Marshall Warns of Cold War Drift in Senate Hearing
Secretary George C. Marshall told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that communist intimidation is pushing the world toward a fateful hour while urging careful policy. He pressed for $275 million more military aid for Greece and Turkey and warned against hasty action or paralyzing fear. The day featured rent control debates in the House and a push for continued presidential authority to arm merchant ships in emergencies.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Senate
House
Banking Committee
Truman
Congress
Second Fall Fatal To High Wire Artist
Leon Colliat, 49, a former high trapeze performer from St. Paul, died after an 88 foot fall during Shrine circus preparations in the St. Paul auditorium. His brother Henri watched as witnesses said a rigging adjustment caused the plunge, following a prior 85 foot fall years earlier that left him unconscious for three months.
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ST. Paul
St. Paul Auditorium
Leon Colliat
France
Henri
Colliat
Steel Pier
Atlantic City
N. J
Government claims capture of Santa Flona plantation
Panama City government radio from San Jose says government forces captured the Santa Flona coffee plantation from rebel troops led by Gen. Jose Figueres. Reports claim heavy rebel casualties after the north region crackdown. Government planes dropped pamphlets urging evacuation of women and children from plantations.
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Panama City
San Jose
Costa Rica
Santa Flona
Jose Figueres
Congress
Qutilio Viate Blanco
Figueres
Jet Makes First Carrier Landing By FJ-1
The Navy’s new fastest jet the FJ-1 landed aboard a carrier for the first time amid cheers from hundreds of sailors. Pilot Evan Peter Aurand of Houston piloted the 888 foot deck at about 116 mph, significantly faster than conventional planes. The aircraft was unveiled to the public recently after its debut months ago.
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Apvania
Third of Coal Miners Stay Off Job
John L. Lewis demand for a $100 monthly pension triggered widespread soft coal strikes across the United States. About 145,000 of the United Mine Workers 400,000 members joined the walkout as operators reportedly defaulted on pensions. Some miners gathered at pits then returned home after Lewis's talks. U.S. Steel warned production cuts if mines stay closed ten days. Washington considered action if the stoppage expands. Cyrus Ching warned essential industry strikes would not be tolerated.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Uniteds
U. S. Steel Corp
Washington
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
UMW
Lewis
Striking Teachers Reject Best Offer in Minneapolis
Minneapolis teachers vote 890 to 26 against the school board’s six point proposal billed as the board’s best offer. The plan included a $25 monthly raise for all employees off payroll due to the strike, including teachers, and was sent as a position statement to union negotiator Jack Jorgensen.
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Minneapolis
Board of Education
Willard Goslin
Jack Jorgenssen
Meyers Sentenced for Inducing Perjury in War Era Case
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers was sentenced to 20 months to five years in prison for inducing wartime associate Bleriot H. Lamarre to lie to a Senate investigating committee about Meyers links to Aviation Electric Corp of Vandalia Ohio. Lamarre testified he was dummy president and that $150,000 in salaries were kickbacks to Meyers. Lamarre pled guilty to perjury.
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Washington
ULP
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Senate
Aviation Electric Corp
Vandalia
O. Lamarre
Lamarre
Missing jockey Al Snider hunted by dogs and helos
Bloodhounds and helicopters joined a renewed search for jockey Al Snider and two companions after discovery of their fishing boat and muddy footprints on a small coastal island. Snider, famed for a Kentucky Derby ride aboard Fleet Citation, has been missing for over a week with trainer C L Trotter and Canadian Don Fraiser.
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Miami
al Snider
Snider
jCitation
C. L (Tebe) Trotter
Don Fraiser
Packers Reject Union Proposal To Avert Strike
CHICAGO UP Two of the nation's biggest meat packers rejected a union plan to avert a nationwide walkout at midnight tonight. Swift and Co and Cudahy Packing Co turned down arbitration on wages and major contract clauses. Armour Co and others met to consider the proposal, expected to vote against it. The union, with about 100,000 members, had accepted arbitration last night on certain conditions including a nine cent hourly wage increase retroactive to Jan 12. DES MOINES UP Eight small independent plants in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado exempted from the strike, about 2,000 workers to remain on the job when the walkout begins tomorrow. The plants include Tobin Packing Co Fort Dodge Esterville Kingan Packing Co in Omaha and Denver Bookey Des Moines Packing Co Glaser Packing Co Sioux City.
