MacArthur Charges U S Leaders With Pushing Toward Communism
General Douglas MacArthur told Mississippi lawmakers that the Truman administration is steering the nation toward a Communist state and preparing for a war in Europe. He urged citizens to rechart the nation's course through constitutional processes and criticized U S foreign and defense policy, including the Korea cease fire and allied actions.
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Douglas MacArthur
Europe
MacArthur
Mississippi
Truman
Far East
Kremlin
Korea
Child of Woman Victim Dies After Shooting
The baby of Mrs. Earl Dufoe, 20, of 510 First Street SW, born about 8 p.m. Saturday, died two hours later from a chest wound. Cedar Rapids police say the mother was shot in the stomach earlier. the infant’s death followed an argument between the couple. The husband claims the gun discharged accidentally. police found a death by own action note in their apartment.
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Earl Dufoe
First Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Deaths Multiple Notables Lead Weekend Obits
Iowa obituary notices report Hawkeye Carolyn Kearney aged 72 of Dubuque died at home. Survivors include two sons and a daughter. Funeral services planned in Dubuque with burial there. Other notices list Iowa City professor Beth Wellman and local residents Isaac Lee Newhall William Gardmann among the deceased, with services and burials in respective towns and cemeteries.
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Oakdale
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Emerson Funeral Home
Iowa City
R. C. Frush
Johnson County
Palo Alto
Storms kill seven in Scottsville and devastate homes
Storms unleashed tornadoes across six states, scorched West Tennessee, and crippled the region. Seven members of a Scottsville family drowned as Garrett's creek swept away their house. Power lines toppled, crops flooded, and livestock perished as storms moved in from Mississippi.
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Gruenther says Ike has no knowledge of plans for campaign
General Alfred M. Gruenther arrived in Washington to convey Eisenhower's views on a $7.9 billion mutual security appropriation. Asked about Ike's possible resignation to campaign, Gruenther said he did not know Eisenhower's plans and declined to speculate.
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Rail Seizure Mootness Question in Higher Courts
The article discusses the risk of mootness in rail seizure cases before final court decisions. It notes that appeals courts have previously deemed questions moot when government control over carriers and income transfers to government arise. Chiefs of unions J P Shields and David B Robertson are identified among those leading locomotive union efforts.
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Labor dispute over seized roads persists after a year
O Hughes of the conductors says seizure and no strike injunctions violate rights under law and the Constitution. The lengthy labor dispute that caused the road seizures a year and a half ago shows little sign of resolution.
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Easter Seals sales in Linn reach 1822.65 dollars
The Linn County Easter Seals drive reports 1822.65 dollars in sales as Cedar Rapids school children begin their I Helped Crippled Children campaign. Mrs. W J Moershel chairs the local effort aiding crippled and handicapped residents.
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Linn County
W. J. Moershel
Cedar Rapids
Snowbound Bus Stranded Passengers Rescued in Kansas
A March blizzard sweeping east from Colorado and Wyoming stranded thirty passengers on a snowbound bus 12 miles east of Goodland Kansas for more than 15 hours. Rescue teams retrieved crews and a bogged snow plow before pulling them to safety as roads and communications failed across northwestern Kansas and Nebraska.
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Three Americans Among 44 Die in Dutch Air Crash
A KLM four engine airliner crashed near Frankfurt, killing 44 including three Americans. Four people survived but one died later. The American dead were John Bickford a 27 year old pilot who boarded in Rome Lt Col Edward Angel from Wiesbaden and H A Bennik born in Rekken Netherlands who lived 17 years as a poultry farmer in the United States.
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Edward Angel
Wiesbaden
Germany
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Turlingham, Ass
Virginia Mayo Attends Alimony Hearing Questioning
Virginia Mayo appeared at an attorney's office to be deposed in the alimony case involving her husband Michael O'Shea and his ex-wife Grace O'Shea. Grace's lawyer seeks details on the couple's finances and community property.
