Plan for Armistice Amid Arab Nations Reacts in Palestine
Max Boyd reports Bernadotte has a four week armistice proposal for Palestine with start time set by the UN mediator. Arab league and Jewish leaders weigh limits on Jewish immigration and the fate of Jerusalem as fighting continues around Tel Aviv and Tulkarm Janin Nablus. Bernadotte seeks quick replies while King Abdullah reviews battle maps and Arab armies await government decisions.
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Max Boyd Cairop
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Moly Land
Tel Aviv
Tulkarm-Janin- Nablus Rlangie
Jang
Bernadotte
United Nations
Tasik
Israel
Jerusalem
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Daltalras
Syria
Lebanon
Raq
Isael Ls
Yemen
Bernadette
Middle East
Beirut
Haifa
Abdullah
Old
Bernardotte
Moshe Shertok
Jockey Frankie Burns Suspended at Ak-Sar-Ben
Stewards at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha suspended Frankie Burns of Alamosa California pending a state racing commission investigation into alleged horse stimulation. Evidence from a saliva test on Cowlan winner of the June 2 sixth race cited. Burns denied knowledge of the stimulation. purse for Diane's Pride in the June 4 second race was held. The race produced a $3,216.80 daily double, the second largest in Ak-Sar-Ben history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K sar-Ben
Omaha
Frankie Burns
Alamosa
Cal
State Racing Commission
Cowlan
Burng
Diane's
Pride
Ak-Sar-Ben
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs and surrounding areas
The Weather Bureau predicts fair conditions in Council Bluffs and vicinity with little temperature change. In Iowa expect fair Tuesday with highs from 80 to 85 in the north and around 84 in the south. Nebraska also fair and warm, with total precipitation listed as 0.00 inches and a rainfall deficiency of 2.19 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs and
Towa
North
Nebraska
Benes Resigns as Czech President
Washington reports that President Benes has resigned amid pressure from the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Gottwald’s cabinet accepted the resignation as Prague prepares new presidential elections for next Monday. Benes will keep a life presidential salary and a country home tribute at Lang near Prague. Antonin Zapotocky emerges as possible successor if Gottwald stays as premier.
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Prague
Benes
Klement Gottwald
Munich
Ehce
London
Thomas G. Masaryk
Masaryk
Czechoslovak
Jan
Gottwald
Lang
Antonin Zapotocky
Lost Thayer Boy Found in Thicket After Night Search
Jimmy Beardsley, a 7 year old from Thayer, wandered off at 7 30 p m Sunday while looking for a kitten. More than 60 neighbors searched a square mile around the Clifford Arnold farm and found him just after dawn along Burlington tracks half a mile from the Arnold home. He was unhurt though damp from overnight rain. Sheriff J R Ewing credited the successful search to community effort and credited Cecil Clayton for locating the boy.
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Chasiin
Burlington
Thayer
J. R. Ewing
Ewing
Jimmy
Rolland Beardsley
Clifford Arnold
Arnold
Ile
Cecil Clayton
Money Shifts From Citizens as Power Franchise Plan Fails
A January 1948 Council Bluffs vote rejected a 20 year Western Iowa Power franchise and a $3 550 000 property sale to a city nonprofit. Now supporters push a similar plan without a public vote, risking higher costs to residents through monthly utility bills. Editor A M Piper warns the public against an inflated valuation and urges fair condemnation or offer terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Western Iowa Power Company
Council Bluffs Committee
Council Bluff of
Free and Clear
Iowa
Western Town Power Company
Federal Power Commission
Omaha
Electric Light and Power
George Sparks
A. M. Piper
Lewis Denounces Coal Operators in Talks
In Washington John L Lewis opened soft coal contract talks with sharp attacks on operators calling them fat cats opulent and drawing hunger into the national purse He outlined two points urging wage improvements and guarantees under the 1847 miners welfare fund He warned of a strike threat after July 1 and noted the court ordered bargaining under the Taft Hartley act with Justice Goldsborough overseeing proceedings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Washington
John
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Southern Coal Producers Association
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Republic
Harvey Cartwright
Terre Haute
Ind
Wednesday meeting to name Council Bluffs schools chief
President Thomas Mc Millen announced a special session set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. to elect a new superintendent for the Council Bluffs schools. Nearly twenty applicants have submitted formal inquiries or applications for the vacant post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane Senon Paara
Council Bluffs
Thomas McMillen
Acant Juky
Third Flood Seen in Far Northwest
Portland reports a third flood crest on the Columbia River as high temperatures in the Canadian Rockies trigger renewed floods. Army engineers rush in from Fort Belvoir to reinforce dikes from Portland to the sea while estimates tally 28 dead 52 missing and about 60 000 homeless with damage around 140 million dollars.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canadian Rockies
Elmer Fisher
Army Engineer Corps
Great
Fort Belvoir
Columbia
Fraser
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
Auto Builder Nash Dies in California
Beverly Hills California Charles Warren Nash died at his home after a long illness. Once an orphan farm boy he rose to become president of General Motors and founder of the Nash Motor Company. He was 64 years old and had been active in Nash affairs until about six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
America
Charles Warren Nash
Nash
General Motors
Nash Motor Company
Lawmakers seek fairer public power rates nationwide
Rep Ben Jensen says rates on western reclamation projects must be feasible not merely lowest. He questions interior power calculations and cites TVA tax payments as models. Jensen notes Krug agrees on payments in lieu of taxes and pledges a national power policy after a full report.
