Stalin Meets Envoys as West-East Talks Try to End Cold War
Stalin hosts Soviet and Western envoys in an East-West conference at the Kremlin as sixth in a July series aims to align positions on Germany. Western representatives Roberts and Chataigneau met Molotov and Molotov implied a likely conclusion to negotiations with Britain and France preparing for possible final decisions tonight.
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SCOW
Josef Stalin
United States
France
Gat
Lcthc
Germany
Roberts
Ith
Kre
Air Force Gets Authority for Strategic Air Warfare
At Newport R I the Joint Chiefs of Staff authorized the Air Force to decide and deploy weapons needed for strategic air warfare. Defense Secretary James Forrestal announced the decision, signaling expanded Air Force control over strategic bombing and related defense planning.
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Ashington
Joint Chiefs
Newport
Etary
James Forrest
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Navy
Quant
County Grand Jury Reconvenes Probe Into Surplus Sales
The Polk county grand jury resumes a two week recess to continue its study of state war surplus commodity sales. County Attorney Carroll Switzer's office and Assistant Attorney General Jens Grothe lead the probe as officials prepare to assemble evidence and audit board records.
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ES Moines
Grand Jury
Edwin Moore
Fone
Carroll Switzer
Jorney
Jens Grothe
Teen Age Floor Show At Coliseum Dance
An invitation to teen-agers to attend a free dance tomorrow night at the Coliseum has been extended by the Oelwein recreation commission. The program features Chuck Hall and his orchestra from 8:00 p m until midnight plus a floor show prepared by Miss Ethyl Oberfell and her group. Teenagers from Sumner Westgate Maynard Arlington Aurora Wadena Stanley Hazleton Hawk Eye Fairbank Strawberry Point Oran Fayette Randalia Lamont and Independence are invited to attend.
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Coliseum
Oelwein Recreation Commission
Chuck Hall
Ethyl Oberfell
Sumner
Westgate
Maynard
Arlington
Aurora
Wadena
Stanley
Hazleton
Hawkeye
Fairbank
Death of David Stone
David Stone five year old son of Mr and Mrs Bradley Stone of 615 1st St NE died early this afternoon at Mercy hospital after about a week of illness. Services are to be arranged by Brant Funeral Home.
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David Stone
Bradley Stone
1St St. N. E
Mercys Hospital
Brant Funeral Home
Services Tuesday For Arnold Nosek
Independence special says Arnold C Nosek 23 died from a gas explosion at his home. Funeral at St John Catholic Church at 9 00 a m Tuesday. He died at People's Hospital after burns from an automatic water heater blast. Survived by wife Theresa and daughter Pats, mother Mrs Lillian Nosek, and brother Robert. Navy veteran served Pacific theater 1943 to 1946.
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Legal News
Independence
Arnold C. Nosek
St. John’s Catholic Church
Nosek
People's Hospital
Theresa
Pails
Wnosek
American Legion
Amvats
Catholic Order of Foresters
U.S. Navy
Pacific Theater
Lillian Nosek
Robert
Iowa Progressives Open Fund Appeal
The Iowa Progressive party began its first appeal by mail for funds to finance its November campaign. The appeal notes a strong undercurrent of support for Henry Wallace in Iowa and aims to crystallize that sentiment into votes.
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Iowa Progressives Open Fund Appeal
Des Moines
Iowa Progressive Party Today
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Spy Probers Will Recall Miss Bentley
Washington reports that Elizabeth Bentley the confessed ex spy will be recalled to outline wartime Soviet espionage efforts to blueprint American industry. The House committee plans to question key witnesses Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers amid ongoing Hiss Chambers dispute with Nixon arranging closed sessions and a public confrontation.
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Miss Bentley
Washington
House
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Hiss
Red Underground
Richard M Nixon
Cal
Nixon
Hazleton School To Open Sept 6
Hazleton to open with a consolidated school starting September 7 listing staff including high school principal E C Mason and teachers G W Stainbrook Susan Johnson Billie Jean Kirby Dorothy Rundle Lois Pflughaupt and Beatrice Halpin among others plus cooks Mrs Tom Oakes Mrs Thal James and Mrs Rob Burke and custodian Theodore Slater.
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Vu Lured News Des
Two Iowans Die In Plane Crash Near Fernald
Fernald Iowa report says Marion Hilburn 24 Iowa State College student and his uncle Charles Hilburn 32 were killed when their plane crashed on a farm north of Fernald. Pilot Marion died later at an Ames hospital. Farm owner C B Dial said the ship flew low.
