Race Issue Threatens Defense Bill In Senate
Senator Russell proposed a segregation amendment to a five year draft and universal training bill, provoking stiff southern opposition led by Maybank and Byrd. The push to allow selection of units by race drew blunt rebuttal as southern lawmakers warned of endless filibuster threats and tied this to Truman era civil rights clashes.
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Edwin B. Hankingon
Washington
Senate
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Maybank
D-S
Dixie
Byrd
D-Va
Hill
D-Ala
Truman
Congress
St. Patrick’s Day
Gurney
R-S D
Nes
Austria Rejects Abolition of Capital Punishment
Vienna lawmakers on Wednesday voted 102 to 29 against abolishing the death penalty. The division kept capital punishment in place amid broader debates on criminal justice and reform within the Austro-Hungarian era.
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Vienna
Omaha Gets a New Mayor in Leeman Victory
Charles W. Leeman, 54, will become Omaha mayor after defeating Dan Butler, 70, in the city commission system vote. Unofficial totals show Leeman leading Butler as five of Leeman’s allies and two of Butler’s win seats on the board. Voters also approved bonds for street improvements and Omaha Stadium completion while rejecting pension, tax, sewer, parks, fire station, and Elmwood Parkway bond measures.
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Omaha
JAYOL
Charles W Leeman
Dan Butler
Leeman
Butler
Johnny Rosenblatt
Carl W. Jensen
A. W. Olsen
William Green
W. W. Carmichael
Emmet A. Gardiner
WR Milner Seeseseeseee
Frank A Jelen
Dan B. Butler
Harry Knudsen
Charles W. Leeman
Walter Kariskosseee
Richard Jepsen
Isseeeseee
Cunningham
Carmichael
Elmwood Parkway
It Probably Could Have Been a Wooden Sliver
James Downey aged four living at 2219 Avenue A was injured when a small glass sliver pierced his upper abdomen after he tripped while carrying a bottle of laundry fluid from a grocery. He received first aid at the scene and was transported to Mercy hospital for treatment after the wound bled heavily.
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James Downey
Avenue A
James
Mercy Hospital
Notables Arrive for Daly Consecration
Des Moines witnesses the eve of the elevation as Most Rev Edward C Daly is set to be consecrated by Archbishop Amleta Cicognani at 10 am Wednesday. Daly, Cicognani's long time secretary, will lead a ceremony attended by five archbishops and 225 priests including Bergan of Omaha Rohlman of Dubuque Kucera of Lincoln and local clergy.
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Des Moines
Amleta Giovanni Cicognani
Washington
Edward C Daly
Cicognani
Msgr Daly
Gerald T. Bergan
Omaha
Henry P .Rohlman
Dubuque
Louis B. Kucera
Lincoln
Neb
Mser
Council Blults
Donna Dettman Crowned Queen in North Western Parade
Donna Dettman, daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Jorgensen, 1807 Sixth Avenue, won unanimously as queen among six candidates in the North Western Centennial parade at IOOF hall. Judges studied and noted before revealing the winner. Miss Dettman will be featured in the Pioneer locomotive parade downtown Council Bluffs Wednesday afternoon along with attendants Betty King and Shirley Mae Kelly.
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Ioof Hall
Donna Dettman
William H Jorgensen
Sixth Avenue
North Western Railroad
Betty King
Harvey G King
North Broadway
Shirley Mae Kelly
Clarence Kelly
Fifteenth Avenue
Deposed Inspector Discharged From Sioux City Force
Joseph E. Young, ousted inspector of police, was discharged from the Sioux City police department by Police Chief Julius H. Myron after briefly serving as Detective Chief. Myron cited Young's attitude and disobedience to orders, while Young claimed the district court decree of 1938 made him second in command despite the department’s official title.
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Sioux
Ioseph E. Young
Julius H Myron
Young
Thomas H Farley
Myron
Sioux City
Police Department
Italian President Takes Oath of Office
Rome Luigi Einaudi a 74 year old banker who loves America took the oath as Italy's first postwar president. He is expected to appoint Alcide de Gasperi premier who has led the provisional government since December 1945. Einaudi spoke before the elected senators and deputies. the day was declared a national holiday. he is a political independent and disliked by Italy's communists who voted against him.
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Rome
Luigi Einaudi
America
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Einaudi
Bank of Italy
Netherlands Queen to Abdicate Soon in Radio Announcement
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, aged 67 and in declining health, announced in a radio broadcast that she will abdicate toward the end of September in favor of her daughter Princess Juliana. The move follows months of illness and frail condition.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Jews Take Over Control Of Jaffa
Tel Aviv reports that Jaffa, an Arab city, has been taken over by Jewish authorities after emergency committees gained control. The move follows clashes and a truce discussion led by Abu Laden and guarded by the Haganah. Arabs fled as the city was rendered defenseless and services ceased until British intervention.
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Ames M. Long
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Israel Rokach
Jaffa
Datfa
Abu Laden
Haganah
Twenty five year old captain takes over the U P
Captain J B Cress of Grand Rapids Michigan arrives at Omaha to become the Union Pacific’s fifth Army representative. He arrives from Korea where he served six years in three wars and was stationed at Fort Leavenworth. He notes railway work mostly involved train riding and expresses curiosity about Army control of railroads imposed Monday.
