Veterans on Job Training Get More Aid
Washington says new job training ceilings and higher subsistence allowances take effect retroactively, with higher monthly limits for veterans with dependents. The changes, part of a Truman signed law, also affect those in combination courses and part time work, but adjustments may not occur until July or August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Faw
Veterans Administration
Truman
Kearney
Marge
Gt Bill
Ilue
Three Men Killed in Plane Collision
Detroit reports a midweek plane collision killed three men and seriously injured a fourth. Donald W. Baer 26, a student pilot from Fort Huron Michigan was ejected from a Cub type aircraft and crashed through a porch. Robert F. Heels 35 and Joseph McKevitz 56, both Detroit residents, were aboard the other plane with Ralph Hanneman 27, the sole survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Nght
East Side
Donald W. Baer
Vort Furor
Mich
Witnewsesy
Robert F. Heels
Baer
Joseph McKevitz
McKevitz
Ralph Hanneman
Road Improvement Sparks Petitions and Crew Debate
On the Inside reports growing interest in road projects as many residents file petitions. City officials question whether an extra road crew will be needed, with discussion starting Thursday. Also noted are Congress and European relief topics, plus a feature on pioneer livestock shippers expanding Omaha's industry.
Stuelke Considered for Waterloo East Athletic Directorship
Gaylord R. Stuelke, Thomas Jefferson coach, is being discussed as head football coach and director of athletics at Waterloo East High. He argues coaches are understaffed and underpaid, noting East and nearby schools pay less and require multi sport duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Jay
Gay Stuelke
Waterloo East High
Gaylord R. Stuelke
Thomas Jefferson
East High School
Waterloo
Stuelke
Council, Bluffs
Council Bluffs School Board
Leonard Raffensparger
SUI
Raffensparger
East High
University of Iowa
Thorne
Raff
East High Post
Cedar Rapids
T. J
Clyde Cavitt
WIPC for Sale to City Faces Deadline Extension
City and utility officers weigh a six month option extension for Council Bluffs to purchase Western Iowa Power for 3 550 000. Dr Harry N Boyne leads a likely non profit group seeking to buy the system with bond support from a Chicago firm and private funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Western Iowa Power
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Electric Committee, Inc
Council Bluffs
Unity
Harry N. Boyne
OPPD
OKC
Boyne
W. C Fraser
Ready
Dr. Boyne
Fraser
OEC
Hadight
Council Bluffs Group
Iowa
George H. Mayne II
Cooper
Taft and Stassen Claim Ohio Delegates Victory
Harold E. Stassen and Robert A. Taft both hailed the Ohio primary results as a personal victory. Stassen swept delegates in Toledo Akron Youngstown and Daytona areas while Taft claimed 14 contested delegates plus 30 unopposed, with Marshall as the lone at large Stassen ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Heed Smith Columbus
Harold E. Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Minnesota
Taft
Stassen
Toledo
Akron
Youngstown
Daytona
Cleveland
Canton
Steubenville
Springfield
Portsmouth
Carrington T. Marshall
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Stasgen
Marshall
Mother and three sons found shot to death in Chester County home
An 85 year old widow Mrs. Margaret Howze and her three bachelor sons R. T. Howze 38 Lucius A. Howze 58 and Ike Howze 55 were found dead in their home 46 miles east of Chester Coroner Lewis H. Miller listed the deaths as murders or self inflicted. Police chief Ernest L. Bostic said examinations indicate murder or death by own action and that the killer's identity was not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
S. C
Lewis H. Miller
Fla Ann Ans
Hie Uta Ag
Margaret Howze
R. T. Howze
Lucius A. Howze
Ike Howze
Ernest L. Bostic
Chestercounty
Senate Approves Funds to Start 70-Group Air Force
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to provide 3.2332 billion dollars to begin building a 70-group air force. The bill advances to the House, which earlier approved a 343 to 3 expansion of the air forces and the navy's air arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Wasmington
House
Senate Sets Date on Hearings for Oleomargarine Tax Bill
Senate Finance Committee votes unanimously to hold May 17 and 18 public hearings on the House passed oleomargarine tax repeal bill. Sessions will be split between supporters and opponents as dairy interests suffer a major setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Milliskin
R.-Cal
Senate
House
Vandenberg Ir.mich
Vanderberg
Agriculture Committee
Iowa Organizes Rural Overseas Relief Campaign
A Iowa state committee for the Christian rural overseas program is being formed. Rev. Albert W Farmer of Kansas City is the state director and will appoint an organizing committee to choose the state committee and officers. The group plans a contribution drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Christian Rural Overseas
Albert W Farmer
Kansas City
Des Moines and Knoxville VA Hospitals Set Open House Dates
Des Moines and Knoxville VA hospitals plan open house events as part of National Hospital Week. Visitors may tour the Des Moines facility this Sunday and the Knoxville facility next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Knoxville
National Hospital
Des Moines Institution
Weather Outlook for Council Bluffs and Surrounding Areas
The Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions and a warmer Friday with highs around 68 in Council Bluffs. Nearby areas expect mostly fair skies and warmth with highs 65 to 68 in Iowa and general fair, warmer weather in Nebraska and a total precipitation note of 6.81 inches with a total excess of 0.89 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Towa
Nebraska
Recess Hearings in Meat Strike Failing to Ease Standoff
Chicago reports fade of hope for an early settlement in the nationwide meat strike now eight weeks old. Union leaders and the four major packers clash over wages with the union seeking 29 cents an hour while the firms offer 9 cents. Mediation officials urged further Chicago talks, but no progress was evident.
