Dewey Denounces Isolationism in Forum Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Democratic national chairman J. Howard McGrath spoke at the New York Herald Tribune Forum. Dewey rejected isolationism as a policy for America, urging continued global leadership and wartime lessons. McGrath warned GOP isolationists risk sabotaging the European recovery and urged bipartisan foreign policy.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
J. Howard McGrath
G.O.P
Rhode Island
Truman
New York Herald Tribune
McGrath
West Boosts Berlin Talks as Small-Nation Formula Hopes Basis
Paris dispatch says Western Powers deem a small-nation formula a hopeful basis to solve the Berlin crisis if the blockade is lifted. Dulles, in his first UN speech, pledges renewed U.S. effort with Russia. Western plan calls for talks on currency and a German peace treaty after blockade ends.
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Paris
Russia
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
United Nations Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Andrei Vishinsky
Juan A. Bramuglia
Security Council
Vishinsky
Vishinky
Moscow
Kremlin
Dulles
U.N
Fair and Mild Weather Outlook Across Iowa
Weather forecast from the Iowa Weather Bureau in Des Moines predicts fair skies and mild temperatures through Friday with statewide highs 65 to 72 degrees. Wednesday’s high reached 77 in Council Bluffs while Spencer dropped to 29 Thursday morning. Davenport and Burlington saw light rain last night as Cedar Rapids reached 64 at 2 PM.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Spencer
Davenport
Burlington
Chambers
Court Rebuffs Wallace Party Ballot Claim
The U S Supreme Court refused to order Illinois to place Henry Wallace's Progressive party on the November ballot. The 6 to 3 ruling, with Justice Douglas dissenting, upheld a 1935 law requiring 200 signatures from 50 counties for nomination petitions.
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Wallace Party
Washington
Supreme Court
Illinois
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Vinson
Douglas
Black
Murphy
Wallace
Chicago
William C. Wines
Legion Seeks Pensions for World War I and II Vets
The American Legion adopted two resolutions urging pensions for all honorably discharged World War I and II veterans. One calls for $60 monthly at age 55 and $75 at 65, the other extends pensions to all World War I vets and their widows and children on the same basis as Spanish-American War beneficiaries.
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Miami
American Legion
Congress
Armed Services
Register to vote in Cedar Rapids by Saturday
If you have not voted here before or in the last four years register at the city clerk in City Hall. Hours run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Report any name or address changes since the last vote by Saturday to be eligible to ballot on November 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Train derails near Garden City injuring 23 passengers
The Santa Fe California Limited derailed near Garden City Kansas injuring 23 passengers. Ten of twelve cars left the rails while the engine remained on track. A brakeman suggested a broken rail caused the crash as ambulances evacuated the injured. None of the crew hurt and the last two cars stayed on the rails.
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Garden City
Kan
Santa Fe
Earl Gentry
la Junta
Colo
Kansas Prairie
Los Angeles
Chicago
Dodge City
W. R. Henry
Pueblo
Eli Capitan
California Limited
Here
Mansfield Junction
Derailment Injuries Reported Near Topeka
TOPEKA UP Jesus Reynoso of Fort Madison Illinois was among those treated for injuries after the California Limited derailed.
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Topeka
Jesus Reynoso
Fort Madison
Ila
California
8000 Idled by One Man's Haste
Chrysler blames one employee for a time clock rush that led to a one day disciplinary layoff and sparked a protest by 24 trim department workers. Management halted final assembly at the Dodge main plant, sending home 8,000 of 24,000 employees.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Trim Department
Portland Woman Named National President of Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Hubert A. Goode of Portland was elected national president at the 28th annual American Legion auxiliary convention in Miami Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Hubert A. Goode
Portland
American Legion Auxiliary
Roosevelt Students Hold Old Fashioned Pep Rally
About 300 Roosevelt high school students rallied on the practice field and then invaded downtown Cedar Rapids causing traffic jams for nearly 30 minutes. Police redirected the crowd to the station where Juvenile Patrolman Keith Concannon addressed leaders and the group dispersed peacefully after the stern rebuke.
