Fight To Nip Filibuster Makes Gain
Washington AP report on Senate leaders claiming unexpected Republican support to invoke cloture and curb the southern led filibuster over civil rights. Signers include 17 Democrats and 16 Republicans, with major stakes on extending rent controls and curbing debate to pass civil rights measures.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
D-Ii
GOP
Flanders
Reed
Kan
Smith
Barkley
Knowland
McClellan
D-Ark
United States Senate
Dixie
Russell
D-Ga
Truman
Congress
Gasoline Pool Threatens Salt Lake City District
Fire officials warn of a growing pool of gasoline under a 32-block area of downtown Salt Lake City described as a hazard of unlimited proportions. A minor explosion occurred while crews probe seepage in sumps and sewers near the Mormon temple block. Fire Marshal Willis J. Smith says thousands of gallons may be stored in underground tanks east and south of the affected zone as crews seek the source.
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Salt Lake City
Willis J. Smith
Smith
J K. Piercey
Nine Million for Highways Voted
The Iowa senate approved a major highway bill without dissent and sent it to the house. It appropriates 8,960,000 dollars annually to the state highway commission for maintenance and administration of primary and secondary roads, about 605,400 dollars more per year than the 1947 bi ennium. The funds are separate from the proposed new highway development program and align with the highway commission and governor Beardsley’s recommendations.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
William S Beardsley
Draft Shift to Dept of Labor Urged by Hoover Panel
The Hoover commission plans to recommend moving the Selective Service system into the labor department and restoring the U S Employment Service to labor status. The proposal aims to restore prestige to labor and centralize manpower planning for war and civilian needs. Some dissent is noted among industry leaders and possibly the armed forces.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Labor Department
Commission
United States Employment Service
Hoover
Girl and Russian Indicted as Spies
A federal grand jury indicted Judith Copion a Department of Justice employee and Valentine A Gubitchev Russian attache to the United Nations secretariat for conspiracy to commit espionage in New York.
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New York
Judith Copion
Department of Justice
Valentine A Gubitchev
United Nations Secretariat
Lost Great Dane Found Near Marion Iowa
A gray muzzled Great Dane with arthritis was found in a ditch beside highway 151 between Marion and Springville by Jud son Cory of Marion. Cory brought the dog to Bogaard's Small Animal Clinic and the owner can call there to claim him.
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Marion
Springville
Judson Cory
Cory
Bogaard
Four Yugoslavs Sentenced to Death for Killing Pigs
In Belgrade four peasants were condemned to death for poisoning 680 pigs at a government model farm. The defendants, who called themselves crusaders, sought Anglo American intervention in Yugoslav affairs.
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Belgrade
Far
Linn County Red Cross Drive Surpasses Goal With 53304.09
The Linn county chapter of the Red Cross tops its 1949 fund drive with contributions totaling 53304.09, surpassing the 50000 goal in a 16 state Midwest campaign. Divisions led by Industrial and Commercial groups report strong totals. city drive in Marion netted 2119 toward a 2065 quota.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County
The
Red Cross
Linn
Midwest
M L Downey
Milo Blahnik
Gerald Hiland
Gordon Hughes
Lee Winger
C J Lynch, Jr
R E Beall
Marion
Drive
John Beck
American Red Cross
Truman Defends Offier Abuse Case in Army Court Martial
In Tokyo a U S army court martial found civilian George Angell guilty of assault and abusive language toward Lt Col John Aimerson after a traffic dispute. Defense Attorney Frank O Neill argued Truman may call someone an sob and still be protected, while Angell cited a standard American expression.
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Tokyo
Frank O'Neill
Boston
Truman
John Aimerson
Peru
Mass
Civil Service
George Angell
West Medford
O'Neill
Russia
Free America
Harry Truman
Angell
Dwight Eisenhower
West Point
Union Contract Demands Loyalty Disclosures at New York Utilities
A 28 000 member contract with Consolidated Edison and CIO Utility Workers of America requires employees to reveal membership in Communist or subversive groups. The provision, in effect for current and future workers, is described as information only but aims to allow reassignment during national stress to protect public service.
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New York
Consolidated Edison System
CIO Utility Workers of America
Man Dies After Eating 10-Pound Meal Challenge
In Madrid Santiago Gomez Parra defeated friends by consuming a 10 pound meal challenge but collapsed and died soon after. The incident stunned witnesses who watched as the cookout turned fatal.
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Madrid
Santiago Gomez Parra
German Count Reveals Inside View of Soviet War Machine
The Gazette will publish Count Heinrich von Einsiedel’s five part first person series starting Monday. Once a Nazi fighter pilot, he was captured at Stalingrad, became a Communist, and after years with the Russians grew disillusioned and fled to the western zones. The articles promise told perspectives on Soviet capabilities.
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Russia
Count Heinrich von Ejinsiedel
Germany
Bismarck
Stalingrad
Count von Einsiedel
Gazette
Waning Winter Deals Blows to Many Sections
A late winter storm and floods battered the Missouri Ozarks and central plains. Snow and rain hit the South and Midwest with temperatures plunging below zero in several states. Beatrice Nebraska was declared a major disaster area as floodwaters receded and Red Cross aid was mobilized for displaced residents.
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Associated Press
Missouri Ozarks
Nebraska
Montana
Midwest
Plains States
Dakotas
Minnesota
Michigan
Pembina
Cuba Breaks With Moscow Threat Looms Over Diplomatic Row
In Havana Cuba handed two blistering notes to the Soviet embassy accusing Moscow of brazen propaganda and totalitarian methods. President Prio Socarrás said the situation cannot persist and Cuba threatened to break ties as a formal pledge to end the strained relationship.
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Havana
Carlos Prio Socarrous
Stalin
Legation
Cuba
Russia
Moscow
Piio
Cuban Confederation of Labor
Reds
Mother Hears Daughter Slain in Tragic Telephone Plot
In New York two men and a woman died in a London Terrace duplex when Emory Holt slaughtered his wife Norma Whittaker and David Whittaker then killed himself. Mrs Elsie Thomas, watching from Hollywood by phone, heard her daughter's screams and begged Holt to stop before the end.
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New York
Emory Holt
Hollywood
Norma
David Whittaker
Elsie Thomas
Whittaker
London Terrace
Thomas
Holt
Mrs Holt
Slightly Warmer Iowa Forecast With Snow Flurries
The weather bureau predicted a slight rise in eastern Iowa temperatures while a Dakotas storm center would cool the west. Light snow flurries were expected in northern and western Iowa with Cedar Rapids highs near 40 and a low around 18. River levels showed steady drops though the Iowa river remained out of its banks at Iowa City. Highway 218 near Iowa City was closed as 10 to 15 inches of water covered about 150 feet.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Cedar River
Towa City
Des Moines
Raccoon
Senate approves bill to curb party switch in primaries
Iowa senate passed 27 to 12 a measure to ban party switching on primary election day. The bill removes a provision allowing oath switching and requires party changes to occur at least 10 days before the primary. The move aims to prevent last minute switches seen in prior contests.
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Senate
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
House
William S. Beardsley
Robert D. Blue
G.O.P
Cracks in Cost of Doing Business Continue
Washington and New York report rising costs ease across industry. Coal oil gas and steel price dynamics hint at potential cuts while storage and export trends reshape the market. Robbery spree on a Baltimore and Ohio line ends with two gunmen captured after a dramatic gun battle in Washington.
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Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Europe
Pittsburgh
Kearnessville
W Va
Leesburg
Greyhound
Miami
Youngstown
Baltimore
Robert Houser
Martinsburg
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