Thunderstorms Bring Damage Across Iowa Statewide
Severe storms hit much of Iowa causing crop and building damage, flooding, and power outages. In Biencoe area wind and hail leveled crops and damaged buildings, while Council Bluffs faced water damage and airport flooding. Downriver, streams overflowed, highways clogged, and bridges suffered washouts. Des Moines and Iowa City power disruptions followed. Weather outlook promised cooler, partly cloudy conditions with more rain.
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Council Bluffs
Loiva
Iowa
Biencoe
Iowa City
Des Moines
South First Street
Mosquito
Moon
Arnold Christensen
CO. Nickell
Paul Mahoney
Honey Creek
Hancock
Highway Commission
Woodbine
Commission
Keosauqua
Isso
Tojo Defends Self Defense At War Crimes Trial
Hideki Tojo, former Japanese premier, argues Japan acted in self defense in the Pacific war, faulting the U S for planned massacres and claiming the Kellogg pact allowed wartime action. He says Japan’s entry was for protection beyond treaty bounds and writes his statement in prison for his lawyer to share with The Associated Press.
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Russell
Tokyo
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
United States
Hague
Ichiro Kisase
Associated Press
Three Men Killed in Running Gun Battle
Paxton Illinois and near Girford saw a running gun battle that ended with three men dead. Highway officer Marvin Archer and another officer halted a car and were fired upon by a white companion who killed Archer. The Negro suspect was later killed nearby by police.
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Negrn
Hines
Gittared
Proposed Sale Approved by Iowa Public Service
The Iowa Public Service Company approves the sale of thirteen million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars of first mortgage bonds due 1976 and twelve thousand five hundred nine shares of eight hundred sixteen0 par value. Bidding details appear unclear in the record.
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Eyehanne
Iowa Public Service Company
First Mort.gage
Jatve Predeltyd Staal Af Enipets
Draft Bill Halted by Teen-age Snarl
Washington report on a stalled draft reform talks as Rep. Waller G. Andrews and a Senate-House conference fail to agree on 18 and 19 year olds in the selective service system. The plan envisions volunteers first, then older men, and limited 18 year old inductions only if needs remain unmet, with a looming deadline near March 31 and ongoing back-channel exchanges.
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Washington
Waller G. Andrews
R-W
Senate-House
Selective Service
Andrews
Pacific
L. House
Thease
House
Senate
Andrews Coull
Dion
Cunfernes Carreatly
Army Lists New Firms Join on Defense Weapon Bon Purchase
The army disclosed 42 speculative weapons that may evolve into defense jets against rockets and armored ships. An ordnance official warned a future jet mechanism could beam molten metal at 23 000 feet per second. The program aims to arm aircraft with a guided molten jet rocket to breach enemy armor.
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Army
Washington, T
Army Ardnance Department
Allinsm
War Department
Everett S. Lighes
Ordnanes
Ordnance
Bayer
British Suffer Cut in Their Soap Ration
British soap ration reduced as shortages bite. The report notes a lower allotment under wartime controls and illustrates how households adjust to thinner supply of soap and fats amid ongoing curbs.
Canfield Hotel Inquest Set for Wednesday
Dubuque coroner announces an inquest into the recent Canfield Hotel fire set for Wednesday with Sue Swopen Waite named in the inquiry proceedings.
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Canfield Hotel
Inquest
Dubuque
Sue
Waite
John J Ferguson Dies After Illness in Council Bluffs
John J Ferguson attorney died Monday evening at a local convalescent home after years of illness. Born in Crawford County he served as a court reporter and was active in bar associations. Funeral at Cutler chapel 2 p m Wednesday with Rev J B Miskin officiating. Cedar Lawn cemetery. Survived by wife Gertrude, daughter Mrs Ormer Welsh, son Fred Werner, sister Mrs Fred Wo Werner, and several grandchildren.
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Done v. Ferguson
Fairview Avenue
Council Bluffs
Ferguson
Fergtson
Crawford County
Inswideye
Gertrude
Sean
Attlee Refuses Quick Palestine Decision in Commons
In London on Tuesday Prime Minister Attlee declined to rush a Palestine policy with 100,000 Jewish immigrants. He refused to state a UK decision timing and said the matter is being handled with the United States, expressing regret at not announcing a collection for Save Waste Man.
