Wallace Urges Berlin Meeting with Stalin Aimed at Peace
Former VP Henry Wallace urged President Truman to invite Stalin to a Berlin conference as a first step toward peace. He urged nationalizing domestic munitions, vigor in housing health and education laws, and argued for direct U.S. Soviet talks to resolve Germany and global tensions. He warned against arming Russia’s enemies and stressed peace and economic aid.
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Henry A. Wallace
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Berlin
New Republic
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Anti-Communist Association
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Southern Conference For Human Welfare
United Nations
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Oakville Residents Told to Brace for Possible Evacuation
Oakville, Iowa, population 391, stands by for possible evacuation as the Iowa River climbs toward 18 feet. Red Cross and state guardsmen bolster levee defense, with evacuee camp set at Wapello Consolidated School and several farms already flooded.
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Wapello
Oakville
Iowa
Louisa County
H. B. Hammer
Red Cross
Clifford Dawson
Davenport
Mississippi
Camp Dodge
Wapello Consolidated School
Des Moines
Newton
Burlington
Coast Guard
Iowa City Rivers Crest At 13.6 Feet
L. C. Crawford of the University of Iowa hydraulics bureau reported the Iowa River crested at 13.6 feet at 2 a.m. Tuesday. The rise was the highest since 1918 when 19.45 feet was recorded. Sandbag barriers protected most riverfront buildings while twenty evacuees from southern houses found shelter in the Armory.
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Iowa City
L. C. Crawford
University of Iowa Hydraulics Bureau
Iowa River
Excess 380 Million Redeemed by War Department
Assistant Secretary of War Peter Petersen told senators that about 380 million dollars of excess inva ronery had been redeemed since Russia received plates to print this currency. He said currency operations overseas address the issue and no congressional appropriation will be sought to reduce it. Petersen spoke after Sen. Bridges pressed for the true facts about reports that dollars were used to aid Russia through press money.
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Washington
Petersen
Army
Russia
War Department
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
School Board backs pay plan for next year
Teachers unhappy with pay calculations pressed advisory council as the board upheld Clyde Parker’s method for computing salaries. Despite concerns about added responsibility pay, the board accepted Parker and the educational committee recommendation that salaries stay as originally figured with a $200 yearly increase cap.
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Clyde Parker
Parker
Devastated French Village Adopted by U S Couple
SANTA BARBARA AP The Hale couple Gi rard and Kathleen set a pattern in international friendship by adopting a war wrecked French village near Tours. They furnished the village church and school and sent 7000 items, starting a wave of gifts from 25 Americans and civic groups to help a community scarred by 1944 German reprisals.
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Santa Barbara
Girard
Kathleen Hale
Ireland
Maille
Tours
Chateau
le Havre
Draft Wallace Drive Charted For Presidential Campaign
AP report notes a draft Henry Wallace for President movement forming in California. Robert W. Kenny of Citizens of America said a Fresno meeting on July 19 will initiate a campaign, forming a 54-member California delegation slate for the Democratic national convention. Kenny warned Wallace may not attend.
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Washington
Robert W. Kenny
California
Los Angeles
Fresno
Wallace
Kenny
Citizens of America
Wapsie Flood Reaches New Highs in Anamosa Area
Firemen rescued the Cloyd Biggart family as the Wapsipinicon river surged to 26 feet in Anamosa. Highways 15 and 64 saw five to six feet of water, with residents in Olin moving to upper floors and the business district near the edge of flood waters.
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Biggart
Wapsipinicon
Stone City
Wapsie
Olin
Armed Forces Hoard Real Estate Allegedly
Rep. Rizley charges the armed forces hoard at least 22 billion dollars in American real estate. He says the properties are scattered across 25 states and promises further discoveries as a surplus property inquiry begins.
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Washington
Rizley
R.-Okla
House
Bruce Named for Argentine Post
Bruce, 54, nominated to Argentina post succeeding George Messersmith who recently re signed. He is vice-president of the National Dairy Products Corporation and serves as a director of 14 corporations.
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Argentina
George Messersmith
Bruce
National Dairy Products Corporation
Rent Curbs In Modified Form Voted
The House passed a bill extending residential rent controls to Feb 29 with a voluntary 15 percent increase option. Vote was 163 to 73. The measure would end most controls at month end while preserving some building rules and eviction rules under state law.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
Taylor
Idaho
Tevmn Tees
Frank Creedon
Don Clayter New Governor of Boys State
Don Clayter won the Boys State governor race 385 to 312 becoming the first Black American elected to such a post in the nation’s 44 Boys States. He is a Roosevelt High School athlete and National Honor Society member with running mate Dick Peterson winning lieutenant governor 416 to 282.
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Boys State
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Clayter
Aes Ee SS
Legion’s Boys
Cedar Rapids
Counsafety
Tom Chadima
Franklin
John Ruby Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Nationalist Party
Roosevelt High School
National Honor Society
Clyde McMillan
Eebeas High School
Dick Peterson
Danbury
Kenneth Wilke
Fayette
Ken Moon
Hanford Post
House of Representatives
Last Rites Given Curley
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston received the last rites at Cohasset hospital where he lies in critical condition at age 72. He asked his physician to summon a priest and told his family he wished to see them after a restless night following the mail contract war award conviction stance.
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Cohasset
Mass
James M. Curley
Boston
Cohasset Hospital
Curley
Cian Uo
United States
Embargo on Freight Exports by American Railways
AP reports the American Rail embargo blocks loading of freight bound for foreign ports on American ships and on freight destined for ships. The action aims to prevent undue detention of cargo and keep traffic moving amid port restrictions.
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Eeth
Railemaianier
Saas OS
Santa Fe wreck damages trailer after railway locomotive incident
In Phoenix officers report that a Santa Fe wreck destroyed a trailer due to damage caused up the railway line by a locomotive. The incident prompted investigations and lane closures near the site.
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Phoenix
Santa Fe
Heavy Rains North of Cedar River and Veto Recount
Heavy rains crest north of the Cedar River raise flood concerns with five inches above the 13 foot stage near Waverly. In Cedar Rapids, three departments run by 3 p.m. open, packing to begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday, while a large elevator remains out of action. In Washington, Congress faced a veto, with a recount demanded after an initial roll call.
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Oakville
Muscatine County
Cedar River
Keokuk
Mississippi
Kee
Cedar Rapids
Denaieaat Aicetes
House Fails To Override President Truman Veto on Tax Bill
The House voted 268 to override and 137 to sustain the President, failing to reach two thirds with 405 members voting. The vote split 233 Republicans and 35 Democrats for override and 134 Sen Democrats plus two Republicans Andersen and Hull and American Labor’s Antonio supported the President.
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Seoneae
Andersen
Minn
Hull
Wis
American Labor
Antonio
N. Y
Iowans Override Truman Tax Veto in House Vote
Iowa's delegation in the House votes to override President Truman's tax veto. The unanimous move signals strong state support for the tax plan despite the President's objections.
20 Years Without Filing Tax Return
The record notes a case of nonfiling tax returns spanning two decades with a mention of 139186 in taxes and a one year period. This brief item highlights IRS or court action on long overdue filings.
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