Navy reports Bikini fleet destroyed by radioactivity
Washington says the Bikini underwater explosion left 76 ships with deadly contamination. Only four small vessels returned to service, 12 afloat, with three still radioactive and two set for sinking soon. Nine ships sank initially, then nine decontaminated vessels. Independence used in decontamination testing in San Francisco.
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Ins
Navy
Bikini
Japan
Sanavy
Dentuda
Parche
Infantry
Independence
San Francisco
Navy plans radiological safety training with ship sinkings
The navy stated additional sinkings would occur during maneuvers and follow policy to use ships as targets or scuttle those whose decontamination costs exceed their scrap value, outlining radiological safety steps.
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Navy
Disabled Vet Kills Two VA Employes
A disabled veteran shot two VA employees at their Buffalo office using a German luger pistol. Bernard V. Lenbits, 47, of Buffalo, told detectives he was angered by pension denial. Milton A. Jacob, 40, chairman of VA rating board No. 1, died from four chest wounds. Emmett S. Crowe, 60, a VA guard, was shot while shielding colleagues. Police overpowered the gunman.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Veterans Administration
Bernard V. Lenbits
Milton A. Jacob
Emmett S. Crowe
Pamela Lamphere’s Second Major Operation Success
Pamela Lamphere, born with a rare bladder malformation, underwent the second of three major operations at Cook County Hospital. Dr. Karl A Meyer reported the procedure went well and Pamela is doing fine as her parents' divorce court dispute concerned her care. The final operation is planned in three to four weeks if progress continues.
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Chicago
Pamela Lamphere
Pamela
Karl A Meyer
Cook County Hospital
Meyer
Immortal romance on Great Scenes From Plays on KCRG
On KCRG tonight at 7.00 Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning are portrayed in The Barretts of Wimpole Street with Basil Rathbone and Beatrice Straight, hosted by Walter Hampden. Music Album at 10.15 features Three of America’s Favorite Waltzes including Three O Clock In The Morning and Missouri Waltz. Saturday Children’s Theater at 9.45 shows A Star For Sparkie by Peggy Williams. Iowa vs Purdue game also aired with Bob Brooks. Teen Test returns at 11.00 hosted by Jo Ann Young with Buzz Hassert as Professor.
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Robert Browning
Barretts
Wimpole Street
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Beatrice Straight
Walter Hampden
America
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Miami
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Wilson
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Melody Parade
Nist
Jack Smith
Henry J. Taylor Lane
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Ladd
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Dallas
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National Farm
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Purdue
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Radio Schedule Notes on FIFE Dial 96.90 and Channel 243
A historical broadcast listing shows KCRK and MFSD schedules with programs from Fulton Lewis Jr and Henry J. Taylor to music and sports segments. Entries include times for news, sports, plays, and variety features, alongside station identifications and weekend slots.
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KCRK
Fife
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Henry J. Taylor
Hanes urges tax cuts to unlock venture capital drive
John W. Hanes, former undersecretary of the treasury, urged reducing taxes to spur risk capital and investment. Speaking at the Investment Counsel Association of America, he predicted a federal surplus next June and argued tax cuts would revive enterprise after World War I style stimulus. He noted potential GOP win and urged policy to restore treasury leadership, citing high living costs yet strong industrial activity and profits.
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New York
INS
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
United States
Hanes
Investment Counsel Association of America
Congress
Renewal of Charter for Iowa Land and Building Company
A special stockholders meeting on September 18 1948 approved renewal amendments to the articles of incorporation of Iowa Land and Building Company. The document fixes Cedar Rapids Iowa as the principal office and outlines business powers, capital stock of 250 000 dollars, annual and special meeting rules, director structure, officer roles, and a twenty year renewal period from 1948 with potential further renewal. Sutherland Dows serves as president.
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Iowa Land and Building Company
Towa Land and Building Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Board of Directors
Sutherland Dows
V. Woodward R
Cook J. B. Ringerland
C. S. Woodward
Woodward
J B. Ringer
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Bright crop outlook and potential dividend raise noted
The report cites a very bright crop outlook and hints at favorable dividend action. It also mentions a near-record federal revenue of 47.7 billion dollars and predicts an election outcome favoring a President who will govern by rule of law and orderly government through capable subordinates.
