U.N Raps Russia for Pact Stand
At the UN political committee meeting in Paris the Soviet and American positions clashed over China and Burma. A watered down resolution condemned the USSR for treaty violations while the United States denied aiding Chinese Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malik
U.S
Burma
T. F. Tsiang
China
U. S
Us.s.r
Iraq
Liberia
Thailand
Turkey
France
Mexico
Belgium
Holland
India
Indonesia
Israel
Britain to Cut Imports and Fire 10,000 in Austerity Plan
Britain’s Conservative government announced a sweeping plan to avert bankruptcy. Chancellor Butler outlined measures to cut imports by 150 million pounds and dismiss 10,000 government workers within six months. Other steps include limiting auto sales, tightening installment buying, and charging for some health and dental services while demanding greater defense production.
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London
Britain
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
Butler
Russia accuses West of moving toward world war in Middle East plan
Moscow charged the Western Powers with plotting a Middle East command to split the region into zones of influence and use local states as weapons in their war plans. The note was delivered to U S Charge dAffaires Hugh C Cumming Jr and the ambassadors of Britain France Turkey by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Middle East
Moscow
Turkey
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Hugh C. Cumming, Jr
Britain
France
MacVeagh Named To Post in Spain Nomination sent for Spain ambassadorship
Washington AP reports Lincoln MacVeagh, then ambassador to Portugal, was nominated Tuesday to be ambassador to Spain. He would succeed Stanton Griffis who resigned last week as President Truman sent the nomination to the Senate for confirmation.
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Washington
Lincoln MacVeagh
Portugal
Spain
Stanton Griffis
Truman
MacVeagh
Senate
Wyoming School Dispute Settled With Teachers To Return
Five Wyoming public school faculty members who resigned Jan 19 withdrew their resignations after a Monday night meeting at the Jones county courthouse in Anamosa. They will return to duty Wednesday morning, with Supt Hunt present. The board said the investigation was productive and that closer contact between the board, superintendent, and teachers will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Wyoming Public School
Jones County
Joe Beave
Jones
James T. Remley
John L. Hunt
Supt. Hunt
Jack McDougall
Donald Day
Alberta Paustian
Genevieve Wendling
Leone Guyer
Remley
Hunt
Thirteen Bodies Recovered From Burned Three Story Building
In Minneapolis firemen recovered thirteen bodies from the burned three story business apartment house. Four others are believed missing. Crews braved 15 below temperatures, using wrecking crane and axes to search the rubble. The first victims included a six year old boy and a young girl found on crib springs with a large doll. The Red Cross had listed six adults, two teens and nine young children as missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Reynold Malmquist
Malmquist
The
American Red Cross
Murder Seen in Horsemeat Case
Chicago authorities sought a missing witness in the Illinois horsemeat scandal case to determine if state foods chief George J. Hyland was murdered. Regional director Michael Howlett urged Gov Adlai Stevenson to order a probe into Hyland’s death, which he described as possibly murder. A key witness, Charles Willkie, cannot be located after a crash near Chenoa on August 13. Hyland had allegedly been offered bribes to alter meat inspection records.
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Chicago
Illinois
Michael Howlett
Adlai Stevenson
George J. Hyland
State Division of Foods and Dairies
Howlett
Hyland
C R Man Suffers Stroke in Florida
C R Man Suffered Stroke in Florida Cedar Rapids News C Ray Chandler 2623 First Avenue Southeast suffered a stroke Saturday in Sarasota Florida where he is spending the winter He was taken to a Sarasota hospital where his condition is listed as good His son Clark Chandler 346 Woodland Drive Southeast has gone to Sarasota to be with his father.
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Cedar Rapids
C. Ray Chandler
First Avenue SE
Sarasota
Fla
Sarasota Hospital
Belated Christmas Homecoming for Cedar Rapids Brothers
Three Davenport brothers return from Korea to Cedar Rapids, bringing belated Christmas joy to 2122 Wilson Ave SW. Sergts Jim and Bill Davenport, 26 and 24, are marines veterans. Bruce Davenport, 21, remains in Washington awaiting overseas assignment. The family, proud yet discreet, recounts Jim’s injury at Wonju and Bill’s Purple Heart near Pusan, while all celebrate the brothers’ homecoming after years of service and worry.
