Wage settlements end major strikes at GM and GE
The CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers ratified a wage deal with General Electric, joining General Motors in ending two long strikes. The agreements grant an 18.5 cent hourly raise and include funds to adjust wage rates between GM plants, signaling renewed production and labor peace.
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New York
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
General Electric
Associated Press
General Motors
Westinghouse Company
AFL
San Francisco
Schwellenbach
United Auto Workers
Littell Learns to Fly After Wounding in Battle of the Bulge
S/Sgt Harold Littell, son of Mr and Mrs C W Littell of 2119 D Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, lost both legs in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge and is learning to fly without artificial limbs. He joined about 300 Percy Jones hospital patients in a flight training program at Battle Creek Michigan where 11 two place Ercoupe planes carried 150 soldiers aloft on Wednesday and another 150 on Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Littell
Littell
C. W. Littell
D Avenue
Belgium
Percy Jones Army Hospital
Army Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Associated Press
Allies Seize Opium in Nippon After Raid
Allied headquarters announced the seizure of seven and a half tons of contraband opium valued at over 7 million dollars and the arrest of seven Japanese. The find was disclosed by the criminal investigation division on Thursday.
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Nippon
Tokyo
Allied Headquarters’ Criminal Investigation Division
Stochl Seeks Democratic Primary Supervisor Post
W L Sam Stochl of 1537 Second Avenue SE announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for county supervisor from the first district in the June 3 primaries. Incumbent C L Beeson a Republican plans re election. Stochl, born June 26 1898, has been a Cedar Rapids insurance agent and Navy veteran.
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Cedar Rapids
Andrei Gromyko Heads To Security Council Meeting
Andrei A. Gromyko the Soviet ambassador to the United States is enroute to the United States to take part in the New York meeting of the United Nations Security Council, according to the Soviet embassy on Thursday.
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Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
New York
United Nations Security Council
Churchill to Deliver World Importance Speech in New York
Winston Churchill will speak Friday night from 9 30 to 10 p m Iowa time at a New York Waldorf Astoria dinner. He declined to comment on Stalin calling him a war monger. Copies of papers containing Stalin's blast were sent to his hotel suite. The address will be broadcast nationwide and its topic remained undisclosed.
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New York
INS
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Iowa
Churchill
Waldorf-Astoria
Washington studies risk of new war with Russia
The article reports Washington officials hedging on a possible third world war with Russia, saying outcome depends on whether Russia declares war on Britain or UN actions label Russia an aggressor. It notes UN Security Council meets March 25 and warns Britain may not trigger war without U.S. consent.
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Washington
INS
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Truman Administration
Britain
Near East
Truman
German Reich
Congress
United Nations Organization
UNO
UNO Security Council
New York
Council
League of Nations
America
Moscow
Kremlin
Southern Democrats Warned On Coalition Movement
Rep Richards of South Carolina said southern Democrats would be suckers if they join a coalition movement with Republicans. He claimed Republicans seek to discredit President Truman and his administration.
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Washington
Rep. Richards
D-S. C
House Republicans
Truman
Bevin Says Stalin Gave Assurances on Iran
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons that Stalin and the Soviet government gave the most categoric assurance that Iran's territorial integrity would be respected and that no Russian aggression against Iran is contemplated. He noted the November Soviet note and Molotov's remarks at London that British and Soviet troops would withdraw by March 2. He said Britain would act only after Moscow replies and would regret any settlement seen as coerced during occupation.
