Western Powers to reject U N Berlin talks bid
Paris dispatch reports Western Powers will refuse to negotiate under the Berlin blockade. Russia signals no change in stance while insisting on currency terms and four power talks remain blocked. Authorities seek U N security council placement for a settlement.
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Paris
U.N
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
Herbert V. Evatt
Lie
U. N. Security Council
Lona
Moscow
Dentists Use Hypnosis as Anesthetic in North Dakota
Seven North Dakota dentists report psychosomatic sleep, or hypnosis, as a safe effective anesthetic for 250 patients since February. Trials show 97 percent success with no loss of mind or moral control, and all types of dental work completed with no pain.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Thomas R. Burgess
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minn
Enderlin
N. D
North Dakota Dental Society
President Truman pledges support to AFL convention
President Truman sent a message to the AFL's 67th convention promising full support for a program benefiting all Americans. He regretted not speaking in person about the challenge facing the nation and pledged to restore the labor department to its proper status.
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Cincinnati
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Green
William Green
AFL
John J. Hurst
Cincinnati Central Labor Council
Organized Labor
Hail and Rain Sweep Cedar Rapids Temperature Fluctuates
Cedar Rapids recorded 1.08 inches of precipitation by 2:30 p.m as hail lasting about five minutes fell in the late morning. Temperatures rose to 52 by 11:30 a.m then dropped to 39 by 2:30 p.m. Outlook calls for clearing skies and a brief warm spell before a colder weekend with Iowa rainfall totaling about a quarter to half inch over five days.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Therman
Madison Consolidates State Journal and Capital Times
Madison combines its two daily papers The Wisconsin State Journal and the Capital Times. They will publish from a single building after additions, maintaining separate news and editorial departments under independent direction. The State Journal will be morning and Sunday edition. the Capital Times will be afternoon daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State, Journal
The
Capital Times
State Journal
Don Anderson
Anderson
Niews
Air Force abandons rescue for 12 missing B-29 crew west of Guam
The United States air force stated it has given up hope for 12 men aboard a B-29 missing west of Guam since November 6.
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Tokyo
United States Air Force
Guam
Prober Says It's Up to Car Maker To Check Dealer
Rep Macy urged auto makers to police dealers to prevent consumer fleecing as his House committee on unfair trade practices probed Washington area car deals. Testimony cited $500 tips and trade-ins undervalued by hundreds, with Kearney Oldsmobile details on handling trade-ins and reselling used cars at profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Macy
R-N.y
Congress
Special
House Committee
New Yorker
House
Kearney
Raymond J. Kearney
Ethel Burton Stricken by Polio in Fayette
IOWA CITY AP One new polio case and three transfers to the inactive list Tuesday leave 20 active cases at University hospitals. The new patient is Mrs. Ethel Burton 32 Fayette in fair condition, admitted November 12.
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Iowa City
University Hospitals
Ethel Burton
Fayette
Half Million WWII Vets Face Loss of VA Dividend Returns
About 500000 ex G I s may miss part of their national service life insurance dividends as VA withholds checks for two groups: overpayments for subsistence and those in default on G I loans. VA finance chief Frank W Kelsey said 600000 vets were overpaid subsistence and have not repaid, with more than 500000 a year projected. The fund totals around 7 billion dollars with surplus estimated at 1.5 to 2 billion.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Frank W. Kelsey
National Service Life
Kelsey
VA Finance
Audit Shows Cedar Rapids per Pupil Cost Increase
The annual audit to the Cedar Rapids board shows per pupil cost rising from 171.12 in 1947 to 189.12 in 1948, driven mainly by higher teacher salaries. Instructional service cost per pupil rose to 146.08 for the year ending June 30, with an average daily attendance of 8,841, up from 133.78 in 1947.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
Arthur
Buchanan
Cleveland
Fillmore
Garfield
Harrison
Hayes
Jackson
Johnson
Kenwood
Lincoln
Polk
Taylor
Tyler
van Buren
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Poor Grades Blamed For Death By Youth
MINNEAPOLIS UPYS Washburn high school student Charles Tuchnor 17 died Tuesday from a self inflicted gunshot wound police said poor grades led to the act His mother Ruth Tuchnor reportedly scolded him Monday night Detective Inspector Eugene Bernath said the mother heard a sound from upstairs and found him wounded in the bathroom doorway with a .22 caliber rifle bullet.
