House Backs Relief Ban On Soviet UNRRA Aid
In a late Thursday vote the House approved a Dirksen amendment barring UNRRA relief funds from countries that block accredited American press access to relief operations. The measure clips 2 billion in appropriations and limits funding for Civilian Production, amid administration opposition and debate over press freedom and aid honesty.
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Minsk
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Veterans’ Housing Program
Suppression Charge Over Atomic Control Bill Report
Rep. Thomas accuses the house military affairs committee of blocking a report on the senate approved atomic control bill describing it as a new government philosophy. May replies the analysis was prepared for Holifield and reads aloud halted. Republicans seek to delay the bill over patent protection and secrecy fears.
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R-N.j
House Military Affairs Committee
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Bikini
West Coast
Russia
New Jersey
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May
Atomic Commission
Heatwave Sears Cedar Rapids As Thermometer Soars
The Cedar Rapids weather scene hits a scorcher with a high of 94 degrees around 1 pm and 90 by 2:30 pm. Forecasts show no relief until late Sunday, as humidity adds to the oppressive heat and residents seek shade and cold drinks.
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Cedar Rapids
Toscanini Protests Paris Cession Plan With La Scala
Milan based conductor Arturo Toscanini and the La Scala orchestra refused to travel to Paris in protest of the foreign ministers council decision ceding the Tenda Briga and Mort Cenis plateau area of north Italy to France. They had been slated to perform in Paris on Sunday.
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Tugwell to resign as Puerto Rico governor to join Chicago
Rexford G Tugwell announced after a Friday meeting with President Truman that he will resign as governor of Puerto Rico and assume a professorship in political science at the University of Chicago beginning Monday.
Pier Topples In River Five Die In Collapse
Philadelphia AP reports a 150 foot double deck pier collapsed into the Delaware River. Five workers were believed killed with seven others hurled into 20 feet of water and rescued after debris and waves. Survivors describe a sudden roar and many escaping through crumbling wreckage.
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Degnan Confession Fails To Hold Up
Chicago detectives said they could not find enough evidence to extradite Richard Thomas from Phoenix to face kidnapping and murder charges in the Suzanne Degnan case. After two hours of questioning Thomas reportedly provided no new details that he could not have read in newspapers.
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Richard Thomas
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Suzanne Degnan
John Olson
Timothy Allman
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Counsel Arrives For Hessel Crown Jewel Case
Capt. Glenn V. Brumbach of Los Angeles arrives in Frankfurt to serve as defense counsel in the Hessel crown jewel case.
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Glenn V. Brumbach
Los Angeles
Republicans Propose Primaries Study at Iowa Meeting
Linn county Republicans adopt a resolution urging the 52nd Iowa General Assembly to study direct primaries to improve voter intelligence and perhaps shorten ballots. The move follows Wayne M. Ropes’s defeat by Earl Miller in the June GOP secretary of state primary.
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Ayne M. Ropes
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Earl Miller
Ropes
Truman Backs Access to Tax Returns for War Profits Probe
President Truman agreed to cooperate with the Mead committee probe, allowing access to government records and tax returns as needed. The inquiry will begin with public hearings examining 14 interconnected Chicago area companies, with three main firms and 11 affiliates. First witnesses will be officials from the General Accounting Office.
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Express Cargoes Halted by New York Work Stoppage
New York City employee action halts about a quarter of Railway Express Agency business nationwide. The firm ordered an embargo on express shipments to and from the New York City metropolitan area, as stated by Kensy N. Merritt, the general manager of public relations, eight hours after the move.
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Kinsey N. Merritt
Champion 4-F Lands in Army After 23 Tries
John Alvin Humphrey a 22 year old Brainard Minnesota man and former Golden Gloves champion finally enlisted in the army after 23 attempts spanning the war years He endured multiple rejections due to medical and quota limits but persisted including trials in Canada and five draft volunteer calls with selective service until finally sworn in Thursday night and set to depart Friday
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Royal Canadian Air Force
No Action on Cedar Rapids Air Stop by Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board will delay ruling on United Airlines plan to stop at Cedar Rapids as part of the North Central route. Backlog of airline applications and ongoing hearings push decisions to September or October. United also plans a Cedar Rapids stop on Route No. 1 between Chicago and Omaha and will alternate with Iowa City.
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Civil Aeronautical Board
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Welch Pogue
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Omaha
Iowa City
Minneapolis
Street Car Pole Fatally Strikes Chicago Rider
George Cook aged 24 was killed Thursday night when a trolley pole snapped and struck him on the head while he rode a street car in Chicago AP report.
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George Cook
Price of Groceries Wives Budget Debate Across Decades
A reporter analyzes grocery ads and price contrasts from 1940 to today, noting butter at 59 cents a pound versus 26 cents in 1940, bacon 38 cents versus 18, oranges higher, and other staples like spuds, corn, sugar, and flour rising. The piece satirically weighs domestic budget pressures and the impact on household purchases.
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Solons Beg Him To Sign Compromise
Washington AP reports congressional leaders urged President Truman to sign the compromise OPA bill or price controls would die Sunday. Senate Leader Barkley and House leaders warned no temporary resolution would win congressional approval in the face of a veto, while O Daniel kept up a marathon filibuster into midnight before agreeing to debate limits.
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1500 Dentists Draft To Proceed Despite July Draft Pause
Washington AP Secretary of War Patterson said 1,500 dentists will be inducted to address a critical shortage. The move proceeds despite the War Department's decision not to call up draftees for manpower in July and August.
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Fragmented Index Teases Sparse Readability
A noisy OCR index fragment shows unreadable characters and scattered phrases. It yields no clear events or names but hints at dates or codes with unclear meaning.
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