Rent Controls May Be Lifted Here Sept 1
City officials signaled potential decontrol of rents by Sept 1 after a 5 to 3 committee vote. A plan to declare no housing shortage would need governor and federal approval, with building hoped to surge if controls end. Budget talks showed a $1,041,475 fully noted need, including library and park projects, with 10 mills added over last year.
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Nela Hansen
Alderema
Dodge Parke Mayna
George H. Mayne UI
Mayne
Park Board
Williams. Beardsley
Hansen
Library
Recreation Department
Fifth Avenue
Natural Gas Line Bursts Near Beatrice
A 24 inch natural gas trunk line owned by Northern Natural Gas broke under Bear Creek near Beatrice Nebraska. Crews redirected gas to an auxiliary line after the rupture. No fire occurred and sheriff Ned Maxwell reported the incident.
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Beatrice, Nev
Nebraska
Northern Natural Gas Company
Bear Creek
Ned Maxwell
Texas
Fetelly Injured
Joseph Gunderson age 38 of Bradgate dies after Tuesday night crash on Joose gravel in Fort Dodge. His car left the road, hit a ditch and overturned, hospital treatment ended in death Wednesday.
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Fetelly
Fort Dodge
Joseph Gunderson
Bradgate
Planes Leave Missouri Valley Under Patrol Escort
A convoy of ten air force planes accompanied by four state highway patrolmen departed Missouri Valley at 4 am en route to Chanutefield Til and then through Harlan Des Moines toward Rantoul Il for ground training. Delayed by Iowa highway commission width rulings three weeks earlier, the planes were halted due to tractor trailer width concerns under Ed Lecates of Dover De.
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Missouri Valley
Chanutefield
Til
Harlan
Des Moines
Rantoul
Ed Lecates
Dover
Iowa Highway Commission
Public housing section stripped from housing bill
In a close roll call on Wednesday a group of southern Democrats and Republicans blocked the public housing portion of the administration bill. The amendment to remove 810 thousand units and 308 million dollars in annual federal funding passed 168 to 165 on the floor. The measure can be reconsidered later but dealt a heavy blow to the legislation.
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Washington
Eanan
Rees
R-Kan
GOP
Senate
Nationalist Planes Bomb Shanghai Area
Nationalist planes bombed Shanghai at noon on Wednesday. Casualties feared as bombs hit the Chapel district. authorities cordoned off blocks and barred entry. Liberator aircraft targeted the north railroad station and rail freight yards on Markham Road. correspondent Seymour Topping reported a path of destruction and likely many casualties.
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Shanghai
Chapel
North
Markham Road
Seymour Topping
Associated Press
iMaternity Benefits Mix Up For Grandfather in England
E. J. Longcroft, a 64 year old veteran and grandfather, is listed as a mother in the national health service records. He has been ill six months and was informed his industrial sickness benefits had stopped. The service sent maternity benefit vouchers totaling five pounds five shillings.
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Yarmouth
Eng
E. J. Longcroft
National Health Service
Longcroft
The
Health Service
Southern Special Derailed in Georgia
A Kansas City-Florida Special Southern railroad train derailed near Fastman Georgia on Wednesday injuring three crewmen. Officials reported none of the passengers were seriously hurt and the chief dispatcher's office confirmed the preliminary reports.
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Atlanta
Specal Southern Railroad
Fastman
Schroeder Edges Sturgess For Wimbledon Final Berth
Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta California reached the Wimbledon final by defeating Eric Sturgess of South Africa in a five set duel before 17 000 on the center court.
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Ted Schroeder
London
la Crescenta
Calif
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
Bosses Offer Few Pointers in Secretary Relationship
A Chicago panel presented tips to 1000 white collar secretaries at a National Secretaries association convention. Advice stressed compatibility with boundaries, polite handling of calls, careful grammar, punctuality, clear messages, decorum in dress, and delegating details to reduce the boss’s workload. Names include Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Ned H. Dearborn among others.
