Iowa House Approves Compromise Dry Beer Bill
The Iowa House passed a middle ground beer bill 77 to 27, liberalizing the senate version yet keeping controls on permits. it would allow beer where food is sold with bars separated from dining rooms. The measure heads back to the senate with amendments, including a Christmas and Thanksgiving beer sale ban proposal and minor penalties for misrepresenting age. The bill envisions an increased barrel beer tax and a $100 fine for minor misrepresentation, aiming to raise about $3 million annually.
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Harry Weichman
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Philip Hedin
Davenport
Bevin Presses Molotov on German Prisoners and War Potential
In Moscow Bevin challenged Molotov to reveal numbers of German wartime prisoners in Russia and the current peace time industry level in the Soviet occupation zone. Molotov conceded delays on destroying German capital ships while denying the implication of noncompliance. Marshall expressed US general agreement with Bevin, and Truman urged Congress to fund 400 million dollars for Greece and Turkey with civilian and military personnel to aid reconstruction.
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Solons React Varied To Truman Address Across Parties
Washington AP reports congressional reaction to President Truman’s address ranged from warm endorsement to sharp disagreement. Democrats generally supported him though views varied. some lawmakers called for more details before deciding on future steps.
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Truman
Washington
House
Rayburn
Texas
Fire damages three Findlay stores after two hour blaze
Firefighters gained control after a two hour battle at dawn in Findlay Ohio. The blaze affected Muirs drug Kessels women s wear and Cut Price Shoes on Main Street. Owner Herbert Kessel reported extensive damage with losses estimated around 175000 dollars.
Quaker Oats Talks With Union Keep Strike Averted}
A federal conciliator met with Quaker Oats Company management and United Cereal Workers Union representatives in Cedar Rapids in a last minute effort to avert a strike. Union leadership had threatened a walkout by about 950 workers at midnight, amid a dispute over 15 minute rest periods.
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Quaker Oats Company
United Cereal Workers Union, Cio
Walter C. White
Des Moines
Body of Drowning Victim Recovered
The body of Ivan Sankot, 46, of 1313 M Street SW, was recovered from the Cedar River near the dam by Cedar Rapids police about 5 p.m. Tuesday. An autopsy found no foul play. Identification was tentative, based on clothing and marks.
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Sankot
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Henry Overman
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Clarence Milota
Rubey
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Beatty Mortuary
Relief Housing Problem Up For Linn Supervisors Meeting
A Linn county board session heard Rev. Frank Ward of the Sunshine Mission Adjutant Walter E Thompson of the Salvation Army and others propose an immediate plan for emergency housing for evicted low income families with 11 in one case. Officials urged city county relief agency cooperation and a two week meeting to discuss temporary, cheap shelter options as rent controls may shift next summer.
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Sunshine Mission
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Walter E. Thompson
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Ida Hampton
County Relief Department
Lena Vogt
Clarence Beeson
Ward
Carnes
Adjutant Thompson
Mission
Dutch Dakota Missing With 26 Aboard
An air force Dakota flight carrying 24 passengers and 2 crew members on the Batavia to Bandung route in Java is officially reported missing. Search efforts follow the report from Batavia.
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Netherlands East Indies Air Force
Batavia
Bandoeng
Java
Soviet Recall Of U S Envoy Is Temporary
Washington dispatch says Soviet ambassador Nikolai V. Novikov has been recalled to Moscow. A Soviet embassy spokesman said the recall is temporary and declined to explain the reason. He indicated the envoy would return, but offered no date or justification.
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Washington
Nikolai V. Novikov
United States
Moscow
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Soviet ambassador Zarubin leaves London for Moscow
London reports indicate George Zarubin, Soviet ambassador to Britain, departed for Moscow early Wednesday for consultations related to the forthcoming foreign ministers conference. Embassy staff declined comment while other Russians called his role routine and not focused on German or Austrian affairs. The British government was notified of his departure.
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George Zarubin
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Suda
Moscow
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Molotov
Republican law panel member warned over labor ideas
Rep. Kearns of Pennsylvania said he received a mysterious call warning him to rethink labor policy. The caller claimed Kearns was seen dining with George P. McNear, president of the Peoria and Western railroad, who was slain in Peoria, Illinois, earlier this week.
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LLP
Republican House Labor Committee
Kearns
R-Pa
George P. McNear
Peoria and Western Railroad
Peoria
McNear
Wardman Park
Laborite Regime Guilty of Crime Says Churchill
Winston Churchill, rising to move a no confidence vote, accuses the Labour government of a crime against the British state for pursuing socialist policies during economic crisis. He criticizes nationalization and opposes a coalition, warning of threatened recovery and national peril.
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London
LLP
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Full Scale Civil War in Paraguay
In Paraguay revolting soldiers of the first infantry division have sparked a full scale civil war. A loyal expeditionary force heads toward Concepcion, center of rebel strength, amid large scale fighting and a radio declaration of a struggle for democracy against atheistic communism.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
National
Concepcion
First
Moscow Critics U S Mobilizing War Effort
Radio Moscow charged that the United States is mobilizing its forces while Russia demobilizes. It said 60 percent of Russia’s 1943 budget went to the military, but the current budget allocates only 18 percent to the armed forces.
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INS
Radio Moscow
United States
Russia
President Truman Heads to Florida for Rest Five Days
President Truman, following doctors orders for rest, left Washington for a five day stay in Key West. He will avoid official engagements and relax with sun and swimming while communications stay open with Washington and Secretary Marshall in Moscow.
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Blodgett Withdraws From Arbitration Row
Cedar Rapids attorney John D. Randall replaces J. C. Blodgett as arbitrator for AFL drivers and maintenance men. plans discussed to add a third party to the panel to finish a contract dispute. Blodgett cites time constraints. the arbitration aims to avert a threatened strike by the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes.
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Cedar Rapids News
John D. Randall
J. C. Blodgett
AFL
Blodgett
Cedar Rapids Tribune
Randall
B. W. Franklin
National City Lines
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Franklin
Chicago
Union
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
Predict Rain and Snow Thursday in Cedar Rapids Area
A light drizzle fell by noon and the weather bureau forecast rain through Thursday morning with a change to snow late morning. Temperatures were 41 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, expected to fall to about 32 tonight and rise to max 36 Thursday. Precipitation totaled .26 inches by 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. readings showed 43 then 40 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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