Speedy Phone Strike Peace Is Forecast Settlements
In New York and Chicago rapid talks toward settlement of the nationwide telephone strike are foreseen by officials. Wage offers moved to 5.14 dollars weekly, while government conciliators press for a swift agreement as thousands return to work and long lines service resumes on emergency basis.
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NEW York
Henry Mayer
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
National Policy Committee
Mayer
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Washington
Chicago
North Carolina
Long Lines
Peter J. Manno
William J Margolis
227 Sought In Palestine Jail Escape
In Acre Palestine British troops hunt for 227 escaped prisoners after an Irgun Zvai Leumi assault breached walls with dynamite. About 251 prisoners fled. 19 recaptured, 23 wounded including British soldiers. Police revised escape figures to 191 Arabs and 60 Jews. confirmations awaited.
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Jerusalem
INS
Palestine
Lebanon
Acre
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Palestine Police
Showers Bring Cooler Weather to Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids news notes cloudy skies and a cool air mass after a weekend of mild weather. Forecasts call for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow with showers and possible thunderstorms in both western and eastern sections. Temperatures ranged from a morning low near 38 to a high in the 60s earlier in the day with 58 degrees at 2:30 pm and 50s at morning readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion City Council Weighs Cedar Rapids Marion Merger
Marion and Cedar Rapids leaders prepare a merger inquiry with petitions calling for a three member merger commission per city, aiming to study legal and engineering issues before a potential special election. The bid, led by Downey, splits Marion opinion as council meets at 7:30 p.m.
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Marion City Council
Cedar Rapids
Marion
M. L. Downey
Downey
Poland and Czechoslovakia sign frontier trade protocol
Warsaw reports that Poland and Czechoslovakia signed a protocol on Sunday to open their frontier immediately for normal commercial transactions. The accord aims to ease cross border trade and reduce barriers between the two nations.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Attempt To Call Marshall in May Trial Is Blocked
Justice Schweinhaut blocked temporarily a defense bid to subpoena Secretary of State Marshall as a witness in the Garsson May war fraud trial. He noted Marshall objected by telephone and said top officials could be called if needed but not kept from duties before testimony. Warren Magee, counsel for Andrew J. M., wartime house military committee chairman, sought the subpoena.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Secretary of State
Marshall
Garsson
Schweinhaut
Warren Magee
Andrew J. M
House Military Committee
Plant Protection Strike at Hudson Detroit
Eight thousand Hudson Motor Car Company workers in Detroit were sent home after a plant protection strike. The walkout, first of its kind at a major automotive firm, was to press contract demands. A company spokesman said workers refused to cross ticket lines at all gates.
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Detroit
INS
Hudson Motor Car Company
Hick Defends Marshall Amid Russian Moscow Conference Criticism
Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa voiced strong support for General Marshall after Russian critiques of Marshall's Moscow conference report. He said he has the greatest confidence in Marshall's integrity and finds Marshall's statement credible when compared with Russian remarks.
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Washington
INS
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Marshall
French Premier Wins Test Vote Drops Cabinet Reds
In Paris Premier Paul Ramadier ousted five Communist ministers after a 360 to 186 confidence vote on wage freezing. With Renault workers striking for higher pay, the government pressed on without a Communist presence, framing a test of postwar French governance.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Communist Party
Maurice Thorez
Francois Billoux
National Defense
Charles Tillon
Reconstruction
Ambroise Croizat
Labor
Georges Marane
Yvon Delbos
Defense
Robert Lacoste
Renault Auto
Ramadier
Hunger Riots Rock Vienna Government Seeks Allied Help
Austria requests the Allied control council rush troops to Vienna to reinforce police after hunger demonstrations turn violent in front of the chancellery. The protests, allegedly Communist inspired, demanded the government’s resignation as mobs grew more menacing.
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Vienna
INS
Austria
Allied Control Council
Daring $64,200 Gem Theft Hits Kansas City Home
Police hunt for thieves who stole jewelry valued at $64,200 from a second story bedroom during a wedding celebration on the floor below. Items included a 7.35 carat diamond ring, platinum pieces, two pearl necklaces, and other gemstones, owned by Mrs. Barney Goodman and Mrs. Gerre Straus.
