Acheson to Quit as Aide to Marshall
President Truman accepted the resignation of Dean Acheson as undersecretary of state effective June 30. Robert Lovett, New York banker and former assistant secretary of war for air, named as his successor. Truman praised Acheson’s prodigious industry and incisive reasoning as he will depart after six months.
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Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
Robert A Lovett
New York
Air
Acheson
Etion
Lovett
Greek Aid Bill To Conference
The Senate rejected House changes to the 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid bill and sent the measure to a Senate House conference committee for a compromise. Chairman Vandenberg of the Foreign Relations Committee named to head the conferees after the House omitted a confirmation provision and demanded FBI loyalty screening of top program administrators.
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Washington
Senate
House
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
FBI
Big Bomber Base in Alaska Planned
The Army Air Forces announced an $8,125,000 expansion at Mile 26 field near Laddfield to base B 36 bombers with 10,000 mile range. Additional work at Whitierport Alaska costs $2,840,845. District engineers in Anchorage will supervise.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
America
Arctic
Mile 26 Field
Laddfield
Alaska
Whittierport
Anchorage
Labor Ballot in Senate Tuesday
The Senate agreed to vote Tuesday on passage of the general labor disputes bill. Under an agreement by Acting Republican Leader Wherry and Sen. Taft the chamber will finish debate and vote on pending amendments at 12:30 p.m. before voting on the measure itself.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Neb
Sen. Taft
Rohio
Daily Record and Editorial Features Highlighted in Index
A fragmented newspaper index lists sections including Deaths, Editorial Features, Sports and Women’s Features. It references Marion and Utah items with scattered page marks and cryptic codes across the index.
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Utg34
Ieee
Yepa le Marion
Ie Radio
Veya Eeeseeys
the Gists Eteeses
Wedge
Daylight Time Ruled Out by Cedar Rapids City Council
Cedar Rapids officials vote unanimously to avoid a daylight saving proclamation this summer. The resolution cites diversified opinion and a voluntary approach, noting enforcement cannot be guaranteed without universal business adoption. The council ignores petitions and cites trade-area families as a factor, with state action expected in 1949.
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Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
Iowa
Hahn
J Baseball League
Trunk Killer Winnie Ruth Judd Recaptured Near Phoenix
Winnie Ruth Judd known as the Blonde Tigress was seized by a posse of eight sheriffs deputies in an orange grove on the outskirts of Phoenix after escaping from the Arizona state hospital Sunday night for the third time in eight years. She surrendered quietly after deputies surrounded the area and a resident first reported her location. Judd’s escape followed a period when two doors allegedly blocked her liberty and she had been nursing her mother at the hospital. Her 1931 murders of two former roommates involved packing bodies into trunks and a hat box and claiming insanity as a defense. she was later found mentally incompetent and spared the gallows.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Los Angeles
Agnes Ann le Roi
Hedwig Samuelson
Showers Arrive Ahead of Schedule in Cedar Rapids
A light shower aired into Cedar Rapids a little early, with no measurable rainfall. Temperatures climbed from 69 at 9 am to 78 by 2 30 pm. tonight brings scattered thundershowers and cooler conditions, with highs around 62 to 63 and a low near 45.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers-Inskeep
Mercury
Charges Filed in Elks Club Breakin
Donald B. Nelson 25 of 1419 Center Point Road NE faces district court charges for breaking and entering in the Elks club burglary of April 26. About $3,634.22 was taken. Similar charges were filed against John C. Smith of Coral Gables Florida, and a John Doe warrant was issued for a third man from Kansas City. Nelson was arrested. the other two remain at large.
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Cedar Rapids News
Donald B. Nelson
Center Point Road
Elks Club
John C. Smith
Coral ‘Gables
Fila
John Doe
Kansas City
Nelson
Mrs Murray Leads Busy Mother's Day in New York
Mrs Frederick G Murray named American Mother of 1947 attended Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church heard a pop concert at Carnegie Hall and spoke at a Salvation Army Mother’s Day ceremony in Central Park. She also appeared on the Quiz Kids radio program and received autographs from Jane McGowan and Brian Sullivan.
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New York
Frederick G. Murray
Golden Rule Foundation
Carnegie Hall
Salvation Army
Brian Sullivan
Central Park
Wallace Considering Liberal Third Party Bid in 1948
Henry A. Wallace declared in Minneapolis on Monday that he would form a liberal third party if his speaking tour fails to advance liberalization of the Democratic party. He said the presidential office holds no glamour for him but he would run to aid the liberal cause.
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Minneapolis
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Cedar Rapids Considers About 15 Percent Water Rate Hike
The Cedar Rapids City Council introduced an ordinance to raise water rates by about 15 percent, with the plan backed by Waterworks Superintendent H. F Blomquist and Finance Commissioner Louis D. Burgus. The move aims to cover rising labor and material costs and fund expanded mains, while keeping bills discounted 5 percent if paid on time.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis D. Burgus
H. F Blomquist
Burgus
Blomquist
Train Guard Has Bad Time With 3 Escaped Sea Lions
On a Chicago to New Jersey run three sea lions broke from cages in an express car and menaced guard W. A. Sartwell for hours. He used a loose board for protection as zoo staff recaged the animals at Dearborn station after the trio chewed from crates containing other animals.
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Chicago
New Jersey
W. A. Sartwell
George McGuire
Santa Barbara
Calif
Means Brothers and Ward
Camden
Midwest
Sartwell
Dearborn
Sardwell
Zoo
R. Martin Perkins
Lincoln Park Zoo
Perkins
Insufficient bond funds prompt July stadium vote
A July bond issue is planned after a Montrose meeting shows the $215,000 west side stadium bond will not cover costs. The stadium committee says costs exceed the original, and voters will be asked for a second bond on the same ballot with a larger $4,000,000+ measure to fund two high schools an athletic plant and elementary school remodeling.
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Cedar Rapids News
West Side
Memorial Commission
School Board
City Council
Playground Commission
Montrose Hotel
Lee Winterberg
Stadium Committee
Frederic W. Goudy Dies Veteran Type Designer
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Frederic W. Goudy 82 noted type designer who died Sunday after a heart attack in Marlboro New York United Press report says.
Rich Cateress Slain in Race Track Offices
Mrs Samuel B Simon a 55 year old New England sports concessionaire was killed in her Suffolk Downs track office by Edward Shames a nephew of her late husband who then killed himself The motive cited by police was a dispute over the million dollar concession business and the incident occurred about two hours before post time in a scene at the track offices.
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Boston
Samuel B Simon
New England
Suffolk Downs
Edward Shames
Shames
Simon
U.S. Birthrate Triple Deathrate in Early 1947 Report
Preliminary estimates from the U S Public Health Service show 973 000 births in the first quarter of 1947 versus about 388 000 deaths, indicating the birthrate was nearly three times the deathrate. The death toll matched the prior year’s level.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
High Court 7 to 2 for ICC Ruling on Freight Rates
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, upheld the Interstate Commerce Commission order raising northeastern freight rates by 10 percent and lowering rates elsewhere by 10 percent. Justices Jackson and Frankfurter dissented. The decision centers on class rates and their regional impact, with judges questioning the fairness and nationwide policy implications for rail shipping.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Potomac
Mississippi
Rockies
Douglas
Burton
Jackson
Frankfurter
Utica
N. Y
ICC
New York
Delaware
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Lloyd K. Garrison
Southern and Western
Garrison
Woman Found Slain in Long Beach Field
The body of a woman was found in an open field near central Long Beach. Police described the injuries as brutal with head and face beaten and most clothing ripped off. No suspects named in initial reports.
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Long Beach
Calif
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