Wage Stabilization Board power questioned by Feinsinger
WSB chairman Na than P. Feinsinger warned Congress that stripping the WSB of settlement-recommendation powers could spark industrial unrest and threaten peace in oil, iron ore, aluminum and defense industries. He defended the board's role and composition while urging careful action.
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Washington
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Feinsinger
WSB
House Labor Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Mobilization
Wilson
Order of Titles Ire Authorities Over Bookstore Display
In Bratislava a bookstore owner was arrested after displaying four Russian titles in a specific order in her window. The Wiener Kurier says the posters read We Want To Live Par from Moscow In the Shadows of the Skyscrapers Under a Foreign Flag.
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Vienna
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Wiener Kurier
Moscow
Spring Jobs Gain Slightly Slips from Last Year
Washington AP Based on census figures, employment in the week ending April 12 reached 60 132 000, up from March but well below the 1951 year earlier. Unemployment fell to 1 612 000, while farm work boosted April gains amid floods and heavy rainfall delaying field work. Nonagricultural jobs held steady with a small construction uptick offset by a drop in business employment.
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Washington
Sawyer
Bureau
Commerce Department
Michigan Unemployment Drops Sharply in Latest Claims
Michigan's employment security commission said unemployment claims fell to 49 197 last week from 124 278, signaling a sharp drop in jobless numbers. The report notes higher auto industry production schedules at the end of the first quarter, with statewide concern easing as claims decline.
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Detroit
Michigan
State Employment Security Commission
Enan
Pedestrian Delay Causes Runway Hold at Idlewild
An Idlewild operations supervisor berated an incoming airliner that stalled on a runway for nearly eight minutes. Pilot James Lydie of Metuchen New Jersey replied he was waiting for a mother duck and eight ducklings to cross the runway, highlighting a strange wildlife interruption.
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New York
Idiewild
Oil Workers Pledge for Defense Fuel Supply
Denver United oil workers union leader says oil firms will honor certified government requests for essential fuel to support the defense program. O A Knight, president of the Oil Workers International Union, reports direct lines from the defense secretary to Denver union HQ for releasing oil products to army navy or air force. He warns against indiscriminate releases that could undermine the strike while guaranteeing cooperation with valid requests.
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INS
O. A. Knight
Oil Oil Workers International Union
Anna Rosenberg
Defense Department
I Defense
Knight
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Denlver Union
Fleischmann resigns as defense production head
Washington AP report says Manly Fleischmann resigned as defense production administrator. President Truman named Henry H. Fowler to succeed him while Fowler remains administrator of the National Production Authority. Fleischmann said the mobilization program has progressed to a point that justifies his resignation effective May 31.
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Washington
Manly Fleischmann
Defense
Truman
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
National Production Authority
Fleischmann
Russia claims invention of television in Izvestia
The Moscow newspaper Izvestia announced that Russia invented television marking Radio day in Moscow. The AP report notes national pride as the claim is presented by Izvestia in London.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Izvestia
Hot Battle Looms Over Ely House Zoning Change Fight
The City Plan Commission delayed action on selling the Ely mansion at 2222 First Ave NE for insurance offices. Residents warned of a likely clash at the June session as zoning questions remain unresolved. Owners John Ely Mary Simmons and Martha Ely Marquis said United Fire and Casualty Co. offered to buy the site for an office building built in 1908 on a 2385 by 522 foot lot.
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First Avenue
Ely
City Hall
Plan Commission
Planning Board
John M. Ely
Mary Esther Simmons
Martha Ely Marquis
United Fire and Casualty Company
Lb. W. Hawks
Twenty-first Street
Mitralsky
Ely Place
Dog Trapped Boy Rescued After 15 Hour Tree Ordeal
In Indiana, 14 year old Roger Kerr became trapped for 15 hours inside a hollow 40 foot beech. His beagle pups stayed by the trunk while a third dog fetched help, guiding rescuers to the tree and enabling a rope rescue that freed him exhausted but unharmed.
