Senate approves 350 million for European relief aid
The Senate voted 79 to 4 to authorize 350 million dollars for European relief to bridge crisis before harvest. An attempt to cut the sum to 200 million failed 64 to 19. A conference committee is expected to settle near 300 million with RFC advances of 75 million and a control system to ensure fair distribution.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Iowa
Wilson
Hickenlooper
Bushfield
S.D
Williams
Del
McClellan
Ark
O’daniel
Texas
G.O.P
House
Vandenberg
Europe
Kem
R-Mo
White House
RFC
Ellender
D-La
Continued Warm Showers Forecast In Iowa
Forecast calls for continued warm weather in Iowa tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers or thunderstorms in the west and central regions. Partly cloudy skies expected statewide. Cedar Rapids reports 74 degrees at 2:30 pm, dropping to 57 by 7 pm and 50 overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Blasts Hit Minerva Film Company Offices in Rome
Officials say at least 25 people were killed when two explosions and a fire struck the Minerva Film Company offices in a five story building. The blaze set off explosions of stored movie reels.
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Rome
Minerva Film Company
Film Company
Four Die As Plane Crashes Into Mountain Peak
ALDENVILLE Pa UP four people die when a chartered plane crashes into a desolate mountainside and burns Tuesday night.
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Aldenville
Red Culture Tops Says U S Envoy
Washington INS Lt Gen Bedell Smith ambassador to Moscow told Congress the Soviet Union is building a higher cultural standard and American students should study Marx Engels and Lenin in Russia He urged expanding Voice of America to match Russian tastes and warned without evolving democracy Europe could drift to ideologies.
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Washington
INS
W. Bedell Smith
Moscow
Congress
Russia
Engels
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Voice of America
State Department
Smith
Us.s.r
United States
Robert E Lee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rep
Judd
R-Minn
Meader Pushes Proper Use of Investigative Power
George Meader spoke to the Iowa League of Women Voters at the Montrose hotel urging Congress to use investigative power to balance branches of government. He warned of executive overreach and bureaucratic bias and called for competent staff to study key issues and limit reliance on bureaucratic advice.
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Meader
Louise Johnston
George Meader
Congress
Iowa League of Women Voters
Montrose Hotel
Royal Betrothal Statement Expected For Elizabeth and Philip
Buckingham Palace said the engagement announcement for Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten would come soon after a dinner party with their families. Court circles suggested the news could come this month or before June ends, with Elizabeth returning from a South African tour.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Alice
Prince Philip
Greece
Philip
Final Clinic for Camp Good Health Health Camp
Fifty five boys and girls applied for admission to Camp Good Health after three pre camp clinics.168 children were examined, with dental and tonsil adenoid issues planned for treatment. The Camp Good Health Fund budget is 6995 dollars, solicits donations through The Gazette Cedar Rapids Ia.
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Naomi Doebel
Camp Good Health
Public Health, Nursing, Association
David Thaler
C. A. Noe
R. C. Locher
J. G. Wratten
DeVee Gildroy
R.N
Association
Rosemary Jamesson
Hermina Roskamp
Helen Ziesman
H. H. Kellogg
Ruth Brecklin
Juliette Schoulte
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Kralik
Edwin Lundquist
Camp Good Health Fund
Care For the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Man Escapes Electrocution After 4000-Volt Contact
Kansas City AP report describes S R Drumm who, while mowing, was entangled by a downed power line coil. He did not react at first, thinking a neighbor joked, then a lineman warned he had touched 4000 volts. He survived by contact with only insulated parts.
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Kansas City
S R. Drumm
Drumm
Power Company
One May Defendant Freed in War Fraud Trial
Federal Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut acquitted Joseph F. Freeman, a defendant in the May Garsson war fraud trial, after Freeman’s attorney argued he had no link to the conspiracy involving former Rep Andrew J. May and the Garsson brothers. The court left intact verdicts against May and the Garssons while Freeman’s release followed plea.
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Washington
LLP
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Joseph F. Freeman
Freeman
Garsson Brothers
May
Garssons
Schweinhaut
Army
James A. Ulio
Ulio
Albert Freeman
United States
California
Coe Building Fund Hikes Seek Extra 100000
The Coe College board plans to raise an additional 100000 toward a 400000 building fund for fine arts and social studies as construction costs rise. So far Cedar Rapids contributions total 219000 with 50000 more hoped. The plan includes salary increases for many faculty next fall and several promotions to associate or full professorships.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iby Coe College
Arthur Poe
Coal Firm Faces Negligence Count
A grand jury indicted Centralia Coal Company on negligence related to the mine explosion on March 25 that killed 111 miners in Nashville Illinois. The case brings a criminal negligence charge against the firm over the disaster at the mine.
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Nashville, Ill
Centralia Coal Company
Brechler Named Iowa Athletic Director at University
Paul W. Brechler was appointed athletic director and director of physical education at the University of Iowa by the state board of education. He succeeds Dad Schroeder, who retires July 1, and has served as business manager of athletics since last June. Brechler, an Iowa man and Drake alumnus, praised by Dr. Wayne J. Foster as a wise choice.
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Iowa City
Paul W. Brechler
University of Iowa
State Board of Education
Brechler
E. G “Dad” Schroeder
Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
University Athletic Board of Control
Drake University
Drake
Harlan High School
University High School
Lawrence “Pops
Harrison
Navy
University
Charles Galiher
Wayne J. Foster
University Athletic Board
Coe College Flunk Day Proclaimed By Student Council
Coe college students at Cedar Rapids headed for open spaces as Flunk Day was proclaimed by Bud Leitner, canceling classes and prompting theft date traditions. Faculty observed the day despite a May resolution barring staff participation, with exams moved up and activities planned through Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Bud Leitner
1Coe
College Executive Council
The
Iolege
C. Ward Macy
Truman Signs Portal to Portal Pay Bill for Economic Stability
President Truman signed the portal to portal pay bill saying its main aim is economic stability by relieving business and government of potential liability for billions. He noted defects may prompt congressional remedies and urged raising the minimum wage from 40 to 65 cents. The measure bars most claims unless covered by contracts and sets a two year filing limit.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Eviction Sought By Music In Chicago Tenants Case
Merlin W. Griffith, 35, claims landlord uses a 12 piece orchestra nightly from 1 to 7 under Savis Averginos sons Nicholas and John to force his family of seven from their apartment. The brothers face disorderly conduct charges. judge extends lease to June 11 for investigation.
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Chicago
Merlin W. Griffith
Griffith
Savis Averginos
Nicholas
John
Edward P. Luczak
Averginos
Luczak
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