Truman asks 70 day coal truce amid strike deadlock
President Truman proposed a 70 day full coal production period starting February 6 and a presidential three member board to make settlement recommendations within 60 days. Deliberations would unfold outside Taft-Hartley, with no binding finality, amid 100000 idle miners and three day workweeks for others.
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Washington
Truman
Investi
United Mine Workers
Presidential Board of Three
Mr. Truman
Iowa GOP Chairman Whitney Gilliland to resign
Des Moines AP reports Iowa Republican State Chairman Whitney Gillilland 46, Glenwood attorney and former district judge, will resign at a special state central committee meeting. He will remain on the committee and cited overstay of duty and the 1950s primaries as reasons. His departure follows party tensions over leadership and other GOP moves.
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Des Moines
Whitney Gillilland
Gillilland
Glenwood
State Central Committee
State Committee
Republican Party
Gilliland
Central Committee
Clear Lake
Iowa
Spangler
Seven Elevator Experts Trapped In Overcrowded Lift
Seven engineers, authorities say, were en route to lecture on elevators when their ride stalled. Trapped for hours, they were freed by mechanics after ignoring a warning sign that the elevator was built for a maximum of six persons.
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Stockholm
McElhinney Sues All-Iowa Fair Over Midget Races
Loyal Meek reports McElhinney files petition against All-Iowa Agricultural Association to void its contract for midget races at Hawk Eye Downs. He seeks court judgment that the association lacks authority and an injunction to halt the contract. The suit cites tax subsidization and compares public funding with private competition.
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McElhinney
All-Iowa Fair Assn
Don McElhinney
All-Iowa Agricultural Association
Hawkeye Downs
All-Iowa Fair Board
Linn County Board of Supervisors
All-Iowa
Associaton
Fair Association
Board of Supervisors
John B. Gerber
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
the Downs
Soviets Reimpose Berlin Truck Traffic Restrictions
Western German police at Helmstedt report reimposed traffic limits at 3 a.m. on the Berlin corridor after 24 hours of normal flow. A backlog of about 50 trucks formed on each side while border guards moved roughly five per hour. East German railways warned sabotage could halt service for a period as repairs were said to take time.
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Berlin
Russia
Helmstedt
West
Fatal shooting of lawyer puzzles Minnesota police
Hutchinson authorities probe motive after prominent lawyer Gordon Jones, 42, was killed by a .38 caliber shot. Laura Safford Miller, 23, Minneapolis stenographer, claimed the revolver belonged to her and said it fired during a struggle. Authorities review her past employment and relationship with Jones as the coroner's jury rules the cause of death.
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Hutchinson, Minn
Gordon Jones
American Legion
Laura Safford Miller
Minneapolis
Jones
Frank Broderius
Nawyer Miss Miller
Three Candidates File Nominations For City Office
Cedar Rapids reports three more candidates filed nomination petitions Monday for the March 14 primary. Jack H. Weiland, public safety commissioner candidate, Maynard G. Rowray for streets and public improvements, and Arnold Pfiffner for the streets post led the new filings. Weiland, 51, a painter and former Cedar Rapids police member, has resided in the city since 1921.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack H. Weiland
Wellington Street
Public Safety
Maynard G. Rowray
Woodland Court
Arnold Pfiffner
Tenth Street
Weiland
Rowray
Pfiffner
Gordon Hughes
Safety Post
Streets
Priffner
Maude Krebs
Public Improvements
David L. Williams
Woman candidate files for Cedar Rapids mayoral race
Mrs. Jennie Bruce, 2549 Otis road SE, entered the race on Tuesday by filing nomination papers for the March 14 primary. She is one of the few women to seek the office, joining Mayor Fran K. Hahn who has indicated he will run. Petitions signed by at least 100 voters must be filed at city hall to secure ballot status.
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Cedar Rapids
Jennie Bruce
Otis Road
Fran K. Hahn
Seieat’ de A
Rescue Effort Pursues Lost C-54 Passengers in Yukon
In Yukon Territory a lost C-54 with 44 aboard sparked a major search as U S and Canadian air crews comb the wilderness. Ground teams reach five men from a C-47 crash while scouring the snow. Lt Charles Harden of Anchorage guides rescuers despite a head wound, after a six mile trek to aid a desolate road. Willard Batchelder and Ronnie Watson assist by signaling rescuers from a pipeline area.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
U.S
Charles Harden
Anchorage
Alaska
Ainderbrush
Harden
Willard Batchelder
Duluth
Ronnie Watson
Telephone Strike Set For Feb 8 Across Bell System
The CIO Communications Workers of America calls a Feb 8 strike by about 100000 Bell system workers with a 6 am local deadline. The walkout threatens to cripple telephone service nationwide as skeleton crews remain.
