Mikhailovitch Doomed to Firing Squad in Yugoslav Trial
Gen Draja Mikhailovitch, once Chetnik leader, and 23 co defendants faced a military court in Belgrade. Eight others received prison terms up to 18 months as death sentences were issued for the convicted. Some were tried in absentia. The verdict followed a trial began June 10 with appeals possible.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Draja Mikhailovitch
Chetnik
Mikhailovitch
Associated Press
Security Tax Freeze Voted At 1 Percent
Washington AP report says the House Ways and Means Committee voted to freeze the Social Security old age insurance tax at 1 percent for both employers and employees for another year, cutting larger grants to low income states. The revision blocks a floor battle on Townsend pensions, with a rule barring amendments. The measure also expands coverage for WWII veterans families, blankets 200,000 maritime workers, and raises federal matching funds for needy children from 20 to 25 dollars a month.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
House Rules Committee
Harold Knutson
R-Minn
Congress
House
Deal Sought By Heirens Report Says
CHICAGO UP William Heirens 17 seeks a state deal to confess the Suzanne Degnan murder and two others in exchange for a life sentence avoiding the electric chair. Heirens reportedly confessed orally to Degnan Brown and Ross slayings and related burglaries, with progress toward a plea negotiations.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
United Press
Heirens
Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Brunet
University of Chicago
Suzanne
Brown
Ross
Veto of OPA Bill Signals Presidential Opposition
Washington AP Truman indicates possible second veto as OPA price control revival faces House vote. Senate exemptions on meat dairy grain tobacco and gasoline stir battle. House leaders plan three paths including direct send to White House or to conference with or without recommendations.
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Washington
OPA
House
Truman
Senate
White House
Mr. Truman
Atom bomb far surpasses Hiroshima yet unnamed giant
Washington report cites the Institute of World Control of Atomic Energy as announcing a bomb 1000 times more powerful than Hiroshima Nagasaki. Dr Norman Dawes of Carnegie Tech says he learned this from Dr Edward A Condon. Dr Philip Morrison warns nations could build A bombs in 5 to 10 years.
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Washington
INS
Institute of World Control of Atomic
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Norman Dawes
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Edward A. Condon
Dawes
Philip Morrison
Cornell University
Cattle Bring Record Price at Chicago Markets
Cattle sold Monday at Chicago at 25 per hundredweight, the highest ever, surpassing the 23.25 record set Friday. Hogs reached seventeenth to twenty-seventh year highs with several loads at 19 and many 18.75 to 19, the top above the 18.50 from July 1. Prices rose on sharply lower receipts, though week-to-week totals remained high and weather affected arrivals.
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Chicago
Council Demands Crossing Repair Across Rail Crossings
Public Improvements Commissioner David L. Williams urges immediate repair of bumpy rail crossings after noting delays and variance in railroad practices. He says tracks are not aligned to city grades and loose planks create a nuisance, with no meeting date set.
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David L. Williams
Young
Fire Chief Seeks Diagonal Parking Elimination on First Street
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief E P Kohout urged removing diagonal parking on the east side of First Street SE to ease the fire lane traffic and delays. He asked the council to replace diagonal with parallel parking between Fifth Avenue SE and B Avenue NE, noting the central fire station at Fifth and First. The council referred the letter to City Attorney Don Hines for action.
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Cedar 1. .S News
First Street
E. P. Kohout
Kohout
Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Central Fire Station
Fifth Avenue
First Street SE
First Street NE
First Avenue
Severa
Fire Department
Fifth Avenue SE
B Avenue NE
Council Wcll
Congress Expected To Recess Late Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Barkley after a White House conference said Congress will recess for the summer in the latter part of next week.
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Congress
Washington
INS
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
White House
Auto Union Plans Big Buyer Strike
Walter Reuther of the CIO United Automobile Workers announced 800000 members will quit work for one to two hours Tuesday in a nationwide demonstration to back a buyers strike. He described plans for meetings to appeal to President Truman and Congress for OPA renewal and to form central consumer committees to wage an all-out inflation fight. The talks also warned of reopening wage clauses if needed to cover higher living costs and noted targeted inflationary goods, including foods and clothing, for potential boycotts.