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Chicago
National Secretaries’ Association
Cludes
Jonathan M. Wainwright
James W. Alsdorf
Ernest L. Byfield
Wallace O. Ollman
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Philip Wyman
A Piano Company
Ray Ireland
An Airlines
Boosters Wrap Up Good Will Tour Through Southwest Iowa
The Council Bluffs Good Will boosters concluded a three day trade tour across southwest Iowa despite heavy rain. Stopovers included Underwood Neola Minden Avoca Harlan Portsmouth Logan Missouri Valley Atlantic Carson and Treynor with crowds greeting the caravan and Mayor L C Bondo praising Underwood. The trip visited numerous towns to showcase local progress and hospitality as the group promotes neighborliness and regional commerce.
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AVOCA
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Harry Hansen
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Harrison
Underwood
Bright Future
L. C. Bondo
Neola
Boosters
Minden
Avoca Minden
Joe Turner
A.C
Joe) Bennett
Harlan
Portsmouth
Logan
Missouri Valley
Atlantic
Carson
Treynor
Bluffs Chamber
Cass County
City Park
First Presbyterian Church
Motorbike Rider Hurt in Accident
James Langman, 15, of 701 Grace Street, suffered a possible fracture to his left leg and ankle when the motorbike he rode collided with another motorcycle on South Seventh Street north of Twenty nine Avenue. Driver Tom Lara, 23, of 1717 Third Street, was not injured. Langman was taken to Mercy Hospital emergency unit.
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James Langman
Grace Street
Tom Lara
Third Street
South Seventh Street
Twenty-nine Avenue
Fangman
Larry Fangman
Mercy Hospital
Republicans Work to Mend Breach in Strategy Committee
In Washington Republicans faced a financial pinch as leaders moved to replace vacancy from vice-chairman Thomas E. Coleman who resigned from the party strategy committee. A four man panel named to choose a successor would oversee the group with Hugh D. Scott Jr remaining as ex officio head.
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Washington
Thomas E. Coleman
Coleman
Wisconsin
Whitney Gil, Alland
Iowa
Owen Brewster
Main
Leonard Hall
New York
Arthur E. Summerfield
Michigan
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Scott
U S Refuses to Recognize Chinese Ports Decision
The United States on Wednesday refused to recognize as legal the Chinese government border closing ports in Communist hands. A State Department note to Canton said the U S cannot admit the regality of barriers against ships to reach the ports unless Beijing declares and maintains an effective blockade. Secretary Acheson cited historical precedents and said the move reserves American rights in the Chinese situation.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Canton
Acheson
Mrs Hiss Denies Typing Summaries at Trial
Mrs Hiss testified for a second day in the perjury trial of her husband Alger Hiss. Defense counsel pressed her on whether she helped type summaries of state department documents for transmission to Russian agents. Prosecutors allege Whittaker Chambers accused she typed papers Hiss brought home during his government service.
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Ponciila Hiss
State Department
Alger
Lloyd Paul Strycker
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Beardsley Halts Des Moines Streetcar Strike
Gov William F Beardsley intervened to hold the streetcar strike in abeyance while conciliation is arranged. Both sides agreed to Beardsleys choice of a conciliator with a decision expected Thursday. about 60 000 riders daily rely on the Des Moines Railway buses and streetcars.
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Des Moines
William F. Beardsley
Beardsley
Max Putnam
C. W. Gifford
Des Moines Railway Company
Shenandoah Youth Named President of Iowa 4-H Boys Group
Ames Iowa Don G Teachout 17 of Shenandoah was chosen Wednesday as president of the Iowa 4 H boys organization. Other officers named include Jack Miller 17 Osceola vice president Graydon Trible 18 Waterloo secretary treasurer Wilford Becker 19 Watkins historian.
Bluffs Man Injured When Car Overturns at Broadway
L. B. Clark, 61, of 3609 Avenue A, suffered leg arm and back injuries when his car overturned at Twenty first street and Broadway on Wednesday afternoon. Clark said a tow truck driven by Roger Hinellne, 23, of Omaha, struck him. The truck, owned by Cramer brothers of Omaha, was involved. Clark was pinned in the wreck and rescued by passersby, then taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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L. B. Clark
Avenue A
Twenty-first Street
Broadway
Roger Hinellne
Omaha
Cramer Brothers
Clark
Chelsea Youth Drowns After Creek Fall
A 13 year old named Iom mea nee VOGLOLA-wait orientation drowned Tuesday afternoon after falling into a creek on the Chelsea west edge while playing on a bridge. Harvey Jones Tama county coroner reported Wednesday.
