in about 500 municipal elections as a step toward power.
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Breach of Promise Law Quashes Kid Debate
In a schoolroom moment two young students discuss a man promising a girl luxuries and marriage. The teacher explains breach of promise cases are outlawed in the state, ending the young boys debate about legal recourse.
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