Laraine Day California Divorce Upheld Amid Mexico Decree Void
Los Angeles AP judge upheld Laraine Day and J Ray Hendricks divorce in California but called the Mexican decree a nullity for status purposes. The court refused to set aside the prior decree amid claims of collusion. Day’s marriage to Leo Durocher after the Mexican decree was not recognized in California.
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Los Angeles
Laraine Day
California
J. Ray Hendricks
Superior
Ingall W Bull
George A. Dockweiler
Dockweiler
Miss Day
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Hendricks
Durocher
Bull
Laraine
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
Senate rejects private injunctions to curb strikes
Washington ULP reports the Senate defeated a Ball amendment to let private employers seek injunctions against unions for jurisdictional strikes secondary boycotts and organ izational actions. Taft opposed the amendment preferring damages remedies and letting the NLRB handle such cases. Ives warned the move could revive pre Norris LaGuardia era bans.
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Washington
ULP
Senate
Taft
Rohio
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Ball
Minn
Republican Senate
Ball
National Labor Relations Board
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Hoover
Tired of Living Dear Boy Wants To Call It Quits
A 20-year-old youth from Jackson Michigan, despondent over deafness and feeling unbearably homely, was stopped by Cedar Rapids police on First avenue. He wrote a suicide note on YMCA stationery, planned to buy a pistol with $2 earned selling pins, and was persuaded by officers to return home with travel funds supplied by officers.
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Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Mich
Filipino Leader's Son Is Sentenced
In Manila an AP report states Sergio Osmena Jr., son of a former Philippine president, was found guilty of treason by a three judge panel. He received life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for aiding the Japanese by involving Esso Trading Company during the occupation. The court noted he acted with the intention to sell materials to the enemy, while his father had briefly served as vice president after President Quezon’s death in 1944.
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Manila
Philippines
Sergio Osmena
People’s Court
Osmena
Esso Trading Company
Manuel Quezon
Manuel Roxas
Daily Record Deaths and Editorial Features Highlights
Telegraphing local notices and features across sections. Death notices for Marion residents and other obituaries appear alongside editorial pieces. Page includes listings for court, movies, radio, and sports with brief notes and headlines.
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Erereece
Ajecessevetecoaes
Marion Aeetes
Cseesesesesee
Reds Act to End British Mandate
LAKE SUCCESS New York AP Russia demanded that the United Nations Palestine inquiry commission be instructed to study ending Britain's mandate over the Holy Land without delay. The call came Friday as the mandate's fate loomed in the postwar regional debate.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations Palestine Inquiry Commission
Britain
Holy Land
State Department Slams Franco Regime Impasse Eases No Gaps
The State Department said political and economic relations with Spain are impossible while the Franco regime remains in power. The statement, issued Friday in Washington, marks a firm U.S. stance amid Francoist Spain.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Spain
May Sought To Defer Acrobat Trial Testimony
In Washington the May-Garsson bribery trial defense pressed to discredit Col. Clarence J Hauck Jr testimony that former Rep Andrew J May asked him to obtain a draft deferment for an acrobat. The defense suggested the matter involved Army singers resisting overseas separation.
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Washington
May-Garsson
Andrew J. May
Clarence J Hauck, Jr
War Department
House Military Affairs
Ike subpoenaed Washington in May war case
Gen Eisenhower was subpoenaed as a defense witness in the Andrew May trial. Hauck testified May appealed directly to Eisenhower over halting a court martial. The witness described letters between May and Eisenhower and cited a request for a shipment order in May’s military offices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Andrew May
May
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Murray Garrgson
Hauck
Allied Forces
Europe
Iman
Garsson
U.S
Pacific
Murray Garsson
Joseph Garsson
Senate Panel Backs Axis Peace Treaties Approval
Washington INS reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of the Italian Bulgarian Hungarian and Romanian peace treaties. Chairman Vandenberg announced a 12 to 0 vote with Senator Hickenlooper absent.
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Washington
INS
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Rmich
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Mothers urged to back United Nations to spare boys’ wars
Mrs. Frederick G. Murray of Cedar Rapids, 1947 American Mother, calls on mothers to influence Congress and voters to support the United Nations. She arrives in New York for a week with the Golden Rule Foundation, attends a Waldorf reception, synagogue and church services, radio appearances, and visits UN headquarters. President Truman sends a telegram praising the effort.
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Associated Press
Wirenhoto
Murray
Frederick G. Murray
Cedar Rapids
New York
Grand Central Station
Emma Clarissa Clement
Louisville
United Nations
American Mothers’ Committee
Golden Rule Foundation
United States
Russia
Mutual Network
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lake Success
Winifred Gray Murray
Wave
Monmouth Junior College
Long Branch
David de Sola Pool
Truman
Delay of Tax Cut Vetoed by GOP in Senate Action
Washington Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee rejected two Democratic bids to delay the GOP backed plan to cut personal income taxes this year. The moves aimed to postpone action on the tax cut legislation, but were defeated as the committee moved ahead with its schedule.