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Minneapolis
UPYS
Washburn
Charles Tuchnor
Ruth Tuchnor
Eugene Bernath
Bernath
Charles
Conflict in China Still Clouds Suchow Battle Outcome
Reports from Nanking describe a contested Suchow front with both government and Communist forces claiming gains. Evacuations of Americans continue as neutral observers hedge on who controls the Suchow area while martial law tightens in Nanking and 82 people are jailed in arrests.
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Nanking
Suchow
Defense Ministry
United States
China
Hollington Tong
Kuomintang Daily News
Suchan
Manila
Suhsien
Roger Lapham
William C. Bullitt
Congress
J. Leighton Stuart
Chiang Kai-shek
B-27 Forced Landing Near Quezon Province Philippines
A United States air force B-27 with 12 aboard made a forced landing off the southern tip of Quezon province in the Philippines. The 13th air force announced no serious injuries among the crew.
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Manila
United States Air Force
Quezon Province
Philippines
13Th Air Force
Iowa Seeks State Council to Oversee Flood Control
Iowa interim flood control study committee urges rapid creation of a state water control and resources council to coordinate federal, state, and local flood efforts. The 69 page report to Gov Blue covers 11 bills, including special districts, financing for sewage plants, tougher pollution enforcement, and revised drainage acts.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
State Water Control and Resources Council
State of
Senate
State Health Department
State Soil Conservation Committee
County Board of Education
Court Ruling Favors Dealer In Auto Suit
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that an agreement to deliver a scarce automobile is not binding on a dealer unless it specifies price and delivery date. Leo Kelley sued Creston Buick Sales, alleging breach after an order failed to produce a car. The majority found the contract too indefinite to bind the dealer.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Leo Kelley
Creston
Creston Buick Sales Company
Kelley
Union County District Court
Buick Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
W. A. Smith
Garfield
Fields and Tobin Arraigned Second Time in Court
Charles Fields 21 and Ollie Tobin Jr. 17 were arraigned in Linn County District Court on the Hatch and Brookman break in after earlier pled guilty to the Culver office theft. They face 10 year terms with possible concurrency or parity to determine a 20 year total. counsel was appointed for state expense.
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Culver Motor Company
Charles Fields
Ollie Tobin, Jr
Linn County
G. K. Thompson
Hatch and Brookman Company
Hatch and Brookman
Thompson
Culver
Joe Bennett
Fields
Ted V. Ruffin
Bennett
Anamosa Reformatory
Larry Condon
Tobin
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Marshalltown
Hatch
Brookman
Truman ties Berlin blockade to resuming Four Power talks
President Truman said the United States will not resume Four Power negotiations on Germany until Russia lifts the Berlin blockade. He outlined plans to review the world situation with Secretary Marshall and Harriman, and said no meeting with Stalin is planned. He urged continuation of Hoover-led executive-branch reform and pressed for civil rights and the 21-point domestic program.
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Moscow
Russia
Lie
Evatt
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Kremlin
Berlin
Key West
Truman
Marshall
ECA
Harriman
White House
Stalin
Washington
Vinson
Bipartisan Commission On
Hoover
General Marshall
Congress
Bridges
R-N.h
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Not Right Kind Of Torch for Job
Safe burglars tried to force a theater safe using a welding torch they brought by mistake. The torch caused a blaze but failed to open the safe, so the burglars abandoned the attempt and left their equipment on site, leaving the door shut.
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Baltimore
Nimitz Defends Tarawa Operation
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said Tarawa was a very necessary operation and the start of the U S offensive against Japan. He refuted criticism from General H M Smith echoed in a Saturday Evening Post article, stressing the action honored those who died.
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San Francisco
Chester A. Nimitz
Tarawa
United States
Pacific
H. M. “Howlin
Mad” Smith
Saturday Evening Post
Gilbert Chain of Islands
Smith
Nimitz
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