Gov Blue calls for possible special session on rent control
Gov. Robert D. Blue asks Iowa legislators to stand by for a potential special session July 29 to 31 if Congress does not restore rent control by then. He cites looming evictions around July 31 and August 1 and warns of a crisis worse than 1930s foreclosures. Senator Frank C. Byers suggests including rent control in any session.
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Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Congress
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
May subpoena issued in war profits probe
Senate war investigating committee issues a subpoena for Rep. May to testify about a Midwest munitions combine. Mead says May is expected Tuesday. immunity questions and possible post adjournment action cited. Sabath testifies about office calls and poker games. Barkley, McCormack deny dealings with the group. Garsson and Gellman named as early promoters. evidence read. Continued on Page 7.
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Washington
Senate
Rep
May
D-Ky
Midwest Munitions Combine
Mead
D-N.y
House Military Committee
Congress
Sen
Ferguson R-Midel
Ferguson
Rep. Sabath
D-Ill
Combine
Sabath
House
Sen. Barkley
Pernene
Garsson
Joseph Freeman
Dickstein
D-N. Y
Sen. Brewster
R-Me
The
Freeman
War Department
Henry Garsson
Allen B. Gellman
Brewster
Connally Seeks Strong U S Armed Forces and Peace Plan
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Connally urges a powerful army navy and air force to deter aggression by Russia or any nation. He presents a seven point postwar policy at Paris urging UN troop commitments treaty inter American cooperation and international control of atomic energy. He stresses fighting for peace with reason while honoring past sacrifices and outlines U N charter duties and economic humanitarian support.
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International
Connally
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Paris
Arthur Vindetere
R-Mich
Byrnes
Washington
United States
Russia
Republic of Panama
Great Britain
New Zealand
U.N
U.N. Security Council
International Court of Justice
Paper mill raises newsprint price in Canada
The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company of Minneapolis announced a 6.80 dollar per ton price increase for newsprint to customers of its Canadian mills.
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FT. Frances
Ont
Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company
Minneapolis
Congressional Action On Silver Completed
The House on Friday completed action on a bill authorizing the treasury to buy and sell silver at 90.5 cents per ounce. A conference report was adopted, following prior Senate approval.
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Washington
House
Treasury
Senate
Meat Ceilings Rejected by Conferees in OPA Talks
Senate conferees rejected a House compromise to remove the senate ban on any further price ceilings for meat milk eggs and other foods. Taft of Ohio and Spence of Kentucky announced the House proposal and its quick Senate denial as talks halted on the OPA measure.
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Senate
OPA
Conference Committee
House
Sen
Taft
Truman
Barry
D-N.y
House-Senate
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Washington
Ohio
Spence
House Banking Committee
No Common Ground In OPA Revival Talks
Washington AP reports Democratic Leader Barkley says a senate-house conference committee has found no common ground for agreement on an OPA revival bill. Barkley warns of lingering stalemate as negotiations stall and the issue remains unresolved.
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Washington
Barkley
Iowa Livestock Marketings Fall
Iowa livestock marketings fell sharply after Thursday's glut. Interior Iowa hog markets were slow and weak to 50 cents under Thursday's nominal levels as hogs were being taken. Some larger buyers including major packing plants and many shippers are again out of the market.
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Iowa
Senate Defeats Equal Rights Amendment Proposal
The Senate rejected a plan to submit a constitutional amendment granting women equal rights under the law. The tally was 38 support and 35 against, short of the required two thirds. Senator Wilson of Iowa supported the measure while Senator Hickenlooper’s vote was not recorded.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Wilson
Iowa
Sen. Hickenlooper
Detroit Heat Triggers 17000 Factory Walkout
In Detroit a heat wave pushing temperatures to 97 degrees spurred more than 17,000 workers at two plants to strike before noon. Hudson Motor Car Company reported the number, while some shop employees continued at work. An additional fifty workers at a plumbing division also quit before eventually resuming duties.
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Detroit
Sns
Mercury
Hudson Motor Car Company
I Manufacturing Company Plumbing
Army Fires Five Union Heads for Security Reasons
The War Department disclosed that five labor union officials from Aberdeen Proving Ground were discharged in the interest of national security. Among the discharged are Harry Spector Irving Spector Abraham Kotelchuck Phil Weiss and Rheabel Mendelsohn a woman. The action cited Public Law 808 empowering removal of defense workers, with the union leaders denying any link to union activity.
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Washington
War Department
Aberdeen
Proving Grounds
Floyd L. Parks
Department
Bureau of Public Relations
J. Mason
Patterson
Iocal No
United Public Workers of America
CIO
Harry Spector
Irving Spector
Abraham Kotelchuck
Phil Weiss
Rheabel Mendelsohn
General Parks
Secretaries of War and Navy
Mason
Abram Flaxer
United Public Workers
Union Machinists To Boycott Butter Next Week
The Internation al Association of Machinists Local 831 in Cedar Rapids will urge its 2 500 members to boycott butter starting Monday. Union leaders plan to pick a high priced item weekly to pressure sellers and lower prices. The Cedar Rapids AFL affiliate represents ten area firms including Iowa Manufacturing, Universal Engineering, and Fruehaus Trailer.
