Recall of American mission in Albania shocks Washington
The United States recalls its Tirana ambassador and staff after Albania refuses to recognize existing treaties. George Henderson and eight aides depart for the United States immediately. The French mission will guard U S properties. a successor country for diplomatic representation is undecided. Premier Hoxha was informed of the decision.
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Washington
State Department
Albania
United States
Tirana
George D. Henderson
Hoxha
Porter To Quit As OPA Chief With Truman Decision Near
OPA chief Paul Porter plans to resign pending White House confirmation. The administration weighs lifting most wartime controls, with rent ceilings likely to rise and remaining price caps targeted for removal. Officials anticipate a broad overhaul of controls, including wages and materials, as Truman decides the final decontrol steps.
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Porter
OPA
Washington
Paul Porter
Truman
Sary
White House
Federal Communications Commission
Chester Bowles
John R. Steelman
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
British Loan to Czechs on Again
London reports the United States does not object to a 10 million dollar British credit to Czechoslovakia. Britain plans to conclude an agreement immediately for the purchase of surplus material after suspending negotiations for a 90 million dollar credit.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Britain
Grandmothers Seek National Day to Honor Elders
Chicago hosts the National Grandmothers Club opening of its first convention as about 200 women and 7000 members aim to create Grandmother's Day. President Bea Good of Medina New York argues grandmothers are active beyond home life and seeks a congressional bill to designate the first Sunday in October as Grandmother's Day.
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Chicago
National
Grandmothers Club
Bea Good
Medina
N.Y
Three Army Planes Missing with 23 Men Aboard
Army air forces report three planes overdue with 23 men aboard across overseas routes. Next of kin notified. A C-46 unreported since Oct 24 from Manila to Peleliu with seven aboard. A B-17 missing since Nov 1 from Naples to Bovington with eight aboard. A C-47 left Jamaica Nov 2 for San Juan with five crew and three passengers.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Nichols Field
Manila
Philippines
Peleliu Island
Capodichino
Naples
Italy
Bovington
England
Vernon
Jamaica
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Two Waterloo teens sentenced for major arson spree
Richard Hall age 15 was committed to the state training school at Eldora while Eugene Fike age 14 was paroled to the Black Hawk county parole officer after they admitted setting fires in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. The losses, estimated near 300000, included the Herrick Refrigeration Co. warehouse and Flour City Box Co. plant among others. State Fire Marshal John Strohm called it the worst arson case in memory.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Richard Hall
Eldora
Eugene Fike
Black Hawk
Hall
Herrick Refrigeration Co
Iowa Warehouse Co
D. K. Sprow Furniture
Seidman
Fike
Herrick Company
Lubberden
Des Moines
John Strohm
Figure in Embezzlement Case Surrenders in New York
James Collins, sought for questioning in the alleged $900000 Mergenthaler embezzlement, gave himself up Friday to District Attorney Miles F. McDonald at a fashionable restaurant near the DA's office. McDonald and Assistant DA Julius Helf were present as the capture ended a worldwide manhunt that stretched to Mexico City.
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New York
James Collins
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Miles F. McDonald
McDonald
Collins
Julius Helfand
Mexico City
Punch by Wife Sparks Furious Divorce Court Moment
In Champaign Illinois a divorce trial abruptly shifted when the wife told her estranged husband to approach and delivered a sharp punch, saying she had owed him that blow for a long time as the judge prepared to issue the decree.
Weekend Rainy and Chilly Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa faces a wet and cold weekend with increasing clouds and scattered rain from Saturday into Sunday. Cedar Rapids reported 40 degrees at 2:30 pm on Friday with prior highs near 46 and temps ranging from 41 to 44 during the evening and morning hours.
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Cedar Rapids
Hearing on Eleanor Roosevelt Driving License Postponed
A hearing on whether Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt's driving license should be suspended or revoked due to an auto accident was indefinitely postponed on Aug 14, according to officials in White Plains New York.
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White Plains
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman names Thorp as assistant secretary of state
President Truman announced the appointment of Willard S. Thorp as assistant secretary of state for economic affairs on Friday.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Willard S. Thorp
Arrest of Two Youths Ties Breakins to Cedar Rapids Pair
Two Chicago youths Homer F Rose and Patrick Eddy were arrested in Marion after a high speed chase from Springville. A 16-year-old Cedar Rapids girl rode with them. A pistol and cigarets were found. several items stolen from Joe and Cliff’s Sandwich Shop and the O K Drive In. Charges include carrying concealed weapons reckless driving and probable breaking and entering.
