Ike Says No Political Debts and No Deals for Nomination
Eisenhower told a Detroit Olympia Stadium crowd he has made no deals for the GOP presidential nomination and is “strictly a no deal man.” He urged government reform, hinted corruption must be cleaned up, and said delegates must decide his support without his asking for their votes. He noted his Potsdam recommendations on Germany and Japan were ignored.
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Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
G.O.P
Olympia Stadium
Eisenhower
Germany
Russia
Japan
Potsdam
Rockefeller Sets Up Trust Fund for Boy
Wealthy Rockefeller says through his lawyer that a one million dollar trust fund was created on February 15 for his three year old son with Barbara Sears after years of separation. The fund covers support maintenance and education with monthly limits and will pay more as the boy grows. Mrs. Rockefeller calls the public disclosure in poor taste and says the couple has had no home from Winthrop Rockefeller since the separation.
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New York
Winthrop Rockefeller
Timothy N. Pfeiffer
Rockefeller
Winthrop Paul
Barbara
Bobo) Sears
Palm Beach
Fla
Pfeiffer
Lowell
Ind
Mrs. Rockefeller
Chicago
Eisenhower Urges Golden Rule on Flag Day in Detroit
General Eisenhower told 80 000 Detroiters in Cadillac Square to live by the Golden Rule to keep the brilliance of the Stars and Stripes. He spoke after a parade that drew 30 000 to 40 000 along the sidewalks, calling the flag a symbol of the might of 156 million people and the world’s greatest temporal force.
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Detroit
INS
D. Eisenhower
Today's Chuckle Father and Mother Clash Over Cigarettes
A humorous dialogue shows a father objecting to his daughter smoking and lighting cigarettes. The mother counters with modern views while the father questions youth and playing with matches.
New York Times Increases Sunday Edition Price
The New York Times will raise the Sunday edition price from 15 to 20 cents in New York City and suburbs, effective June 22. The move reflects higher newsprint costs, with the paper noting two substantial price increases over the past year due to rising print material costs.
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New York Times
New York
INS
Times
New York City
Wreckage of B 29 Sighted in Sea of Japan
Far East air forces reported sighting wreckage tentatively identified as a missing B 29 Superfortress with 12 aboard in the Sea of Japan between Korea and northern Honshu. No survivors were found, and search efforts continued. The plane, on a reconnaissance mission, had been missing since Friday and may have crashed or landed in Russian-held territory near Rebun, Hokkaido.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Forces
Sea of Japan
Korea
Honshu
Japan
Japanese Maritime Board
Rebun Island
Hokkaido
Sakhalin Island
Fi1st
Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Force
Man Killed by Train Near Wilson Plant
Cedar Rapids police report a man identified as Tony Stechcon of Cedar Rapids was struck and killed by a Rock Island train about 11 30 p m Saturday. He lay across the tracks at the east edge of the Rock Island bridge behind Wilson packing plant. Coroner's report unavailable at press time. Parental address listed as 318 Thirteenth avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Tony Stechcon
Rock Island Bridge
Wilson Packing Plant
Rock Island
Thirteenth Avenue SW
Budget figures for 1952 fund drive revealed
The document lists multiple donations totaling 2938.94 toward a 1952 budget. Contributions come from groups such as the Van Fileet clambake fund and the Cedar Rapids letter carriers union along with several civic clubs and individuals. Total funds raised amount to 4749.06 against a budget of 7688.00.
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van Fileet
Tom Bowker
Cedar Rapids
Union Veterans of Civil War
Silver Chain Circle of
King’s Daughters
Betty’s Grove
D. C
Felter Roofing and Paint Co
Rebecca Alexander
Westwood Club
Robert E. Krebs
Monticello
Truman Nominates Iowa Postmasters to Senate
President Truman sent to the Senate postmaster nominations for Iowa names Howard F. Whitman and James W. Miller from Plainfield and Verio respectively.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Iowa
Howard F. Whitman
Rerio James W. Miller
Plainield
East German regime expands secret police powers
The East German government restricted civil liberties and gave the state security service sweeping powers to arrest without warrants and detain suspects without trial. It ordered searches without court orders and allowed arrests of spies and saboteurs, while moving thousands from border areas and planning loyalty checks for radios.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
State Security Service
Information Bureau
West
Bettween
Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Information Service
East Germany
East-Wester
Sweden seeks Russia Finland help in missing DC-3 search
Sweden asked Russia and Finland to aid in locating an unarmed DC-3 trainer missing since Friday with eight aboard near the Baltic coast. Svenska Dagbladet notes risk the plane was shot down. Danish-born reports say joint Russian naval air exercises are under way near Bornholm.
