Attlee says Britain will help Schuman plan for European pool
In Parliament Prime Minister Attlee affirmed Britain aims to help not hinder the Schuman plan for pooling Western Europe coal and steel. He cautioned against any supra national authority while noting negotiations will reveal how the UK may associate with the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Schuman
Europe
Labor Party
Paris
United Kingdom
France
Britain
International
Coal-Steel Authority
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Foreign Office
Atlantic Council
Cedar Rapids Eyes Federal Loan for Two New High Schools
Cedar Rapids school board moves to seek a federal loan for architectural work on east and west side high schools. The plan, not repayable unless the project proceeds, would cost about 200000 for planning with a total project near five million. Action also covered high school rewiring bids, parking lot deals, and pension plan tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Commission
Louis J. Pocho‘bradsky
Frank J. Stastny
Federal Work Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities
Douglas Grant
New U. S. Land Weapon Described By Bush
Paris AP report notes Dr. Vannevar Bush says the United States is developing a powerful land weapon described as a marriage of the bazooka and the recoilless gun. He says it could help small, well-equipped forces hold off a Soviet invasion of Western Europe within four to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Europe
U.S
Vannevar Bush
U.S. Scientific Research and Development
Bush
Laughing Extends Life, Says Old Witty Adage
A lighthearted adage links laughter with freedom from worry and longevity. The saying implies those who laugh live longer and endure.
Wage Increase and Pensions Awarded at Penick and Ford
Penick and Ford Ltd. announces a new contract with Local 100 AF of Grain Millers retroactive to June 1. The package includes 10 to 15 cent hourly raises, a $100 monthly pension after 25 years’ service for workers over 65, health and accident insurance, vacations based on a 48 hour week, seven paid holidays at double time, six at straight time, and a base rate of $1.30 per hour plus a 4 cent hike after one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arends
Roy Hamer
Ray Freeman
Clyde Brown
Arthur Miller
William Brown
Ted Williams
Aircraft Toll of 60 Feared
Paris reports sixty killed or missing in two crashes in the Persian gulf and Madagascar. An Air France C-54 plunged off Bahrein island with 44 believed drowned or dead. six rescued and six bodies recovered, 38 still missing. A Madagascar military flight with 16 aboard disappeared between Tananarive and Tamatave, with little hope for survivors.
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Paris
Persian Gulf
Madagascar
Air France
Bahrein Island
Tanaarive
Tamative
Air Force
Texans Fight Gun Duel Ends in Rancher’s Death
In Gonzales Texas a 70 year old rancher died after a gun duel with I W Hutcheson a 60 year old liquor store owner near the county courthouse. Two youths witnessed the incident saying Knandel returned to his car to fetch a shotgun while Hutcheson ran from his store with a gun.
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Gonzales
Texas
Walter Knandel
I. W. “Dutch
Hutcheson
L. D. Buchanan
Knandel
Buchanan
Ex Rep Thomas Seeks Parole After Conviction
DANBURY Conn Tuesday former Representative Thomas of New Jersey applied for parole from a federal prison term of six to 18 months for defrauding the government. He was sentenced December 9 and became parole eligible June 6 but did not apply, asking President Truman to commute his term and cancel a $10 000 fine. A decision may take several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Killinger
Thomas
Racing Needed at Hawkeye Downs Trial
An attorney for the All Iowa Agricultural Association argued to Judge Thompson that auto racing and related activities are necessary to fund agricultural programs and the state fair. The suit, brought by Don McElhinney, seeks to stop racing at Hawkeye Downs except during regular fairs, with testimony touching on agricultural uses of the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
All-Iowa Agricultural Association
G. K. Thompson
W. C. Shuttleworth
Don McElhinney
Ce Mar Acres
Shuttleworth
Thompson
McElhinney
Association
Dean Kildee
the Downs
Remington Pleads Innocent to Perjury Charge
William W. Remington a resigned government economist pled innocent to a perjury indictment claiming he lied to a federal grand jury about being a Communist. Judge John W. Clancy set July 5 for trial and bail at 5000 with Remington given two days to raise it.
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NEW York
William W. Remington
Federal Grand Jury
John W. Clancy
Remington
Commerce Department
Clancy
Bethuel Webster
World's Largest Helicopter Crashes in Test Flight
In Southampton England a record breaking helicopter carrying 24 passengers crashed during a test flight killing all three crew. A witness reported one rotor broke off in the air during the incident.
