US Relief Plan Tightens Controls on Austrian Aid
Vienna and Washington finalize a pact under which the United States will provide 350 million dollars in food clothing and medical supplies to China and several European nations. Austria must label or identify US assistance and may lose relief if it uses aid for occupation troops including Soviet forces. Ships with basic essentials are to depart US ports by June and Austria will curb its own purchases to meet needs.
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Washington
Austria
United States
China
Vienna
State Department
Congress
Russia
Commonwealth Taken Over by Edwin A Boss
Edwin A Boss of Des Moines acquires controlling stock in the Commonwealth apartment hotel at 1400 Second Avenue SE Des Moines. The seven story brick building of 110 apartments includes a public dining room and beauty shop and will operate under Boss starting July 1 with Esther Huber named manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Doebel
Gazette
Commonwealth Apartment
Edwin A. Boss
Des Moines
Second Avenue SE
Commonwealth
Esther Huber
Charles Huber
Whitney
Atlantic
Miss Huber
The
Commonwealth Corporation
Mr. Boss
Boss
Donald Boss
Cherles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
F.C. Braeutegam
Boss Hotel
Italian President De Nicola Resigns
Provisional President Enrico De Nicola sent his resignation to the constituent assembly stating health prevents him from serving any longer. His move follows a nationwide half hour strike by about 6 million members of the Communist dominated General Confederation of Labor protesting attacks on Sicilian Communist headquarters.
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Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Constituent Assembly
General Confederation of Labor
Corn Soars to Fresh July Delivery High
Chicago traders saw July corn rise to a new all time high at 2.02% a bushel after 2.01% the day before. Heavy government purchases for export and Midwest flood damage pushed prices up as the grain market reacted to supply concerns.
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Chicago
Burglar Mixed Laundry with Larceny in Houston
A burglar broke into a Telephone road laundry and stole a few dollars and a shirt, leaving a dirty one behind. Later he struck another Almeda street laundry, taking a clean shirt and leaving the Telephone road shirt.
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Houston
Almeda Street
Purge to Purge Wartime Press Board Chiefs in Tokyo
Report from Tokyo says the government will announce Friday a purge targeting bureau chiefs and higher officials of the wartime Board of Information which once controlled the Japanese press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Government Board of Information
Ship Fire Quelled At Jersey Docks
A three alarm blaze aboard the 7,500 ton Marine Flyer was checked by fire boats from New York and Brooklyn after it spread briefly to nearby docks. The American President Lines vessel carried general cargo but the coast guard reported sulfur and nitrate destined for the Far East.
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Jersey City
INS
New York
Brooklyn
American President Lines
Coast Guard
Far East
Camp Good Health Fund Appeal Raises Questions
A group at Le Febvre Corporation formed a weight loss contest to win a prize for shedding pounds. The prize money would go to the Camp Good Health Fund to aid underweight children at a Cedar Rapids health camp run by the Public Health Nursing Association. Donations total 5283.20 with 1711.80 still needed.
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le Febvre Corporation
Camp Good Health Fund
le Febvre Fatties K. T. G
Federated Church
Central City
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Care of the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mother Relives FiveHour Flood Ordeal to Save Daughters
In Cambridge Nebraska a mother, Pearl Sable, describes tearing a hole in a plaster ceiling to reach her attic with two daughters aged 10 and 9 as a Cambridge flood inundated the home. She clung for five and a half hours as water rose and furniture drifted, aided by a hidden attic window.
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Denver
Pearl Sable
Cambridge
Neb
Medicine Creek
Mary Ellen
Shirley June
Beaten juror alerts judge in Balboa murder case
A Santa Ana juror, Mrs. Avon Putnam, testified that a man beat her at her Balboa home and warned that Beulah Overell and George Gollum would face worse consequences if found guilty of murder. The extent of injuries was not immediately known.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Avon Putnam
Kenneth E. Morrison
Balboa
Beulah Overell
George Gollum
GOP Proposes 60 Cent Pay Floor Increase
The House Labor Subcommittee is set to back a 60 cent minimum wage hike, with leaders signaling support for raising the federal pay floor. The move targets workers earning the lowest wages and aligns with ongoing congressional labor agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Larson Appointed Attorney General
Gov. Robert D. Blue named Robert L. Larson of Iowa City as attorney general to replace the late John M. Rankin. Larson, 48, has served as assistant attorney general since 1943 and will serve a short term until the 1948 election. He will reopen the office after posting a $10,000 bond and is married with four children.
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Des Moines
Robert D
Blue Wednesday
Robert L. Larson
Iowa City
John M. Barkin
Larson
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Rankin
Fairfield
Parsons College
University of Chicago
U S Flying Fort Down in Pacific Off Los Negros Island
The US 13th Air Force reports a Flying Fortress crashed at sea during a routine flight off Los Negros in the Admiralties. Eight crew were aboard. five still missing with three survivors. Cause unknown awaiting details.
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Manila
United States
13Th Air Force
Los Negros Island
Admiralties
Firemen Finish 24 Hour Shift Then Battle Lunchroom Fire
Salt Lake City firemen Henry J. Ablehouzen and Ralph L. Reaney, after a full day on duty, relaxed in Eddie's Lunch when an electric motor erupted in flames. They quickly extinguished the blaze before fire engines arrived, then returned to work.
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Salt Lake City
Henry J. Ablehouzen
Ralph L. Reaney
Eddie
War Assets Agency Auctions 250000 Cotton Bags
The War Assets Administration offered for sale 250000 surplus eight inch bleached cotton bags in Minneapolis. The bags are described as suitable for holding small parts and other light merchandise.
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Minneapolis
War Assets Administration
Pravda Rejects Marshall Plan Carl Lays Out Conditionality
Pravda says no self respecting European nation will accept the Marshall plan if it means American interference. Molotov set to depart for Paris as three power talks begin Friday. Pravda notes American business may gain from the plan but European sovereignty matters.
