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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1946

Page

3

Vets Arrested over Secret Atomic Bomb Photos in Baltimore

Three former servicemen George Wallace Comer Miles Daubenheyer and James Barnes Rike were arrested by FBI agents in Baltimore after attempting to sell highly secret photographs of the atomic bomb. The men were arraigned on bond with hearing set for October 23.

Baltimore FBI Baltimore News-Post George Wallace Comer Bel Air Comers Rock Army Air Forces Pearl Harbor Marshalls Tinian Miles Frederick Daubenheyer Butlerville Ind Army Merchant Marine James Barnes Rike Chattanooga Tenn Fort Mead United States Ernest Volkart Daubenheyer Comer Rike Texas California North Carolina J. Edgar Hoover Washington Pacific Hoover

U S rejects Dardanelles bid of Reds

The United States rejects Russia's bid for control of the Dardanelles and warns that the United Nations Security Council would act if Moscow attacks or threatens to attack Turkey. The note supports Turkey and opposes joint Soviet Turkish control, stressing U S vital interest beyond the Mediterranean.

Washington United States Russia Dardanelles Moscow United Nations Security Council Turkey Soviet Union State Department Mediterranean Black Sea Walter Bedell J Smith Security Council of the United Nations Truman Army Navy Britain

Ban on Romania n Flights Lifted

Normal air traffic over Central Europe returned as the United States army lifted its temporary suspension of American flights over Romania. Rescinded bans over Czechoslovakia and Hungary followed. Officials would not discuss reasons or comment on reports that the suspensions were tied to troop movements.

Frankfurt Central Europe United States Army Romania Czechoslovakia Hungary Washington

Russia Accused of Executing Key War Crimes Witnesses

TOKYO AP An American defense attorney says Russia deliberately executed important witnesses who could have provided crucial testimony in the war crimes trial of former Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo and other top-ranking suspects.

Tokyo Hideki Tojo

Unclear OCR index page items with scattered sections

Fragmented text shows date related listings and sections like Deaths Editorial Features Movies Radio Sports and State News. It lacks coherent events or names to summarize into a specific news item.

Index Wenbrhane Marlon Fenry McLemore

Soap Chips Bring Cedar Rapids Queues and Crowds

Friday in Cedar Rapids saw long lines at May’s Buehler’s A and P Osco’s and Penney’s as residents sought scarce soap chips and shortening. Store managers attributed a rare simultaneous replenishment and high demand, with lines forming before opening and shelves quickly emptied by midmorning.

Louise Johnston Cedar Rapids May's Buehler's A and P Osco’s Penney's May’s Buehler’s Buehler Penney’s

Stepinac Given 16 Year Sentence For Collaboration

A Croatian court convicts Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac on Axis collaboration charges and imposes 16 years at forced labor plus confiscation of his property and loss of legal rights for five years. Also convicted are Ustashi officers and associates, with sentences up to death.

Zagreb Yugoslavia Alojzije Stepinac People's Court of Croatia Roman Catholic Church of Stepinac Axis Ante Pavelic Ustashi Erik Lisak Pavle Guniin Lisak Independent State of

Newsprint Ceilings Raised $10 a Ton by OPA

The OPA lifted newsprint ceilings by ten dollars a ton and rejected a newspaper bid for decontrol. The move, effective Friday, sets new ceilings at 84 dollars for standard newsprint delivered to 38 port cities and varies by 10 zones, covering both domestic and imported stock to ensure continued shipments.

Washington OPA United States

Frost Expected After 43 Degree Day

The Cedar Kranads News notes a forecast of frost tonight and Saturday night as temperatures linger around 43 at 2:30 PM. Thursday’s high reached 66 with 40 at 7 PM and 45 by 7 AM Friday as cooler air set in.

