Fight for Great Wall intensifies in Chinese civil war
Heavy fighting along the Great Wall area north of Chinwangtao-Chinese forces clash with government troops as American Marines report loud artillery. Nationalist units land from transports near Shanhaikwan while Marines guard a bridge and prevent a Communist attack on Japanese-held positions. Wedemeyer says US forces to pull out by early spring and will not aid moves into Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinwangtao
Great Wall of China
Chinwangtao- Peiping
Shanhaikwan
Great Wall
Manchuria
United Press
Richard W. Johnston
United States
Shih-lung
Emergency housing plan urged for Cedar Rapids area
C R Has Head Start Cedar Rapids plans for an emergency housing committee after a citizens meeting Tuesday. Mayor Hahn will announce committee membership and the first meeting date next week. Blandford argues for urgent local action to expand veteran housing, speed production, and curb inflation amid a housing shortage. He notes 1.2 million families doubled up in 1945 and expects 2 million more by end of 1946 unless housing ramps up. He stresses housing as a community responsibility and urges cities to plan for long term needs as the emergency may last two to three years, with returning veterans needing priority in vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hahn
Blandford
Communists accuse U.S. of backing Chiang with munitions loan
Chinese Communist outlets claim a $64 million U S munitions loan to Chiang Kai-shek and say American crews act as gun runners for the Nationalist armies. They report munitions flown from Kunming to Lanchow and urge President Truman to halt armed intervention and withdraw U S forces from China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
New China Daily
Burma Road
Kunming
Lanchow
China
Great Wall
Yenan
Truman
Yanks Russians to Quit Czech Soil by Dec 1
The United States and Russia will withdraw their forces from Czechoslovakia by December 1, the State Department announced. Allied troops remaining in Czech territory are deemed unnecessary to protect the Czechoslovak people and are said to hinder recovery and rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czech
Washington
State Department
United States
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Nats Department
Official Urges Housing Units In Every City
Nation al Housing Administrator John R Blandford Jr estimates 2 000 000 more American families will have to double up on housing by end of 1946 Unless veterans are given preference in vacancies they and their families will total over 1 000 000 of that number He wrote to mayors of all cities over a certain size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John R. Blandford, Jr
Blandford
United States
Patterson
Milder and Rain Predicted Sunday
Cedar Rapids forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight and Sunday with occasional light rain. Low around 30. The city had a cold snap with a low of 16 earlier, while Spencer and Mason City hit seven above zero. The thermometer rose to 42 by midafternoon, and no precipitation was reported overnight in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Mason City
Mercury
Chambers-Inskeep
Iowa
Burlington
Ottumwa Police Ousted Over Misconduct and Duties
Six Ottumwa police officers including Inspector Carl Higdon were discharged for misconduct and failure to perform duties. The action, approved by the Public Safety Commissioner, followed affidavits detailing prisoner mishandling and a case involving Higdon allegedly taking money through slot machines for the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa (Ap
Ottumwa Police Department
Carl Higdon
Charles Kapp
Public Safety
Basil Fry
John F. Stark
John Collett
Clayton Cassady
Roy Staton
Harold Leach
Charles Bookin
Raymond S. Kleinman
Higdon
American Legion
Kleinman
Legion
H W Myers
Stark
Harold Buell
Navy Flyer
Pacific Wan
Parsons ‘College
Fairfield
Buell
Parsons
Clifford Huddleston
Genevieve B. Box
Walter L.heady
Donald Bowling
Jacob L. Weeks
Truman Halts Discussion of Files with Pearl Harbor Probers
President Truman issues a memo forbidding federal personnel to discuss government files or written material on Pearl Harbor with members of the joint congressional investigation committee. The White House asks departments to urge staff to share nonrecord information with the committee, while explicitly excluding written materials. Senator Ferguson challenges the memo, suggesting it may limit the inquiry, as debate continues in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Truman
Pearl Harbor
Joint
Congressional Investigating Committee
White House
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Joint Congressional Committee
HST
Brewster
Ferguson
Senate
Forrestal Attacks Doolittle Merger Debate In Navy Row
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal openly challenged Army support for the proposed merger as he protested Lt General Doolittle testimony before the Senate committee. He urged restraint to protect interservice camaraderie and suggested a presidential commission to study national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army-Navy
Secretary of Navy
Forrestal
Patterson
James H. Doolittle
Senate
Armed Services
Navy
Army
Doolittle
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Daily Record Indexes and Features Page Fragment
Fragmentary newspaper listing shows sections such as Deaths Editorial Features Movies and Sports with scattered headings and partial titles. Missing context leaves unclear events or names but indicates a multipanel index page format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecsecaeesveces
Ceccevseee Daily Record
Pelee E Palen Bas
Vera
Marion
Sasvees
Cinna E
Ccc Cess Ees Ecercace
Lt Bates Listed Killed In Leyte Raid
Cedar Raids News reports Second Lt Richard M Bates air corps is officially listed as killed over Leyte November 3 1944 after a P 38 bombing and strafing mission near Ormoc He attended Franklin College Anitoch and Iowa State and was in the South Pacific since August Surviving are his parents two brothers Marcus and Frederick with one in naval aviation cadet training
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rauids
Gilbert M. Batgg
Linden Drive
War Department
Richard M. Bates
Air Corps
Leyte
49Th
49Th Fighter Group
Bong
Edward Witsell
Ormoc
Franklin
Bates
South Pacific
Antioch College
Ohio
Iowa State College
Ames
Pfc
Marcus W. Bates
104Th
Timber Wolf) Division
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Frederick R. Bates
Four Dubuque Clubs Raided Second Time
Four private clubs in Dubuque were raided again Friday night yielding no liquor or slot machines. Elks Union League Rex and Victory clubs were searched with five, three, two and zero bottles seized respectively while no slot machines were found.
