Collision of Superforts Fatal to 15
Two four engine B-29 aircraft collided in the air about 35 miles north of San Antonio during instrument training flights from Randolph Field. Fifteen crew members died. one bomber crashed on a hilltop, the other near a ranch landing strip. A special board investigated as witnesses reported the collision and a burned book titled I Want a Big Funeral was found.
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San Antonio
Here
Randolph Field
Bill Adams
Randolph
D. C. McDonald
L. A. Norden Ranch
Air Force
Gus Krause
J. W. Heard
San Bernardino
Calif
Jack Nolen
Lodging Tax Rule Hits State Board Employees
Iowa IRS ruling taxes free board and lodging for State Board of Control workers. Retroactive to 1949, about 1,500 to 1,800 employees affected. Revenue spokesman says the employer must pay as the service is compensatory and taxable.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Internal Revenue Bureau
Red Tag Given Lattimore Book
Former Communist turned FBI informer Harvey Matusow testified that the party in 1948 claimed Owen Lattimore’s book Sol ution In Asia carried the party line on China. He said the party also labeled Edgar Snow and Israel Epstein as Communists and that Epstein was known publicly as a Communist.
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Washington
FBI
Owen Lattimore
Asia
China
Harvey M. Matusow
Akron
Ohio
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Edgar Snow
Israel Epstein
Sen. Eastland
D-Miss
Matusow
Epstein
Lattimore and Snow
Eighth Victim Dies In Middletown Fire
In Middletown New York an eighth member of a family of eleven died from burns suffered in a fire that destroyed their home late Wednesday.
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Middletown
N. Y
White House Ship Hookup Not Recalled
Senate investigations focus on Newbold Morris ship deals and a White House link. Admiral William Smith testifies he recalls no White House help but notes Joseph Casey used influence in negotiations. Morris faces possible contempt claims as senators pursue broader inquiries amid strong accusations from Rep. Potter and critics in Congress.
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Washington
William Smith
Old
Maritime Commission
White House
Newbold Morris
Senate
Smith
Joseph E. Casey
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Rep. Casey
Massachusetts
Morris
Congress
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
House
Rep
Potter
R-Mich
United Press
Return of Crosses To Graves Vetoed
A House interior subcommittee killed a bill to force the army to restore white crosses on graves at Honolulu National Memorial Cemetery. Col. James B. Clearwater testified that restoring the crosses would violate national cemetery policy and warned it could trigger pressure for similar actions nationwide.
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Washington
House
Army
Honolulu
National Memorial Cemetery
James B. Clearwater
Army Quartermaster Corps Memorial Division
Clearwater
Brannan Charge Denied by Kline
CHICAGO United Press Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation said Agriculture Secretary Brannan’s charge that he made deals with presidential candidates is falsification. He called the claim irresponsible and an insult to citizens of any party.
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Chicago
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Kline
Brannan
Dallas
Texas
America
Stalin Prizes Awarded for Wide Scientific Ranks
In Moscow 95 Stalin prizes were announced by the Soviet government for work in fields from ancient history to atomic physics. Awards honored notable scientists across disciplines in a government ceremony.
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Moscow
Willis Glassgow Seeks Re-election As County Atty
Willis Glassgow announces he will seek a second term as County Attorney of Linn County in the June 2 Republican primary. He is unopposed by Democrats, with one district supervisor facing minor GOP challengers, and remains active in local civic and legal organizations.
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Willis Glassgow
County
Atty
Willis A. Glassgow
G.O.P
Martin Wiley
Fred A. Higley
Joseph Gaskill
James Smith
Otto F. Hanzlik
Frank Bates
Dempsy Jones
Shenandoah
Page County
Glassgow
Iowa
Hansetta McHugh
Wyoming
Nancy
Colorado College
Willis, Jr
Franklin High School
Cottage Grove Avenue
St. John’s Episcopal Church
el Kabir Shrine
the Elks, Chamber of Commerce, Moose
Linn County
I Club
Blind Man Leads Eight To Safety In Clinton Fire
Blind 70 year old Clete Bellisime guided eight women through smoke filled corridors of a three story brick building in Clinton Missouri destroyed by fire. Firemen praised his calm leadership as residents fled down stairs to safety with no injuries reported.
