Schuman Named France Premier After Confidence Vote
Robert Schuman, 61, a finance expert and member of the Popular Republican Movement, was chosen prime minister by the National Assembly after a 412 to 184 confidence vote. He urged 750,000 idle workers to return to work and pledged a steady hand to defend the republic amid the political crisis. He had served as finance minister since June 24, 1946.
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City Responds With Gifts for Dick Fosdick
Bayne Freeland reports on the Christmas for Dickie campaign aiding 4 year old leukemia patient Dick Fosdick at 520 Thirtieth Street SE Cedar Rapids. Donations of toys cash and blood donors pour in as Santa visits and a family affair unfolds amid carols and a marionette show.
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Assembly Point
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Church of the Brethren
Eisenhower orders Army history records opened to public
General Eisenhower issued written orders to remove secrecy from Army historical records not involving national security. The directive promises a liberal interpretation with no reservations about whether history reflects the Army favorably. It applies to all general staff and special divisions and enshrines openness as public property.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Home Loan Board Expands Alteration Loan Authority
Washington capital notes chairman John H. Fahey said federally chartered savings and loan associations may lend up to 1500 for home alterations without requiring prior loans. few such loans have been made due to high costs and funding constraints.
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Senate Urges Fast Approval of Emergency Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged immediate congressional action on a 597 million dollar emergency foreign relief measure to prevent political chaos in France, Italy, and Austria amid riots and a cabinet crisis. It tied timely aid to avert hunger and cold, while not pledging long-term Marshall Plan support.
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Italy
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R-Mich
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23 Food Cars Add to Southwest Friendship Train
In Kansas City the Southwest Friendship Train added 23 food heavy freight cars, bringing total subsistence cars to 174 as it pulled out for Chicago. Fourteen of the new cars were contributed by Kansas City, Weston and St Joseph, Missouri.
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Chicago
Weston
St. Joseph
Winchester Private Gets 84 Day Court Martial For Shoes
Pvt Albert Sargent, 19, began an 84 day court martial in Winchester England after refusing to wear shoes, claiming they were too small. The incident occurred Saturday and was reported by United Press.
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England
Albert Sargent
WAC Sergeant Rescued After being Swept Overboard
Sgt. Vivian O Rourke of Chicago was swept from the Army transport Gen C C Ballou in a mid Atlantic gale 1700 miles east of New York on November 19. After a two hour search in darkness a lifeboat found her, she was brought to the ship hospital in good condition.
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Chicago
C. C. Ballou
Tynvald Gunderson
Solons Sidetrack Plan To Regulate Livestock Feeding
Washington AP report notes President Truman's grain feeding control proposal for livestock was shelved amid GOP opposition. Chairman Taft and other Republicans signaled no further action as Agriculture Secretary Anderson urged price controls as a prerequisite. The panel indicated No 5 would be dropped from the list.
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Ohio
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Europe
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Senate-House Committee
G.O.P
Officers Elected By Quaker Oats
Sherman Texas AP The Quaker Oats Company board held a regular quarterly session and announced dividend details and new officers. A $1.50 per share common stock dividend payable Jan 10 1948 and a 1.5 percent preferred stock quarterly dividend payable Feb 28 1948 were declared. R Douglas Stuart became board vice chairman under John Stuart. Donald B Lourie was named president and H Earle Muzzy executive vice president. Robert A Bowen was named company controller.
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Sherman, Texas
Quaker Oats Company
R. Douglas Stuart
John Stuart
Donald B. Lourie
H. Earle Muzzy
Robert A. Bowen
Cedar Rapids ties of Oats executives revealed
Donald Laurie began as Quaker Oats president trainee in Cedar Rapids during 1922 and 1923 after being Princeton All American quarterback in 1921. Muzzy, a 1912 Princeton graduate, moved to Cedar Rapids in 1913, served through 1938 except for WWI, then became Cedar Rapids plant superintendent and later Chicago vice president for foreign sales. elected to the board last year.