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Washington
INS
CIO Communications Workers of America
Bell System
CWA
Joseph Beirne
Mediation Director Takes Charge Ahead of National Phone Strike
Cyrus S. Ching returned to Washington to lead federal efforts to avert disruption from the February 8 nationwide telephone strike. He assumes responsibility for government peace talks and coordination with carriers and unions to prevent outages and maintain service.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Bell Workers Strike Paralyses U S Telephone System
Beirne warns 220000 CIO/CWA members not on strike will picket as walkout shuts exchanges and plants from Maine to California. Demands include pay rise, 35 hour week, job- wage differentials, pensions, vacation pay, and voting leave. Some long distance lines may still function as Bell crews manage emergencies.
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Beirne
CWA
Maine
California
Bell
Fair Deal Zigzag Label Hung on Truman Policies
Financial columnist Merryle Stanley Rukeyser criticized the Truman administration’s “blue sky” promises and a “fair deal zigzag” of wavering policy in a Cedar Rapids speech to about 250 Chamber of Commerce members. He urged a clear, factual approach to economic policy and a mature, nonpartisan mindset.
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Art Heusinkveld
Merryle Stanley Rukeyser
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Chamber of Com
Rukeyser
H. Keyserling
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Keyserling
Snow Clamps Iowa As Courtyard Temperatures Plunge
Snow covers most of Iowa with five inches in Cedar Rapids and single digits below zero in several cities. Atlantic reports 23 below with Elkader at 20 below as officials predict continued cold and scattered snow through midweek.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Atlantic
Elkader
Snow removal crackdown in Cedar Rapids downtown
Traffic Captain L. Won announced a nighttime snow clearance in Cedar Rapids. cars parked in restricted zones from 2 to 6 a.m. Wednesday will be towed to the police lot with a $3 tow charge. Police warn drivers to move vehicles to avoid towing and fines.
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Cedar Rapids
L. Won
Cold Cedar Rapids Weather Slams City With Frigid Unofficial Lows
Light snow scattered as highways stayed near normal but ice on patches raised danger. Cedar Rapids forecasts warn of a low around five below with night snow. Official Tuesday low was 6 below while unofficial readings ranged from 13 below to 2 above across city landmarks.
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Cedar Rapids
North
Ellis Park
Kenwood
Franklin School District
Twenty Ninth Avenue
Floor Fire Damages Iowa Floor Covering Co Plant
An undetermined origin fire early Tuesday caused extensive damage at the Iowa Floor Covering Company on 1443 First Avenue. Fire Chief E P Kohout said the blaze began in basement beams and may have burned unseen most of the night before discovery at about 7 am by a Holland bakery employee. The flames burned joists and the floor sagged about 18 inches to a steel girder. stock in the basement and first floor suffered heavy water and smoke damage. Owner M Nassif and building owner August Venhorst are named in the report with partial insurance coverage noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
First Avenue
E. P. Kohout
Holland Bakery
M. Nassif
Twenty-seventh Street
August Venhorst
Upland Drive
Missouri Battle Ship Salvage Broadcast Sparks Capital Talk
A Norfolk AP report notes a news broadcast from a small boat near the mud-bound battleship Missouri interrupted salvage coverage for a commercial. The sponsor, a transfer company, said it could handle other moving needs for civilians or Navy personnel despite doubt about moving the Missouri itself.
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Norfolk
Missouri
Navy
Truman Orders AEC To Push Hydrogen Bomb Work
President Truman directs the Atomic Energy Commission to continue all forms of atomic weapon development including the hydrogen or super bomb. He links the effort to national defense and international control aims while noting debates in Congress and the high cost estimates.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Congress
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
White House
AEC
Polio Drive in Linn County Falls Short of Goal
Cedar Rapids residents confronted a sobering polio campaign tally as Linn County polio cases rose to 28 in 1949 and the 1950 drive closed with $7,777.75 raised toward a $20,000 goal. Spokesmen urged last minute donations, noting that 11 cents per person could have met the target and replenished last year’s $5,287.63 spent on 28 cases.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Evey
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