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Chicago
CIO
Cudahy
Swift
Ar Mour
Wilson
Washington
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Union
Packer
J. E. Wilson
Ralph Helstein
Helstein
AFL Amalgamated Meat
Mason City union seeks Iowa Supreme Court review
The Mason City local chapter of the United Packinghouse Workers CIO asks the Iowa Supreme Court to review a contempt conviction against the union and 47 members from a Decker packing plant strike. Judge Boynton fined the group 3600 and offered jail terms. Chief Justice Mulroney set a hearing for next Saturday to decide on review.
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Des Moines
Mason City
United, Packinghouse Workers Union
CIO
Iowa Supreme Court
Lom Boynton
John E. Mulroney
Decker Packing
Union Local
Supreme Court
Business Leader Dies After Long Illness
Leigh ton 81 longtime president of Leighton Supply and active community leader died Thursday morning after a long illness in Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
R. 1 Leighton
Leighton Supply Company
GOP Leaders Split Over Housing Crisis Debate
Washington report shows House and Senate Republicans in sharp split led by Taft over the TEW housing bill. Wolcott rejects short term extensions and signals no hearings while Taft and allies push for a long range plan to spur 15 million new homes by 1958. Democratic Leader Barkley accuses Cain of giving the House an alibi to shelve public housing.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
House
Taft
Ohio
Wolcott
R.-Mich
House Banking Committee
Senate
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Une
Taft-Eilender-Wagner
Walcott
Congress
Tait
Cain
R.-Wash
Alben W. Barkley
Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Soviet Spies Entered U S
Rep Mundt alleges 12 700 Russian spies entered the United States last year under diplomatic immunity. He says a bill he drafted could help curb the flow and hinder communists.
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U.S
Washington
Rep. Mundt
RSD
Mundt
Rail strike prompts nationwide layoff notices and embargoes
U S railroads began posting layoff notices in anticipation of a Tuesday strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen Enginemen Switchmen and union leaders were summoned to Washington. Some roads imposed embargoes on food and animal shipments to avoid claims and terminal jams. The Pennsylvania planned a full shutdown while Illinois Central aims to operate normally. Embargoes set for Friday on several lines with varying recall plans and possible Tuesday layoffs. The unions say milk, school, and hospital trains will still operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Flan
Pennsylvania
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Rock Island
Burlington
Milwaukee
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Boston
Maine
Southern
Louisville
Nashville
James S Blanchard Dies at 72 in Council Bluffs
James S Blanchard, aged 92, long resident of Council Bluffs since 1878, died shortly after noon Thursday. He lived with his son John E Blanchard. grandson Dr Russell W Blanchard is noted. Blanchard retired from Illinois Central as a clerk in 1926.
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James 8. Blanchard
Bloomer Street
Council Bluffs
John E. Blanchard
Russell W. Blanchard
Blanchard
Illinois Central
Truman Moves to Stave Off Rail Walkout
The White House summoned conference of railroad brotherhood chiefs for Friday to avert a threatened strike by 190,000 workers in three unions. Talks with President Truman and mediation officials could lead to new settlement efforts and possible government action if talks fail. Date of walkout is set for 6 a.m. May 11, with engineers firemen and switchmen among those threatening to halt major lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Truman
National Mediation Board
AS & Last Resort
Congress
Mediation Board
Frank P. Douglass
Francis Ja. O'Neill, Jr
John JR
Chicago
I D. B. Robertson
Legislative Committee
Louisville and Nashville
West Broadway Parking Banned From Fourteenth Street West
The city warns drivers not to park on West Broadway west of Fourteenth Street and near the Ak-Sar-Ben bridge. Effective immediately, cars in the restricted zone will be towed, says Assistant Police Chief M. H. Etherton.
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Don Park
West Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Gol M. H. Etherton
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
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Speeeiet
Duelio
WIPC
Iowa Power and Light Company of
Des Moines and Paper Investment
TVA
Harry A. Curtis
University of Missouri
Tennessee Valley Authorty
TVA Board of Directors
Curtis
College of Engineering
Harcourt A. Morgan
AP Wirephoto
Coso
National Conference On Family Life
House of Representatives
Lillian Becker
Topanaga
Calif
Kent County
Chestertown
Maryland
Virginia
A. Parks Basin
Washington College
James S. Blanchard
Brotherhood
Fiegel
A. Speer
E. Pierce
Pei A
MDS. J
Pace
Ts T
Teonard
roKom
Anle
Cali
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