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G.O.P
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Frost Mildly Damages Crops in Cedar Rapids Area
Frost struck Cedar Rapids area early Friday with a low of 31 degrees but fruit and early truck garden crops escaped serious damage. Early garden plants showed some harm, while sweet potatoes and unprotected tomatoes suffered losses in spots. A heavy frost was reported at the Joseph Ressa truck garden farm as the forecast called for warming trends and increasing clouds.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Joseph Ressa
Anamosa Woman Seriously Injured in Truck Accident
Mrs Emelia Kula 36 of Anamosa remained in St Luke's hospital Friday in serious condition with multiple fractures and internal injuries after being run over by a moving truck Thursday night. Authorities say she attempted to board the truck driven by her husband, a sand and gravel company employee, and slipped under the rear wheel.
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Cedar Rapids
Emelia Kula
Anamosa
St. Luke’s Hospital
U S Shuts Yugoslavia To Travel
The United States bans travel to Yugoslavia for Americans citing lack of protection and unrest. The policy, announced in February, follows the downing of two U.S. transport planes last August and Tito's refusal to compensate. Exceptions exist for news reporters and severe hardship cases.
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Washington
United States Army
Marshal Tito
United States
State Department
Yugoslavia
Sava N. Kosanovic
Voice of America Doubling Sought
Washington plans to double daily VOA broadcasts to Russia and China if congress funds after June 30. Kenneth Fry says two hours total requested, with increases in several programs across 25 languages. House subcommittee and full committee recommend stopping broadcasts after June 30, despite listener demand from 67 countries.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
China
Congress
Voice of America
Kenneth Fry
Department
International Broadcasting Division
House Appropriations Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee
Fry
Balkan
Southeast Asia
Bikini Still Radioactive Ships From Bikini Tests
Ten months after the Bikini atom blasts, target ships remain unsafe for permanent occupancy. The Navy towed most survivors to Hawaii and the west coast for study, assuring no danger to Pearl Harbor San Francisco or Bremerton residents. Ships require decontamination before long-term occupancy though crews may work aboard briefly with safety measures. Radar masts gun directors and lookouts were damaged. weight and stability concerns complicate reinforcement. Automatic gun turrets and radar control are being developed to improve safety and reduce exposure.
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Washington
Navy
Hawaii
West Coast
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Bremerton
Wash
Riod
Willie Francis Executed in Louisiana Electric Chair
Willie Francis, 18, was executed in St Martin Parish jail in the portable electric chair after a failed first attempt and a year-long legal battle. He was convicted of a holdup killing of Andrew Thomas in St Martinville and died after two electric shocks, despite last-minute appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and state courts.
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ST Martinville
Louisiana
Willie Francis
St. Martin Parish
Wille
United States Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court
Parcen Board
Willie
Andrew Thomas
House Rejects Amendment To Greece Turkey Aid Bill
The House voted 122 to 70 to strike down an amendment that would bar use of American units as occupational or combat troops in Greece and Turkey. Supporters accepted the measure, but it was defeated amid concerns it limited President Truman amid world uncertainty.
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Washington
House
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
Republi
Truman
Mundt
S. D
Bender
Ohio
House Democrats
Merrow
R-N H
Russia
Warren R. Austin
United Nations Security Council
U.N. Austin
Turkey
U.N
U. S
Greece
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Calif
Javits
R-N. Y
Douglas
Eaton
R-N. J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Austin
No Recession Hint In Jobless Figure
Washington AP The census bureau reports April unemployment at 2 420 000 up 90 000 from March 2 330 000. Officials say the rise is statistically insignificant as a 100 000 margin is considered virtually no change. About 100 000 soft coal miners idle due to a safety shutdown were counted as unemployed.
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Washington
Census Bureau
George White Granted Release From Camp
George White, 53, the Broadway showman, was released from a county road camp after eight months and 16 days of a one year sentence for two hit and run deaths. He had worked as a sheepherder at the county poor farm for six months and received time off for good conduct and extra work.
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San Diego
Calif
INS
George ]White
Broadway
Name's Same but He's Not the One
In Los Angeles AP reports a case of mistaken identity involving Peter Salm during army intelligence training. One Salm’s exposure to a German girlfriend sparks demurring claims as the millionaire heir is pursued, until the Princeton Salm admits not meeting her. The real Salm, a 27-year-old Westwood bookstore employee who also served in Germany, is identified and plans tied to the German illustrator Gisela Vandeneschen unfold as she travels to L.A. for a potential wedding once she arrives.
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Los Angeles
Peter Salm
Army Intelligence School
Germany
Ludwig Salm
Millicent Rogers
Salm
Westwood
Gisela Vandeneschen
Munich
Berlin
United States
Strain
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