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London
Attlee
Commons
Palestine
United Kingdom
United States
Dubuque Leads in 1946 Retail Sales Rise
Dubuque showed a 36 percent gain in retail sales in unit stores for the first four months of 1946, compared with 1945, while Waterloo was up 33 percent, Sioux City 27 percent, Cedar Rapids 20 percent, and the metros 23 percent, per University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research.
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Fowa City
Dubuque
Waterloo
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court to Rule on Gas Tax in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear Tuesday an appeal by L V Carlton of Iowa City challenging the constitutionality of the fourth cent gasoline tax. District Judge H D Evans ruled the tax law, passed by the last legislature, valid and money collected is being impounded pending the case outcome.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
L. Vi. Carlton
Iowa City
H. D. Evans
Carlton
Wanie Paget
Hitler's Courtroom Reverence in Nuernberg Trial
Report on the Nazi leadership trial at Nuernberg with defendants like Baldur von Schirach and Wilhelm Schacht offering mixed defenses. The court weary of long tales, Jodl’s memory of the Fuehrer and Goebbels misdeeds contrast with the others clinging to Hitler as their sole justification, while Hitler himself remains absent from the dock.
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Tom Reedy
Nuernberg
Tli Ljor
Cis Ag
Gestapo
Witz Sauckel
Baldur von Schirach
Hitler-jugend
Wialmar Schacht
von Schirach
Mitler
Hitler
Predicts Passage of Hobbs Labor Bill
Washington observers on Tuesday forecast near universal support in both houses to expedite senate action on the Hobbs anti racketeering labor bill. Senator Hatch of New Mexico said he will move soon for a final vote and rejects amendments despite President Truman’s objections to its provisions. The bill, introduced by Representative Hobbs of Alabama and already approved by a wide house margin, would make it a felony to interfere with movement of goods through robbery extortion or threats of violence.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
New Mexico
Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
Hobbs
Alabama
Tornado Hits Detroit Area as Midwest Heat Wave Breaks
A tornado struck the Detroit area Monday night, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 100 as cool air from central Canada collided with strong winds and rain. The storm affected southern Michigan and Windsor Ontario while widespread rainfall and gusts hit the upper plains and northern states. Temperatures fell about 20 degrees, with forecasts for Tuesday showing lows in the 60s in the lakes region and around 70 in the plains.
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Detroit
Canada
Midwest
Michigan
Windsor
Ont
Ates
Plains
Federal Weather Bureau
Meago
Northern Lakes Area
Yorehern
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
OPA Grants Hike in Tire Prices
Washington on Tuesday authorized a 3.3 percent rise in retail ceiling prices for passenger car tires and for manufacturers and wholesalers. The 6.00-16 4-ply tire cap increases to 15.70 nationwide, with the change applying to replacement tires only. An earlier move raised ceilings for new car tires, but not all states allowed passing those costs to buyers.
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Washington, P
OPA
Butter price boost hits producers and retailers
Producers gain a 1 cent rise in butter price aided by a subsidized offset, while retailers take another 1 cent. Milk payments to farmers rise from 3.20 to 3.72 per hundredweight as creameries lose a 25 cent subsidy per hundredweight, raising costs despite a small 0.1 dollar per quart retail increase.
Displaced Persons Flood in American Zone
U S army officers report thousands of Jews and eastern Europeans appearing in the American occupation zone of Germany. Nearly 25,000 more displaced persons have checked in at free care camps in three months. Officers warn the total may reach 335,000, with many arriving from the east despite guards.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Germany
High Command
Ure Preblem
Tornado Ends Two Days of Rain in Michigan and Ontario
A violent tornado battered southern Michigan and Windsor Ontario, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds. River Rouge and Sandwich suffered severe damage as the storm swept 250 miles and produced fires, collapsed buildings, and widespread homelessness. Authorities fear more victims as search efforts continue through the night.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ontario
Canada
Jon
Windsor
River Rouge
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Bier Hing Sandwich
Fisher Law Cast House
Onan
Barra
Orehain
Sandwich
Sandwich East
Awarded $115000 for Wrongful Conviction
Floral Park bookkeeper Campbell, released after 40 months in Sing Sing for forgery by another man, was awarded 115000 by New York state for humiliation and loss of liberty and earnings. The state court labeled him a victim of miscarriage of justice and granted the award on Monday. Weather: Bluffs area forecasts mixed with showers and possible thunderstorms, temperatures near normal, warming Thursday and Friday then cooling Sunday.
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Albany
P—Beertram
Campbell
Sing Sing
Iyven
New York State
State Court of Elai
Floral Park
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