Meyers Denies Profiting From Aviation Electric Firm
Major General Bennett E. Meyers testified before a senate war investigating committee that he did not profit from Aviation Electric Company. He condemned prior testimony as false and said only loan repayments to the firm were paid to him.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Aviation Electric Company
Meyers
Lamarre
Mr. Readnower
B. H. Lamarre
T. E. Readnower
Aviation Electric
Air Force
Senate War Investigating Committee
Robert Cuse
Vimalert Company
Jersey City
Air Forces
Dayton
Clark
Justice Department
Postwar Low For Jobless
Washington reports unemployment at a postwar low with no industries cutting staff. Labor statistics show non agricultural employment at an all time October peak of 43,250,000, up 200,000 from September, with total work force at 60,900,000 and 1,700,000 unemployed.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Blum Steps To French Govt Helm
Paris reports Blum agreed to form a government of public safety to stabilize France amid Communist led strikes. Socialist President Auriol aims to secure assembly approval for Blum, who needs a parliamentary majority to establish his cabinet. Ramadier resigns as widespread labor unrest and troop recalls intensify crisis.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Vincent Auriol
National Assembly
Blum
Paul Ramadier
Ramadier
Mediterranean
Early Christmas for Dick Fosdick in Cedar Rapids
Dickie Fosdick, a four year old leukemia patient in Cedar Rapids, is set for an early Christmas as doctors fear he may not live to December 25. Five blood transfusions have only temporarily aided his fight. his family and community plan a Christmas tree and gifts from veterans groups and police.
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Cedar Rapids
Santa Claus
Dickie Fosdick
Richard J. Fosdick
Thirtieth Street
Dickie
Leonard Bruce
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Hanford Post
American Legion
Ernest Holmes
Not a Ladies' Man Patch Seeps Into Philadelphia News
An AP sourced note from Philadelphia reports on a curious local story titled Old Scratch Patch and a big white cocka. The fragment hints at a quirky urban anecdote involving a public figure or event in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Marshall on Way to Big Four Parley
President Truman wished Secretary of State Marshall luck as he departed by air for the Big Four foreign ministers meeting in London. The United States, Britain, France, and Russia will seek agreements toward a European peace settlement. Marshall called the London talks important and vital as he left National Airport aboard the Sacred Cow.
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Marshall
London
National Airport
White House
State Department
James F. Byrnes
United States
Britain
France
Russia
William D. Leahy
Lovett
Clark
Lord Inverchapel
Hill Elected Iowa Farm Bureau Head
Howard Hill of Minburn was unanimously elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau to succeed Allan B. Kline of Vinton. Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville was named vice president to succeed Hill, defeating Leroy Getting and Martin Lauterbach, with four new district directors named including Dethmers, Hall, McLain, and Baker replacing several incumbents.
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Des Moines
Howard H. Hill
Minburn
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Hill
Leroy Getting
Sanborn
Martin Lauterbach
Alden
Jack Dethmers
Garner
J. S. van Wert
Hampton
Cedric
Predict Drop in Mercury Friday
The weatherman kept a rain snow and cold forecast despite rising Cedar Rapids temperatures. Light precipitation was reported in the north with 3 to 6 inches of snow likely in the northwest and north central regions tonight. Cedar Rapids at 1 30 p m registered 43 degrees, up two from Wednesday’s late high. Thursday’s low was 38 degrees, with a 35 degree low predicted for Thursday night. Nearby Montana posted the coldest Thursday readings at 12 above.
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Cedar Rapids
Montana
Holdup Foiled by Musical Toy Noise in Omaha Store
In Omaha two would be robbers fled a children's goods store when a musical toy dropped and rang bells. Police suspect they mistook the toy noises for a burglar alarm as manager Yale Gotsnider was forced toward a rear room to open a safe.
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Omaha
Yale Gotsnider
Gotsnider
Stassen Attacks Limited Price Controls
Stassen said price controls would strangle the economy and lower production, sharply criticizing Truman’s renewed call for limited controls in St. Petersburg. He urged free market policy and warned of adverse effects on wartime and postwar output.
