New Bus Routes Proposed by Cedar Rapids City Council
Cedar Rapids votes 90 day trial for new loop district bus routes with terminals planned on Second avenue SE and signals to prohibit certain turns. Public hearing drew about 65 attendees including merchants and 2,000 signatures opposing the change. Police traffic department supports the plan while merchants urge consideration of terminal sites and elderly access.
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Jack Ferring
Loop
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Superior Court Room
City Hall
Second Avenue
Second Street SE
Third Street SE
Matias
C. C. Loomis
City Plan Commission
Plan Commission
Donald Ross
Bill Hart Dies an Icon of Silent Western Film Fame
Hollywood veteran William S. Hart aged 75 known for silent era gunfight roles and as a Broadway Hamlet, died Sunday after a three week illness. He retired 20 years earlier to a Newhall California ranch, survived by son William S. Hart Jr and longtime associate G H Frost, with custody disputes surrounding his health and fortune resolved in court.
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Hollywood
William S. Hart
Broadway
Hamlet
Movieland Range
Hart
California Lutheran Hospital
William S. Hart, Jr
G. H. Frost
Frost
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Fritz
Pinto
Newhall
Calif
Elizabeth McCaulley
Boston
Winifred Westover
Miss McCaulley
New York
Daniel B. Bandmann
Romeo
Engineer Held for Grand Jury After Illinois Crash
Naperville Illinois police and coroner's jurors urged holding 68 year old engineer William W Blaine for the county grand jury on a manslaughter charge stemming from the Burlington railroad wreck on April 25 which killed 46 people. The judge released few details but the warrant cited Blaine as a named defendant in the tragedy that shook the community.
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Naperville
Ill
William W. Blaine
Blaine
Perville
Pathologist To Examine Elms
A Gazette farm desk report on the mysterious elm leaf fall in the city, stopping as abruptly as it began Saturday. State Entomologist Carl J. Drake and Iowa State College entomologist H. M. Harris found no insect evidence. Plant pathologist Sal W. Buchholtz said leaf samples show cellular break-down but offered no firm cause.
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The
Gazette
Carl J. Drake
H. M. Harris
Iowa State College
Sal W. F. Buchholtz
Reds Vow To Retain Power Of Atom Veto
Pravda argues Russia will not surrender veto rights in any atomic control plan and denounces U S proposals as aims at world rule. Andrei Gromyko’s counter proposal is praised for humanity and clarity while the American plan is called atomic diplomacy seeking domination. Izakov blasts U S monopoly on bomb manufacture and calls unanimity in the UN essential.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
United States
Boris Izakov
Radio
Bernard Baruch
Prince of
United Nations
Bidault Hobbies Ranked In Uneven Order In Paris Issue
An AP report notes that Georges Bidault’s hobbies are listed as astronomy, a quirky later entry, reading, and a curious mention of radishes in the Paris issued paper L Aube. The item signals a light profile note about the French leader.
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Paris
L’aube
Georges Bidault
Townsfolk Vote for Return to Standard Time in Taylorville
Taylorville residents approved a return to standard time by 1 066 to 636 in a special election held Monday amid protests over the timing. The measure aims to revert clocks and align with standard time nationwide.
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Taylor . Ik
Taylorville
Bop Recreation
Dress Rehearsal for Bikini A-Bomb Test Ends Prep
On the USS Mt. McKinley near Bikini Atoll the Queen day dress rehearsal for the atomic bomb strike demonstrated instrument calibration and cloud formation as Major Swancutt's B-29 dropped a practice bomb near USS Nevada. A ground crewman fatality occurred when he was struck by a propeller during fueling. Admiral Blandy praised the rehearsal and anticipated similar success on Able day next week.
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Uss
MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Ins
Woodrow Swancutt
Dave
Nevada
Army Air Force
Swancutt
Kwajalein
W. H. P. Blandy
Independence
Admiral Blandy
Army
Navy
Harold Wood
Bordentown
N. J
Bikini Lagoon
Maj. Wood
Monay
Food Collection Drive Underway In Linn County
A Linn county food and money drive for UNRRA aid opened with a $50,000 goal. A. W. Daniels chairs the cash campaign and D. D. Offringa heads the food drive. Banked hopes: Linn county residents will respond to alleviate world famine as the first day results are awaited.
