Czechoslovakia to attend Paris talks on Marshall plan
The Czechoslovak government decided in a closed session to accept the Paris conference invitation despite Soviet rejection. Premier Gottwald and Foreign Minister Masaryk delayed their Moscow talks and will be replaced in Paris by Ambassador Nosak until Masaryk can join.
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Paris
Moscow
Klement Gottwald
Jan Masaryk
Molotov
Jindrich Nosak
Masaryk
Nosak
Czechoslovakia
Dele
Gottwald
Osc
Marshall
Nations accept Anglo French invitation for Marshall Plan aid
Six nations signed on to continental economic reconstruction under the Marshall proposal with eight more expected to accept soon. Italy Italy Communists approve with conditions while Palmiro Togliatti warns against bloc formation. Finland provides provisional negative reply for political and geographical reasons. British plan for detailed economic pairing to be presented in Paris.
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Paris
Ate
Bel- Italy
Portugal
Eire
Greece
Turkey
Holland
Luxembourg
Austria
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Finland
Italy
National Council of the
French Socialist Party
Paul Ramadier
United States
Palmiro Togliatti
Turin
Togliatti
Russia
Europe
New American A-Bomb Said to Threaten Paris or Moscow
French military sources quoted by L Intransigeant say a new American atomic bomb tested in New Mexico could destroy Paris or Moscow by blasting a crater about 2700 feet deep and 11 miles wide.
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Paris
L'Intransigeant
Moscow
New Mexico
Setter shoots four in Detroit mystery
Detroit police say Sgt. Arthur Smith called in and said his setter dog pointed at four persons. He claims he pulled a gun and fired, leaving only three of them. Lieutenant Charles Martin questioned the tale.
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Detroit
Arthur Smith
Charles Martin
Truman asks Congress to admit displaced persons for relief
President Truman urged Congress to admit a substantial number of Europe’s displaced persons as immigrants. He cited about a million survivors in western Germany Austria and Italy who fear persecution and cannot return home. He urged action as an emergency measure to share in aiding war victims while denying a general policy change.
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Washington
Truman Mo.swsay
Congress
Europe
O.l.cec
United Sets
Mr. Truman
House Advances Terminal Pay Bond Cashing Bill
The House passed a bill allowing about 9 million veterans to cash terminal pay bonds after September 1. The 1946 law made bonds non negotiable after five years. The proposal makes cashing optional with those who keep bonds earning 2 percent interest.
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Washington
House
Senate
July Corn Keeps On Setting Marks
CHICAGO July corn climbed to a new record of 2.17% a bushel on Monday after a 2.14 peak set Saturday on a crop forecast predicting the smallest harvest in 50 years. Iowa Farm Bureau president Allan Kline said farmers fear soaring prices and anticipate price declines as dislocation grows, warning intelligent farm leadership shares the concern.
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Chicago
INS
Commission House
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
United States
Senate Unit for United States Trusteeship in Pacific Islands
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a United Nations agreement granting the United States sole trusteeship over former Japanese mandated islands in the Pacific.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
United States
Pacific
Big Flood Control Program Ordered
President Truman on Monday ordered the drafting of a comprehensive flood control plan for the central United States to address widespread flood risk and water management.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Hughes Makes First Parking Meter Report
Bayne Freeland reports that Cedar Rapids parking meters bring over 8000 dollars monthly. Safety Commissioner Gordon Hughes notes the debt to Duncan Meter Co will be paid in about 18 months, freeing nearly 100000 dollars annually for traffic control and off street parking improvements. He cites meters installed in December and claims they are reducing complaints and aiding short term shopping areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Gordon Hughes
Duncan Meter Company
Hughes
Sixteenth Avenue
First Avenue E
Fifteenth Street
260 Mile Drive To Pay 50 Cent Fine
PORTLAND AP A woman drove 260 miles Sunday to pay a 50 cent overtime parking fine. She said she came from Houston after receiving a mailed warning that a warrant would be sought if the fine was not paid by Monday.
