Wallace Warns Americans Against Superiority Belief at Waldorf
Henry A. Wallace used a Waldorf address to urge the United States and Britain to abandon a supposed obsession with national superiority. He tied this belief to the downfall of Germany and Japan and warned British and American audiences of dangers to western democracies amid protests and counter rallies at the event.
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Bob Considine
New York
INS
Henry A. Wallace
America
Britain
Germany
Japan
Canada
Progressive Party
Wallace
Waldorf
National Association of Manufacturers
House un-American Activities Committee
Italy
Spain
Latin America
FEW urges Truman to seek peaceful ties with Soviet Union
The United Farm Equipment Workers national convention urged President Truman to negotiate to restore peaceful relations with the USSR. About 15 Tri Cities FEW locals dissented arguing the resolution could appear pro red tainted and benefit Red-baiting groups. The body also backed repeal of Taft Hartley and a national work holiday, plus wage hikes and pensions in separate resolutions.
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National Convention
The
United Farm Equipment Workers Union
Truman
Soviet Union
Tri-Cities
Donald Kelse
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lee Pressman
Pressman
Grant Oakes
Henry Wallacre
CIO
Rockets Fired From U S Vessel Reach High Altitudes
Capt Thomas Ahreon reported rockets launched from the U S seaplane tender Norton Sound reached 75 to 100 miles altitude during tests near the magnetic equator off the Peruvian coast. The mission involved two German V-2 rockets and U S Aerobees sent data, not recovered, to aid scientific calculations.
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Lima
Peru
Thomas Ahreon
U.S
Norton Sound
Ahroon
Callao
Reading the gas meter fuels a mischievous fix
A mother orders her son to mend torn pants but finds the boy reading the gas meter instead, while the pants sit unmended on a chair. The humorous scene unfolds as the child’s upstairs task leads to a basement discovery.
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The
North Central Squawk
Soviet Troops Threaten Iran in Frontier Clash
A 50 strong Soviet detachment killed one Iranian soldier wounded two more and captured another in the Gurgan district near the Atrek river. Iran protested to the Soviet consul in Gurgan and sought prisoner release and indemnity while both sides massed forces but no clash occurred.
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Iran
Gurgan
Atrek
Caspian Sea
Turkman Republic
Caspian
Russia
Tudeh
West German Printers Vote Wage Boost Strike
West German unionized printers voted to strike demanding a 30 percent wage increase. The walkout could shut down all newspapers in the British and American occupation zones.
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Stuttgart
Fire hits Cedar Rapids apartment at 615 Third Ave SW
Passing officers alerted occupants at 615 Third Avenue SW Cedar Rapids to a blaze at 2 20 pm Saturday. Firefighters battled the third floor fire for 90 minutes. Emery Henderson’s third floor unit was destroyed, with all furnishings lost. Owner Ed Bruns could not estimate the loss. Six families resided there. The Hendersons were away.
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Third Avenue
Carl Badger
Carl Burke
Harold Cerveny
Emery Henderson
Ed Bruns
Second Avenue
Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Rent Legislation Conferees Deadlock Over Increases
Washington AP report says Senate house conferees failed to resolve rent legislation disputes after seven hours of talks. The current rent law expires March 30. Senator Sparkman said the house refused a compromise and the panel is set to reconvene Monday.
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Senate House
House
Senate
Sparkman
Id-Ala
Joint
Truman Plea for World Relief Drive Across Churches
President Truman urged Americans to join a nationwide relief collection in about 76 000 churches to fund overseas aid through interdenominational groups. The "One Great Hour" program featured on coast to coast radio broadcasts from Hollywood with dramatic sketches about war victims.
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Washington
Truman
Hollywood
Gregory Pedk
Idaure
Robert Montgomery
Unified Defense Saves 56 Million
Defense Secretary Forrestal said Saturday that about 6.5 million dollars in annual and one time savings were achieved by unifying defense services. The unification act was passed in June 1947. Total savings include 25.37 million yearly and 31.15 million in one time economies.
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Washington
Defense
Forrestal
Stamps In the News feature debuts in Gazette
Philately enthusiasts are invited to page 9 section 1 for a new Gazette column. The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette introduces Stamps In the News with weekly notes, updates, and philatelic insights.
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New Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Miss New Orleans Queen Fights Pilot in Hotel Lobby
Miss New Orleans of 1948 Barbara Jean Floyd staged a knock down fight with her air pilot husband Captain George Cauthen in a hotel lobby. She hit him with a folded newspaper and bit him while he flipped her, then he paddled her. The couple married seven weeks earlier in Medellin, Colombia while she was on a goodwill trip. She claimed the marriage to gain air transport home.
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New Orleans
Barbara Jean Floyd
George Cauthen
McBee
S. C
Me‘dellin
Colombia
Miss Floyd
Cauthen
Invisibility May Protect From Atom Bomb
Munich scientist Rudolph Schuster says invisible colors and light effects could blind observers and render objects unseen. He claims twelve years of study on color and light, though he won’t reveal methods or progress, suggesting invisibility could foil bombing and expose hidden dangers.
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Munich
Bride stands by husband amid lurid Milwaukee murder claim
Kathleen Birmingham Babich declares faith in husband Milton Babich who confessed to killing sister Patricia to stop troubling secrets. Kathleen, who is pregnant, insists she will wait for Milton to tell her himself and vows not to believe the confession until then.
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Milwaukee
Ins
Kathleen Birmingham Babich
Patricia
Kathleen
Matt
Pat
Milton
Milwaukee slayings confession links teen wife to sister’s secret
Mil ton Babich, 19, confessed to fatally harming 16 year old Patricia Birmingham and sinking her body in the Milwaukee river with a concrete block after she refused to keep secret the pregnancy of his 13 year old sister‑in‑law whom he had married. He said the death was accidental during a struggle over a loaded gun.
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Associated Press
Milton Babich
Milwaukee
Patricia Birmingham
Adolph Kraemer
Babich
Fabian Babich
Kathleen
Albert Birmingham
Patricia
William’ McCauley
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pat
Milton
Drouth Staggers Italian Recovery
Rome AP reports severe drought cripples Italy's postwar power supply. Hydro output has fallen seven to ten percent since January and could drop production below half with rationing. Italy's cabinet weighs a strong special committee to assign power priorities.
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Rome
Italy
Creattion
Triplet Brothers Wed In Single Ceremony
Wil fred Joseph and John White three 24 year old triplets wed in Newport Wales in one ceremony to three local girls. The brothers who served overseas in the Royal Air Force had never parted and went on separate honeymoons Saturday afternoon.
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Wales
Wilfred
Joseph
John White
Royal Air Force
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