Girl Knifed On Eighteenth Street SE In Cedar Rapids
Marlyce Anderson sixteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L W Anderson was stabbed four times near her home in Cedar Rapids. She identified an older heavy man as the attacker and attributed the crime to an unprovoked assault after leaving a wedding. The incident occurred near Eighteenth street SE and Bever avenue. She remained in St Luke's hospital in fair condition Friday afternoon. A companion witnessed the events and police noted no theft of purse.
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Cedar Rapids
Marlyce Anderson
L. W. Anderson
Park Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Eighteenth Street
Patricia Novak
Washington Avenue SE
Bever Avenue
Hellenic Orthodox Church
Signed Statement Tells How LeMont Set Hotel Blazes
In a signed statement Cedar Rapids fireman Richard LeMont admits to setting five of six fires at the Allison and Magnus hotels on June 9 1947 to "create a little excitement" He describes a day spent drinking and visiting taverns before heading to the fire stations and delivering sandwiches to firefighters. The statement is sworn and witnessed by a stenographer and fire officials.
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LeMont
Cedar Rapids
Richard LeMont
Allison and
Magnus
Doloras Shimerda
L. F. Stusak
Adrian Lubberden
Iowa
B Avenue
Central Fire Station
Shank
Tony
Taft Beer Parlor
Joe and
Cliff
First Avenue
First
Second Street
Koch's Beer Tavern
Eieventh Avenue
First Street
Magnus and
Alison
Cedar Rapids fireman charged with hotel arsons
Richard LeMont a 33 year old Cedar Rapids fireman pled innocent in district court after being charged with setting fires in the Magnus and Alison hotels on the night of June 9. He reportedly admitted drinking and said he started the blazes to create excitement. He testified he could not clearly recall the sixth fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Richard LeMont
LeMont
Linn Courty
William W. Crissman
Ceme Ont
Eisler Granted Max Penalty For Contempt Of Congress
Federal District Court Judge Alexander Holtzoff imposed the maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1000 fine on Gerhart Eisler for contempt of Congress. Eisler, labeled by Congress as the No 1 Soviet commissar, refused to take an oath to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee and urged mercy amid a plea that he was a victim of witch hunt hysteria. The sentence followed Eisler’s June 10 conviction and his defiant conduct during trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Federal District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Eisler
Congress
House Committee On un-American Activities
un-American Activities Committee
Two American Students Sleep Overnight at Buckingham Palace Grounds
Two young U S student tourists climbed Buckingham Palace wall Thursday night and slept undisturbed on the grounds. A gardener found them at 8 a m and notified Scotland Yard. Police said they did not intend to break in and had sought a place to sleep.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Ce Guard
Scotland Yard
Pastor Convicted Of Burning Church
MILWAUKEE UP report a jury found Dr John Lewis guilty of burning his church on January 25. The panel of ten men and two women convicted him after deliberation in a case that drew regional attention.
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Milwaukee
John Lewis
Oelwein Man Dies in His Blazing Car
Oelwein Ray Rath 32 a garage operator died when his car caught fire after being knocked into a ditch on highway 150 three miles south of Oelwein. His wife Dorothy and Harold Winning 27 were critically injured. A third car driven by Charles Anderson 35 collided with Rath's car. Mrs Rath and Winning are in Mercy hospital. Rath leaves a family including parents Lloyd and Mrs Rath and siblings Betty Viloba and Russell Getz.
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Oelwein
Highway 150
Here
Ray Rath
Dorothy
Harold Winning
Winning
Charles Anderson
Rath
Anderson
Mercy Hospital
Lloyd Rath
Max
Betty Viloba
Waterloo
Russell Getz
Hollywood
Calif
Miners Journal Defiant on Law
The AFL United Mine Workers Journal urged labor to oppose the Taft Hartley act with courage and action. It published a senator and representative vote list to challenge the veto override provisions. Editor K C Adams called the move a deliberate test of campaign spending rules for unions.
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Washington
AFL
United Mine Workers Journal
Labor
K. C. Adams
Let Gazette Deliver While You Vacation
Vacationers can arrange home delivery or mail forwarding for travel. Provide vacation address and dates, and The Gazette will pause service and resume on return. Call the circulation department at 2-1121.
