White House plans rigid controls on grain trade amid inflation fears
White House advisers reportedly work on blueprints for strict federal controls on grain and other world-shortage foods. Republican lawmakers including Sen. Flanders and Sen. Ferguson say they are drafting an anti inflation pact in response. The Harriman committee weighs the long range Marshall plan and disbursing needs. Whisky and industrial alcohol shut down as markets react.
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Europe
Dewey Short
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Harriman Committee
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Ivory
Arson Blamed For Some of Wild Blazes
Weary fire fighters won temporary victories in Maine as fires damaged Bar Harbor and Biddeford Pool. President Truman designated Maine a disaster area with 7,000 left homeless and 40 million dollars in damage. Arson reports circulated while a Rochester New Hampshire fire destroyed 50 homes and prompted evacuations in Falmouth Massachusetts.
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Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Salmon Falls
Berwick
Baker
Falmouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Meena
Whisky Distilling Ends for Sixty Days
Washington notes whisky distilling ends for a 60 day period due to government actions. Officials indicate the move affects producers, labor markets, and regional commerce as enforcement ramps up nationwide.
Polish Opposition Leader Vanishes and Flees
Warsaw officials said Stanisław Mikolajczyk leader of the Polish Peasant party disappeared from Warsaw days ago and fled the country. Two party officials said Cyrankiewicz was informed and an inquiry will be opened into the disappearance. Also reportedly fleeing with Mikolajczyk were Wincenty Bryja and Stefan Korbonski.
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Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
Peasant Party
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Poland
Mikolajczyk
Wincenty Bryja
Supreme Council
Stefan Korbonski
Car Hits Three: Driver Charged with Violation
Ernest H. Seeman, 20, of 300 Thirty-first Street Drive SE, was charged after his car struck two men and a woman at a downtown Cedar Rapids intersection while turning from Third Avenue SE into Third Street. Police said he drove without glasses despite a restricted license. Victims Arlene Benda, 45, bruised hip and knees. C. A. Arendt, 42, bruised left arm. C. N. Arendt, 18, unharmed.
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Ernest H. Seeman
Thirty-first Street
Third Avenue SE
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Seeman
Arlene Benda
Milner Hotel
C. A. Arendt
Riverview Hotel
C. N. Arendt
Eighth Avenue
Baltimore man sues CIO union under Taft Hartley act
Harry H. Wilhelm 64, a Bethlehem Steel time clerk, sues Local 24 of the CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America for 50000 alleging a union member assaulted him on September 15 at Bethlehem shipyard gate. Warfel pleaded guilty to criminal assault. civil case cites Taft Hartley provisions and seeks medical costs and damages.
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Truman
Harry H. Wilhelm
Bethlehem Steel Company
CIO
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Charles Warfel
Bethlehem
Key Highway
Iumswa
Wilhelm
Warfel
Paris Papers Say U. S. To Send Troops to Greece
Paris newspapers report that the US Army plans to send troops to Greece. L Intransigeant claims Americans would land in Thrace and station troops at Salonika, pending Washington approval. Other Paris dailies also published dispatches on the intended troop deployment.
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Thrace
Salonika
Washington
Right Wing Bloc in Union Meets To Combat Leftists
Police were called when left wing UPW members disrupted a right wing CIO meeting in Washington. The gathering at a YWCA moved after a confrontation, with leaders accusing opponents of Communist tactics while delegates from Detroit Chicago New York Pittsburgh Atlanta and other cities attended.
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CIO Newspaper Guild
J. R. Adamson
Pittsburgh
UPW National Executive Board
UPW
Y.W.C.A
Harold Wool
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Labor Government Faces Ballot Test
London AP reports Britain’s Labour government confronts municipal elections amid economic strain. Voters choose borough councilmen while both parties gauge national sentiment on leadership amid food ration cuts, housing program slowdowns, a dollar saving ban on U.S. tobacco imports, and broader austerity measures.
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London
Britain
U. S
WCTU Leader Proposes Drinkless Friday Global Push
Mrs. D Leigh Colvin national president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union urged a Drinkless Friday to curb rising drunkenness and said she would petition President Truman to promote the alcohol free day.