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Portland
Houston
Flying Saucers Reported Over Cedar Rapids and Beyond
Cedar Rapids resident R. D. Taylor sighted eight to ten flying discs near the Cavalcade of Amusements on June 19, describing radiance and rapid movement high above Cedar Rapids. Similar reports came from East St. Louis and Birmingham while officials sought explanations.
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Cedar Rapids
R. D. Taylor
the Gazette
Ce Mar Acres
Mr. Taylor
FBI
East St. Louis
J. T. Hartley
Army planes search for flying saucers across Northwest
United Press reports Army pilots prepared Monday for a new air search after saucer sightings spread to states and Canada. Eleven planes scouted the Pacific Northwest on Sunday with no trace, while at Sioux Falls a guard plane investigated a silvery disc seen by Gregory Zimmer.
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Lodi
Calif
W. C. Smith
Erving Newcomb
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
United Press
States
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Sioux Falls
National Guard
Gregory Zimmer
Wis
Pilot reports knocking down flying saucer over Montana
In Bozeman a pilot said his aircraft struck a flying saucer Monday. He described the object as pearl gray, clam shaped with a plexiglass dome, prompting aviation authorities to investigate the unusual encounter.
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Bozeman, Mont
US Faces Far Flung Coal Strike
Washington AP reports a strike by at least 60 percent of the nations soft coal miners looms as a wage pact stalls. A tentative general terms agreement exists but a complete contract is needed before southern midwest and far west mines decide on peace, with legal protections and Taft Hartley issues cited.
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Washington
South
Midwest
Far West
Lewis
Sameer
Gane Se
Ganendine
United Mine Workers
Weatherman predicts continued mild Iowa weekend
Weather outlook remains largely unchanged with highs in the mid-80s and minimal chances of rain. Cedar Rapids records a Sunday low around 58 and a daytime high near 82 with temperatures easing to 66 at midnight and rising to 73 by 9 a.m.
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Seciar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chambers-Inskeep
Parking Stalls Closed Tuesday for Repaint on Third Ave
Third avenue SE stalls and the Third avenue bridge will close Tuesday morning July 8 for repainting of stall markers. Traffic will be restricted to through movement. painting starts at First Street SW and runs along the south side of Third Avenue, across the bridge to the tracks, then back along the north side. Barricades will guide motorists.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
L. A. Police
Ondeo
Remington See Cieane
Usua
First Street
Remington
Bubonic Plague Cases Reported in Palestine
London dispatch reports 14 bubonic plague cases at Haifa on the Palestine coast. Authorities imposed anti plague measures and dispatched over 1000 gallons of DDT to spray affected areas.
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Palestine
London
INL
Reuters
Haifa
Robbery Suspect Shot Dead on Crowded Midtown Bus
In midtown New York a suspect tied to a $10,000 jewelry holdup was shot to death and a patrolman wounded on a noon bus siege at 42nd Street and the Avenue of the Americas. The gunman used a passenger as a shield before being killed.
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New York
Midtown
42Nd Street
Avenue of the Americas
Secreiate
Daniel B. Murphy
Lees
Subcommittee
Kearns
Petrillo
Trillo
Radio bids received for $15,000 Cedar Rapids police system
City council heard bids from RCA Motorola and General Electric for new FM police radio equipment to link Cedar Rapids police with county and state officers. GE offered $15,650 total for station and mobile units, Motorola $15,915.60, RCA $16,282.60. Specifications require a 250 watt transmitter with two receivers for talk back and state patrol contact.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Raids
RCA
Motorola
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Gordon Hughes
Henry Nemec
General Electric
Statoi
Motorgla
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation
Highway Patrol
Camp Health Fund Appeals To Raise $1174.80
The Camp Good Health program has 75 children in camp. The Public Health Nursing Association covers camp expenses from funds on hand. The amount to be raised is $1,174.80.
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Ng—Buting
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
Petrillo Threatens End to AFL Musicians Pacts
Washington AFL President James C. Petrillo warned a House labor subcommittee his union may refuse to renew recording and network broadcasting pacts, potentially cutting off national broadcasts next year. He later tempered the remark saying conditions could change before deadlines.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Petrillo
House
Work Broadcasting
American Federation of Musicians
United States
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