Weather Favoring Atom Test Near Bikini Lagoon
Don Whitehead reports on the Bikini Atoll atomic test readiness as weather appears favorable for the drop of a 10 000 kiloton bomb on the target ships. The broadcast of the neutral voice will relay the moment to the press and radio networks before final weather and timing decisions by Admiral Blandy.
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Don Whitehead
Bikini Lagoon
Bikini
H. B. Miller
Navy Public Relations
Railio
Admiral Miller
iLocal Radio Statins
Warsteps
Sensaio
Cea
Blanes
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Matuskas Condition Stable After Serum Treatment
Continued on page seven reports Frankie Matuska, a Qoneon patient with kidney disease, remains “about the same” after more than a month of human serum albumin therapy. Local citizens raised over $1,300 for the medicine, which appears to slow the illness but not halt its progression.
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Frankie Matuska
Frankie
Mens
Neds
Duke Will Miss Candy Bar Diet
A rustic dairy tale recounts a horse named Duke, famed for craving candy bars and fruit at snack stops along a milk delivery route. As trucks modernized, Duke’s stops dwindled and changing times eroded the old routine, ending a colorful era of farm era humor and pet horse partnership.
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Duke
Bertie Bonds
el Men
Ray Salter
Opr
Ariel
Grim Rise
Accordtop
Ame
Coun
Connell Saul
Zola
Arseshoe- Wu
McConnell
Pannen
Tax Revenue at All-time High in Des Moines State figures
Tax revenue for the fiscal year ended Saturday reached a record 72,827,235. The liquor monopoly profits and special taxes, including insurance and beer, drove gains far above prewar levels. Liquor profits remained about 3.5 million with other taxes rising, though two taxes declined.
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Des Moines
Draft Bill Extension Approved as Army Sets New Induction Rules
President Truman signed a bill extending the draft to March 31, 1947, while the War Department cut back on requirements. The measure ends inductions for 18-year-olds, drafts men 19 to 44, and limits service to 18 months for many. fathers may seek discharge after August 4, 1946. By September 30, non-volunteer enlisted fathers and men with 20 months of service will be separated, with further discharges planned for those at 18 months by November 30. Summer inductions are halted except for 1,500 dentists. expected losses in ensuing months are listed, and deferments for occupational reasons are retained.
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Washington
Truman
War Department
Congress
Army
Mississippi primary faces emphasis on Negro vote limits
In Mississippi the upcoming Democratic primary sparks focus on Negro voter eligibility and representation. Reports indicate Negro registration is a small fraction of voters in key counties, with Windu County showing about 500 Black registrants to 25,000 white voters, shaping the political debate and campaign rhetoric.
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Thea G. Bilbao
Premisey
Bn Lis
Anil Saan
Judge Reserve Decision After Sally Rand Fan Dance
In San Francisco, Judge Sally Rand faces a trial concerning alleged indecent exposure as she performs with her cast. The sole judge Daniel Ek reserved his ruling after viewing the act, with a decision to be announced Monday. the courtroom atmosphere and public reaction filled the scene.
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San Francisco
Sally Rand
Odalah
Sally
VFW Band to Lead Sunset Community Sing Event
The state champion Veterans of Foreign Wars band conducts a sunset concert at 7 30 PM led by Dr Floyd Williams with 8 numbers. Maj Gen W G Livesay and Mrs Livesay attend as special guests. A 24 song community sing follows conducted by Harold Clizke with Frank Fariday on the organ.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tin Bayliss
Floyd Williams
Harold Clizke
W. G. Livesay
Sth Army
Livesay
Latey
Huffine
Bentett
Rudolph Seidl
Light Cavalry
Barnum and Bailey
King
Frank Fariday
Civic
Dek Waller
Si Dusic
Crood
van Sivenig
Mall
Dresaner
Aluxwidters
Tia Warne Bane
FBI Confirms Heirens' Prints in Kidnap Case
FBI and Chicago officials declare fingerprint analysis links 17 year old William Heirens to the handwriting on the Sie ann Degnan kidnap note. Tuohy notes telegrams from Degnan and experts in Chicago psychology caution that no conclusive guilt is proven yet. Heirens, silenced and unresponsive in hospital, faces ongoing questioning and authorities warn of possible further testing.