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Cedar Rapids
International Association of Machinists
E. S. Daley
Daley
AFL
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Universal Engineering
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Dearborn Brass
C.R. & LC. Railroad
Fruehaus Trailer Company
Century Engineering
Iowa Machine Shop
Pickwick Company
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Truck Wreck Lets Loose Mighty Dangerous Cargo
George Paige hauling 80 beehives caused a wreck in Walla Walla. Bystanders and a state patrolman were injured as the hives escaped the vehicle. Authorities investigated the crash and classified several people as casualties.
Premature flash bomb halts Williamday underwater test rehearsal
The premature 100 pound magnesium flash bomb exploded 51 minutes early during the Williamday underwater atomic test rehearsal. Officials stressed the event did not involve the real atom bomb and a time lock safety device would prevent any premature firing.
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Bikini
Ins
William
W. H. P. Blandy
Los Alamos
Atom Bomb Laboratory
W. S. Parsons
Crossroads Technical
Serted
Parsons
Blandy
Army Plane Crash Near Goodland Kills 13
Civil officials report a C-47 crash Thursday night near Goodland Kansas killed all 10 passengers and three crew members. The aircraft exploded and was completely demolished while en route from Topeka to Denver. Names of the dead were not released pending next of kin notification.
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Goodland
Kan
INS
Topeka
Denver
American Troops Break Riot in Tokyo Market
In Tokyo's Shibuya black market, U S troops including MPs and armored cars dispersed a riot. Hundreds of Koreans and Formosans attacked Japanese guards, with six truckloads of rioters escorted away. Brig Gen Charles S Ferrin did not release casualty figures.
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Tokyo
INS
M.p.’S
Shibuya
Charles S. Ferrin
M.P
Illinois Central Strike Indefinitely Postponed
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called for a Sunday strike against Illinois Central railroad was postponed indefinitely to allow further mediation efforts.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
INS
Brotherhood of Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Brotherhood
Cool Air Mass Drops Iowa Temperatures
A Canadian air mass cooled Iowa as Cedar Rapids saw rain a trace on Friday. The weather observer noted 87 degrees at 2 30 PM after a 99 degree Thursday high and predicted cooler weather on Sunday around 87 with sunshine ahead of the Cedar Rapids golf tournament at the Country Club.
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Canada
Cedar Rapids
Attic hiders sentenced to three years each
Four brothers Albert Gabriel aged 40 Frank 29 Henry 26 and Ernest 23 pled guilty before Federal Judge Walter J LaBuy in Chicago to evading the draft by hiding in a tiny attic room for 47 months at their Ontarioville farm home. They were sentenced Friday to three years in a federal penitentiary.
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Chicago
Ontarioville
Albert Gabriel
Frank
Henry
Ernest
Waliter J. LaBuy
Home Owners in C R Increase by 1 023 Over 1945
Cedar Rapids sees 1 023 more home owners on July 1 than a year earlier as homestead tax credit claims surge amid housing pressures. Total owners reach 12 983 with assessed value 20 947 200 dollars. state credit totals 523 680 dollars to be distributed for 1946 taxes.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Scolaro
Scolaro
Dempsy Jones
Recorder’s
Recorder
Assessor’s
State Tax Commission
Linn County
Des Moines
Polk County
Czech Leaders Set for Moscow Mission
New York dispatch reports Prague leaders Prime Minister Klement Gottwald and Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk will depart soon on a mission to Moscow per Prague radio.
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Moscow
New York
INS
Prague Radio
Klement Gottwald
Jan Masaryk
CIO Demands Conference on Wage Increases and Price Control
The CIO denounced Congress for failing to revive the OPA and urged President Truman to convene a labor management conference to seek immediate wage hikes and stabilize the economy. Philip Murray called for a nationwide buyers strike to curb profiteering and prevent price surges in food, clothing, and shelter. The CIO board urged action to avert inflationary devastation and criticized anti OPA lawmakers for weakening price control. They cited a 40 percent rise in essential living costs since the OPA debate began.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Truman
Philip Murray
United States
McFarland Dies In Chair for Rape Slaying
Earl McFarland, 25, marine veteran of Guadalcanal, was executed in the electric chair for the rape and murder of Dorothy Berrum, 18, of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. He walked to the chair with a cigarette, claiming innocence in a final statement before death.
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Washington
Earl McFarland
Guadalcanal
Dorothy Berrum
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Knoxville
Tenn
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Frank Nye
Plea Nation
Stay Strong
U.S
Boss
Philadelphia
Doug MacLatchie
Navy
MacLatchie
Congressional
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Army
Kain
Cedar Rapids News
C.R
By Jack Ferring
McFarland
Killer
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