Blockade of Berlin Feeds West as Soviet Shortages Grow
In Berlin the Soviet blockade backfires as Western airlift exceeds western consumption. Food pours in to sustain the western sectors while the Soviets face flour insulin and penicillin shortages. Reports hint the blockade may ease, with autobahn deliveries and even bombers considered for aid drops. coal cuts threaten Russian industry as border restrictions persist.
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Berlin
Russia
United States
Britain
Kavéro
Gerdar Unites Entse
Germany
Silesia
Eight steel and coal firms refuse coal contract
Eight steel and coal companies refuse to sign the new coal mining contract and file unfair labor practice charges against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. The action signals potential strike at captive mines and could spark NLRB action to block a union shop provision.
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Washington
Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Harry M. Moses
Republic
Bethlehem
Jones and
Laughlin
Robert N. Denham
US Air Force Probes Soviet Interference On Berlin Food Flights
United States air force officers are investigating possible Soviet interference with the radio beam guiding American pilots delivering food to Berlin. Interference over the Soviet occupation zone briefly forced pilots off course on Thursday night, raising concerns of deviations from air corridors.
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Berlin
United States Air Force
Allies Seek Tough Yet Non Ultimatum Berlin Protest
Western Allies in London discuss drafting a Berlin crisis protest to Russia that is tough but short of a force-backed ultimatum. US Britain and France want to show resolve without risking a military stalemate, keeping a presence in Berlin while avoiding a forceful draw.
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London
Russia
Berlin
United States
Great Britain
France
Four U S Marines Released After Capture Near Tsingtao
Shanghai report says four United States marines held by Chinese Communists have been released. They are Lt. Harold W. Hawkins Kalamazoo Sgt. Thomas J. Shaw Winnfield La Sgt. Robert C. White North Fork W Va and Cpl. Robert R. Lewis Petersburg N Y. Their plane made an emergency landing in Communist territory during a training flight.
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Shanghai
United States
Tsingtao
Harold W. Hawkins
Kalamazoo
Thomas J. Shaw
Winnfield
Roblent C. White
North Fork
W. Va
Robert R. Lewis
Petersburg
N.Y
Truman Won't Attend World War II Vet Reunions
Amvets national commander quotes President Truman saying he cannot attend veterans’ reunions this year due to political implications. Edgar C. Corry Jr. had invited Truman to the organization’s fourth annual convention in Chicago the first week of September.
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Washington
Amvets
Truman
Edgar C. Corry, Jr
Truman T
Chicago
Georgia Demos Urge Eisenhower Draft for President
Georgia Democrats urged the party to draft General Dwight D. Eisenhower for the presidential nomination and called on President Truman to withdraw. In New York, Jeremiah T. Mahoney, a Democratic convention delegate, released a letter urging an Eisenhower draft, warning that Truman's nomination could lead to a national Democratic defeat.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
New York
Supreme Court
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Eisenhower
Paul Fitzpatrick
Airport acquires $25 000 in equipment for Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission announced the purchase of about $28 009 in property via War Surplus Administration channels through the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Items include a large Oshkosh snowplow truck and a crash truck valued at roughly $12 000 and $10 000 to $12 000 respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Hidinger
Commission
Blown Off Truck Leaves Man With Skull Fracture
Harry Rich, 30, of 1012 Twelfth Street NE, was riding on a moving truck to anchor a bed when a gust of wind caused the mattress to shift. He fell on Center Point Road near Fiftieth Street NE and suffered a skull fracture. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital and reported in fair condition Friday. Driver Thomas Vogel, 2328 Dave Avenue NE, was fined $10 and costs in traffic court for operating a motor vehicle without a chauffeur's license.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Rich
Twelfth Street
Rich
Center Point Road
Fiftieth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Thomas H. Vogel
Dave‘nue NE
Cedar Rapids school board weighs fed security investments
The Cedar Rapids school board discussed investing about 1 million dollars of surplus bond funds in two year U S government securities at 1.5 percent interest, exploring 1.5 percent options in Chicago with a later fallback to certificates at 1.125 percent. They planned a special meeting after expert advice and noted tax levies for 1948 through 1957 to cover interest and principal.
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Cedar ‘Rapids
Steeman Maing
Egies
Charles Penningroth
Chicago
United States
Carl Kesler
E. F. Moorman
E. W. Lundquist
Cedar Rapids
Moorman
Douglas Grant
Cedar Rapids Independent School
Cedar. Rapids
Tts
Merchants National Bank
Guaranty Bank and Trust’ Company
Fone Bank and Trust Company
Erat Ri T
Savings, Bank
Merchants
Guaranty
First Trust
Peoples
United State
Public Eye Gets Results from Sioux Falls Window Stunt
Wayne Pritchard a 29 year old Cedar Rapids native and radio announcer lived in a Sioux Falls department store window as a publicity stunt He will take one of the offered apartments this weekend after crowds gathered nightly as he read papers in his window. Proceeds from auctions of his worn pajamas will go to charity. The Sioux Falls American Legion has formed a committee to aid veteran housing.