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Joe and
Cliff
O.K. Drive
Chicago
Marion
Homer F Rose
Patrick Eddy
Cedar Rapids
Rose
Eddy
O.K
U.S. Ships Visit Turkish and Greek Ports in Eastern Med
The U S Navy announced visits by the carrier Randolph the light cruiser Fargo and the destroyer Perry to Izmir Marmarasi Beirut and Piraeus as part of training exercises in late November and early December. Secretary Byrnes and Undersecretary Acheson approved the cruise amid regional tensions with Turkey and Greece. The move follows a prior plan to delay a B 29 world flight, with officials noting fear of Russian interpretation as sword rattling.
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Navy
State Department
United States Naval
Mediterranean
State Byrnes
Acheson
Soviet Union
Department
Army
Byrnes
Russia
Randolph
Fargo
Perry
Izmir
Marmaras Izmir
Smyrna
Beirut
Lebanon
Piraeus
Greece
Turkey
Dardanelles
White House to Open for Public Tours on Nov 14
The White House resumes public tours after closures that began shortly before the war, with visits to restart on November 14.
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Washington
White House
Two Leathernecks Released by Chinese Reds
Two United States Marines held prisoner by Communist forces since October 20 were released at noon Thursday and returned to the Tientsin marine headquarters. Tech. Sgt. Jack Lane of Hardin Missouri and Staff Sgt. R. C. Fellows of Freeville New York recounted their capture near Tangku during a hunting party and said their captors treated them fairly. They traveled by small boat and donkey cart to a highway station 30 miles from Tientsin, receiving Chinese cigarettes and 10 000 Chinese dollars each, while jeeps and weapons remained with the Communists.
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Tientsin
United States
Tangku
Tech
Jack Lane
Hardin
R. C. Fellows
Freeville
N. Y
Lane
Fellows
Purge Targets Wartime Officials Across Japan
Tokyo ordered by MacArthur a broad purge of 250,000 to 400,000 ultra nationalist prefectural and rural officials who supported Tokyo's wartime drive. Ward leaders and local figures will be screened to cut ties with war propaganda, expanding beyond central government. 180,000 officials had already been removed from central roles.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Chiang Declares Truce Orders To End Civil War Fighting
Chiang Kai-shek issued orders to all government troops to cease fire except to defend positions. The truce aims to win Communist participation in the national assembly and revise China’s constitution, as Communists resist negotiations amid battles near Dairen Chefoo Shantung and Antung. General Marshall and Ambassador Stuart urged progress toward resumption of talks.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-shek
National Assembly
Chiang
Dairen
Chefoo
Shantung
Antung
Farflung
Marshall
United States
Stuart
Stoves and Heaters Delayed in Coe Quonsets Project
At Coe College, gas space heaters cooking stoves and water heaters remain uninstalled in student Quonset huts. Business manager G W Butler blames CPA ceilings for cutting production of fittings, leaving 14 student families without cooking facilities. Coal heaters provide temporary heat. four to five units may gain connections soon by reallocating fittings from unfinished huts.
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Coe College
G W Butler
Butler
CPA
Chicago
Byron S. Hollinshead
Coe
Occu
Reds Bar Yanks From Air Lanes
American broadcasters in Moscow have been barred from short wave channels by the Russian government. Four networks plan to keep correspondents in Moscow and consider protests only through informal channels, disputing the Soviet reason of a heavy winter short wave schedule.
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New York
Moscow
Russia
CBS
State Department
United States backs UN reconsideration of new members
The U S delegation in Lake Success decided to push in the United Nations Security Council for reconsidering the five countries denied U N membership and to oppose coercive action against Franco Spain. If the council reopens, Herschel V Johnson may seek blanket entry for Albania Outer Mongolia Portugal Ireland and Trans Jordan while allowing individual votes if vetoes persist. The U S would condemn the Madrid regime but oppose moves to sever relations.
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Albania
Outer Mongolia
Russia
Portugal
Ireland
Trans-Jordan
United States
Council
Madrid
Rationing Office in Cedar Rapids Closes
The OPA rationing and price control office in the Memorial building has closed while the rent control office at 802 American Building remains open. Rationing duties for the area move to the Des Moines district office, and applications for sugar or autos should go to the Des Moines address. rent matters stay in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
OPA
Memorial
American Building
A. T. Pleune
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
Liberty Building
Fire Destroys 750 Parcel Post Bags Near Willow Springs
Fire aboard a westbound Santa Fe passenger train near Willow Springs southwest of Chicago destroyed about 750 parcel post bags and damaged the diesel engine. No passengers were hurt. Only 50 of 800 bags were saved as investigators assess cause and cost.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
J. H. Marks
Willow Springs
Marks
St Louis
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