Foreign aid plan to Greece and Turkey faces House vote
House debate centers on a Senate bill to aid Greece and Turkey with American military advisers and 400 million dollars in cash. Chairman Eaton argues swift passage is essential to counter Soviet influence, while leadership from both parties backs the measure. The bill’s fate hinges on possible amendments and a rival UN-handled proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
R-N.j
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Democratic House
Martin
Mass
United Nations
Congress
Predict Cooler With More Rain
Eastern Iowa faces more showers this afternoon and tonight keeping the region chilly. Record temperatures show rain totals around a quarter inch and afternoon highs near 59 as skies stay overcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Catley
Interference in Robeson Concert Barred by Court
State Supreme Court Justice Isidore Bookstein issued a restraining order preventing Albany city schools from blocking a Friday concert by Paul Robeson in a junior high auditorium. The move followed the mayor and board of education disputes over use of school facilities for a controversial event tied to un American activities. The Carver Cultural Society plans to pay Robeson $2000 for the appearance.
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Albany
N. Y
INS
State Supreme Court
Isidore Bookstein
Albany Board of Education
Paul Robeson
Corning
House Committee On un-American Activities
Robeson
Peoria
Bookstein
Joseph Cannon
Carver Cultural Society
State Commissioner of Education
Kin Mean Estate Goes to Neighbors
CHICAGO INS Mrs Hulda Frank 65 wealthy widow leaves will favoring kindly neighbors over kin. Dated Jan 4 1946 the will cuts kin Perlick and others out, leaving real estate and 5000 to landlords Michael O Gorman and his four daughters and two neighbors. Lutheran church and school receive 1000 each. Perlick plans to contest the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Hulda Frank
William Perlick
Perlick
Perlicks
Curiosity Over Window Fatal to Orphan Boys
In St. Louis two 3 year old orphans Edward Heibel and Charles Vandable at St. Ann's Infant and Maternity home died after climbing to a third floor window. They pushed the top half down and fell about 35 feet to a concrete wall. Heibel died within minutes and Vandable survived briefly.
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ST. Louis
Edward Heibel
Charles Vandable
St. Ann's
School Board Approves New Cleveland Site
Cedar Rapids school board approves buying a 991 acre west side site for a new Cleveland school at 10 000, replacing Edgewood schools and considering a 10 acre option south of First avenue. Board rejects reinstating Evelyn Ashby at McKinley high, discusses salaries, pension, and kindergarten entry changes, and reviews tenure concerns amid a five hour meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Evelyn Ashby
McKinley High School
Edgewood
Edgewood No. 3
Miss Ashby
First Avenue
Wesley G. Kluber
Marshall Truman Urge Ratification of Four Treaties
President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall urged Senate ratification of the Italian and Balkan peace treaties, warning that failure would harm U.S. leadership and derail progress on Austrian and German pacts. Marshall cited a letter from Cardinal Tuman and stressed continued effort against communism, while Senators pressed the political implications of ratification.
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Washington
Ins
Truman
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Byrnes
Senate
United States
Mgr
Wiley
R-Wis
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Italy
Nazi Marshal Kesselring Is Ordered Shot
Venice AP reports British military court sentenced Field Marshal Albert Kesselring to death by shooting for war crimes in Italy. Convicted on Ardeatine caves massacre and incitement charges, he admitted responsibility for the reprisal killings. He had directed German forces in Italy and on the western front, with a long war career involving Rommel and air force commands.
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Venice
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Ardeatine Caves
Kesselring
Eberhard von Mackensen
Kurt Maeltzer
Rome
Western Front
Air Force
Germany
Hermann Goering
Luftwaffe
Poland
Holland
Belgium
Wehrmacht
England
Coventry
Britain
Malta
Erwin Rommel
India Air Collision in Indo China Kills Nine
Paris AP reports nine people killed when a Dakota aircraft collides with a Mosquito bomber over French Indo China. Casualty details were not released by authorities. The tragedy highlights tensions in the region amid wartime air activity.
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Paris
Soviets accuse aliens in Turkey boosting military role
Izvestia charges that many British and American instructors in Turkish cities pose as salesmen and businessmen. It alleges airdromes radar networks and exclusive bases run by Western personnel, with Turkish independence at risk. Tarvestia cites Ankara letters warning Turkish reactionaries seek Soviet encirclement.
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Moscow
INS
Izvestia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Tarvestia
Ankara
Iran
Balkans
Europe
Tzvestia
Straw Vote Planned On Marion Cedar Rapids Annexation
After a two hour meeting the Marion city council scheduled an unofficial straw vote on annexation by Cedar Rapids not sooner than one month. Petitions with 245 names urged appointing three commissioners to meet Cedar Rapids representatives. Officials debated benefits and costs including taxes water rates and police services with a noted claim of possible $90,000 yearly savings drawing skepticism.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
John C Mullin
Mullin
Marion City Hall
Bel
Kepros
Bob Hoff
Founder of Coe Athletics Dead
Dr George W Bryant 78 known as Prof died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5:25 am Tuesday after a heart ailment since March 22. A Coe coach and 24 year Midwest Athletic Conference secretary treasurer he spoke in 150 Iowa churches and retired in 1941 as professor emeritus of Latin and executive vice president. Funeral at Turner chapel Wednesday 1 pm with graveside at Grundy Center Protestant cemetery 3:30 pm.
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George W. Bryant
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Ends 30 Day Northwestern Bell Strike Returns Workers
About 280 Northwestern Bell employees in Cedar Rapids resume work after a 30 day strike ended. Wage increases of 3.50 weekly in lower schedules and 4 on upper levels were granted, with emergency calls still handled and repairs ongoing to restore full service. Strike led to 250 phones out of order. maintenance expected by Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Davenport
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Morrison
Independent Telephone Workers’ Union
Pickets in Six Iowa Cities Hold Out
Northwestern Bell reports union workers returned to most Iowa cities after a month long strike. In six cities including Des Moines and Waterloo, service remains emergency level with six non dial exchanges. NUTW and Long Lines unions retain picket lines while settlements occur in five states. Iowa backlogs to be cleared. credits issued for missed service.
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Bell
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Morrison
Long Lines
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Davenport
Madison City
Burlington
Iowa City
Waterloo
Mason City
American Telephone and Telegraph Long Lines Union
American Communications Equipment Workers
Western Electric
Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers
St. Paul
Luther W. Youngdahl
Youngdahl
Dakotas
NUTW
Six Points
C. L. Sampson
Northwestern Bell
A R. Toepfer
National Federation of Telephone Workers
U N Moves To Equalize Palestine Bodies To Avert Boycott
The United Nations political committee granted the Arab higher committee of Palestine equal status with the Jewish agency in Palestine talks. The joint US Argentina resolution sparked the move as Egypt warned it would not join discussions without equal recognition for the two organizations. It was unclear if Egypt accepted the solution.
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House Ss
Associated Press
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Chattanooga
Tenn
TVA
Hugh Wasson
Enrique Parra
Aleman
Bayne Freeland
Classroom Teachers Association
The
Federation of Teachers
W. A. Wick
McKinley
Wick
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By Fred Remington
Nick Kepros
L. A. Franke
Coe Athletics
Turner Chapel
Theodore Lilley
Grundy Center
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Princeton
Virginia Military Institute
Grand Rapids
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