Nunan Refuses Details in Indictment Inquiry
Washington AP. Joseph D. Nunan former top US tax collector refused to answer many questions at a congressional hearing about unexplained income totaling 161 609 and cash deposits of 10 650 in 1945. He cited the Fifth and Sixth Amendments and said the matter not within the committee’s scope. The panel pressed for sources of cash deposits and stock bought with cash in 1946.
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Washington
Joseph D. Nunan
Adrian DeWind
Nunan
Munan
House Tax Investigating Subcommittee
King
D-Calif
DeWind
Rep
Curtis
R-Neb
Gaylord Container Corporation
Four Eastern Iowans Drown Over Weekend
Four Eastern Iowans drowned over the weekend as seven Iowans died in lakes and rivers amid the spring heat. Victims include Seth Wendell Albin Jr. of Central City and Clarence Oaken of Monticello, with services planned for Wednesday. other drownings near Montour Waverly Hedrick and Atlantic are noted with recovered bodies and survivor details.
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Dillon
Iowa
Montour
Albin
Paris
Delbert
Gilbert Waldemer
Seth Albin
Central City
Oaken
Muscatine
Lee. Wilson
Monticello
Wilsons
Goettsch
F. H. Kehren
Oakwood Cemetery
Dietrich H. Dorn
Wartburg College
Filley
Neb
Cedar River
Waverly
Herbert C.gambell
Drake University
Hedrick
Avon Lake
Des Moines
Drake
Donald Ordway
Atlantic
Cold Spring State Park
Lewis
McGranery Vows to Fight Corruption if Confirmed
Federal Judge James P. McGranery testified before senators that as attorney general he will expose and prosecute corruption anywhere in government. He pledged to weed out and fire any incompetent or dishonest DOJ employee, regardless of who they are.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Taft Says No Point in Having Envoys in Moscow
Cleveland AP report quotes Senator Taft on a radio broadcast saying U S envoys in Moscow are unnecessary as they are like virtual prisoners. He also criticized a compulsory fair employment practices commission or suggested alternate methods.
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Cleveland
Aft
U. S
Moscow
Bradley Cites Quick Russian Atom Strides
Gen. Bradley testified before a Senate appropriations committee that Russia may launch World War III in 1953 or 1954 due to rapid Soviet atomic progress. He warned Moscow could mobilize war stocks by 1954 and outlined four danger factors including atomic advances, military production, industrial capacity, and the North Atlantic defense plan. He noted U S intelligence on Soviet armament growth and urged a $6 billion defense budget increase to secure long term orders amid 1954 55 risk.
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Washington
INS
Bradley
Russia
Joint. Chiefs
Senate
Defense Department
House
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
Forecast: Cooler But Still Pleasant
A cooler but mild Cedar Rapids day ahead with temperatures slipping about 10 degrees over the next two days while remaining above normal. Scattered showers expected in western Iowa Monday night as the day’s high reached around 82 in Cedar Rapids and overnight low near 63.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Police and Firemen Get 41.50 Monthly Raises
Cedar Rapids city council approved a 41.50 monthly raise for all police and fire ranks to take effect April 1. The increase costs about 60,000 yearly, with holidays treated as a factor, and follows a 30.50 hike given to other city workers. Civil service exams for new applicants set for May 13 with applications due by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Edoward A. Prochaska
Civil Service
Indians buy house during Derby week in Louisville
Four Osage Indians from Oklahoma bought a house in crowded Louisville during Kentucky Derby time after losing their hotel room for Derby weekend. An unidentified resident said they told him they would sell the house immediately and risk a small loss.
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Louisville
Oklahoma
Louisvillian
AFL Meat Union Charting Demands
CHICAGO The AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters announced it will seek a general wage increase a union shop and four guaranteed wage increases in new contracts with major meat packers The union also seeks a non contributory health and welfare plan in contracts expiring August 1
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Chicago
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
Truman Seeks National Flood Insurance Program
President Truman asked Congress to create a national flood disaster insurance plan backed by 1.5 billion dollars in government funds. The proposal envisions direct insurance or reinsurance via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with initial 500 million limits, expandable by 500 million yearly in 1953 and 1954, aiming for a self supporting system with rates covering expenses.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wedemeyer to lead Taft Citizens Committee
Retired Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer takes the chair of the National Citizens for Taft Committees. He says prominent figures urged him to join and that Taft will curb socialistic trends and restore a free competitive economy, honesty in public service, and end deficit spending.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Citizens For Taft
Gen
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Taft
Public Service
Clash Over Tape Blocks Benton Quiz
Washington AP McCarthy and Benton clash over a tape recorder at a pre trial hearing in a libel suit. Benton refuses to testify while the recorder is present as McCarthy seeks to compel testimony with an accurate record.