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Southampton
England
Mystery Men Nearly Break Geiger Counter with Ore
Two mystery prospectors in Houghton Michigan vanished after nearly breaking a Geiger counter with ore samples. Frank Goodman cafe owner noted a rock tested on Monday flashed a continuous neon glow and the rock was highly radioactive. Townspeople rushed to speculate while the two men refused to reveal sources or publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Frank Goodman
Goodman
Colorado
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Houghton
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Labor Strikes Shake NYC Paper CBS Studios and Milk Lines
The CIO Guild strike hits the New York World Telegram Sun with 500 editors and printers refusing to cross. CBS technicians strike in New York and Hollywood, while milk drivers strike in Pittsburgh and Washington cause delivery concerns. State troopers enforce no picket rules at American Enka mill and police monitor the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World- Telegram
Sun
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington
Pittsburgh
New York Telephone Company
American Enka Rayon
Norristown
Tenn
CBS
New York
Columbia
Hollywood
KNX
Charles A. Calane
Harry Tevis
AFL
Allegheny County Medical Society
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
House District of Columbia Committee
Tennessee
Sam Neal
Sparkplug Removed From Boy's Head After Incident
Newark nine year old Lamont Huntly arrived at City hospital with a three inch spark plug protruding from his forehead. Surgeons extracted the object in a one hour forty five minute operation, leaving his brain unharmed and his condition listed as fair. A classmate reportedly threw the spark plug during a cracker box dispute.
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Newark
Lamont Huntly
City Hospital
Lamont
Sprint of Girl Saves Boy From Torrent in Alabama
Doris Jean Schatz seventeen sprinted three blocks to a drainage culvert when toddler Johnnie Shores toppled into the rushing water. She pulled him from the ditch and performed stomach squeezes to expel water. Lifeguard-like effort saved bystander Marjorie Loveland and Johnnie’s father C W Shores revived him about forty five minutes later.
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Birmingham
Ala
Johnnie Shores
Doris Jean Schatz
Johnnie
Doris Jean
Marjorie Loveland
C. W. Shores
Humid Weather Follows Heavy Rains Across Iowa
Heavy rains swept across eastern Iowa causing railroad washouts and flooding about 4000 acres of farmland. Cedar Rapids measured 1.86 inches in 24 hours with 1.14 inches falling Monday night or Tuesday, boosting June's total to 4.84 inches. Decorah recorded 2.53 inches by 7 am Tuesday, a seasonal record.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Decorah
Lightning Kills Seven Guernsey Cows Near Edgewood
Seven registered Guernsey cows were killed by a bolt of lightning Tuesday morning on the Don Rhines farm two miles east of Edgewood. The cattle, owned by Rhines and his son in law Clay Ash, were standing beside a fence when the bolt struck the fence and a nearby tree. Nine years earlier, seven registered Guernseys owned by Rhines and Ash were killed after wandering onto a highway and being hit by a car.
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Manchester
Don Rhines
Edgewood
Rhines
Clay Ash
Ash
Storm-Damaged Tracks and Flooding Reported Across Counties
Rail lines at Danbury and near Arion suffered track damage from floods and overflow. Mapleton area saw Soldier River break banks flooding about 4000 acres. Lightning struck homes and destroyed barrels of gasoline while other properties reported damage. Forecaster warned humid weather with temperatures reaching the 90s and Cedar Rapids recording 85 degrees by 2 30 pm Tuesday.
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North Western Railroad
Danbury
Milwaukee Road
Arion
Mapleton
Lloyd Cross
Toddville
A. J. Rose
Cress
Cedar Rapids
Yordi Charged With Manslaughter In Iowa City Crash
Charles Yordi 21 of Riverside faces a manslaughter charge in Iowa City justice court after a truck he drove overturned near Tiffin on Highway 6 killing Irene Crow 17, hours after she received her high school diploma. He pled innocent, posted 2000 dollar bond, and waived to the grand jury.
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Iowa City
Justice of the Peace Court
Charles Yordi
Riverside
Yordi
Irene Crow
Tiffin
W. F.johnston
J. L. Smith
U S Grants Stay to Former Czech UN Representative
Vladimir Houdek, former Czech representative to the United Nations, is allowed to remain in the United States. He resigned his UN post May 16 and, though not renouncing communism, cannot be deported without secretary of state consent. He must stay on good behavior or face instant ejection if he propagandizes.
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Washington
U. S
Vladimir Houdek
United Nations
Houdek
Czechoslovakia
U.N
U.S
Acheson
State Department
Truman
Vakia
Senators Seek Inquiry Into Amerasia Case Handling
Twenty one Republican senators including Capehart call for a congressional inquiry into how the justice department handled the 1945 Amerasia secret documents case. The resolution asks the senate judiciary committee to investigate amid charges of cover up and white wash from five years earlier.
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Washington
Justice Department
Amerasia
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
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American Federation of Grain Millers
Ray F. Ahrends
J. Feeney
Henry H. Kildee
Iowa State College Division of Agriculture
United Press
World- Telegram
Allied Printing Trades
Wood
Noel MacNeish
United Telephone Workers
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