South Africa awaits word on future government
South Africa wrestles with the post election map as Field Marshal Smuts contemplates his role while Daniel Malan, nationalist leader, plots to form a new government. Officials weigh potential second elections as Afrikaner plans for strict segregation face legal hurdles and regional opposition.
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W. W. Blewett
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Smuts
Daniel F. Malan
Dr. Malan
Capetown
United Party
Nationalisst
Stum-T
Block
Malan
United States
Cape
Expansion of SUI Hydraulics Lab Beefs Up Iowa Research
Professor Hunter Rouse said Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research will double its laboratory space at the State University of Iowa before next fall. The expansion rests on a $91,000 hydraulics laboratory annex nearing completion and the closing of the engineer corps sub-office occupying two floors of the main Hydraulics Laboratory building.
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Iowa City
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
State University of Iowa
Hunter Rouse
Engineer Corps
Inside Sheriff's Race Scramble in Pottawattamie County
The sheriff election in Pottawattamie County features five Republicans and seven Democrats seeking the nomination. The piece notes party contest dynamics and references related pages. A Memorial observance parade in Council Bluffs, a two day postal clerks convention with over 100 delegates, and local business optimism are mentioned across stories.
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Pottawattami
Council Bluffs
Tommy Palmerton
Des Moines Mayor Pays $1 Overtime Parking Fine
Des Moines mayor Heck Ross said he paid a one dollar fine for overtime parking after receiving a traffic ticket on Friday. He noted that city officials do not fix tickets and cited the meter flag likely dropping just before he reached his car during lunch.
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Des Moines
Heck Ross
Wallace Party Run by Reds
Henry A. Wallace denounced the Mundt Nixon anti-communism bill as subversive. Wallace and socialist candidate Norman Thomas testified before the Senate judiciary committee, opposing the bill seen as dangerous to U S democracy while one witness supported it.
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Ed Creagh
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
United States Congress
Russia
Prty
Wallace
Norman Thomas
Senate Judiciary Committee
U. S
Thomas
Henry Wallace
John R. O'Brien
Passaic
N. J
Marine Corps League, Inc
Rockwell Kent
Wallace Backer
Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
Radio
Early Plans Sought for Marshall Plan Countries
Washington reports 17 Marshall Plan nations were urged to meet a June deadline to file full first-year recovery programs. Paul Hoffman of ECA said credits totaling 5.3 billion dollars will be used, with 1.326 billion committed for first-quarter aid to 14 nations, including West Germany, and shipments totaling 162.7 million. Hoffmann also announced top staff appointments and noted the slump in Soviet propaganda against the plan in Western Europe.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
The
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Paris
ECA
Germany
Hoffman
Europe
Mae
ECA Jchier
Truman Sees Navy and Army Victories at Annapolis
President Truman attended Naval Academy events enjoying both pitching styles and filming with a movie camera. Navy beat Cornell in four crew races then defeated Army in baseball. He toured aboard the USS Williamsburg, attended memorial services, and received full honors including a 21 gun salute. Governor Lane welcomed him, and Capt Freeman began his Williamsburg command handoff to Cmdr Donald MacDonald.
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Ernest B. Vaccara
Annapolis
Truman
Naval Academy
Navy
Corneil
Williamsburg
Severn
Washington
Army
White House
Navy-Cornell
Lenore
Sullivan
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
J. L. Holloway, Jr
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Governor Lane
Charles L
Larry) Freeman
Freeman
Naval Station
Donald MacDonald
Office
Chief of Naval Operations
Weather outlook for Council Bluffs and vicinity
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Continued cool with high near 70 on Sunday. Town area mostly cloudy with intermittent light rain north and west. high 70 to 75. East and north parts expect partly cloudy storms Sunday. west 55 to 65, east 65 to 70. Hourly readings show afternoon temperatures around 70s with humidity near 50 percent. Total precipitation 6.92 inches, deficiency 1.91 inches.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Delinquency Talk Split by Bank Skepticism
Chicago sociology expert Henry D. McKay says rising juvenile delinquency figures are used as scare tactics by fundraisers politicians moralists publicity seekers and the FBI. He warns data are inadequate and any trend can be tailored to fit aims.
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Chicago
FBI
Henry D. McKay
University of Illinois Institute of Juvenile Research
University of Chicago Society of Social Research
J. Edgar Hoover
Stricter VA oversight targets GI school tuition
The Veterans Administration announced tighter controls on private GI Bill training tuition. Starting July, contracts must prove charges are not excessive for services offered and allow up to 10 percent profit. Applies to schools mostly serving veterans, especially newer institutions and those with significant fee increases.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Guards Stay On Rath Strike Duty At Rath Packing
About 1 000 Iowa National Guardsmen remain posted at Rath Packing in Waterloo through Tuesday as strikers plan to return to work. Sheriff Wagnerwill not rush demobilization while court action looms to resolve contract disputes two sides cite August 11 expiration and May 3 contract termination. Guard HQ says formal demobilization has not been set and guards will stay as long as Waterloo authorities need them.
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Waterloo
Rath Packing Company
Iowa National
Upwa-Cio Rath
Natonal Guard Command
Bath
Treaty Extension Ready for Vote
Senate Republicans near a one year extension of the reciprocal trade program with no congressional veto strings. Senator McGrath opposes a one-year extension, signaling potential Democratic pushback. President Truman favors a three year extension.
