ERP Aid Bill Heads to Conferees in Senate House Clash
The Senate approved a $6.13 billion global aid bill and sent it to conference with the House after restoring most foreign aid cuts. House leaders, led by Rep. Taber, vow to oppose the Senate action as conferees work toward a middle ground before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rap. Taber
H.N
Oliver W. DeWolf
Truman
Holt
Vandenberg R.may
Marshall
Bridges
R-N. I
Rep. Taber
Fi N
Education Aid Bill Pushed for Passage
Senate backers seek to add $6 million in federal aid to schools with excess enrollment due to war and defense activity under the Lanham Act. The extension passed the House. 157 schools are listed as needing help next year, including Town and Nebraska entries with specific amounts in the state list.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bureau
Nebraska
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs area
The Weather By the U S Weather Bureau projects partly cloudy skies and showers near the Missouri river. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 70. Nebraska area to be mostly cloudy with total precipitation around 0.81 inches and a deficit of 3.93 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs and
Towa
Missouri River
Nebraska
Right Solution on Power Issue Vital to City
Council Bluffs faces a pivotal power question impacting future welfare. The Nebraska Power split and the Western Iowa Power formation left Council Bluffs with limited surplus for new industry. Proposals include municipal ownership or selling to a citizens group for 3.5 million, a price seen as excessive by many authorities.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Nebraska Power
Iowa
Western Iowa Power Company
New Flood Control Projects Sent Back to House and Senate
Senate and house conferees agreed on a 129.4 million authorization for new flood control and navigation projects. The measure, 3 million less than the senate figure and 44 million more than the house, returns to both chambers for approval, with no money allocated yet. A 3 million item for the South Platte river was dropped.
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House
Senate
Washington
Congress
South Platte
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Red Strike Wave Spreads in France Amid Factory Ejects
A broader work stoppage spreads from a rubber factory seizure in Clermont-Ferrand to south-central and northeastern France. Police ejected strikers at Berougnan Rubber, injuring at least 150. The communist led CGT called the walkout, prompting rapid spread and U.S. embassy labeling the area a red belt.
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Clermont - PF Bon
France
Berougnan
General Confederation of Labor
U. S
Employment in Iowa Shows Slight Decrease
Iowa bureau of labor reports the May employment survey showing a one percent drop from April. The total weekly payroll across 372 firms fell to 4,217,108 dollars in May, after April’s 15 percent rise, though May compares 11.7 percent higher than a year ago.
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DLS Muchnes
C—U'he
Iowa
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Mayor Faces Decision on Municipal Power Purchase Option
In Council Bluffs Mayor George Sparks keeps options open as calls flood in about a potential power utility purchase. Seven aldermen decline a July 15 special election. Katelman blames Sparks for holding the hot potato while Dr. Boyne’s group pressures. The plan involves about 309,000 for a street lighting program and a possible transfer of control to a holding company.
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Council Bluffs
George Sparks Ward
Harry N. Boyne
Dr. Boyne
Joseph
Katelman
Omaha
Honding Company
Appeal Sought For Creek Project Right Of Way
City officials plan to ask the Iowa executive council for use of state land as a right of way after the conservation commission denied a land request near Lake Manawa. If denied, construction bids set for June 25 may be canceled. Lt. Col. Olmstead warned bids could be dropped if not resolved by Saturday.
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Iowa Executive Council
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lake Manawa
Executive Council
Army Engineers
Loren Olmstead
George H. Maynes
Kenneth Evans
Mayne
Conservation ‘Commission
George B. Sparks
Forest E. Grover
Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Mayne, Grover
John LeRoy Peterson
Right
Clay Bain
Conservation, Inc
Indian Creek
Army
Pat
Col. Olmstead
Creele
Lewis A. Fick
Missouri River Division
Shenandoah Girl Heads Rainbow Girls in Iowa
Newly elected state officers of the Order of Rainbow for Girls announced at the grand assembly in Shenandoah. Elected officers include Pattie Sue Trullinger Shenandoah grand worthy adviser and Marilyn Mann Canton grand associate worthy advisor. Appointed officers include Mavis McClow Ida Grove grand chaplain Jennabelle West Fairfield grand drill leader and others. Rainbow Girls plan to hold their twenty fourth annual grand assembly in Des Moines next year. The state DeMolay meeting closed with officer elections and site selectors for the 1949 conclave.
