Aircraft crash near Berlin leaves two killed and one missing
A German air crash near Berlin kills two crew members and injures others as a transport plane carrying flour and supplies crashes during wartime conditions. The three man crew perished, with authorities locating a second body among wreckage. Observers note the incident occurred amid tensions and military actions in the region.
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Truman outlines anti inflation program amid special session
President Truman will address Congress in a joint meeting Tuesday to push a legislative package on price controls meat rationing consumer credit curbs and civil rights He is expected to seek a housing program displaced persons law a $65 million loan for UN headquarters and ratification of the wheat agreement Fights likely over civil rights and anti lynching bills threaten to widen the Democratic split as Republicans weigh response to the president’s proposals
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Two Naugle Brothers Die In West Iowa Auto Crash
GLENWOOD IOWA AP two Naugle brothers died in a late Saturday crash near Glenwood. Donald 3 was killed instantly and Carl 5 died in Council Bluffs hospital. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Ben Naugle of near Glenwood. Raymond 17 drove the car and other passengers were Earl 15 and Wanda Jean 7.
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Iowa university hospital reports two new patients diagnosed
AP report states two new patients at the university hospital in Iowa City were diagnosed with illnesses. Dean Allen Smith, 18, son of Nora Springg and Dr. Smith, and Milo Roethler, 26, of Riceville, were admitted. Smith is in good condition while Roethler is in fair condition.
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Uncles Rescue Attempt Ends in Drowning Near Onawa
Floyd Moore, 59, drowns in a pond near the Missouri River while trying to rescue his 12 year old nephew Bennie Moore during a swimming party five miles southwest of Onawa. Bennie pulls Moore under. Bennie is aided by Miles Pierce and others. Moore’s body is recovered by Don An and another party member. E E Gingles Monona County coroner reports.
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Waterloo boy pilot wins Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby
12 year old Ajai Snodgrass of Waterloo wins the Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby with a 35.2 second run on a 1000 foot course setting a new record, narrowly beating Chadima by a yard. His father Jack Snodgrass runs Can field airfield and the mother Virginia Thieman was a pioneer female flight instructor. The race followed a wreck during practice that damaged a wheel and axle.
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Local Youth Car Race Sparks Scene At Highway 149 Hill
Spectators crowded the highway hill as 13 year old Melvin Snodgrass edged rival in a close finish. Edward Webster, 15, escaped injury after a crash into a snow fence. both competitors kept racing amid the eventful afternoon.
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Hollywood starlet testifies in lawsuit identifies herself
In a courtroom the actress softly admitted being “the most beautiful woman in America” while a friend rebuked the praise as excessive. She explained she avoided such claims but was under oath this time.
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Camp Good Health Fund Reaches 1948 Goal Boosted by Cedar Rapids Elks Donation
The Camp Good Health Fund near Cedar Rapids neared its 1948 goal with a total of 5 735 30 after a 400 donation from the Cedar Rapids Elks club. The gift, from the Elks social welfare committee, supports operating expenses for the 11 acre camp on Mt. Vernon road housing 75 children with health handicaps this season.
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Ames Man Killed in Collision Near Cambridge
Tom Berhow 82 of Ames died in a crash with a truck tractor a mile and a half south of Cambridge Saturday night. John Romsey 59 of Ames and McCall Hillestad 72 of Cambridge were injured with Romsey and Hillestad treated at an Ames hospital and the accident blamed on obscured vision from cornfields. It was Story county's fifth traffic fatality in six days.
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Passenger sees strange light near Alabama cloud
KENNET SQUARE Pa UP A Eastern Airlines passenger said he watched a continuous red light flash into a cloud near Montgomery Alabama at 245 am He saw no space ship and said he was not seeking extraterrestrial craft The witness C W McKelvie assistant manager American Educational Press Columbus Ohio was the only awake passenger and confirmed the pilot’s account
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Des Moines Man Charged With Cashier’s Check Fraud
AP report states Robert Kingsley of Des Moines is charged with passing a counterfeit or fraudulent check totaling about 4 000 dollars at a local auto dealer in Des Moines. The case involves alleged deceit and financial impropriety.
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Tragedy at Luana: Mrs. Faber Shot by Husband Then Committed Suicide
Mrs. Ermést Faaber near Luana was shot by her husband in a barn early Saturday and died later at a hospital. The 28 year old mother of five lingered near death as the coroner called it a murder suicide after the man shot her and used a second barrel to kill himself. Evelyn 9 and Glenn 5 witnessed portions of the tragedy as the couple argued at breakfast and led to the barn where the crime occurred. The body was taken to Schutte funeral home in Post.
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Cedar Rapids tax rise eyed as 1949 levy climbs
Cedar Rapids officials forecast a 6 to 7 mill tax increase next year for property owners based on new city and county valuations. City Assessor Jim Scolaro projects the 1949 levy will rise from about 50 to 56 or 57 mills to fund city county and school costs, with the 1948 real estate total up 2,082,075 from 1947.
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Wallace and Berlin policy dominate Progressive convention
Wallace assails Truman administration foreign policy saying Berlin crisis shows a failed get tough stance. He hints American troops should leave Berlin as the world divides into zones and urges pursuit of peace. Convention yields wild ovation for the Progressive candidate and party platform.
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Dixiecrats to Run for President in All States
The states rights Democrats steering committee announced plans to enter a presidential ticket in every state. Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, nominated at Birmingham, would lead the ticket with Gov. Fielding Wright of Mississippi as vice president. The party, named States’ Rights Democrats, frames its platform on states rights and defends the Jeffersonian tradition without endorsing racial prejudice.
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Western Germany Air Bases Expand to Housing Bombers and Jets
A Press survey reports Western Germany is expanding air bases to host large bombers and jet fighters amid rising needs for airlift and reconnaissance. The work appears aimed at strengthening defenses should Berlin negotiations fail, with B 29s and high speed fighters in use and more planned.
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Omaha University Names Chemistry Professor Frye
Laurence H Frye a KU chemistry faculty member since 1945 has been appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Omaha effective Sept Chemistry becomes a separate department at Omaha University due to growth Frye earned a master's from Iowa and a bachelor's from Wisconsin State Teachers College He has taught in Minnesota high schools and Iowa colleges
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