Truman backs arm aid bill changes but seeks speed
President Truman told a news conference he does not seek the blank check power to send arms anywhere yet he wants quick passage of the 1.45 billion arms aid bill for free nations. He said Congress may modify administrative details but prefer passage as submitted. Critics say the bill is too large and lacks justified Russian strength reports. Representative James G Fulton questioned the administration’s cited figures.
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Washington
Truman
Mr.Truman
Free Nations
Capitol Hill
Congress
James G. Fulton
Close Investigation Of Van Auken's Death
Louisa County Attorney Robert Reaney announced the investigation into Howard Van Auken's death is closed after a coroner's jury found heavy drinking and neglect by six youths contributed. Van Auken, blind since birth, drank heavily before being found dying on Columbus Junction streets after a rainstorm. autopsy cites pneumonia as the cause. The six youths, unnamed, were with him and reportedly failed to assist.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Robert Reaney
Howard van Auken
Columbus Junction
van Auken
Weather Outlook for Des Moines Tonight and Friday
Des Moines forecast calls for generally fair skies and a bit warmer tonight and Friday. Highs reach 82 to 86 today and 84 to 88 Friday, with southeast winds 8 to 15 mph this afternoon and southerly 12 to 18 mph on Friday. Overnight lows 55 to 60 northeast and 62 southwest. Wednesday temperatures show a high of 83 and a low of 59.
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Des Moines
U S to Issue White Paper on China Policy
President Truman announced that the State Department will publish a lengthy white paper tomorrow outlining U S policy toward China in recent years. He defended the friendly ties between Americans and Chinese and said misrepresentation had affected public understanding. He urged full discussion in Congress to ensure informed foreign policy in the Far East.
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Washington
Truman
State Department
China
Congress
Far East
Israel appeals for UN embargo on arms
Israel asked the United Nations Security Council to maintain the arms embargo on the Near East as Ralph Bunche urged lifting restrictions except for a cease-fire. Bunche presented his final report on Armistice talks and urged ending the entire heritage of restrictions from the undeclared war. The council weighed whether to continue the 14 month old ban on arms to Israel and Arab states.
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N. Y
Israel
United Nations Security Council
Near East
Holy Land
U. S. Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
Security Council
Bunche
Palestine
Eban
Town Cab Taxi Company Opens With 24 Hour Service
Jim Morrison and his sister Eleanor Pease announce the opening of Town Cab Taxi Company with offices at 220 South Marion Avenue. The firm will offer twenty four hour taxi service and the Morrison and Pease will serve as drivers.
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Jim Morrison
Eleanor Pease
Town Cab Taxi Company
South
Marion Avenue
Polio Patient Cloyce Snider Improves at Des Moines Hospital
Mrs. Cloyce Snider reports her husband at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines is improving from lumbar polio. He can now turn a little in bed after yesterday’s visit by Mrs. Lester Butterbaugh who drove his wife to see him.
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Cloyce Snider
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Lester Butterbaugh
Mrs. Snider
Snider
Death of Emma E. Hardy at 84 in North English
Mrs. Emma E. Hardy, aged 84, of North English, Iowa, died August 1. Burial followed at the North English cemetery on August 3. Her daughter, Mrs. Bertha E. Williams, received word of the death. Washington High School was erected in 1918-19 and dedicated November 21, 1919.
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Bertha E. Williams
Emma E. Hardy
North English, Iown
Washington High School
Mrs Edna Ross 64 Taken by Death
Mrs Edna Martha Ross aged 64 former Crawfordsville native long resident of Washington died at 2 45 am after a three and a half month illness. Services set for Saturday Aug 6 at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Elm Grove cemetery burial. Survivors include husband Darrel son and several daughters, brothers and grandchildren.
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Edna Ross
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Davenport
Ross
Methodist Church
Darrel Ross
Bernice Lindstadt
Lois Mager
John Long
Eve Harvey
Floyd Ellis
Bessie McCoy
Crawfordsville
Harriet Vernon
Waterloo
Cora Tomlinson
Los Angeles
Calif
Atlantic pact chiefs report “complete understanding” after London talks
U S joint chiefs say full understanding reached with Danish and Norwegian defense leaders. They anticipate meetings with French Dutch Belgian and Portuguese heads and expect to form the Atlantic pact organization by year end. Bradley and Denfield avoided decisions on headquarters or overall command.
