Fire and Evacuation Amid Feucht Muna Works Blast
US Army units evacuated Feucht Germany eight miles from Nuernberg as a massive fire at the Muna ordnance works sent shells TNT and poison gas stored there into the air. V 2 rockets were reported rising with crowds fleeing in red hot shell fragments filled with smoke drifting over the area. Army officers questioned SS internees and civilian workers amid shattered town streets while Feucht's 4 000 to 5 000 residents pulled carriages and carts away from the danger zone.
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Feucht
Germany
Nuernberg
Muna Ordnance Works
Regenbach
Muna Works
No Agreement on Subsidies in Housing Bill Conferees Stall
Washington AP Congress conferees fail to agree on a key provision of the housing bill authorizing 600 million dollars in subsidy payments to spur scarce building materials. Senate lowers to 400 million, House rejects. President Truman calls the program backbone for 2.7 million new homes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Housing Bill Authority
Rep
Spence
Dky
Truman
Japs Again Tackle Cabinet Problem
In Tokyo today Japanese leaders restart efforts to form a new cabinet after General MacArthur disqualified Ichiro Hatoyama from the premiership. Social Democratic Secretary General Tetsu Katayama and outgoing Premier Kijuro Shidehara meet, with indications it may take some time to reach agreement.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Ichiro Hatoyama
Social Democratic
Tetsu Katayama
Kijuro Shidehara
Want Bread Do Your Shopping Early in Morning
In Cedar Rapids two o clock in the afternoon is a poor time to shop for bread. Grocers report bread runs from 10 to 11 am and afterward shoppers must seek crackers rolls or pie. Flour shelves stay well stocked though home bakers face rising costs and scarce loaves. Some shops reserve bread overnight with one loaf per customer. others display names of reserved customers as a normal practice.
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Cedar Rapids
Blueprint Atomic Pile for Power
CHICAGO AP reports the University of Chicago is drafting the world’s first atomic pile intended for power generation. Dr. Farrington Daniels explains the design will operate at high temperatures, unlike bomb piles, to improve efficiency and economics for civilian use.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Farrington Daniels
Daniels
Companiels
John E. Willard
University of Wisconsin
Assault Wins Derby Before Record Crowd
Assault, a Texas bred colt, captured the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs before a record crowd. The winner mirrors his sire’s famous victory as a sellout crowd witnessed the thrilling stretch run.
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Assault
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Texas
Congressman's luncheon from navy garbage sparks dispute
Rep. Norblad of Oregon ate a Navy discarded canned meat cranberry sauce and lemon juice described as garbage from an Astoria dump. Navy officials cited dysentery concerns but Norblad questioned the report and claimed others bought spoiled goods from the dump along with paint brushes rope and similar items.
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Washington
Astoria
Navy
Astoria Naval Station
Norblad
Weather Outlook for Iowa Agriculture Forecast
Partly cloudy Sunday with warmer conditions in the south central area. Sunday night brings considerable cloudiness and scattered but generally insignificant showers. Monday remains partly cloudy and cool with north to northwest winds around 15 mph. Temperatures range from 68 Saturday to 38 Sunday night and 63 Monday with a 35 Monday night low.
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Iowa
South Central
Budget for 1946 Health Camp Set Up
A $4,385.50 budget for the 1946 operating expenses of Camp Good Health was approved by the finance committee. The increase over last year covers higher salaries and food costs. The Cedar Rapids program aids physically handicapped children aged 6 to 12 from low income homes, funded solely by voluntary donations.
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Camp Good Health
Finance Committee
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Fund
End of Alcatraz Siege as Last Insurgents Are Captured
Federal officials announced the Alcatraz riot ended with the last conspirators taken into custody. Three leaders Cretzer Coy Hubbard were dead, other ringleaders named Thompson Shockley and others unnamed. Investigators from Deasy and seven FBI agents arrived to pursue indictments and possible death sentences.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
Federal
James V. Bennett
James A. Johnston
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Bernard Paul Coy
Marvin Hubbard
Cretzer
Coy
Hubbard
Thompson
Shockley
U. S
Daniel C. Deasy
FBI
Deasy
Federal Grand Jury
Johnston
Bennett
Los Angeles
Bernard Coy
Kentucky
Marvin F. Hubbard
Tennessee
Miran Edgar Thompson
Texas
Sam Shockley
Oklahoma
Clarence Carnes
Legal Angles May Save Him
A 17 year old condemned killer Willie Francis faced a second electrocution date set for May 9 in St Martinville. Gov. Davis granted a reprieve until then while State Attorney Leblanc studies possible legal angles to halt the sentence. A Baptist minister and others claim divine intervention though Warden Bazer cites faulty electrodes as the cause of the failed first attempt. Francis shot a St Martinville druggist last year and awaits the ruling.
