Truman rails against communism in Boston talk
President Truman warned that peace and freedom hinge on the Tuesday election in a Boston address. He attacked Republican appeals to prejudice, vowed to fight Reds at home and abroad, and tied current GOP tactics to wartime campaigns against communism while urging continued resolve.
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Boston
Harry S. Truman
al Smith
G.O.P
New York
Trumans
New England
Chicago
America
Thomas Ex. Dewey
Dewey
Truman
Roosevelt
Smith
Tyahall
Pact Reached To Halt Ban On Recording
New York reports a five year agreement between the American Federation of Musicians and major record companies to end the ten month ban on disk manufacture. The deal covers royalty funds, wage scales, and a possible DOJ approval under Taft Hartley law.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
James C. Petrillo
AFM
Justice Department
Rca-Victor
Decca
Columbia
Mercury
Capitol
MGM
King
Petrilo
Department of Justice
Petrillo
Weather Forecast Promises Showers Then Mild Temps
The Weather Bureau indicated a front would bring scattered showers to the eastern town by Friday or Saturday with mild temperatures likely to persist through Friday. Cedar Rapids saw a high of 70 and a low around 37 earlier, with skies to be partly cloudy in the area.
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Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Cedar? Rapids
Troops seize seven mines in Pas de Calais drive
In dawn operations French troops and guards encircled and seized seven large strikebound mines in the Lens Bruay Auchel triangle. The interior ministry said few arrests were made and pickets disappeared as republican security guards arrived. A back-to-work movement was reported in Lorraine.
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Paris
Pas de Calais
Lille
Lens-Bruay- Auchel
interior + ministry
Lorraine
108 Year Old Negro Preacher Weds Fifth Bride in Georgia
Rev. R. J. Green, who claimed to be 108, married Rosa Lee Minus, 67, a widow, in Valdosta after traveling from Ocala Florida to avoid Florida's waiting period. Green said he was born in slavery in 1840 and gave a firm I do.
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Valdosta
R. J. Green
Cane
Rosa Lee
Ocala
Fla
Florida
Credit controls loosened for demonstration sales
The Federal Reserve Board announced amendments allowing installment sellers a trial period of up to 10 days without requiring a down payment. The measure permits demonstration articles to be delivered without immediate payment, easing strict credit controls for a short window.
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Washington
Federal’ Reserve Board
Roast beef sandwich order at cafe noted in stray quotes
A fragment shows a waiter asking if the roast beef sandwich will be eaten there or taken to go. The line reads in scattered quotes and mentions a box score motif with Konewall and a 1-75 score.
Five Million Value Put on Ford Estate
Detroit report shows Henry Ford's personal estate valued at 5,159,104.07 excluding Ford Motor Company stocks. Widow Ford, executrix, filed inventory updating from the 1947 April figure and noting 3,280,255 class A and 172,645 class B shares outstanding. When settled, all class A will pass to the Ford Foundation and class B to the heirs.
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Detroit
Henry ‘Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ford Company
Michigan
Henry Ford
Ford Foundation
Ford Estate
Akroon dictating machine fixed after mouse causes squeak
In Bloomington Illinois AP report workmen found a mouse caused the squeak in Dr C H Akroon’s dictating machine during a second repair this week. Frail wires from the unit led to the mouse triggering the problem.
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Bloomington, Ill
C. H.” Akroon
Free Czech Leader Zenkl Reveals Czech Tragedy
Dr Peter Zenkl head of the Committee for Free Czechoslovakia will address the Federation of Czech Societies in Seattle speaking Czech at 7 30 p m in Hus Memorial church He describes a strong underground democratic movement in Czechoslovakia and warns democracies to show resolve against communism He hinted at his escape from Communist governed land aided by good people and God and noted constant guard during escape
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Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids
Peter Zenkl
Committee For Free Czechoslovakia
Washington
Federation of Czech Societies
Hus Memorial Church
Ninth Avenue SE
Eduard Benes
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Zenkl
Zenki
Peruvian rebel troops seize Arequipa and form provisional government
In southern Peru troops under Gen Manuel Odria seized Arequipa and proclaimed a provisional government. The Bustamante administration confirmed a rebellion and moved forces to quell it. The Arequipa broadcast said the move aimed to curb leftist Aprista activity and would honor Peru's international commitments.
