Truman Seeks Continued Aid After 1952 Speech
President Truman told graduates at the University of Missouri that U S aid to free nations must continue on a large scale after the Marshall plan ends in 1952 to combat communism and keep world peace. He said a healthy world economy remains essential to long term peace.
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Columbia
INS
Truman
U. S
University of Missouri
35Th Division
St. Louis
Western Europe
Truman to Deliver Major Address in St. Louis
President Truman will speak Saturday in St. Louis. The address will be broadcast over KCRG KCRK at 4 30 p m.
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Truman
St. Louis
KCRG
KCRK
Truman Hints at West Europe Recovery Tied to Aid Policy
President Truman spoke in Missouri on economic recovery after World War II and the Marshall Plan, urging continued large scale military aid under the North Atlantic Pact until non communist nations are strong enough to deter Soviet attack. He stressed reducing aid as recovery progresses and closing the dollar gap with non dollar economies.
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U. S
Sailor Encounters President Amid Dawn Taxi Fracas
A sailor arguing with a taxi driver near dawn in St. Louis was tapped on the shoulder by the President who asked about his battle stars. The officer explained a few war records before the meeting ended as the President walked on.
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ST. Louis
United States
Bob Hope signs with Chesterfield for NBC radio deal
New York. Bob Hope inks a big money contract with Liggett and Myers to star in a series of NBC radio programs starting next fall. The move ends his $10,000,000 Lever Brothers soap contract. Crosby remains Chesterfield’s top radio star. Hope quips about Uncle Sam spending.
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New York
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Cigaret Company
Chesterfields
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
NBC
Crosby
Hope
Chesterfield
Lever Brothers Soap Company
Sam
Tragedy After Iowa City Graduate Dies In Crash
Irene Crow 18 of 245 South Riverside IA City died in a Friday morning truck crash one mile west of Tiffin on highway 6 at 7 15. Aboard were Doris Dolezal 21 and Delores Holstead 18 visiting from Livermore California and driver Charles Yordi 21 of Riverside. The truck rolled after skidding 100 feet. Dolezal and Yordi were treated and released at University hospitals while Holstead remained for observation.
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Iowa City
Iowa City High School
Tiffin
Irene Crow
South Riverside
Charles Yordi
Riverside
Doris Dolezal
Delores Holstead
Livermore
Calif
Miss Crow
Miss Holstead
Yordi
Miss Dolezal
City High
Oxford
Edith Crow
Charles Elmer Crow
Fort Myers, Fla
Firefighters Get Lots Of Business
Leon Martin drove up to a fire engine and cried that his car was on fire. After responders put out the car blaze they found a basement fire at a nearby dwelling. No serious damage occurred to either property.
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Leon
East Hartford
Conn
Leon Martin
Martin
Western Auto reports May sales rise to 13 million
New York Western Auto Supply Company posted May sales of 13 016 000 dollars, up 23 7 percent from 10 520 000 dollars a year earlier, signaling a stronger month for the retailer chain.
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New York
Western Auto Supply Company
Budget notes for 1950 and donations from local groups
The document lists donations and memorials from Louise Leibert Circle of King's Daughters American Legion auxiliary Cedar Rapids Police and others. It shows a total amount of 2,238.51 and a 1950 budget with 5,136.99 to be raised from various charities and clubs in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Louise Leibert
King’s Daughters
American Legion
Hanford Post
Cedar Rapids Policemen’s Protective Association
Marvin Wright
Cedar Rapids Police Auxiliary
Wayne
Circle Krebs
Krebs
Center Point Pythiantian Service
Trinity
FEO
Cain Blocks Scheduling of Vote on Rent
Washington United Press reports Senator Cain of Washington blocked Democratic efforts to set a vote on extending rent control within ten days. Senate leaders retorted with a live-session tactic to wear down the filibuster as Cain proposed sending the bill back to banking committee.
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Washington
Cain
Wash
Senate
Lucas
Ill
Banking Committee
Movie Writers Ordered to Jail
Washington AP reports John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo subject to one year contempt of Congress sentences for being labeled Communists and ordered to begin serving their terms Friday.
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Washington
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
Tornado Strikes McPherson Area Injuring Five
A tornado lashed farm lands near McPherson Kansas Thursday night injuring five people including one in critical condition. Numerous farm buildings were wrecked and power lines were down though no town was in the twister path.