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London
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Stalin
Iran
Bevin
Britain
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Tehran
Red Cross Drive Surpasses Goal in City Campaign
Campaign chairman Reginald B. Figge announced the 1946 Red Cross drive has topped its $86,500 goal with $87,061 raised by Thursday. Seven of thirteen divisions have exceeded quotas, including public employes, mercantile, residential, and transportation. Rural results are still incomplete and will take several days to finalize.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Reginald B. Figge
Figge
Gordon Hughes
Commercial
John T.hamilton II
Mercantile
Gordon Barger
C. C. Kaldenberg
Arthur Coburn
M. J. Kelly
J. C. Kennedy
Don Isett
Land near Ellis Park chosen for veteran housing trailers
Cedar Rapids officials approve a 48 month lease to place 80 temporary housing trailers for veterans south of Ellis Lane and Ellis Park, east of Eighth Street NW. City to pay taxes and special assessments, install sewers and water mains, and may buy or cancel the land with notice. Site near Ellis bus line praised for veterans and proximity to Harrison school.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank K. Hahn
Maude M. Krebs
Frank S. Collins
Federal Public Housing Authority
Ellis Lane
Ellis Park
Eighth Street NW
Q Avenue NW
Park Avenue Realty Company
Collins
Iowa
Harrison School
Ellis
Frank Young
1 FE Pha
Chicago
Don Hines
FPHA
Ifo
City objects to CAB action on Cedar Rapids air service
City Attorney Don Hines mailed exceptions to the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington protesting Examiner F. Merritt Ruhlen's recommendation denying United Air Lines permission for regular scheduled stops in Cedar Rapids. The city urges North-South service via Mid-Continent Airlines and warns denial would hinder Cedar Rapids manufacturing growth and regional convenience.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
F. Merritt Ruhlen
United Air Lines
Ruhlen
Midwest
United
Moline
Des Moines
Chicago
Milwaukee
Rockford
Freeport
Sterling
Clinton
Dubuque
Tri-Cities
Muscatine
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Boone
Fort Dodge
Harley Kempter Confirmed Killed in Action in World War II
Lt. Harley C. Kempter, missing in Kyushu, Japan since August 8, 1945, is now listed as killed. A Clinton native and 30 years old, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force before joining the U.S. Air Forces in 1942. Survived by his wife, two children, his parents Ada Biba and Henry Kempter, and two brothers William and Charles.
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Cedar Rapids
Harley C. Kempter
Kyushu
Japan
Washington Avenue
Kempter
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Air Forces
Clinton
Larry
Patty Lou
Ada Biba
Washington Avenue SE
Henry Kempter
Sixth. Avenue
William D. Kempter
Charles E. Kempter
Kansas City
Union Seeks 30 Percent Wage Hike in Cedar Rapids
The State County and Municipal Workers of America CIO Local 617 asked Cedar Rapids City Council for a 30 percent wage increase for municipal employees. City leaders noted the budget is set and state law limits changes. Officials said the request would be considered like any other and not acted on until the new council after April 1.
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Cedar Rapids
State
Municipal Workers of America, Cio
Milton Phillips
Chicago
Frank K. Hahn
Phillips
Dave L. Williams
William Smith
Smith
Hahn
Williams
Gazette
Smith and Phillips
Five Year Plan for Atomic Energy Outlined by Vavilov
In Izvestia Sergei Vavilov outlines a five year program for atomic energy development. He says physicists chemists and engineers will work on atomic questions and energy release methods to advance Soviet science and meet Stalin's directives.
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Moscow
Russia
Sergei Vavilov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Izvestia
Vavilov
250 Million Voted For Vets Housing Plan
The House approved authorizing another 250 million dollars to convert surplus army and navy housing into temporary homes for distressed veterans and families. If the Senate approves, the fund would total 410 million dollars and provide about 200000 temporary housing units.
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Washington
House
Senate
Thye Seeks Senate Nomination With Stassen Support
Minnesota Governor Edward J. Thye announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate and said he expects backing from his close ally Harold E. Stassen. Thye noted he would not file if Stassen were not filing.
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St.“Paul
Edward J. Thye
United States Senate
Harold.e
Stassen
Thye
Senate
Troops in Iran Move as Russia Plays Bluff
Washington sources cite former ambassador Harriman amid reports of Russian troop columns advancing toward Turkey and Iraq. Dispatches place columns near Tabriz and Lake Urmia with movements at night toward Miyanduab and Mianeh. Marshal Bagramian, a tank warfare expert, is said to have been in Tabriz two to three weeks.
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Associated Press
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Tehran
Azerbaijan
Tabriz
Khoi
Mt. Ararat
Urmia
Miyanduab
Ira
Mianeh
Ivan Bagramian
Soviet Izvestia Attacks Iran and British Allies in War Warning
Izvestia accuses Iran and foreign reactionaries of planning to seize Soviet Caucasus and Caspian territories and to fuel War. Stalin denounces Churchill and Bevin as tensions rise. Reports place Soviet reinforcements in Iran and claim a large Tehran garrison at Karaj.
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London Daily Sketch
Sketch
Izvestia
Caspian Sea
Russia
Iran
Churchill
Bevin
Tehran
London Daily Telegraph
Karaj
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NEA Telemat
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