Plane Down at Sea With 69 On Board
The Bermuda Sky Queen flying boat carrying 69 aboard was reported down 800 miles east of Newfoundland in heavy 25 to 35 foot seas. Rescue by coast guard hampered by waves. 10 rescued so far and cutter and amphibian craft responded. Most passengers were British emigrants with four Americans aboard including Capt Charles Martin.
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New York
The
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Boeing
Pan-American Airways
London
Bermuda
American International Airways
U.N
Associated Press
Charles Martin
Navy
Foynes
Eire
Cedar Rapids Sees 86 Degree Heat At 2 45 PM
The Cedar Rapids area recorded 82 degrees at 2 45 pm and officials forecast fair weather for five days with temperatures about 12 degrees above seasonal normals. Highs near 61 to 66 and little rainfall are expected though a light shower is possible Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Chambers
Gene Kelly Injured in Fall At Home
Hollywood star Gene Kelly suffers a fractured right ankle after slipping on a slick floor while practicing a new dance step at his residence. He was laid up Tuesday with the injury and is under medical care.
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Hollywood
Gene Kelly
Cub Scout Breaks Ties with Gang Influence
A ten year old boy nearly drifted into petty theft with older youths but cut ties before involvement. He told a Boy Scout leader he remembered a Cub Scout should not do such things, reflecting Cedar Rapids Community Chest impact.
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Cedar Rapids
Dulles Proposes Interim UN Assembly to Restore Confidence
The United States urged the UN to establish a year long interim committee of all 57 members to meet constantly and address peace and security. John Foster Dulles argued the plan would overcome security council deadlock and public disillusionment. Soviet spokesman Andrei Vishinsky called it weakening the UN and accused US policy of propaganda.
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U.N
Security Council
Little Assembly
Marshall
Dulles
Assembly
United Nations
79-Year-Old Man Drowns in Cedar River Near Dam Grate
The Cedar Rapids case reports 79-year-old John Hafner found drowned at a hydro plant dam grate after reportedly fearing county home entry. Coroner rules death by own action. Hafner, German-born, had no known relatives and carried no money. He planned to enter the county home last week, with the body found after two days in the river.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
John Hafner
Robert Smith
Fifth Avenue
First Street
Robert Brosh
Hafner
Germany
Smith
Brosh
Testimony in LeMont arson case completed by Dr. Wilbur Miller
Dr. Wilbur Miller testified for the state that Richard LeMont was sane on June 9 when accused of setting fire to the Mangus hotel. He rejected pathological intoxication as the cause and noted LeMont could recall matters, though some memory gaps existed. Closing arguments were set after 2 p.m. following a morning of rebuttal testimony.
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Loyal Meek
State Hospital
Richard LeMont
Wilbur Miller
State Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City
R. A. Stewart
Independence State Hospital
Miller
LeMont
David Elderkin
Mangus Hotel
Dr. Miller
Fox Head
Lum
Community Chest Kick-off Dinner Plans Completed
Plans for the Red Feather kick-off dinner are set for Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce for Community Chest volunteers. William Bayless leads arrangements with Judge Philip B. Gilliam headlining juvenile delinquency talk and a varied entertainment lineup. The event includes music by June Caldwell and Bob Colston, Uncle Elmer and the Four Ink Spots, with a WMT broadcast from 8 30 to 9 p.m. Cedar Rapids firms underwrite the dinner as the campaign begins Thursday. A budget panel set the goal at 178 900 for the 12 agencies to operate next year.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
William Bayless
Philip B. Gilliam
Denver
Henry Kling
Gilliam
Harry S. Johnson
Lee Winterberg
June Caldwell
Bob Colston
Elmer
Ink Spots
WMT
France Gets U S Credit For Coal And Oil Aid
Washington reports the United States approved up to 180 million dollars in Export-Import bank credit to France for emergency purchases of coal oil and raw materials. Officials say the move aims to curb communism and bolster non Communist candidates in upcoming French municipal elections beginning Sunday.