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Mcpherson, Kan
Here
Woman Golf Champion Killed In Rifle Ambush In Pontiac
Thelma Clark, 39, a Pontiac woman golf champion, was killed in a rifle ambush outside her home early. Her mother, Ray Gorsling, 58, and escort Charles Moore, 38, were wounded during the attack. Police hunted Lloyd Gesch, 50, ex-suitor described as a prominent sportswoman’s ex.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac
Thelma Clark
Lloyd Gésch
Gesch
Ray Gorsling
Charles Moore
Moore
Clyde Underwood
John Null
Pontiac Country Club
Waterford
Mich
Clark
Mrs. Clark
Null
Escaped patient holds woman prisoner in farmhouse
Des Moines authorities pursued Harry T. Paine, a 27 year old from Des Moines, after he abducted Mary DeWitt and kept her at a farmhouse near Des Moines for 24 hours. Paine fled through Greene and Jefferson counties, exchanging gunfire with deputies during a car pursuit.
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Des Moines
Clarinda State Hospital
Howard C. Reppert
Harry T. Paine
Paine
Mary DeWitt
Jefferson
Reppert
Boone
Bill Davis
Greene County
Scranton
Clarinda Institution
Fate Spares Weatherlys Of Davenport This Time
Davenport parents William and Mrs Weatherly escape tragedy as their 19 month old son Billy survives a fall from a second floor window after his six year old sister Roberta was killed by a car last January.
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Davenport
William Weatherly
Roberta
Billy
Girl's Bicycle Wanted Ad Draws Calls in Gazette
A Gazette want ad seeking a girl's bicycle to Mrs. H. P. Foster at 1812 Grande Avenue SE drew six responses. The notice praises Gazette want ads for locating needed items and urges readers to call in ads.
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H. P. Foster
Grande Avenue SE
Gazette
Drug Burglar Suspect Fatally Shot After Des Moines Loot
Des Moines detective chief identifies Victor Vernon Bergman a 48 year old suspect in a drug store burglary as the man found dead Friday near the Des Moines river. Bergman's body was in his car on a levee. police call it murder. Loot from Fairview Drug included 67 cartons of cigarettes a box of cigars and 10 in cash plus 1000 phenobarbital tablets. Bergman had a prior wife desertion arrest in November.
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Des Moines
SNS
Phil Cavender
Victor Vernon Bergman
Fairview
Cavender
Bergman
McCarthy Piles New Attacks on Acheson At Wisconsin
Senator Joseph McCarthy charged Secretary of State Dean Acheson with plotting a world strategy to create Red China and Red Poland. He urged President Truman to fire Acheson and claimed a hidden seven point plan keeps Communists in government from public view. McCarthy spoke at the Wisconsin Republican convention, naming Owen Lattimore and a Poland loan as part of his accusations.
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Acheson
McCarthy
Milwaukee
Ulp
R-Wis
China
Poland
Truman
State Department
Moscow
Owen Lattimore
Pacific
Tydings
Remington Quits Commerce Dept Over Communist Allegations
William W. Remington resigned his $10 000 a year commerce department post to prove in court he is not a Communist. A New York grand jury indicted him for perjury for denying communism. He offered his resignation to Secretary Charles Sawyer effective Monday, after earlier orders to leave.
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Washington
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
New York
Remington
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Gold and Two More Indicted as Spies
Harry Gold, a Philadelphia chemist, and two unidentified co conspirators were indicted by a Brooklyn federal grand jury on charges of conspiring with British physicist Klaus Fuchs to turn American atomic secrets over to Russia. The co conspirators are listed as John Doe alias John and Richard Roe alias Sam, likely never to be identified.
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Washington
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
John Doe
John
Richard Roe
Sam
Defective Gun Turret Blamed For North Sea B-29 Crash
Survivors from the B 29 crash off Yarmouth say a defect in the forward gun turret caused a gun to fire into an engine. Captain Walsh of Alton Illinois and two others described bailing out as flames engulfed the aircraft. Bodies of several crew were recovered as rescue efforts continued.
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Sculthorpe
England
North Sea
Henry J. Walsh
Alton
Walsh
Yarmouth
Dogger Bank
Costello Denies High Horse Feed Bill
Hollywood comedian Lou Costello denied reports that his horse feed cost 5100 dollars. He blamed actor John Carroll for filing the suit and said he paid for feed received from Carroll while suggesting the action stemmed from Costello buying Philippine mahogany from Carroll’s associate.
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Hollywood
Lou Costello
Costello
John Carroll
Carroll
Mixed shipments prompt suburban quip from Chuckie
Chuckie jokes about shipment mix up noting that coal should have been sent by mail and the bill by freight. He highlights the oddly matched sizes of the coal shipment and the bill in a witty aside.
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Lou Breuer
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Derald Waterman
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Waterman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bukacek
O. A. Story
Leonard Stusak
Floyd Philbrick
the Gazette
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