Court ruling on when a car is defined as used
Detroit report on Michigan Attorney General Eugene Black targeting used car dealers for alleged black market schemes. The issue centers on whether cars bought as new and sold after a short drive to dealers count as used under vehicle laws. Dealers defend routine practice and claim price markings reflect market fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Eugene F. Black
Black
Flint
Amera
I Em
Riots Mark Eve Of Punjab Vote in Partition Tying rail to meeting and death toll
Rioting mobs killed at least 16 in Lahore as Punjab legislators arrived to vote on partition. Total riots in Punjab and United Provinces raise two day death toll to 71. Sikh militants press for homeland amid tense assembly meetings before Monday vote.
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New Delhi
Lahore
Punjab
Partition
Lucknow
United Provinces
India
Congress
Hindustan
Bengal
Johnny Raffels Journey From Germany to a Charleston Jail
A 16 year old refugee who joined the U S Army as a German immigrant explains in a Charleston News and Courier interview how he entered the United States illegally after serving briefly in the army in Germany and being recruited in West Virginia. He later enlisted in the U S Army, trained at Fort Bragg and Fort Jackson, but turned himself in when his conscience urged him to face the consequences and seek legal citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Johnny Raffel
Uncle Sam
Germany
G.i.’S
Bremerhaven
G.i’s
Kalkuh
Kalkuhl
New York
West Virginia
Fort Bragg
N.C
Johnny Rafel
Fort Jackson
C.O
United States
Hungary continues debate over Nagy letter and white paper
Acheson confirmed a letter from Nagy and denied political implications in the correspondence. The state department paused before commenting on the white paper pending study of the document. Bloom dismissed any connection to Nagy, calling the document another foolish Communist cover story.
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America
Acheson
Washington
Nagy
Bloom
State Department
Izer Reports Bad Checks From Friend On New Year Eve
Charles Izer of Izer's Conoco Service station cashed two checks for a friend at a nearby filling station. The checks for 10 and 20 dollars on Peoples Savings Bank bounced with no account. Izer waited for his friend to appear, then reported the matter to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Izer
Izer
Conoco
First Avenue
Peoples Savings Bank
J C Assistant Pastor Suffers Sudden Illness
The Rev Milton Kelly assistant pastor at Immaculate Conception church was taken to Mercy hospital Saturday afternoon after a sudden illness His condition Saturday night was described as serious but not grave by his physician
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Milton Kelly
Immaculate Conception Church
Mercy Hos
Father Kelly
Senate aims to override veto with pairing strategy
Democrats seek two Republican pairs with Wagner and two with Thomas to reach the two thirds needed. Taft predicted an override by three or four votes as Morse ends a ten hour filibuster after a day of cloakroom bargaining. Wherry uses mule trading experience to push the accord, Pepper cautions the margin remains thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Thomas
Taft
Rgde
Senate
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Wherry
R-Neb
G.O.P
Poe
Pepper
D-Fla
Taylor
Idaho
Pigrel
Rooney Seeks Supreme Court Action Over 5000 Award
Hollywood film star Mickey Rooney asked the state supreme court to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered him to pay his estranged wife Jane Rooney 5000 in attorney fees and 750 in court costs. The appeal cites a separation agreement waiving such costs and fees. He has previously paid her 15000 annually and she seeks additional support.
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Hollywood
INS
Mickey Rooney
State Supreme Court
Jane Rooney
Birainghess Ala
Ao Cement
Deaths James Farrell longtime farmer dies at Cedar Rapids home
James Farrell aged 91 died Saturday at his Cedar Rapids home after a sudden illness. He previously farmed near Norway Iowa before relocating forty years ago. Survived by brother Michael of Cedar Rapids and several nieces and nephews. Requiem high mass at 9 30 a.m. Wednesday in St Patrick's Church. Burial in St Michael's Cemetery Norway. Friends may call Teahen chapel after 7 p.m. Monday.
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James Farrell
Elmer Young
Fifth Street
Norway
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Farrell
John Farrell
Benton County
Michael
D. J. Lenihan
St. Patrick's Church
Farrell
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Local Woman Dies After Heart Attack At Home
Mrs. Frank B. Griffin 49 died at a local hospital after suffering a heart attack at her home 630 Seventh Street SE Saturday night. She was taken by ambulance and died shortly after arrival. Survived by husband and daughter. Funeral arrangements to Brady Funeral Home and Company.
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Frank B. Griffin
Seventh Street
Griffin
Harold Freestone
Sixth Street
Brady Funeral Home
Arand Company
Des Moines Weather Sees Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers Rise
Des Moines area flood forecast shows the Raccoon River rising to about 12.5 feet near Des Moines by Sunday noon and the lower Des Moines River reaching 19 to 20 feet by Sunday afternoon. Heavy rain expected across the watershed could push stages higher than forecast.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Raccoon Watershed
Es Des Moines
van Meter
Raccoon
Ottumwa St
St Louis Transit Walkout Deepens In City Deadlock
Mayor Aloys P. Kaufmann accused both the Public Service Company and the AFL technician association of callous indifference as a nine day bus strike continued in St Louis. He said he met with union and company reps overnight and that neither side showed sincerity in ending the walkout.
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ST. Louis
Aloys P. Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Union and Transit Company
Public Service Company
AFL Tech Association
Aftor Coach
Police Hunt Slayers of Bugsy Siegel
Police pursue gun men who shot gambling figure Bugsy Siegel a night club operator in Hollywood and Las Vegas. Allen Smiley sits beside Siegel and is held as a material witness with minor sleeve wound. police say no suspicion.
