Cedar Rapids Tackles Housing Problem by Citizen Committees
Mayor Frank K. Hahn empowered by a Tuesday meeting of bankers, realtors, labor craftsmen, manufacturers and builders to name two housing committees. One will pursue a mass production long range project, the other will handle immediate emergency housing using present city resources. A. L. Killian proposed a million dollar housing corporation, citing Cedar Rapids bank deposits of 100 million dollars as capital.
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Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
A. L. Killian
Henry Haegg
Veterans Center Executive Committee
The
Gazette
Hahn
Ordnance Plant
Victory Bond drive posts best single day sales
The Victory Loan campaign reports a one day total of $48,413 in sales the highest since the drive began. E bonds now exceed larger denominations with a campaign total of $574,725 and $287,676 in E bonds. Cedar Rapids and county post offices, banks, and issuing agents including Marion Mt. Vernon Springville and LaPlant-Choate report strong E bond activity with several thousand dollars per institution.
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Cedar Rapids
First National Bank of Marion
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Company
Exone State Bank of Springville
Post Office
Victory Loan War
Paramount Theater
Penick and Ford
LaPlant-Choate, Cedar Rapids Building and Loan
Armstrongs
Iowa Victory loan drive taps 14 percent in eight days
DES MOINES, UP. Iowa buyers have purchased 14 percent or 6.5 million dollars in E bonds in the first eight days of the Victory loan drive. Officials say Iowa is ahead of the national average but must average one million dollars daily to reach the 46 million dollar quota by December 31. The initial two million dollar lag has been reduced to just under a million.
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Des Moines
Union at Wilson To Vote On Strike Issue
The National Labor Relations Board announced a secret ballot strike vote set for November 30 at Wilson Packing in Cedar Rapids and other plants with United Packinghouse Workers of America contracts. The vote aims to decide if employees support a work stoppage to push contract demands under the war labor disputes act. Ballot takers will be locals paid 11 dollars a day for short shifts, with Cedar Rapids Employment Service providing workers.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Packing Company
United Packinghouse Workers of America
James M. Shields
National Labor Relations Board
Shields
Packing Industry
Packinghouse Workers Union
United States Employment Service
Imen
Stalin's Absence From Review Stirs Moscow Puzzles
Moscow reacted with surprise and disappointment as Generalissimo Stalin did not attend the twenty-eighth anniversary Red revolution ceremonies. Molotov read the review, while Vasilevsky signed the day’s order, with no official reason given for Stalin’s absence amid speculation of last minute changes.
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Moscow
Stalin
Molotov
Vasilevsky
Red Army
Pay Adjustments Offered by GM
Detroit AP General Motors offered Wednesday to adjust wage rates for certain classifications so increases would reflect the cost of living rise since 1941. The counter proposal aims to meet the CIO United Automobile Workers demand for a 30 percent boost, based on President Truman's wage price policy outlined in his recent speech.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Truman
Riots Reach Tripoli As 74 Jews Die
Western Libya experiences anti Jewish violence with the British ministry reporting 74 deaths in Tripoli. Arabic Jewish clashes stem from tensions over Palestinian immigration. Egyptian Premier Nokrashy Pasha vows punishment for instigators while disputing foreign reports.
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Cairo
Tripolitania
Ministry of Information
Tripoli
Middle East
Palestine
Lebanon
Egypt
Nokrashy Pasha
United Press
ChurchillWarns US On Sharing Atom Data With Reds
London Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament Britain should not force the United States to disclose methods for producing atomic bombs to Russia. He urged keeping such knowledge as a sacred trust to deter aggression and said any decision should rest with Parliament and governments, not scientists. Churchill also praised U.S. leadership, stressed continued Anglo-Soviet friendship, and urged unity in foreign policy while recognizing domestic divisions.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Russia
Churchill
Truman
Commons
Stalin
Soviet Union
Marshal Stalin
Conservative
Truman on Phone Boy Hangs Up
A 10 year old boy Eddie Loughlin Jr. answered a call from President Truman at Tammany Hall after Tammany's victory celebration. The boy announced his name and then asked who was calling, later hanging up the receiver. The incident was shared by Eddie's father Edward Loughlin Sr. and staged amid a party mood.