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Jack Beil
Washington
Senate
Congressiona
McGrath
Rhode Island
Truman
House
State Department
Tariff Commission
Finance Committee
Millikin
Milliikin
Tait
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Truck Crash Destroys Pole. Downtown Lights Fail
A truck driven by James E. Otto of Carroll lost brakes on Glen Avenue late Saturday night, shearing a steel light pole at the West Broadway intersection. The vehicle clipped the pole, struck a parked car owned by Delbert C. Waters, and caused about $800 in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Glen Avenue
West Broadway
James E. Otto
Carroll
Broadway
Delbert C. Waters
Avenue A
Hold Pair After Fast Omaha Fire
Omaha police hold two men who escaped a late night blaze that destroyed an East Omaha shack. Two bodies were found in the ruins, one head bashed and the other not recovered after hours of digging. Investigators examine an ax and an arson clue while another man claims he heard fighting all night. An empty gasoline can and clothing fragments are found at the scene.
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Omaha
East Omaha
Fire Department
Fritz
Franks
Dan Mulcahey
Tombstone Death Claims Estherville Child
Three year old James Millslager was crushed to death when a tombstone toppled at a cemetery in Axington Minnesota during Memorial Day grave decorating. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Millslager of Estherville were present.
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Estherville
James Millslager
Axington
Minn
Eugene Millslager
Arabs Fight to Control Jerusalem Across Fronts
Cairo reports Arab troops pressing to seize Jerusalem as Jewish forces defend corridors to the holy city. Isdud and Gaza clash with Egyptian units supported by air power, while the old city endures a five month siege and heavy damage to churches and holy sites.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Tel Aviv
Majdal
Isdud
Jaffa
Defense Ministry
Beerot Yitzhak
Gaza
Israel
U.N
Jenin
Nablus
Ramallah
Palestine
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Old Wall City
Old City
Arab Legion
Convict Kills Self With Guard's Gun Aboard Train
Leonard M. Kaplan, 37, a prisoner en route from New York to San Quentin, seized a revolver from a state parole agent and killed himself in a drawing room aboard a Chicago bound train near Chesterton Indiana.
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Chicago
San Quentin
New York
New York Central
Leonard M. Kaplan
Kaplan
L. Vickers
Poppy Day Sale Nets About $900
The annual Poppy Day sale sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary in Council Bluffs netted about $900. Saturday, chairman Mrs. Katherine Rockwell announced. Proceeds go to needy veterans and their families and veterans in hospitals.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Council Bluffs
Katherine Rockwell
Sidney Boy Is Polio Victim
Richard Eaton aged 12 of Sidney was admitted to Mercy hospital as polio cases rise to 22 with one death in three weeks. The outbreak hits Harrioson county hard with Mondamin, Little Sioux and Missouri Valley affected. epidemiologist Dr. Herbert A. Wenner visited the area to trace patterns.
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Richard Eaton
Herbert Eaton
Sidney
Mercy Hospital
Harrison County
Mondamin
Little Sioux
Missouri Valley
Herbert A. Wenner
Kansas City
Kan
National Foundation For
Barbara Keip
James Birdsall
Kay Burcham
Glen Moore
Julene Olsen
Jean Spooner
Marjorie Knadle
Glayds Lockling
Joyce McClanahan
Neil Peters
Honey Creek
Phyllis Peters
Ronald Driver
Billy Garrett
Crescent
Raymond Batley
Louise Godenour
Paul Lane
Patricia Hitchcock
Council Bluffs
Stassen Urges Pick Sloan Fund Plan
Springfield Missouri Harold E. Stassen urged the Republican pledge of federal expenditures to advance the Pick Sloan plan for Missouri Valley development. He claimed the plan could create about 20 billion dollars in new wealth and urged 2.5 billion over six years plus funds after 1954, while opposing centralized authority.
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Springfield
Harold E. Stassen
Republican Party
Missouri Valley
Minnesota
Stassen
Missouri Valley Authority
Czechs Vote in One Ticket Parliament Election
Prague observers expect the one ticket for parliament to favor the communist party as the ballot decides only turnout and protest votes. Hand-picked deputies from the communist dominated list are projected to win about 210 of 300 seats with other parties merged into unity blocs within a month.
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Ay A. I. Goldberg
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
National Unity
Communists
Worker's Unity Party
Social Democrats
Catholic Peoples Party
Socialist Party
Slovak Renaissance Party
Slovak Freedom Party
Security Council calls for four week Palestine cease fire
The Security Council voted 5 to 0 with six abstentions to urge a four week halt to armed action in Palestine and nearby lands. The resolution demands embargoes on war material and warns of reconsideration under Chapter Seven if rejected or violated. Warren R. Austin urged universal government aid to enforce the plan.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
Security Council
Palestine
United Nations
S. T
Russia
United States
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Arab League
Holy Places
Jerusalem
Warren R. Austin
Alexandre Parodi
France
Andrei A. Gromyko
Palegne
United Nations Security Council
Vatican Fears for Holy Places amid Jerusalem Tensions
L Osservatore Romano reports unverified threats against Jerusalem holy places amid Arab Jewish clashes. The paper says it believes any threats came from irresponsible individuals and only in the heat of battle, not as official action by sides in the Falentine war.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Jerusalem
L'Osservatora
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