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London
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Louis Denfield
U. S. Naval
Bradley
Denfield
U. S
France
Fight Over GOP Chairmanship Heats Up in Washington
Hugh D. Scott Jr resigned as Republican National Committee chair amid calls to elect a successor. Rival candidates include Guy G. Gabrielson of New Jersey backed by Taft and Hoover forces. Scott accused President Truman of statism and warned the party must win elections soon or fade.
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Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
President Truman
Harry
Mr. Truman
Scott
Truman
National Committee
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Robert A. Taft
Herbert Hoover
Gabrielson
Capacity Crowd Supports Police Benefit Dance
Dale Booth reports preliminary proceeds from the Art Mooney police benefit dance may near enough to fund a two way short wave radio for the city police. Fred Speed notes a capacity crowd at Wellman as plans move toward paying all bills from gross receipts.
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Dale Booth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Art Mooney
Wellman
Fred Speed
Republicans Signal Opposition to Tom Clark Supreme Court Nomination
The Senate Republican policy committee discussed fighting Attorney General Tom C. Clark’s Supreme Court appointment but made no decision. Senator Taft said some Republicans, including Ferguson and Kenn, oppose Clark, with a party-matter decision deferred until after hearings on the nomination. Truman had nominated Clark to the vacancy created by Frank Murphy’s death and also named J Howard McGrath to succeed Clark. leaders expect confirmations with little opposition.
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Supreme Court
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Homer Ferguson
Mich
James P. Kenn
Taft
Senate Judiciary Committee
President Truman
Washington
High Court
Frank Murphy
Truman
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
R. 1
Senate Refuses 50 Million Aid for Franco Spain
The Senate blocked a 50 million dollar earmark from the Marshall plan for Franco Spain in a 55 to 36 vote upholding Vice President Barkley’s ruling that the proposal was out of order. The aid amendment could pass only with a two thirds rule-suspending vote and subsequent majority approval, considered unlikely.
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Senate
Franco
Spain
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Kenneth McKellar
L.) Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Paul C. Hoffman
Lobbyiie
Hoffman
Shocking Fraud Evidence by Ex Army Officers Emerges
U S Comptroller General Lindsay Warren testified before Congress revealing shocking evidence of fraud and corruption by former army officers in wartime government contracts. The GAO found 6 280 000 dollars in improper payments as a sample and warned of wider fraud and overpayment. The cases include bidding price leaks, postwar employment for payments, stock gifts for part time work, entertainment from contractors, and schemes to kick back contract money to ex officials or their relatives.
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Washington
U .S. Comptroller
Lindsay Warren
Warren
Congress
General Accounting Office
Boys to ride bicycle hike from YMCA Friday
Grade school and junior high boys leave the YMCA Friday at eleven for a bicycle hike. They should bring lunches and will return by three in the afternoon.
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YMCA
Polio Threat Increases Prompting Closures Across States
United Press reports a marked rise in polio cases this week leading to school closures and bans on gatherings of children. Chicago health officials urged strict hygiene while Wisconsin communities shut pools and barred youth events. Iowa advised counties to limit large meetings and Dubuque canceled assemblies for under 17. Some counties canceled fairs amid the spread.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Brookfield Township
Waukesha County
University of Wisconsin
Iowa Health Department
Dubuque
Rutledge Attorneys Near End of Arguments in New Trial Hearing
In Cedar Rapids Dr. Robert C Rutledge Jr. lawyers argued for a retrial in his second degree murder case. Defense said the defendant is worth no more than a mediocre fee and disputed comments about finances. They contended jury instructions and evidence rules were misapplied in the attempted new trial.
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Rutledge
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Milner
J. E Heiserman
Jesser
Heiserman
Judge Threatens Jail for Witnesses at Communist Trial
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina warned during the Communist conspiracy trial that witnesses who refuse to answer pertinent questions without a valid legal reason will be jailed. He urged defense witnesses to answer only questions directly related to the charges against 11 leaders and rejected broad obstruction claims. The transcript notes the Alabama Communist leader Alan Hall declining to name instructors at a Camp Beacon training school.
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Harold R. Medina
Samuel J. Hall, Jr
Birmingham
Alan Hall
Alabama Communist Party
Camp Beacon
Beacon
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