Grim Plea for Quick Aid to Europe and Germany
Rep. Dirksen warns Russia verging on war during a European tour. He predicts Czechoslovakia will fall to communism within four months and calls Germany the key to Europe. He urges rapid aid to deter Soviet expansion and notes tensions with Gen. Sokolovsky and Gen. Clay in Germany.
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Lucius Clay
Chicago firm wins Arthur school addition contract
A Chicago builder, Pete Anderson and Company, won the Arthur school addition bid at 284,500, beating Cedar Rapids firms Rinderknecht and Paulson. Work to be finished in 270 days, with completion by September opening. The vote occurred at a four hour meeting marked by a brief public portion and a largely closed discussion with Chicago architects.
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Rinderknecht
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Kinderknecht
QO. H. Breidert
Childs and Smith
Solons balk at stampede for emergency aid
The Senate appropriations committee opened hearings to inventory U S food supplies before approving President Truman s 597 million emergency aid request for France Italy and Austria. Chairman Bridges said the panel will gather crop prospects and supply data from Agriculture Commerce Interior officials and farm and grain groups to avoid hasty action and assess what can be spared.
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Sioux City
Reed
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Payment to Meyers by Firm Told
Washington AP Major General Bennett E Meyers received 17972.14 in salary and padding from Aviation Electric Co in 1941 and a $10000 decorating bill for his Washington apartment. Lamarre testified the firm paid loans and expenses while Meyers was wartime deputy chief of air force procurement.
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Bleriot H. Lamarre
Senate
Aviation Electric Company
Bennett E. Meyers
Dayton Concern
Senate War Investigating Committee
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Lamarre
General
Air Force
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Neta Davis
Miss Davis
Carmine Bellino
Gen. Meyers
Americans in Marseille Join French Seamen Strike
The U S merchant crew aboard the Henry Gilbert Costin joined the Marseille strike by French sea men and dock workers. They condemned the Marshall plan and Taft Hartley while supporting workers fighting high costs of living and housing. Other French labor actions: 72 percent of coal miners on strike, Renault workers halted, Paris unions push for a general strike, civil servants threaten Friday action.
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Girl 5 Falls in Manhole During Rainy Night Rescue Sought
Sharon Irene Rothrock, five, disappeared after slipping into an open sewer manhole at a street intersection with her father and aunt near a bus stop. The 20-inch cover lay 12 feet from the opening as swift waters swept her away. A block-by-block search by authorities yielded no trace.
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Ambrose Smith
Seattle
Trainer Plane Wreck Kills 5 in Delaware Crash
A Trans-World Airline Constellation on a training flight for overseas pilots crashed while landing at New Castle airport in Wilmington Delaware. Five killed with four crew aboard and a Civil Aeronautics Authority inspector among the casualties. No survivors.
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Weatherman Sticks to Snow Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Snow was slow to arrive as the forecasters, still confident, predicted snow or mixed precipitation for Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. Distant readings showed nine inches in Jamestown North Dakota, with snow across the Dakotas Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin. Temperatures in Cedar Rapids hovered around 31 degrees at 2:30 p.m. with modest changes predicted, and a five day outlook warned of colder days ahead before a gradual warm up Saturday or Sunday. Iowa City and Oskaloosa hit 37 degrees while Spencer and Mason City logged a low of 18.
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Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Spencer
Mason City
After 29 Years a Man Collects His Back Pay
Massena, New York. Wilfred Cote recovered $13.45 owed by the Aluminum Company of America for the week ending August 28, 1918. He said he missed that payday when he enlisted in the Army and only recently asked the payroll department to check for back pay.
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Congo Orders Boost Harmonicas Makers
Tokyo based manufacturers reported receiving orders from the Belgian Congo for 3 000 dozen harmonicas, signaling strong demand from Africa. The announcement notes continued export growth and the potential impact on production schedules.