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L. E. Davenport
Davenport
Marine Corps
Shawn
Jim Davenport
Mike
Jim
Korea
Bruce Davenport
Washington, D. C
Bill Davenport
Cedar Rapids
White House
Wilson Avenue
Washington,d C
Loverseas
Corps
Bruce
Guam
Tsingtao
China
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Bill
Pusan
Delaney Receives Two-Year Sentence and Fines in Tax Case
Former Massachusetts internal revenue collector Denis W. Delaney was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 10 500 for taking 7 500 in bribes and falsifying 180 000 in tax liens. The judge ordered concurrent terms and disqualified him from government service, with suspended six month clauses and bail to continue during appeals.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr
Delaney
U. S
Wyzanski
U S Greatest Danger From Within Says Miss Bentley
Elizabeth Bentley, ex Communist spy, told a crowd at Immaculate Conception Auditorium that the United States faces its greatest danger from within. She warned Americans cannot judge Communists by looks and that dialectical materialism justifies any means to an end. She noted a Russia-led world Communist leadership and urged unity to counter internal subversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Immaculate Conception Auditorium
Russia
Contempt Citations Won Against Grunewald and Maloney
Washington investigators moved to cite Henry W. Grunewald for contempt after he refused to answer questions before the Ways and Means subcommittee. They also recommended contempt for his attorney William Power Maloney, who was ejected after a heated exchange with Chairman King. Grunewald sat in silence as questions were asked, and the full committee will vote next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Henry W. Grunewald
Congress
William Power Maloney
King
D-Calif
Ways and Means
Grunewald
Subcommittee
U. S
Maloney
Rep
Keogh
DN. Y
Capitol Police
Porchlight Night Boosts Cedar Rapids Polio Drive
Cedar Rapids March of Dimes porchlight night raised the local fund by 5013.92, bringing the total to 13420.95 as the campaign heads toward Thursday’s closing sports events. Co chair Richard K Jenkins credited the effort while noting remaining school and factory collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Richard K. Jenkins
Cedar Rapids’ Dimes Goal Is $20,000, While the Goal For Linn
Frank Baldwin
March of Dimes
Mercury Dips to New Winter Low Across Iowa
Bitter night drives Iowa to sub zero readings with Sibley hitting 29 below zero and several towns posting deep lows. Cedar Rapids rises to 10 above by afternoon as forecasters predict a slow northward warmup and above normal readings ahead.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sibley
Spencer
Forest City
Cresco
Decorah
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
British Position On Suez Outlined
London AP Eden disclosed Britain seeks an agreement on Suez defense that satisfies Egyptian aspirations without jeopardizing free world security. He stated Britain's offer to negotiate with Egypt remains open and voiced hope for a solution honoring Egyptian national aims.
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London
Eden
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
House of Commons
Egypt
Free World
FCC to Lift TV Station Construction Freeze Soon
Federal Communications Chairman Wayne Coy says the government will lift the construction freeze on new television stations in about a month. He cautions that only 10 to 20 stations will be authorized in the United States this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
INS
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Commission
Coy
U. S
House Unit Moves to Probe Justice Department
Washington AP The House Judiciary Committee ordered a seven member inquiry into the Justice Department and Attorney General McGrath. The closed session action, backed by Republicans and urged by Rep. Keating, will focus on political credibility and seek credible testimony only. The probe follows tax scandal disclosures and Truman’s anti corruption drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
McGrath
Celler
D-N.y
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Rep
King
Dcalif
Internal Revenue Bureau
Keating
R-N.y
Beard Named in Federal Tax Indictment of Gambling Operator
Washington attorney general announced a federal indictment against Samuel R. Beard of Washington, described by officials as a major Atlantic gambling operator. The Baltimore grand jury charged a tax deficiency exceeding 1.6 million dollars, with Beard accused of willful tax evasion for 1945 1946 and 1947 after previously working as a pickle manufacturer.
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Washington
McGrath
Samuel R. Beard
U. S
Atlantic Seaboard
Baltimore
Beard
Bandits Rob Tama County Store For $40 In Second Holdup
Two masked men robbed Charles and Mrs Pocklington at their Gladstone general store three miles east of Tama on Highway 30 around 9 p.m. They took $40 and fled. Police suspect the same pair that held up Fred and Mrs Vitek at a Chelsea service station Jan 14 for $19. Both wore blue masks and jeans, one possibly a woman with hair tucked in her cap. Details of vehicle and direction not seen.
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Toledo
Tama County
Charles Pocklington
Gladstone
Tama
Fred Vitek
Chelsea
Russell F. Kern
Aluminum Plants Keep Going Amid Wage Board Dispute
Pittsburgh AP reports nearly 25,000 AFL and CIO workers will call off scheduled strikes. A company spokesman says CIO United Steelworkers and AFL Aluminum Workers council will keep working while the contract dispute remains before the Wage Stabilization Board, a case Truman referred to the WSB.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
AFL
CIO
United Steelworkers
AFL Aluminum Workers Council
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
WSB
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Tom Merryman
U.N
Chiang
Peiping
William C. Chase
U.S. Formosa
John T. Cole
Siam
John Sherman Cooper
Southeast Asia
U.S.S.R
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Florida
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Pohang
Wonju
Miss Bentley
Ed Murphy
Suez
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