Greeks Crack Communist Plot In Athens Area Raids
The Greek government reported over 2,000 arrests in dawn raids around Athens aimed at a planned Communist uprising. Police say 3,000 to 4,000 forces swept the region as ringleaders fled or hid, with many detainees to be held on nearby islands or released if not implicated.
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Napoleon Zervas
Greece
Zervas
Piraeus
Maximos
Markos Vifiades
Comef
Britain Signals Possible Lend-Lease Revival Before Fall
London reports quote Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison warning Parliament that Britain may need renewed US lend-lease before autumn to avert economic collapse. He calls for cutting imports and shifting billions of North and South American production across the Atlantic without immediate payment, hinting at a wartime style remedy.
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London
United States
Britain
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Atlantic
Romania and Bulgaria reject Paris Marshall plan talks
Romania declined the British French invitation to the Paris conference on the Marshall plan. Bulgaria followed, making it the second nation in the region to decline as 14 countries were expected to send representatives. Poland Hungary Yugoslavia Albania Finland and Sweden were unaccounted for. France said formal acceptances came from Belgium Italy Portugal Greece Turkey the Netherlands Luxembourg Iceland. Austria Norway Denmark and Switzerland reportedly favored.
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Romania
Marshall aid-Europe
Bul
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Hungary
Yugoslavia
Albania
Finland
Sweden
Belgium
Italy
Portugal
Pire
Greece
Turkey
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Liliences
Icelandes
Austria
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Forecast of Unchanging Weather Across Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids polishes a stable forecast with no notable changes for Thursday. Overnight low cooled to 54 degrees before a sunny morning rise to 78 degrees at 9 am, reaching 85 by mid afternoon. Statewide highs reached 85 with Atlantic at 49 degrees in the morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Charles City
Sioux City
Iran imposes martial law as troops seize three newspapers
Martial law covers Iran and troops act against three newspapers attacked the government of Premier Qavam. The move follows ongoing tensions and rapid government measures in Tehran.
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Iran
Tehran
Qavam
Camp Good Health Sees 17 New Boys Arrive At Summer Center
Warning signs reading Fresh Paint are up as 17 new boys join Camp Good Health, giving boys the majority. Three cabins are now for boys, with 35 total newcomers replacing those who left. Red Cross transport links used. H L Johnson and a 10 man crew applied first coat on the staff cabin and porch lodge. Donations from Morris Sanford Co and Standard Glass and Paint Co support the camp fund which now seeks 1043.50 more.
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Morris Sanford Company
Standard Glass and Paint Company
Senate Unit Favors Tax Cut In Brief Action
The Senate Finance Committee approved the income tax cut bill 10 to 3 on Wednesday in 43 minutes with Barkley Lucas and Connally voting no. The House had earlier passed it 302 to 112. The bill moves the effective date from July 1, 1947 to January 1. Two Democrats switched to support during the vote. Iowa’s eight House members voted for the measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Barkley
Lucas
Ill
Connally
Texas
House
Truman
Saan
Iowa
Disks Sighted by Cedar Rapids Man Vosmek
Louis Vosmek of 1612 Fifth Street NW says he saw a black disk about the size of a dishpan near First Street and F Avenue NW. He describes it as fluttering and wobbling as it moved west then east, after doubting rumors. Donald Fraverd at 404 Tenth Street SE alerted others.
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Louis Vosmek
Fifth Street NW
Golly
Vosmek
First Street
F Avenue NW
Donald Fraverd
Tenth Street SE
Ham Radio Save Crash Victim on Isle
In a Palmyra Island crash, a 19 year old radioman survived by three plasma transfusions aided by amateur radio instructions from an Audubon New Jersey doctor and a Phoenixville Pennsylvania transmitter operator. Rescue aircraft evacuated him to Hickam Field with three other crew members unharmed.
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Honolulu
Smyra Island
Seventh Air Force
Hickamfield
Palmyra
Hawaii
Audubon
N. J
CAA
Robert Steed
Hickam Field
E. R. Shanahan
Washington
Ralph W. Davis
Audubon Hospital
Joseph Bonsted
Shipes
Steve Sarees
Phoenixville
Comic ads seal reunion in New Orleans tale
Angel Face, Mrs Jimmy Hodges of Memphis, used a newspaper ad to locate her absent husband Idjut who came to New Orleans seeking work. The plan drew a crowd at Walgreens at seven, creating a comic classic moment as luck and romance aligned.