China William D. Leahy V. K. Wellington Koo Madame Koo Republic of China Cedar Krantds Chambers

Red Sox Edge Cardinals 6-3 In World Series Game

Boston takes a 3-2 series lead after a 6-3 win over St. Louis as Joe Dobson goes the distance. Culbertson Homers for Boston while Musial and Garagiola contribute for the Cardinals in a high tension game.

Boston Boston Red Sox Howie Pollet St. Louis Cardinals Joe Dobson Red Sox Cardinals Leo Culberson Dobson Schoendienst Earl Johnson Mickey Harris Moore Partee Pesky Musial Williams Gutteridge Pollet al Brazie Dimaggio Kurowski Slaughter Garagiola Brazie Kurawski York Garagiola Walker Garagiola Culberson Marion Jonghy Red Sox

Army to Stop Draft Calls for Rest of Year

The War Department suspended all draft calls for the remainder of the year citing favorable results from the volunteer recruitment campaign. About 35,000 men selected for induction in late October and November are affected, with 15,000 of October’s quota likely inducted by Oct 15. Future calls remain possible if enlistments fall short.

Washington War Department Army

Five Die in US Plane Crash Near Rio de Janeiro

Five people died when a United States military plane crashed into a mountain near Rio de Janeiro and exploded. The United States embassy identified the dead as Captain Warren E Jenks, Tech Sgt Richard A Myers, Cornelia Gail Kennedy, Lucille M Connell, and Phyllis Low, all connected to the war department or US missions.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil United States Warren E Jenks Richard A Myers Cornelia Gail Kennedy War Department Lucille M Connell Phyllis Low United States War Department

Nazis Pace Cells Like Caged Lions At Nurnberg Trial

Nuernberg prison reported Friday that 11 condemned Nazi war criminals learned their last appeals were denied. Ribbentrop and Jodl paced their cells like caged lions as the other nine sat glum on death row. Maj Teich said the spokesman, while Col Andrus noted no official notice had yet arrived from the Allied central council in Berlin.

Nuernberg Joachim von Ribbentrop Alfred Jodl Reims Adolf Hitler Frederick Teich Col Burton Andrus Allied Central Council Berlin

Fr as new Social Democratic leader named premier

Stockholm reports Tage Erlander was formally named premier and succeeds Per Albin Hansson, who died the previous weekend, becoming the new head of the Social Democratic party.

Stockholm Tage Frlander Social Democratic Party Per Albin Hansson

Vacation in marble palaces for worthy Soviet workers

Nikolai Lukichev a 20 year old coal miner enjoys a 30 day rest cure at a Black Sea resort’s marble palace. He describes earning it by overfulfilling the five year plan and boosting coal output from 147 to 250 million tons. He claims a day’s work can yield 3766 rubles, about $300, far above the typical miner’s monthly pay. The Rest Home blends hospital hotel luxury with brief sunlight and X ray checks. Continued on Picture Page.

John Strohm Ochi U.S.S.R Nikolai Caucasus Black Sea Nikolai Lukichev Young Communist League Soviet Union Lai Ordzhonikidze Rest Home

Proposals Taken Under Advisement After Cabinet Meet

President Truman weighed several plans to relieve meat shortages after a long cabinet session that discussed beef imports. Secretary Anderson noted the decision rested with the President and a broadcast over the weekend was possible. Attorney General Clark ordered an anti trust probe into packers cattle lots.

Washington Truman White House Charles G. Ross Clinton P Anderson Argentina Anderson Tom C Clark Anti-Trust Division Justice Department CIO Beef Industry Advisory Committee Democratic National Robert E. Hannegan John R. Steelman Clark Clifford

Steelworker Kills Wife in Gun Battle

Arthur Mathews a 43 year old steelworker confessed to police about a fatal apartment gunfight in Peoria Illinois He said he shot his wife when she tried to seize his pistol as two men rushed in His nephew Gerald Waite 21 was killed and his brother in law Edward Heppner 52 wounded Mathews also shot himself but survived with a minor scalp wound

Peoria Ill Arthur Mathews Mathews Gerald Waite Edward Heppner

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