Soviet Izvestia Attacks U S Interference Over Greece Turkey
Moscow dispatch reports Izvestia denounces U S aid to Greece and Turkey as interference and expansionist plans. The editorial targets Truman's call for support, warns of United Nations sovereignty violations, and accuses Washington of planning to subordinate both nations to American imperialism.
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Moscow
Izvestia
United States
Greece
Turkey
United Nations
Truman
Hitler
Washington
Foree
Security Council
Labor Committee probes witness testimony for possible perjury
Washington the house labor committee ordered an investigation into testimony given before it to determine if witnesses lied under oath. The probe targets two CIO union officials Harold Christoffel and Robert Buse and follows claims from Louis Budenz that both men were Communists. The committee plans to finish within a week to ten days under counsel Irving McCann and James M. McInerney. Local union reactions stressed no witch hunt and noted varied political beliefs within locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
CIO
Harold Christoffel
Milwaukee
Allis Chalmers
United Automobile Workers
Robert Buse
Hartley
R-N.j
Rep
Kennedy
D-Mass
Irving McCann
James M. McInerney
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Buseh
Christoffel
Budenz
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Daily Worker
New York
CIO American Newspaper Guild
John F. Ryan
New York Guild
Paraguay Rebels Gain Strength In Chaco Garrison
From Buenos Aires reports the key Chaco garrison in Paraguay has joined the uprising against the government, shifting odds strongly in favor of the rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Chaco
Paraguay
Genius and marriage clash at Linn County Medical Society meeting
Dr Louis Karnosh of the Cleveland Clinic spoke on the mental structure of genius at a Linn County Medical Society dinner with 161 attendees at the Montrose hotel. He argued geniuses are dualistic, moody, and often poor husbands, citing Goethe, Voltaire, Liszt, Beethoven, and Byron as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Medical Society
Montrose Hotel
Louis J. Karnosh
Department of Neuro-Psychiatry
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland
Society
Morgan J. Foster
Karnosh
Irene
Dr. Karnosh
Schopenhauer
Goethe
Voltaire
Liszt
Beethoven
Remieee Byron
Edgar Allen
Portal Ruling Appeal Filed
An employee of the Mt. Clemens Pottery Company filed an appeal in the circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati challenging a ruling denying portal to portal pay. Judge Frank A. Picard had issued the decision last month that affected about 6.6 billion dollars in American labor claims against industry.
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Detroit
Mt. Clemens Pottery
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cinicinnati
Frank A. Picard
United States
Supreme Co
U S Philippines Base Pact Signed
Acting Secretary of State Acheson announced a U S Philippines base pact allowing retainment of bases for international security and UN use by prior agreement. The pact was signed in Manila by Paul McNutt and President Roxas with a U S military mission to advise on defense.
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Washington
INS
Acheson
United States
Philippine Republic
Manila
Paul McNutt
Roxas
United Nations Security Council
Philippine
Snow and Cold Hit Cedar Rapids Area Weekend
Frigid eastern Iowa weather continues with high winds and temperatures dropping into the teens. Cedar Rapids recorded 19 degrees in the afternoon and a low near 10 tonight as the five day outlook shows temperatures about 5 degrees below normal and a chance of light snow flurries.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Spencer
End Seen in Texas Telephone Strike
Dallas Texas more than 11000 Southwestern Bell Telephone Company workers were expected to return to work Friday ending statewide continuous meetings that had paralyzed switchboard service across the state. Union president L McCowen of St. Louis said employees would be advised to resume work pending a fact finding report appointed by Governor Jester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
INS
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
L. McCowen
St. Louis
Uford H. Jester
Ex-Treasury Officials Back Broad Tax Cut
Roswell Magill and John W. Hanes urged the House Ways and Means Committee to approve a 20 percent income tax cut retroactive to Jan 1. They argued current rates stifle investment and distort tax theory, contrasting with Treasury Secretary Snyder’s stance. The committee rejected a Democratic bid to widen hearings.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House Ways and Meats Committee
Roswell Magill
Columbia University
John W. Hanes
New York
Roosevelt
Snyder
Magill
Hanes
Atson
R-Minn
Local Draft Boards Stay Ready For Possible Crisis
Senate armed services committee voted to keep draft records in local boards through June 30 to allow rapid action if the world situation worsens. The move would preserve local offices and the machinery of universal military training while considering a new system after March 31 and awaiting congressional action.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Tru
Robert P. Patterson
Gurney
R-S. D
Office of Selective Service Records
Greek Crisis Debate Hovers Over Greece Turkey Aid
Senate Republicans pressed for answers on whether Britain warned Byrnes last October of withdrawing support to Greece. The controversy could affect Truman's request for 400 million dollars in aid as House hearings begin next week. Vandenberg plans to question top officials before any funding decision.