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Chicago
Micedbral Bureau of Investration
Wihan
Tuohy
Wal
Chiscago
Husky University of Chicago
Bridewell ‘Prison Hospital
Shams Delirium
Kelvens
Mathers
Youtl
Tole
Coal Company Head Dies Here Suddenly
William John Evans age 70 president of the Smoky Wallow Coal Company at Albia died Saturday from complications after being confined to a local jail. Evans moved to Council Bluffs five years ago. Survivors: widow Helen and two sisters Rex More of Los Angeles and Elizabeth Fisher of Ho Tex.
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William John Evans
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Smoky Wallow Coal Company
Albia
Henge
Deacon
Evans
Acts
Council Bluffs
Helen
Rex More
Los Angeles
Calif
Eitniz Fisher
Ho Tex
Coulter
Tonie
Butter Named District Engineer for Iowa State Highway Commission
John 4 Buller, 50, of Council Bluffs, promoted from assistant engineer to district engineer for the Fourth District, effective Monday. F. R. White announced Buller’s rise, succeeding no one in name. Lewis M. Martin remains district engineer for the others from 1927. Buller, a World War I veteran, joined the state road commission in 1919, earlier as instrument man and assistant engineer in Atlantic, and has been active in American Legion Rainbow Post No. 2.
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John 4. Buller
Iowa State Highway Commission
F. R. White
Ames
Buller
Lewis M. Martin
Third Steel
Council Bluffs
Bulter
State Highway Commission
University of Nebraska
State Commission
Ile
Atlantic
American Legion
von. ‘Lmander
Rainbow Post No. 2
Jie
Town State Board of Engineer Names
No Decision Made on Peace Confab in Paris
The foreign ministers council met four hours in Paris and left without a decision on a European peace conference or sealing the Trieste problem. They defer a verdict on a national peace conference this summer, as urged by Secretary Byrnes. A new Trieste proposal was discussed but the terms were not disclosed. Senator Connally noted some protest had been made.
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Paris
Mministers Council
Trieste
Byrnes
Tom Connally
France
Weather forecast rough with scattered showers and warm highs
A garbled weather bulletin notes scattered showers in the afternoon with high temperatures in the mid 80s and humid, partly cloudy conditions. Forecast extends into Sunday and Monday with fading showers, cooler western areas, and variable humidity.
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Buremd Council Blutis and
Murthy
Sears
Nebraska
West Porition
P. Meese
Helen
Truman Appeals to Public to Support OPA Rules
President Truman said price and rent controls halted at midnight, but the fight is not over. He urged citizens to demand Congress retain controls, urged businesses and workers to adhere to existing regulations, and asked OPA employees to stay at their posts while Congress debates extensions and any price contracts.
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Truman
OPA
Washington
Congress
Japan
Peste
House
Vem
Senate
Trumany
Tie
Piriee
Messag
Wand Fey
Priory
Trumtall
Taft
Ohio
Sactor
Congres
Stefan Tins
Alvey
Tod
OPA Death May Mean Rent Boost
The death of the OPA may bring an equalization of rental prices as controls end. Local investors fear higher rents and a shift in the sales market. grocers see no drastic price changes for food though meat outlook remains uncertain. Omaha and Des Moines observers project modest increases and some market disruption. officials report rising rents as a major concern for tenants.
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OPA
William Knox
Board of Realtors
wRnk Te
Knox
Omaha
Wayne Selby
Omahua! Board of Realtors
Iowa
Des Moines
Walter [ Kline
Office of Price Administration
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