Molotov pushes China on Big Four peace talks in Moscow
At Moscow's Big Four opening Molotov proposed adding the Chinese Situation to the foreign ministers agenda. Marshall reserved decision, while Bevin Bidault urged broad discussions as the four powers seek a treaty framework to disarm Germany and secure Europe.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
China
Marshall
Pettis
Bevin
Britain
Bidault
France
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Leningrad Chausee
Soviet Flyers Club
Russia
Germany
Yalta
Potsdam
Allied Control Council
London
Austria
Supreme Court rules foremen deserve bargaining rights under Wagner Act
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision read by Justice Jackson, held that foremen and other supervisory employees are entitled to collective bargaining rights under the Wagner Act. The ruling supported the NLRB and followed with three companion decisions on antitrust convictions, worker death benefits, and federal cost enforcement.
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Supreme Court
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Reed
Rutledge
Murphy
Black
Vinson
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Burton
Packard Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
Foremen’s Association of America
Detroit
NLRB
Packard
Congress
San Francisco Bay Area
Rhode Island
Half Way Mark Reached in Red Cross Campaign
Cedar Rapids area Red Cross drive reaches more than half of $46,700 quota with $25,175 raised in three weeks. Led by Ray Short, the effort includes the Commercial division surpassing its $2,350 goal with $2,750, residential giving at $3,055 toward $4,700, and six rural teams including Linn, College, Spring Grove, Fairfax, Marion, and Mt. Vernon exceeding targets.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Red Cross
Ray Short
John T. Hamilton II
Linn
College Townships
Spring Grove
Fairfax
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Wholesale butter prices fall on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wholesale butter prices tumbled on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after a weeks of gradual rises. The price of 93 score butter dropped from 74 1/2 cents to 70 cents per pound, a decline of as much as 4 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Train Service Cuts Spark British Economic Debate
London reports the government opened Parliament with plans to cut rail services and impose domestic spending limits as part of a broader economic program. Officials warn reductions could slow growth while aiming to reduce deficits. The debate centers on potential impacts on commuters and regional transport.
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London
Treaty Signed to Czechs and Poles
Prague reports Czechoslovakia and Poland signed a twenty year mutual aid treaty pledging to assist the other in case of attack by Germany or any state allied with Germany.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
Twenty Americans Held in Haifa for Aiding Illegal Immigration
In Haifa magistrate court twenty seamen from the intercepted vessel Abril were charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigration into Palestine and ordered detained for trial. An American newspaperman and a French woman writer aboard the ship were also detained. A British report said ten people died in weekend violence near Tel Aviv and Haifa amid deportations of unauthorised Jewish immigrants.
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Cytheria
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Honduras
France
New York
American ‘League For A Free Palestine, Inc
Tyre Shipping Company, Inc
United States
End of Long Case Strike Brings Hope to Farmers
The 438 day walkout at J S Case Farm Equipment Company ends as CIO UAW workers vote 927 to 448 to accept wage increases of about 25 cents an hour, new grievance machinery, and better vacation terms. The settlement ends strikes at Racine and other plants, easing farm equipment shortages and aiding farm production costs. Allis Chalmers remains the only major postwar dispute, with 6,500 workers still out.
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Wis
J. S. Case Farm Equipment Company
Case
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Allis Chalmers
West Allis
Harvey Kitzman
Johnson
Kitzman
Rock Island
Burlington
Rockford
Light turnout in Cedar Rapids school election shows 252 votes
In Cedar Rapids the regular school election drew a sparse vote. By 2 p.m. 20 of 23 precincts reported 252 ballots cast while polls stay open until 7 p.m. Two unopposed candidates for school board are Mrs. Dwight Krumholtz and Dr. Carl C. Kesler. Total registered voters number 32,812.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood School
Dwight Krumholtz
Carl C. Kesler
George
Peurifoy Nominated as Marshall Assistant
President Truman nominated John E. Peurifoy of South Carolina to be an assistant secretary of state. The nomination was announced Monday in Washington.