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Dubuque
Elks
Union League
Rex
Victory
Elks Club
Rex Club
Victory Club
Milton J. Glenn
Joseph Strub
Strub
Glenn
Eugene J. Keane
Dubuque Golf Club
Luxemburg Club
Eagles Club
Dubuque Metal Trades Council Club
Moose Club
Dubuque Club
North End Choral Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Knights of Columbus Club
Dr. Pepper Bowling Lanes Club
Oasis Club
American Legion Club
Travelers Club
Rad and Gun Club
Orioles Fraternal Club
Longview Ski Club
Hawkeye Club
Dubuque Cycle Club
Secret Wife Of Valentino Near Death
Hollywood story says Marion E. Wilson later known as Marion Benda secretly wed Rudolph Valentino in France before his 1926 death and bore his child. Cousin Perry Combs says Wilson, 39, left roses at Valentino’s tomb annually and hid the marriage to protect his romance. Wilson was found unconscious in Santa Monica after taking 57 sleeping tablets. she was hospitalized in critical condition.
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Hollywood
France
Rudolph Valentino
Marion E. Wilson
Marion Benda
Santa Monica
Perry Combs
Miss Wilson
Valentino
Combs
Ocean Front
Hazel Scott Cancels National Press Club Dinner Appearance
Hazel Scott Negro pianist cancels her scheduled appearance at the National Press Club dinner in Washington following a protest by the Negro Press Club. She cites two precedents that hinder her and notes the exclusion of Negro journalists from press galleries in the House and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hazel Scott
National Press Club
Negro Press Club
Truman Miss Scott
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
American Newspaper Guild
House
Senate
Attlee Arrives in Washington for Atomic Talks
Prime Minister Attlee lands in Washington for discussions with President Truman and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King on atomic bomb policy. He is greeted by Secretary Byrnes, Lord Halifax, and other officials, noting a gray, chilly arrival after a long flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Attlee
Truman
Mackenzie King
Canada
Byrnes
Lord Halifax
Harry Vaughan
Halifax
Victory Bond Drive At Iowa Steel Plant Featured
A Gazette reporter visits Iowa Steel and Iron Works to cover the Victory Bond drive. Workers including two modest blacksmiths have raised substantial bonds, with one man purchasing 1900 dollars in E bonds as the plant’s efforts showcase commitment to the national loan effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Ed Zeller
City Victory Loan
Iowa Steel
Arendt
The
Gazette
Troop Path Opened As Forces Attack Soerabaja Java Bay
British and Indian forces shelled and bombed Soerabaja to clear the way for the Fifth Indian division advancing on the Java naval base. Maj Gen Mansergh ordered air and sea action after Indonesian resistance, while Sukarno appealed to Truman for arbitration. Indonesia denied heavy resistance and radio stations urged rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
Soerabaja
Great Java
Sir Philip Christison
Dutch East Indies
E. C Mansergh
Merdeka
Sukarno
Truman
Bar official and attorney convicted in conspiracy case
In Scranton Pennsylvania a federal court jury convicted Harry Is Knight secretary for the American Bar association and George L Fenner attorney of conspiracy to aid misappropriation of 3000 dollars from the assets of bankrupt Central Forging company Catawissa Knight and Fenner face up to 12 years in prison or a 20000 dollar fine or both Snyder County District Attorney Donald Johnson and Homer N Davis were found not guilty
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Harry Is
Knight
Sunbury
American Bar Association
George L. Fenner
Wilkes~ Barre
Snyder County
Donald Johnson
Albert W. Johnson
Homer N. Davis
Catawissa
Central Forging Company
Fenner
Eisenhower Heads Home From Europe
Gen. Eisenhower departed Frankfurt for Paris on Saturday en route to the United States to testify before congressional committees. His C-54 lifted into overcast skies with near freezing drizzle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Eisenhower
Paris
United States
Halsey Announces Navy Retirement Date
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. plans to retire from the navy on November 22. The Third Fleet leader said he has not decided his post Navy path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halsey
Navy
Philadelphia
William F. Halsey, Jr
United States Third Fleet
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Yanks
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International
Ottumwa
Sen. Brewster
Doo~little
Chester W. Nimitz
Marc Mitscher
Japan
Ahero
Tokyo
Naval Service
Senate Committee
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