Dodecanese Islands to Greece with Demilitarization Pact
Paris reports the foreign ministers council agreed to transfer the Dodecanese islands to Greece with a demilitarized proviso. Rhodes is the largest island among 13, population about 140,000, formerly Italian territory. The decision also covered transfer of Tenda and Briga to France and limited Bulgarian navy to about 7,000 tons.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Dodecanese
Greece
Mediterranean
Italy
Rhodes
Tripoli
Turkey
Russia
France
Tenda
Briga
Danube
Clifford Named Truman's Counsel and Naval Aide
President Truman on Thursday appointed Capt. Clark Clifford as his special counsel and named Capt. James H. H. Foskett as naval aide. Clifford, a St. Louis lawyer, had been serving as naval aide and replaces Samuel I. Rosenman now practicing in New York. Foskett, of Strafford, Pa., commanded the cruiser Augusta during the Potsdam trip with the Big Three.
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Washington
Truman
Clark Clifford
James HH. Foskett
Clifford
St. Louis
Samuel I. Rosenpax
Newark
Foskett
Strafford
Augusta
Potsdam
Prints of Degnan Suspect Do Not Match Ransom Note
Chicago police announced that fingerprints of Richard Russell Thomas of Phoenix Arizona, suspected in the kidnapping and murder of 6 year old Suzanne Degnan, did not match those on the ransom note.
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Chicago
INS
Richard Russell Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Suzanne Degnan
Soviet veto blocks action on Spanish question at UN council
At a six hour United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, the Soviet Union vetoed three proposals by Evatt as it blocked any agreement on the status of the Spanish question. The session ended in a deadlock with Franco regime concerns and no agenda decision.
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Byrnes
Trieste
Molotov
Russia
Oer
Luxembourg Palace
Washington
Capitol Hill
New York
United Nations Security Council
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herbert V. Evatt
Gromyko
Poland
Evatt
Alexandre Parodi
Spain
Franco
General Assembly
Oscar Lange
Andrei Gromyko
Too Hot Plant Forces Dodge Factory Shutdown
Chrysler spokesman said 1300 workers at the Dodge plant were sent home after 86 in one department left benches saying it was too hot to work. He added about 400 more workers would be laid off later Thursday afternoon, effectively closing the plant in Detroit.
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Detroit
SNS
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Trucker Burned In Assisting Halted Rig On Highway 30
Emery Eckhart, a Boone trucker, suffered severe burns Wednesday night while helping Herbert Rott of Sioux City with a stalled semi on highway 30 near Cedar Rapids. Flames from lighted flares ignited gasoline, spreading to both cab and trailer and drawing bystanders as police rerouted traffic. Eckhart was transported to Mercy hospital after falling down an embankment.
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Emery Eckhart
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Rott
Sioux City
Eckhart
Rott
Mercy Hospital
Council Approves Cheaper Lot for New Fire Station
Cedar Rapids city officials authorize Mayor Hahn and City Clerk Krebs to sign a contract for an $8,000 lot across the street for the Kenwood fire station project. Earlier plan to buy the $10,000 lot on First Avenue NE faced revisions after Public Safety recommended rejecting it and shifting to Potter property.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Kenwood
Frank K. Hahn
Maude Krebs
Hahn
Miss Krebs
Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Marvin Potter
The
Potters
Kenmore
Yuill and Gohmann
Doolittle Comper
Transacion
Eisenhower asks Congress to double regular army officers
Gen Dwight Eisenhower told a Senate subcommittee the Army should raise its regular officer corps to 50 000 to meet needs for the next 25 to 30 years or until the United Nations becomes a definite force. The subcommittee quickly approved the request.
Truman Unable to Attend Shriners Convention in San Francisco
President Truman announced at a news conference that he will be unable to attend the Shrine convention in San Francisco this summer. He said he wishes he could go but plans no travel in the near future.
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Washington
INS
Truman
San Francisco
Refusal To Cut Pay Called Harmful to Small Business
Washington AP reports the Wage Stabilization Board rejected a Louisville Kentucky livestock firm’s proposal to cut wages for eight workers from 225 to 125 dollars monthly by 10 to 25 dollars. Industry dissent warned the ruling harms small business during reconversion and could force layoffs or closure.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Louisville
Livestock Commission
National Board
Brooks-Metcalf and Company
WSB
Earl N. Cannon
A. Colman Barrett
Frail Lad Is Injured Hero
Detroit AP reports six year old Peter Seaton saved two year old Martha Jane Wild from being hit by a car. Peter pushed the child to safety but was struck by the vehicle and is treated at Ford Hospital with a fractured collar bone and facial lacerations. His father says Peter receives blood transfusions every five weeks.
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Detroit
Peter Seaton
Ford Hospital
Peter
Martha Jane Wild
Carol
Martha Jane
Green
L. G. Seaton
Food Drive Falls Short of Canned Goods Goal
Wednesday's door to door pickup missed the 100000 can target for the emergency food drive. Donations can be dropped at grocery stores or the Memorial Building basement collection depot Friday and Saturday with a final Monday pickup at stores. Cash total is about 4000 dollars toward a 50000 dollar county goal. D. D. Offringa is hospital bound.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Building
S. R. Hawkins
D. D. Offringa
Offringa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Scribes Impeded At Site of Test
Atop the Appalachian during Operation Crossroads the press ship for the army and navy faces a communications breakdown. The communications officer says signals go out strong, yet Pearl Harbor and San Francisco fail to pick them up consistently.
