Truman Expecting Signature on Compromise Rent Bill
Administration leaders foresee President Truman signing the compromise rent control measure as Congress sends a 15 month extension with local option and fair return terms. The bill advances amid mixed reactions from labor unions and real estate groups though it secures broad House and Senate passage.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Joint Conference
Tigher Woods
Woods
U S protests to Czechs over G I espionage case
The United States protested a secret Prague trial in which two American soldiers, Recruit Clarence R Hill of Jackson Mississippi and Recruit George R Jones of Owensboro Kentucky, were sentenced to 12 and 10 years for espionage. The embassy condemned the lack of due process and counsel.
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Prague
United States
Czechoslovakia
U S
Germany
U. S. Army
Clarence R Hill
Jackson
Miss
George R. Jones
Owensboro
US Constabulary
Sixth Armored Regiment
Czechoslovak Press Bureau
Hill
Jones
Alexander Jones
Hunter
Munich
Joseph E. Jacobs
Foreign Ministry
Jacobs
Iowa Representatives Split on Rent Control Bill Approval
Washington AP reports Iowa Republicans Gross and Talle backed the house majority in approving the rent control bill while six other Iowa representatives opposed it.
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Washington
Iowa
Gross
Talle
House
Portugal To Sign Atlantic Treaty in New York Ceremony
Lisbon reports Portugal will sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Foreign Minister Jose Caeiro da Mata departs for New York early Thursday to join the signing, after informing the U S ambassador of the decision in a Wednesday meeting at the foreign ministry.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Jose Caeiro da Mata
New York
United States
Lincoln McVeagh
Foreign Ministry
Iceland Votes to Join Atlantic Pact Amid Protest Stones
In Reykjavik during a parliamentary session, Communists hurl stones through windows as the assembly votes 37 to 13 to join the Atlantic pact. Police and security forces were stationed outside the building amid the unrest.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Wholesale Food Price Index Lowers Slightly in New York
The Dun and Bradstreet index for wholesale food prices slipped to 577 from 5.79 last week and stood 145 percent below the year-ago level of 675, reflecting a continued price decline.
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New York
Beardsley Names Two Appointments in Iowa
Governor Beardsley sent two confirmation bids to the Iowa senate. Warren Wells of Council Bluffs is named to the state tax commission and A A Coburn of Cherokee to the liquor control commission. Each post pays 5000 dollars annually. Ells would fill Grantham’s tax commission term to June 30 1953. Coburn succeeds Dick Lane on the liquor panel for a six year term starting July 1.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Iowa Senate
Warren Wells
Council Bluffs
State Tax Commission
A. A. Coburn
State Liquor Control Commission
Ells
H. A
Tex” Grantham
Tax Commission
Coburn
State
G.O.P. Central Committee
Liquor Commission
Dick R. Lane
Davenport
Tornadoes devastate Canton and nearby towns in Oklahoma
Four tornadoes struck northwest Oklahoma causing two deaths and 18 injuries. Canton Longdale and Blackwell suffered heavy property damage with many homes and businesses destroyed or damaged. Dawn surveys revised initial damage estimates as responders assessed Canton and Longdale.
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Canton
Okla
Oklahoma
Longdale
Blackwell
Enid
Sweet Bath Causes Bill Brandt to Face Ripples
In Warren Ohio AP Bill Brandt stored 30 gallons of maple sap in 15 gallon crocks but forgot to tell his wife. She used the sap for bathing dishes and a bath for the children before realizing the mix up from brushing her teeth.
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Warren
Ohio
Bill Brandt
Nourse Expects To Stay on Job Despite Resignation
Washington AP Dr Edwin G Nourse said he handed in his resignation as chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers but intends to remain on the job as far as he has heard He has clashed with colleagues Leon Keyserling and John D Clark over anti inflation policy decisions.
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Washington (Ap
Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Nourse
Council
Leon Keyserling
John D. Clark
Defense Budget Too Low Says Vinson in Warning
Chairman Vinson told the House Armed Services Committee that President Truman’s defense budget cuts endanger national security. He urged Congress to add funds to maintain force levels and air power, proposing $1.6 billion more than Truman's request for the Army Navy and Air Force.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Spring Rains To Continue In Iowa Weather Outlook
Light rain will persist in Cedar Rapids and across Iowa for at least 24 hours with brisk winds. A 32 percent of an inch fell in Cedar Rapids in the 24 hours ending at 2 30 p m Wednesday as temperatures stay in the low forties for two days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Burlington
Syrian Army Seizes Control in Bloodless Damascus Coup
In Damascus a bloodless military coup toppled Syria's government at dawn. Brigadier Hosny el Zaim said the army moved to end attacks on the army and government, arresting President Shukri al Kuwatly, Prime Minister Khaled Bey Azem, and the cabinet. He eyed a new cabinet led by Faris Bey el Khour and pledged a transition to democratic rule.
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Damascus
Syria
Hosny el Zaim
House of Representatives
United States
James Hugh Keeley, Jr
Washington
Shukri al Kuwaily
Khaled Bey Azem
Zaim
Democrats Seek Recount in Iowa City Alderman Race
Iowa City Democrats requested a recount of the city clerk canvass after Monday's municipal election showed Gordon Webster defeating incumbent William Grandrath by nine votes for Fifth Ward alderman. The tally stood 687 for Webster and 678 for Grandrath.
