Plans for Funds Told By Premier
Greece must use part of the U S loan to strengthen military forces and face external aggression. Prime Minister Demetrios Maximos said Greece sees concerted action against its territorial integrity and political stability and expects results from the anti guerrilla offensive unless outside reinforcements arrive. He reaffirmed claims to Epirus and boundary rectification with Bulgaria, and cited press attacks and insurgent support abroad. Greek production is 60 to 70 percent of prewar level, with expected crop decline due to weather.
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Maximos
Greece
Virgil Pinkley
United Press
Europe
Maximus
Pinkley
Inonu
London
United States
Demetrios Maximos
Athens
Epirus
Albania
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Miss Truman Not Required to Join Union for Tour
Lawrence Tibbett, president of the American Guild of Musical Artists, said Margaret Truman need not join AGMA to sing on her concert tour even if she performs with union musicians. He noted an agreement with C. Petrillo places her under no compulsion to join the guild. The president's daughter begins Tuesday in Pittsburgh with a flutist and pianist, touring six cities in three weeks.
Veishea Crowds Witness Final Day at Iowa State
Thousands braved rain to watch a 70 float parade and six high school bands during Iowa State Veishea. Sigma Alpha Epsilon won grand sweepstakes while Ames High led the six marching band rankings. About 30 000 attendees filled events and 5000 cherry pies sold out as the festival closed with a musical finale and dance.
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Ames
Iowa
Veishea
Sigma _ Alpha Epsilon
Forestry
Chi Omega
Gamma Phi Beta
Phi Delta Theta
Vieshea
Clyde Williams
Merorial Union
Ray McKinley
Orci
Compton Foresees Ten Years for Atomic Power to Compete
Dr. A H Compton, a leading atomic expert, spoke at Iowa State College’s Institute for Atomic Research dedication in Ames. He said atomic energy will take about a decade to compete with existing power sources and urged that it is part of a broader, humanity enhancing development. He noted uncertainty about applications and warned the misuse of atomic power stems from war.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Atomic Research Division
Arthur H. Compton
A. H. Compton
Iowa State College Institute For Atomic Research
Compton
F H. Spedding
Institute
Beaten Peddler Found With $12,300 in Pockets
New York report says Giacomo Longo a 63 year old peddler was found in a Brooklyn alley badly beaten. He had $12,300 in assorted bills wrapped in brown paper in his ragged pockets and a fractured jaw required hospital care.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Giacomo Longo
Byrnes Calls for Peace Talks In Global Stand
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes urged peace talks in both Russia and the United States, saying both nations favor peace over war and rejecting a cake it or leave it attitude. His remarks came at a Variety Clubs International gathering as he received the 1946 award abroad, his first major foreign policy statement since leaving the State Department.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Russia
United States
British Royal Betrothal Rumor Circulated by London Paper
The London News-of-the-World reports the British cabinet will soon consider the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten. An official announcement is anticipated as per constitutional practice.
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London
London News-of-the-World
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Prince Philip
Greece
Camp Good Health Fund Seeks Donations in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports a drive for the Camp Good Health Fund to support a summer health camp run by the Public Health Nursing Association for physically handicapped children aged 6 to 12 from low income Cedar Rapids homes. Donations totaling 1,211.45 leave a balance of 5,783.55 to raise.
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Camp Good Health
Gazette
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
B.P.O. Ellis
Camp Good Health Fund
Care of the Gazette
Towa
Nazi 1943 Armistice Hint Revealed In Captured Docs
German naval records disclose Hitler hoped for a secret 1943 armistice with the Soviet Union while the Allies kept lend lease. Doenitz favored air and V weapons against Gibraltar but Hitler vetoed to avoid revealing new arms. Documents released by U S Navy and British Admiralty detail the plans and decisions.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Hitler
Adm
Karl Doenitz
Navy
Air Force
Gibraltar
Marseilles
France
Navy Department
Admiralty
London
Phone Unit To Resume Picketing In National Strike
The National Association of Communications Equipment Workers calls for reinforced picket lines as a nationwide telephone strike flares again. ACEW accuses Western Electric of union busting and seeks broad labor union support while a Southwest Bell settlement ends in Texas and surrounding states.
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Washington
National Telephone
National Association of Communications Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company
George Weaver
Bell System
Weaver
Fish Hook
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Western Electric
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
ACEW
De Gaulle Aides Deny Coup Return Plan for France
Jacques Soustelle, De Gaulle confidant, said the ex-president could regain power legally in a crisis to strengthen France, while Soustelle rejected any coup. Communist critics question De Gaulle's aims as he left office, studied US government, and later formed the rally of the French people.
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Paris
INS
Jacques Soustelle
Charles de Gaulle
France
Party
Fce
de Gaulle
Rassemblement du Peuple Francais
Rally of the
Woman recalls rescuing son from lake on 30th birthday
Mrs Peters recounts diving into muddy water at a Wakeville lake to save her four year old son Jimmy after he fell from a pier and was submerged. A neighbor’s call for aid and a carpenter helped revive him as Peters performed improvised resuscitation before he regained consciousness. She notes plans for Jimmy to learn swimming.
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James Peters
Lakeville
Ind
Riddle’s Lake
Wakeville
Indell
Carl Fall
Jimmy
Three Japanese Ministers Ousted Under MacArthur Purge
Tokyo reports three cabinet ministers were dismissed by Premier Shigeru Yoshida under General MacArthur’s purge directive. Finance Minister Tanzan Ishibashi Commerce and Industry Minister Mitsujiro Ishii and Justice Minister Etsutaro Kumira were removed for war tainted records and ultra nationalist ties linked to the Axis pact and labor suppression.
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Tokyo
INS
Shigeru Yoshida
MacArthur
Tanzan Ishibashi
Commerce and Industry
Mitsujiro Ishii
Justice
Etsutaro Kumira
Ishibashi
Oriental Economist
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Actress Jeannette MacDonald's mother dies in Hollywood
Anna MacDonald aged 70 died Saturday in Hollywood from a heart ailment. Burial will be in Philadelphia beside her daughter Mrs Bernard Scheiter.
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Hollywood
Jeannette MacDonald
Anna MacDonald
Philadelphia
Bernard 'S Scheiter
President Truman Says Mother Is Fighting For Life In Missouri
President Truman, at bed side in Grandview Missouri, reported his 94 year old mother Martha Truman is in a serious fight for life after a hip fracture. He later visited Kansas City and told reporters she is improving though the condition remains grave with no expected change overnight.
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Grandview
Truman
Martha E. Truman
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Wallace H. Graham
Mrs. Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Graham
Washington
Dayton Man Drowns Attempting To Save Dog
In Dayton Ohio Lenville P Adkins 31 died after attempting to drown a dog that had bitten his daughter Louise Adkins and three companions took the dog to Huffman dam north of Dayton Adkins jumped in to save it unable to swim James C Taylor leaped in to assist but lost hold of Adkins and both were swept over the sluiceway by swirling waters Taylor survived while Adkins perished in the current.
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Dayton
Ohio
INS
Lenville P. Adkins
Louise
Huffman
Adkins
James C. Taylor
Taylor
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Union
Iowa State
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Byrnes
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U.S
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Joseph Teller
Chicago
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Drew Pearson
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