Wage Stabilization Board under fire from three members
Washington AP report says three Wage Stabilization Board industry members George Armstrong Dwight Steele and Milton Olander told reporters the board should go out of business saying it causes inflation and cannot beat collective bargaining for inflation control. They warned steel wage-price talks could be worsened by WSB recommendations while CIO head Philip Murray rejected Wilson’s bid to meet and the steel strike delay runs to April 8.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles E. Wilson
CIO
Philip Murray
Wilson
George Armstrong
Dwight Steele
Milton Olander
Truman
Key West
Murray
WSB
United Steelworkers
Burgus Orders New Checkup of Cedar Rapids Incinerator
Cedar Rapids officials push to revive the city incinerator after 23 months idle. Assistant Health Officer Carl Smith and former plant supervisor Clarence Walsh inspected the site at the request of Finance Commissioner Louis Burgus, with a report due to the council next Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Smith
Clarence Walsh
Louis D. Burgos
Smith and Walsh
Burgus
Council Hennessey
Smith
Walsh
Frank Young
Leo Louis
H. R. Green
Pain Killing Plan Tested
Boston doctors test an electric needle to destroy a brain crossroad thought to cause pain. At Massachusetts General Hospital experiments target the pain center with hopes of freeing cancer patients from suffering. Animal trials preceded human plans, with cautions about personality effects and awareness of pain.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
William H. Sweet
Gruenther’s Senate Testimony Satisfies Gillette
Sen. Gillette notes Gen. Gruenther’s testimony on the foreign aid bill obviates the need for Gen. Eisenhower’s later appearance. Gruenther’s factual command impressed, though he avoided political distinctions among NATO allies.
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Washington
Alfred Gruenther
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Sen
Gillette
D-Ia
Gruenther
NATO
Chicken Pox Keeps Batista From Official Duties
Havana AP reports General Fulgencio Batista has not participated in official acts for four days due to chicken pox. Secretaries call illness the cause, amid rumors of a coup and Batista's possible detention by military forces after a sudden power shift two weeks earlier.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Safe driver Hubbard killed in truck collision
Cincinnati report states William E. Hubbard, recently cited by a national trade magazine for safe driving, died Tuesday when his tractor-trailer plowed into a freight engine in a high impact crash.
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Cincinnati
William E. Hubbard
Six Die in Skid Row Los Angeles Hotel Blaze
A rapid fire at the six floor St. George hotel in Los Angeles killed at least six men. A night clerk Leland Whitehouse aided evacuations before the blaze was stopped an hour after starting. About 150 guests were in the building with ten hospitalized for burns or injuries.
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Los Angeles
Analley
Whitehouse
Military To Use Newark Airport Reopening for limited military use
Newark airport, closed after three crashes caused 119 deaths, will reopen for military planes on a limited basis. The Port Authority announced the decision, with a reopening date to be set by the U S force. The air force seeks the field for shipping planes to Europe under the Mutual Security program.
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New York
Newark
Port of New York Authority
U. S. Force
Air Force
Europe
Linn Democrats Split Delegates Three Ways
Linn county Democrats will send 50 votes for President Truman, 18 for Governor Stevenson and 16 for Senator Kefauver to the state convention in Des Moines May 28. The Cedar Rapids meeting set binding rules for the first ballot and included a straw poll to gauge candidate strength among 84 delegate votes.
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Linn Democrats
Linn County
Kefauver
Truman
John R. T. Rives
The
Order of Railway
Frank J. Lynott
Iowa
Stevenson
Des Moines
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
John B. Reilly
Heard County
Rodney E. Birckicht
Birkicht
Robert Weseley
Clarence Beeson
Clarence F.redmond
Cedar i Rapids
Robert Mullaley
Young Democrats
Montrose
Abolishing Citizenship Rule For Iowa Doctors Proposed
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners voted to abolish the rule requiring full citizenship for medical licenses, with action pending attorney general approval. The plan lets foreign born doctors qualify by declaring intent to become citizens, completing a year of supervised graduate study in state, passing basic science tests, credential review, and English proficiency.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
Iowa
A. D. Woods
State ‘Center Board
Attorney General’s Office
Europe
Attorney General
Minnesota
University of Iowa Medical School
Nebraska Smear Campaign Aired
Senate elections subcommittee chair Gillette disclosed smear pamphlets aimed at Eisenhower and Stassen in the Nebraska primary. He showed cartoons and text alleging Eisenhower’s ties to Russia and suggesting Stassen works to undermine U.N. sovereignty.
