China Faces Govt Crisis Over Manchuria Defeat
Shanghai reports say Chiang Kai-shek’s cabinet will meet in emergency session as Communist capture of Manchuria triggers a political crisis. Premier Wang Wen-hao and Finance Minister Wang Yun-wu quit to protest failed currency reform, while Communists close on Peiping Tientsin railway and North China.
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School renovation cost estimates spark board discussion
Cedar Rapids school renovation estimates from Chicago architects include 37000 for relighting and painting across four schools 5000 for a Hayes boiler 165000 for a Harrison kindergarten and cafeteria 200000 for Lincoln addition. Parker warned of growing need for an elementary building between Fillmore and Harrison for 800 students.
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Plane crash near Fordville claims two young pilots
Two men died when a small airplane crashed near Fordville North Dakota. Dale Peter Winey a 27 year old former Clarence Iowa resident and pilot at Fordville airport perished alongside Gottlieb Heydt 27 of Drake North Dakota. Winey survived by his divorced wife and two children living in California.
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Dewey Cast Vote as Crowd Gathers Outside School
Thomas E. Dewey voted in a Midtown public school basement while several hundred waited outside for a glimpse. Mrs. Dewey followed, dressed in black with pearls as the couple faced reporters and a cheering crowd. Dewey commented, That’s two votes we’ve got anyway.
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Actor Nabbed for Not Registering for Draft
FBI arrested 22 year old Robert White for failing to register for the draft after he admitted writing letters stating intent to refuse service. White has appeared on radio and stage and served in the merchant marine 1944 to 1946. He now states pacifist convictions and will not participate in any war.
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French Mine Strikers Clash With Troops Near Lille
Communist led miners and French troops clashed in the Lievin area 20 miles southwest of Lille. Police and strikers traded bullets and grenades. about 15 police wounded and several strikers hurt. Authorities note only a small portion of the northern coal basin is back at work.
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Warren Clashes With Cameraman
In Oakland Earl Warren challenging a magazine cameraman who photographed him voting demanded the film be destroyed. He emerged from the booth angered as the photographer stood on a chair to shoot over the curtain top. Newsmen gathered and urged destruction of the negative.
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Rivals for President Make Closing Appeals to Voters
In Independence Missouri and New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged turnout on election eve. Truman pressed a partisan defense of Democratic leadership stressing world peace and prosperity. Dewey called for a strong united nation and civic participation.
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Oppose Dean’s Visit by London Clergy in LA
Episcopal clergymen of Los Angeles on record oppose the visit of Dr. Hewlett Johnson known as the Red Dean of Canterbury. The stance was announced Tuesday as part of church opinions on the visit to Hollywood.
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Speedy Rail Rate Boost Is Rejected
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected the railroads 8 percent emergency freight rate request and set hearings for November 30 on a 13 percent long term advance. Evidence will also be taken on an 8 percent interim increase. The decision followed pleas for a full hearing from shippers and public utility bodies. Water carriers and freight forwarders urged aligned rate increases to preserve rail water charge relationships.
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Truman Votes as Election Day Nears in Independence
In Independence Missouri President Truman cast his ballot Tuesday amid flashbulbs and neighborly chatter with election officials. He was joined by First Lady Bess Truman and daughter Margaret who cast her first presidential vote.
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American C-47 Crashes Near Wiesbaden Air Base
The U S air force reports a C-47 transport crash near Wiesbaden air base on Tuesday night. The aircraft was flying from London to Wiesbaden and officials do not know how many people were aboard.
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Floyd County Farmer Killed by Electricity
Alvin Marth aged 35 was electrocuted while moving a portable corn loading elevator on his parents farm seven miles southwest of Charles City He was warned by his wife not to touch the line after the elevator touched a 1300 volt high tension wire Marth died within minutes according to Floyd County Coroner Carl Hauser.
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Voting in Cedar Rapids area edges 1944 turnout in partial results
Early returns show 12 472 ballots cast from 20 of 24 precincts in Cedar Rapids with a surge expected after 3 p.m. County Auditor Otto Hanzlik reports a record 1302 Linn county absentee ballots, including 461 in person and 841 by mail, the county’s best since 1944. Local precincts report lines at polls and varied early tallies across districts.
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Half of Iowa corn harvest reached by Oct. 30
Iowa farmers reported over half the state's corn crop harvested with 52 percent out by October 30, up from 29 percent last year and seven percent in 1946. Northwest Iowa led at 60 percent, while east central trailed at 40 percent. Soybeans were 94 percent harvested and fall plowing advanced as favorable weather aided winter wheat seedings.
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Ed Sammons Votes Despite Pre election Appendectomy
Dallas leader Ed L. Sammons, former Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce president, was driven to his precinct voting place on a stretcher hours after an appendectomy. He indicated his ballot to an election board member who cast it, then returned to the hospital.
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Fair Mild for Nation as a Whole in Election Day
Heavy early voting suggested a record ballot total in Tuesday's presidential election. Balloting ran high in industrial centers where Democrats rely on union labor votes to push Harry Truman ahead of Thomas Dewey.
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Election Stakes By Associated Press Summary
The piece outlines a presidential race with Thomas E Dewey challenging incumbent Harry S Truman among nine others. It notes Senate contests with 95 candidates for 32 seats and current GOP majority balance, plus House races with 432 seats and 962 candidates and party breakdowns. It lists gubernatorial races, voter totals, and registration and vote estimates across many states.
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Official Drops Dead as He Opens Polling Place
SOUTH BEND IN The first reported fatality of the national election occurred Tuesday when an election sheriff James A Harness 73 fell dead as he was opening a polling place. Witnesses said a stricken with a heart ar c.
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