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Truman
New York
Edward v. Loughlin
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Loughlin
Evelyn Morrow
Eddie
Mr. Truman
Mr. Loughlin
Miss Morrow
Daddy
Towers To Take Over Fifth from Spruance
TOKYO INS The navy announced that Vice Admiral John Towers will relieve Admiral Raymond Spruance as commander of the Fifth Fleet. No details were given about Spruance's next assignment.
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Tokyo
INS
Navy
John Towers
Raymond ‘A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Spruance
Coe Inaugural of Hollinshead Set
Byron Hollinshead will be inaugurated as the eighth president of Coe College on December 14 at 11 a.m. in the T M Sinclair Memorial Chapel. Dr. Paul H. Buck of Harvard University will deliver the inaugural address. A luncheon for delegates, trustees and faculty will follow at Voorhees quadrangle. An afternoon symposium on The Liberal College is planned with several educators invited to participate.
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Byron Hollinshead
Coe College
Coe Board of Trustees
T M. Sinclair
Paul H. Buck
Harvard University
Buck
Voorhees Quadrangle
Liberal College
Nazi Present: 40 Captives For Birthday Shooting
The MAuthausen SS commander in the Harz mountains reportedly gave his 15 year old son a birthday gift of 40 prisoners to practice shooting. The boy claimed he shot them all, saying he could not say anything against his father.
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Berlin
Mauthausen
Harz Mountains
Dana
Dubuque Police Raid 22 Clubs on Liquor and Slots
In Dubuque twenty two clubs were raided and police seized large quantities of liquor and 39 slot machines. Liquor was taken from 18 clubs and machines from six, with 13 seized at the Eagles lodge. No arrests were made. complaints will be prepared by the county attorney after evidence is complete.
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Dubuque
Joseph Strub
Eagles Lodge
Francis Becker
Strub
A. A. Rhomberg
Dubuque Tavern Owners Association
Chinese Reds Seize Yanks Amid News Blackout In Shanghai
In Shanghai, reports claim Chinese Communists seized several American crewmen from a liberty ship, with some men released and apologies issued. U S officials gave minimal comment as inquiries routed to the Tientsin consulate. The episode fuels anti American sentiment and sporadic shooting incidents without casualties.
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Shanghai
Chinwangtao
United States Army
United States
Vaga
Tientsin
North China
Capital Car Strike Ends
Washington transit workers ended a two day walkout after a mass meeting backed by a 30 cent hourly wage demand. Union leaders said President Truman wanted service restored and officials from Capital Transit and the union met with federal conciliators to resume talks within two weeks.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Randolph
D-W
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Capital Transit Company
Labor Department
O'Dwyer is Chosen New York Mayor
Nonpartisan labor bid collapses as New York City votes oust incumbent to elect William O Dwyer mayor. CIO UAW backed candidates failed to gain city council seats while ALP support aided O Dwyer’s win over Republican rivals. Other results include Lawrence in Pittsburgh Burke in Cleveland Curley in Boston and Costello in Syracuse Dowd in Buffalo. Virginia elects Lt Governor William M Tuck governor in a gubernatorial contest.
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New York City
Democratic Party
William O'Dwyer
Murder, Inc
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
General Sessions
Jonah J. Goldstein
O'Dwyer
American Labor Party
ALP
Goldstein
Newbold Morris
F. H. la Guardia
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
James M. Curley
Boston
Syracuse
Buffalo
Frank J. Costello
Bernard J. Dowd
New York
New Jersey
D. Lane Powers
Frank A. Mathews
Illinois
Roy Clippinger
Clippinger
James D. Heidinger
House
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Former Prisoners Due for Discharge War Dept to Release POWs to Civilian Life
Washington—Rep Beimiller says the War Department will release soldiers who have been prisoners of war from further duty. POWs held by Nazis or Japanese for 600 days will be returned to civilian life regardless of points. Previously they were rehabilitated, furloughed home, then required to return if able.
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Washington
INS
Beimiller
D-Wis
House
War Department
United States
Armed’ Forces
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Tve
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McNeil Company
Ottumwa
John Wagner
Victory
International
Labor-Management Conference
Commerce Wallace
Walter P. Stacy
Schwellenbach
AFL
William Green
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Eric Johnston
National Association of Manufacturers
Ira Mosher
Philip Murray
Iowa
Wilson
U.S
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
Lair
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
REDS
Ma Fa Wu
Sung Yen-tan
Yenan
Soy In-chin
Shantung
Shansi
Yen Shi-shan
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Jeffries
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Edward J. Jeffries, Jr
Richard T. Frankensteen
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