06 Mar 1946
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1946
Page
1
Washington crowds weigh Churchill call for rapid Anglo American military alliance amid debates on security spheres and duties under the United Nations charter. Business and diplomatic notes include protests to Moscow over Iran, Manchuria, and joint industry claims, plus Canadian-Russian espionage hints and farm outlook remarks.
Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday afternoon with a high near 60s. Wednesday night cooler with a low around 20s. Thursday partly cloudy and milder, then increasing cloudiness and snow late Thursday night into Friday. North and south winds shift, temperatures range, with record highs and lows noted.
Dr. C. L. Crawford, 43, superintendent of Council Bluffs public schools, awaited Wednesday confirmation of a report that he was chosen president of Minnesota State Teachers College in Mankato. An Associated Press dispatch from St. Paul said the appointment would be effective June 30, succeeding retiring Dr. Frank McElroy. Crawford, who has not applied and has not signed terms, said he would accept only if the local board releases him. his contract expires Aug 1, 1947, with current pay of 6,850 dollars a year.
A survey of 11 Connell Bluffs voters will be launched within a week by the Veterans Advisory council in cooperation with the Junior Chamber of Commerce housing committee. Harold Stipp and JayCoe housing committee members requested the survey to determine married veterans housing interests including apartments rentals homes or government housing. Results will be confidential except for final classification totals and original requests from the Board of Realtors and both Chambers of Commerce.
The state department said the body of Mehmet Erlegun, Turkish ambassador who died in 1844, will be taken to his homeland aboard the battleship Missouri. Once famed as the ship on which Japanese surrender documents were signed in Tokyo Bay, the vessel is now cited in context of war constraints delaying the return.
Richard C. Abbott, 26, a veteran of work in 4UWA CITY, died Saturday from injuries suffered in a Meade County accident near his home north of Riverside. He was hospitalized after the crash but did not survive, authorities said.
President Truman urged church leaders to back his domestic agenda and a high moral code to tame greed and promote social welfare. He linked atomic energy ethics to global rescue, called for national housing and hunger relief, and urged congregations to shelter veterans while aiding famine and postwar reconstruction.
Rural Tibbs Tennessee residents shrug at a nationwide telephone strike threat. They maintain a unique local system with a single party line of 15 phones sharing barbed wire line and batteries powering the traffic. Jack Bishop, a former Army radio technician, devised the setup using captured Italian and German field phones. The signal system is intricate yet reliable, delivering connections by ringing common signals.
Former interior secretary Harold Ickes told the Senate naval committee he warned President Roosevelt in 1944 that a scandal would arise if Edwin Pauley remained Democratic National Committee treasurer. He clashed with Senator Tydings over whether such remarks were made and recalled Pauley’s alleged offer of funds from oil men. Also reports the death of Edward Spike Howard, 58, a famed strongman and Red Cross blood donor.
Millard Krasne, drive director, reports the Red Cross fundraiser reached 24,162.32 dollars, about 52.4 percent of the 46,150 goal. First annual Red Cross pall day yielded 15,885.32 dollars, with Council Bluffs contributing over half. Rain hampered giving despite strong school and Junior Red Cross support. Krasne promised a follow up statement and urged continued contributions at schools or by mail to 224 South Highth Street.
The Buhrman relief drive shows 16 contributors pushing the total to 1,320.93 dollars. Top donors include a 50 dollar unnamed business and 30 dollars from the Greenwood Improvement Club, with many individual givers and organizations adding funds for Ruhrman relief efforts following the crash and fever concerns.
(. A. Knee 68 longtime head of the Des Moines Highway Patrol died of a heart attack Wednesday after breakfast at his home He had been patrol chief since 1938 and previously Dallas County sheriff He was a World War I veteran survived by his widow and a stepdaughter Successor to be appointed by the Public Safety Commissioner and the Governor Knee had operated recently after a year ago surgery and had been at his desk daily Tuesday
Washington summoned James F. Dewey to report on the General Motors strike situation amid ongoing talks with the CIO United Auto Workers in Detroit. Dewey will join an afternoon session, then fly to Washington for an evening conference with Secretary Schwel lenbach.
Mayor W. A. Byers faces a Saturday deadline to decide if he will run for re election on the independent ticket. He says he has not yet made up his mind and requires quality support before filing. Byers notes backing from World War II veterans, railroad men, ministers, and others, while weighing a strong organizational base.
Lincoln report notes widespread rain will ease dry surface soil and help wheat recover from unseasonable February warmth. Some fields too badly damaged may not survive, but most areas should see improvement per state agricultural statistics.
Nationwide telephone and rail strikes gain local support as 500 trainmen prepare to walk out. Union leaders, including the National Federation of Telephone Workers, demand wage hikes and rule changes. Northwestern Bell warns service disruption possible if picket lines hold. Local crews and operators face potential impact, with 70 non supervisory staff at risk and 85 operators. Rail unions schedule 6 am Monday walkouts in Council Bluffs and Omaha areas, with Union Pacific timing for next week. Mediation and emergency federal action eyed amid broad labor dispute across communications and rail sectors.
Iranian Premier Ahmed Qavam es Saltaneh lengthened his visit to Moscow for talks with Soviet officials on Iran’s crisis. He had planned to depart for Tehran Tuesday but remained to discuss possible understandings. He noted discussions included the Red Army presence in Iran and troop movements under a British American Russian treaty scheduled to depart by March 2.
Washington officials said Russia must promise full economic cooperation with the United Nations before the government will consider a Soviet request for a 1 billion dollar loan. They noted cooperation is a prerequisite for any financial aid.
Weather forecast predicts a warm Thursday with possible low temperatures and light snow from Montana moving in. temperatures may drop to 25 degrees Wednesday night. Rain Tuesday flooded streets near Seventeenth Street and Avenue Ss with .98 inch recorded. statewide rainfall reported with Perry 1.67, Lamon 0.14, Ames 1.33, Carroll 1.80, Charles City 1.28, Montezuma 1.04 inches.
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