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Clinton
Clete Bellisime
Twe
Bellisime
Building Pay Raise Upheld in Construction Industry
The Wage Stabilization Board ruled that pay rates for three to four million construction workers may rise 15 cents an hour in 1952. The decision is unanimous and permissive, allowing but not requiring the 15-cent increase as unions and employers prepare annual bargaining in spring.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
C R Boy Struck By Car On Way To School
Carl Dean Godden five was hit by a westbound car at Johnson avenue and Twenty first street NW while walking to school. He suffered a fractured leg head injuries and abrasions and was taken to St Luke's hospital in fair condition. Driver Donald I Mastain of Newhall was charged with reckless driving after the 8 55 a m collision.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Dean Godden
Dean H. Godden
Twentieth Street
Johnson Avenue
Twentyfirst
St. Luke’s Hospital
Twenty-first Street
Donald I. Mastain
Newhall
Mastain
Dale Cunningham
Red Cross Drive Nears Halfway Mark in Linn County
Linn County Red Cross fund appeal climbs past $30,500 with two days left. Penick and Ford employees and Local 100 AFL members exceed their $985 goal by contributing $1,576. Campaign chair Barney Morrison urged full reporting for Friday audit and a final push to reach the $67,745 goal by Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Red Cross Fund
Penick Jand Ford
American Federation of Grain Millers
AFL
Barney Morrison
National Association of Cost Acccountants
Morrison
Linn County
Red Cross
Penick
Ford
Bundesen Pleads Not Guilty to Misconduct Charge
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen chief of the Chicago board of health pleads not guilty to misconduct and omission of duty linked to the horse meat scandal. Bond set at 5 dollars, case assigned for April 29.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
Arizona man sought in Anamosa child abduction arrest warrant
Special to The Gazette reports a warrant for Brad Barrows of Phoenix, 34, was issued by Justice of the Peace George Stimpson for abducting his daughter Kathryn, 6, from the Dirners in Anamosa. The Dirners say Barrows, who visited often, took Kathryn Wednesday evening claiming to fetch a sandwich. Authorities say custody was not held by the Dirners. Barrows works as a Trans World Airways reservation clerk. Kathryn, small for her age with light blonde hair and blue eyes, wore a spotted fur coat.
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Anamosa
Arizona
Justice of the Peace
George Stimpson
Brad Barrows
Phoenix
Kathryn Barrows
Francis Dirner
Barrows
Dirners
Kathryn
Dirner
Waterloo
Lewis Dreibelbis
Trans-World Airways
President Truman Attacks Opposition to Federal Power Program
President Truman denounced the federal power program as vicious and dangerous in a message to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He vowed to advance water power development for public benefit while criticizing the power industrys advertising campaign funded by taxpayers and shifting from valley authority attacks to socialism charges.
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Chicago
Truman
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Chapman
Valley Authority
So Scared by Quizzing Forgot Cash Tax Agent
Albert Cohen a 53 year old internal revenue agent testified before the House Ways and Means subcommittee on tax irregularities saying he was scared by questioning and forgot about $12 000 in cash in a safe deposit box He admitted past inaccuracies about cash holdings and his spending over five years from 1946 to 1950 and described being highly nervous during interrogation.
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Washington
House
Albert Cohen
Cohen
New Yorkea
The
House Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
Tax Administration
New York
Fischer Boy Murder Trial Nears Climax
In Webster City a 15 year old defendant, Robert Fischer, faces second degree murder charges after allegedly firing eight shots at his father, Al W. Fischer. The case’s closing argument portrayed the boy as acting in fear amid family violence as jurors weigh possible verdicts including second degree murder, manslaughter, or acquittal.
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Webster City
Robert Fischer
Jewell
Lloyd Karr
John Schaupp
Schaupp
Robert
al W. Fischer
Lant Doran
Doran
Fischer
Freakish March Weather Hits Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa endured snow rain and winds up to 25 mph with thawing mornings and a sharp fall in temperatures by Friday. Decorah saw five inches of snow, Cedar Rapids logged 27 inches of an inch of rain with a trace of snow, and Ringgold county faced windstorm damage to barns. Eight towns lost telephone service due to Wednesday’s storm with restoration expected late Thursday. A clearing, colder night and a warming Friday afternoon are forecast.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Ringgold County
Alvord
Doon
Gaza
Lester
Matlock
George
Inwood
Melvin
Linn County Delegation Creates Taft Eisenhower Split Pact
Frank Nye reports that Linn County Taft and Eisenhower leaders agreed to split 104 state convention delegates between their camps in proportion to strength at the county convention. The county meeting is set for 10 am Friday at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids with the May 4 Des Moines state convention in view.
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Linn County
Eisenhower
Taft
Harmony
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
G.O.P
Des Moines
James E. Bramwell
Frank C. Byers, Jr
Delegation balance in county convention outlined
A Gazette survey shows 28 unpledged delegates likely to decide the county convention along with six others from Buffalo Linn and Fayette precincts lacking caucuses. Pledged delegates total 89 Eisenhower 82 Taft 1 MacArthur 1 Warren, with Taft possibly losing a fifth precinct seat and debates on switches continuing.
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Buffalo
Linn
Fayette
the Gazette
Taft
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Warren
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo, Linn and Fayette
Helen Dutcher
Waubeek
William Mitchell
Carl Schatzle
Schatzle
G. M. Goudy
Martelle
Charles Wickham
Bernell Schwirtz
Louis Eye
Fayette Precinct
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