Clark seeks grand jury probe of freight car industry
Attorney General Clark asked a District of Columbia grand jury to investigate alleged anti trust violations in the railway freight car building industry. Subpoenas will demand documents from car makers railroad and trade associations as FBI findings point to price fixing and market allocation among four firms controlling about 80 percent of business.
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Washington
Clark
Justice Department
District of Coumbia
FBI
Pilot Ignored Advice in LaGuardia Crash
James J. Landis, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, testified that United Air Lines pilot Capt Benton Baldwin ignored a control tower suggestion to switch to a longer runway after a LaGuardia crash that killed 42. The tower warned of a wind shift and urged using the northwest southeast runway rather than the north south strip.
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Washington
INS
James J. Landis
Civileronautics Board
United Air Lines
LaGuardiaield
New York
Landis
Senate Interstate Commerce Aviation
Benton
Lucky” Baldwin
Food Processors to Get More Sugar This Year
The agriculture department announced that food processors may use more sugar for canning fruits and vegetables and making sweet pickles. Fruit canners will receive 100 percent of their 1941 base sugar use, up from 90 percent last year, with overall allotments not increasing due to a smaller pack this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Ticket agents field odd questions in Lincoln chat
A Lincoln telephone chat reveals a traveler asked about trains between 9 and 10 p.m. She said she is leaving her husband and did not care where to go. The conversation highlights how ticket clerks handle unusual inquiries.
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Lincoln
Neb
Shere
Jone
Solons Vote Postmaster Job Inquiry
Washington reports a senate civil service committee vote 6 to 3 to probe political postmaster appointments. About 800 nominations are on hold pending the inquiry, with a $33 000 budget projected to examine political activities and possible Hatch Act violations. Chairman Langer expects a four month investigation.
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Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Langer
R-N.d
Court Pondering Hat Snipper Case in Paris
Paris Seine district court weighs proper penalty for Jacques Perron who admitted clipping a hat feather from a woman in a movie theater. He challenged 20000 francs in damages claiming only one feather was cut after asking the lady to remove her hat.
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Paris
Seine District Court of Assizes
Jacques Perron
Mme
Irene Tologne
Perron
All Reservations for Chamber Dinner Taken
All reservations for the All Chamber dinner in Cedar Rapids are filled for Tuesday night at the Roosevelt hotel. Dr Kenneth Mc Farland will be principal speaker honoring past chamber presidents and addressing The U in Business.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Pearl Harbor
Chamber
Kenneth McFarland
McFarland
School Board Wrangles on Salaries and Year Policy
Cedar Rapids school board clashed over a new single salary schedule and the interpretation of total salary while limiting raises to 200 dollars. The meeting also debated the term year and whether Franklin principal Malcolm Hallman should work this summer, with the panel citing a Cedar Rapids policy requiring summer duties.
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Malcolm Scott Hallman
Franklin
Case A
Parker
E. F. Moorman
Carl Kesler
J. K. von Lackum
Finance Committee
C. J. Penningroth
Dwight Krumholtz
Douglas Grant
J. C. Blodgett
Supt. Parker
Dr. von Lackum
von Lackum
Cedar Rapids
Holdup Victim Says Dice Winnings Fueled Cash
Washington AP reports police closed a case after John W. Barnes a Norfolk automobile salesman said the $10,845 loot came from dice game winnings. He initially claimed two men robbed him, but after further questioning he asked investigators to forget it and said he could not identify the robbers.
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Washington
John W. Barnes
Norfolk
Barnes
Joseph Hunt
O. J. Fuss
Flood images show impact on northeast Iowa crops
The Gazette Farm Page features Rex Conn and Del Blumenshine illustrating how heavy rainfall and floodwaters affect an already delayed and precarious growing season in northeast Iowa. The feature directs readers to the picture page for flood views.
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Iowa
Rex Conn
Gazette
Conn
del Blumenshine
Vandenberg condemns Hungary coup amid treaty vote
Sen. Vandenberg denounced the Hungarian Communist coup and urged ratification of four related treaties as a first step to rebuild a broken world. He warned Moscow's influence and argued for swift action in the UN forum while stressing Soviet troop withdrawal 90 days after ratification.
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Washington
INS
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Hungary
America
United Nations
Senate
Bulgaria
Romania
Moscow
United States
Russia
Europe
Austria
Yalta
Potsdam
Flood Threat Persists Across Eastern Iowa Towns
Flood waters recede in many areas while Tama and nearby towns face rising rivers. Homes, basements, and airport runways flood as Cedar Rapids sees crest near 13.3 feet. Rescue crews lift three campers from a cabin as Wapsipinicon water rises. Tax bill details shape Iowa politics with varying income reductions.
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Iowa
Yama
Tama
Traer
Spahn and Rose Lumber Company
Senate approves 48 to 28 tax cut bill vote
The Senate passes a tax cut bill by 48 to 28 and sends it toward the White House amid uncertainty about presidential approval. Senator Taft argues the President cannot veto without siding with high taxes and expenses. The plan lowers withholdings from July 1 and would cut taxes by about 30 percent for higher income brackets.
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Senate
Washington
White House
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Buchanan School Site Purchased By School Board
The Cedar Rapids school board approved buying a 10 acre tract for a new Buchanan school at 17 500 dollars. The site lies south of Meadowbrook drive SE and north of a riding academy, with future street extensions shaping its boundaries. The purchase, from Henry S Ely, includes a 3 500 dollar down payment and may cost over 2 180 dollars per acre after street right of way. No building plans exist yet, but a 750 000 dollar bond issue approved last year funds additions to Buchanan Arthur Kenwood and Cleveland.
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Williams
Riverside Park
Indian Creek
Z. N Lundy
Thomas Park
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids News
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Cedar Rapids
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Chase
Meadowbrook Drive
Mount Vernon Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Finance Committee
C. J. Penningroth
Henry S. Ely
Douglas Grant
East Side
Penningroth
Grant
Arthur
Kenwood
Cleveland
Poem Attacks Truman Sparks Czech Loan Talk
Prague reports non Communist press sees a poem in Tvorba insulting President Truman as an imperialist and potentially costing Czechoslovakia millions as it seeks a $40 million loan. Ambassador Steinhardt protested the insult to the Foreign Office. The verse by Czech National Poet S. K. Neumann includes the line We despise all dollar scoundrels.
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Prague
Tvorba
Truman
Czechoslovakia
Washington
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Foreign Office
S. K. Neumann
India to get power transfer as one or two self governing states
London reports the British government will hand India power almost immediately and let Indians decide on one or two governments. Attlee, Mountbatten, and a white paper outline temporary dominion status and a July 1948 withdrawal with princely states remaining under British authority until then. Churchill criticizes the plan as risky, while Gallacher supports opposition.
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London
India
Attlee
House of Commons
Lord Mountbatten
Churchill
Pakistan
Hindustan
Willie Gallacher
Hungary recalls emissary to the United States
The Hungarian legation in Washington says Minister Aladar Szegedy-Maszak is ordered home by Budapest's new pro Communist government. Reports indicate a sweeping purge of embassies abroad as observers note his pro United States stance.
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Washington
INS
Budapest
Aladar Szegedy-Maszak
Szegedy Maszak
United States
Ferenc Nagy
GIs Push Allowance of Marriages to Japanese Women
In Tokyo thirteen enlisted men urge the U.S. Army to permit marriages with Japanese girls despite racial differences. They write to Pacific Stars and Stripes, noting other Allied soldiers wed German French and British women and asking why Americans do not practice equality in this matter. The men request their names be kept confidential.
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Aer
Pacific Stars and Stripes
United States Army
Japan
G.I
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