Truman Pleads For Funds To Preserve World Peace
President Truman urged Congress to approve $3 375 000 000 in foreign aid for another year to prevent world war three. He warned drastic cuts would threaten peace and tied aid to global stability. He sent a two page letter to Foreign Affairs Chair Kee and backed Missouri highway plans.
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Congressional
United States
Truman
House
Kee
D-W. Va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Missouri
Fire Marshal Orders Safety Upgrades for Iowa Hotels and Hospitals
Des Moines AP state Fire Marshal Zack Cook directed the Iowana hotel in Cres ton and two hospitals Mitchell County Memorial in Osage and Wabbena in Rock Rapids to install fire safety improvements within 60 days. The move follows a Davenport Mercy hospital fire that killed 41. recommendations include automatic sprinklers alarms and fire resistive materials.
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Des Moines
Zack Cook
Iowa
Iowana
Creston
Mitchell County Memorial
Osage
Wabbena
Rock Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Cook
Mitchell County Hospital
Political Dynamite File Missing From Hearing Room
Former FBI agent Matthew Cvetic testified that a file described as political dynamite disappeared from the House Activities Committee hearing room. He recalled last seeing the file Feb. 18 and said it contained correspondence with the American Slav Congress deemed subversive since 1948.
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Washington
INS
House
American Activities Committee
FBI
Matthew Cvetic
Harry A Sherman
Pittsburgh
Sherman
American Slav Congress
Funeral services for Sarah E Butterfield
Funeral services for Sarah E Butterfield widow of Arthur Butterfield will be at 1 30 Monday in the Rohn chapel Rev Glenn S Hartong will officiate Burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery Mrs Butterfield died Friday Friends may call at the chapel Sunday
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Sarah E. Butterfield
Arthur Butterfield
Rohn Chapel
Glenn S. Hartong
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Butterfield
Services for Susan Kadlec Held at Barta Hesser Chapel
Former Cedar Rapids resident Miss Susan Kadlec died Friday at her Marion route 3 home. Services are 10 a.m. Monday in the Barta Hesser chapel conducted by Rev. Zdenek F. Pauk. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. at the chapel.
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Susan Kadlec
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Zdenek F. Pauk
Bohemian National Cemetery
Sergeant Slain at Hamilton Field Shocks Base
FBI and military investigators probe the death of WAF Sergeant Fairy E. Decker found strangled on a base near barracks housing 300 airwomen. Sgt Lyle H. Buswell, questioned, said he discovered the body and covered it with a blanket before calling guards. Decker, 44, from York PA, taught Sunday school and served 27 months in Japan.
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Air Force
Hamilton Air Base
Fairy E. Decker
York
FBI
Lyle H. Buswell
Rutland
Army
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Decker
Wafs
Buswell
York Sgt Fairy Decker Murdered at California Air Base
Sgt Fairy E. Decker was murdered at Hamilton Field in California. She was the wife of a World War I disabled veteran and mother of 22-year-old Horace. Horace lives with his grandparents Bert and Mrs. Ensminger in Jacobus. Her husband Paul Decker, 58, injured in the first war, runs a small junk business on an adjoining farm.
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York
Fairy E. Decker
Hamilton Field
Calif
Horace
Senator Vandenberg Defends Foreign Aid Amid Trade Debate
The Michigan senator praises the ECA for keeping the Iron Curtain at bay while criticizing Western Europe’s slow economic integration Western Europe and Western Germany. He warns of limits on domestic resources for foreign aid and cites Communist aggression in the Far East.
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Gress
Michigan
ECA
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Germany
Far East
Reckless Driving Charge After Merry Chase
A red convertible driven by Joseph B Balker owned by Edwin Ferris YMCA led police on a high speed chase after running a red light at Eighth Avenue and First Street SW. He was caught at Sixteenth Avenue and C Street SW and charged with reckless driving with liquor involved. He passed a sobriety test.
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Joseph B. Balker
Edwin Ferris
YMCA
Eighth Avenue
First Street
Sixteenth Avenue
C Street
Bolker
City Vote May Hinge On Weather And Turnout
Cedar Rapids faces pivotal Monday elections as absentee ballots and favorable weather could swing results in several races. Incumbents Hughes Williams Hahn Burgus Matias face strong challenges while turnout may decide closures on public safety public improvements parks and a proposed eighth of a mill tax levy for civic band support.
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David L. Williams
Ray S. Tapper
Williams
Tapper
Cedar Rapids
Frank K. Hahn
Clarence L. Sedive
Prochaska
Sedive
Matias
Civic Band
Frape Ta Music
Mabel Mills 66 Died in Central City Services Set
Mrs. Mabel Mills aged 66 died Saturday in Central City. Services are set for 2 p.m. at Passmore Funeral Home.
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Central City
Mabel Mills
Paneer
Passmore
Five More Days To Tag Your Dog In Cedar Rapids
City Treasurer Walter E. Miller urged timely dog license tagging with a five day grace period and no penalty until Friday. Unlicensed dogs face a $1 late fee. license prices range from $2 for males and some females to $3 for other females. Online or by mail options exist with required owner and dog details. As of Saturday 1,490 Cedar Rapids residents had the 1950 tag, up from last year, with funds supporting the Linn County Humane Society.
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Richard C. Jones
Leighton R. Niles
Jones
Superior Court
William J. Matias
Linn County Bar Association
Association
Matias
Walter E. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Miller
City Hall
The
Linn County Humane Society
Father of mystery witness denies acquaintance with Bednasek
Evanston Illinois Saturday. Thomas F Airth the Evanston city treasurer and father of Sarah Ann Airth the University of Iowa coed named as a prosecution witness in Robert Bednasek murder trial says his daughter knew Bednasek only as someone pointed out to her by Miss Jackson. He adds she had no casual dating or direct contact with Bednasek and knows nothing pertinent to the case.