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New Iberia
Louisiana
James H. Davis
Davis
Willie Francis
Free S. Leblanc
Francis
D. Bazer
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Bazer
Baton Rouge
St. Martinsville
St. Martinville
Sydney Geroun
OPA Doubles Its Staff To Solve Meat Problems
In Chicago on Saturday the OPA said it has doubled its meat enforcement staff and will intensify efforts to correct maldistribution. Investigators will review books of slaughterers wholesalers and retailers as agency attorneys prepare immediate action against violators.
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OPA
Chicago
Rae Walters
Walters
Officials Detail Alcatraz Mutiny Start and Security
Federal Prison Director James V Bennett and Warden James A Johnston describe the three day bloody mutiny at Alcatraz Island. They recount alarms chemical gas and gunfire as guards and inmates clashed, with officers rushing aid and a gas billy used during the confrontation.
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Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
San Francisco Bay
James V. Bennett
James A. Johnston
Johnston
Alcatraz
Girl Hurt by Car Sailor Nabbed as Hit Run Driver
Esther Smith 18 of 2311 Mt. Vernon Ave SE suffered severe head abrasions when struck by a car at Third Ave and Third St SE in a hit and run. She regained consciousness at Mercy Hospital. Sailor L G Stumpff 19 of Midway Dr NW was arrested for leaving the scene and failure to yield to a pedestrian after police traced the vehicle.
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Cedar Rapids
Esther Smith
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Mercy Hospital
John Kuba
Glenn Walters
L. G.stumpff
Midway Drive
Stumpff
Glenview
Grace Moore To Become Catholic
Pope Pius XII received operatic soprano Grace Moore in a 15 minute private audience in Vatican City. Vatican sources say she expressed happiness and it was discussed she would join the church after returning from concerts in Venice, Turin and Milan. The Pope presented her a pontifical memorial medal.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Grace Moore
Vatican
Miss Moore
Venice
Turin
Milan
Fred A Britten Former Congressman Dies at 74
Fred A. Britten, 74, former Illinois congressman from the Ninth district, died Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital after several months of illness. Britten served in Congress from 1913 to 1934.
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Washington
Fred A. Britten
Illinois
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Britten
Iinois
Strike Is Branded as Disaster
Washington report labels the coal strike a national disaster with effects barely begun. It cites shutdowns in manufacturing, warns of broader economic damage, and notes stalled negotiations with John L. Lewis as the government considers seizure options.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
John L. Lewis
Lucas
Ill
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Lewis
Schwellenbach
Solid Fuels Administration
Seventeen Iowa Schools Register for Eastern Iowa Band Festival
Seventeen Iowa high schools have accepted invitations to the first Eastern Iowa Band Festival in Cedar Rapids on June 8. More than 20 schools are expected overall. Center Point and Ft Madison joined earlier participants including Anamosa Brooklyn Central City Clarence Coggan Guttenberg Lisbon Monticello Olin Reinbeck Stanwood Vinton Wapello and Wyom.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Center Point
Ft. Madison
Anamosa
Brooklyn
Central City
Clarence
Coggan
Guttenberg
Lisbon
Monticello
Olin
Reinbeck
Stanwood
Pg Vinton
Wapel
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Norbiad
Weather Outlook
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Menor
Hamilton
G. c
Burkhalter Ins
Irene Douglas Circle
King’s Daag Neeet Fou
Westminster Business Girls Pinas
Sunshine Circle
King’s Rna
Kappa Kappa Gamma
William G. Pulda
Woman’s Club
Chicago North Western Railway
Uncle Charley
Swisher Unit
United Service Women
Amer_ ag i
Ethel Evans
King’s Duaeops
Lou McEps
Mary Lou TA
Jeep
E. J. Miller
Cey
Miller
Billy
Warden Johnston
Sunday Index
Drew Pearson
William L. Shirer
Sailor
Fred Britten
Office of War Mobilization
Civilian Production Administration
Charles G. Ross
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