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the Gazette
Government to Withdraw From Soft Coal Mining
Pittsburgh AP reports with two thirds of miners on strike and fuel shortages affecting steel mills and railroads, the government plans an exit from the soft coal business at midnight Friday night. Government flags at mines, symbols of operation, will not be lowered.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Coal Shortage Forces 55 Percent Steel Plant Cutback
The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp slashes Pittsburgh district steel output by 55 percent due to coal shortages. Miners begin a 10 day paid vacation as government control and Taft Hartley tensions loom. By Friday thousands idle, with nationwide mine walkouts affecting 11 states and looming July 8 labor questions. Coal stockpiles dwindle and federal data dries up as crises mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Congress
Truman
AFL United Mine Workers
Succession Shift Passed by Senate
The Senate approved a succession bill by 50 to 35 aimed at placing the House speaker next in line for the presidency. The measure, urged by the President, references Joseph Martin of Massachusetts as speaker at the time.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
House
Joseph Martin UR
Arms Sale to Chiang Kai-shek Aims to Arm China
The United States announced a sale of 130 million rounds of surplus rifle ammunition to the Chinese government led by Chiang Kai-shek. The ammo, produced in the U S during the war, was kept for lend-lease delivery but blocked by transport problems and was sold for 656 658 dollars after original costs of 6 566 589 dollars. The Export-Import Bank has an outstanding 500 million loan for China that will expire Monday without approval, with potential future applications to follow.
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Washington
State Department
Chiang Kai-shek
China
United States
Manchuria
Girl 3 Struck by Truck on Thirteenth Street
A three year old girl suffered a fractured skull and a broken collar bone when she ran from behind a parked car into the path of a truck on Thirteenth Street and F Avenue NE. She remained in St Luke's Hospital in good condition Friday noon. The driver Earl Wilson of 1414 Second Street SE, Cedar Rapids Renderers, took her to the hospital and then reported the accident to police. No charges filed.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thirteenth Street
F Avenue
Jeanette Elsbury
John Ellsbury
Avenue NE
Earl Wilson
Second Street
Wilson
Cedar Rapids Renderers
Austin Rips Balkan Thio Activity at UN
United States representative Warren R. Austin condemned Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for actions against Greece. He urged the UN Security Council to use full authority to halt them and backed Balkans border patrol proposals from the Balkans investigating commission. He warned acts rival invasion and stressed UN survival hinges on settlement.
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Lake Success
United States
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Warren R. Austin
Balkan
Uni
Austin
Council
U.N. Balkans
Europe
U.N
Dutch Indonesian Hostilities Loom Looming Crisis
Premier Sutan Sjahrir resigns as head of Indonesia cabinet amid opposition to moderate policies. Indonesian sources warn only a miracle can avert renewed armed conflict with the Dutch in Jogjakarta Java.
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Jogjakarta, Java
Sutan Sjahrir
House Committee Proposes Flood Control Budget Cut
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 114 percent ($43,540,231) cut in the War Department civil functions budget, trimming the fiscal year total to $339,186,869 from $382,727,100. Major reductions affect maintenance and operation of existing river and harbor projects with only $17,367,700 for new construction and $24,000,000 allocated to Mississippi River flood work. Major line items include cemetery expenses, quartermaster corps, Alaska communications, and Panama Canal costs with several reductions noted.
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Washington
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
House
Mississippi River
Quartermaster Corps
Alaska Communications System
Army Signal Corps
Panama Canal
G Men Seize Badman After Seven-Year Quest
CHICAGO AP The FBI arrested Amiel R Barker 40 described as a dangerous criminal on bank robbery jail break jewelry theft and murder charges after a seven year chase. Barker was captured in his parked car by a gunthreat detail who seized him before he could move. Police found multiple firearms ammunition license plates a siren a police radio and a red car in his possession. His wife Veronica was arrested earlier in their hotel room for questioning.
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Chicago
FBI
Amiel R. Barker
Barker
George McSwain
McSwain
Illinois
Missouri
Veronica
Cenpany
Camp Good Health admits collie puppy Zipper to camp
Three siblings at Camp Good Health join their lonesome dog via special permission for Zipper the collie to visit next Sunday during visiting hours. The fund supports Camp Good Health, run by the Public Health Nursing Association for physically handicapped children from low income Cedar Rapids homes. Donations to The Gazette fund are voluntary.
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Camp Good Health
Zipper
Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Temperature Reaches 92 At 2 30 P M Marks Seasonal High
The mercury climbed to 92 degrees at 2 30 p m Friday tying the season’s high set June 9 as a three day stretch of fair weather continued. The forecast calls for sunshine and scattered showers or a thunderstorm later.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Second Company Will Ration Gas
A second company plans to ration gas starting Tuesday amid unclear allocation methods. A city official said details are pending and no specifics on user allocation have been provided. A district meeting by Phil Petroleum was held.
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Soten
Anatse Pameyeaa
Fo Icee
Cee Rapids
Phil Petroleum Y
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Suchan
Long Beach
Cedar Rapids News
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Palace Grounds
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Miners’ Journal
Defiant On Law
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Ee A Meg
Tees
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau
U.S
Devio Austin
G-Men
Badman
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