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London
Pravda
Communist Party
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Molotov
Paris
Moscow Radio
Pro
U S Protest Over Romanian Civil Liberties
The United States handed a strong protest to Romania’s foreign minister accusing the government of violating civil liberties and peace treaty pledges. Roy Melbourne, acting U S representative in Bucharest, condemned mass arrests of opposition and non party members as arbitrary and in deplorable prison and concentration camp conditions. The note noted U S doubts about the legitimacy of Romanian elections and said Washington is watching developments closely.
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Washington
INS
United States
George Tatarescu
Roy Melbourne
Bucharest
Melbourne
Romania
Slight Decline in Living Costs Reported
Prices of all living essentials except rent averaged a 3.1 percent drop from mid-April to mid-May, the first decline since 1942. Food fell 2.1 percent while rents rose the same. May 15 data show urban workers’ families paying over 100 percent more for food since August 1939, with clothing up 84 percent and house furnishings up 81 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Girls Trapped on Mountain Ledge Near Mt Wilson
In Eaton canyon on Mt Wilson slopes two 13 year old Pasadena girls Betty Roesseler and Lea Young with two unidentified boys were trapped after Betty reportedly fell and was knocked unconscious. A large force of rangers and deputy sheriffs searched the foggy area Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Eaton Canyon
Mt. Wilson
Pasadena
Fied
Betty Roesseler
Lea Young
Betty
Set Up Corporation Plans Milwaukee Baby Sitter School
In Milwaukee a tavern keeper Roland Kaehler his wife Evalyn and James Wilson organized a company to train and certify babysitters. The program will charge tuition and act as a clearing house for sitter calls with a tiered pay scale and certificates signed by a nurse.
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Milwaukee
Roland Kaehler
Evalyn
James Wilson
Kaehler
Tion
Five Die When Scaffolding Collapses at Clinton Tower
Five men were killed about 10 am Wednesday when a sectionform on a 120 foot high industrial corn tower under construction at Clinton Industries collapsed. The workers, McDonald Construction Co. of Chicago, included Peter J Herch 67 and Wayne Stamp 24 both of Clinton Peter P Zbrunn 57 Grey Eagle Mn and Delmer Lockyer 21 and Melvin Lockyer 20 both of McCammon Idaho. Coroner L O Riggert investigated the tragedy.
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Clinton
Clinton Industries, Inc
McDonald Construction Company
Chicago
Herman Thomson
Peter J. Herch
Wayne Stamp
Peter P <Zbrunn
Grey Eagle
Delmer Lockyer
Melvin
McCammon
Idaho
Stamp
Chris Stamp
Io County
L. O. Riggert
Oceans
Thundershowers Seen Tomorrow
Cedar Rapids reports a day of sun followed by clouds with rain expected Thursday night. The weather bureau notes thunder showers overspread the state while temperatures hold steady around the mid 80s during the afternoon and cool into the 60s overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Chambers
Mercury
Marshall Explains Vessels for Italy
Secretary of State Marshall said the United States will turn over 31 merchant vessels to Italy to aid postwar reconstruction. He noted the move is not unusual toward a former enemy and stressed the aim is Italy's rehabilitation, adding Americans are generous and forgiving.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Italy
Air France Airliner collapses on landing at LaGuardia
A Air France flight from Paris suffered a mishap during landing at LaGuardia, buckling on touchdown and tipping onto a wing in a ground loop. Officials reported no injuries, with about 30 passengers aboard.
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New York
Air France
Paris
LaGuardia
Not Guilty Plea in Elks Club Robbery Case
John A. Jennings, 26, arrested in the April Elks club robbery that netted 3695, pled not guilty before Judge Floyd Philbrick. Bond set at 4000. Det. Kudina said a written confession was obtained. Jennings admitted planning with John C. Smith and Donald Nelson, who is free on 4000 bond. He returned to Cedar Rapids after waiving extradition.
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Cedar Rapids
John A. Jennings
Elks Club
Floyd Philbrick
W. J. Kudina
Jennings
Ennings
City
Kudina
Jenni
John C. Smith
Production Slashed by Steel Mills in Mine Protests
Pittsburgh United States Steel reduced iron making in the Pitts burgh Weesapstown area with nine of twenty two open hearth furnaces in Ohio closing and blast furnace cuts. Republic Steel reported only two weeks of coal on hand as wildcat strikes hit coke and steel production nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel
Pittsburgh Weesapstown
Dessemer
Wildcat
Ohio
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Government probes coal strike under no strike pledge
U S officials said the government was investigating wildcat soft coal strikes to see if they violated the Supreme Court no strike mandate against John L Lewis and his United Mine Workers. Officials noted the five day deadline on federal authority and mixed views on new legal action.
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Washington
Supreme Courts
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Congress
Rep
Smith
D-Vams
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Martin
R-Mass
Rep. Hartley
R-N.j
Truman
John Battle
National Coal Association
John
Lewis
Missing Boy Found Alive In Old Icebox Hideout
Four year old Marcello "Butch" Basco, missing since late, was found alive Tuesday in an old icebox at the rear of his Albany home. He had hidden from playmates and survived eighteen hours untended. The exhausted child was hospitalized for observation and treatment.
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Albany
N. Y
Marcello
Butch” Basco
Hos
New Cigarette Ban Nears Effectiveness July First
Washington reports that one of the government bans on cigars and tobacco will be discontinued in office addresses in Austria and elsewhere effective July 1, with the War Department making the announcement on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maj
Craig Cannon
Wilmington
Del
Columbia University
New York
War Department
Eisenhower
Secretary of War
Washington
Ge Om
Once
Austria
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