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Airline Official Is Denied Release in Custody Battle
Pan-American World Airways secretary Mark T. McKee 60 faces contempt of court after not producing his son Terry 7 for a habeas corpus hearing. Superior Court Judge John Sbarbaro refused release pending further hearings, noting California custody rulings and McKee’s Canadian residence claims. Witnesses eyed for testimony about Terry’s whereabouts, with McKee insisting the child is in Canada.
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Mark T. McKee
Pan-American World Airways
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McKee
Sbarbaro
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California Supreme Court
George S. Stansell
California
Canada
Detroit
Royal Savings to Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
King George VI announced the royal savings from wartime funds will be placed at Parliament's disposal to support Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten. He said no additional burden on the public is needed amid tough economic times, a surprise given expectations of new funds.
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Alley Cat Wins Contest Honors at St Louis Show
Mr. Silver, a male Maltese, won first prize in the best color for kittens class and first prize in the non champion class at the Greater St Louis Cat club show. Miss Marcella Duffy of Hamilton hotel adopted the cat after it wandered in during a rainstorm and entered it following grooming.
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Marcella Duffy
Hamilton Hotel
Republicans Attack Truman Price-Ration Power Plan
Republicans denounce President Truman's request for limited price and wage controls and rationing as a police state move. Taft and Martin lead a party-wide attack, arguing such measures threaten economic freedom and would require a vast federal bureaucracy. They urge tax cuts and budget restraint instead.
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American Woman Wins Royal Greeting at Princess Elizabeth’s Party
Mrs. Clement J. Hager of San Antonio met Princess Elizabeth at St James’s Palace on a royal wedding event. She presented a white satin gown and negligee copied from her grandmother’s trousseau and described the princess and queen as charming and human in their reception. The king also bowed as the royal party passed.
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Clement J. Hager
San Antonio
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Mrs. Hager
St. James’ Palace
Auto-Plane Crashes in Test Flight at Chula Vista
Consolidated Vultee's new experimental auto plane crashed during a test flight in Chula Vista California. Pilot Lawrence Phillips thirty one from San Diego was shaken but not seriously injured and taken to a hospital. Passenger Ruben Snodgrass escaped unharmed. The auto portion of the craft sustained heavy damage while the 34-foot wing and 190 horsepower engine area remained largely intact.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Lawrence Phillips
Consolidated
Ruben C. Snodgrass
Americans to Advise Greek Forces as Advisers
Athens AP Dwight Griswold, supervising American aid to Greece, announced a plan for U.S. military personnel to serve as advisers and liaison officers with Greek forces fighting guerillas. Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay would command the advisory staff, with Americans entering combat areas as observers. The directive’s authority was not yet received, but morale in the Greek army supported the move.
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Dwight Griswold
Greece
United States
William G. ‘Livesay
Griswold
House of Commons
Seven Pheasants Parade in Iowa Front Yard
Roy Thomas watched seven pheasant roosters strut across his front yard in Mason City Iowa for about 30 minutes. The sight occurred in a residential neighborhood prompting surprise from the observer and neighbors.
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Mason City
Roy Thomas
Iowa
Stores to stay open late over Christmas period
Cedar Rapids stores will extend hours to 9 p.m. on December 19 20 and 22 following a decision by the Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce at Tuesday noon meeting. Christmas Eve hours remain 5 30 p.m. closing.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Congress Talks More than Ever
Washington AP reports Congress is talking more than ever. Public Printer Augustus E. Giegengack released a 207 page annual report noting heavy printing needs. The Congressional Record for the second session of the 79th Congress spanned 155 issues and 16 453 pages, averaging 106 pages per issue, up from 85 pages previously.
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Augustus E. Giegengack
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Giegangack
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Defense narrows cause of Mee death in Havana case
Patricia Satira Schmidt's defense attorney challenged autopsy findings on poet-lover John Lester Mee killed aboard a yacht in Havana harbor. Drs. Canizares and de Valesco admitted rough handling could have caused death and questioned the fatality of the bullet wound, noting inconsistent evidence and a high mortality risk for spinal injuries.
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Satira” Schmidt
John Lester Mee
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Evelie Canizares
Ruben de Valesco
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