U S Denounces Russian Interference in Hungary
The United States denounces Soviet interference in Hungary as a political crisis. The State Department notes direct Russian intervention and the arrest of Bela Kovacs, a Smallholders deputy, as threats to Hungary’s sovereign electoral choice. It cites plans to withdraw troops under the Hungarian peace treaty while seeking stability aid.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Hungary
Bela Kovacs
Kovacs
Smallholders Party
Moscow
Marshall
Great Britain
Budapest
Greece
V. P. Sviridov
Control Council
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austria
Gromyko Attacks U S Atom Plan at Lake Success
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko denounced the U S bid for international atomic control as a move to preserve a U S monopoly. He urged immediate abolition of the bomb and warned that unlimited inspections would amount to interference with sovereign affairs.
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Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Security Council
U. S
Truman Urges Reciprocal Trade as Key to Peace
President Truman told Waco Baylor University audience that reciprocal trade is essential to world peace and that isolationism is moral bankruptcy. He urged rapid Geneva talks and warned against bipartisan slogans that ignore foreign economic policy. He outlined flexible trade agreements with escape clauses and emphasized private enterprise in setting major trade decisions.
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Waco
Texas
Ins
Truman
United States
Geneva
Washington
Mexico City
Baylor University
Senate Votes to End Wartime OPA by June 30
The Republican Senate voted 58 to 29 to wind down the Office of Price Administration and other wartime control agencies by June 30. The move reassigns rent controls to the courts and marks the end of OPA and related agencies as part of a $180 million deficiency appropriation. The bill proceeds to the House for amendments.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
Office of
House
Sen
Lucas
Ill
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Bridges
Rn.h
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cordon
Ore
Office of Temporary Controls
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
OTC
Philip B. Fleming
Ilowa
Wilson
Hickenlooper
Court Cuts Miner Fine To Seven Hundred Thousand
The U S Supreme Court upheld John L Lewis and United Mine Workers contempt convictions in a 7 2 decision The union's 3 5 million fine was reduced to 700 000 while the individual 10 000 fine remained The ruling addresses the breach of a court order aimed at averting a November coal strike and sets terms for withdrawal of the contract ending notice and possible reimposition of 2 8 million if the miners strike on March 31 It notes the need to preserve constitutional governance and warns against further contract actions until legal review is completed
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
High Tribunal
Lewis Vinson
John P. Busarello
District 9
Pittsburgh
Herman Capelle
Vinson
Krug-Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Three Missing in Plant Explosion in Greenville
Three employees were missing and another critically burned after a blast that demolished Producers' Creamery and Cold Storage Company on Thursday. The explosion shook Greenville’s south side, shattered windows, and toppled chimneys over a block and a half area, with damage estimated at $200,000.
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Greenville
Ohio
Producers’ Creamery
Miss Truman to Debut on Sunday Radio Hour
Miss Margaret Truman will debut as a singer on the Sunday Evening Hour program of the American Broadcasting Company from 7 to 8 p.m. CST. The broadcast originates in Detroit with her voice teacher Mrs. T. J. Strickler in Kansas City. The President plans to listen from a Caribbean trip, while Mrs. Truman will not attend.
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Washington
Margaret Truman
American Broadcasting
White House
Detroit
T. J. Strickler
Kansas City
Caribbean
Mrs. Truman
No Newsprint Relief Seen for Two Years
Chicago reports AFL International Brotherhood of Paper Makers president Matthew J. Burns warned publishers that relief from the newsprint shortage is unlikely for at least two years. He cited failures in newsprint production due to limited paper making machinery, wood supplies, and smaller pulp output.
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Chicago
INS
Matthew J. Burns
AFL International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
RFC Makes Loan of 25 Million to Philippines
RFC announces a 25 million dollar loan to the Philippines to meet immediate financial requirements. The loan is part of a 75 million credit authorized by Congress and matures January 1, 1952 with 2 percent annual interest.
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RFC
Philippines
Washington
INS
New Republic
Congress
Negotiations Continue On Quaker And Bus Fronts In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids negotiations persisted on two strike fronts with Quaker Oats and Cedar Rapids City Lines. A potential extension of the Quaker Oats contract was discussed to delay a threatened walkout, while talks with the United Cereal Workers aim to include a 15 minute rest period in a new contract. Bus drivers sought arbitration progress with city lines as union leaders reported encouraging movement toward a settlement.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Arthur Poe
Quaker General Manager
United Cereal Workers
J. C. Blodgett
B. W. Franklin
National City Lines
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
AFL
CIO
House Votes to Restore Hoover Name on Boulder Dam
The House on Thursday voted to restore the name Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in tribute to former President Herbert Hoover. Democrats and Republicans united to pass the resolution, now sent to the Senate for action.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Senate
Be on the Lookout When You Chew Potato Chips
Mrs Hensyl Garrison dropped her diamond engagement ring in a 25 cent bag of potato chips she was packaging and did not notice until 300 bags had shipped from a Berwick plant to a store nationwide.
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Berwick
Hensyl Garrison
United States
Pastors Vote No to Liquor Yes to Beer in Iowa Bills
Cedar Rapids ministers urged opposition to the liquor by the drink bill and support for the beer bill now before the Iowa House. The group circulated petitions and planned letters to legislators, arguing the liquor bill would revive the saloon and worsen crime while the beer bill would curb tavern evils and aid small communities.
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Bruce Fishwild
Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association
Iowa House
Senate
House
Legis
Robert Armstrong
Association
Red Cross Drive Nears One Fourth Of County Quota
Cedar Rapids firms display Red Cross award stickers for 90 percent or more employee participation. Linn county 1947 goal about 11,098 with $2,109 reported on Wednesday including $696 from residential division. Rural area progress slow and road conditions hinder canvassing.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ray Short
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Guarpenity Bank and Trust Company
National Life Farm Loan Department
Northwestern Mutual
Western Bohemian
Tito's Government Cuts Yugoslav Bread Ration
Belgrade AP reports Tito's government reduced the Yugoslav bread ration by 150 grams per month, the second cut in 30 days. Officials from the government and UNRRA said food stockpiles were dwindling.
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Belgrade
Tito
UNRRA
Weather Refuses To Turn Colder In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids remained mild on Thursday with 2:30 p.m. temperature at 40 degrees, higher than yesterday’s 35-degree daytime peak. Forecasts expect fair weather tonight and tomorrow, slightly cooler, as Davenport reports 37 degrees for the state and Spen t Cedar Rapids records a low around 22 to 23 degrees by morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mercury
Marshall Arrives in Paris During Moscow Trip
Secretary of State Marshall lands at Orly Paris for a brief stop en route to Moscow. He is greeted by French President Vincent Auriol and other officials as he continues the diplomatic visit.
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Paris
Moscow
MNS
Orly Airfield
Vincent Auriol
France
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