Seek Setup For Recall Of Congress
Republican leaders weigh recalling Congress later this year amid tense international events. They fear adjournment beyond July 31 could leave five months without a check on Truman, while Democrats push for hearings on Russia pledges and a firm policy toward the Kremlin.
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Congress
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Kremlin
Rep
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Dmiss
Eldora school head Fred W. Cooper dies at 51
Fred W N Cooper 51 longtime superintendent of the Iowa Training School for Boys Eldora died Sunday afternoon after a heart attack three days earlier. Appointed in 1945 following riots and an inmate death Cooper restructured the facility shifting to civilian routines and expanding activities. He was born in Detroit and held a master’s from the University of Iowa. Funeral plans pending in Fort Dodge.
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Fred WN. Cooper
Iowa Training School
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Eldora Institution
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von Krog
State Board of Control
Anamosa
Coopers
Cooper Coe
Detroit
College of the City of
University of Iowa
Fort Dodge
Board of Control
Des Moines
Edward K. Duffy
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies By Own Action
Jennie Lynch Hunter aged 65 of 1408 Fourth Avenue SE died May 31 by hanging herself from a roll away bed. Coroner Bert E. Brosh said the death was by own action and noted no homicide report was filed. The funeral home had indicated lingering illness.
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Monahan
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Farm Colony Advised For Bowery Drunks
New York AP report says the Bowery’s chronic alcoholics could be sent to a upstate farm colony for cure. The East Side Chamber of Commerce via the Bowery improvement committee urges Mayor O Dwyer and a city commission to consider the plan to reduce Bowery disturbances and police pickups.
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Bowery
East Side
Austrian Chancellor Open to Resignation Amid Economic Strains
Vienna AP reports Communist leader Ernst Fischer said Chancellor Leopold Figl has indicated willingness to resign due to Austria's difficult internal economic situation. People's party officials meet privately to draft an official reply to Fischer's statement.
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Supreme Court Refuses Rehearing on Search Case
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its 5 to 4 May 5 decision expanding search and seizure power. George Harris of Oklahoma City had sought a rehearing after being convicted of illegal possession of draft registration cards found by FBI agents during a March apartment search.
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Richard Long in Critical Condition After Accident
Richard Long, 29, of 1006 Third SE, was injured at the Iowa Steel and Iron Works when a crane scoop dropped metal onto his back. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in critical condition.
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Mercy
Black Declares Ruling Reduces State to Vassal
The 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision upheld an insurance award to the heirs of Ford Shane. Justice Black dissented, calling the ruling a reduction of South Dakota to a state of vassalage and warning it protects corporate interests over state sovereignty.
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Genter
South Dakota
Hugo L. Black
Ford Shane
Rapid City
S. D
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Elizabeth Shane
Ohio
United Commercial Travelers of America
Edward C. Wolfe
Wolfe
Pennington County
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Burton
Douglas
Murphy
Rutledge
Jewelry theft report from Lawrence NY yields $4045 loss
Julius Brickner told police that jewelry valued at 4045 dollars was stolen in Lawrence New York. The report notes the incident as an apparent theft, with investigators reviewing possible suspects and securing the scene for evidence collection.
Son-in-Law Spirited Two Children From Iturbi Home
Stephan Hero, 31, violinist, arrives at LaGuardia with daughters Marie Theresa 10 and Maria Antonia 9, claiming to carry out his late wife Maria’s wishes. He plans to move the children to his father Simon in New York after leaving Beverly Hills custody disputes unresolved since 1941. Hero says he coordinated with doctors and friends and kept tickets under an alias Frank Swartz.
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Marie Theresa
Maria Antonia
London
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Antonia
Coney Island
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California
Camp Good Health Fund Seeks More Donations
The Camp Good Health Fund plans a new staff cabin at Camp Good Health to raise the number of children served to 75 at all times. The cabin is financed by a construction fund including Golden Gloves money and bequests. operating expenses come from the Camp Good Health Fund. Donations are acknowledged in The Gazette. send checks to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Dr Magary Nabs Armed Intruder in Brooklyn
69 year old Dr Alvin E Magary a Brooklyn Presbyterian minister and his wife Marion 40 fought off a black intruder who tried to attack the wife. Magary chased him to the street and held him at bay with a golf club until a car arrived. The revolver the intruder brandished did not fire. Magary once led a Cedar Rapids church in the early 1920s. His first wife is dead. his present wife is noted as a prominent musician.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Truman to Canada Tonight Bills To Await His Return
President Truman will withhold action on the income tax reduction and labor bills until he returns from Canada Friday. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said thousands of letters flood the White House on both measures, with most mail urging a veto on the labor bill. He will address the Canadian parliament on Wednesday.
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Truman
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Charles G. Ross
White House
Armour Named To Braden Post
President Truman nominated Norman Armour to be assistant secretary of state replacing Spruille Braden who resigned. Armour, age 59, former ambassador to Argentina in 1939 and last posted to Spain, has been retired since 1945. Marshall plans to unify Braden’s and Dunn’s duties in one post directing European Eastern Near Eastern and African affairs.
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Truman
Norman Armour
Spruille Braden
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Argentina
Spain
Braden
State Department
Marshall
James C. Dunn
Archduke Joseph Found Guilty by Hungarian Court
Budapest report states Archduke Joseph of Hapsburg was found guilty by a Hungarian people's court of collaborating with urging the continuance of the war against the Allies in October 1944.
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Archduke Joseph of
Hapsburg
Ottumwa submerged after Des Moines River flood toll rises
Ottumwa residents join in flood cleanup after the Des Moines river crested at 10.24 feet. City streets commissioner Herschel Loveless reports 25 to 30 missing persons, many separated from families. A woman’s body was found in a tree near Dain Manufacturing, identified tentatively as Mrs. Charles Sanders, 68. South side residents are allowed back with cautions about live wires and unstable streets.
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Ottumwan
Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa City
Dain Manufacturing Company
Charles Sanders
South Side
Streets
Rail tieups linger in Iowa as lines stay closed
Three major rail routes remain halted in Iowa. Ottumwa sees Milwaukee and Burlington approaches. Burlington aims to reopen by Wednesday night. Des Moines, its southern line, and related connections stay shut amid washouts on Wabash and Great Western routes. Great Western resumes to Oelwein while Des Moines to Keokuk remains suspended.
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Associated Press
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Runnells
Cumming
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Des Moines
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Oelwein
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Keokuk
City clean up underway after flood. residents aid recovery
Families repair their homes then help in yards and nearby houses while Herschel Loveless, streets commissioner, commends cooperative effort. River fell to 16.33 feet as water receded leaving mud and blocked traffic. Stores reopen slowly as cleanup crews restore streets and businesses with owners scrubbing floors.
Temperature Soars In Cedar Rapids Amid High Water Fears
Cedar Rapids temperatures surged to 92 degrees by 2 PM marking a new seasonal high. The heat climbed about two degrees hourly while officials warned of high water impacts, with temperatures easing to 76 by 7 PM and a morning low of 65.
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Cedar Rapids
House Unit Urges Agency Cuts and Liquidation
The House Appropriations Committee recommends liquidating the Office of Federal Housing Expediter by June 30 1948 and sharply cutting National Housing Agency activities. It halves FPHA administrative funds and cites embezzlement and weak controls, while proposing broader agency wind downs and budget reductions across housing programs.
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