Cedar Rapids Budget Facing Record Levy for 1949 50
Cedar Rapids fiscal plan for 1949 50 projects a higher property tax levy. Finance Commissioner Burgos estimates a 1.25 to 1.50 mill increase per $1 000 valuation, with total taxes affected by school and county levies. New funds add 43 400 while jail bonds offset with 11 200, and public hearing set for July 26.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Dpd. Burgos
School Board
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Thundershower Drops 0.24 Inch of Rain on Cedar Rapids
A thundersquall hit Cedar Rapids shortly before 1 p.m. dropping 0.24 inch of rain in under 30 minutes. The storm cooled the city from 92 to 78, with temps recovering to 80 by 2:30 p.m. The Cedar Rapids Municipal airport reported a light shower and showers were noted across the region.
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C.R
Ad Rapids
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Cedar Rapids
Lamont
Waterloo
Atlantic
Des Moines
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Democrats debate race plank at 1948 platform unveiling
Philadelphia dispatch reports Democrats race plank sparks Southern revolt and liberal counter pressure at the convention. Myers notes the draft mirrors a New Deal Roosevelt Truman framework while liberals push for strong civil rights actions and Republicans face updated foreign and domestic goals.
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Philadelphia
Myers
Platform Committee
Truman
Dixie
Minnesota
Iowa
Ramle Surrenders as Israeli Victory Claims Twin Citadel Take
Ramle, a transport hub of about 15 000 people, surrendered Monday after Israeli forces toppled two enemy strongholds near Tel Aviv. The capture followed the earlier seizure of Lydda three miles northeast. Jerusalem dispatches report a five year old child killed in the first bombing of the modern city and three other Jewish children wounded in an Egyptian air attack on the western edge.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Ramle
Israel
Lydda
Jerusalem
Jet Planes Start Trans-Sea Flight
A group of 15 F-80 Shooting Stars roared from Selfridge Field Michigan to Dow air base Bangor Maine as part of a training and study mission aimed at projecting jet aircraft on a transatlantic route toward Germany.
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Bangor
Maine
Germany
Air Force
Dow Air Base
Selfridge Field
Mich
All-Time High Tied by Hogs
CHICAGO AP reports hogs sold to set an all time high price of 30.50 per hundredweight. The only prior instance was September 11 last year. The market opened near Friday levels but tight top quality lightweight hog receipts pushed prices 25 to 50 cents higher per hundredweight for hogs under 230 pounds.
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Chicago
Plane Bound for Israel Held for Inquiry
A war surplus American Flying Fortress that made an emergency landing in Halifax was grounded by airport officials pending inquiry into the legality of its projected transatlantic flight presumably to Israel. Pilot Chandler cited heavy weather and dwindling fuel. Crew identities were withheld except to deny Barney Ross involvement.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Israel
Dartmouth
I. R. Chandler
White Plains
N.Y
Barney Ross
New York
Elliott Roosevelt Faces New Speeding Charge in Poughkeepsie
Elliott Roosevelt son of the late President was ordered to appear in court Saturday to face a second speeding charge in two years. Police said he was arrested Friday for driving 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. He had a $15 speeding fine in June 1946 and a suspended sentence for parking in a restricted zone that same month.
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Poughkeepsie
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
University of Pennsylvania eyes Harold E. Stassen as president
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports University of Pennsylvania officials are seeking Harold E. Stassen for the presidency. Stassen, a former Minnesota governor and prominent political figure, is the central name linked to the job.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Democrats Open Convention with Attack on GOP Record
Democratic National Chairman J Howard McGrath assails the GOP and the 80th Congress as a ruinous, stifling force. He credits 16 years of Democratic progress under Roosevelt and Truman and predicts a Truman victory in November. Senator Myers and Mayor Lawrence also denounce Republican isolationism and hidden influence of Joseph Grundy.
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Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Myers
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
G.O.P
Truman
Congress
Joseph Grundy
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Joe
Grundy
McGrath
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Berlin Folk Call for Soviet Curb and Liberty Front
Berlin's Social Democrats hailed a bid to make the Soviet blockade Berlin's Stalingrad of liberty led by mayor-elect Ernest Reuter. American authorities discuss next moves as Douglas and Clay pursue options amid false Russian flight threats and ongoing aid deliveries.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Ernest Reuter
Social Democratic
Reuter
Elbe
Lewis D. Douglas
United States
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Douglas
Russia
Clay
Moscow
United States Air Force
Helmstedt
Roll of Events at Demo Convention
Event list for the Democratic national convention includes opening by Senator Mc Grath and Barkley, keynote by Barkley, speeches by Mrs. India Edwards and Frances Perkin, and various committee reports. A memorial to Roosevelt and servicemen followed by addresses from Rayburn and Congresswomen Hagan Douglas and Norton.
