Secret prewar planing showed no forecast of Soviet split
Long secret documents reveal that U S planners from 1939 to 1945 prepared for postwar peace with the Soviet Union and the West assuming cooperation. The 726 page report lists drafts for a United Nations Charter and notes Russia might not cooperate, but no decision was made.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
West
State Department
Truman
Key West
United Nations
Senator Vandenberg Proposes Independent Peace Commission
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg urges creation of a nonpartisan commission modeled after the Harriman Commission to study Americas postwar role as world spearhead for a dependable peace and as the worlds largest creditor as ECA nears end in 1952. The plan aims to guide policy after ECA with independent advisory studies.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Congress
Vandenberg
ECA
Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
Europe
Con
Yugoslavs Vote Today Under Communist Front Regime
Belgrade reports more than five percent of Yugoslavia’s ten million voters are expected to endorse Marshal Tito’s Communist People’s Front in Sunday general elections. Redistributions will raise the federal council to 405 deputies and the council of nationalities to 215 in the upper house.
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Belgrade
INS
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Communist People’s Front
Federal Council
Council ‘of Nationalities
Cops and Robbers Game Turns Deadly in Storm Lake
Five year old Allen Boettcher died from a shotgun blast during a neighborhood cops and robbers game in Storm Lake. Eugene Gindler, 11, said the gun discharged accidentally, and police reported he did not know it was loaded.
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Storm Ae Ia
INS
Cops and Robbers
Allen Boettcher
Herman Boettcher
Storm Lake
Eugene Gindler
Art Gindler
Boettchers
Curtis Dills
Oung Gindler
West Paving Way For Russ German Alliance
Senator Gillette accuses Western powers of paving the way for a German Russian alliance that could dominate the world. He calls for a congressional inquiry into Allied policies in Germany and warns democracy risks losing control as Prussian militarism and Nazism persist.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Europe
Germany
San Francisco
American Jewish Congress
Deveze Accepts Mission to Form Belgian Cabinet
Albert Deveze acting minister of national defense accepted Prince Regent Charles request to form a new government to resolve the royal crisis over exiled King Leopold III. Parliament might be dissolved and new elections called if Belgium fails to achieve national concord on the monarch issue. Catholics had failed to form a government and shift responsibility to the opposition in hope of gains in a fresh election.
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Brussels
Albert Deveze
Charles
Leopold III
Liberal Party
Belgium
Devere
Henderson Enters Linn County Supervisor Race in Republican Primary
Dudley Henderson a 32 year old Linn county farmer announces candidacy for Third district supervisor in the June 5 Republican primary. He farms 160 acres near Central City and Coggon, leads the Farmers' Cooperative creamery, serves on the Stone district school board, is a PMA committeeman and Linn County Farm Bureau vice president. He is married with a son and a daughter.
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Dudley Henderson
Linn County
Henderson
Clarence Petty
Henry Hood
Central City
Coggon
Now Rapids Business College
Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery
PMA
Stone District School Board
Linn County Farm Bureau
B 36 to gain swept wings and faster propellers
Air force officials announced plans to modify the B-36 bomber with swept back wings and new supersonic propellers to reach about 550 mph while preserving a 5 000 mile combat radius. Service ceiling would rise to 55 000 feet, possibly making the jet B 52 design unnecessary.
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Washington
Air Force
Americans Die in Turkish Airliner Crash Near Ankara
Ankara, AP reports a Turkish airliner with 15 people including two Americans crashed during a snowstorm near Ankara airport. Eleven passengers and four crew perished, marking Turkey’s worst air accident in a decade. The Americans were Julian Parker Cole, an engineer, and his wife from New York.
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Ankara
Turkey
Julian Parker Cole
New York
Cole
Senate Republicans to press push on Acheson attack
A group of Republican senators led by New Hampshire's Bridges plan weeks of attacks on Secretary of State Acheson and his Far East policy. The move comes as McCarthy Republicans push a probe into alleged Communist ties in the State Department, with FBI data to be reviewed by J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General McGrath at a Monday hearing.
