Dewey Proposes Human Rights Program Against Discrimination
New York Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey urged a national human rights program to combat discrimination at a Smith Memorial Foundation dinner. He warned against the Russian pursuit of equality by coercive means, urging instead equal justice and protection under a free republic while stressing differences as essential to a free society.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Alfred E Smith
Dewey
Smith Memorial Foundation
Arctic
Siberia
Free
Republic
Truman
Associated Press
Smith Foundation
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Germany
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Alfred E. Smith Foundation
Truman Denounces GOP Plan to Kill the New Deal
Washington AP Harry S Truman accused Republicans of plans to destroy the New Deal describing it as the Democratic program for progress. He outlined an eight point social agenda including repealing Taft Hartley extending social security and boosting wages and housing as the nation faces the 1948 election.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Democratic Party
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Rep. Hartley
R-N.j
Credit Still Stirs Worry
The Federal Reserve Board reported in its October bulletin that credit expansion remains strong despite a 15 month restraint effort. Borrowed money purchases keep inflationary forces dominant, with plenty of lending resources, and insurers sold over a billion dollars in government bonds to raise funds for lending. The Fed lacks authority to curb insurance lending directly.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bulletin
Springville Man Fatally Injured In Truck Mishap
Dale Miller, 38, of Springville, died after his Springville Creamery truck left highway 151 west of Springville, rolling several times. He died at St. Luke's at 5:30 p.m. of brain contusions. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Springville Methodist Church. Burial in Springville cemetery.
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Springville
Dale Miller
Highway 151
Here
St. Luke’s
Robert Brosh
Miller
L. J. Miller
Springville Methodist Church
O. L. Allison
Springville Cemetery
Cardinal Hlond Dies as Poland Foe of Reds
Cardinal Hlond, 67, primate of Poland and outspoken foe of the Communist government, died Friday in Warsaw from pneumonia after an appendicitis operation. His death leaves the College of Cardinals at 36 of its 70 member quota.
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Warsaw
Cardinal Hlond
Poland
College of Cardinals
Gillette Sees No GOP Senate Needed in Candidate Speech
Fort Dodge Iowa Democratic Senate hopeful Guy M. Gillette told a rally that a Republican president does not require a Republican congress. He warned that a GOP Senate would be controlled by liberal figures like Warren and Dewey compared with Taft and Wherry. He named Taft Wherry Milliken Martin and Halleck as likely Senate leaders and House power brokers.
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Fort Dodge
Guy M. Gillette
U. S
Gillette
Senate
GOP
Earl Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
Taft
Wherry
Nebraska
Milliken
Colorado
Maharajah
Nepal
India
Joe Martin
Halleck
Cedar Rapids Keeps City Islands Under City Control
An Iowa attorney general opinion stated the Cedar River islands within Cedar Rapids city limits remain owned by the city and cannot be sold by the city. The ruling also requires permits from both the city and the State Conservation Commission to sell sand and gravel from the riverbed. State official Fred J. Payneer said the commission does not intend to take over the municipal island.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Commission
Cedar River
Attorney General's Office
State Conservation Commission
May
The
Gazette
Fred J. Poyneer
Admiral Gannon Dies At 71 At Annapolis
Rear Admiral Sinclair Gannon, 71, former commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy from 1925 to 1928, died Wednesday night in Annapolis. His long career with the Navy included key leadership roles and he was noted for his tenure at the academy.
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Gannon
Annapolis
Sinclair Gannon
Naval Academy
Dewey Urges Avoiding Abusive Tactics Before Election
New York AP Thomas E Dewey urged Republican campaign workers at the Citizens Committee for Dewey Warren headquarters to refrain from vituperation or abuse toward Democrats before election day. He warned of growing desperation from the opposition and urged Republicans not to respond in kind, aiming for national unity after the vote. Dewey battled a severe cold and noted Mrs Dewey also has a cold.
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NEW York
Thomas
Dewey
Citizens Committee For
Dewey- Warren
Churchill Plan of Death To Avoid Capture Told
Sir James Bissett, former Queen Mary captain, says Winston Churchill planned his own death to avoid capture. He testified that during three wartime voyages a lifeboat crew stood by to rescue Churchill if the ship sank and a pistol-man was ready to shoot him if captured by Germans appeared imminent.
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Tasmania
James Bissett
Winston Churchill
Bissett
Britain
Churchill
Plastic Baby Bottle Demonstrated By Adda Allen In D C
In Washington AP reports a disposable plastic baby bottle touted as the greatest nursing advance in 80 years was publicly tested at a Mayflower Hotel cocktail gathering. About 50 science and social spectators watched Adda May Allen explain use of a 100 bottle roll, with sterilization claimed by heat and an anti air gulp feature. Robert Haywood, four months old, tested the device amid photographers and questions about its practicality.
