Hope grows for truce in the Holy Land
United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte seeks a two week ceasefire in Palestine as Arabs and Jews clash. The UN Security Council set a deadline, with Israel and Arab leaders signaling acceptance for talks in Jerusalem to halt hostilities.
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Max Boyd
Cairo
Palestine
United Nations
Folk Bernadotte
Galo
UN Security Counscil
Lake Success
N.Y
Council
Bolt
Israel
Dons
Arab Tongue Poliiacal
Holy Land
United States
Sury Way
Jamal Fusselad
Paleyting Aub
Wore
Coase
Kerrindotte
Tews
Amvelcaie
Bignen Truce Commission
Jerusalem
Iamena
Lythan
Knowl Counel
Crete
Atab
Priestine
Palldeut
Cotter
Trans-Jovdan
Irac
Syria
Lebanon
Stops Arms Shipments To Egypt Under U N Truce
London informed that Peel Supply halted arms shipments and military equipment to Egypt and Trans-Jordan in line with UN truce conditions. Foreign office spokesman stated the order was issued Thursday night and applies to weapons and related materials.
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London
Hellald Hay
Egypt
Foreign Office
Inside PROBE questions reveal teacher responses and travel tale
About 297 teachers were invited by PROBE to answer four series of 21 questions on school affairs, with 149 replying. A Vancouver to Portland taxi ride helped Miss Florence Kannedy leave northwest Iowa for a Washington teaching post, her story appearing on page 20. Meanwhile 147 Thomas Jefferson high seniors heard leadership guidance at graduation, with story on page B. Also a feature on a 76 year old ex repousé cartier from Coun ti Blutly hints at a color-filled early life, continued on page.
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Coley Bitty
Tam
Vancouver
Wash
Portland
Florence Kannedy
Council Bluffs
Washington
Northwest Freed
Thomas Jefferson High School
Benwing
Counti Blutly
Atlanta Firm Eyes Local Bus Franchise Operation
An Atlanta investment firm led by J. C. Steinmetz expresses definite interest in a new city bus franchise. Mayor Sparks and local officials review conditions, with a 30 day contract in force for the existing Omaha and Cornell Bluffs Railway and Bridge company and potential negotiations to follow.
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Atlanta
Guorge B. Sparks
Flo
J. C. Steinmetz
Caroline Investment Company, Inc
Steinmetz
Omaha and
Cornell Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Tram
George B. Sparks
Girl Recovers From Rare Heart Ailment
Karen Ash, age 4, of Muscatine, returned home after a delicate operation to correct a rare heart ailment at a Rochester Minnesota clinic on May 22. Her recovery was rapid and she was described as happy and healthy by her parents Harold and Mrs. Aps. The trip and operation were funded by a Kiwanis club driven subscription campaign.
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Muscatine
Karen Ash
Rochester, Minn
Plang
Harold Ap
Kiwanis Club
Weather Summary for Bluffs and Surroundings
The Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change. Friday highs range from 90 to 98 degrees, with Iowa experiencing similar warmth. Nebraska prepares for generally fair and warmer weather, with total precipitation 7.08 inches and a deficit of 2.92 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Rail Unions Seek A New Method
Washington rail unions press Congress for investigation into administration handling of wage disputes after White House settlement efforts failed. Leaders Alyanney Johnston David B Robertson and Arthur J Glover plan further talks on Capitol Hill while condemning President Truman and Steelman for stalled negotiations amid May 11 seizure order.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Alyanney Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
David B. Robertson
Truman
Johnston
Robertson
Glover
Capitol Bill
John R. Steelman
Southwest graduates from Annapolis include nine Towans and two Nebraskans
Annapolis Md two Nebraskans and nine Towans graduate from the 98th U S Naval Academy commencement Friday. The list includes Towans John Lawrence Jensen Clinton Clinton Iowa David Marquis Smith Clinton Iowa and nine others. Nebraskan graduates Franklin Lewis Bowersox Fremont and Robert Eugene Berggren Scottsbluff join the class of 410 midshipmen.