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Los Angeles
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D. Leigh Colvin
Evanston, Ill
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Truman
Cedar Rapids Hosts Iowa Guard Equipment Caravan
Iowa national guard equipment caravan stops in Cedar Rapids for a two day stay. Mayor F K Hahn, a former guardsman, visits the site as police escort the display including a 155 mm howitzer and a fast armored scout car. Visitors may learn equipment operation from Cedar Rapids guard unit personnel.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Greene Square
Clinton
F. K. Hahn
National Guard
Cedar Rapids Guard
aSee
F. K. Hahn [Lefil
Otto H. Kaberle
Army convoy showcases Italian and Japanese guns
A caravan leaves with a complete ordnance shop housed in one truck among the vehicles. The tour of the caravan covers the assortment of weapons including a new U S recoilless rifle and various Italian and Japanese guns.
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U. S
Jeep rider admits stealing $103 from dying man
Cedar Rapids detective said Clarence A. Huber confessed to taking a $100 bill and three singles from Earl Lintz after a jeep ride Friday. The money was hidden behind a Mt. Vernon road pole. Lintz later died of acute alcoholism. Huber linked to Huber's tavern co owner.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Bukacek
Earl Lintz
Bukacek
Clarence A. Huber
Eleventh Avenue SE
Lintz
Mt. Vernon Road
Gazette
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Second Street
Women Voters Object To Disney Testimony
The League of Women Voters criticized Walt Disney and called his testimony before the House Un American Activities Committee irresponsible. Disney said Communists and their groups launched a smear campaign against him during a studio strike, noting the league among his attackers.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Walt Disney
House UN American Activities Committee
Two Children Killed in Sandpit Cave Near Minneapolis
Two children, Margaret Ann aged 6 and Eugene aged 7, died Saturday after being trapped in a sandpit cave at Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis. They were the children of Mr and Mrs Joseph McGannon of nearby Minneapolis.
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Edina
Margaret Ann
Eugene
Ie Joseph McGannon
Reds Rebuffed On Charges of Warmongering
In a first test ballot at Lake Success the United Nations political committee rejected a Soviet warmonger resolution, 29 to 12, with four Latin American nations India and Ethiopia in the minority. The Soviet proposal now goes to the 57 nation committee for a Monday vote, while other ballots counter it. Russia urged a joint resolution acceptable to all and Russia accused US press of war propaganda. Zorin of the Soviet delegation attacked American press as biased against peace.
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Lake Success
United Nations Political Committee
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
India
Ethiopia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Greece
Turkey
Social Committee
V. A. Zorin
America
U. N
Briton Criticizes Russia Over UN Atmosphere Policy
Britain accused Russia of poisoning the atmosphere at the United Nations and demanded clarification on the stance of the Red policy. The report notes the terse exchange during the Lake Success session as the British delegate pressed for answers on Soviet conduct and objectives.
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Lake Success
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Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
Cleveland Fire Blast Kills Two at Perma Products Plant
A $400,000 blaze at the Perma Products shingle plant in Cleveland exploded while being fought by firefighters. Two men, Charles Bastar and William Chevin, were found dead after a 50-gallon drum detonated. three firefighters suffered serious burns as the fire spread through the building.
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Cleveland
Perma Products Co
Charles Bastar
William Chevin
Nutritious Menus On Budget Basis
Rising food costs threaten malnutrition for children and adults in low income homes. The Gazette invites Thelma Downing, director of the Community Nutrition Service, as guest columnist for two weeks starting today. She offers budget friendly menus and nutrition guidance. Free professional diet assistance is available to Co. R. residents by appointment.
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Thelma Downing
Community Nutrition Service
Crash DC 6 at Bryce Canyon Baffles Investigators
Bryce Canyon Utah engineers study a DC 6 with a fresh model to fit wreckage pieces after a fatal crash that killed 52. Officials say fire started in a rear baggage compartment and seek the cause while awaiting identifications from dental charts and fingerprints.
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Associated Press
G. T. Castle
Douglas Aircraft
B. R. Gaines
Civilian Aeronautics Administration
F. W. Pratt
Bryce Canyon
Utah
UPY
Douglas Aircraft Company
Truman
America
Bryce
Los Angeles
Chicago
McMillen
Don Black
Black
Third Daughter Born To Douglas Fairbanks
Hollywood AP reports actor Douglas Fairbanks and wife Mary Lee Eppling welcomed their third daughter on Saturday, weighing seven pounds eight ounces. The couple’s two other children are Daphne, seven, and Victoria.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Lee Eppling
Daphne
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