Testimony Links Roosevelt and Jones to Hughes Allies
Senate investigators heard that high War Department officials named President Roosevelt and Jesse Jones among Howard Hughes powerful Washington friends. Retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers testified that Hughes enjoyed strong White House and government backing during wartime contracts.
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Jesse Jones
Howard Hughes
Bennett E. Meyers
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Truman Greets Russian People on National Anniversary
President Truman sent sincere greetings to the people of the Soviet Union on their national holiday, addressed to Nikolai Shvernik, president of the presidium, and omitted references to Soviet government officials. The message conveyed goodwill from the United States.
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Truman
Nikolai Shvernik
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Soviet Union
United States
Shernik
Aid Europe With Eyes Open by Talle
Rep. Henry O. Taile of Decorah urges cautious aid to Europe with eyes wide open. He outlines two paths: cut American consumption to feed western Europe or risk spread of communism by withholding food. He stresses limited surpluses, need for effective administration, and four factors: present demand, present supply, carryover, and future prospects.
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United States
Henry O. Taile
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa
the Gazette
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America
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Talle
Greece
White House Hit by Poultry Protests Over Poultryless Thursday
Crates of chickens arrived at the White House and Luckman Food Committee HQ in protest of Poultryless Thursday. Growers blame grain shortage measures while a Commerce Department report notes poultry overstock. Protests reach Warren Luckman, Secretary Anderson, and Governors in New York.
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White House
Luckman Food Committee
Harry
Luckman
New York State
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Charles Luckman
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Salvation Army
Walter Reed Hospital For Veterans
Los Angeles
Poultrymen’s Association
A Five-Year-Old’s Silver Dollar Helps Feed Europe
In Cedar Rapids a five-year-old girl Jackie saved a silver dollar for a year. She donated it to the Friendship Food Train effort to purchase bread for Europe, after her teacher’s lesson inspired a generous act. Her mother expressed immense pride as the family supported the charity.
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Cedar Rapids
Friendship
Jackie
Little Fillmore School
Europe
Tax Reduction Plans Shelved
Washington AP reports the Republican leadership shelved plans for a 4 billion dollar tax reduction at the forthcoming special session set to begin November 17. Knutson of Minnesota said the measure would be deferred to January, making tax cuts effective January 1, 1948 if enacted. Martin of Massachusetts supported postponement to focus on foreign aid and economic bills.
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Republican High Command
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R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
R-Mass
Friay
Anti-Salooner Pilchard Charged With Drunk Driving
Toledo AP report says Rev. Howard B Pilchard 65 a field worker for the Anti-Saloon League was charged with driving under the influence after his car collided with another He was released on 200 bond and case set for Nov 14 Defense counsel quoted him saying he had taken not even one drink Bond was provided by August Hoff a bartender and personal friend of the defendant.
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Toledo
Howard B. Pilchard
Anti-Saloon League
Sidney O’dell
Kenneth Pleiss
Thomas A. Farrell
Pilchard
August Hoff
Oil Gushes in Yard but He Can't Cash In
Newport Beach resident William Tallman fights a backyard oil gusher that pumps 350 barrels daily. A city ordinance bars pumping, drilling, storing, or capping without funds, leaving him unable to profit or control the spill while neighbors and officials clash over a solution. His land is soaked and his prospects of fortune vanish amid regulatory limits and costs.
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Newport Beach
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William Tallman
Bayside
Tallman
Man Fined For Uncontrolled Artesian Well
Grand Forks North Dakota Damon Babinski operated a farm and recently dug an artesian well that overran his land neighbor’s land and two county highways. He faced justice court on failure to control the well and was fined 25 dollars with a warning of prosecution if he does not cap the well promptly. He wonders how to locate the well at the bottom of a small lake that now covers his land.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Damon Babinski
Babinski
Justice Court
Georgia Jurist In Death Plunge
Charles S. Reid, 50, former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice and war trials commission member at Nuernberg, leaped from his twelfth floor office and died Friday. Law associate William Lozier said Reid had been in poor health for months and under a doctor's care, having been released from a hospital a week earlier.
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Atlanta
Charles S. Reid
Georgia Supreme Court
Nuernberg
William Lozier
Reid
Missouri Deer Hunter Complained Too Soon
Jefferson City AP reports a Missouri deer hunter, empty handed, leaning his rifle against a tree, gesturing in frustration after not seeing any game. A nine point buck jumped up near him as he stood unarmed, denying a shot opportunity during opening season.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Objects to Grid Team In Her Cellar Divorced
Mrs Al bin Miklausick a 32 year old testified her policeman husband converted their cellar into the headquarters of his sandlot football team. She said with up to 35 players meeting and changing clothes in the basement there was no place to hang the wash.