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Chicago
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Reuther
UAW
Cicero Stadium
Truman
Congress
Central
Consumers’ Committee
Butter Drops At Wholesale Prices After OPA Expiration
In New York the wholesale price of butter fell three cents a pound, the first drop since the OPA expiration. AA grade butter, 92 score, stood at 72 to 73 cents. Dealers reported heavy offerings remained unsold on the mercantile exchange as asking prices stayed high. A leading produce merchant attributed the decline partially to consumer resistance to retail prices.
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New York
Mercantile Exchange
Discharge of Dental Officers To Be Sped
The Navy announced that starting Sept 1 it will release dental corps reserve officers with 30 months or more of active duty. Previously only those with 36 months were discharged.
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Washington
Navy
Dental Corps
Milk Prices Increase Two Cents a Quart
Cedar Rapids dairy distributors announce a two cent per quart rise in milk prices and one cent per half pint for cream effective Tuesday. The new delivered rates are 15 cents per quart for regular milk 16 cents for homogenized and special milk and 16 cents per half pint for cream. The increase follows the elimination of government subsidies to farmers with the goal of boosting farmer returns and averting fluid milk shortages.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Bastian
Bastian
Truman Sees Our Food Aid Needed for 3 Years
President Truman told a youth fed conference that the United States may have to help prevent starvation in war torn areas for another three years. He said aid is needed to avoid famine until countries can return to production and provide food for themselves.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Byrnes Will Talk To Nation Tonight
Secretary of State Byrnes will address the nation on the Big Four conference results. He will speak at 8 p.m. Central Standard time over Mutual and American networks from Washington. He is accompanied by advisers Connally and Vandenberg who arrived Sunday and were welcomed by the President.
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Washington
Byrnes
Mutual
Connally
D-Texas
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Tru- Cow
Their Elopement Doesn't Pan Out
Teresa Leary aged 18 and Robert Nilsen 23 failed in a Elkton Md elopement. Malden court split them with Leary freed for July 29 and Nilsen held on 6000 dollars bond. Both pled not guilty to vehicle theft and revoked license charges while Leary was released on personal recognizance.
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Malden
Mass
Teresa Leary
Robert Nilsen
Elkton
Nilsen
City Gets Brief Respite from Heat
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa saw a brief break from last week’s heat with clouds and showers forecast for today and warmer again tomorrow. The forecast urged keeping focus on hosting the Cedar Rapids Open golf tournament next Sunday. Temperatures were 70 at 2:30 p.m. Monday, with high humidity making it feel warmer.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Detention of Couple Explained in Berlin
BERLIN AP Major General Frank Keating said he would go Monday night to Russian headquarters to secure the release of two Americans and take action if not released The United States army said the Russians held Warrant Officer Samuel Harrison and his wife Helen as hostages for two Soviet officers The Soviet military governor said Harrison and his wife were to be released Monday Keating disclosed the Russians claimed two Soviet officers were prisoners The status of the other officers Capt Harold Cobin and Lt George Wyatt remained unclear Oranienburg lies in the Russian zone The Harrisons have been missing since July 1 while the officers disappeared July 4 after boarding a train for Oranienburg
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Berlin
Frank Keating
United States Army
Samuel L. Harrison
Red Army
Frank A. Keating
United States
Harrison
Helen
Harrah
Okla
San Antonio
Texas
Keating
Dratvin
Harold Cobin
Newark
N. J
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Oranienburg
Harrisons
Oran«ienburg
Marines Captured by Band Near Chinwangtao
Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey said seven United States Marines were captured July 13 by an unidentified Chinese band 22 miles southwest of Chinwangtao while on an ice buying mission. One marine evaded capture with help from friendly Chinese and returned.
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Peiping
Chinwangtao
Keller E. Rockey
China
Rockey
Great Wall
British Loan Pact Signed by Truman
Monday President Truman signed the $3.75 billion British loan agreement calling it a major step to revive and expand international trade. He said it serves immediate and long term U.S. interests by restoring world economic activity and enabling Britain to cooperate in building mutually beneficial economic relations among nations.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Great Britain
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