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Voglola
Orien
Chelsea
Harvey Jones
Tama
More Rain Forecast For This Vicinity
Fresh thunder snowers brought about a fourth inch of moisture this area. The weather bureau expects more rain Thursday with cloudiness Wednesday night. Warmer, humid conditions continue with lows near 70 and highs near 90. City may spend 6000 to 8000 dollars to dig out mud from heavy rains.
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Weather Bureau
Kline W Taylor
Davenport
Onawa
Caplon espionage case goes to federal jury
The Caplon espionage case against a former Justice Department worker goes to a federal court jury after Judge Albert L. Reeves instructed on law. Prosecutor Kelley described Coplon as a spy. defense moves for mistrial were denied. Conviction on both counts could bring 13 years in prison and $12,000 in fines.
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Washington
Palmer
John M. Kelley, Jr
Miss Coplon
Russia
Kelley
Reeves
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchey
Owever
Racketeering Tactics Hit Local Babysitting Market
A fourteen year old girl told police teens threatened and attempted to boycott a west side family’s babysitting by intimidation. Police referred the case to juvenile authorities as calls for control over the local baby-sitting niche spread.
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West Side
Crop Spraying Pilot Burned to Death in Iowa Crash
Andrew Paul Premer of Chillicothe, Indiana, a crop spraying pilot, was killed when his plane struck a power line and crashed on the Henry Stidel farm two miles north of here. It was the third such deadly Iowa incident in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Ringo
Iowa
Andrew Paul ' Premer
Chillicothe
Henry Stidel
Here
Taft Injunction Plan Passes Senate Amid Labor Debate
Senate approves Taft proposed use of injunctions and plant seizure to delay national emergency strikes. Votes split along party lines on amendments by Butler Wherry and Hickenlooper. AFL CIO reaction, Green and Lucas oppose. Taft-Hartley features preserved with some changes.
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Washington
Iowa
Nebraska
Senate
Taft
Butler
Wherry
Hickenlooper
Gillette
Lucas
Holland
D.-Fia
Butler,Wherry and Hickenlooper
AFL
William Green
Minis
CIO
Arthur Goldberg
Green
Ohio
South
Capehart
Ind
Ives
N. D
Langer
Morse
Ore
Thye
Minn
Ohio Republican
Douglas
Federal Mediation Service
Taft-Hartley
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Income at Five-Year Low Amid Tax Cut and Slump
The government expects 1949 revenue receipts to fall about a billion dollars below the January forecast, hitting a five year low. Personal income tax declines from a 1948 cut and layoffs reduced withholding, while corporate taxes rose from boom-time rates. Sales taxes ran slightly above last year, with excises near the forecast.
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Washington
Gas Tank Explosion Destroys Neb Restaurant Injures One
A gas tank exploded Tuesday night at a Nebraskan restaurant operated by Mr. and Mrs. Roduenz, tearing apart the building and injuring a single person, Mrs. Roduenz, who suffered burns and bruises while others escaped unhurt. The exact details remain unclear due to the damaged report.
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Lreighton
Neb
Vics
al Roduenz
Roduenz
Bulding
Heavy storm kills dozens in Kagoshima region
A heavy rainstorm around Kagoshima City in southeastern Kyushu leaves between 25 and 35 people dead and about 1,000 houses destroyed or damaged on Wednesday.
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Tokyo
Kagoshim City
Kyushu
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported By Associated Press
A brief AP dispatch notes multiple traffic fatalities in Iowa with sparse details and no individual names provided. The report lists dates and locations in a generic summary.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Hancher Deplores Textbook Request
President Vir ell M. Hancher says the University of Iowa will comply with the House Un American Committee request for a list of textbooks. He deplores the implications that others might forget the principles on which the nation was founded in these hysterical times.
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Aowa CiTx
Virell M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Carrea
Policeman Slain in Prowler Chase near Abington
Patrolman Thomas J. Mathews, 32, an ex paratrooper, was shot twice at close range while pursuing a prowler on a wooded estate in Abington township. He fell with his pistol holstered and handcuffs in hand as investigators seek the ssower.
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Philadelphia
Abington Township
Thomas J. Mathews
Alwyn Stroeper
Mathews
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Georgia
U.S
Union
Shenandoah
Caplon
Enete
Simon
Rcouanelt Bluffs
Pol Pice
Organized Labor
Hancher
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