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Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Arequipa Radio
Manuel Odria
Ecuador
Odria
Jose Luis Bustamente Rivera
Bustamente
Aprista Party
Burglary suspect cites nerve issue after gas station attempt
In Hollywood a burglar entered a calendar art store via skylight, examined the nude stock, then fled with a note stating he did not steal. He later tried a gas station, obtaining $30 before escape. Police trace the peculiar confession to the suspect's getaway.
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Hollywood
Dewey Attacks Truman Over Communism in Cleveland
In Cleveland Thomas E. Dewey charged that Truman allies with Communist propaganda. Dewey arrived amid a 75,000 strong crowd and announced he would speak in Boston tonight from 8 to 8 30 C.S.T. on CBS.
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Cleveland
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry S. Truman
Truman
G.O P
Boston
C.S.T
CBS
Dewey Attacks Truman Over Communism In Campaign
Dewey charged the Democrats with aiding worldwide communist propaganda and predicted repudiation at the polls. He faulted the Truman administration for weak foreign policy and cited concessions to Russia while pledging strength and unity to win peace. He spoke at Cleveland Public Hall on the same platform as Truman and urged continued U N support and Western European unity.
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Truman
Dewey
Boston
America
Cleveland Public Hall
G.O.P
Republican Party
United Nations
Europe
Letter Praises Cedar Rapids Police and Jail Officials
Edward J. Byrne, a 45 year old outsider, writes to The Gazette praising Cedar Rapids police, the Linn County jail, and Sheriff Jim Smith. He commends medical care, meals, kindness to inmates, and fair treatment, detailing his 60 day inspection and time as a guest at the county jail. Byrne notes his two 30 day intoxication detentions in 194? and 194? and commends Chief Inspector Kudrna and Deputy Whittamore.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward A Byrne
Byrne
Cedar Rapids Police
Linn Count Bm Fae
Kudrna
Wil' Ham; Kudrna
Jim Smith
Alice Smith
Edward J. Byrne
Stalin Attacks West In Moscow Peace Drive Rhetoric
Washington reports Stalin accused the Western Powers of war while portraying Moscow as seeking peace. The attack followed Berlin tensions and reflected Russia’s aim to frame Western leaders as belligerents. Officials see no immediate push to war, though Moscow seeks to influence world opinion on peace.
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Washington
Stalin
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
London
Paris
Further Aid for Europe Sought to Extend Marshall Plan
Washington AP reports that foreign aid officials expect a request to Congress for an extra 1.2 billion dollars to cover the Marshall plan through April June. The 5.055 billion appropriation for European recovery would be exhausted by end of March, 12 months after start. AEA spokesman said Truman may approve a 12 month schedule within two weeks.
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Washington
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
ECA
Nazi Military Chiefs Sentenced in Nuremberg Trial
An American court sentenced 11 German military leaders to three years to life for World War II war crimes after a nine month trial. Field Marshal Wilhelm Von Leeb received three years. Walther Warlimont and Hermann Reinecke got life terms. two others were acquitted.
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Mernberg
Germany
Hugo Sperrle
Otto Schniewind
Wilhelm von Leeb
Russia
Graying
Walther Warlimont
Hitler
Hermann
Reinecke
People’s
Mystery of Apson T Ballard Absent Voter Ballot
Clerks in Seattle's registration bureau faced a confusing request from a Seattle resident living temporarily in San Francisco. They mailed an absentee voter's ballot after sorting the voter's registration details and confirming eligibility.
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Mystery of
Apson T. Ballard
Seattle
Ballard
Voters’ Registration Bureau
San Francisco
Stalin blasts West as aggressors over Berlin crisis
Soviet leader Josef Stalin charged the United States and Britain with a policy of aggression while praising peace forces. He cited a Kremlin accord Aug. 30 to lift the Berlin blockade and establish a Soviet East German mark, saying London and Washington nullified it at the Paris UN meeting and warned that war-instigators fear genuine agreement. He named Churchill as a principal war instigator and asserted Western powers rejected cooperation with the USSR.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
United States
Britain
Pravda
Stalin
Kremlin
Berlin
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
West
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Gereman
Paris
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