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Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Towa
John Lawrence Jensen
Centerville
David Marquis Smith
Clinton
Donald Richard Behrens
Davenport
Knight Michael Robbins
Des Moines
Benjamin Gilchrist Allen
Laurens
William Robert Hintz
Oelwein
Ernest Joel Gray
Red Oak
Jack Cowden
Sidney
Robert Paul Barber
Sioux City
Nebraska
Franklin Lewis Bowersox
Fremont
Robert Eugene Berggren
Scotts. Bluff
Navy Defense Bill Passed By House For New Fiscal Year
The Navy appropriation bill of 3,686,733,250 dollars for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 was approved by the House by voice vote and sent to the Senate.
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Washington
P—A
House
Senate
Burling ton Railroad seeks July hearing for Creston Cumberland service change
Des Moines Iowa The state commerce commission set a July 7 hearing in Adair on Burlington Railroad Company proposed change to substitute weekly mixed service on trains 96 and 97 for the current daily mixed service between Creston and Cumberland.
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Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Adair
Burlington Railroad Company
Creston
Cumberland
Accidental Death Verdict At Oakland
A coroner's jury ruled the May 18 traffic death of Harry Cary 26 as accidental. Cary a Griswold trucker was killed when thrown from his truck on highway 6 two miles west of Lewis junction in Pottawattamie County. Jurors Mary Lawson Tracy Rodwell and Harold Swanson, all of Oakland, presided under County Coroner H Stanley Woodring.
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Nonpark
Oakland
Harry Cary
Cary
Hughway
Lewis Junction
Mary Lawson
Tracy Rodwell
Harold Swanson
Pottawattamie
H. Stanley Woodring
Polio Patient Count Tops 18 at Mercy Hospital
Victoria Howard, 16 months, is the 10th Mondamin polio patient admitted to Mercy hospital. The Des Moines and Council Bluffs medical staffs discuss tonsillectomies during polio outbreaks while doctors weigh timing and risk as the epidemic continues.
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Victoria Howard
Thomas Howard
Mercy Hospital
Joseph Beck
Shelby
Des Moines
Council Bluffs Hospital
George J. Klok
Fottawattamie County Medical Association
Farmers Promised More Machinery
Washington report shows W L Beck of the commerce department told a House appropriations sub committee that the United States will have more farm machinery next year than this year or prior to the war. He estimated a total $1.625 billion supply for the next fiscal year with exports to other regions at $351 million and European relief program shipments at $124 million.
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Washington
House
W. L. Beck
Commerce Department
U. S
Still Hope For Control Program
City officials voiced optimism on the army flood control plan worth 2 5 million dollars while warning that changes could raise costs. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick met with Tivaman leaders and conservationists to discuss Lake Manawa Indian Creek issues. A second meeting is set for Monday at Gen. Pick s office. The delay stems from state land needed for creek right of way also controlled by the Towa Conservation Commission which has resisted release. Conservationists fear drainage and sewage contamination if the lake is altered. Gen Pick said the proposed measures should not jeopardize Lake Manawa s water levels.
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Tivaman Council
Lake Manawa-Indian Creek
Lewis A. Fick
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Gen. Pick
Lake Manawa
Towa Conservation Commission
Army
Lake
Manawa
Paraguay government falls as Frutos rises in Paraguay
Formosa dispatch reports that on Thursday President Hinigno Marinigo’s government collapsed after a recent revolt suppression. Manuel Frutos, chief justice of Paraguay’s Supreme Court, is named as successor, signaling an abrupt leadership change near the border city of Formosa, Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
P—La Nacion
Formosa
Higinio Marinigo
Marinigo
Manuel Frutos
Paraguay
Supreme Court
Formosan
Sixteenth Application For School Position
Board Chairman Thomas McMillen revealed the sixteenth applicant for the school superintendent post. Paul Jordan Simons, 42, is currently superintendent of Stu art schools and has held several teaching posts. A decision to replace Gerald W. Kirn may be made within ten days.
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Thomas McMillen
Paul Jordan Simons
Stuart
Simons
McMillen
Gerald W. Kirn
MccMillen
House Group Urges Cut In Aid Programs
The House Appropriations Committee urged a 25 percent cut in Marshall Plan and other foreign aid funds, sending a $5.98 billion global assistance bill to the floor. The panel spread spending over 15 months, reducing the monthly rate from $417 million to $311 million, with further cuts to ECA and European recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Truman
Hoffman
City Starts Work On New Budget For 1949 50
City budget computation for the 1949-50 fiscal year is underway. City Auditor Nels Hansen revealed Thursday. Departments have been asked for estimated expenditures. The budget probably will be ready for council action the last of June.