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Chicago
Swift and Co
Cudahy Packing Co
United Packinghouse Workers
Ralph Helstein
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Tobin Packins Co
Fort Dodse
Estherville
Kingan Packing Co
Omaha
National Food Co
Denver
Bookey and Des Moines Packing Co
Glaser Packing Co
Sioux City
Oelwein Cheerleaders Earn Praise for Tough Season Work
Coral News reports Oelwein cheer leaders Alice Horecka Bud Fouser and Lester Reese worked as hard as the basketball team during the season and tournament games. The piece suggests new uniforms could boost performance and appearance and notes local businessmen may fund cheer gear if needed.
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Oelwein
Alice Horecka
Bud Fouser
Lester Reese
Bsketball
Iowa City
Huskies
Gettirs
Taft Survives Forced Landing During Maine Swing
Republican Robert Taft and Senator Owen Brewster escaped injury after a plane engine trouble forced a landing on the Kennebec River in Maine. The duo, en route to Orono to address students, walked ashore and continued by car from Augusta. The plane sustained slight damage. pilot and both politicians were unhurt.
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Vassalboro
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Owen Brewster
Maine
Kennebec River
John T. Clark
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Taft
University of, Maine At
Orono
Brewster
Augusta
Zov
Horace A. Hudreth
Lions Host April 12 Basketball Banquet by Lions Club
The Oelwein Lions club schedules the annual Senior High and Sacred Heart school basketball banquet for April 12. Marc Hintz chairs a special program with dignitaries invited and efforts to make this the best banquet yet for the boys.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Lions Club
Sacred Heart
Marc Hintz
Hintz
Wallace Falls 10,000 Short For California Ballot
Henry Wallace's third party nears qualifying threshold as Los Angeles County reports 155 981 signatures while other counties total 112 000 certified. Statewide need 275 965 signatures for ballot placement.
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Los Angeles
Henry Wallace
California
REGISTER Community Subscribership Grows in Iowa Towns
The REGISTER reports 33 new paid-in-advance readers in Strawberry Point last Saturday and a rising circulation total for over two years. Increases noted in Ochwein Fayette and Strawberry Point with carrier services in 20 Iowa cities serving more than 200 farm families.
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Strawberry Point
Ochwein
Fayette
Strawbberry Point
The
Register
Iowa Cities
Stierman Speaks At Holy Name Breakfast Here
Arnie Stierman KDTH program director and youth expert spoke at the Sacred Heart Holy Name breakfast in Dubuque. More than 300 men and sons attended Mass then gathered for remarks on home life and parent child relations. Stierman recalled his Boys Town and Boy Scout work and presented a skit. Harold Mole issued a diocesan Holy Name purpose address. A drawing named Pat McGuire as winner. Father O Hagan received a green derby. Mickey Marty named best speaker for an April Holy Name smoker. Next breakfast set for April 11 with a Boston Holy Name convention film shown.
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Arnie Stierman
KDTH
Dubuque
Sacred A Heart Holy Name Society
Stierman
Father Flanagan
Boys Town
Harold Mole
Holy Name Societies
Holy Name Society
Holy Family
Pat McGuire
Francis McGuire
10Th
St. S. E
al Begley
St. Patrick’s Holy Name Society of
Begley
Father O‘hagen
St. Patrick’s Day
Mickey Marty
Loras
L. O. Kuper
Boston
Truman Dewey Share St Patrick's Stand at Parade
President Truman will share the reviewing stand at New York Citys St Patrick Day parade with Gov Thomas E Dewey. Truman arrives at 12 15 pm by train from Weekington and will spend two hours in the reviewing stand before speaking at the societies annual dinner at the Hotel Astor.
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New York
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Society of the Friend
Sons of St. Patrick
Weekington
Fifth Avenue
Society
Aston
Farmers Fire Service Meets Here Tonight
The Farmers Fire Fighting Service will complete its organization at a meeting in the Oelwein City hall at 3 o'clock tonight. Members urged to attend to lay plans for training, funding, equipment, and counting memberships needed.
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Farmers Fire Fighting Service
Oelwein Ciy
Meon
Sts
Plan Rites For Hazleton Auto Victim
Funeral services for Kenneth King of Hazleton will be held Tuesday at 3 p m at the Hazleton Presbyterian Church with two local pastors officiating. King, 24, died Sunday at Mercy hospital from injuries in an automobile crash near Hazleton Saturday evening. He is survived by wife Marjorie Fuller, parents, and two young daughters. The report also covers injuries to William Sughrue of Rockford and Mrs Norma Nason, plus details of the accident, hospital statuses, and related local incidents.