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Benjamin “Bugsy
Siegel
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Nev
Allen Smiley
Bugsy
Smiley
Sergeant Alcorn
Floods Hit Corn Belt Lands and Missouri River Floods
Floods in Iowa and other Corn Belt areas wiped farmland with sheet erosion forcing farmers to switch from corn to soybeans. A Hot Springs flash flood caused about 100000 dollars in damage including a destroyed bridge and washed away live stock. Missouri river near Waverly neared the 1943 record, with forecasts of new highs at Waverly Miami and Glasgrow.
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Iowa
Hot Springs
S. D
Ralph Aldrich
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Missouri
Waverly
Miami
Glasgrow
Russia's Steel Industry Seen as Challenge to U S
In Washington Senator Martin warns that Russia's postwar steel sector could threaten U S industry. He says Russian efficiency is about one sixth that of the United States but could grow with low wages and acquisitions. He urges collecting scrap from scattered wartime reserves for potential repurpose.
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Russia
U.S
Washngton
Sen. Martin
R-Pa
Senate
Germany
United States
America
Martin
Reuther Faction Denounces Merger Plan in UAW Crisis
Detroit dispatch says the Reuther faction of the CIO United Auto Workers denounces a proposed merger with CIO Equipment Workers as a violation of the UAW constitution undermining the industrial union structure. About 900,000 auto workers are voting on the merger by direction of the international executive board. Telegrams from Walter P. Reuther and seven fellow executive board members urge locals to reject the proposal.
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Detroit
Blue Veto Leads to Revised Fiduciary Transfer Message
Des Moines Iowa Governor Bob Blue withdrew terms accusing the senate bill of enabling fraudulent transfers by dishonest fiduciaries on April 3 1947 The rewritten message toned down the charges and will appear in the senate journal The governor believed the original note would remove safeguards in securities trusts kept by the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bert D. Blue
Senate
Senate Journal
Gover
Clayton and Attlee Pressure Over Russia and Democracy
The article notes Clayton warning that if Russia refuses a joint European needs list then Britain and France will involve others to present it to the U S public. Attlee addresses mineworkers in Barnsley and Bevin in the Commons signal a shift away from appeasing Russia as the Marshall plan gains weight. Attlee declares the right of opposition and free choice of government for all nations.
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Russia
Europe
United States
Attlee
National Union of Mineworkers
Barnsley
Bevin
House of Commons
Red Auto Stolen. Boy Owner Seeks Return
Detectives report a theft of a pedal operated single seat red auto valued at $6. The three year old owner Vernon Moeller, living at 2902 Center Point road NE, needs the vehicle for his business and hopes for its recovery.
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Vernon Moeller
Center Point Road
Highway of Joy pageant at Westminster Church Sunday
A Children's Day pageant titled Highway of Joy will be presented Sunday morning at 10 30 by Westminster Presbyterian Church in lieu of the regular class picnic. Husbands and wives of members and Mrs W A Montgomery 2325 Hillcrest Drive SE attend at 12 30 Friday.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. A. Montgomery
Hillcrest Drive
Kiwanis International Plans 32nd Annual Convention in Chicago
CHICAGO June 29 Kiwanis International will hold its 32nd annual convention drawing attendees from the United States Canada Alaska and Hawaii. All sections of Kiwanis will be represented at the event with participants traveling to Chicago for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis International
Chicago
INS
Chipro
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Morse Holds Ten Hour Senate Hearings In Exhausting Speech
The weary referee of the senate, Morse, spoke for nearly ten hours, leaning on books and arguing about rules and vetoes. He urged lawmakers to read a 6,000 word veto message as he pressed on, tiring himself and audience alike.
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Oregon
Morse
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
City Briefs and Community Notices Highlight Local Events
City briefs announce a Wednesday evening meeting at 8 pm for an unidentified committee. A Dairy Date Vacation Bute school demonstration at 7 pm Sunday is noted. Pfc Neal Atherton, son of Mr and Mrs D C Atherton, returns from a 21 day Marine Corps leave El Toro California. Carol Ann Carney visits Cedar Rapids and Burbank relatives with Carney/Dill families.
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Dairy Date Vacation Bute School of
Dairy Dale Community Church
Pfc
Neal Atherton
D. C. Atherton
U. S. Marine Corps
el Toro
Calif
An & Carney
Carol Ann
Burbank, Calif
Mrs. J.% Dill- Se
Mrs. J. Carney
Cedar Rapids
Benham Granted 15 Day Furlough from Houston Army Post
Pfc. Charles A. Benham receives a 15 day furlough from Houston Texas. He is stationed at the local army post and will visit his home during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Charles A. Benham
Art Houston
Texas
Mrs Mae Millhiser Returns to Cedar Rapids Home
Mrs Mae Millhiser has returned to Cedar Rapids to reside after three and a half years in Los Angeles. Her son Harold lives at 223 Twenty sixth Street Drive SE.
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Mae Millhiser
Harold
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
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Conscience
Hungary
J.C
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Barta
Hesser
Marion
Ce Mar Acres
J. T. Hersey
Eighteenth Street SE
Andrea Lynn
Andrea
Eeeeeee Beatty Mortuary
Clarence Beatty
Sr& Ave
Bugsy Siegel
Reuther
Thomas J. Brady
Ifth Avenue SE
Diana Converse Cyrus
Eft
A Ng Yoann
Burban
Cally
Dome
Clayton
A&p
Kilgore
Harley M. Kilgore
Dw.va
Westminster
Othman
Sean
Sen. Cabot Ludge
Massachusetts
Semall Obody
le Morse
Taft Nods
Benham
Cedar Memorial Nee Can
Guinema
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Secand
Ames
Feng
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