Truman reports U S lend-lease cost at 46 billion dollars
President Truman told Congress that U S lend-lease aid to the Allies totaled 46 billion dollars through Sept 30, 1945, with about 6 3/4 billion returned in reverse lend-lease. He noted British empire and Soviet deliveries and outlined future settlements and a 50 year four billion four hundred million British pledge.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
British Empire
Russia
Aimerice
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
80 Housing Units Allocated by NHA to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids receives 80 temporary housing units for veterans and families from the National Housing Agency, short of the 150 requested by the city. Rep. Henry O. Talle disclosed the allocation, with FPHA confirming details and pending information on unit type and arrival timing.
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NHA
Cedar Rapids
Henry O. Talle
Iowa
National Housing Agency
Don Hines
Federal Public Housing Authority
Hines
FPHA
Chicago
Ite City
Associated Press
Webster City
Waterloo
Charles City
Ottumwa
Sioux Center
Keokuk
Atlantic
Traey
Pacific 45-Pointers Readied for Return
Western Pacific army headquarters announced all enlisted men with 45 or more points or 34 or more months of active service as of Feb 28 are to be sent to disposition centers for return to the United States. The call excludes critical specialists volunteers and army air forces personnel.
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Hmanila
Western Pacific Army Headquarters
United States
Army Air Forces
GM Top Increase Hike Near 13 5 Cents At GM CIO Talks
At the first GM CIO United Auto Workers session since December 26, GM refused to raise wages for 175 000 workers beyond 13.5 cents an hour. A fact finding board urged 195 cents for steel, while utilities strikes threatened power outages across several states.
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United Press
General Motors Cio
United Auto Workers
Harry W. Anderson
Wheeling Steel Corporation
United States Steel
Truman
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Virginia
Lucien F. Rye
Labor Department
CIO
Flying Automobile Unveiled in Texas
A two passenger flying automobile by South Sea Aircraft division Portable Products Inc flew successfully at Majors Field in Dallas. The craft can be driven home after removing its wing and tail in about five minutes. It has a 30 foot wingspan 125 horsepower engine 128 mph top speed and 110 mph cruising speed. Willis C Brown Southern Aircraft general manager called it strictly experimental and not market ready.
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Dallas
Southsea Aircraft
Portable Products, Inc
Majors Field
Willis C. Brown
Southern Aircraft General
Guggenheim Fire Causes Big Loss
A three alarm blaze destroyed a quarter of a million dollars in furniture and two paintings valued at 150000 each in the 35 room Guggenheim Foundation home of Col M Robert Guggenheim. No injuries were reported. the fire, blamed on basement transformers, occurred as Guggenheim and his wife were traveling to California.
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Washington
Ins
Col. M. Robert Guggenheim
Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim
California
Capt Hughes Retires to Seek Public Safety Office
Capt Hughes retires after 22 years nine months with Cedar Rapids police effective Thursday and plans to seek nomination for commissioner of public safety at the March 12 municipal primary. He joined in 1923, led the traffic bureau since 1939, and served in WWII with the Seabees. He and his wife live at 1519 Hinkley Ave NW. New traffic bureau head is Capt Jesse Clift. other promotions follow wartime service.
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Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern University
Hughes
Iowa Peace Officers School
Iowa City
Linn County Highway Safety Commission
Iowa
United States
Seabees
South Pacific
Bougainville
Okinawa
Hinkley Avenue
C Ieterans
Jesse Clift
Howard Walsh
Eddie Stearns
Bidoras
Stolba Seeks City Finance Post in March Primary
W W Stolba 32 year old naval veteran and Cedar Rapids native announced his candidacy for public finance commissioner at the March 12 municipal primaries. He served as aerial gunnery instructor and Pacific veteran with six battle stars and later worked as an accountant and Lampert Yards assistant manager.
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Cedar Rapids
Stolba
Chicago Navy Pier
Pacific
Albert B.i
Anna Suchy Stolba
Sullen Anger of Japanese Repatriates Offers Threat
TOKYO AP Signs of resentment and sullen anger among tens of thousands of unbeaten repatriated Japanese appear in the home islands. Col Cosgrave says they threaten occupation forces but can be checked by counterintelligence. Most are demobilized troops from China, returning as unemployed citizens.
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Tokyo
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Canada
Col
L. M. Cosgrave
United States
China
Japan
Cosgrave
Truck Wage Talks Continue in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids motor freight operators, transfer companies and the local truckers union report wages for local pickup and transfer employees remain unresolved. The operators offer 64 and a fourth cent increase, the transfer firms six cents, while the union seeks ten cents an hour. Negotiations continue with no current strikes, and union official James D. White says service will not be halted at both facilities simultaneously.