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Pittsburgh
Albin Miklausick
Red Army Parade Marks Bolshevik Anniversary in Moscow
Moscow observers reported a massive display of Red Army troops and navy units in Red Square to honor the 30th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Stalin was absent, with Bulganin the top official present, delivering cautious remarks as Radio Moscow framed Soviet power as a bulwark of peace against imperialist aggression.
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Russia
Moscow
Red Square
Nikolai Lenin
Communist Party
Stalin
U S Envoy Boycott Clouds Moscow Observance
U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith skipped Friday's Moscow observance with no invitation extended to U S army navy and air force reps. Smith called the absence due to weather and said there is no significance. Elbridge Burbrow attended for the United States as military attaches from other nations were present. The absence may reflect Washington not inviting Russian armed forces reps to Fort Benning exercises.
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United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Army
Navy
Air Force
Smith
Elbridge Burbrow
Washington
Fort Benning
Stassen Rejects 1948 VP Nomination Bid
Harold E. Stassen said he would not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination in 1948. The presidential hopeful told reporters before leaving for Minneapolis that he would not join a slate led by Eisenhower or MacArthur and that he was running for the presidential nomination. He affirmed the vice presidential option is definitely unacceptable.
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New York
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Minneapolis
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Hitches a Ride Lands In His Own Stolen Car
John Romero, 21, a hitch-hiker, rode in a car he later identified as his stolen vehicle. He ordered the driver to reveal ownership, produced the owner card, and then took control to take both the car and its former driver to the police station.
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Pittsburgh
John Romero
John
Romero
Departure Broadcast Marks Friendship Train Departure Night
A half hour program announcing the Friendship Train departure from Los Angeles will be heard on WMAQ Chicago 670 at 9 p.m. Eddie Cantor serves as master of ceremonies with other Hollywood talent, and WHO will rebroadcast a transcription at 11 p.m.
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WMAQ
Chicago
Eddie Cantor
Hollywood
Friendship Train rolls toward France and Italy with gifts
The Friendship Train prepares to depart Los Angeles tonight to collect food for hungry Europeans in France and Italy. Cornell College students pledge $100 by serving a 400 calorie meal. Cedar Rapids drives pass the halfway mark toward an $8,000 goal for two carloads of oatmeal. Local clubs and Veterans groups announce contributions as Drew Pearson coordinates overseas transport with relief committees, shipping lines, and railroads offering free movement to the eastern coast.
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France
Italy
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Friendship Train Fund
Ray Spielman
Iowa
Washington
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Charles Luckman
U. S
Association of American Railroads
Amish Farmer Wins $5000 Damages From Church Officials
In Wooster Ohio a nine man by three woman jury awarded 33 year old Amish farmer Andrew Yoder $5000 in damages against four church officials for shunning he endured. Judge Mougey granted an injunction to lift the shun order, calling it an individual matter of religious freedom.
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Wooster
Ohio
Andrew Yoder
Walter J. Mougey
Yoder
Charles Sten sker Dies Awaiting Doctor Appointment
Keokuk reports Charles Sten sker, 57, died of a heart attack while awaiting a medical appointment. Police and officials say there were no suspicious circumstances. The death was reported Thursday in Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Charles Stensker
Snowstorm Delivers Heavy Snow Across Northwest Iowa
Winter finally broke with a vicious snowstorm in the Northwest, bringing six inches in the Sioux City area and an unofficial ten in Sheldon. Other counties reported two to six inches as the storm moved through Friday, blanketing roads and slowing travel.
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Highway Commission
Osceola
O’brien
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Lee
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Sheldon
Midwest Snowstorm Grounds Planes Across Minnesota
A blinding snowstorm with winds to 45 mph swept eastern Minnesota, covering 100 miles from International Falls to Fairmont with up to six inches of snow. St Paul schools closed at noon, Minneapolis schools stayed open with reduced attendance. A tornado in Galiano Louisiana killed two and injured ten.
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Minnesota
International Falls
Canadian
Fairmont
Iowa
St. Paul
Galiano
House-Hunting in Rapid City Ends with Bought Home
Maj. William I. Wilson, a B-29 pilot at the army airfield, hunted for six months and lived in tourist cabins and temporary quarters before buying a house. He and Mrs. Wilson hosted friends for a house warming on Wednesday and were transferred to Spokane on Thursday.
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Rapid City
S. D
William I. Wilson
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