Russia Accepts U S Plan on Korea Consult All Groups
Moscow radio said Russia accepted the American proposal to consult all Korean groups on forming a provisional government in Korea. Molotov told Marshall he was ready to accept American amendments to resume joint commission talks and convene the board without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Russia
Korea
Molotov
Marshall
United States
United States-Soviet Commission
Seoul
Washington
State Department
Joint Commission
Union Enjoined From Picketing Nelson Market
Judge Floyd Philbrick ordered a permanent injunction against Union officials John Harrop John Ramsey and Kenneth Sowers from picketing the Nelson food market 3201 First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids The ruling follows prior injunctions and finds the picket line aimed at delivering merchandize interruption and coercion of workers into joining the union The action curbs unlawful closed shop tactics and aligns with state policy governing peaceful labor activity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Cutters Local 170
Floyd Philbrick
John Harrop
John Ramsey
Kenneth Sowers
Nelson
First Avenue
G. K. Thompson
Frank W. Pfaff
Kenmore
Ramsey
Sowers
Philbrick
Last Month's Rain Heaviest Since 97 in Cedar Rapids
Official weather bureau figures show April was the wettest since 1897 with rainfall on about half the days and an average of 5.01 inches. Davenport recorded the heaviest month at 8.13 inches while Cedar Rapids saw a 2.3 degree dip to 46.7 mean. Temperatures reached 69 in Cedar Rapids after a 39 degree low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Wen
Plasterers Spurn Raise To Stabilize Costs
In Port Huron Michigan union plasterers rejected a 25 cent hourly wage raise saying the action would stabilize building costs. Local 10 of the AFL Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers noted the raise had been agreed in negotiations and would have taken effect soon. the current rate was two dollars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
AFL
Index Comics and Deaths in Courthouse Record
Daily Record lists items in the town index: comics, courthouse entries, and death notices. Annotations reference wearers and numbers, suggesting a dated ledger of entries with several sections and page markers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Record
Mental illness ruling in Oklahoma Senate shooting case
Oklahoma City AP reports state representative Jimie Scott from Muldholdenville was judged mentally ill by three physicians and ordered committed to a VA hospital after 40 minutes of questioning. Scott admitted to shooting State Sen. Tom Anglin on the Senate floor Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Jimie Scott
Mholdenville
Veterans Administration
Scott
Tom Anglin
Oklahoma Senate
Mrs Murray Urges Golden Rule For World Peace
New York AP report says Cedar Rapids resident Mrs Frederick G Murray, 72, named American Mother of the Year 1947, calls universal adoption of the golden rule the easiest path to enduring world peace. She vows to work with husbands and brothers to back the United Nations, receives Golden Rule Foundation medal, and will visit church services, radio appearances, and UN headquarters at Lake Success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick G. Murray
Cedar Rapids
United Nations
Charles V. Vickrey
Golden Rule Foundation
Emma_ C. Clement
Louisville
Murray
Lake Success
Laughing Loudly Gets Man In Police Watch
In Pawtucket Rhode Island Samuel Hyder was fined 460 for reveling after police say he guffawed loudly in a downtown area. Attorney Eugene T La Chapelle plans to reopen the case arguing no law bans laughing on a public street. Police Chief Leonard Mills cited prior warnings and had Hyder detained briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Eugene T. la Chapelle
la Chapelle
Samuel Hyder
Leonard Mills
Hyder
Jailed Woman Refuses Food for Fortnight in Connecticut
Wilma Wolf a 38 year old inmate in New Haven has refused sustenance for 14 days since April 27 after being sentenced to 30 days for contempt. Jail officials said a hospital transfer for forced feeding would require doctor approval and Sheriff Slavin expressed concern over her weakening condition and insistence on not eating.
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New Haven
Conn
Wilma Wolf
Edward J. Slavin
Miss Wolf
Marian Dallas
Thomas R. Fitzsimmons
Yale University
Woodbridge Hall
Yale Art School
50 000 Feet Of Film Goes Up in Smoke
DES MOINES AP More than 50 000 feet of movie film delivered to 31 Iowa theaters along highway 6 east of Des Moines burned when a truck from Iowa Film Delivery exploded after a fire started two miles east of Marengo. Driver David Gehrt escaped unharmed as the truck ceased moving and the gas tank exploded. The loss exceeded 4000 dollars with films to be transferred by plane and other trucks to several towns including Town City Muscatine? West Liberty Wilton Junction and Muscatine. Substitutions and replacements were arranged to speed deliveries for tonight’s showings and tomorrow’s openings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Film Delivery
Marengo
E. J. Narland
David Gehrt
Narland
Gehrt
Town City
Tri-Cities
West Liberty
Wilton Junction
Muscaine
Vets Reinstate $668,500 in G I Insurance Here
Cedar Rapids veterans reinstated $668,500 in lapsed G I insurance in April announced by the Des Moines VA office. Iowa total rein stated $6,782,000 across 24 cities. nationwide drive aimed at World War II veterans. Over 3,000 Iowa veterans were interviewed. Des Moines led with $1,166,500, other cities listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids War Veterans
Des Moines
the Veterans Administration
Iowa
Veterans Service Organizations
Veterans Administration
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Davenport
Sioux City
Iowa City
Forever Amber barred from mail shipment says AP
The post office department ruled that Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber will not be accepted for shipment through the mails. Roy Frank, assistant solicitor, announced the decision Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
Kathleen Winsor
Roy Frank
Hospitals Move To Combat Infant Diarrhea
Cedar Rapids hospitals St Luke's and Mercy issue precautionary nursery and maternity unit visitor bans starting Monday to prevent an epidemic of infant diarrhea. No cases reported locally, and hospital leaders urge public cooperation and confidence in protecting newborns.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's
Mercy Hospital
General's Son Enlists as Private in Iowa Guard
May 10 entry shows Robert L. Grahl, 20, Des Moines, enlisting as a private in the Iowa National Guard. His father is Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl, adjutant general, and his mother is Mrs. Grahl of Des Moines. The scene occurs at Recruiting Sgt. Ken L. Strom's desk in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
INS
Ken L. Strom
Iowa National Guard
Grahl
Bob Grahl
Gen. Grahl
Robert L. Grahl
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa
Robeson Quitting Formal Concerts
Paul Robeson, the Negro baritone, will abandon the concert stage for two years to pursue a full time struggle against American reaction. Named by the house un American activities committee as an alleged Communist sympathizer, he announced retirement just before his last concert at a public school auditorium where the school board sought to withdraw his permit. Robeson said future appearances would be sponsored by Citizens of America and would include speaking and singing on the same platform but no more formal concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Yu
Paul Robeson
Robeson
House
un-American Activities Committee
Citizens of America
House for Greek Aid 287 to 107
The House passed a $400 million aid measure for Greece and Turkey aimed at countering Communist influence. Final vote 287 for, 107 against, with cross-party backing and multiple amendments defeated amid war fears and proponent claims of stabilizing peace.
