US Orders Czech New York Consulate Closed
The United States orders the Czech consulate general in New York shut down and closes the Bratislava American consulate. Washington yields to Prague’s demand to cut Czech diplomats to 12, while noting broader trade implications and noting prior closures of Czech posts in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
New York
State Department
Bratislava
Prague
Department
Ellis Briggs
Wiliam Siroky
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Gillette Plans Brannan Call In Ham Fight
Washington hearings on Senator Gillette’s bill to bar Polish hams and pork from non ERP cooperators prompt Secretary Brannan to testify. Witnesses cite rising Iron Curtain ham imports and lard export needs, with critics urging action to shield U.S. agriculture and industry.
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Gillette
Brannan
Ham
Washington
United States
Iowa
Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
LaRoe
Poland
Neighbors Swap Homes After Wrong-Address Discovery
Chester Guettche and W. V. Swan, long time neighbors in Hutchinson, learned they had occupied each other’s houses by mistaken ownership. Swan had lived in the larger house at 724 East Sixth while paying the higher tax, and Guettche resided at 722 East Sixth. Abstracts mis filed in the Van Emans estate caused the mix up. After confirming the facts the pair agreed to swap houses, with Guettche assuming the mortgage on his new home.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Chester Guettche
W. V. Swan
Swan
Guettche
East Sixth
Cleveland Street
van Emans
Jury Dismissed in Draper Adler Libel Trial
Hartford AP reports the jury in the Draper Adler McCullough libel case was discharged after failing to reach a verdict for a second time on the $200,000 claim.
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Draper-Adler
Hartford
Draper-Adler-McCullough
Iowa Nine Rout Northwestern In 15-2 Big Ten Win
Iowa exploded for 15 runs on 11 hits and five Northwestern errors to rout Northwestern 15-2 in a Big Ten game. Pitcher Dick Hoeksema allowed two runs as Iowa built offense with walks hit batsmen and timely hitting. A Michigan loss to Ohio State and a Wisconsin loss to Minnesota could crown Iowa as Big Ten champion.
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Evanston
Ill
Towa
Hawkeyes
Northwestern
Dick Hoeksema
Northwestern Wildcats
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Clouds and Cool Weather Hug Iowa Weekend Forecast
Iowa weather outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with partial sunshine on Sunday and a chance of rain in the southeast. Temperatures rise to 70s in the southwest and 70 in the southeast and northwest, with nightly lows from 45 in the north to 50s in the south.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Siena
Weather outlook with clouds and rain risk
Cloudy tonight with a chance of rain and a low near 50. Sunday becomes partly cloudy and warmer with a high between 70 and 75. Map reference on the picture page.
Teen-agers Admit Killing in Liquor Store Robbery
In Long Beach police say three teens including two Polytechnic High School girls confessed to murdering liquor store owner Dominic Calarco after he refused to surrender $50. Junior Thomas Cook Jr 17 admitted firing the fatal shot. Arrests followed a botched Compton robbery and a later arrest of Larry Collins 16 and Shirley Armitage 16.
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Long Beach
Thomas Cook, Jr
Polytechnic High School
Dominic Calarco
L. Q. Martin
Murial Clara “Pickles” Downs
Polytechnic
Peggy Burns
Compton
Larry Collins
Collins
Hiawatha Incorporation Vote Cleared For Town Status
Hiawatha near Cedar Rapids voted 51 for incorporation with no against in a Friday election. The move follows an amended petition excluding objectors land and sets the next step as town officer elections in about two weeks. Hiawatha will be Linn county’s seventeenth incorporated town, following Fairfax in 1936.
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Cedar Rapids News
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha Water Company
Shi'h Cemetery
Illinois Central
W.C.F
G. K. Thompson
Linn County
Fairfax
Erickson and Costello May Face Perjury Action
Washington AP senators probing big-time gamblers and bookmakers formally asked prosecutors to check for possible perjury charges against Frank Erickson and Frank Costello. The inquiry centers on testimony given to a Senate committee regarding organized crime and gambling influence.
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Washington
Frank Erickson
Frank Costello
Woman Stopped By Cops Stages Sitdown in Car
In Cleveland a 37 year old woman, Julia Semanchik, staged a two and a half hour sitdown in her car after police halted her for running a red light. Officers towed the vehicle, opened the door with a window gadget, and jailed her for investigation. She faced charges of crashing a red light and driving alone with a temporary permit.
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Cleveland
Joseph Sawyer
William Brown
Julia Semanchik
Sawyer
Miss Semanchik
Mouse Causes Courtroom Chaos During Divorce Case
In Atlanta a small gray mouse disrupted Judge Ralph Pharr's courtroom as 60 divorce seeking women watched. The creature climbed the judge's bench while bailiff Dorothy Jackson looked on and deputies, including O Onion Derrick, helped calm panicked attendees. The deputy noted the animal survived on crumbs from the babies of the divorces.
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Atlanta
Ralph Pharr
Dorothy Jackson
O. Onion Derrick
Derrick
Mickey
Dead Iowa veteran found alive prompts bonus check rule
Iowa's Bonus Board reports its first case of a presumed dead veteran who was found alive. A navy veteran living out of state submitted a valid claim while a mother claimed her deceased husband. The board sends about 1,000 bonus checks weekly with 252,813 total claims to date and 31,402 from former Iowans now living elsewhere.
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DES Moines
Iowa Bonus Board
G. “Kelly” Greenwalt
Iowa
Greenwalt
California
Freight Rate Increase in Iowa Denied
The Iowa Commerce Commission denied a petition by all railroads for intrastate freight rate hikes of 6 to 17 percent. It left existing intrastate levels aligned with interstate charges, noting prior state increases already matched regional trends while shippers' objections and city-by-city protests were considered.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa Commission
Interstate Commission
Iowa Industrial Traffic League
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Redfield
Sheffield
Clear Lake
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Kansas City
Berlin Whitsuntide violence sparks border clashes
In Berlin on Whitsuntide weekend East Berlin police fired into West Berlin during a kidnaping attempt, wounding no one. French tanks moved to the border as Communist Youth protesters gathered, while Western troops readied to act if needed. Hundreds fled to the Western zones amid fears of a broader clash.
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East Berlin
Georg Muenz
Berlin
Communist Youth
Germany
Red Envoys Leave Japan
Lt Gen Kuzma Derevyanko and 48 Soviet mission members departed Tokyo for Moscow aboard a Soviet vessel. The ship also brought 35 junior replacements. Derevyanko was with his wife, and no high ranking successor led the mission during the absence.
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Tokyo
Kuzma Derevyanko
Japan
Moscow
Derevyanko
Allied Council For
Russia
Hickenlooper Attacks Truman Deficit Spending in Rally
Sen Bourke B Hick enlooper told a Manchester Iowa crowd that President Truman uses public funds to preserve his political power. He condemned deficit spending and higher taxes, warned of unbalanced budgets since 1931, and said GOP policies aim to curb government control over agriculture and business.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Truman
Hickenlooper
Republican Party
United States
Congress
Toll toll 32 dead in Chicago streetcar crash
Coroner A. L. Brodie announced a recheck of the charred bodies showed 32 people died in Thursday night streetcar line truck collision in Chicago. Earlier toll reported 4 dead, but investigators confirmed the higher figure and ongoing inquiries.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
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