Truman rejects Jewish plan in Palestine dispute
President Truman has not proposed a formal plan for dividing Palestine. British and American committees favored a 200000 Jewish immigration and a partition framework, but Britain rejected involvement in a joint scheme. Officials say Truman’s suggestions aim to aid talks, not publicize specifics.
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Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Palestine
Ross
Hosa
State Department
Arthur Gavilion
London
Ative Sulurces
Bailish
Bhatt Marn
Prusat
Bartany
Herbert Morrison
Henry Po Grauly
Seuss
Wis
Dows
Droausene Tearnyail
Degistan
Dhbelused
Cierge Wall
Chaim Welanain
Grant Priorities for 691 Dwellings During Past Month
The report outlines priorities for 691 new dwellings in a single month. It notes most units are for veterans and mentions heavy building activity in months with normal demand. Local officials and planners reference the veterans emergency program and related housing measures amid housing costs and construction pace.
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Des Molnes
Vetonimns
VR Matilde
McBride
Ieee
Frontier Week Schedule for 1947 Events at Dodge Park
The schedule lists 4 PM 4-H club officers at Dodge Park, 5 PM barbecue for 4-H members by Illinois Savings Bank on Frontier grounds, 8 PM Americana Review, 8 PM baseball Glenwood vs Council Bluffs Browns at Legion Park, 1 PM judging in 41 departments, 1 PM parade of 4-H livestock champions followed by afternoon and evening horse shows.
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Dodge Park
Council Ilalia Savings Bank
Frontier Grounds
Legion Park
Glenwood
Council Bluffs Browns
Bive Waaln
Cannel Bluffs Savings Bank
Tare
Darlene Coos
Janice Ktopping
Elaine Fahrenkkrug
Pateleia Smith
Pat Slightam
Laura Low Klopping
Rush Larsen
Joanne Strohbein
Emma Klopping
Marlene Whaie
Barbara Kreuger
Yvonne Dushanek
Arlene Sandburg
Donna Leythan
Kathryn Kruger
Dorothy Larsen
Blaine Fahrenking
Arlene Eidesley
Leal Rodenberg
Alvina Larsen
Arlene Sandberg
Marilyn Chambers
Joanne Bruning
Gloria Bachman
Rogene Koh
Rugene Kohl
Elaine Fahrenkrug
Jackie Collins
Yvonne Olséy
Joanne Strahbahn
Mary Byers
Contempt cited for Benjamin J Fields in surplus property case
The surplus property committee cited Contract Broker Benjamin J Fields for contempt for refusing to provide documents on wartime sales. The matter shifts to House Speaker Rayburn for possible grand jury action. Fields said he supplied all data he can and questioned Brunner, a person he previously identified as a John Doe.
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Clair Johnson
Wariington
House
Benjamin J. Fields
Fields
Rayburn
D.vox
District of Columbia
Rizley
Oklahoma
Winds
John Brunner
John Does
Brunna
New York
Brunner
Slaughter
Holds
Ido Wang
Fifteen Injured When Bus Hits Culvert Near Danforth
Fifteen persons were hurt two seriously when a Chicago bound National railways bus struck a culvert two miles north of Danforth on U.S. Highway 4a and overturned. Driver Olie M. Wilson, 95, of Chicago, said he swerved to the right shoulder to avoid a car that had blown a tire and darted out of control.
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Watseka
National ‘S Railways
Danforth
Arnold Lewel Jer
Olie M. Wilson
Chicago
Hie
Byrnes Calls Adherence to Potsdam Pact at Paris Conference
Secretary Byrnes urged nations at the peace conference to honor the Potsdam Pact and warned that economic treaties violating it would lead to enslavement and exploitation. He denied Soviet accusations of wartime enrichment by others, highlighted U.S. wartime costs, and said America seeks no recompense but freedom for all mankind. The remarks followed comments by Czechoslovakia’s Masaryk and amid Molotov’s attentive presence.
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William B. Sing
Paris
P U. 5
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Byrnes
Italy
United States
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ile
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Janos Gyongyosl
Aloss
Haly
Greece
V. M. Molotov
Dodgers sweep Giants as Walker drives 7-1 win at Ebbets
In a four game series finale at Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 7-1. Kirby Higgs and Art Herring combined on the mound as Dixie Walker fueled the attack with three singles. The win tightens the NL pace with Brooklyn leading the circuit.
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Chicinnati
Chicago
Beggs
Mueller
Erickson
Rush
Olsen
Livingston
Frame- Philadel
Boston
Schanz
Mauney
Donnelly
Karl
Seminick
Wright
Pascdel
Barrett
Johnson
Wallace
Sain
White
Padgett
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Kirby Uighe
Art Herring
Ebbets Field
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
New York
Tension Mounts in the Near East as Carrier Heads to Lisbon
A Franklin D. Rongevelt aircraft carrier is due at Lisbon for a Mediterranean training cruise amid rising Near East tension. U S officials weigh how hard to back Turkey against Russian demands for participation in defending the Dardanelles while naval units from Adm Henry K Hewitt assemble in Europe and the Mediterranean to project force.