Iowa GOP split over Greece Turkey loan bill vote
Eight Iowa representatives, all Republicans, divided on a bill authorizing a 400 million dollar loan to Greece and Turkey. Cunningham Hoeven Le Compte and Talle voted yes while Dolliver Gwynne Jensen and Martin voted no.
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Washington
Iowa
Greece
Turkey
Cunningham
Hoeven
LeCompte
Talle
Greece aid bill stalls in senate vote clash and delays
The fight over the aid measure produced a failed roll call attempt and a 47 to 300 turnout, sending the bill back to the senate for minor house changes. It had previously passed the senate 67 to 22 on April 22, with a conference unlikely to delay final action. The Greece crisis worsens as credits run dry and aid tightens. The UN referral bid by Rep. Smith collapsed 137 to 65, as opponents pressed for rejection.
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Senate
House
Conference Committee For
Greece
State Department
Truman
Lawrence Smith
R-Wis
United Nations
U.N
Lie Detector Initial Test in Elks Burglary Case
Alex L Gregory operator of a polygraph testified that Nelson showed guilty knowledge after Friday examinations. The Elks Club burglary involved $3,634. Gregory explained polygraph principles and how questions are framed to elicit truthful responses, noting that guilt responses appear on the chart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex L. Gregory
Elks Club
Nelson
Gregory
Elis
Nelson Burglar Admit Two Accomplices In Elks Club Heist
Donald B. Nelson 25, Elks Club cashier, confessed to police that he planned the April burglary and aided by two accomplices. The two men, one from Coral Gables and one from Kansas City, remained at large. Nelson held in Cedar Rapids jail on breaking and entering charges. The case, aided by a polygraph, marked the first break after two weeks of investigation led by Chief Condon and Detective Hanna.
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Elks Club
Donald B. Nelson
Thomas J. Condon
Nelson
Coral Gables, Fla
Kansas City, Mo
Condon
John Hanna
Police Department
Larry Condon
Alex Gregory
Leonardo Keeler Company
Chicago
Gregory
Cedar Rapids
Chief Condon
The
Elks
Florida
Kansas City
Cedar’’Rapids
First Alumni Group in Coe Drive Tops Quota
The first alumni team of Coe College’s 400000 building campaign surpassed its target on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Led by Ruth Bryan, the group reached its quota as Cedar Rapids contributions exceeded 200000, with a regional goal of 350000. Members include Hale E. Reid Virginia Black Mrs Ilda Boyer Lillian Clark Marjorie Donohue Edina Donohue Wilma Meyers Albert Michel Ruth Griffith Inga Tapper Anna Grissel Leone Burgert Martha Griffith Grace de Groote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Coe College
Ruth Bryan
Cedar Rapids
Miss Bryan
Hale E. Reid
Virginia Black
Ilda Boyer
Lillian Clark
Marjorie Donohue
Edina Donohue
Wilma Meyers
Albert Michel
Ruth_ Griffith
Inga Tapper
Anna Grissel
Leone Burgert
Martha Griffith
Grace de Groote
Unions Strike Over Ouster of Company Vice President
In Wausau Wisconsin two AFL unions voted to strike after the firm’s board refused to explain why Carl Magnus vice president and general manager will not have his contract renewed. The unions sought to question the board about his nonrenewal, underscoring Magnus’ role in improving pay and housing in the mill community. Magnus declined to comment, noting he remains an employee and board member. The executive committee’s decision awaits full board review next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau, Wis
AFL
Wausau
Carl Magnus
AFL International Brotherhood of Paper Workers Local 381
AFL, Pulp
Workers Local 260
Board of Directors
Magnus
Harold Collins
Collins
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U. S
Nelson Market
Weir Nelson
Wilson and Company
Witwer Grocer Company
Western Grocer Company
A.F.L
A F.L
Associated Press
Coast Guard
Floyd Bennett Field
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Rider
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Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Foreign Affairs Committee
Fred Remington
Leonardo Keeler
Keeler
WAC
Col. Durant
Koenigsburg
Don Nelson
Coe Drive
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