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Kansas City
INS
Barney Goodman
Gerre Straus
Infants Die in Hospital Epidemic in Allentown
Doctors fought to save 14 survivors of an infant diarrhea outbreak that began March 31 at Sacred Heart hospital Allentown. Eleven infants died, and 13 of the 14 survivors were treated at Temple University Hospital Philadelphia where some remained critical. A later report noted general improvement with most in fair condition. Children from Sacred Heart had been moved to Philadelphia for care. The Rev Msgr Leo G Fink headed the Allentown institution and suspected the illness was brought in by children admitted for other treatment.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
Temple University Hospital
Children's Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital
Leo G. Fink
Allentown Institution
Stassen Urges Truman On Labor Bill Stance
Harold E. Stassen pressed President Truman to clarify what he will sign or reject in labor legislation. He said it is late but possible at conference committee stage to craft a bill the President could approve, urging willingness for a conference with Republican leaders and noting both parties should align with the President’s stance.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Stassen
Senate
House
Sugar Rationing Appeal Dropped By Government
Washington United States Supreme Court dismissed at government request a challenge to the OPA historical use basis for industrial sugar rationing. The case, brought by Temporary Controls Administrator Fleming, argued the method upheld wartime allocations and warned that removing it could wreck the sugar system for industrial users and affect consumers. Moberly Milk Products of Missouri had sued over a 1946 allotment based on 1943-45 production averages.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
OPA
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
High Court
Fleming Fleming
Moberly Milk Products Company
Moberly
Daily Record Indexes and Featured Sections
A terse listing of newspaper sections and features including Deaths Editorial Features Movies Radio State Women's Features and miscellaneous page headings. The fragmentary text notes Marion and Farm content among other era placeholders, reflecting a scanned table of contents or index from the Daily Record.
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Cee Eae Ee Eees Daily Record
Oh Eae
Ewaldenen
Marion
Ceeuseurecceeersesld
Stassen Criticizes Plan of Greek Turkish Aid
Harold E. Stassen said he favors the 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid but warned it would be a tragic mistake for the United States to arm for an all out offensive against guerrilla opponents of the Greek government. He spoke at a news conference, endorsing the Senate approved form but urged restraint on military spending to avoid civil war in Greece.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Minnesota
Truman
Senate
Greece
Stassen
Stassen urges positive policy for Greece to deter communism
Harold E Stassen on Monday urged a constructive U S approach to world issues. He advocated building a prosperous Greek valley regime to weaken communism rather than backing an all out Greek military offensive. He blamed Potsdam vagueness for postwar reparations disputes and urged Truman to share responsibility.
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Stassen
United States
Greece
Truman
America
U S Bids To Keep Use of Panama Sites
The United States proposed a new defense agreement with Panama to maintain use of certain areas outside the Canal Zone for canal protection. Ambassador Frank T Hines and Panamanian Foreign Minister Richardo J Alfaro outlined negotiations continuing on revising the 1942 pact, with 36 installations still used by the U S and 98 returned to Panama.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Canal
Republic of Panama
State Department
Frank T Hines
Richardo J Alfaro
Canal Zone
Cedar Rapids council to tally daylight saving petitions
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Hahn said signatures for and against moving clocks ahead for the summer will be counted this week. About 4,000 opposed signatures and around 7,000 in favor have been filed. No council action is expected until next week due to the safety commissioner's absence and late spring weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Hahn
Hahn
Francis Gillon
Paramount Theater
Gillon
Tri-States
Gordon Hughes
Washington
Evidence Challenged But Conviction Upheld
The Supreme Court, in a five to four decision, sustains the conviction of George Harris of Oklahoma City for illegal possession of draft classification and registration cards. The evidence was seized during a search based on a different charge, a forged check through the mails. Justice Vinson writes for the majority. Justices Frankfurter Murphy Jackson and Rutledge dissent.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Vinson
George Harris
Oklahoma City
FBI
Harris
Frankfurter
Murphy
Jackson
Rutledge
Marshall Attacks False View of Moscow Conference
Izvestia accuses Secretary of State Marshall of an incorrect appraisal of the Moscow foreign ministers conference and says he distorts the facts in his radio address. The paper faults Dulles for misreading the proceedings and blames American and British negotiators for seeking narrow monopolist interests rather than true peace guarantees.
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Moscow
Izvestia Monday
Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
House Slashes 1948 Budget for State Commerce and Justice
The House appropriations committee cut the 1948 budget requests for the State Department Commerce Department and Justice Department and the federal judiciary by 163 593 515 dollars about 2315 percent The amendments eliminate the foreign broadcast and information programs including Voice of America risking Washington Moscow and other foreign broadcasts The panel urged agencies to curb spending and warned against a spending psychology The FCC would see reduced Civil Aeronautics Administration funding and the committee pressed air safety funding while arguing airport tower costs should be borne by cities It also called for abolition of the State Department foreign cultural relations program and urged funding for the FBI while maintaining most reductions across other agencies
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
State, Commerce and Justice Departments
Federal Judiciary
State and Commerce Departments
Marshall
Voice of America
Russia
Lain Ameria
House
Senate
Late Moon
State Department
Commerce Department
Justice Department
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Standards and Weather Bureau
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Federation of Telephone, Clerks and Commercial Telephone Workers Union
Joseph A. Beirne
Associated Press
C. C. Shepherd
Lake Pend Oreille
Idaho
R. C. Worst
Hudson
Hick
Red
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Berlin
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Attlee
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U.S
Anti-Trust Division
J. Edgar Hoover
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