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Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Roosevelt
Keith Concannon
Concannon
Soviets Free 20 Berliners Amid Crisis Tensions
Berlin authorities said Soviet troops released about 20 of 60 West Berlin police and city employees held after resisting rioters at city hall on Thursday night. Acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg announced that more prisoners were expected to be freed soon, a sign some officials took as easing Berlin crisis tensions.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Friedensburg
Boy Hero Halts Runaway Truck At Schoolyard
In Peoria a fearless 11 year old safety patrol member Wayne Sisk stopped a runaway pickup headed toward a schoolyard. He climbed the truck, unlocked the door, crawled into the cab and pulled the emergency brake to end the danger. The truck owner Frieda Burns fainted upon learning of the incident.
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Peoria
Wayne Sisk
Frieda Burns
Spring Valley
Ill
Wayne
Oime
Premier Yoshida Says Allied Troops Likely In Japan After Peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida told Allied correspondents that it may be advisable to keep substantial Allied forces in Japan after a peace treaty. He warned police alone may not maintain order and cited Kobe unrest during the Korean school controversy. He outlined aims for democracy, economy, and international standing.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Kobe
Asia
Europe
Managua Felt Strong Earthquake No Damages Reported
A powerful quake struck Managua late Wednesday night triggering nationwide alarm but no injuries or damage were reported by Thursday noon. Local officials and residents felt strong shaking across the capital with no immediate casualty figures.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Ultrafax Demonstration Links Radio TV and Mail
Washington report on RCA and Kodak backed ultrafax showing a system that beams text and images at light speed. A 1,047 page Gone with the Wind transmitted in minutes over a three mile link from a hotel to the Library of Congress.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Ultrafax
Radio Corporation of America
Eastman Kodak Company
National Broadcasting Company
Sarnoff
New York
Boston
Lincoln
Chest Drive Falls Short of Goal as Campaign Nears End
Contributions to the 1949 Community Chest reach $172,225.37, $13,723.09 below the $185,948.46 target. Campaign chairman B. D. Silliman expresses confidence the goal will be met after final calls, with a wind‑up meeting slated for Monday at the Montrose hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Community Chest
Roosevelt Hotel
Chest
Montrose
Silliman
Nine Americans among victims of Prestwick crash
A Royal Dutch Airlines Constellation struck a high tension wire near Prestwick Scotland in fog causing a fire and crash. Nine Americans died including John Reichel of Dubuque. Six survived the wreck, five dying in hospitals later. Captain Keene Parmentier, veteran flyer, commanded the doomed flight from Amsterdam to New York.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Dutch Airlines
John Reichel
Dubuque
Aircraf
Amsterdam
New York
B 29s Wing Down to Africa for Training
The U S air force expands training to Africa with B 29 Superfortresses refueling at Accra in the Gold Coast. Planes take off from England and Germany bases, use Accra facilities, then return to the Gulf of Guinea route. no permanent U S installation exists at Accra. Training began about a week ago.
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Washington
United States
Global Air Force
Europe
Far East
Africa
England
Germany
Accra
Gold Coast
America
Air Transport Command
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Gulf of Guinea
Dubuque Man Dies in Prestwick Plane Crash Return
John Reich el, 65, of Dubuque was killed in a plane crash in Prestwick Scotland while returning to the United States with his Austrian bride Marie Worle who also perished. The son John Jr. said Reich el had married Worle in Austria May 16 after a long passport wait. Surviving relatives include a brother Joseph in Chicago and granddaughter Janet, 5.
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Dubuque
John Reichel
Prestwick
Scotland
United States
Reichel
Marie Worle
Austria
Gutz Austria
John, Jr
Joseph
Chicago
Janet
Customer Purchases Silk With Dead Man's Coupon
In Shanghai a man used another’s silk ration coupon to buy silk for a burial shroud. The clerk refused, and the man returned with the old man's corpse claiming the man had died and could not shop himself.
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Shanghai
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