Walsh Says Russia Has Complete Atomic Knowledge
Washington hearing reveals Rev. Edmund Walsh claims Russia possesses complete atomic bomb knowledge and may have the weapon within four years. He cites 7,000 scientists moved from Germany and accuses Stalin of stalling to build the bomb while warns time is running out for Europe against communism.
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Washington
INS
Edmund Walsh
Adly
Univer
Wednesy
House
Russia
Rep
Thomas
R-N.j
Armed Services Comittee
Father Walsh
Stalin
Ussin
United Allons
Germany
Ark
Georgetown University
Washam
Foreign Service
Hitler
Europe
Walsh
Gun Discharge Wounds Samuel Howard in Rapids
Samuel Howard, 75, of 3123 C Avenue NE, was seriously wounded Tuesday night when a .38 pistol he was cleaning discharged. He was found unconscious by his wife after returning from a shopping trip and later told police the weapon had been borrowed from a friend.
Cedar Rapids Weather Forecast Update Nears Thursday
Continued cloudy outlook for Cedar Rapids through Thursday noon from the weather bureau. Rainfall near .11 inch in the past day brings the monthly total to 7.58 inches with a high of 71 degrees recorded in the afternoon and a 55 degree low this morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Ther
Cedar Rapitis
Chambers Ins
France and Britain Seek Soviet Involvement in Marshall Plan
Paris reports French Foreign Minister Bidault and British Foreign Secretary Bevin agreed on a European economic commission to operate within UN framework to study needs and production for Europe. Moscow Radio condemned Marshall plan as an extension of the Truman doctrine.
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Paris
Bidault
France
Great Britain
Russia
Marshall
Europe
Bevin
European Economic Commission
Moscow
Commission
United Nations Economic Commission
London
Britain
Payroll Tax Freeze Passed By House To Senate
Washington AP reports the House approved a two year freeze on the social security payroll tax at current rates and sent the bill to the Senate. The proposal would raise the tax in 1950 from 1 percent to 1.5 percent for employees and employers. In 1957 the tax would rise to 2 percent.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jewish Underground Clash Wrecks Tel Aviv Stronghold
In Tel Aviv a blast attributed to Jewish underground groups wrecked a stronghold linked to the Irgun Zvai Leumi. Police found a note claiming Hagana had just been there as a planned attack near British security headquarters was thwarted. One person was killed and damage to a three story apartment building occurred near the Citrus House. Hagana warned against violence harming the Jewish cause.
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Jerusalem
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Tel Aviv
Citrus House
Hagana
Jewish Underground
Stern
Machinists at Cedar Rapids Firms Vote Against Strike
Two Cedar Rapids industrial plants rejected strike ballots. Universal Engineering machinists fell two votes short of a strike order while Cedar Rapids Engineering firm workers voted against strik e by a wider margin. G K Strausser, IAM business agent, cited a three fourths vote threshold.
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Cedar Rapids
G. K. Strausser
International Association of Machinists
Universal Engineering Corporation
Cedar Rapids Engineering Company
Nion
Strausser
Motor Scooter Rider, 83, Lands in Hospital
Lee Hess of Independence Missouri suffered a hip fracture when his motor scooter abruptly stopped. He was thrown over the handlebars after touching the brake instead of the throttle while en route to St Joseph to visit relatives.
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ST. Joseph
INS
Lee Hess
Independence
Hess
Hickenlooper Plea Spurs Passage of Flood Relief Bill
The Senate quickly approved a $15 million emergency flood relief bill to aid Midwest flood areas. Sen. Hickenlooper of Iowa urged action, citing lives at risk as levees and dikes would be repaired by army engineers.
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Hickenlooper
Washington
Senate
Midwestern
Gna
Revercomb
W. Va
Aiken
R-Vt
Soren
Iowa
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Army Engineers
Czechs Apologize To U S For Poem Controversy
Prague the Czechoslovak foreign ministry apologized for a poem by S K Neumann titled Dollar Scoundrels that criticized the U S president. Ambassador Laur ence Steinhardt protested the publication. The ministry said relations remain friendly and pledged steps to prevent a repeat in Czech press.
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Prague
Foreign Ministry
Sean Tvorba
United States
Laurence Steinhardt
S. K. Neumann
Czechoslovakia
Engine Goes Bad On Pioneer Plane
London reports Pan scheduled round the world passenger flight with one dead engine. The four motor Constellation landed safely at London airport after the engine failure.
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Pioneer
London
INL
Pan
Freight Train Blocked Crossing In New Jersey
A freight train blocked a crossing in Westville New Jersey for 14 minutes. Police issued a traffic ticket to D R Mead conductor of the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore line train. Charge cited was illegal parking.