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U. S. & Appala
CHIAN
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Charles E. Newell Dies at 73 Owner of Newell Construction
Charles E. Newell, 73, Cedar Rapids businessman and founder of Newell Construction and Machinery, died in a local hospital at 1:40 am after a brief illness. Born May 25, 1873 in Walker, he lived in Cedar Rapids 36 years and is survived by wife Nellie Metcalf, two sons Dale and LeMarre, a grandson Elwin, a great grandson Bill, a niece and a nephew. Funeral at Turner chapel Saturday at 1:30 pm with burial in Cedar Memorial Park.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles E. Newell
Bever Avenue
Newell Construction and Machinery Company
Walker
Center Point
Nellie Metcalf
Dale M. Newell
LeMarre Newell
Elwin Newell
Bill Newell
LaCrosse
Wis
Newell
Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Cedar Memorial Park
Engineer testifies on Russian attempt to obtain US naval data
Seattle witness Bert Kennedy, a Todd Pacific shipyard trial engineer, testified that Russian Naval Lt. Nicolai Redin cultivated friendship for a year before urging him to reveal radar and fire control secrets. Kennedy waited to contact the FBI before any disclosures, noting early meetings in 1944 and a later proposal in 1945.
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Seattle
Herbert Kennedy
Todd-Pacific Shipyard
Nicolai Gregorvich Redin
Redin
Tuesay
Kennedy
FBI
Todd Drydock
Mercury Rises To 93 Degrees Amid Heat Wave
The weather report shows a temperature climb to 93 degrees with lingering heat and humidity. Cooler conditions are expected late Thursday with warming again by Friday as abnormal warmth persists through the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
President Calls U S to Continue Food Sharing
President Truman stated the world food crisis remains, but the U S is near its half year target of 6 million tons of grain. Final shipments will depart after July 1, while a report credits 5.5 million tons in the first half as a record and hails Hoover and Chester Davis for leadership.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Herbert Hoover
Chester Davis
Coffee Ceiling Price Increased
Washington AP reports the government will raise retail coffee by 3 to 4 cents a pound and boost importers ceiling by 20.75 cents per pound. Stabilization Director Chester Bowles says Brazil will ensure a healthy export volume to the United States and the 3 cent subsidy to importers remains if Congress preserves subsidy authority. No retail price change until formal announcement.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
OPA Sues 40 Lumber Firms For $9 Million
The Office of Price Administration filed suits seeking 9 million dollars in treble damages from 40 western lumber concerns and building contractors over racketeering and black market sales. Defendants include Pacific Lumber Manufacturing Co and executives at Bingen Washington plant, with investigations tied to diversions, re saws, over sizes, and price gouging. Enforcement aims to curb lumber shortages and housing price rises amid veteran and civilian home needs.
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SAN Francisco
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congress
United States
Tom Clark
Army and Navy Intelligence
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Certified Public Accountants
Pacific Lumber Manufacturing Company
Des Moines
Bingen, Wash
R C. Cramer
J. R. McEwen
CPA
Civilian Production Administration
California
Ralph Golub
Langer Nominated For North Dakota Senate Seat
North Dakota voters renominated Sen. Langer, one of two U.S. senators who opposed joining the United Nations, defeating former Sen. Gerald Nye who had opposed isolationism. With 1,844 of 2,256 precincts in, Langer led 57,210 to 48,091 over J. B. Bridston. Langer will face Democrat Abner Larson in November.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Sen
Langer
United States
U.N
Gerald P. Nye
J. B.bridston
Bradston
Abner Larson
PAC School Is Launched In Postwar Political Education
Washington AP report describes the National Citizens Political Action committee hosting the nation’s first political action school with 500 enrollees. Opening assembly featured booing of Democratic official Oscar R. Ewing over Truman era labor policy.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Truman
National Citizens Political Action Committee
PAC
Oscar R. Ewing
Democratic, National Committee
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Moore Opens Long Debate On OPA Extension
Senator Moore of Oklahoma launches a 13000 word speech opposing price controls as the Senate begins debate on a compromise extension of the OPA. Senator O Daniel and others plan lengthy remarks to keep the chamber in session toward the Sunday deadline. President Truman notes Bowles may depart. Bowles declines comment after White House talks.
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Washington
Moore
Okla
Senate
Sen
Wilson
Iowa
O’daniel
Texas
Opa
White House
Truman
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Chhance
O'Dante
Says Wife Sought To Drive Him Mad
George Pauer a 44 year old pharmacist won a divorce claiming his wife tried to drive him mad to gain his 90000 dollars in inherited real estate. Judge Silbert called the wife’s psychological stunts diabolic and noted she dressed a dummy in his clothes and placed it in the driveway to unsettle him.
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Cleveland
George Pauer
Common Pleas
Samuel H. Silbert
Six Corporations and Five Individuals Indicted in Vanadium Price Fixing
A federal grand jury charged Union Carbide and Carbon and Vanadium Corporation of America along with four other firms and five people with conspiring to fix prices and monopolize the vanadium industry. The defendants allegedly controlled about 95 percent of commercially available vanadium ore deposits, a material used as a steel alloy component.
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Denver
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Vanadium. Corporation of America
Ny Steel
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Degnan
U.N. Council
Cedar Rapids News
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