Wages Seen Peaking Then Slipping Signal in 1950s Wage Talks
The report notes possible wage declines as the cost of living index drops, with over 300,000 General Motors workers facing a two to three cent hourly cut on March 1 tied to the living index. CIO Clothing Workers warn against a new raise as demand softens and prices ease. Labor experts expect wage talks to focus on benefits and protections rather than higher pay.
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Washington
General Motors Auto and Electrical
Mator
CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers
CIO
General Motors
Aleady
Eviction Moves Labeled Error by Both Parties
Republicans and Democrats condemned eviction tactics against tenants as a protest against rent controls. Senators weigh extending federal rent controls, while eviction notices trigger hearings and potential court actions. Local protests included a church rent increase cited as a rent control protest.
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Washington
Tuman
Senate
Lucas
Ill
Saltonstall
Mass
Tighe Woods
Tulsa
Offic Here
Britain and Allies Move Toward Partial Recognition of Israel
London reports Britain and Western allies agreed at a ministerial meeting to grant de facto recognition to the government of Israel. The joint communique said the stage had been reached for de facto recognition, with Australia and Switzerland having already announced recognition.
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London
Great Britain
Western Alliance
Israel
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Australia
Switzerland
Palestine
Florida Governor Seeks Ban on Ku Klux Klan
Gov Fuller Warren asked the Florida legislature to outlaw the Ku Klux Klan and any other terrorist organization. He spoke after a 43 car Klan parade through Tallahassee led by a station wagon with an illuminated cross and Klan flags. Six participants were arrested for displaying improper license tags. four gave Georgia addresses.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Fuller Warren
Ku Klux Klan
Florida
Warren
Georgia
Fire damages United States Ypsum plant roof in blast
An explosion punctuated fire that ripped through the upper section of the United States ypsum Company plant on Friday. Roof sections were blown off as flames swept the facility, prompting emergency responses. No injuries or causes announced.
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Boston
United States
Ypsum Company
Iowa Bond for Dr. Rutledge Not Impossible
Linn County Attorney William Crisman, returning from Missouri blizzard conditions, says he may support a sizable bail around 50000 if Dr Robert C Rutledge cannot endure confinement or trial. Rutledge’s attorney Leon Laughren says there is no bail option. without bail remains the obstacle to Rutledge’s return to Iowa for murder proceedings. The case hinges on habeas corpus hearings in Judge Fitzgibbon's court set for February 7 and extradition moves continuing in Missouri.
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Robert C Rutledge
Leglaltes
St. Louls
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Willam Crisman
Missouri
Nuit
Rutledge
Byron C Hartman
Crissman
Leon Laughren Rutledges
Rutledges
Iowa
Missour
Slaughren
Laughren
David W Fitzgibbon
Court of Criminal Correction
Criss
Battle over Scott chairmanship signals fragile GOP unity
In Omaha Hugh D. Scott Jr faces a 54 to 50 confidence vote as Republicans reflect a party riven by internal strife. Supporters defend his leadership while critics warn the chair could be challenged within months. The uproar centers on a new executive committee and Dewey era divisions surfacing after Thursday’s roll call.
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Omaha
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
Pennsylvania
Thomas E Dewey
Harry Darby
Kansas
Scotts
Hell
Daiby
Brown
Rep Anderser
R-Minn
Scott
Senator Aiken
Washington
Sen Tobey
Old Dog
Old Guard
National Committee
National
Charles Hickman
Centerville
Iowa
Hickman
Harrison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Dewey
Hugh
G Mason Owlett
Herb Brownell
Nickel Cigar in New York Comeback
New York shoppers saw nickel stogies return to sale for the first time since the war. The five cent cigars are described as smokers dividend amid a three month price drop reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Woman Named Acting Treasurer for Dems
Mrs. Mary Chirkle of Washington was appointed acting treasurer of the Democratic national committee succeeding the late Joe L. Blythe of Charlotte NC who died Sunday.
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Washington
Mary Chirkle
Democratic National Committee
Joe L. Blythe
Charlotte
Way of a Fighter foreword warns of Communist expansion
Claire Lee Chennault, retired general and Flying Tigers leader, argues in the Gazette foreword to his book that the United States is losing the Pacific war to Communist expansion and World War II is rising in the Orient. The Sunday Gazette promises features on Iowa landmarks, teen fashions, naval reserve roles, and extensive color sections for family reading.
