Vandenberg Challenges Barkley Over Filibuster Rule
Senator Vandenberg urged the senate to overrule Vice President Barkley on cloture in the southern filibuster debate. He argued rules should be set by the body not rulings from the chair as an appeal by Senator Russell seeks a senate vote on Barkley’s ruling.
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Senate Names School Aid Study Group
A five member senate appropriations subcommittee was named to draft an overall school aid plan. Led by Sen. R R Bateson, the group includes Sen F E Sharp, Sen Harry Watson Sanborn, Sen Otto Henningsen, and Sen G E Whitehead, all Republicans.
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Pact Reached In Gravedigger Strike At Calvary Cemetery
Francis Cardinal Spellman announced a settlement ending a two month strike by gravediggers at Calvary cemetery. The workers win a wage increase of 83 percent after leaving a CIO union labeled Communist dominated. The cardinal had personally directed grave digging during the dispute.
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Truman Nominates Nichols for Indian Affairs Chief
President Truman named Dr John R Nichols president of New Mexico A and M college as commissioner of Indian affairs. The nomination aims to lead the federal agency directing tribes and policy.
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Trans-Jordan and Israel Sign Pact for Cease Fire
RHODES AP Israel and Trans-Jordan signed a formal cease-fire agreement covering their Palestine front as a step toward a full armistice. The pact pledges mutual nonattack and comes amid UN observers probing reports of Israeli attacks near Aqaba. Israel denies the claims.
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Golden Wedding Enlivened by Dad ESBON Kans
Ernest M Frost said the golden wedding celebration for his son Byron P Frost and his wife was brighter because their father attended. Byron, 96, enjoyed the event as the guest of honor while seven of the couple’s ten children are still living. Byron came to Kansas 75 years ago from Rochester Wisconsin.
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CIO Union Wins Wilson Vote Overwhelmingly
In Cedar Rapids the Wilson and Company plant employees voted to keep the United Packinghouse Workers Union CIO by a large margin. Local 3 UPW CIO business agent Harold Smith said 1,662 workers participated. 1,389 favored the union while 234 opposed. Thirty-nine ballots were challenged and seven were void.
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Bagwell Urges Dynamic Viewpoint For Jaycee Advancement
Paul D Bagwell president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce spoke to 300 people at the Young Men's bureau in Cedar Rapids. He called for dynamic progressive thinking to solve modern problems and cited Toynbee on three safety related mistakes. He urged moral ethics, forward looking ideals, and a dynamic Jaycee approach to defeat bad ideas with better ones.
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U S Delegate Walks Out at U N Session
U S delegate Leroy Stinebower walked out of the U N Economic and Social Council in Lake Success amid a Polish attack on Lt Gen John Hodge. Chair James Thorn allowed the tirade to continue, drawing Stinebower's protest and exit. Katz-Suchy defended the language as standard in debate.
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Eleanor Invited To Address Iowa Solons Tuesday
The Iowa House adopted a resolution inviting Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to address a joint session next Tuesday morning. She will arrive in Des Moines the night before for a public address. Rep Gene Poston asked who would pay the 1500 dollars for bringing her to Des Moines.
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Warmer Weather Seen Saturday
Snow flurries moved through Iowa on Friday but the weather bureau forecast warmer conditions for Saturday into Sunday as a low pressure system pushes in. Rivers were receding overall though the Iowa River remained flooded near Iowa City and Highway 218 was still closed north of the city. Cedar River rose briefly in Cedar Rapids before continuing to fall.
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Man Carrying Rocket Plan Proposed by Chicago Researcher
Chicago researcher Eugene A. Maynor outlined a man carrying rocket ship to a war veterans group. He said the craft would reach 30 to 36 miles altitude, peak at near space, then glide to landing at 46 mph. Tests may begin on Lake Michigan barges. Pentagon offered no comment.
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Protestant Bloc Urges Vatican Bid
In Cleveland AP report a conference proposal on religious liberty between Protestant leaders and the Vatican is to be considered by 35 million American Protestants at a four day meeting. The plan, sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches, cites Mindszenty and Ordass cases and seeks clear definitions of religious liberty for all under any government.
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Seven Injured in Crash Near Tama
Special to The Gazette. John Rodgers 37 of Monticello suffered a broken collar bone and six others were slightly injured Thursday when a gasoline transporter and a car collided on highway 30 east of Tama. Damage estimated over 3000 dollars, including 500 dollars gasoline spill. Rodgers drove with William and Hulda Behrends and Carl and Mathilda Monks of Monticello, all with minor injuries. Transport driver Lawrence Nutt 37 and passenger Loren Stull 29 of Belle Plaine also bruised. Injured treated at Tama clinic.
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Greece says plot to kill Yank failed
Greek police say a Communist plot to assassinate Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, head of the American military mission in Greece, was foiled. Police report arrests and some confessions, with a weapons cache seized. Investigations continue as officials confirm the plan and name other targets including Gen. Alexander Papagos.
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Russian Engineer Refuses to Answer at Spy Arraignment
In New York, Valentin A. Gubitchev, a Russian engineer indicted with Judith Coplon, refuses to answer questions citing diplomatic immunity. Judge Rifkind keeps bail at 100000 and will appoint counsel, with trial set for April 1. Coplon pleads innocent. her bail remains unchanged at 20000 after a family bail posting.
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Scotsman Defends Water Pronunciation as Whisky in Commons
In London a Scotsman argued in parliament that he pronounces water as whisky during debate on phonetic spelling. The bill aims to spell words as spoken, drawing jibes about Scots and love. Sir Alan Herbert ridiculed diacritics while John Rankin challenged the claim.
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Death March Vet Donates for CARE Packages
Los Angeles AP report: Sally Manasse, a Palm Springs motel operator and 44 month Bataan Death March survivor, donated $100 for CARE packages to Japan. He said the gift reflects a gesture of international friendship to aid world peace.
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Telephone line men teased by driver in town joke
A passing woman carves humor from two line men on a pole as she recalls past crashes. The chuckle angle highlights a public quip about the motorists misfortune and local humor.
Dems Win Close House Vote on Rent Controls Extension
In Washington the Democrats defeated a Republican bid to limit rent controls to 90 days by 178 to 163. The House moved toward final action on watered-down legislation extending controls for 15 months while voting against restoring ceilings on hotel accommodations.
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Snow blankets large swaths from Missouri to New England
A late winter storm spreads across the Midwest to the Northeast with fresh snow. Reports show seven inches in parts of Ohio and Indiana, six inches in Cleveland and Buffalo, and four to six inches in Erie. Rain extends from Virginia to Boston while California sees rain. Farmers in the Sacramento Valley face flood threats and urged livestock precautions.
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Self-inflicted death near Senate elevator reported in Washington
A man tentatively identified as Thom Williams of Buffalo shot himself Friday near the private elevator for senators on the third floor of the senate wing about 20 feet from a door to the member gallery of the senate chamber. Authorities described the event as a suicide and began an investigation.
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