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Washington
Mayflower
Adda May Allen
Mama
Papa
Mrs Allen
Boy Escapes Mistreatment After Two Years With Couple
Toronto police question three persons after Gordon Kelly, 14, found half naked and starving, said he was held in slavery and beaten for almost two years by an elderly couple he called aunt and uncle. He escaped on a back porch, fled to Etobicoke Creek seeking food, and identified by a school principal.
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Toronto
Gordon Kelly
York Township
Poice
Ralph McIntosh
Tawlinson School
Kelly
Silverthorn
Richard “Pee Wee” Marlow
T. H. Davis
Etobicoke Creek
Cease-fire Ends Fighting in Holy Land Observed
Israel and Egypt agreed to a United Nations cease-fire in the Negev and observed the deadline. Front line reports say Beersheba remained under Israeli control while Egyptian bases near Majdal and other towns faced pressure. Egypt claimed aircraft strikes on Tel Aviv Haifa and losses on Jewish airfields, with several planes shot down.
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Israel
Egypt
United Nations
Negev
Palestine
Front Line
Ralph Bunche
Beersheba
Negev Desert
Majdal
Faluja
Iraq-Sweidan
Isdud
Moshe Perlman
Gaza
Hebron
Haifa
Stock Market Gains Push Shares Higher Amid Election Hopes
In New York stocks climbed Friday with steel shares leading a broad advance that lifted the market to its highest level since July. The gain followed a steady rise since the month’s start as investors priced in a new administration and improved domestic and foreign news. Volume approached 2 million shares.
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New York
Drake Gridders Rescue Dr a Driver After Train Wreck
LONGMONT Colo AP Drake University football players helped rescue W R Summey driver of a cement mixer after a train struck the mixer derailing four cars. Summey injured seriously and remaining on danger list. Drake players aided until medical aid arrived as team travels to Fort Collins for a Colorado A and M game.
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Colo
Drake University
Here
W R. Summey
Summey
Lynn Lunde
Jim*McClaren
Drake
Jim McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Fort Collins
Colorado A
City Tax Hike Seen At 1.75 Per 1000 In 1949-50
Cedar Rapids officials forecast city taxes rising to about 18.93 per 1000 with a 1.75 increase, based on new valuations. When combined with county and school levies, total Cedar Rapids taxes could reach about 58.75 to 59 per 1000, due to higher overall spending.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis D Burgos
Otto Hanzlik
Burgus
Burgos
Jim Scolaro
Linn County
Scolaro
Scotaro
Iowa
Berli crisis settlement moves slowed in UN vote
Paris report says a delay in voting on a small nation compromise at the United Nations Security Council gave time for possible Western concessions. The plan urges Big Four talks, removal of Berlin blockade restrictions, and early talks in Berlin to establish the Soviet mark as sole currency with a November 20 target.
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Paris
Hone
Berli
Rossi
Unite Nations Security Council
Council
Unti
Council of Foreign Ministers
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Russia
Juan Bramuglia
Argentina
Bramuglia
Bramueglia
Big Four
Berlin
Germany
U.S. To Sell Jet Fighters to Some Allies
The United States will offer jet fighters and other postwar military planes for sale to at least some American republics. The sale must satisfy two air force conditions: not affecting production schedules and not compromising security.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
Strikers and Guards in Fatal Gunfire Near St Etienne
In Paris a clash between Communist-led strikers and security guards near St Etienne sparked the first gunfire of a 19 day strike wave. One miner died and ten strikers along with three guards were wounded.
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Paris
St. Etienne
Bulgarian Jews to leave for Israel, Izgrev reports
Izgrev newspaper says about 10,000 Bulgarian Jews will depart for Israel soon. The emigrants are mostly under 50, with a small number of older people whose children already live in Israel.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Izgrev
Israel
Partly Cloudy Cooler Forecast for Iowa Weekend
Iowa Weather Bureau notes a temporary downward trend in fall temperatures with an overcast Cedar Rapids morning clearing by noon. The weekend looks partly cloudy and cooler, with a rise in temperatures by Monday and only a trace of moisture reported Friday. Cedar Rapids recorded a low of 44 early Friday and a 60-degree afternoon by 2:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Ceda Rapids
Registration Deadline Set for Cedar Rapids Voters
City announces one day to register before the Saturday 8 p.m. deadline for Cedar Rapids residents who have not voted here or have not voted in the past four years. City Clerk Maude Krebs urges those with name or address changes since last vote to update records by Saturday night to be eligible to vote on November 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Maude Krebs
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