Witness Tells of Pressure for Hughes Flying Boat Hearings
Charles E. Wilson testifies before the Senate war investigating subcommittee that outside pressure aimed to stop canceling Hughes and Kaiser contract for a 200 ton flying boat. He notes abnormal procurement and says Kaiser and Jesse Jones's RPFC influence sought to prevent cancellation. The session opened with Ferguson warning on dignity and independence of investigations.
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Taxes Slightly Up in Linn County 1947 Levy Figures
Linn County supervisors fixed the 1947 levy for 107 districts with averages near 39.423 mills, up 1.673 mills from 1946. Cedar Rapids totals reach 50.022, Marion shows a decrease, Lisbon posts the highest county levy at 78.931, and several townships and districts set varied rates reflecting state and education funding changes.
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Walker
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Central City
Robins
Alburnett
Ely
Center Point
Grain exchanges seek congressional probe over prices
Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis grain exchanges call for a joint committee investigation into rising grain and flour prices. They charge the government with an expanding export buying program and warn plans to buy more than 570 million bushels could raise prices further and risk domestic shortages.
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United States
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Ohio
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Mich
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Cedar Rapids high schools offer advanced math courses
A Gazette survey shows all Cedar Rapids high schools teach three and a half to four years of math, contradicting Curriculum Director Hale C. Reid who claimed only beginning algebra and a diluted general math are offered. Principals say advanced courses like trig and solid geometry occur, though enrollment often drops to justify classes.
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Parker
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Roosevelt
UN Committee votes to send Korea commission for elections
The United Nations political committee approved a plan to deploy a UN commission to Korea to supervise elections and guide independence, despite a Soviet boycott. The 46 to 0 vote with abstentions and bloc refusals leaves northern Korea in limbo and calls for withdrawal of US and Soviet forces within 90 days after a Korean government takes power.
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Ask Death Charge Against Boy 12 in Felick Killing
A Chicago coroner's jury recommended that Howard Lang, 12, be held to the grand jury on a murder charge for stabbing and beating to death Lonnie Fellick, 7. The inquest convened to determine accountability in the fatal incident.
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Slavs and Trieste Cops Trade Shots in Rome
A Trieste dispatch to II Tempo reports about 20 Yugoslav soldiers crossing into Free State territory Monday night near Rome. After an exchange of fire with Free State police in which one Yugoslav was believed wounded the patrol withdrew. Police in strong positions had ordered halt and opened fire with rifles as the Yugoslavs used automatic weapons.
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Army Food Service Chief Shares Corn Bread Recipe
Maj. Robert J. Dickson of the Second Army Food Service School in Fort Meade received a letter from Mrs. H. J. Grimm of Milwaukee asking for the army corn bread recipe. He sent the official army recipe for a hundred servings and also included Mrs. Grimms home version.
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Czech coalition splinters as Communist demands widen rift
Prague AP report details a collapsing eight party coalition in Czechoslovakia sparked by Communist drive for labor and veteran groups seats in Slovakia and the national front. Slovak Democrats Catholic People’s Party and Czech National Socialist party walked out. National Socialists allied with Communists accused by premier Gottwald of forming a bloc with conservative parties.
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Earlville Club Donates $100 to Food Train
Rex Conn reports the Earlville Community Club presents a $100 contribution to the Friendship Train, as Cedar Rapids gears to receive the train November 13. The drive aims for about $8,000 with many rural groups pledging support from Linn and Delaware counties. Contributions are running fast, with donors across Iowa and beyond, despite publicity limits on listing individual names.
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Iowa
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National Friendship Train
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Ray Spielman
Spielman
Linn County Red Cross
Friendship Train Fund
F. S. Otis
Ray Bush
Delaware County
Otter Creek
Alburnett
Linn County
Alburnett School
Red Cross
Granby
Clarence Dean
Des Moines
John Hymans
Hull
Northwest Iowa
Council Bluffs
Patrick Dillman elected mayor in Du Bois on write-in votes
In Du Bois Patrick Dillman was elected mayor after receiving 1,878 write-in votes compared to 1,133 for the Republican challenger. The Democratic party failed to field a candidate in the September primary making Dillman the first Democratic mayor there in 23 years.
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No Change in Index of Wholesale Food Prices
The week ended Nov 4 saw no change in the wholesale food price index from the previous week, according to Dun and Bradstreet Inc. The index stood at 6.78, up 10.4 percent from a year ago, with 6.14 a year earlier.
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Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
First wintry weather forecast for Iowa tonight
Cedar Rapids reports 43 degrees at 2:30 pm as the weather bureau warns of the first real wintry weather across Iowa tonight with lows 26 to 30 degrees and 25 to 28 degrees for perishable goods. Rain expected tomorrow with highs near 50 as skies clear after today’s 43 to 45 degree range. Nationally, rain, snow, and freezing temperatures affect many states.
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Weather Bureau
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Three Injured in Route 30 Two-Car Collision
Three people were hospitalized after a two-car crash nine miles east of town on Route 30. Injured were Mrs. Alice Blaine and Ray Piper of Lisbon, and Mrs. George Kohl also of Lisbon. Edwards driver uninjured. Sheriff Condon said Piper attempted to pass and collided with the Edwards vehicle. both cars damaged. Piper and Mrs. Kohl shown in good condition. Blaine’s condition pending X-ray results.
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