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McGrath
Senator Barkley
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Frances Perkin
Secretary of
Labor
Barkley
Roy Baker
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Oscar R. Ewing
Rep. Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Charles T. Tillett
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rep
Rayburn
Texas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Calif
Mary T Norton
N.J
Britain Sends New Troops to Western Germany Over Berlin Tension
An authoritative source said Britain has deployed substantial reinforcements to western Germany amid Berlin tensions, with many troops expected to be flown directly to Berlin.
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London
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Blaze Destroys Stoneking Home
An overheated oil stove caused a Monday morning fire that destroyed the Stoneking home at 2158 Twenty-sixth Street NW. The one and a half story frame building and its contents were a total loss, with about half its value insured. Mrs. Stoneking left to fetch water and returned to find the kitchen ablaze. firemen fought with limited water from their trucks and directed water to nearby buildings to prevent further damage.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Stoneking
Twenty-sixth Street
Stoneking
Yugoslavia Alleges Spy Terrorists At Frontiers
Belgrade reports spy terrorist groups at its borders formed by wartime Nazi collaborators in exile and an unidentified foreign intelligence service. Borba says 95 operatives in 8 groups were sent last year. mass trials slated to begin.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Interior Ministry
Croatia
Communist Party
Borba
Ante Pavelic
Krunoslav Draganovic
Vatican
Splotters
Pavellc
Italy
Draganovic
Russia
Marshal Borba
Moscow
Sidelights From Demo Confab In Philadelphia
At the Democratic convention a rumor of espionage surfaces as Caroline Custer of Narbeth pa serves free orange juice at headquarters and calls herself a Republican non partisan. The mimeograph room runs out of paper delaying speeches. A delegate badge proclaims We did it to Dewey once and we can do it again. Marty Snyder Ike’s one man campaign rides a Jeep promising to return tomorrow. An alternate North Carolina delegate is E Hoover Taft Jr.
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Philadelphia
Caroline Custer
Narbeth
California
P. S
Dewey
Marty Snyder
Ike
Snyder
Democratic
North Carolina
E. Hoover Taft, Jr
Charge Krumbholz With Drunkenness
William Krumbholz Linn county Democratic candidate for sheriff was arrested at 2 15 a m Sunday on a charge of drunkenness High patrolman Charles Fels stopped the car Krumbholz was riding in and arrested the woman driver for reckless driving The arrest followed an argumentative stop at Fourth avenue and First street SW Both are slated to appear in court Wednesday Krumbholz posted a 15 bond and the driver Mrs William Lucille Krumbholz was released without bond
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Cedar Rapids
William Krumbholz
Linn County
Charles Fels
Krumbholz
Fels
Fourth Avenue
First Street
William
Lucille) Krumbholz
Duke Ellington barred from Nottingham Albert Hall concert
Duke Ellington, the American bandleader, was barred from appearing in the main Nottingham Albert Hall next weekend. Rev. Frank T. Copplestone said the hall must be used for high class concerts and the decision reflects discretion, not a judgment on Ellington’s talents. Ellington defended his music's reverence and respect for religion.
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London
Duke Ellington
Nottingham
Albert Hall
Frank T. Copplestone
Ellington
States
Jurist Douglas Declines Public Office Amid 1948 Democratic Convention
Supreme Court Justice Douglas announced he is not available for any public office, remaining on the bench as Truman seeks a running mate. The convention opened with debate over successors and potential nominees including Barkley and O Mahoney, while Dixie factions backed Gov. Laney and Sen Pepper. California backed Truman on the first ballot and James Roosevelt criticized Roosevelt’s impact on the party.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Douglas
Truman
Portland
Senator Barkley
Washington
Barkley
Missouri
Kentucky
O’mahoney
Wyo
Mr. Truman
200 Volunteers Sought To Fight Forest Fire
The United States forest service seeks 200 volunteers to help battle a 100 acre forest fire in Isle Royale National Park. The blaze started Saturday by lightning and spread to Superior Island, according to officials.
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Houghton, Mich
United States Forest Service
Isle Royale National Park
Superior Island
Sama
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Cedar Rapids News
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Beehan
South
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Farley
James A. Farley
F.D.R
Clark
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Demo Confab
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Pepper
Fla
Alabama
James Roosevelt
John P. McEnery
Ruman
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