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Los Angeles
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Michael O’shea
Grace O’shea
Miss Mayo
Democrats eye tall filing slate for county offices
Linn County Democrats report Redmond of Cedar Rapids has filed for auditor and anticipate additional candidates before the filing deadline. Democrats expect not a full slate, while Republicans already hold most offices and expect no new filings. Incumbents listed include Sheriff Smith and Auditor Otto Hanzlik, with Hood as the lone Democratic third district supervisor. Filing ends Monday at 5 p.m. for all parties.
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Community speakers and civic notices sweep Cedar Rapids
City briefs list multiple upcoming events and meetings including Dr Edwin T Settle of Coe College speaking on Army Chaplain experiences at 8 pm April 28 for Mariners Club Kenwood Presbyterian. Other items cover YMB chambers committees, band festival planning, hair care ad, Toastmasters, PTA square dance, and a Navy promotion plus Rotary club talk.
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Retired Cedar Rapids Shoe Merchant Dies
Wendl Frank Dvorak aged 60 of 112 Bowling Street SW Cedar Rapids died at home Saturday noon after a long illness. He was a former Krall Shoe store partner born September 22 1891 in Austria. Survived by wife Anna a daughter and three grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Brosh chapel and St Wenceslaus Church with burial in St John cemetery. Rosary Monday evening at Brosh chapel.
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Deaths Mrs Barta Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Barta of 509 Twenty first street NE are set for 1 30 p m Monday at the Barta Hesser chapel with Rev E W Waggazer of Bethany Lutheran church officiating. Interment will be in Czech National cemetery with visitation after 4 p m Sunday.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Czech National Cemetery
Harvey I Stickel dies after long illness in Cedar Rapids
Harvey I. Stickel aged 60 dies at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 6 15 p m Saturday after a long illness. He was born near Beverly on March 6 1885 and lived at 1211 Nye Avenue NE. Survived by his wife Mary and three sisters are listed in the obituary.
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Nye Avenue
Cedar Rapids
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Beverly
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Cooper Farm Hoghouse Destroyed Near Coggon
A hoghouse on Cecil Cooper farm a half mile south of Coggon burned Saturday night around 8. Firefighters from Coggon saved most livestock though some young stock perished. The blaze caused no other structure damage.
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the Gazette
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Cecil Cooper
Coggon Fire Department
If Earth Spun 18 Times Faster Than Now
A thought experiment considers if the planet rotated eighteen times faster, objects at the equator would gain enormous tangential velocity risking fling into space. The idea highlights how current rotation stabilizes gravity and surface cohesion.
Death of Mrs Ella Gardemann in Newhall
Mrs Ella Gardemann wife of William Gardemann lifelong Newhall resident died at 11 15 am Saturday after a sudden illness Born August 14 1869 in Newhall she married there October 19 1892 Surviving besides her husband is a sister Mrs W M Wagner of Newhall Services will be at 2 pm Tuesday in the Presbyterian church Newhall Rev C L Pancoast burial in Mound cemetery near Watkins Friends may call at Turner chapel until 9 pm Sunday and then at the Newhall home after noon Monday
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University of Iowa
Hohenschuh
Waterloo’ Memorial Cemetery
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McGovern Funeral Home
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Services for Donald R. Jenkins Set Monday
World War II veteran and Cedar Rapids resident Donald R. Jenkins who died in a Friday night car collision will be mourned at a 1:30 p.m. Monday service in Turner chapel by Rev. Floyd Hinshaw of St. James Methodist. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. friends may call at the chapel.
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Chicago man waived extradition in armed robbery case
Vernon L. O'Neal 25 of Chicago waived extradition in district court and will be returned to face an armed robbery charge. He was arrested by Cedar Rapids detectives and held for Illinois officials. Police records list him as AWOL from an army camp at Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Cheyenne
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RFC Loans Available For Storm Loss Victims
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced that tornado struck South Central states are disaster areas. Affected property owners may apply to the RFC for rehabilitation loans.
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Reconstruction Finance
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Dockmen strike halts Guiana sugar cargoes
Dock workers in Georgetown British Guiana staged a general strike on Saturday halting loading of five ships carrying sugar and general goods to Britain Holland and Canada.
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