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Cedar Rapids
James D. White
White
R O T C Course Reactivated Across 129 Institutions
The war department orders the reactivation of the advance course of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. It will be re established in 129 universities and colleges in the continental United States Hawaii and Alaska. Enrollment in the first year advance course is limited to 10 000 students until a permanent postwar program is set.
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Washington
War Department
Reserve Officers Training Corps
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
R.O T.C
Phone Rate Cuts Take Effect Friday Across Interstate Lines
The Federal Communications Commission announces cuts totaling about 20 million dollars yearly, with 16 million of that from interstate rates for calls between 340 and 2140 miles. A three minute day rate example shows New York to St. Louis dropping from 1.90 to 1.65 and Chicago to Los Angeles from 2.40 to 2.25.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Montgomery Will Top British Staff
The war office said Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery will become chief of the imperial general staff on June 26 succeeding Field Marshal Lord Alan Brooke. The appointment elevates the Eighth Army hero of El Alamein to Britain's top military post.
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London
War Office
Bernard L. Montgomery
Imperial General Staff
el. Alamein
Lord Alan Brooke
Wreckage Believed Found Of United Flight 14
Denver report flags possible United Air Lines crash 65 miles northwest of Sinclair Wyoming on flight from Portland to New York. Eighteen aboard with three crew. twelve passengers were military personnel en route from the Pacific coast. Names released after next of kin notice. Flight 14 had no reported weather trouble.
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Denver
United Air Lines
Sinclair
Wyo
Pacific Coast
New York
War Department
Next of
Portland
Ore
H. BR. Glover
Vancouver
Wash
Edward H. Blake
Richland
R. T. Pirie
G. A. Bender
Sheffield
W. Petracek
Walter P. Briggs
Harry M. Atlas
Dorothy Carter
Benders
United
J. R. Dunlap
Dunlap
An Airlines
Special Air Transport Association
House Votes To Take Up Strike Garb Bill
The House cleared the way for debate on a bill to curb industrial strife by a 258 to 114 roll call. Rep Case's substitute measure, backed by Republicans and southern Democrats, aims to control strikes and follows Truman’s request for fact finding. Debates began immediately with a final vote not expected before Saturday or next week.
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Washington
House
Rep. Case
R-S.d
Truman
Archer Rezoning Ordinance Denied By City Council
Ten property owners and two attorneys attended the Thursday meeting to oppose rezoning on the south side of Mt. Vernon avenue SE east of Thirty-eighth street. The council denied the proposal to change from B residential to Commercial before objections were voiced. Archer, owner of Midwest ballrooms, did not attend to speak. A 74-property owners petition objected to the change. Danceland ballroom operator Wenkstern had previously opposed the rezoning and announced plans to buy land at highways 149 and 30 for a ballroom costing about 175000 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Tom Archer
Midwest
Archer
Edward Kuba Seeks Winn County Coroner Nomination
Edward R. Kuba 34 of Cedar Rapids announces Democratic bid for Winn County coroner. World War II veteran and Kuba Funeral Home operator cites hospital corps experience as qualification. He served 1944 45 in the Pacific as a pharmacist mate and was born May 29 1911. He and wife Josephine Letovsky have two sons.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward R. Kuba
Second Street SE
Bangietcy
Winn County
Kuba Funeral Home
Kuba
Harold J. Cerveny
Isheriff
Navy
Pacific Coast
Grant High School
Hohenschuh-Carpenter College of Embalming
St. Louis
State Board of Embalmers
Josephine Letovsky
Edward R. ‘Jr
John Albert
St. Ludmilas Church
Catholic Workmen
Z. C
J. the
Eagles
The
American Legion
British to Join in Jap Occupation
Washington reports that British empire forces will participate in Japan’s occupation starting the first week of February. MacArthur retains supreme command as British troops from UK Australia New Zealand and India join under Lt. Gen. J Northcott with Air Commodore F M Bladin. Initial HQ at Hiroshima with demilitarization duties and U S naval control of Kure yard. full movement to finish by late March.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Japan
United States
Department
Russia
China
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
India
J. Northcott
F. M. Bladin
Royal Australian Air Force
Hiroshima
Kure
Weather Forecast Warns Of Warm Friday After Cold Snap
The report notes a cold night with an 8 above at 11 30 p m and 1 below at 7 am with a blizzard from high winds. Rain Wednesday froze to ice then snow as temperatures fell. Officials anticipate warmer Friday and no snow removal due to limited ice. Highways slippery statewide with Cedar Rapids near zero or lower and Ft Dodge reporting three inches of snow.
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Public Improvement Department
Ft. Dodge
Cedar Rapids
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W. W
Woody" Stolba
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