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Fernald
Marion Hilburn
Ins
Charles Hilburn
Here
Ames
Iowa State College
C. B. Dial
No Film Career For Little Miss America Winner
Kathleen Cecil Flynn five year old Spokane Washington was crowned Little Miss America at Hollywood Bowl but will not pursue film or radio work. Her mother Mrs Howard A Flynn said they must stay home to care for five other youngsters and declined offers and a movie contract. Michael Louis Perich 12 Sacramento son of Peter I Perich bank employee was judged winner in the American boys contest. More than 400000 youngsters vied in the 12th renewal of the Screen Children's guild event.
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Hollywood
Kathleen Cecil Flynn
Spokane
Wash
Howard A. Flynn
Kathleen
Michael Louis Perich
Sacramento
Cal
Peter I Perich
Screen Children’s Guild
Cabinet split over grain export boost
Washington officials report a cabinet split over increasing U S grain exports in light of a potential bumper crop. Agriculture exports favor bigger shipments to curb prices, while the Commerce Department pushes Europe as the buyer to aid postwar recovery. No final decision until the bumper crop is assured.
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Washington
Agriculture and Commerce Department
United States
Commerce Department
Europe
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
GIs Quit School for Jobs Drop in GI College Enrollments
The United Press survey shows a peak in veteran enrollments has passed with about 10 percent or more drop in 1948 across roughly 200 institutions. About one third of GI entrants are married, some with large families, and many left school to take jobs amid financial and adjustment challenges.
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New York
Pee
United Press
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Western Reserve
Missouri
Houston
Mississippi State
University of Mississippi, Pittsburgh
Catholic University of Washington
Iowa farms reach electrification milestone in 1947 year book
The Iowa agriculture department reports 166 375 electrified farms as of December 31 1947, about 79 5 percent of 200 409 total farms. REA cooperatives and private utilities serve most farms while 16 000 farms were electrified in 1947 and 5 000 miles of rural distribution were added. The piece notes rising consumption and plans to consolidate diesel facilities with a new steam plant near Humboldt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Department
George Charlesworth
Commere Commission
Charlesworth
REA
Earl’ F. Windom
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Humboldt
Amvets Propose Credit Plan as GI Bill substitute
The Clinton Amvets urge a new readjustment plan by John M Banker Jr to replace the GI Bill. It would create a federal credit account giving veterans 3 dollars daily in the U S and 4 dollars daily abroad for education home building or business investment or a paid up life policy. The group seeks support from other posts and aims for approval at the Chicago Amvet convention before Congress.
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Clinton
Clinton Amvet Post
Congress
John M. Banker, Jr
Clinton Post
Continental
United States
Veterans Administration
Amvet
Treasury
Chicago
Fair Preparations Near Completion at Fayette County Fair
West Union special report notes rival White Horse show setup underway for the Fayette county fair. Exhibits and buildings are filled, hog show touted as the largest yet with more entries, while vegetable and flower displays may be down due to dry weather.
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West Union
Fayette County
Two suicides reported in Independence area
Coroner Fay Ruffcorn ruled two deaths in Independence sui cides. On Sunday Willam A Cabalka, visiting at his brother’s home, hanged himself in a barn. Monday Lowell Ludwig, living with the Cl Ludwigs on Route 1, shot himself with a 410 near his home after a despondent spell. Both bodies were taken for arrangements to local funeral homes.
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Independence
Fay Ruffcorn
Lowell Ludwig
Willam A. Cabalka
Ludwig
Clif Ludwigs
Route 1
Swan Funeral
Cabalka
Marion
Charles, Jr
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Per Capita Income Dips From 1946
Washington reports Iowa’s per capita income at 1144 dollars for last year, six dollars below 1946, at 86 percent of the national average of 1323 dollars. Nearby states show Illinois 1624, Minnesota 1195, Wisconsin 1337, and Nebraska 1238.
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Washington
Iowa
Commerce Department
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Stores to Close For Raftis Rites
Oelwein stores will close Thursday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in memory of Lt. Daniel J. Raftis Jr. Services will be held at Sacred Heart church at 9:00 a.m. The closure was announced by the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Oelwein
Daniel J. Raftis, Jr
Sacred Heart Church
Poison Slayings Tied to Family Dispute in Kentucky
In Bowling Green, Kentucky, 72-year-old grandmother Kate Goad and her daughter Katharine Lee, 34, were held without bond on murder charges relating to the poisoning of Allie Lee, 42, and neighbor James Croslin, 52. The deaths followed a family dinner on August 14 after a long dispute with the husband. The two youngest Lees were present.