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Washington
France
Boss Refused Permission To Erect Signs In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids board of adjustment on Tuesday rejected plans to place neon signs for The Commonwealth on the 1400 Second Avenue SE building. Edwin A. Boss withdrew his petition after concerns about signage and hotel versus apartment status in rent decontrol. Boss argued signage would identify the building. neon signs may violate zoning. The case involves whether The Commonwealth is a hotel or an apartment house, with a state hotel license granted Sept. 29 and a federal suit filed that day.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids’ Board of Adjustment
Hotel Commonwealth
Second Avenue SE
Edwin A. Boss
Commonwealth
Vernon E. White
T. J. Wilkinson
The
Boss
Wilkinson
First Avenue
Writer Rescues Sweetheart From Asylum Then Flees by Plane
Swedish detective author Tosten Akrell and his fiancée Louise Forsell escaped from Beckomberga asylum after Akrell stabbed a nurse, stole the patient, and fled by private plane to Konigsberg Norway. Swedish air force pursued as they flew toward Oslo and the United States before running out of fuel.
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Oslo
Norway
Tosten Akrell
Konigsberg
Stockholm
Sweden
Akrell
United Press
United States
Louise Forsell
Beckomberga Asylum
Forsell
North Africa
Middle East
Akren
Air Force
Stassen Urges 15 Percent Food Cut and Quick Congress Session
Former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential hopeful Harold E. Stassen urged a 15 percent reduction in American food consumption and an immediate special session of Congress to address European economic problems. He argued the average family can trim vital food use 15 percent without health risk. Truman reportedly favored early action on European aid without a new session. Luckman of the Citizens Food Committee announced bakery wheat savings for Europe and industry pledges, including a whisky distiller shutdown and broad restaurant cooperation. The food drive seeks to curb surplus bread via end of consignment selling.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Congress
Europe
Minnesota
Truman
Gov. Dewey
New York
Stassen
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Luckman
Hick Believes Communism Not Advancing In Europe
Washington Senator Hickenlooper urged that communism is not advancing beyond already occupied countries. He cites his European tour with a Senate subcommittee visiting 22 nations and notes Russians are entrenched behind the Iron Curtain in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary. He says most people oppose communism but fear and deprivation persist and that Russia could be resisted with a bitter struggle.
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Washington
United States
Sen. Hicken- Jooper
Iowa
Europe
Senate
Russia
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids Forms 16 Member Food Committee
Mayor Frank Hahn completed a 16 member Cedar Rapids food committee with Rex Conn as chairman and D D Offringa as co chairman. Members represent churches clubs PTA labor radio chamber of commerce veterans blended groups and youth organizations with first meeting at 7 30 p m Friday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Frederick Haag
John M. Molloy
L. A. Talbot
Woman’s Club
George Hogan
Parent-Teacher Association
William R. Smith
K Strausser
William Quarton
WMT
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Spielman
Young Men’s * Bureau
A. T
Largest U.S. flag flown over Hudson River
The United States flag measuring 90 feet by 60 feet and weighing 500 pounds was suspended over the Hudson River on Monday. The wool bunting flag will be displayed on holidays.
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New York
United States
Hudson River
Hickenlooper Returns From Europe Sleepily At Washington
Senator Hick enlooper Iowa arrived at National airport Washington after a Lisbon flight via the Azores. He had toured 22 European countries in 33 days and slept 13 hours before meeting reporters to relay his impressions.
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Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Iowa
National Airport
Lisbon
Azores
Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper Discusses European Tour and Hunger Abroad
Senator Hickenlooper criticizes Russian dominance and propaganda while noting hunger in occupied states. He urges American relief, hints at aid plans, praises the Voice of America, and recounts a strenuous European trip including a partridge hunt in Hungary.
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Rep. Taber
Rn.y
Hickenlooper
Voice of America
Hungary
Railway Express Strike Is Ended
New York The Railway Express Agency resumed operations after a 25 day truckers strike leaving a backlog of 500000 packages. Emploees returned to work under a Truman era plan for a special fact finding committee to probe their wage and working condition demands.
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New York
INS
Railway Express
William O’dwyer
Truman
Iowa Supreme Court Bans Public Buses For Parochial Pupils
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower ruling that public school buses may not carry private or parochial students. The decision cites state transportation aid laws and says funding cannot cover nonpublic pupils, preserving separation of church and state in Iowa school transport.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Silver Lake Consolidated School District
Narey
Supreme Court
Oscar Hale
Hale
Attorney General’s Office
U. S. Supreme Court
Strauss
Kelleher
New Jersey
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Vishinsky
Mr. Dulles
Anthony Herbeck
Fred Carstens
Turner Chapel
Stewart Monday
M. C. Hamiel
John J. Walsh
Quincy
Mass
Kevin
Kathleen
John
William
Michael
Maureen
Walsh
Veterans Administration
U.S. Credit
Asylum
Hick
Sam Tucker
Gazette
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