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John M. Hightower
Wallington
Franklin D. Rongevelt
Lisbon
Far East
Turkey
United States
Mediterranean
Portugal
Houston
Little Rock
Adm
Henry K. Hewittt
European
Liewitt
Bernhard WH. Biers
Fargo
Huntington
Bier
Tneste
Maly
Yugoslavia
Demands Change on Wage Stabilization
Washington CIO President Philip Murray stated labor cannot support a stabilization plan that trims wages while living costs rise. He called any program with wage curbs and rising prices a fraud, insisting on real stabilization and fair wage increases.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Predicts Chaos If Ceilings Restored
Charles W Holdan warned the decontrol board that restoring price ceilings on dairy products would curb milk flow to markets and curb production. He spoke at public hearings with 31 witnesses from producers and consumers as the board weighs reinstating controls by Aug 20. The panel also weighs wages and subsidies as part of the dairy pricing debate and subsidy allocations remain contested.
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Wallington
Charles W. Holdan
Decontrol Board
Euiknady
Stet Bbs
OPA
Holm
OFA
Wage Stabilization Board
Sithin
Roy Lo Thompson
Bell
Daniel W. Bell
George I. Mead
Dayton, O
Farm
Wade
Treasury
Donald Bloatyromesy
CIO
United Auto Workers
President Truman to take yachting vacation in New England
President Truman will sail Friday from Washington aboard the U S S Williamsburg for a yachting trip in Narragansett Bay and the Maine coast. He will be joined by White House staff and officials, depart at 1 30 p m CST and return Labor Day afternoon. The trip marks his first official vacation since Roosevelt’s death.
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Washington
Truman
New England
White Mouse
Charles G. Ross
Williamsburg
Narragansett Bay
Maine
White House
George E. Allen
Presidential
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mr. Truman
Franklin DB. Roosevelt
Truman T
Ross
Matthew J. Connelly
Harry J. Vaughan
Wallace Graharm
Ted Marks
Kaneg
al Veterans
Misssouri
Clark Clifford
John R. Steelman
Braele Papel
Monument Honors Chiropractor Founder
In Port Perry Ort, 300 chiropractors from around the world gathered Wednesday to dedicate a monument and an organ to Dearnarl David Palmer, founder of the practice. Palmer, born March 7, 1845, in the town, lived in a white frame cottage still standing and organized the National Chiropractic Association in 1895 and contributed to the association's Davenport research foundation.
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Port Perry
Paris
Dearnarl David Palmer
Leanver
Ehiropractic
Palmer
National Chiropractic Association
Davedport
Crowds At Fair Events Grow With Dances
A large audience at the city auditorium Wednesday night enjoyed a barn dance program by the Barn Dance Frolics from WHO radio. Happy Al Bell hosted a lively start, with many attendees joining in square dances and jitterbug routines. Crowds toured exhibits at the fairgrounds and vendors afterward, while weather forecasters warned of scattered showers and warmer tones near 90.
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City
Happy al Bell
Bell
Falks
Foley
T Heir
Dodge Pitk
McMurray
Corneil Bluffs
Fairgrounds
Great Lakes strike looms as ships halt and walkouts mount
A broad strike wave sweeps the Great Lakes with shipments of iron ore grain and more tied up. Seamen join the action while six Intere national plants see a one week pause in labor actions. Chrysler Detroit plant workers walk out and NMU reports thousands may join. Farm equipment workers see strategy shifts as harvest events unfold with 4-H judging and craft shows underway at Dodge Park, with ribbons awarded in photography, furniture, and sewing projects.
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Asabel Aed Ctoate
National
Markshne Slrice
Great Lakes
Indust S
Intere National
Shirvester Corpaly
CIO Maritime Union
Yuajor Creat Liles
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
al. Ponting
Mich
APL
NMU
Joseph Carraly
Cleveland
Washington
Clear Lakes Transport Company
Iowa Legion Plans Victory Convention
Ralph R. Stuart of Campton, state commander of the American Legion, said more than 7,000 veterans from World War I and II are expected to attend Iowa's first postwar Victory convention. The event opens Monday at 9 AM and runs through Wednesday with speakers including Vice Admiral Robert Catney and others. The 1946 47 state commander will be chosen during the convention.
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Ter Momnes
Ralph R. Stuart
Campton
Americany
Leger
Iowa
Msau
Edward J. Smith
Sioux City
American Legion
Anit Venvon
Fewer Cattle in Iowa Feed Lots Drop 47 Percent
Des Moines report notes Iowa cattle feeders had about 47 percent fewer cattle on feed for market on August 1 this year versus the same date in 1913. The Iowa crop and live stock service said actual numbers on hand were not yet finalized but indicated a small total for the date. Early marketing and higher feed costs likely influenced the decline, with many cattle having been on feed for shorter periods.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Turn in Your Unused Tickets at the Myontier Week Fair
Community members were urged to surrender unused tickets at the fair booths and donation barrels as part of Clarks dine store and Fair Hands events during the celebration week.
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Blaine Fahrenkrur
Yvonne Olsen
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Portis
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