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Truman
State Department
Cordell Hull
Leo Pasvolsky
Alger Hiss
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Washington
Senate
State Acheson
Bridges
R-N.h
Blast Acheson
New Hampshire
Far East
G.O.P
McCarthy
R-Wis
Hoover
Russia
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Howard McGrath
Washington Post
Acheson
Wherry
Loyalty Records Altered Taft Says McCarthy Faces Hurdles
Senator Taft notes loyalty files were altered before being sent to Congress and says evidence of Communist cells in the State Department exists, citing Hiss papers to Soviet agents. He warns that access to files by President could be needed and recalls two prior cases of changed records.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Congress
Senate G.O.P
Hiss
Congressional
Sen. McCarthy
Heavy Vote Expected in City Election
By Art Heusinkveld Cedar Rapids prepares for a bitter city election with 24 precincts voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The contest signals a shift from routine battles and follows two weeks of heated primaries shaping the race.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette endorses candidates in upcoming election
Readers are advised to study page 8 for a candidate chart with bios and platforms, questions on the superior court and municipal band projects, and polling places. Page 6 presents the Gazette's editorial stance. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and voting is urged.
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Superior Court
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Eyes Heaviest City Election Turnout in Years
Voters face decisions on legislative leadership and a potential Municipal band funded by a small levy. The central fight centers on five council seats controlling a $3 million annual budget as turnout and registration set records and absentee voting rises.
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Cedar Rapids
Superior Court
Maude Krebs
Cost of Absolute U S Atomic Defense at 300 Billion
Congress heard that achieving absolute security from atomic attack would cost over 300 billion dollars and could force a garrison state. Paul J. Larsen warned perfect security is impossible and decentralization of 200 large cities could threaten democracy. Community level civilian defense was urged with federal aid, and cross border defense coordination with Canada was planned.
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U.S
Washington
Congress
United States
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Paul J. Larsen
Office of Civilian Mobilization
National Security Resources Board
Larsen
Baseball Bonanza On the Air at 2 p.m
KCRG 1600 airs Baseball Bonanza this afternoon detailing the Gazette KCRG plane’s route over Cedar Rapids and Marion dropping rubber balls with gifts. The Indians join the Three I league as Cubs spring broadcasts begin April 18 and trips to Florida start April 3 with Harmon and Brooks covering training camps and delivering stories from Daytona Beach to St. Petersburg.
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Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Gazette-Kcrg
Marion
The
Gazette
Florida
Pat Harmon
Bob Brooks
O. R. Indians
Daytona Beach
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Harmon
Orlando
Clearwater
Lakeland
Sarasota
West Palm Beach
Miami
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Brooks
Sports Camera
Hanson Defends Self Against McCarthy Red Charge
State department official Haldore Hanson blasted Senator McCarthy for calling him pro Communist. Hanson said the accusations provoked whispered suspicion and humiliation for him and his family. He asked to reply at a public hearing before Senator Tydings, who granted the chance to testify next Tuesday morning.
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Hanson
McCarthy
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Truman
Boy finds nine thousand in park amid second wealth loss
In Milwaukee, 11 year old Marshall Nutting found a ragged purse with about 9000 dollars in Kilbourn park. Police traced the money to Edna Voight who lives alone. A prior week a purse with 16800 dollars was recovered and secured as bonds for her.
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Milwaukee
Marshall Nutting
Kilbourn Park
Anthony Balestreri
John Zilavy
Edna Voight
Refugees Prefer To Stay Free
Twenty six Czechs chose to remain in Germany as fugitives from communism after landing at Erding U.S. Air Force Base. Fifty eight returned to Czechoslovakia, including the president of the Czech airline. The escape involved three DC-3 liners flying from Brno Bratislava and Ostrava.
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Erding
Germany
U. S. Air Force Base
Czechoslovakia
Katherine Kosmak
New York City
U. S. Information Service Library
Prague
Brno
Bratislava
Ostrava
U. S.S
Zdenek Fierlinger
Rudolf Slansky
Czech Communist Party
Communist Party
U. S. Air Force
Leopold Thurner
Thurner
Park Holland
Boy Climbing Incident Causes Minor Injuries
A boy attempting to move from the rear to the front seat of a moving car caused a collision Saturday afternoon. Betty Rieke of Victor drove west on First avenue and hit a parked car owned by Elizabeth Moes at 1619 First avenue W. Dale Courtney, a passenger in the Rieke car, was treated at St Luke's hospital for lacerations and a cut hand and released.
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Cedar Rapids
Betty Rieke
Victor
First Avenue
Accross
Elizabeth Moes
Higley Avenue
Dale Courtney
Rieke
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Harley A. Notter
Harriman Board
For Independent Studies
Deveze
Linn Supervisor
G.O.P. Senate Group
Sec. Acheson
Flanders
Knowland
Calif
Senate Appropriations
Art Heusinkveld
William A. Gill
NLRB
Canada
Boy
SEC
Weil
Werner
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