China Reds Call on U S For Apology And Peace
Chinese Communists demanded that Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer apologize for alleged US interference and pay compensation. They called for Chinese government troops to withdraw from Red areas in exchange for peace and warned of a broader offensive as 90 divisions mass in the north.
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Nazi Saboteur Leader Tipped Plot to G Men
The eight German saboteurs who arrived in 1942 were captured after George Dasch, their leader, tipped off the FBI. Attorney General Clark said the group planned to destroy atom bomb projects in Tennessee Valley and other targets. Six saboteurs were executed. Dasch and Berger were spared after exposure of the plot.
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Kamikaze Attempt Targets Japanese Home Minister
A former kamikaze member Matsuo Sasaki, 26, attacked Japanese Home Minister Zenjiro Horikiri with a pocket knife at the home office in Tokyo. Sasaki, living as a vagrant in Ueno Park since his discharge, had sought a personal inspection of poverty before Horikiri declined and postponed.
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Suicide’ Corps
Airline Official Dies In Eritrean Crash
CAIRO AP United States army bomber crashed near Asmara Eritrea killing Jack Nichols vice president of Transcontinental Western Airlines and seven others including passengers and crew Wednesday officials said Thursday
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Furloughed Men With 50 Points To Get Discharge
The War Department announced that enlisted men with 50 or more discharge points on furlough or on temporary US duty will be discharged upon reporting back this month. Most overseas placement rules and various exceptions are detailed, with translators and scarce specialists noted. Army nurses are exempt from overseas service if they have 12 points or are 30 years old. No WAC officers are being sent on permanent assignment.
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Attlee to Address Congress Next Week
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee will address a joint session of Congress next week. Speaker Rayburn announced after a legislative conference with President Truman.
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Chicago veteran reenlists after discharge
Civilian life was tough for Corporal Julius Schuminski of Chicago after discharge Oct 16 following 43 months of service. He re enlisted in the army Wednesday, reflecting on civilian life.
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U S Steel Rebuffs Truman Wage Price Plan
Washington AP reports United States Steel chief Benjamin F Fairless rejected resuming wage talks with CIO steel workers until a government stance on price rises is received He warned of further price hikes if wages rise and profits fall The CIO U S Steel Workers supported wage talks resumption under a government mediated plan but GM union and management clashed over a wage proposal In Detroit UAW rejected GM’s limited pay raise plan and Ford workers leaned toward a work stoppage as NLRB tallies roll in
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Not Grateful Enough to Reds, Czech Says
London dispatch reports Stalin told Czech leaders that soldiers are not angels as the Red Army entered Czechoslovakia. The message, cited by a Prague meeting, echoed by officials that Czechoslovaks lack gratitude though freedom came with Soviet forces.
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Six Flyers Die In Air Crash Near Elmina Airport
Six army flyers were killed when two planes collided in the air above an airport on the outskirts of a large city. They were part of the Wings for Victory bond drive armada and on a show flight from Elmira to West Point. The victims were not immediately identified under army rules. The aircraft involved were a B-25 Mitchell bomber and a P-47 Thunderbolt.
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Cold Wave Sweeps Iowa With 1.94 Inch Rainbursts
A spring like storm drenched Iowa with 1.94 inches in seven hours at Chambers-Inskeep gauge and sent Cedar Rapids toward a 20 degree low. Snow flurries and strong northwest winds followed as temperatures tumbled from the day’s mid 60s to the 30s in hours.
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Tense Standoff Reported at Trieste Frontier
Paris Matin dispatch from Geneva says Yugoslav forces with hundreds of tanks mass along the Venetian frontier awaiting action at Trieste. Italo Yugoslav tensions mount as the crisis grows daily amid the wartime watch.
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Unemployment Shows Slow October Ascent
A United States Employment Service spot check across the nation indicates unemployment continued to rise slowly in October. The report notes gradual increases in jobless figures and hints at uneven recovery patterns among regions and industries.
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Eichelberger To Rule Boys At Anamosa
Donald C. Eichelberger, Anamosa, named assistant superintendent of the Iowa state training school annex in the former women’s building at the Anamosa reformatory. He registered 67 boys and ordered meals, with an eight-member guard staff from Eldora and Anamosa. The annex will operate as a separate unit from the reformatory under Warden Foss Davis. A convoy of guards, drivers, and highway patrol accompanied by an Eldora mechanic moved the incorrigibles to Cedar Rapids for housing and processing.
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Leonard Joslin
Everett Lawrence
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Jesse Perkins
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Segregation System Put Into Effect
Sixty seven Iowa bad boys from Eldora training school are moved to emergency segregation at the Anamosa state reformatory. The move aims to protect other students and control intractable behavior including gang tactics and sex perversion. About 67 officers and guards accompany the convoy while 65 other staff may be reassigned as the board plans a permanent segregated wing at Eldora. Governor Blue says the transfer is an emergency, with a year to 18 months for a new facility.
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John M.rankin
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Beulah Vaughn Fulfills Vow by Finding Husband’s Grave
Mrs Beulah Vaughn a 42 year old WAC unresolved to accept her warrior husband’s death until she stood beside his grave completes a three month search across Europe. Based near Munich she located the burial site of Set Robert O Vaughn and six other airmen near Erbstetten with a cross reading Robert D Vaughn and pansies growing nearby.
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Cherry Burrell Awards Contract For New Plant
Cherry Burrell corporation announced the general contract for its new plant was awarded to Max Mildenstein of Cedar Rapids and the Weitz company of Des Moines as joint contractors. Preliminary work starts immediately as weather permits. The factory will cost about 1.5 million dollars, be a one story building on 30 acres at Sixth street and Wilson avenue SW, with nine acres of floor space. The old plant will be sold when the new one is occupied.
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