Colors on Trial: Farben Directors Cleared of War Waging Charge
A U.S. military tribunal acquitted 24 I G Farben directors of plotting and waging aggressive war, convicting nine of looting in occupied countries. The court found war guilt lay with Nazi politicians and militarists. nine directors face handed-down sentences Friday. The Farben plant at Ludwigshafen lay in ruin after a massive explosion.
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Mernberg
United States
I. G. Farben Chemical Combine
Hitler
Naas
Farben
Ludwigshafen
Nazi Germany
Third Reich
France
Norway
Poland
Russia
Army
Spud
Krupp
Cigarette Prices Up Across Major Brands
New York reports lead tobacco companies announcing wholesale price hikes affecting Lucky Strike Pall Mall and Herbert Tarleton brands by seven tenths of a cent per pack. R J Reynolds raises Camel to seven dollars seventy five a thousand, an eight tenths cent rise per pack. Philip Morris increases all brands by forty cents per thousand to seven dollars seventy nine a thousand.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
Lucky Strike
Pall Mail
Herbert Tareyton
Vincent Riggio
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Philip Morris and Company, Ltd
Philip Morris
Truman Seeks End to Segregation in Armed Forces
President Truman said at a news conference he envisioned eventual elimination of segregation in the armed forces. He cited information from Army Secretary Royall that Gen Omar Bradley had not declared support for segregation in lower echelons.
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Washington
President Truman
Army
Royally
Omar Bradley
GIs Hunt for Victims of Ludwigshafen Blast
Nearly 1,000 American troops combed the burning ruins of the Farben chemical plant in Ludwigshafen searching for buried victims. US officials set the death toll at 300 with about 2,500 seriously injured and thousands more lightly hurt by flying glass after the Wednesday explosion.
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G.I
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Great .T. Farben
Rescue work after Rhine blast many nations unite
American engineers in the French occupation zone aided French authorities at Ludwigshafen after a catastrophic plant explosion. Lt Col Walter Partin led a US relief circle directing operations as Sgt William McKee, from Murfreesboro Tennessee, performed a daring rescue by bulldozing into ruins to reach explosive tank cars. French officials ruled out sabotage and noted the blast likely could not be fully explained.
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Walter F. Partin
Nashville
Clarence R. Huebner
United States
Germany
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Mannheim
18 Die in Crash of Flying Boat
AP reports 18 killed and four injured when a four engine flying boat operated by Alfa Airlines crash landed near Buenos Aires after departing Rosario. The vessel carried 18 passengers and five crew members all aboard, with one passenger unharmed. The accident occurred in fog along the Plate River vicinity.
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Buenos Aires
Alfa Airlines
Rosario
Plate River
Taft and GOP Leaders Denounce Truman Price Claim as Demagoguery
Senator Taft and three Republicans charge President Truman with demagoguery over high prices. They attack wage and price controls as political, insist inflation stems from Democratic policy, and criticize Truman for seeking more government spending and housing legislation.
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Washington
Taft
Truman
G.O.P
Mr m
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Wherry
House
Halleck
Ind
Reb. Dirksen
Roosevelt
F.D.R
Supreme Court
Polio Cases Reach 148 in Iowa This Year
Iowa reports 148 poliomyelitis cases this year up from 27 at the same date last year and 72 in 1946. Two deaths were listed, one in Sioux City and one in Des Moines. Southwest Iowa accounts for 87 cases with Harrison county at 45 and Pottawattamie at 23.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Sioux City
Des Moines
State Department of Health
Harrison County
Pottawattamie County
Pottawattamie
Dixiecrats Open Senate Talkfest
Senator Stennis leads southern lawmakers in a two hour speech fight to block action on anti-poll tax and civil rights legislation. He brands the bill unconstitutional while denouncing political expediency and party pressure from Republicans and the administration.