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Cedar Rapids
Princeton
Muzzy
Chicago
Weekend Weather Grips Midwest With Snow and Freeze
Cold weekend forecast sweeps the Midwest as snow spreads with three inch falls in Fort Dodge Charles City Glenwood and Onawa and an inch in Cedar Rapids. A hard freeze is warned with temperatures from five to fifteen degrees across the state and a high of 26 expected Sunday. Cedar Rapids logged 24 degrees at 9 am after a 28 degree overnight low. Sinclair Wyoming reported 14 below while Miami hit 85.
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Onawa
Iowa Highway Commission
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Iowa
Sinclair
Wyo
Miami
Marielle Strauss Wins U S Permanent Residency
Blonde Marielle Strauss a 28 year old German war widow won permanent US residence and will move to Chicago to join suitor Fred Lutz who wrote her love letters to another man. Her eight year old daughter Helga also received residency. Lutz is a Bavarian baker who came to the United States 19 years ago. Charles Shumaker of Strong City Kansas had funded about 700 dollars to bring them here and remains in love with her.
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Marielle Strauss
United States
Chicago
Immigration and Naturalization Service Board
Helga
Germany
Lutz
Charles Shumaker
Strong City
Kan
Chicago Newspapers Resume Printing After AFL Strike
Chicago officials said all newspapers returned to full production Saturday after AFL Compositors union work stoppages delayed editions Friday night. Early issues of the Chicago Sun and Chicago Tribune were held up about six hours.
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Alibi Doesn’t Hold in Hartford Support Case
Stanley Nevers told Judge James C. Murphy he could not contribute to his wife and two children’s support due to a lame back. The judge pressed for how he injured himself and Nevers replied I was changing a diaper on the baby. Nevers was ordered to pay $20 a week support plus lawyers' fees.
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Stanley Nevers
James C. Murphy
Hunt Yields No Trace of Yank Slaves in China
AP reports a 15 month search among Lolo tribesmen near the China Tibet border found no American airmen captive. Maj. Alvin Smith and team traced reports, while McCallister and Fox lived with locals, noting slavery as common and debunking the enslaved captain myth. Four wartime airmen bodies were previously found.
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Army
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Savannah
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Edward McCallister
Alleghany
John Fox
Tacoma
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Fox
Associated Press
Julian Wilson
Louisville
Wilson
West China
James J. Davis dies former labor secretary and senator
James J. Davis 74 a son of Welsh immigrants rose to secretary of labor under Harding and senator from Pennsylvania He died of a kidney ailment in Washington His career spanned labor leadership Moose organization and a lengthy push for social welfare and the Davis Bacon act He is survived by four daughters and a son and left a substantial Mooseheart endowment project unfinished
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James J
Jim” Davis
America
Pennsylvania
Sharon
Davis
Elwood
Ind
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Loyal Order of Moose
Hardings
Coolidge
Hoover
Francis J. Myers
Mooseheart
John Meikle
Senate
Franklin Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIO
AFL
Jean Rodenbaugh
Pittsburgh
Suit to block UN Manhattan site hinges on land deed voidness
A New York suit seeks to force abandonment of the United Nations planned Manhattan site arguing that transferring public land to a foreign sovereignty violates the constitution. The case was pending in state supreme court as of Saturday.
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United Nations
Manhattan
State Supreme Court
Prisoner With Perfect Alibi Nabbed In Burglary Wave
W A Bennett an 18 year old jail inmate in Walters Oklahoma confessed to a string of house and store burglaries carried out at night while he was supposedly locked in his cell. He unlocked the courthouse cell door at 2 am and stole cameras pipes watches guns cash clothing and luggage storing loot in an abandoned gin house. Bennett was to be released soon under a suspended sentence but was captured before his freedom. The loot included law books from the county attorney and other items.
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Vantine
Bennett
Luther Eubanks
Gordon Coker
Eubanks
Coker
General Is Blasted by Air Leader
Senate war investigating panel sent the Meyers record to prosecutors for possible indictments on war fraud perjury and conspiracy amid testimony by Gen Henry Hap Arnold that a high ranking officer disgraced his uniform. Arnold thanked the panel for exposing a “rotten apple” while Meyers denied profiting from wartime procurement.
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R-Mich
Henry H
Arnold
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Senate Banking Committee
Meyers
Clark
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Washington
Gen. Meyers
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