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New Orleans
Angel Face
Idjut
Jimmy Hodges
Memphis
Walgreen's
Love
Scared by Fireworks, Nick Runs Off to Delhi
A 12 year old cocker spaniel owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Moore ran away after fireworks. The dog traveled to Delhi before returning, with owners searching over Friday and weekend. A postcard from Delhi’s mayor to the Cedar Rapids Dog License Department indicated license No. 463 for a cocker spaniel.
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Cedar Rapids
Nick
Joseph H. Moore
Second Avenue SE
Delhi
Walt Miller
Mikado Granted for Presentation in Tokyo
Allied headquarters said the copyright owners have granted permission for a Japanese presentation of the comic opera The Mikado in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Japa
Flying Disk Debunked as Weather Balloon Over Roswell
Army officials traced the Roswell find to a high altitude wind target weather balloon from the Eighth Air Force. Warrant Officer Irving Newton explained the object was used to chart winds aloft and could come from any of 86 stations nationwide. Major Marcell and Col. Blanchard confirmed the sequence leading to Fort Worth field.
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Associated Press
Roger M. Ramey
Eighth Air Force
T. J. Dubose
New Mexico
Fort Worth, Texas
Army
Irving Newton
Roswell
N.M
United States
Newton
Okinawa
Fort Worth
WBAP
National Broadcasting Company
W. W. Brazell
Brazell
Jesse A. Marcell
Houma
509Th (Atomic) Bomb Group
Sheriff's Office
Roswell Army Air Field
Marcell
William H. Blanchard
509Th
Ramey
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Warren Haught
Well Field
Army Air Forces
Haught
77 Cents for Sandwich? He Chooses Jail Instead
ST. LOUIS. Logan F Hackman, an internal revenue office employee, was free on bond after a dispute over 77 cents for a sandwich. The judge set a rehearing for July 22 as Hackman faced potential jail over the minor charge.
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ST. Louis
Logan F Hackman
Internal Revenue Office
Hartley Says Coal Pact Violates Labor Law
Representative Hartley of New Jersey warns that any coal mine operator signing the newly inked agreement with John L. Lewis could face criminal charges with a maximum fine of $10,000 and up to one year in prison. He calls the pact a clear violation of the Taft Hartley act and points to dues and initiation fees to the United Mine Workers as illegal provisions.
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Washington
Southern Coal Producers Association
Ae Henry F. Warden
Association
Warden
Southern
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Northern
Mmidwestern
Far Western
Hartley
Washington Man Jumps From City of Portland Train
A man identified as William A. Miller of Dryad Washington jumped through a washroom window of the City of Portland while the train traveled at speed. He was hospitalized in critical condition with a return ticket from Knoxville Tennessee to Chehalis and a bank loan default noted among his belongings.
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Washington
City of Portland
Cedar Rapids
William A. Miller
Dryad
Wash
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Ateeysicians
Jim Smith
Pee Agecert G. Miller
Chehalis
Smith
North Western
Leonard Spieke
Beverly
Miller
Fairfax
Y Miller
Knoxville
Tenn
Indica
Los Alamos thefts traced to two Army sergeants
Senate hearing reveals two Army sergeants stole secret Los Alamos atomic files in March 1946. The documents were recovered and no wider breach found. FBI located the sergeants amid Sun dispatch allegations of missing data. Committee said access was restricted and security remains strong.
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Washington
Los Alamos
N. M
Senate
Hickenlooper
New York Sun
Oak Ridge, Tenn
War Department
Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
Bureau
Joint Committee
Justice Department
Sun Dispatch
the Sun
Canada
Alan Nunn May
Britain
Congressional Committee
Aguas
Columbia University
Atom
Soviet Oil Export Licenses Granted
Under secretary William C. Foster testified that the commerce department issued export licenses for shipment to Russia of oil loaded aboard three U S owned tankers on the west coast. He said licenses would continue to be issued as he believed it in the best interest.
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Washington
William C. Foster
Commerce Department
Russia
House Merchant Marine Committee
Weichel
R-Ohio
Foster
Royal Engagement Statement Awaited
A royal engagement statement was anticipated on Wednesday as defense and court circles awaited formal confirmation from the throne and the prince's family about alliance plans and royal duties.
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William M. Gorman
Fred G. Hunter
Springville
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