U.S. Presses Enforcers on Housing Price Rules
The OPA launches a nationwide crackdown on ceiling price and veterans' preference violations in housing. An armed enforcement force will work with 550 local rent offices, with criminal prosecutions possible. Porter's team will enforce compliance, verify veteran protections, and pursue refunds for overcharged buyers.
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Washington
OPA
Sen Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Tom Clark
Paul A. Porter
Ivan D. Carson
Carson
G.I
FHA
Windup Talks in Washington Proposed on Lend-Lease
The United States sent Moscow a note urging wind up of the $11.14 billion lend-lease account and asked for a Soviet financial mission to Washington to begin talks soon. Russia’s reverse lend-lease contributions for the same period totaled $2.21 billion. The talks are separated from a proposed $1 billion loan to Russia as Washington debates agenda and conditions. Negotiations stall over Russia’s response to a third American note and disagreement on economic conditions in eastern Europe.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Agriculture Secretary Heads to Capitol for Lunch
Agriculture Secretary Anderson told reporters he was going to the Capitol for lunch and quipped that he understood they have meat up there.
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Washington
INS
Anderson
Capitol
U S Said to Have Sold Uranium to Russians in 1943
New York Journal American reports a secret 1943 sale of 900 pounds of black uranium oxide to Russia. The ore, mined in Canada and refined, was delivered in Montana on May 13 1943 by Col. A N Katikov of the Russian purchasing commission.
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NEW York
INS
New York Journal-American
U. S
Russia
Journal
American
Canada
Col
A. N. Katikov
Russian Purchasing Commission
Montana
Vet Sutherland Loses Leg Again in Accident
Wilmington INS report notes ex Sergeant Robert D. Sutherland twice lost the same leg, first in Naples by a demolition bomb and later when his artificial limb was crushed in an accident, leaving him awaiting a replacement.
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Wilmington
N. C
INS
Robert D. Sutherland
Sutherland
Naples
Hull Improving, Washington Reports Health Progress
Cordell Hull, 75, showing gradual improvement in health. Navy Medical Center released Saturday an update on the ailing statesman’s condition.
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Washington (Ap
Cordell Hull
Navy Medical ‘Center
Political Sketches Begin Series for November Election
The Gazette runs the first in a series of Sunday sketches profiling candidates for the November 5 election. Additional sketches will appear each Sunday through November 3, with today's on page 11 of this section.
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Gazette Today
Cedar Rapids man questions burial hoax in murder mystery
Cedar Rapids police and J. T. Burns faced a baffling case over a burial believed to be Mrs. Evans of Chicago, later claimed by Burns as a possible stranger. A Chicago telephone call, money wired for travel, and conflicting identifications sparked a spread of theories with an inquest pending.
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Cedar Rapids
J. T. Burns
Summer Street
Shiloh
Tom Evans
Chicago
Burns
Bernice
Beaumont Funeral Home
Evans
Kudrna
Plane crashes near New Castle injuring motorist
Trans World Airlines said a Constellation type aircraft crashed and burned near New Castle airbase during a ferry flight from LaGuardia. No passengers were aboard, only crew. Charles A. Sylvester of Wilmington, treated for shock and abrasions after the crash reportedly struck by the plane while driving along a highway.
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New Castle
Del
Trans - World Airlines
TWA
la Guardia Field
New York
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
Charles A. Sylvester
Sylvester
Three Car Crash Injures Motorist West of Cedar Rapids
Nesvs- Glen Orr of Madison Wisconsin suffered a basal skull fracture and his wife shock after a three car crash on Highway 30 east of the Highway 218 junction west of Cedar Rapids. Orr pulled from a filling station and drove into a westbound car. two other drivers unnamed. The collision left Orr and his wife hospitalized at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Nesvs
Glen Orr
Madison
Wis
Orr
Robert Dewey
Blairstown
Orrs
St. Luke’s Hospital
France Votes Today on New Constitution
Paris reports a national referendum on a new French constitution as Charles de Gaulle defies three major parties with his personal popularity. Bidault backs adoption while Communist and Socialist leaders push for it, amid warnings of impotence chaos and dictatorship if passed. The plan includes a bicameral parliament with limited presidential powers and seven year term.
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Paris
Ins
France
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Bidault
Republican
de Gaulle
Bidault
Council of the Republic
Truman weighs meat control as nation awaits decision
President Truman prepared a nationwide broadcast for Monday night to announce his plan on meat controls amid a famine scare. advisers debated options from full control to none while Republican leaders warned of political missteps and long term consequences for inflation and dinner table shortages.
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Washington
Truman
Go.p
Anderson
White House
Mr. Truman
Carroll Reece
Paul Porter
U S Loses Plea For Hungarian Indemnity
Paris Sunday AP reports the peace conference rejected the U S demand for a 100 million dollar cut in Hungarian reparations to Russia Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. It also approved Danube navigation for all nations and set military limits for Hungary while concluding political clauses of the treaty.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Germany
Danube
Georges Bidault
France
Wit
Finland
Sla
Canada
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
Norway
New Zealand
Netherlands
Foreign Ministers Council
Willard Thorp
U. S State Department
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Czech
Bratislava
Burma Hero Stilwell Dies After Long Battle
Gen Joseph W Stilwell known as Vinegar Joe and commander of the Sixth Army in World War II died at Letterman General Hospital at 63 after an incurable liver ailment. He entered Sept 28 for checkup and underwent surgery five days later. he rallied before a relapse last Wednesday and died Saturday at 2:48 p.m. CST with wife and children at his bedside. Stilwell was revered for his democratic leadership and fierce devotion to soldiers, earning decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross and Medal, with the Combat Infantryman Badge awarded shortly before death.
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San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell
Vinegar Joe
Sixth Army
Letterman General Hospital
Burma
Stilwell
General Hospital
Sixth Army Command
Sbuck
Uncle Joe
Canadian Bush Camp Workers Strike Over Wages
About 12,000 bush camp workers in Ontario walked out seeking a five dollar minimum wage union recognition and better conditions. Production impact was not expected until next year as mills usually stockpile pulpwood for winter. The union rejected a relief call to mediate from the Ontario labor ministry.
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Toronto
Ont
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Ontario Labor Ministry
Bfs
Pasture Butcher Hunted As Meat Black Marketeer
Peoria Illinois residents farmers and police hunted a ruthless meat black marketeer and cattle rustler after prize beef carcasses were found in pastures lacking hindquarters. The case suggests organized theft for high value cuts and serious criminal activity.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Guatemalan Story Farm Editor Rex Conn on Guatemala tour
Rex Conn reports on his Guatemala tour with interviews of agricultural officials. The piece previews a visit to the Iowa State College research center at Antigua. Conn and two Midwest editors will attend a presidential reception at the Guatemala City palace next Sunday.
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Rex Conn
Guatemala
The
Gazette
Iowa State College
Antigua
Conn
Guatemala City
Buyer Resistance On Butter Noticed
The Agriculture Department reported rising consumer resistance to butter price increases over the past week. Dealers noted growing nervousness as shortages of margarine fats and cooking oils intensified, with storage butter profits not prompting more stockpiling and holdings remaining in strong hands.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Department
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