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Iowa City
Gordon Webster
William Grandrath
Fifth Ward
Bevin Arrival in New York Met by Eggs and Tomatoes
Western European foreign ministers led by Ernest Bevin arrived aboard the Queen Mary to sign the North Atlantic Pact. Russia’s Andrei Gromyko arrived with no forecast on UN talks and strict news restraint. Pickets from the anti antisemitism group hurled eggs and tomatoes at Bevin’s car, three arrests made during the protest over Britain’s Israel policy. Other ministers SPAAK STIKKER BECH also came ashore.
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New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
Ernest Bevin
Pennsylvania Station
Washington
Britain
Israel
Gromyko
United Nations Assembly
Paul-Henrik Spaak
D. A. Stikker
Luxembourg
Joseph Bech
Joint Committee To Combat
Bevin
Iowa House Kills Beer Bill By Narrow Margin
The Iowa House of Representatives defeated the county option beer bill 57 to 51 after three days of bitter debate. Fifteen amendments were adopted before the final vote, with two defeated.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Missing beer bill surfaces in house dispute
In Des Moines AP report says during a heated house debate Tuesday afternoon the beer bill went missing from the records. An employee later found the measure clipped behind a committee report in the same file area.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
House
Local option beer bill faces late votes and defeated amendments
Six were ruled out of order and three withdrawn as the House debated county option elections on beer sales. Two attempts to kill the bill failed while one deferral was defeated. Key amendments included Sunday closing for off premise sales, age 21 employment ban, county licensing, and case sales only, with license fees rising to 300 dollars. Several amendments to broaden scope or allow six percent beer were defeated.
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Gus T. Kuester
Roriswold
King George Faces Prolonged Convalescence After Surgery
Buckingham Palace doctors announced a prolonged convalescence for King George after a lumbar sympathectomy to improve blood flow in his right leg. Six surgeon teams issued the bulletin from the palace, signaling the end of updates on the operation. The king had surgery on March 12 after his November illness announcement.
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London
Llp
King George's
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Bank Officer Missing After $690000 Theft From National City
Richard H. Crowe an executive at National City bank is sought on grand larceny charges after $690000 in cash and negotiable bonds vanished from a vault. Crowe, a Staten Island civic leader, disappeared after the weekend with his family at a six acre beach front estate. Police suspect he hid the funds in New York before leaving. Lloyds of London covered the loss.
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New York
LLP
Richard H. Crowe
National City Bank
Crowe
Staten Island
Buffalo
Senators Propose Voluntary Health Insurance Plan
Five senators introduced a voluntary health insurance bill to broaden access to hospital and medical care. The plan would enroll paying individuals in nonprofit prepayment plans with state reimbursement for care and admin costs, and extend coverage for unemployed subscribers through the state agency.
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Washington
INS
Senator Hill
D-Ala
O’conor
D-Md
Aiken
R-Vi
Withers
D-Ky
Morse
Mitchum Leaves County Jail After 50 Days
Los Angeles film star Robert Mitchum walked out of the county jail after serving 50 days on marijuana charges. He appeared pounds lighter and sun tanned from time at the sheriff's honor farm, grinning as he left Beverly Hills. He shouted farewell to cellmates and deputies: "Goodbye, boys. Be good."
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Los Angeles
INL
Robert Mitchum
Sheriff's Honor Farm
Beverly Hills
Shipwrecked mariner awaits rescue after 1945 hopeful reads world news
A mariner stranded on a desert island since 1945 receives newspapers from an officer after a ship drops anchor. The captain urges him to read events and decide if he still wants rescue, highlighting a humorous twist in a distant wartime tale.
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Imerce
Army General Bissell Faces Court Martial Inquiry
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell, former assistant army chief of staff, is charged under the Articles of War and may face a court martial. The probe covers alleged acts during his tenure as military and air attache in London. He arrived in Europe for the investigation.
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Frankfurt
United States Air Force Headquarters
Clayton L. Bissell
Army
Bissell
United States
London
Europe
Air Force
John K Canenon
John E Hughes
Washington
Chicago
Hughes
Germany
10Th Air Force
Army Air Force
Army Chief of Staff
Air Force General Faces Possible Court Martial
The Air Force said Maj Gen Clayton L. Bissell may face court martial on a black marketing charge. Certain aspects of the case have been referred to the Justice Department, which may pursue civil action alongside the military inquiry.
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Washington
INS
Air Force
Clayton L. Bissell
Justice Department
Train Halts To Give Girl Cat In Oxford
A passenger train halted at Oxford Louisiana to present a black tomcat to 13 year old Marlene Wendt. The cat replaced her previously killed pet and the engineer led the ceremonial gift with other railroaders in attendance. Marlene offered the men cake with chocolate icing from her store owner father. She said she would name the cat T P after the Texas and Pacific line.
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Oxford
Marlene Wendt
Marlene
Texas and Pacific
Cinder
Iowa House Considers Reorganization Study Plan
DES MOINES RP A senate approved bill to create a little Hoover commission to advise on state government reorganization was recommended for passage by the house appropriations committee. The panel urged broadening the study to include possible redistricting of state judicial districts to see if fewer district judges could suffice.
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Des Moines
Senate
Hoover Commission
House Appropriations Committee
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