McMahon urges UN talks in Moscow on atomic controls
Senator McMahon proposes that the United Nations hold peace talks in Moscow to draft world controls over atomic weapons. He calls for a U.S. and Atlantic Pact partners meeting to build a peace program and for the UN General Assembly to meet in Moscow if permitted.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
United Nations
Moscow
Senate House Atomic Committee
Senate
United States
Russia
U.N. General Assembly
General Assembly
U.N
Prior Death Story Aired By Defense
In Manchester New Hampshire the defense read a physician's statement claiming Mrs Abbie Borroto was dead before Dr Hermann Sanders arrived. The testimony cites air injections four times totaling 10 ccs, later acknowledged by Sanders as the cause of death. States medical referee Biron said Sanders had permission from Borroto's husband to inject air to ease suffering.
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Manchester, N.H
Abbie Borreto
Hermann Sanders
Albert Sway
Sander
Snay
Hillsboro County Hospital
Robert E. Biron
Biron
William L. Phinney
Louis E. Wyman
Schools Have Only Week's Coal Supply
Cedar Rapids boards meet in a special session to address a looming coal shortage. Officials report a one week fuel supply, 68 degree school temps, and plans to cut electricity 25 percent while awaiting shipments from Duluth.
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Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Board
Ed Lundquist
Jekyll Hyde Scientist Pleads Guilty in Spy Case
British court sentences Klaus Fuchs to 14 years on four counts for betraying atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Lord Goddard denounces the scientist as an ingrate who harmed Britain and the United States. Fuchs confessed to passing top secrets over seven years and expressed remorse.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Atomic Research
Russia
Old Bailey Court
Baron Goddard
United States
Amerca
William J. Skardon
Fuchs
Britain
Lord Goddard
Hartley Shawcross
March Weather Brings Snow Wind and Flooding in Iowa
March arrives with below freezing temperatures and light snow flurries across Iowa. Cedar Rapids reports a high of 35 and a low of 16, while Des Moines and other rivers show varying levels with some land flooded. Officials warn continued cold and potential rises if ice gorges form, as roads reopen after brief closures.
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Cedar Rapids
March
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Lamoni
Mason City
Iowa City
Burlington
Des Moines
Tracy
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Sidney
Missouri Valley
Middle River
Indianola
Attorneys Seek Fifty Thousand Fee in Light Company Suit
Attorneys for Edwin T. Hughson ask Iowa Electric Light and Power Company to pay $50,000 for services in the federal suit against company officers and directors. Judge Henry N. Graven will rule after a May 15 hearing. he previously ordered payment of Hughson's attorney fees but set no amount. The case was dismissed after an out of court settlement involving refinancing.
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Cedar Rapids News
Edwin T. Hughson
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Hughson
Henry N. Graven
Graven
Buffalo, N. C
Cedar Rapids man Krumbholz enters parks race
William E. Krumbholz 39 filed nomination papers at city hall to run for Parks Commissioner in Cedar Rapids in the March 14 primary. He challenges Richard C. Jones and five others. two will advance to the March 27 election. Krumbholz, a four year Essanay Turkey hatchery salesman, has long ties to the area and a history in labor and Democratic politics.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
William E. Krumbholz
Richard C. Jones
Krumbholz
Essanay Turkey Hatchery
Atlantic Pact foreign ministers to meet this spring in Europe
London said the twelve NATO foreign ministers plan a spring meeting, likely in Europe. The statement from the British foreign office confirms the planned gathering of alliance diplomats.
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London
Europe
Illinois Coal Strike Ends
The Progressive Mine Workers and the Illinois Coal Producers Association extended their contract from February 22 to March 31 and ordered members back to work. The union, rival to John L. Lewis' UMW, covers about 10,000 Illinois coal diggers. Several hundred had already returned under temporary deals. The strike began at midnight February 21.
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Springfield
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers
Illinois Coal Producers Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
French Move Tightens Controls on Soft Drinks
The French national assembly approved a bill tightening rules on soft drink manufacture aimed mainly at Coca-Cola. A Communist amendment to outlaw Coca-Cola was rejected 281 to 215. Distributors must prove products are not harmful and drinks with vegetable or chemical extracts fall under public health scrutiny.
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Parmis
National Assembly
Public Health Ministry
Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index edges higher
New York AP reports the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose to 5.85 this week from 5.83 a week earlier, remaining about 5 percent above the year ago level of 5.82.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Gunmen Net $200 In C R Service Station Robbery
A tall gunman and a silent accomplice robbed a service station at 502 E avenue NW just before 10 p.m. Tuesday escaping with about $200. The taller man fired when an attendant grabbed the gun and again at the cash drawer as it did not open. They fled along Fifth street toward a car near F avenue, seen speeding toward Ellis boulevard. Attendants Milton Buresh and William Hoffman described the scene and the men.
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Cedar Rapids
E Avenue NW
Fifth Street
F Avenue
E Avenue
Sixth Street
Ellis Boulevard
Milton Buresh
J Street
William Hoffman
Sixth Avenue
Hoffman
Germany
Jersey Seizes Bell Facilities to Avert Strike
Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll seized New Jersey Bell Telephone facilities under the anti-strike law to prevent a 12 000 operator walkout after failed talks with CIO Division 55. An administrator and three arbitrators will run the system as a five member arbitration panel handles wage disputes. The union seeks a 7 dollar weekly raise and benefits, with a similar national impact seen as a potential pattern for other carrier contracts.
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Trenton
N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
Division 55
CIO Communications Workers of America
Driscoll
Henry Mayer
New Jersey
US Winds Up Case at Coal Trial
The government finished its contempt of court case against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers in Washington. Judge Keech denied a dismissal bid as UMW defense argues no direct union participation. Miners’ counsel claims workers acted individually while negotiations resume with aim to end the strike.
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Washington
John L Lewis
United Mine Work
UMW
Richmond B. Keech
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Coal Strike Shuts 600,000 as UMW Furloughs Grow
Soaring unemployment from the soft coal strike nears 600,000 with about 200,000 furloughed in coal using industries joining 372,000 striking United Mine Workers. Soft coal stocks dwindle to 5.6 days as hard coal shortages loom. anthracite diggers work three days weekly amid 13 week talks. New York City and state buildings face 70 degree limits. government buildings 68. Kansas requests army fuel from Forbes base facing deactivation.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
UMW
New York State
Washington
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Army
Forbes
Johnson Decrees Coal Curtailment
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Johnson orders all military installations to minimize coal use and surrender surplus for civilian emergency needs. He telegraphs governors to begin Thursday and limit coal requests to true emergencies in hospitals orphanages and similar institutions until March 15.
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Washington
Johnson
Stolba Seeks City Safety Commissioner Post
Steve Stolba, packinghouse police chief and former city inspector, filed nominating papers for safety commissioner in the March 14 primaries. He will face Commissioner Gordon Hughes and three others after signatures from at least 100 voters. Filing deadline is noon Saturday March 4. full bio to follow in The Gazette once petitions are complete.
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Cedar Rapids
Steve Stolba
Packinghouse
Gordon Hughes
Stolba
Impeachment Talk Heard on Truman in Indiana
Indiana Republicans, led by state chairman C. J. Holder, discuss the advisability of impeaching President Truman over the coal shortage. He says no demand, while party leaders cite Taft Hartley and wartime powers as reasons to withhold action.
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Indianapolis
C. J. Holder
Truman
Holder
Indiana
Congress
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Robert Caldwell
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Los Alamos
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