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Stockholm
INS
Sweden
Russia
Finland
Baltic
Svenska Dagsbladet
Bornholm
Danzig Bay
Canning and Freezing: Preservation Lesson for Strawberries
Grace Bacon Linn county home demonstration agent guides readers in a Sunday feature on canning and freezing. Elinor Day Gazette women's feature editor introduces a series on fruit and vegetable preservation with the first installment focusing on preparing strawberries and peas for the deep freezer.
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Grace Bacon
Linn County
Elinor Day
Gazette
Miss Bacon
Youth causes wild Cedar Rapids chase damaging four cars
James C. Knowler, 21, of Minneapolis, fled Cedar Rapids police in a bullet hole damaged 1947 station wagon, pursued through the east central streets by four squad cars. He wrecked one car, brushed a pedestrian, and was captured after a 15 minute dash ending near Second avenue SE and Thirteenth street. He faces reckless driving charges and interrogation by detectives and an FBI agent.
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Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
James C. Knowler
Second Avenue SE
Thirteenth Street
Knowler
FBI
Mercury
Cedar Rapids’ Loop
Lnvenue
Fred Carstens
Gazette
Tom Merryman
CIO Assails Dixiegops In Senate Labor Clash
The CIO News denounces the Byrd amendment and the senate Dixiecrat Republican coalition for anti labor actions as a steel strike enters its 13th day. The editorial claims Taft Hartley measures punish workers while appeals for seizure laws go unanswered.
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Washington
CIO
Senate
CIO News
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
The
Labor Organization
Congress
Taft-Hartley
CIO Steelworkers Propose Plans to Restore Essential Steel
CIO President Philip Murray told the White House on Saturday that the union will send a four member committee to Washington to work out plans for producing steel needed for military use. The panel will arrange movement from strike bound warehouses, assist inventories, and move essential finished and unfinished steel to keep defense production flowing.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
White House
Steelworkers
Defense
John R. Steelman
Murray
Russia Charges British Violation Over East Germany
Soviet deputy chief of staff Maj. Gen. V I Trussov called British jets' nine mile intrusion into the German Democratic Republic near Nordhausen Thuringia a breach of frontier. He warned British authorities bear full responsibility for possible consequences of illegal flights over East Germany. The incident marks the first such charge since April tensions over a Berlin bound French airliner attack.
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Berlin
Russia
East Germany
V. I. Trussov
Rhine Army
German Democratic Republic
Nordhausen
Thuringia
Bullet Hole Shot in Car Of Cedar Rapids Man
Willard Spencer of Iowa City found a bullet hole in the left rear fender of his car after feeling a strike upon leaving Iowa City. Cedar Rapids police investigated and recovered bullet fragments inside the vehicle. Detectives await further information as Iowa City police investigate.
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Cedar Rapids
Willard Spencer
Iowa City
Frank Bukacek
McGranery Fires Three Top Aides in Shakeup
Attorney General James P. McGranery announces resignations of H. Morison Harold Baynton and William Underhill at a Philadelphia weekend press briefing. Rowland Kirks named acting director of the Office of Alien Property. Hillings predicts further heads will roll as the cleanup begins.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Justice Department
Philadelphia
McGranery
H. Graham Morison
Harold I. Baynton
Office of
Alien Property
William A. Underhill
Baynton
Morison
Underhill
Rowland F. Kirks
National University
Kirks
Senator Wiley Reports McGranery Pledge on Probe
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin disclosed on Saturday a pledge from Attorney General McGranery to cooperate with a Senate committee's $100,000 investigation into the alien property office.
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Washington
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
McGranery
Senate
Alien Property Office
President Truman Returns to Washington from Nautilus Visit
President Truman flew back to Washington at 4 30 p m Saturday from Groton Connecticut where he spoke at the keel laying of Americas first atomic powered submarine the Nautilus
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Washington
INS
Truman
Groton
Conn
America
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Carstens
Felix Barta
Associated Press
Alien Property Division
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Defense Steel
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Iowa News
New Books
Patrick J. Hillings
Rcalif
Chelf
A. Devitt Vanech
Joseph C. Duggan
Philip B. Perlman
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