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Washington
Britain
Greece
Senate
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Bevin
Great Britain
James F. Byrnes
Congress
Truman
Turkey
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Byrnes
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mr. Truman
Moscow
Aii
Truman Overrules Experts on Wartime Draft Expiry
President Truman told Congress to let the wartime draft act end as month ends. A Senate session transcript shows Maj. Gen. W. S. Paul and Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey were pressed to admit they recommended continuing the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Gurney
R-S.d
Senate Armed Services Committee
W. S. Paul
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Tanker Fort Dearborn crew missing after storm split
The Fort Dearborn broke in a storm 1,100 miles northwest of Honolulu. Rescue efforts target 22 men from the stern and eight from the bow, with 12 still missing in a lifeboat. Navy patrol bombers will search as weather improves. The freighter Telfair Stockton reports moderate seas and seeks speedy recovery. The Robert S Broussard reports improving conditions en route to Yokohama with locomotives from the United States.
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Honolulu
Telfair
Stockton
Fort Dearborn
Navy
Robert S. Broussard
Yokohama
United States
San Francisco
Dentist's Chair Held Fearless For Young Patients
Miss Morrison told the Iowa State Dental Society that children fear the dentist less when treated with care. She advised a welcoming waiting room, patient-specific visiting days, and efforts to foster tooth pride as part of early health, noting early dental experiences affect later health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Breuer
Little Johnny
Miss Morrison
No Free Society If Folk Live in Fear
Secretary of State Marshall told the foreign ministers that a democratic society requires freedom of belief and fear-free life for citizens. He cited Germany and Greece to stress U S democratization aims, and noted wartime plant liquidations and prisoner counts in the American zone. An authoritative source said China may refuse participation in the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Wacomgye
Conference of Foreign Ministers
United States
Marshall
Council
Germany
Italy
China
Minnesota Senate Backs Down on Closed Shop Ban Vote
The Minnesota Senate rejected the anti closed shop measure by 30 to 29 in a late Thurssday vote, while leaving open a path for potential reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Senate
ST. Paul
Minnesota Senate
Union Says System Not Time Study At Penick And Ford
Production halted at Penick and Ford plants for several days over a time study dispute. Union president Robert Decker said the system introduced by Dr J Max Widmer is not a time study and that foremen are not measuring how workers perform each task. About 600 union members returned to work at 3 pm after the dispute ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Penick and
Ford
Robert Decker
Grain Processors’ Union
National Council of Grain Processors
Decker
J. Max Widmer
Penick
Quaker and Union Meet as Strike Pauses at Plant
Union representatives and Quaker-Oats management met Friday with U S Conciliation Commissioner M E Sherman to draft talks after 950 United Cereal Workers Union members walked out Thursday. Production halted at the Quaker plant, no picket disturbances, and workers received pay for the week ending March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
United Cereal Workers Union, Cio
U.S
M. E. Sherman
Des Moines
Sherman
Quaker
Five Day Week Agreed For British Miners
London based report says the national coal board and miners union agreed on a five day workweek for British miners starting May 5. The agreement ends a long dispute over shifts and productivity and affects thousands of workers across UK coal mines.
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London
National Coal Board and Miners Union
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