Mass Strike Threat From Italy’s Communist Labor Chief
Italy faces a 7,000,000 worker general strike threat from Communist labor chief Giuseppe di Vittorio if the government rejects state workers' wage and benefit demands. Over 1,000,000 government employees joined a one to nine hour walkout, mainly white collar, with limited participation in Rome and provinces. Police reinforced streets as the labor union confers.
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Rome
Italy
Giuseppe di Vittorio
Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs
Ministry of Interior
di Vittorio
General Confederation
General Confederation of Labor
Francis Mackey to Wed Frances Mackey This Saturday
Francis Mackey of United Air Lines will marry Frances Mackey a nurse this Saturday in San Francisco. Francis will be the boss in the family after the wedding.
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San Francisco
Francis Mackey
Frances Mackey
Francis
United Air Lines
Frances
Cissy's Daughter Wins Point in Will Battle
Countess Felicia Gizycka, daughter of Eleanor Medill Patterson, wins a procedural point in court as she seeks to set aside her mother's will. Judge Morris rules issues to be taken up at trial, with parts of the will under debate. The case involves about 16.5 million dollars in property including the Washington Times Herald.
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Washington
Felicia Gizycka
Eleanor Medill
Cissy” Patterson
James W. Morris
Gizycka
Washington Times- Herald
Patterson
Louis G. Caldwell
Morris
Caldwell
Reds Move to Rewrite Czech History
Prague reports that Czech Communist leaders began removing hero tags from Presidents Eduard Benes and Thomas Masaryk and claim history should be written from the working class viewpoint. Information Minister Vaclav Kopecky cites the Russian October 1917 revolution as the decisive factor in liberation and brands Masaryk and Benes as tied to bourgeois propaganda.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czech Republic
Vaclav Kopecky
Tvorba
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Kopecky
T. G. Masaryk
E. Benes
U S Delegates to UN Study Reich Conditions
Fourteen archlevers of the United States delegation to the United Nations in Paris arrived for a four day study of German conditions. They will inspect displaced persons camps study German youth activities and the airlift operation.
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Frankfurt
United States
United Nations
Paris
Edward Dvorsky Awarded Damages For Son's Death
A district court jury awarded Edward J. Dvorsky of Solon 16,466.32 dollars in damages Thursday to cover the death of his son Elwood, 17, who died January 26 in a highway crash involving a truck driven by Warren H. Johnson and owned by the Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company of Martello.
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Iowa City
Edward J. Dvorsky
Solon
Warren H. Johnson
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company
Martello
Dvorsky
Elwood
Johnson
Wholesale Price Drop Substantial
The labor department reported that average wholesale prices fell 1.5 percent last week, the largest drop since February, with sharp declines in fresh meats livestock and poultry. Overall farm product prices dropped 2.6 percent and food prices 3.2 percent, while the wholesale index remained 4.2 percent above a year earlier and stood at 164.6 on the 1926 base.
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Washington
Labor Department
150000 Vets File Claims for Bad Deals on Houses
About 50,000 veterans filed claims believed valid for bad deals on priority-built G I homes. A near 150,000 more complaints were rejected as unjustified or not covered by law. Officials say complaints cite overcharges, defective construction, and failure to follow specs. Housing Expediter Woods pled to clear backlogs by March 31. He cited examples of shoddy work and promised accountability.
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Washington
G.I
Now
Tighe E. Woods
Settlements Reached on 1,826 Homes for G I Buyers
The program reports voluntary settlements achieved on 1,826 homes with GI buyers receiving adjustments totaling $490,746. The numbers reflect early wins in the ongoing effort to resolve complaints and secure compensation for eligible households.
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G.I
Civil Service Test for Zoo Keepers at Lincoln Park
Chicago up reporters describe a practical civil service exam for zoo attendants at Lincoln Park Zoo. Without pen or paper, ten best grades win pay increases. Keepers must capture and handle an alligator, a snake, a jungle bird, a raccoon, and a rabbit using rope or snare or neither.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Civil Service
Four Teens Apologize After Dewey Tomato Tossing
MT. VERNON Illinois AP Four teen aged boys aged 14 to 17 tossed tomatoes at Thomas E. Dewey for fun. They signed a uniform statement calling the act a prank. Police Chief Verner L. Pigg and Capt R C Winder said they were given a lecture on Americanism and released on pledges not to repeat the act. In 1940 nearly half of U S schools were one room institutions.
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MT. Vernon, Ill
Thomas E. Dewey
Verner L. Pigg
R. C. Winder
Illinois State Police
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