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Linn County
A. W. Daniels
D. D. Offringa
Pea
Mony
Aead
UNRRA
Daniels
Vinson Installed as Chief Justice in White House Ceremony
Fred M. Vinson was sworn in as the United States 13th chief justice in a nine minute, colorfully staged ceremony on the White House south portico. President Truman praised the appointment as beneficial for the nation and Vinson, as thousands watched the sunlit lawn event.
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Fred Vinson
Washington (Ap
Fred M. Vinson
White House
Vinson
Truman
United States
Supreme Court
Robert H Jackson
Germany
Hugo Black
No Meat No Work Coal Miners Strike Over Shortage
United Press reports the nations meat supply hit a new low as coal miners in western Pennsylvania eastern Kentucky and southern Illinois threatened to strike for more meat. Beef production was only 10 percent of normal and price controls blamed on both farmers and packers.
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United Press
American Meat Institute
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Illinois
Ashland
K. S. Homan
Coal Operators’ Association
Homan
Gillespie
Ill
Department of Agriculture
CIO United Packinghouse
Survivor of Lake Mishap Narrowly Escapes In Six Hour Swim
Patsy Smith, 18, crawled ashore after a six hour swim in icy Green Bay, the sloop Half Moon capsized in a squall killing four others. She towed Mary Loomis toward shore before Loomis sank after tearing loose from a life preserver. The others aboard were Leatham Smith, Howard Hunt, Elton Washburn, and a missing crew. searchers scoured Lake Michigan for several vessels as forecasters noted a twister type wind.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Patsy Smith
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Miss Smith
Mary Loomis
Winnetka
Ill
Chicago
Half Moon
Leatham
Leatham B. Smith
Howard Hunt
Elton Washburn
Smith Company
Menominee
Mich
James Roosevelt
D. E. Dorchester
Hood Cottage
Hallie Rowe
Sherwood Point
O Ne
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Federal Weather Bureau
Escanaba
Baby Safe Crib Smashed As Car Hits House
A car smashed into a Cedar Rapids area house on highway 30 injuring no one but crushing a baby’s crib. Lois Ament, 19, was fined 25 dollars for reckless driving and Tony Kudina, owner of the car, 10 dollars for permitting an unlicensed driver. They were arrested Monday after the crash reported at 1 30 a.m. Sunday by Deputy Sheriff R D Spooner.
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Cedar Rapids
Terrance Roehl
O. E. Roehl
Lois Ament
First Avenue NW
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Tony Kudina
Route 2
R. D. Spooner
Spooner
Ament
Kudina
Ced- Rel
Roehl
India Government Plan Rejected in London Exchange Telegraph
A London report via the Telegraph quotes Radio New Delhi indicating the Indian government plan has been rejected. The brief mentions reactions from officials and the exchange during the period, with no further details on the consequences.
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London
Exchange
Telegraph
Radio New
Yet Asks Truman Aid His Romance
Music student Jack Stone a 24 year old Ardennes veteran asked President Truman for help in reuniting with his fiancée Miss Katherine Dorsey. He wrote that she had returned to Oklahoma City before they could wed and asked the President to write to her to persuade her to reconsider.
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Los Angeles
Jack Stone
Ardennes
White House
Truman Stone
Katherine Dorsey
California
Stone
Miss Dorsey
Oklahoma City
Immediate Break With Spain Beaten
New York AP report says Poland failed to secure an immediate United Nations break with France. The Security Council vote was 7 to 4 with Poland Russia France and Mexico the only supporters. The outcome followed a Russian veto last week on a compromise proposal.
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New York
Poland
United Nations
France
Russia
Mexico
Warm Humid Weather Persists in Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa
Humid conditions linger in Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa with temperatures around 86 at 2 30 p m and a forecast that only slowly cools. Forecasters say relief is unlikely before Wednesday with expectations of 82 at midnight and 74 at 7 a m as 9 a m readings remain in the 70s.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mercury
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Okinawa
Birmingham
Ala
Hensel
Battle Creek
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Sam Kemper
Kresge
William Matias
Don Hines
Traffic Department
Michael G. Bellas
Independent Hatters and Drycaners
Third Street
Frank K. Hahn
Bellas
Blodgett
First
Third Avenues
Tom Condon
Third Avenue
Bill Hart
Film Cowboy Fame
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Reds
du Pont
Atom Bomb
Frank B. Allen
Cedar Rapids News
India
Spain
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