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Peurifoy
Marshall
Washington
John E. Peurifoy
South Carolina
Truman
Predict Rain or Snow for Tuesday in Iowa
The weather bureau reports moisture moving from the west and central Iowa tonight toward eastern Iowa by Tuesday. Temperatures are not expected to change much with highs in the 40s and an early spring pattern noted. Cedar Rapids read 41 in the afternoon. Sioux City reports slick highways due to rain and snow.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Monay
Mercury
Sioux City
The
Highway Commission
Barkley’s Wife Mrs Alben W Barkley Dies After Illness
Mrs Alben W Barkley aged 64 wife of Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky died after a long illness due to a heart ailment. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Barkley household.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Grenade Threat Hits Roxas Speech in Manila
A hand grenade exploded near President Manuel Roxas during a campaign speech approving the American parity amendment in Plaza Miranda Manila. The president was uninjured but photographer Emilio Maga Jang was wounded while senator Jose Avelino was credited with saving Roxas.
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Manila
Manuel A. Roxas
Plaza Miranda
Quiapo Church
Roxas
Malacanan Palace
United States
Philippines
New Sugar Stamp Is Good April
The Office of Temporary Controls announced sugar stamp No. 11 will be valid for 10 pounds starting April 1, replacing the five pound stamp No. 53. Stamp validity runs through Sept. 30 with a second 10 pound stamp to be issued July 1 if imports meet expectations, and possible additional 10 pounds by Sept. 30 for a total of up to 35 pounds for households.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
OPA
Truman to address Congress on Greek crisis Wednesday
President Truman will speak to a joint session at noon CST about the whole question of the Greek crisis and the Mediterranean situation. Sen. Vandenberg announced the plan after a 80 minute White House conference with congressional leaders. The address, about 20 minutes, will likely be broadcast on all networks and outline Near East concerns.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mediterranean
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
White House
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Near East
Daringer Admits Columbus Club and Other Robberies
James R. Daringer of Cedar Rapids admits breaking into the Columbus club at 716 Avenue NE and implicates William Maudsley. Daringer says they moved a 75-pound safe to a bridge over the Wapsipinicon river at Troy Mills and dumped cash, whisky, and checks along the highway.
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Daringer
Columbus Club
Cedar Rapids
James R. Daringer
William Maudsley
W. J. Kudina
Clam
Maudsley
Storm Lake
L. F. Stusak
Larry Condon
Kudina
Wapsipinicon River
Troy Mills
The
County Seeks Veteran Applicants for Relief Commission
Linn county supervisors issued a fresh appeal for a veteran to fill the Soldiers Relief Commission seat after the sole applicant, Howard McLaughlin, withdrew. They suggested the third member could be a woman veteran to join Frank Simon and Carl Smith, with Edward Weepie’s resignation creating the vacancy.
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Loyal Meek
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Soldiers Relief Commission
Clarece Beeson
Elmer Seevell
Frank Simon
Carl Smith
Edward Weepie
Howard McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Marshall Series Opens Life of New Secretary of State
The Gazette starts a series on George C. Marshall the United States new secretary of state bearing the duty for the nation at the Moscow conference which began Monday. First article runs on page 3.
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the Gazette
United States
George C. Marshall
Bricker dissents as Lilienthal wins 8 to 1 in atomic energy vote
The Senate atomic energy committee approved David Lilienthal as AEC chairman by 8 to 1 with Senator Bricker opposing. Nominees Waymack Strauss Bacher Pike and Wilson advanced, while Bricker and Johnson dissented on some votes. The panel sent its recommendations to the full Senate for action.
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Atom Board
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
David Lilienthal
Robert F. Bacher
Lewis Strauss
Sumner Pike
W. W. Waymack
Carroll Wilson
Washington
David &. Lilienthal
L. L. Strauss
Robert Bacher
Sumner T. Pike
Bricker
Ohio
Lilienthal
Sen. Taft
Republican Policy Committee
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Texas
Vandenberg
Mich
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Senate
Hickenlooper
Iowa
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Strauss
Waymack
Pike
Wilson
Son
Johnson
D-Colo
FBI
The
Iowan
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Neb
Sen. McKellar
Dtenn
TVA
Atomic Energy Committee
Millikin
R-Colo
Knowland
R-Calif
McMahon
D-Conn
Russell
D- Ga
Tonnally
Eleanor Opposes G I s in Greece
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged against deploying American troops to Greece. She said Greece must decide its own future and that the United Nations should lead any intervention. She demanded a UN police force and collective action rather than national troop involvement.
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Greece
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