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the Gazette
Sioux Falls
S. D
Cedar Rapids
Wayne Pritchard
Pritchard
The
Sioux Falls American Legion
Polk School
Rent hearing reveals wide range of C R rents
Landlords and tenants debated Cedar Rapids rent increases at a public hearing led by the rent advisory board. Citizens cited rents from 57.50 for three-room attic flats to 107 a month for a three-room kitchenette, while furnished units commanded 16 every two weeks and a seven-room house 34 a month. The board considered extending existing seven percent raises to newer leases and a possible horizontal increase to cover higher operating costs.
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Ceder Rapids
Tulsa Woman Slain in Apartment Thefts and Beatings
Police found Ruth Norton 42 beaten to death in her Tulsa apartment. Nearby, J B Cole 38, daughter Doris 13, and neighbor Levon Gabbard 14 were savagely beaten. Doris near death. Four suspects arrested, including two teenage boys linked by names found on the victims.
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Tulsa
Ruth Norton
J. B. Cole
Doris
Levon Gabbard
Coles
Levon
Cole
Morrison Lashes Out at Spangler at Iowa GOP Meeting
Iowa City AP Morrison a national convention delegate attacks Harrison Spangler accusing him of siding with Dewey forces. He calls for a change in the national committee while stating his quarrel with Spangler does not involve Maude Hickman of Centerville. Morrison notes his vote seating a Dewey delegation in Georgia.
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Iowa City
William F. Morrison
Iowa
Harrison
Morrison
Spangler
Maude Hickman
Centerville
National Committee
Hickman
National Credentials Committee
Dewey
Georgia
S Taft
Gazette
Dead potato bug found aboard Aquitania at Southampton
A ministry agriculture expert met the liner Aquitania in Southampton on Friday with a dead Colorado beetle on board. The discovery triggered a 24 hour shipwide search as Britain fights to prevent the pest from spreading after the voyage from New York.
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Southampton
Eng
Ministry of Agriculture
Aquitania
New York
Britain
Major Parties Hold Biennial Conventions in Linn County
Linn county Democrats approved resolutions urging liquor by the drink sale in Iowa and reform of the primary law at their biennial convention. Delegates elected 85 to the state convention and 54 to the judiciary convention, all to vote as a unit. Edward R. Kuba was re-elected county chairman with Ethel Hart as vice-chairman.
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Mary Stevenson
Linn County
Iowa
Des Moines
Edward R. Kuba
Ethel Hart
Republicans endorse Knickerbocker for secretary of state
Loyal Meek reports Linn county Republicans held their biennial convention Friday with one deviation, endorsing native son Charles Knickerbocker among eight candidates for secretary of state. Carl Hendrickson urged support as the convention ordered its delegation to back Knickerbocker. Miss Sara Nott noted he was the only statewide candidate east of the river.
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Loyal Meek
Linn County
Charles Knickerbocker
Knickerbockerie
SAPP
Sara Nott
Knickerbocker
Yugoslavs Appeal to Stalin Over Cominform Charges
The Yugoslav leadership denounces Cominform accusations as lies and asks Stalin to reverse policies from Andrei Zhdanov, while Belgrade communists send soft-voiced support for Tito. A Belgrade telegram defends Tito and cites unity with Soviet leaders, signaling rift with other Communist states.
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London
Laos
Idsef Stalin
Marshal Tio
Sthe
Stalin
Andrei A. ‘Zhdanov
Soviet Communist Party
Nists
Belgrade
Tito
Love Unlimited
Cominform
The
Anrié-Nation
Communist International ‘Information
Central ‘Committee
Communist Party
Russia
Central Os Communist Committee of
Yugoslavia
Central Committee
Bucharest
Cedar Rapids Sees 93 Degree High as Heat Builds
Cedar Rapids reached 93 at 2 36 p m on Friday setting a new high for the year as a sweltering Fourth of July weekend looms. The day began near 69 degrees with a morning low and climbed to 82 by 9 a m. The forecast calls for possible readings above 95 with weekend thundershowers.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Weather Bureau
Westinghouse Raises Appliance Prices Across Line
Mansfield AP report: Westinghouse Electric Corporation Friday hiked prices on electric home appliances by 3.3 to 7.1 percent.
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Westinghouse
Mansfield
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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