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U. S
Claire Lee Chennault
Flying Tigers
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Iowa
Des Moines
U. S. Naval Reserve
Lowa
Tragedy at East Boston Subway Station Fire Kills Three
An acetylene tank exploded at the East Boston subway station killing a woman and a man while a second woman died later. Six men suffered burns and smoke inhalation as 300 passengers fled through an emergency exit from the Kiosk shaft under refit.
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Boston
INS
Lee Miller
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Cet
Maverick Station
East
Blizzard Threatens Livestock and Rail Lines Across Multiple States
A severe blizzard imperiled about 3,000,000 head of livestock valued at over a half billion dollars as heavy snow and 40 to 50 mph winds hit Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma. The storm disrupted haylift operations, damaged thousands of telephones, power lines, and communications in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, and prompted federal relief moves while sending planes to assist.
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Western Ranges
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Val Peterson
National Guard
Ohio River
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Peterson
Fifth Army
Chicago
Edgewood junior high team loses to Elkader in McGregor tourney
In Froelich Iowa the Edgewood junior high basketball squad fell to Elkader and then became stranded driving home. Ten players the coach and parents spent the night in farmhouses after their cars bogged down in snow. Captain Gene Holthaus 14 described the halted drive near Froelich and the stalled lead car near the hill east of Froelich.
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Gazette
Froelich
Edgewood
Elkader
McGregor
Storm
Gene Holthaus
Potent Red Air Force Seen by Messerschmitt
Willi Messerschmitt said Russia could produce 6 000 front line jet fighters monthly if its technical development stays strong. He added that Soviet defense against bomber forces could be effective. He noted ten key eastern German plants were moved to Russia after the war.
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Munich
Willi Messerschmitt
Russia
Messerschmitt
Germany
Link of Grenade and Mail Bomb Seen Connected
Bowling Green Kentucky AP reports a possible link between a street grenade discovery and Wednesday's post office bomb blast. City Engineer John Galvin said a street sweeper found the grenade near Bowling Green High School. a tiny pin fragment prevented detonation. Four postal workers were injured when the bomb exploded. the target was a fictitious address mailed from Newark.
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Bowling Green, Ky
Frida
John Galvin
Bowling Green High School
Galvin
Parcel Post
A. B Cleveland
Post Office
Newark
Couple quarrel ends with a tongue in cheek punch line
A man and wife quarrel as two horses pull a wood wagon up a hill. The wife asks why they cannot pull together like the horses. The husband quips that if they had only one tongue between them they could.
Blizzard dumps snow and ice across Iowa roads
The Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa region dug out after a blizzard that blanketed the state with ice and up to a foot of snow. Weather officials in Des Moines warned that subzero temperatures would follow as the storm subsided.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
de Moines
Cedar Rapids Loop District to be Plowed Overnight
Public Improvements Commissioner David L Williams announced a Friday night plow operation in Cedar Rapids loop district. Cars must be off streets by 11 pm or risk towing to the police station with owners charged for towing.
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Cedar Rapids’ Loop
Dayid L. Williams
Williams
Feed the Birds in Blizzard Helps Birds Find Food
Blizzard makes feeding birds difficult, so place bread crumbs suet and cornmeal where birds can reach but avoid access for cats and dogs. Keep feeders safe from pets and harsh weather to aid wildlife.
Snowbound Iowa towns report heavy drifts and school closures
Gazette correspondents describe eastern Iowa weather with heavy snow and drifting in Anamosa Belle Plaine Decorah Elkader and Independence. Anamosa shows about 12 inches with sleet and rain and roads opening slowly while Elkader reports 12 inches and plows in Clayton county. Schools vary from closed to open as buses remain inactive and communication lines stay intact.
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Gazette
Iowa
Anamosa
Belle Plaine
Decorah
Elkader
Clayton County
St John's High School
Elkader Players Marooned After Highway Drift
Twelve Elkader junior high players and three Elkader families the V A Schneiders Russell Huggins and Mr Glesnes were marooned Friday on the Art Shde farm five miles north of Elkader. They were returning home from the basketball tournament at Mc Gregor when drifts blocked the Elkader McGregor highway. Road crews said no effort would open Clayton county roads until winds died down.
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Elkader
V A_ Schneiders
Russell Huggins
Mr. Glesnes
Art Shde
McGregor
Elkader-McGregor
Clayton County
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