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Westville
N. J
D. R. Mead
Ilegal Parking
Townsfolk Battle Pastor With Water Blackout
Rose City residents unleash a water war against Rev. Cecil H. Scott. Water supplied from Councilman Killackey’s well was cut off, eight local well drillers were busy, gas cylinders vanished, and stores sold out as Scott faced hostility. Slander suits and threats circulated as Mayor Norton King pledged protection while urging calm.
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Rose City
Mich
INS
Cecil H. Scott
Citiuietly
Ed Killackey
Scott
Ge Widnes
Rice
Church Board
Robert Arthur
Norton King
Benince Het i
R. A. Frook
Cadillac
Bay City
Ogeman County
Reasner
King
Greeks Accept U.S. Role in Greece Recovery Plan
The Greek government told the United States that the American mission should manage Greece's economic life under a $400 million aid program, with $300 million for relief and military aid. The note asserts U S supervision of revenue, expenditures, and planning tied to aid to curb communism and boost recovery.
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Washington
United States
Greece
State Department
Holdup Staged by Crashing Into Car in Chicago
Four bandits staged a bold holdup in Chicago by ramming a car into Edward Ward a Drovers National Bank messenger. They smashed Ward from his vehicle and fled in his car with the cash, leaving their own vehicle badly wrecked.
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Chicago
INS
Edward Ward
National Bank
Ward
Labor Dept Reports No Slump Sign Amid Optimistic Outlook
Washington reports indicate average weekly earnings reached a new high with May manufacturing wages at 48.86 and housing starts at 69,000, signaling a strong economy despite soft spots. Officials project 1947 to be a top construction year with $12 billion in expenditures and 300,000 more workers needed while material costs ease slightly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Clague
America
Susta
Infant slain by intruder shocks Chicago neighborhood
Mrs. Robert Barrows, 24, told police a mysterious marauder entered her Chicago bedroom early Wednesday and strangled her 2 year old son in his crib as she slept nearby. The back door was found open with no forced entry.
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Associated Press
Linda Carringer
Butch
Los Angeles
Linda
Chicago
Robert Barrows
Roy Black
Corn Prices Reach 27 Year High on Weather Rally
Chicago AP reports Midwest rains pushed corn futures to the highest level in 27 years on the board of trade. The July contract traded around 1.93 to 1.94 dollars per bushel as dealers cite wet weather delaying planting and crop development.
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Chicago
Midwest
Board of Trade
Truman to Decide Friday on Labor Bill Action
President Truman will act on the labor bill Friday providing an explanation to Congress whether he signs or vetoes the measure. The White House notes the issue has generated the most mail in his 26 months in office with about 700,000 letters and 2,000 telegrams daily. The White House cites a heavy public push for a veto amid rapid mail and telegram traffic.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Princeton University
Peageam
House panel backs labor bill amid veto doubt
Democratic and Republican leaders agreed the House passage of the labor bill is in the bag though the White House veto remains possible. Senate fate is less certain with expected but not assured support.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Camp Good Health Evokes Homesickness and Playful Inventions
A camp near Cedar Rapids hosts 75 children with one six year old boy homesick Tuesday night. Despite moods, most campers enjoyed softball and a self invented game called Peggy. Donations to the Camp Good Health Fund are urged through The Gazette. Meanwhile flood warnings spread as the Iowa River crest neared 18.6 feet with levee breaches and river traffic halted along the region from Keokuk to Burlington.
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Camp Good Health
Ore
Peggy
Camp Good Health Fund
Care of the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Furlington
Keokuk
Mississippi
Japanese killer Kodaira sentenced to hang
Yoshio Kodaira, aged 42, dubbed the Japanese Bluebeard, was sentenced on Wednesday to hang for the murder of seven Japanese women.
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Tokyo
Yoshio Kodaira
Oakville Flood Forces Evacuations as River Surges
The Iowa river crest reached 16.5 feet at Oakville prompting evacuation of about 400 residents. Mayor O. R. Johnson and Sheriff Robert Lewis ordered moves after Red Cross and state guardsmen requested trucks boats and extra manpower. Guardsmen arrived from Des Moines and Newton to reinforce flood fight efforts.
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Louisa County
Red Cross
Iowa River
Mississippi
Wapello
Burlington
Associated Press
Oakville
Iowa
O. R. Johnson
Robert Lewis
Des Moines
Newton
Disaster loan program opens in Chicago explore aid
The RFC will accept disaster loan applications in Chicago to aid reconstruction of damaged property. The measure was announced by the senator who spoke to a reporter about relief options and eligibility for potential homeowners and businesses.
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Eee
the Rfc
Chicago
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