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Evanston, Ill
INS
University of Iowa
Bednasek
Miss Jackson
Plan for merging non red unions under CIO leadership
Pittsburgh press reports CIO President Philip Murray will unveil plans to unite all non Communist unions into a large confederation to push repeal of Taft Hartley. The initiative would invite United Mine Workers and AFL plus independent unions to join. Murray declined comment. He discussed the plan with the CIO United Steel Workers executive board last week.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Press
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Washington
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
United Steel Workers
Red Youths Clash With West Berlin Police Riot Wave
Five hundred Communist Youths armed with clubs fought West Berlin police for 30 minutes in the British sector. Twenty attackers were injured and 15 were arrested. A prior Friday night invasion in the U S sector led to 16 arrests as part of preparations for a planned May 27 to 29 Whitsun march by 500000 youths.
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Berlin
INS
West Berlin
U. S
Whitsuntide
Personal tale links Bednasek murder trial to old Iowa City rooming house
Loyal Meek recalls revisiting the 411 East Washington house where Margaret Ann Jackson died during the Bednasek case. He notes the porch removal, confirms a former occupant was Bednasek, and describes landlord A F Kloberdanz’s refusal to grant access. Meek reflects on memories from his University of Iowa days and the trial’s ongoing proceedings.
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Iowa City
Robert Bednasek
University of Iowa
Geiger
Roosevelt High On
Cedar Rap
East Wash
Hanson Defends Loyalty Records Amid Senate Hearing
Hanson testified that repeated false charges against him have harmed his reputation and family. He urged a public hearing to test McCarthy's accusations and to prevent others from similar mistreatment in a Virginia farm community. He cited petty incidents and a village petition as examples of the harassment.
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McCarthy
Hanson
Virginia
United States
Hanson faults McCarthy charges on his China coverage
Hanson told Tydings that McCarthy’s charges were built on selective memory. He said he reported for the Associated Press in 1938 covering Chinese Communists under Chiang Kai-shek and Japanese invasion. He argued a committee review would prove the charges false.
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Hanson
Tydings
McCarthy
China
Associated Press
Chiang Kai-shek
Stockard Wins No. 1 In Black Canyon Homestead Draw
Paul E. Stockard of Klamath Falls Oregon drew No. 1 for a Black Canyon project homestead. The Caldwell Idaho public drawing drew about 3 000 attendees with nearly 200 applicants for 47 farms. War veterans received priority among other named winners including Joseph Milford Peterson Iowa Huxley and Lester Alpheus Muselming Minnesota Browns Valley.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Paul E. Stockard
Klamath Falls
Ore
Bureau of Reclamation
Black Canyon
Caldwell Rodeo Arena
Joseph Milford Peterson
Huxley
Lester Alpheus Muselming
Browns Valley
Minn
Power saw to cut 12 inch branches fifteen feet high
A new power saw is designed to cut branches up to 12 inches in diameter at a height of 15 feet above ground. The tool targets skilled arborists and forestry work, promising improved efficiency for pruning and tree maintenance.
Senators Debate China Policy and Acheson Ouster Bid
State Department officials outline steps to prevent Britain from turning over 71 transport planes to the Chinese Communists. Senator Flanders dissents from a GOP effort to oust Acheson, seeking a constructive policy instead. Bridges notes Flanders is in the minority as Acheson works to rally congressional support for a Far East plan.
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State Department
Flanders
R-Vt
Senate
Acheson
Far East
Philip Jessup
Orient
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
City Notes and Local Meetings Highlight Daily Roundup
The ZCBJ park committee schedules a Monday 7 30 p m meeting in the ZCBJ hall. Rotary Club noon program features Col C R Stribling Missouri Military Academy on Americas Greatest Weapon. A son born to Mr and Mrs Damon H Gardner March 22 in Chicago. Optimist Club lunch program includes Val DeCario and Harley Van Akkeren. Cub Pack 17 to show World Series pictures at Buchanan School Friday 7 30 p m with awards. Two-car collision at Eighth Ave and Sixth St SE. Gaylord Touchstone and Robert L Karr face charges. Chicago woman charged with running red light at Third Ave and First St SW. Alice M Olson involved in collision with Harry F Mullin.
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Rotary
Col. C. R. Stribling
Missouri Military Academy
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Cub
Jim Meaghan
Cub Pack 17
Buchanan School
Gaylord Touchstone
San Antonio
Robert L. Karr
Shellsburg
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street SE
Karr
Chicago
Third Avenue
First Street
Alice M. Olson
Harry F. Mullin
F Avenue NW
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Jay W. Hesser, Tr
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Riyo Sato
Corkery
Japan
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Commissioner of Public Safety
Gordon Hughes
Edward A. Prochaska
Hughes
Steve Stolba
Louis D. Burgus
W. W. Stolba
Burgus
Stolba
Vna
Iowa Memorial Company
T. B. Hlubucek
Walter Krebs
Loyal Meek
Ola
William P. Geiger
TWA
Kansas City
Lington
Margaret Ann Jackson
E. Washington
A. F. Kloberdanz
John Holway
F Hanson
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City Cab
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Icago
Mr. Gardner
H. M. Gardner
Thirty-fifth Street
Optimist Club
Val DeCario
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Harley van Akkeren
Y.M.C.A
Bungalow Cooking School
Mongee
James V. Novak & Son
2Nd St
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