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Siqux City
Order of Rainbow For
Pattie Sue Trullinger
Shenandoah
Marilyn Mann
Canton
Connie Lingren
Sioux City
Grand Charity
Sherry Brave
Des Moines
Grand Hope
Marilyn Mayfield
Charles City
Grand Faith
Sally Scheneroth
Spencer
Grand Recorder
Joanne Hardy
Fort Madison
Mary Butler
Hartley
Grand Outer Observer
Jeannine Friedly
Waterloo
Lola Pearl Marlenee
Redfield
Maxine Wolffe
Knoxville
Donna Poup
Scranton
Rosella Scobee
Cedar Falls
Margot Montelius
Rainbow Girls
Order of DeMolay
Stassen Swing Rumor Heats Up at Philadelphia Convention
Reports from Washington say Stassen backers aim to ride a surge in support as the convention opens in Philadelphia. They claim Stassen could back Vandenberg if he fails to win the GOP nomination, while Dewey leads pledged delegates with 143. Stassen sits at 99 and Taft 41 among Michigan’s votes.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Harold FE
Stasen
Arthur Vandenberg
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Philadelphia
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Gurney
R-Sd
Michigan
Taft St. Vandenberg
Arabs Reject UN Move on Jerusalem Open City Plan
Arabs rejected a United Nations mediator Count Bernadotte proposal to declare Jerusalem an open city. The Arab league said no peace plan based on a Jewish state or partition would be accepted. Bernadotte reportedly submitted a written proposal after talks with Azzam Pasha and Jordan Lebanon premiers.
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Max Boyd
Cairo
United Nations
Jerusalem
Fawzi Mulki Pasha
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Folke Bernadotte
League
Palestine
Abdel Rthman Azzam Pasha
Bernadotte
Azzam Pasha
Lebanon
Arab Committee
Rhodes Island
Two Die in Auto and Truck Collision Near Iowa City
A stock hauling semi-trailer and an automobile collided east of Iowa City on Highway Six near a bridge. Mrs. Vernon Willis, about 30, of Muscatine, and Bob Crose, 32, of Muscatine, were identified as the deceased. Arlo Barnes, 34, of Malcolm, and Virgil Broders, 42, near Grinnell, were injured but in good condition.
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OE Fowa City
Here
George D. Callahan
Johnson County
Vernon Willis
Muscatine
Callahan
Bob Crose
Arlo Barnes
Malcom
Virgu, Broders
Grinnell
Atlantic Scoured for Three Missing Planes
Paris reports a large search effort in the Atlantic for three Flying Fortress planes believed privately owned and bound for Palestine. A Santa Maria Azores search plane spotted debris while the Portuguese destroyer Lima moved toward the area. The planes, of unknown nationality, vanished Tuesday on a flight from the Azores to Corsica with crews of Jews said to head to Palestine.
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Paris
Atlantic
Palestine
Santa Maria
Azores
Lima
Corsica
Lisbon
Portugal
Indictment Links Texas and Georgia Officials to Lobbying Law
A federal grand jury indicted Texas agriculture commissioner J. E. McDonald and Georgia agriculture commissioner Tor Linder along with Ralph W. Moore and others on conspiracy to lobby for higher commodity prices without proper registration. The national farm committee and Harris and Vose are named in connection with this effort and alleged personal commodity accounts. The case alleges they sought to influence Congress to sustain high prices to benefit their trading interests.
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Washington
Agricultural Commissioners of
Texas
Georgia
Claris
Congress
J. E. McDonald
Tor Linder
Ralph W. Moore
Granger
National Farm Committee
Robert M. Harris
Harris and Vose
New York City
Linder
Farm Commissioners’ Counsel
Justice Department
McDonald
Grand
Moore
Truman Poses as People's Champion on Campaign Train
President Truman, en route to Kansas City, framed his campaign as a fight between special privilege and the people. He spoke to a crowd at Albuquerque, New Mexico, saying he represents the people and aims to explain how.