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Washington
Gen
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Sen
Gillette
D-Ia
Senate Elections Subcommittee
New Hampshire
Paratrooper Killed as Big Games Begin
Fort Hood Texas reports a paratrooper from the 82nd airborne division died after his chute fouled during the opening wave of Exer cise Longhorn. The 17 day maneuver involves about 115000 servicemen with four divisions opposing.
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Fort Hood
Texas
82Nd Airborne Division
82Nd
Lampasas River
82Nd Airborne
Armored
47Th
Dixie
U. S
Ninth
Tactical
Air Force
18Th
Troop Carrier Command
Camp Jackson
S. C
Kempner
Adamville
Rumely
U. S. Army
Armored Car Robbery Nets About 600000 In Danvers
Three gunmen robbed an unguarded armored money car in Danvers Mass seizing about 600000 in small bills. The Buick getaway car was abandoned in Everett and two suspects were later shot by police in an adjacent New Hampshire chase.
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Danvers
Mass
Boston
Alanson Burnham
Lawrence Johansen
US Trucking Company
Massachusetts
Ishore
Everett
Maple Street
Main Business Street
Danvers National Bank
Danvers Square
Edmund Noonan
Hampshire
FBI
Five Candidates Enter Linn County Primaries
On the final filing day five candidates entered the Linn County primary race. Four Democrats and one Republican filed for county offices with contests set in the First district supervisor seat and sheriff race. Incumbents who drew no opposition include Recorder Dempsy Jones Treasurer Frank Bates Clerk Arthur Axmear and Coroner Robert Brosh.
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Linn County
Joseph J. Severn
Cedar Rapids
W. L
Sam” Stecl
Wesley V. Robovsky
August H. Brehm
Walter D. Potter
Marion
Linn County Produce Company
G.O.P
Martin Wiley
Joseph A. Gaskill
Fred M. Higley
Potter
Miles P. Sutera
Robins
R. Neil Moore
Clarence L. Sedive
Stohl
Robovsky
Brehm
Dempsy Jones
Frank F. Bates
Arthur Axmear
Robert Brosh
Otto F. Hanzlik
James H. Smith
Willis A. Glassgow
Clarence F. Redmond
Severn
Glenn Ferguson
Mt Vernon
Return for Rear Echelons Slowed
The Eighth Army announces a new rotation policy slowing homecoming for rear echelon troops effective April 1. Combat units keep four points monthly, rotation at 36 points unchanged. Soldiers in non continuously exposed units will drop to three points monthly due to manpower and budget limits in Korea.
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Seoul
Ins
Eighth Army
Lombat
Korea
Graham Discuss Religion With Eisenhower in Paris
Evangelist Billy Graham met General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Paris for a half hour discussion on religion not politics. He plans to visit all U S presidential candidates and will urge voters to the polls on the eve of November elections on radio and TV. Graham affirmed he will not enter partisan politics while stressing a Christian duty to vote. Eisenhower showed enthusiasm for the renewed religious interest in the U S as Graham reported.
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Paris
Billy Graham
Gen
Eisenhower
Graham
U. S
Gruenther Sees No Soviet Attack If Actions Taken
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that he believes Russia will not attack now and that proper action could prevent a strike. He said Eisenhower’s command is reminded of Europe’s buildup costs and warned that building a military force while destroying economies would ruin their efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Alfred M. Gruenther
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Gruenther
Europe
U. S
NATO
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