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Bowling Green
Warren County
William H. Natcher
Watcher
Allie Lee
James S. Croslin
Lees
Kate Goad
Katharine Lee
Hazleton Az celebration set for August 25
Hazleton Iowa Legion Day to be held Wednesday August 25 with rides concessions free acts and a ball game among the activities sponsored by Hazleton business and professional men. Local organizers invite residents and visitors to join the community event.
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Hazleton
Lcent News
Desa
Americans Released From Berlin Detentions In Cold War Tangle
Berlin reports say three Americans were released by Soviet authorities after arrests in the zone. The detainees include Thomas Readen, Lt. Sherman Turner, and Roeland Meyers, all seized during a Berlin operation. German police captives from the western sectors were also freed as tensions persisted. An American liaison team questioned Readen at Roosevelt Barracks before he was moved for further questioning.
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Berlin
Thomas [Eaden
U.S
Ctieial
Kansas City
New York
Thomas Fe, Dewey
Potsdamer Platz
Sherman Turner
Council Bluffs
Bavaria
Roeland M. Meyers
Hemiseck St
Brooklyn
Turner
Meyers
Frankfurt
August Hoppe
Kreuzberg
Franz Erdmann
Headen
Karis Mandatura
Roosevelt Barracks
Robs Cab Driver Who Saved Passenger in Chicago
Cab driver Nathan J. Frank confronted a passenger who tried to force death by his own hand and steal $14. The passenger threatened to shoot Frank but Franklin talked him down, then the assailant fled after grabbing the money.
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Chicago
Nathan J. Frank
Frank
Mrs. Anderson Dies After Fall on Des Moines Steps
Mrs. Harold N. Anderson a former Strawberry Point resident died after a fall on basement stairs at a Des Moines dinner club. She was born November 25 1898 in Strawberry Point and moved to Des Moines in 1926. Surviving are her husband Rudolf W. Schug of Delhi and cousins. Funeral services at Thinn's Funeral Home Des Moines Tuesday at 11:00. Burial in Rest Haven Park Cemetery.
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Harold N. Anderson
Strawberry Point
Des Moines
Rudolf W. Schug
Delhi
al Schug
Lela Manson
Thinn
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Arson Suspected As Ghost Fires Haunt Willey Farm
In Macomb Illinois investigators probe mysterious fires destroying Willey farm buildings. Fire Chief Fred Wilson suspects matches but says the Willeys are not to blame, noting insufficient insurance coverage. Deputy Fire Marshal Burgard and officials monitor remaining structures as crowds of about a thousand watch for more incidents.
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Macomb
Charley Willey
Fred Wilson
Wilson
Willey’s
Willey
Miss Overell Plans Marriage To Los Angeles Policeman
Louise Overell, 19, acquitted last year of complicity in her wealthy parents’ murder, announced plans to wed Robert Canon, 28, a Los Angeles police officer and former air force gunner. Canon gave a ring Friday. his mother in Stockton approves. The wedding is set for next year and will be funded by Canon’s salary.
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Los Angeles
Louise Overel
Robert Canon
Air Force
Miss Overell
Bob
Canon
Ruth Can Jon
Stockton
Cal
Louise
Gray Market Dealers Buying Steel Plants
Congressional investigators report gray market operators are buying small steel fabrication plants to fatten profits. Aides say several plants already owned by syndicates are diverting output to the gray market, with outrageously high prices and none going to normal channels. Public hearings are planned for September under Rep. Kings and Macy.
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Washington
R. Ferguson
House
Gray Markets
Subcommittee
Rep. W. Kings and
Macy
R. N
Ferguson
Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt to star in radio show
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and her daughter Anna Roosevelt Boettiger will begin a national radio program titled Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt starting October 4. The show will air five afternoons weekly on ABC coast-to-coast, with commercial sponsorship and a substantial fee to the two stars. The mothers and daughter will discuss national topics including food travel housing health and education.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna’ Roosevelt Boettiger
Eleanor
Anna Roosevelt
American Broadcasting Company
ABC
Deagan
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