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Truman
Kansas City
Albuquerque
N. M
Treasury chief forecasts budget surplus beyond seven billion
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder said the government will close the current fiscal year June 30 with a budget surplus of more than 7 billion dollars. He told four news conferences the excess of income over spending will be very close to President Truman's 7.482 billion estimate, despite a projected 600.01 million revenue loss from the recent tax cut.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Chamber Plans Civic Affairs Open Forum
Chamber of Commerce members will hold an open meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Hotel Chieftain to discuss current city activities. It is the second gathering at the request of the Chamber membership with William Foster, one vice president, in charge.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
William Foster
Petition Granted Removes Truck Restriction North Western Rail
The state commerce commission granted North Western railroad company a request to lift certain truck operation restrictions in northwest Iowa. The ruling affects more than 50 towns across 15 counties in the region.
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Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
North Western Railroad Company
Iowa
Northwest
Stiles Named Director of State Conservation Commission
Brute F. Stiles, longtime conservation officer in Cornell Bluffs, was elevated to director of the Iowa State Conservation Commission at Des Moines. He succeeds G. L. Ziemer who resigned from a $5,000 annual post. James R. Harlan becomes assistant director with a $3,900 salary. four others receive key posts.
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Brute F. Stiles
Cornell Bluffs
State Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Stiles
G. L. Ziemer
Ziemer
Harlan
Commission
James R. Harlan
Ray Beckman
Cedar Rapids
Fish and Game Division
Everett B. Speaker
Robert E. Cooper
Spirit Lake
Lester F. Faber
Des
Aluminum Workers Strike Call Across Nine Plants
The CIO United Steelworkers urged a midnight Sunday strike of about 20 000 workers at nine Aluminum Company of America plants after wage talks broke down. The union seeks a 5 cent package rise while the company offers 8 percent, yielding roughly 9 to 15 cents more per hour. The walkout could hit the first shift Monday with uncertain immediate effect.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
Aluminum Company of America
Steel Workers Union
AFL Aluminum Workers
CIO
Iowa Bond Quota Nears Half Way Mark
Des Moines reports forty two percent of Iowa's bond quota sold in the first two months of the security loan drive which began April 15. State director Roger F. Warin said buyers purchased 42,277,689 dollars worth during that period as the quota targets for the drive continue through the month.
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Des Moines
fForty
Iowa
Roger F. Warin
Warin
Lowaris
Itive
King Gustav Celebrates His Ninetieth Birthday
Stockholm Sweden observes King Gustav as he marks his ninetieth birthday on Wednesday with public ceremony and royal greetings. The monarch reaches the milestone amid national celebration and ongoing duties.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav
Foes of Draft Seek Delay in Induction
Washington lawmakers debated a plan to delay draft inductions until January while expanding recruiting. The Shaffer proposal would pause registration for 75 days, raise pay, lower aptitude test standards, and allow two year enlistments, with a presidential order needed to start.
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Howard Dobson
Washington
Representative Shaffer
R-Mich
Representative Short
R-Mo
Shafer
Congress
Congressional
House
DAV Convention Chosen as Council Bluffs Host for 1949
The Disabled American Veterans select Council Bluffs Iowa as the site for the 1949 DAV convention after a four day meeting in Burlington. Lloyd J. Myers of Des Moines named department commander and Florence Kluss of Waterloo elected auxiliary commander with a slate of officers including Verne Dohn Davenport junior commander and Vic Hansen Atlantic treasurer.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Sylva Lonstatf
Fort Dodge
Eileen Kopp
Davenport
Gertrude Kennedy
Newton
House Overrides President's Veto on 975 Million Appropriation
In Washington on Wednesday the House voted to override President Truman’s veto of a 975,914,700 dollar appropriation bill. The measure shifts the U S Employment Service from the Labor Department to the Federal Security Agency.
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Washington
House
Truman
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
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