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Nels Hansen
Midwest Drouth Threat Cuts Crop Prospects
Federal forecasters warned the Midwest faces a drought risk with no immediate relief. Warm temperatures and forecasted southerly winds reduce rain chances, cutting soil moisture. May rain deficiency exceeds two inches in places, with reports of crop losses from dry spells and a heightened forest fire hazard across wooded areas. Temperatures varied from the 50s to 90s nationwide, with isolated wet areas along the northern Pacific coast and western North Dakota.
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Midwest
Iowa
Bureau
Mercury
Burlington
Mississippi Valley
Fargo
N. D
International Falls
Minn
California
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Steinbaugh to California job at Torrance High
John K. Steinbaugh 37, principal at Abraham Lincoln high since 1946, to resign and move to Torrance California for a summer USC program. He will assume the Torrance post late July. He calls it a better opportunity as the Torrance campus includes shops, auditorium, gym, and multiple buildings. Other district leaders Gerald W. Kirn Carl Gernetzy and Ernest Barker also leaving.
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John.k. Steinbaugh
Abraham Lincoln High School
Torrance
Calif
Califoria
University of Southern California
Steinbaugh
Los Angeles
Council Bluffs Education Association
Creighton
Oakland
Grinnell
LeMars
4. L
Nebraska City
Navy
Columbia University
Council Bluffs
A. L
Ihe School Board
Protest Compliance With New Labor Law
Four members of the CIO United Farm Equipment Workers international executive board resigned as the board voted to comply with non-communist Taft Hartley act phases. Grant Oakes, the union president, said the compliance came after a rank and file referendum and was done with reluctance and repugnance. The four members stated they left rather than consent to an unconstitutional invasion of civil liberties and limits on members’ right to freely elect their officers without employer dictate.
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Chicago
CIO
United Farm Equipment Workers
Grant Oakes
Pelite
Congress
Nebraska Flier Injured In Crash
Lonnie Bede of Valentine Nebraska was critically injured when his light plane crashed during takeoff from a farm runway northwest of White River South Dakota. He was taken by ambulance to a Valentine hospital and later collapsed after walking fifty feet despite a back injury. Bede, about 45, managed an electrical plant in Valentine and had been on business at the William Jensen farm where the crash occurred. Jensen cited a strong south wind as a possible factor as the plane began its ascent.
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White River
Lonnie Bede
Valentine
Neb
Here
Bede
William Jensen
Jensen
Suggs Wins British Women’s Golf Title in England
Louise Suggs of Atlanta defeated Jean Donald of Scotland 1 up in 36 holes at St Anne’s on the Sea to win the British women’s golf title. Babe Didrikson Zaharias did not surrender by turning professional.
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St, Anne’s - ON - The-Sea
England
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Jean Donald
Scotland
Denver
Babe Didrilknon
New Floods Pose Threat In Northwest
Portland area reels as Columbia River system spawns a new flood crest threatening weakened dikes downstream near the sea. Federal and state agencies coordinate massive rehabilitation for some 59,000 people after 23 known deaths and millions in damage.
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William Phipps
Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Iaha
Montana
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Pacific
Clatskanie
Astoria
Vangort
Red Cross
Columbia
Vanport
Dows
Columbia Gorge
U. S
Elmer Fisher
Vancouver
No Bluffs Stop For Presidential Special
President Truman’s special train, as tentatively planned, will arrive at Council Bluffs Saturday at 7 15 a.m. over the Northwestern railroad. Plans do not call for a stop in Council Bluffs. The train will proceed to Omaha where the president will attend the 35th Division World War I reunion. A large replica of the presidential seal will be the only identifying mark on the rear car.
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Truman
Counci Bluffs
North Western Railroad
Omaha
35Th Division
Love themes prompt buyers for 435 cash
An ad shows Mrs E W Tver selling a Love theme for 435 cash two hours after printing. Mrs Ivernon comments she did not expect to get results quickly. The notice mentions about 600 vwonparells and 18,001 homes in a west town area promising buyers for any item.
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E.W. Tversum
Ivernon
Mhour
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