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William E. Lowell
Washington
Ben Jensen
Jensen
Subcommittee On
Interior Department Appropriations
Walton Seymour
Interior Department
Power Division
Interior
Krug
Seymour
TVA
Arizona
Nevada
Federal Power Commission
Heavy Rains Hit Some Iowa Areas
Weather notes show scattered rain across parts of Iowa with several locations recording over three inches over the weekend. Delaware led with 3.84 inches while Cedar Rapids logged 3.11 and Water Top 2.53. most of the state remained dry Monday as forecasts suggested clearer skies and moderate temperatures in the upper 60s to 80s.
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Weather Bureau
Towa
Pageau
Delaware
Cedar Rapids
Water Top
Charles City
Dubuque
Mason City
Town City
Iowa
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Three Die in 3 Car Wreck Near Monmouth Illini
Three persons burned to death in a three car crash near Balé Bluff filling station Saturday night. Victims: Mr and Mrs Charles Shike Seaton Ill Terry T Johnson Greenview Ill. Harris Kolsrud Srud seriously injured and hospitalized in Monmouth. Sheriff Vincent Carlson said two cars driven by Shike and Kolsrud collided head on and the third struck the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oquawka
Iil
Balé Bluff
Charles Shike
Seaton
Ill
Terry T. Johnson
Greenview
Harris Kolsrud
Delver
Monmouth
Tul
Senate votes to table Langer race ban in draft bill
In Washington the Senate rejected a Langer amendment to ban race discrimination in inductions and assignments in the armed forces by 67 to 7. The move aimed to keep civil rights measures separate from the draft bill as leaders pursued final action on defense legislation.
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Washington
Langer
R.-N.d
Washington,p
Senate
R-Nd
Armed Services
Gurney
R-Sd
Armed Services Committee
Truman
Graduation death shocks Waterloo family
Edward J. Sessar 21 of Waterloo died soon after earning a bachelor of science at the University of Iowa commencement. He collapsed beside a curb while driving with his parents to give a graduation present to a girl acquaintance. A minor heart ailment was noted by his mother. Funeral services planned for Monday.
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Waterloo
Edward J. Sessar
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sessar
Henry Sessar
Balloting Here Is About Normal Balloting In Council Bluffs
Monday morning in Council Bluffs was about the same as two years ago with poll workers from all six wards reporting. In 1946 the primary vote for governor totaled 3,761 in the city and 1,759 in the county outside Council Bluffs, making 6,520 ballots cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Election Returns on KFMX Monday Night
KFMX will carry county and state primary election returns broadcasting direct from The Nonpareil news rooms.
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KFMX
Primary races shape Iowa county offices and state tickets
County attorney auditor and two supervisors seek 1950 terms with no democratic opposition, leading to two year terms. About 350,000 expected to vote in Iowa primary as GOP Blue battles Beardsley for governor. Women vie for secretary of state, with Mrs. Helen Mitchell and Russell Voelz as local contenders. Congressman Gwynne versus Gross for third district GOP nomination also tops a crowded slate. Democrats field a single contest for U S senator.
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Iowa
Helen Mitchell
Russell L. Voelz
Minden
John W. Gwynne
Waterloo
Congress
H. R. Gross
Waterloo Radio
U. S
Creek-lake flood project stretches into second day
A lengthy meeting in Omaha with City officials, Army engineers, and local conservationists drags on from 11 a.m. to at least 2:10 p.m. The $2.5 million flood control plan would extend the creek south toward the Missouri River beside Lake Manawa, but critics warn it would bleed the lake and the state land use permit remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis A. Pick
Omaha
Army
Missouri River
Lake Manaws
Lake Manawa
Towa Conservation Commission
Sof
West Reveals Five Point Plan For West German State
Western powers unveiled a five point proposal to create a federal government in western Germany amid Russian opposition. The plan, from a six nation London conference, envisions allied military chiefs meeting with western German heads, an elected constituent assembly, constitution drafting, ratification by the German people, and state boundary revisions. An international Ruhr control agreement was also announced to curb aggression while preserving Germany’s role in a European recovery program. The security framework calls for continued Allied presence and a military security board to maintain disarmament and demilitarization.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
London
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Low Countries
Paris
State Department
Bettef
Truman
Marshall
Ruhr
United Kingdom
Benelux
Lives of Four Saved by Long Distance Call
Four Des Moines area relatives were overcome by gas fumes from a home water heater in the basement. A long distance call from the children's mother in Rockford prompted the operator to arrange neighbor checks. Allie M. Capps 71 and Jackie Capps 12 were found, while Orpha Capps 87 and Nancy Capps 9 were revived and later reported improving.
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Des Moines
Orpha Capps
Nancy Capps
Rockford
Allie M. Capps
Jackie Capps
Nancy
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Count Bernadotte
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovak Republic
California
Sey
Woodring
Matt Walsh
Clayton Baum
Robert D. Blue
Willam
Beardsley
West
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