Witness testifies Bolton offered money to kill Reuther
Detroit AP report recounts John Miller, 45, testifying that Carl Bolton, 39, offered $15,000 to kill Walter Reuther, UAW president, as part of an assault with intent to kill case. Miller recalled Bolton referring to a “dirty Red Communist” and noting another hit for Ken Bannon. Reuther, shot April 20, is recovering.
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Kenneth Bannon
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Ken Bannon
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Commie
Truman Rips Prejudice in Dixie Speech
President Truman urged Southern voters to reject passion and prejudice in November as he campaigned in Raleigh to defend Democratic strength against Thurmond’s States Rights ticket. He praised Jackson Polk and Johnson and cited Roosevelt Hull for bipartisan foreign policy while avoiding civil rights proposals.
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Johnson
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Cordell Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
Cedar Rapids Man Second Victim in Ottumwa Crash
George Squires 72 of 809 Eighteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids died Tuesday in Ottumwa hospital after a two car crash eight miles north of Bloomfield on Highway 63. His wife 70 was killed instantly. Squires daughter Opal Beeson and grandson Jimmy were injured and Kent 32 of near Bloomfield reported in fair condition. Bodies to be returned to Cedar Rapids Tuesday.
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George Squires
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Ottumwa
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Carl W. Kent
Bloomfield
Opal Beeson
C Avenue NW
Jimmy
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Ottumwa Hospital
Four Days To Register In Cedar Rapids Election
If you have not voted in Cedar Rapids before or not in four years visit the city clerk at City Hall to register. Office hours run 8 am to 8 pm and changes to name or address must be recorded by Oct 23 to be eligible to vote on November 2.
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Cornell Students Settle Eight Accident Suits In Iowa Collision
Eight accident damage suits totaling 142678 were settled out of court after an Iowa jury waited to hear the first trial. The suits stem from a January 31 highway 30 crash east of Cedar Rapids injuring six Cornell students and a tandem driver. Final dismissals were not entered, but Judge Heiserman said all eight cases were settled.
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Tandem
Edward Lincoln
Lincoln Motor Company
Omaha
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Heiserman
Richard Hauser
Lincoln and
Covington
Kent
Big Three Press Berlin Blockade Stand at UN
The Western powers told the United Nations Security Council that talks with Russia over Germany are futile while Berlin remains blockaded. Dr Philip C Jessup said the Soviet hold on roads rail and rivers into Berlin tightens as the council debates. Sir Alexander Cadogan echoed the stance, stating no negotiations on the Aug 30 accord while the blockade lasts.
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France
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Alexander Cadogan
Stalin
Cedar Rapids School Budget Scrutiny Leads to Change Talk
Superintendent Clyde Parker urged action on the Cedar Rapids budget saying the district is ahead a year and a half and wants a law change to allow current budgeting. The board plans a conference with Linn County leaders after elections to move toward a statute revision. Accident insurance policies for driver instruction cars were approved with a plan to seek free coverage from insurers.
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Parker
Cedar Rapids
Carl Kesler
Davenport
Linn County
Grant
U N orders cease fire as Jewish Arab fighting halts
The United Nations Security Council unanimously orders an immediate cease-fire by Jews and Arabs in the Negev desert fighting in southern Palestine. The council, based on Ralph Bunche’s mediation, also seeks progress reports on the Bernadotte assassination inquiry and urges cooperation with truces observers.
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United Nations Security Council
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Egypt
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Ukraine
Syria
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Supreme Court Justice Jackson Defends Press Freedom
Justice Robert H. Jackson told German editors that freedom of the press is the best shield against deception in the country and government. He argued that newspapers thrive on enterprise, expose abuses, and should be free even if he ruled as dictator, noting newspapers are not party subsidized and often partisan but support the party rather than vice versa.
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Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Jackson
Victory Dinner To End Chest Drive Wednesday Night
The 1949 Community Chest drive ends Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. with a Victory dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Campaign Chair man B D Silliman urges complete solicitation and asks reg iment and precinct leaders to report attendee counts by Wednesday noon. Each volunteer pays 112 dollars. 14 firms have over the top contributions.
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Cedar Rapids
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Roosevelt Hotel
Community Chest Office
Chest
FCC Hears Pro Con of Radio Prize
The FCC debated whether radio giveaways are gambling or entertainment and proposed rules to bar certain programs. Industry groups argued the commission lacks authority and that lotteries laws should abuse. Cowan suggested court testing. Proponents cite games like Stop the Music and Miss Hush as harmless fun with broad audiences.
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Troops Seize Nine More French Coal Pits
Paris reports say troops and security police overran nine flood threatened coal pits in central France amid strikes led by the Communist affiliated union. Government rushed fresh forces into central and northern mining regions while guards used tear gas to disperse strikers.
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Please God I Love Both of Them Postcard
The Cedar Rapids post office failed to deliver a postcard mailed Monday evening to God in Heaven The message in a childlike hand expresses Please bring mommy and daddy back to again I love both of them Dorthy
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Cedar Rapids
Mommy
Dorthy
Reds Tighten Berlin Traffic With Soviet Sector Checks
Soviet and Brandenburg police announce new Berlin controls restricting entry from Potsdam and the southwest. All highway traffic must pass through the Soviet sector for searches and confiscations of food and contraband bound for Western Berlin.
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Indians Tie Man Celebrate on His Firewater Stack
Mine Foreman J. F. Farmer in Paradox Colorado reported five Indians hog-tied him in his cabin and forced a written ransom. He said two Navajo men Clyde Gilmore and Deschene Begay were held for investigation while the others searched and drank whisky during a three to four hour captivity. The group allegedly promised payment for release and the case left three suspects at large.
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INS
J. F. Farmer
Paradox
James Jacobs
Clyde Gilmore
Deschene Begay
Farmer
Warmer Weather For Next Five Days in Iowa
Weather outlook shows mild autumn conditions across Iowa. Cedar Rapids expects clear skies tonight and Wednesday with highs near 70 and a low around 32 to 34, following a Tuesday morning low of 33 and afternoon rise to 56.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Three Escape Death In Iowa Farm Fire
In Moravia Iowa two brothers and their five year old sister survived a morning blaze at the Kenneth Gladfelder farm. Robert Charles 20 Gene 18 and Judy 5 slept on the second floor as flames trapped the family. Gene carried Judy downstairs and both escaped with minor burns while Robert jumped from a second floor window with only slight injuries. The house was destroyed.
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Here
Gladfelder
Robert Charles
Gene
Judy Gladfelder
Judy
Robert
Butane Pipeline Blast Shocks Texas City
A Monday night butane pipeline explosion in Texas City killed four people and injured nineteen as a wall of flame engulfed a line of cars near the Stone Oil Refinery. The disaster echoed 1947 upheavals when a Grandcamp cargo fire killed over 500, with fears for several critically burned and authorities seeking the blast cause.
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Texas
Clarence Stewart
Galveston
Sylvester Villareal
Jack Flynn
Cornele Oliver
Stewart
Stone Oil Refinery Company
William L. Ladish
Stone Company
Galveston To
la Porte
Grandcamp
Monesanto Chemical Company
Century-Old Patient Dies at Muirdale Sanatorium
John Nowak died Sunday at Muirdale sanatorium in Milwaukee, said to be 116 years old. Born in Poland in 1832, he came to America in 1871 and was a watchmaker by trade. He outlived his wife and four children. his visitors were only medical staff.
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