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Washington
Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Wherry
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Surprise appointments shock Linn county draft board members
Cedar Rapids residents report surprise at governor appointing three Linn county draft board members. Frank C. Welch and Lee Barron said they learned of their nominations only from Wednesday’s Gazette. Governor Blue asked David Elderkin to submit names, detailing prior talks with Penningroth Young and Winterberg. Tama county appointees also surprised, with Arthur Mason declining and Floyd Todd unsure of service.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Blue
Frank C. Welch
Charles Penningroth
William
Jo Barron
Ross Young
Lee Bo Winterberg
Reteewabneroth
Bare
Welch
Barron
Linn County
David Elderkin
Republican County Central Committee
Elderkin
Penningroth
Tama County
Draft Board
Arthur Mason
Tama
Floyd Todd
Grahl Says Draft Board Members Found Noted
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl told Des Moines on Thursday that his office believed the peacetime draft boards had been founded. The remark appeared in a continued column on page 2.
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Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
Britain weighs halt to armed forces demobilization
Foreign Secretary Bevin said Britain may pause demobilization due to East West tension. He noted a decision in days and hoped diplomacy with the United States France and Russia could ease Berlin blockade and possibly end the Cold War. Churchill pledged Conservative support as US envoy Smith heads to Moscow for talks with Molotov.
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London
Bevin
Russia
West
House of Commons
Britain
United States
France
Berlin
Labor
Churchill
Europe
Berliners Honor Dead American Flyers Memorial
Western Berlin honors two American pilots Lt Charles H King Britton South Dakota and Lt Robert W Stuber Arlington California who died when their C 47 crashed near the blockaded city The plaque marks the crash site and Berlin groups raise funds for the families The Women’s Union of West Berlin organized an outdoor memorial service for next Sunday
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Berlin
Charles H. King
Britton
S. D
Robert W. Stuber
Arlington
Calif
Aach
Wiesbaden
Women's Union of
West Berlin
Millionaire Manufacturer Murdered in Chicago Drive-By
Nathan Gumbin, 55, millionaire paper plant owner, was killed by shotgun fire as he stopped at a red light near the stockyards. His son Owen, 19, unharmed. Police questioned poker friends and considered gambling debts or labor racketeers as possible motives.
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Chicago
Nathan Gumbin
Millonaire
Gumbin
General Fiber Company
General Carton Company
Stockyards
Owen
James Webster
A. L. Brodie
Blossom Bath
Austin
Texas
Brodie
Jeen
Chicago Sun and Times
Plant
Stassen Named President of University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen was named president of the University of Pennsylvania and will begin duties in September subject to his speaking schedule for Gov. Dewey. He succeeds Dr. George W. McClelland who retires due to ill health.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
Board of Trustees
George W. McClelland
Minnesotan
Robert T. McCracken
America
Ap One University
McCracken
Rains Threaten East Iowa After Heavy Western Downpours
Eastern Iowa faced potential heavy rains Thursday night following three inch totals in western areas the previous night. Red Oak, Onawa and Shenandoah posted notable rainfall while Sioux City and Atlantic observed lower amounts. Flash flood warnings were issued for southwestern Iowa streams as temperatures cooled behind the showers.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux
Montana
Weatan Town
Red Oak
Onawa
Shenandoah
Sioux City
Atlantic
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Supports Price Controls in Poll
Cedar Rapids residents mirrored national sentiment on price controls with 61.85 percent in favor and 38.15 percent opposed after 220 calls to KCRG KCRK. The six-city poll showed Republicans backing price controls at 32 percent nationally and 42 percent in Cedar Rapids, while Democrats favored it at 82 percent nationally and 97 percent locally.
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Cedar Rapids
Opinion Aire
Kcrg-Kcrk
Tom Dewey
Mutual
Pittsburgh
KCRG
Citis
Des Moines
Corinth
Miss
Emporia
Kan
Albany
Truman Asks Congress to Restore Prices to 1947 Levels
President Truman urged Congress to grant anti inflation powers to roll back prices on essential items to November 1947 levels or the nearest period. Porter presented a bill outlining temporary price ceilings and wage controls through June 1950 with hearings to review fixing orders and protections for public interest.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
A . Porter
Paul
Eaitol
Reston
Porter
House Banking Committee
Interéal
Rail Rate Hike on Long Term Basis
The Interstate Commerce Commission on Thursday granted long term freight rate increases to railroads and water carriers at roughly the current temporary levels. The order makes the temporary 25 percent emergency boosts a regular rate, with adjustments for some items. Protective service charges rose from 10 to 15 percent for the future.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
ICC
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