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Korea
Union Pacific Railroad
J B Cress
Grand Rapids
Mich
Omaha
5Th
Gress
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Auto Workers At Chrysler Strike Over Wage Demands
Detroit CIO UAW strike begins at Chrysler with 75,000 workers walking out after wage talks collapse. Gov. Sigler cites Bonnie-Tripp law, orders action and possible court injunction. Picketing quiet at Highland Park. union funds rush to a million dollar strike kitty as negotiations fail.
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Detroit
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
Sigler
Michigan
United Auto Workers
Itm
State Labor Mediation Board
Wayne County
James McNally
McNally
Dodge
Kitty
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
General Motors Corporation
Ficketang
Highland Park
Harry Toy
Norman Matthews
UAW
Chrysler Department
Herman L Weckler
Gernetzky to Lead Iowa School for the Blind at Vinton
Carl F. Gernetzky, 43, vice principal of Thomas Jefferson High, named superintendent of the Iowa School for the Blind at Vinton. He takes over July 1, succeeding Leslie M. Hays. Gernetzky planned to attend a national convention of blind instructors in Austin, Texas, in June.
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Carl F. Gernetzky
Thomas Jefferson High School
Iowa School
Vinton
State Board of Education
Gernetzky
Council Bluffs
Leslie M Hays
Towa City
Germmetzky
T J
Bloomer School
Chamber of Commerce
Thelvic
Community Chest
Red Cross
Geretzky
Vinton School
Gernetzsky
Austin
Tex
Mondamin Child First Polio Victim 1948 in Mondamin
Barbara Kelp 8 of Mondamin is the first polio patient in Southwest Iowa for 1948. She was taken to Mercy hospital Tuesday after onset Friday May 4. Attendants report paralysis in arms back and shoulders and the city-owned tranling was delivered for her use. In New York Bruce Hughes 22 of Sioux City, editor of the University of Iowa Daily Iowan, won a Friends of Democracy award for critical editorials.
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Southwest Iowas
Barbara Kelp
Mondamin
Mercy Hospital
Tran Ling
Mercy
New York
Bruce Hughes
Sioux City
University of Iowa
Daily
Iowan
Friends
Democracy. Inc
Hughes
Chrysler UAW strike expands across auto plants
Labor trouble darkens as 75,000 Chrysler CIO UAW workers walk out in a third wage push. Michigan seeks court action under a new labor law for a strike vote. Rail and telecommunication sectors face government oversight while steel and meat unions weigh strategies. Automakers endure disruption as wage demands fuel broader job actions nationwide.
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Chrysler Corporation
Cio Uaw
Lke
Michigan
CIO United Steel Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Caterpillar Tractor Company
AFL and
CIO Auto Workers
Independent
International Association of Machinists
CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Works Union
Cio-Uaw
Marshall Says Russia Should Seek UN Route For Status
Secretary of State Marshall urged that Russia pursue better world status through the United Nations. He ruled out bilateral U S Russia negotiations and emphasized UN bodies for German Austrian issues and Korean concerns, stating the need for urgent action where possible.
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Marshall
Russia
Washington
United Nations
Morehall
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Smith
Moscow
Germany
Austria
United Nations Security Council
Allied ‘Control Council
Berlin
State Department
Ambassador Smith
U. S
Stalin
Truman
Bevin Criticizes Soviet Move Abroad
London Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told Parliament only the communists block world peace. He urged a clear ground for settlement with Soviet Russia and criticized Moscow radio for publicizing US-Soviet statements before US approval. Bevin noted prior disappointments in western-east reconciliation and called for preparatory work before new talks.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Bevin
Anthony Eden
Eden
Moscow
United States
Tass
Lewis W Douglas
Location for Proposed Union Station Revealed in Map
A map shows the proposed union station at Seven teenth Street and Ninth Avenue. Henry K Peterson, chair of the city planning commission, announced the map prepared by Hare and Hare planning engineers. S. Herbert Hare, head of the firm, will discuss the plan at the commission meeting with arrival from Kansas City.
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Union Railroad
Seventeenth Street
Ninth Avenue
Henry K Peterson
City Planning Commission
Hare and Hare
Kansas City
Peterson
S. Herbert Hare
Planning Commission
Clearing Skies and Warmer Weather Ahead
The weather bureau forecast clearing skies and warmer temperatures for the vicinity Wednesday and Thursday. Readings dipped to 40 early Wednesday with no frost reported. State low stood at 38 at Sioux City. highs near 72 expected locally Thursday after a Tuesday high of 60.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Sioux City
Creston Board Rejects Petition to Reinstate Instrumental Instructor
Creston school board reaffirmed its decision not to rehire Don Moore as instrumental instructor despite a petition from 1,250 residents. The board cited Moore's refusal to drop his side radio repair business as the reason for the nonrenewal.
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Creston
Board of Education
Don Moore
Moore
Underground rings found in Slovakia. Prague police report
Security police said Wednesday three new undercover organizations have been found in Slovakia. A dozen arrests were made.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Vicinity
The Weather by the U.S. Weather Bureau notes partly cloudy and warmer conditions Thursday with a high near 72. Town area warmer Thursday with highs 65 to 70 in the west portion and 60 to 65 in the east. Total precipitation 681 inches and total excess .20 inch.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
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Blind School
T. J
L. M. Hays
Carl Gernetzky
CIO American Telephone Workers Union
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John J Moran
Armour and Company
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