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Kenneth King
Hazleton
Hazleton Presbyterian Church
R. A. Barger
Jesup
King
Mercy Hospital
Leon F
Maisie Shepherd King
Oelwein Creamery
Marjorie Fuller
Kathy
Conrie
William Sughrue
Haskell Avenue
Rockford
Hill
Sughrue
Norma Nason
Richard
Nason
Iowa Highway Commission of Independence
Sughine
Navy
Fitzgerald Funeral
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Xing
Warrloo
Garner, Ja
Oelwein
Clifford E. Bartels
Allyn F. Carrothers
Masonville
Oolwein
Bartels
C.D. Procter
Carrothers
Fartels
Carrother
Deliveia
Oshvein
Oelwein Oil Company
North Frederick
Piimorth
Lee Johnston
Oree
DeSota
Levi M. Norris
California
South Frederick
Manuel Perez
Delwem
FL G. Lujan
Oehwein
Judge Rules Taft Hartley Political Spending Unconstitutional
U S Judge Benjamin Moore ruled that section 304 of the Taft Hartley act banning union political expenditures is unconstitutional. He did not challenge the ban on campaign contributions and the ruling clears CIO President Philip Murray of charges tied to a Baltimore pamphlet backing Edward A. Garmatz. Government plans to appeal quickly before summer campaigns.
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Washington
Benjamin Moore
Taft-lartley
Moore
Tam
Besagie Press and Freedom
Assembly
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Baltimore
Edward A. Garmatz
Congress
Garmatz
Florida
No U S Aid If Reds Win Italy Told
The U S State Department said Italy would receive no further aid from the United States if the Communists win the April 18 elections. Spokesman Michael J. McDermott stressed this as a firm policy despite questions at a news briefing. Paris hosts ERP talks with Britain and France proposing a European recovery alliance including Germany's western zones.
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U.S
Italy
Washington
State Department
U. S
Michael J. McDermott
Blast at Harvester Plant Kills Three in Louisville
A powerful explosion at the International Harvester Co. motor testing building in Louisville left three dead, a possibly dead worker, and eight seriously injured. The blast caused roof and wall damage with no fire, suspending production and affecting about 2,000 employees. industrial relations director R. C. Alerem pegged damage in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Louisville
International Harvester Co
R. C. Alerem
Weekend clashes in Holy Land leave multiple dead
Four major confrontations erupted over the weekend in the Holy Land, with Jewish and Arab forces suffering casualties. Jewish sources stated the Gaza desert area saw the heaviest fighting, including a Jewish armored convoy attempting to break a two week siege near a Jewish settlement in the Negy desert.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Gaza
Haganah
Setilemem
Gat
Negy Desert
Oclwein Ottumwa Game Attendance Prompts School Closure
Close High School and Senior and Junior High will dismiss Wednesday afternoon so students may attend the Oclwein Ottumwa game at 8 15 that night in Iowa City Grades will be in session but pupils may be excused The missed game will be made up later in the show year Supi R D Noble stated this afternoon.
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Iowa City
R. D. Noble
OHS Band to Iowa City decision blocks trip
Officials report limited field house space and transportation hurdles prevent sending Oolwein high school band to Iowa City for the tournament. IHSA authorities note facilities can only accommodate spectators, not bands, given the number of teams and seating constraints.
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Oolwein High
Iowa City
IHSA
Maynard Election Filed by Citizens and Progressive Tickets
Special town election set for March 22 with two tickets filed. Citizens ticket lists mayor L A Candee and council members 13 W Tudas Earl Arthur Hugo Fick Gilbert Schrader Ray Wulf, treasurer L B H Buenneke, park commissioner W H Warnke. Progressive ticket names mayor Dr R E Glew council Bergman Edd Olson Hugo Fick David Parsons Albert Kappmerer, park commissioner W O H Warnke Leo Anderson, treasurer L H Buenneke.
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Maynard
Citizens
Progressive
L. A. Candee
W. Tudas
Earl Arthur
Hugo Fick
Gilbert Schrader
Ray Wulf
L. BH. Buenneke
W. H. Warnke
R. E. Glew
Councilen
L Bergman
Edd Olson
David Parsons
Albert Kappmerer
W. O H. Warnke
Leo Anderson
L. H. Buenneke
Legion Post Host To Blue Tuesday
Final preparations for a Legion dinner Tuesday at the Legion home feature guest speaker Gov. Robert D. Blue. The 7 p.m. event serves Legion Post and social members and families with dinner by the Legion Auxiliary. Dr. J.C. Davis will introduce Gov. Blae, a second-term governor and American Legion member. Reservations and tickets available at local banks.
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Legion Home
Robert D. Blue
The
Legion Auxiliary
Tall Post
Blae
J.C. Davis
Fayette County
Ochwein
Blac
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