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Brazil
Ind
Roger Kerr
Roger
Shep
Kerr Homie
Rod
Gilbert
Potato Move to Market Picks Up
The Agriculture Department said new crop potatoes moving to market are increasing and supplies should be ample within three to four weeks to erase shortages. Experts foresee supplies large enough by late June to push prices below current ceilings in some areas. Weather and digging delays are slowing market movement.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russell Wins Florida Presidential Primary Victory
In Florida Russell of Georgia defeats Kefauver of Tennessee by a narrow margin as rural counties buoy his lead. Both oppose compulsory FEPC, with Kefauver open to a plank and Russell firmly against it. Nationwide delegates and local races noted as Kefauver and Russell vie for a stronger position.
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Florida
Sen
Russell
Georgia
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefsuver
Truman Vis
Ia. Plank
FEPC
Holland
William A. Gaston
Jacksonville
Cedar Rapids Woman Arrested in Scotch Wool Peddling Case
Frances Catherine Williamson, a Cedar Rapids woman, was jailed after peddling imported Scotch wootens on the Coe College campus. She advertised as the daughter of a Canadian woolen mill head and sold five cuts in class, then went door to door. Police charged her with license fraud and fraudulent advertising. she faced fines and further arraignments.
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Coe College
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Marion
Chicago
Peoria
Des Moines
Thome Economics
North Carolina
Frank Bukacek
William Matias
Willis Glassgow
Miles Adams
Adams
Acheson Defends U.S. From Red Germ Warfare Claims
Secretary Acheson denounced Moscow's charges of U S germ warfare in Korea as an international crime. He accused Russia of hate campaigns against America while pushing a peace plan for Germany. He also criticized East German efforts to destabilize Bonn and dismissed alleged U S confessions broadcast by the Communists.
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Acheson
Russia
U. S
Korea
Moscow
America
Germany
East Germany
Bonn
Boy 7 In Fair Condition After Shooting Mishap
A Cedar Rapids seven year old, Harry Dale St John, was shot in the stomach when a playmate’s .22 rifle discharged in the Rogers home on Westwood Drive. He was treated at St Luke’s hospital for a liver penetrating wound and remains in fair condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Dale St John
Edgewood Road
St. Luke's Hospital
Harry D
St. ‘John
Harry Ackers
W. Pb.ers
Westwood Drive
St. John
Peter Maglakelidze
Laexsander Maglakelidze
Edgewood Lord NW
Rogers Home
Magilakelidze
Germany
Ackerman
Rogers
Ridge
Controls Lifted on Installment Buying by Fed
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday suspended controls over installment buying. The move ends curbs on down payments and payment periods for many goods including automobiles and appliances, citing ample supply to curb inflation. Washington AP notes the decision reflects a temporary easing of credit restrictions.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
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Rains and Fears Of Iowa Drouth
Thunderstorms and showers moved into Iowa on Wednesday easing drought fears. Western areas received over a half inch of rain while Cedar Rapids measured about a half inch. Temperatures cooled from 73 to 48 overnight and then hovered around 53 by afternoon with more rain expected in sore areas.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Two Plead Guilty In Basketball Fix
A wealthy shoe manufacturer Daniel Lamont of Altoona Pennsylvania and Joseph Serota of Brooklyn pled guilty to conspiring to bribe a New York university basketball player to fix game scores for gamblers. Sentencing set for May 28.
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Brooklyn
New York University
Daniel Lamont
Altoona
Joseph Serota
Kefauver and Taft Sweep Ohio Delegates in Primary
In Columbus Ohio Kefauver won half of Ohio's 54 Democratic delegates while Taft captured all 56 Republican votes. The primary drew about 1.3 million voters with Republicans casting around 625000. Taft leads in Republican delegate counts and Kefauver tops Democratic hopefuls for Chicago delegates as contest widens. Indiana results indicate Taft likely secures most Hoosier delegates with Eisenhower winning a pair from Indianapolis.
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Kefauver
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Taft
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W. Averell Harriman
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Charles P. Taft
Lausche
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