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Benton Quiz
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
Benton
D-Conn
Theodore Kiendl
New York
District Court
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Senate
Atbee
Ammo rationed in Korea claims by Gen Collins
General J Lawton Collins told senators that key ammunition types in Korea are rationed because World War II stocks are exhausted and production does not meet battle expenditures. He cited urgent needs as planes in Korea are aging with many aircraft considered obsolete or obsolescent.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Monda
Korea
Collins
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Mystery Solved Church Belfry Resident Identified as Lt Wigley
Vallejo California police arrested Lt Clarence Wigley 23 of Wichita Falls Texas for living three weeks in the Seventh Day Adventist church belfry. The discovery followed unlocked doors and missing valuables from the Dorease society, with items found in the belfry. Wigley faces court martial for desertion at Travis Air Force Base.
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Vallejo
Calif
Air Force
Clarence B. Wigley
Wichita Falls
Texas
Travis Air Force Base
Clifford J. Heflin
Heflin
Wigley
J. J. Dollinger
Dollinger
Mabel Olson
Dorease Society
Belfry
Herman Pappenburg
Steel Dispute Up in Air as Parleys Fail
Washington officials say the steel wage dispute returns to President Truman with no clear path forward as talks with CIO steelworkers collapse. Steelman notes wide gaps and warns negotiations could resume only after court hearings on government seizure. Murray signals workers will stay at work for now despite possible wildcat actions. In Denver, air strikes and fuel curbs disrupt aviation as Chapman orders reduced gasoline use for airlines and private flyers starting Tuesday. Chicago plans to pull 300 gasoline buses from service.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
John R. Steelman
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
White House
Isreel
Steelman
Denver
Chapman
Chicago
Fed Reserve Drops Voluntary Credit Control
The Federal Reserve Board suspended its voluntary credit restraint program designed to curb lending and fight inflation. It will be on standby, ready to resume if needed, with regional committees screening loans for defense or essential civilian purposes.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Cotton chief resigns over data sharing with Egyptian broker
Clo vis D. Walker, head of Cotton Procurement, resigns after Senate testimony alleged he provided secret government bid information to Egyptian broker Mansour. Walker admits possible indiscretion, denies financial gain, and cites health concerns as reason to step down. Senate debate over whether to pursue criminal action continues.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Monflay
Senate
Clovis D. Walker
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Brannan
Walker
Louisy Mansour
Mansour
Department of Agriculture
Morris Told of 1951 Checkup on Tanker Deal
Washington dispatch reports House investigators heard that former corruption fighter Morris was told in August 1951 his tanker deal was under Justice Department inquiry. Morris testified he did not know the criminal division was probing when appointed to a clean-up post in February 1952. Thomas E. Stakem Jr. testified he began the full inquiry for the Maritime Commission in 1991 and attended Morris conferences in August and November.
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Washington
INS
House
Newbold Morris
Justice Department
Morris
Law Enforcement Agency
Criminal Division
Thomas E. Stakem, Jr
Maritime Commission
U.S. charges Reds smuggling drugs to finance actions in Far East
The United States told the United Nations narcotics commission that Communists smuggle large quantities of heroin from Hong Kong and North Korea into Japan. It says proceeds fund party activities and help obtain strategic materials for Red China. The report cites investigations in 1951 and references Gen. MacArthur’s Tokyo headquarters.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Japan
Red China
Commission On Narcotics
Harry J. Anslinger
U.S. Narcotics Commission
Hong Kong
North Korea
Anslinger
U.N
Far East
Korea
Knsliver
Narcotics Commission
Hidgway
Tokyo
China
Supreme Court to Decide Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Build
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on who should build a Roanoke Rapids North Carolina hydroelectric plant, whether private industry or government should undertake the project.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
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