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ST. Petersburg
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Embargo Halts Most Freight to Canada
The Association of American Railroads ordered an embargo on most freight shipments to Canada. Canada’s restrictions target consumer goods and luxury items, with coal fuel oil and shippers certificates as the main exceptions. The move aims to prevent wasted railcar space and time at the border amid limits on imports.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Canada
United States
Polio Strikes 23YearOld Woman in Iowa City Area
Mrs. Charles McCrory, 23, of 825 Seventh Street SW, was admitted to University hospital in Iowa City Wednesday with polio. Dr. Keith Woodhouse said hospital officials confirmed the diagnosis with paralytic involvement noted in the right arm and by Thursday the left arm showed the same condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles McCrory
Seventh Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
Keith Woodhouse
Man Dies in Quest of Money for His Funeral
In Binghamton New York Henry Stone aged 64 died Wednesday after re entering his burning home to retrieve money saved for funeral expenses. The tragedy underscores his effort to fund his own burial.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Henry Stone
Race Issue Bars Freedom Train from Another Town
The Freedom Train, a rolling showcase for democracy, is barred from Hattiesburg Mississippi unless it enforces racial segregation, mirroring a prior ban in Memphis Tennessee. The move follows racial tension in the region and reflects ongoing battles over civil rights in the South.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Wedding Pictures Reach Iowa via Wirephoto Network
The royal wedding photos were transmitted from London to Cedar Rapids today using AP Wirephoto facilities. A film of the ceremony traveled to London for development, then the finished images were sent to New York and distributed nationwide to the Iowa wirephoto network. The wedding scene image arrived at The Gazette dark room at 10:15, under five hours after the vows.
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London
Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
Western Hemisphere
Today
Gazette
Associated Press Bureau
New York
Iowa
Jenkins weighs bill to bar Russians from U S
Rep. Jenkins of Ohio said on Thursday he was considering introducing legislation to prevent every Russian from entering the United States. He expressed the idea in Washington as a possible response to current tensions with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Jenkins
Ohio
Czechs Realists Clash With Communists In Czechoslovakia
Dr. Josef Krenek, a leading Czechoslovakian church figure visiting the Coe campus, says Czechs must work with those in power while preserving liberties. He notes the nation’s position between East and West and recalls Munich as a painful memory of failed Western aid.
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Old Country
Josef Krenek
Presbyterian Church In
Czechoslovakia
Coe
Krenek
Cedar Rapids
Bergeson Heads Iowa Volunteer D P Committee
Des Moines Iowa Secretary of State Rollo Bergeson will chair a new Iowa committee on resettlement of displaced persons with 17 members from churches labor agriculture and welfare groups. The panel will operate from the statehouse. Gov Blue previously rejected a state level study terming it federal matter. Most appointees previously pressed Blue to act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Europe
Rollo Bergeson
Statehouse
Bergeson
Robert D. Blue
Blue
Philip Turns Tables On Camera Contingent
Lt. Philip Mountbatten attended a stag party with Earl Mountbatten in London and allowed photographers to shoot the party drinking beer after a pheasant supper. after the photographers finished, Philip took his turn behind the lens.
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Philip
London (Ap
Philip Mountbatten
Earl Mountbatten
India
Elizabeth Wed Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey
Princess Elizabeth spoke the vow I will to Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey promising to love cherish and obey until death as Britain’s future queen joins the newly created Duke of Edinburgh in a world stage ceremony attended by monarchs ambassadors and dignitaries.
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Associated Press
London
Philip Mountbatten
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
King George
Marquis of
Milford Haven
Earl Mountbatten
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mother Mary
Elizabeth
Britain
Victoria
Princess Elizabeth and Philip Begin Honeymoon Ride
Prince and Princess Elizabeth depart by train for Hampshire to begin their honeymoon at Earl Mountbatten's estate. They will spend the initial days at the Mountbatten home as part of their royal wedding journey.
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London
Elizabeth
Hampshire
Earl Mountbatten
Philip
Royal wedding spectacle fills London streets and abbey
A million people lined the historic streets of London as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip wed at Westminster Abbey. Crowds packed the route to Buckingham Palace, security was tightened to an unprecedented level, and the nation celebrated a ceremonial austerity wedding despite economic concerns.
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