Marshall demands clear Soviet reply on German reparations
London December 10. Secretary of State George C Marshall rejects Soviet demands for ten billion in reparations as a precondition for economic unity. He urges Molotov to provide a clear answer while noting Western aid to Germany and Soviet asset transfers in eastern Germany. Western allies seek factual data from the Soviet zone before any major agreement at the big four talks.
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London
George C. Marshall
Germany
Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Next Youth Center Dance on Dec 27
At a Teenagers Youth Center meeting officers and committee decide no dance until December 27 due to holiday busyness. The smaller turnout last Saturday leads to the plan for a special evening with a guest specialty and invitations to college students home for the holidays. Lorden Music Co donated records. Mr Hill and his swing band provided music last week and continue to donate time.
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Lorden Music Company
Hill
Iowa reports 57 traffic deaths in November
Iowa's Public Safety Department notes 57 traffic fatalities in November 1947, the second highest month so far this year, with 484 deaths in the first 11 months and 496 for the year by December 1. Night accidents totaled 225 deaths, and six counties had no fatalities to date.
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Des Moines
Department of Public Safety
Iowa
State Department
National Safety Council
Adair
Bremer
Delaware
Madison
van Buren
Fire destroys Graham-Jennings Implement Co. store
Damage estimated at $50 000 after a blaze last night destroyed the Graham Jennings Implement Co. store in Donnellson Iowa and damaged an adjoining house. Fire units from Keokuk Fort Madison West Point Montrose and Farmington fought the fire for hours. A faulty furnace on the main floor was blamed. Eleven tractors four trucks 400 bales of binder twine and several plows and farm equipment were damaged.
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Donnellson
Iowa
Graham-Jennings Implement Co
Keokuk
Fort Madison
West Point
Montrose
Farmington
One Legged War Veteran Robbed in Minneapolis
A Milwaukee veteran, 28, who traveled to Minneapolis to buy an artificial leg, was robbed of $50 by two men last night. One assailant drew a gun and demanded money. Pierce fought back and was knocked down by the second robber before the pair fled toward the Milwaukee line.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Wis
George Pierce
Woods Hospital
Pierce
Fire destroys home of Lillian Gher and damages nearby stores
Firefighters reported a blaze that swept through the residence of Lillian Gher, causing total loss to the home and heavy smoke damage to adjacent storefronts. Investigation to determine cause was underway.
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Lillian Gheroff
General Strike Ordered in Italy
Rome labor unions controlled by Communists ordered a general strike for Rome city and province involving more than 590000 workers to begin at midnight. They demanded a $17 million public works program Christmas bonuses for the unemployed and punishment for police and officials over last week’s crowd firing. The government offered 317 6050 000 in public works but labor leaders argued much was already allocated to projects under construction. They urged government to meet demands by midnight.
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Rome
Chamber of Labor
Salvation Army Sells Its Magazine in Town
Chairman Paul V. Shearer of the Community Chest Campaign says complaints arose over Salvation Army selling its publication The War Cry rather than soliciting funds. He notes the activity is allowed under Chest rules at Christmas and Easter, but raises questions about pricing. He adds any non Chest organization with a permit may legally solicit, though locals are not obliged to contribute.
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Paul V. Shearer
Community Chest Campaign Committee
Salvation Army
Yesteray
International Harvester to Raise Prices After Fall in Reductions
The International Harvester Co. announced that its nine month old price reduction failed and will raise prices on most items about two percent above the reduction level. President John L. MacCaffrey cited higher costs for materials wages and transport as the reason.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
John L. MacCaffrey
Eisenhower strategy hinges on 1948 draft tactics
Washington dispatch reports General Ike plans to delay announcing a run and live as a civilian, moving to Columbia University May 1 and becoming university president June 7. Army chief of staff duties expected to continue until March, with a two month leave after Bradley succession.
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Washington
Ike
Army
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
GOP
F Street Club
Clarinda Woman Dies of Burns from Gas Heater
Mrs. Henry Annan aged 79 of Clarinda died in a local hospital from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire from a gas heater at her home. She was found by a neighbor after the blaze began yesterday while she lived alone.
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Clarinda
Iowa
Henry Annan
World jaunt ends in small planes after 122 days
George W. Truman and Culford W. Evans Jr. land at Teterboro at 10 14 A M completing a 122 day 23 hour four minute flight around the world in tiny planes. They started August 9 from Teterboro in Piper City of Angels and City of Washington.
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Teterboro
N. J
George W. Truman
Culfford W. Evans, Jr
Air Force
City of Angels
City of Washington
Wiley Post
Winnie Mat
Post
Truman
Lvans
Hokkaido Island
Japan
North Pacific
Aleutians
Los Angeles
Escaped convicts captured near Des Moines
Two young convicts Wilbur Osborne of Des Moines and Lyle Johnson of Atlantic who escaped Sunday from Clive prison farm surrendered to police yesterday. Highway Patrolman Byron Hockenberry fired near their feet to stop the pair as they fled through a farm north of Ankeny. They await removal to Fort Madison prison.
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Des Moines
Clive
Fort Madison
Wilbur Osborne
Lyle Johnson
Atlantic
Byron Hockenberry
Ankeny
Hockenberry
County praised for public health work and volunteers
Dr Mildred Doster and A L Bennett addressed the Ys Men’s Club in Washington County praising the county health unit and the state engineers’ work on water systems and sewage plants. The club announced a Christmas family night on Dec 15 and discussed a future home talent play with an Ottumwa guest meeting in January.
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Mildred Doster
Washington County
A. L. Bennett
State
Verle Gallagher
Jim Gallagher
Doster
Medical Society of
Washington Couny
Iowa
County Medicial Society
Bennett
State Department of Health
Ottumwa
Blanket of Snow Covers the State
A heavy snowstorm swept most of Iowa with two to three inches common and up to five inches in spots. The highway commission warned roads are covered in packed snow and slippery, though driving at moderate speeds was deemed reasonably safe. Cities like Fort Dodge Spencer Ames Atlantic Des Moines Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids and Waterloo reported varying amounts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
The
Highway Commission
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Ames
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Burlington
Officer forces surrender after chase of stolen car
An officer pursued a stolen vehicle for over an hour, forcing the two occupants to surrender. The car, owned by David J E Swanson of Des Moines, was chased to a farm where the officer jumped from his patrol car and fired several shots at the fleeing convicts.
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David JE. Swanson
Des Moines
Hockenberry
Snow in Washington Creates Slippery Pavements
Snow that began after ten last night totals about two inches in Washington this morning with occasional light flurries. Packed snow makes pavements slick in places and driving is hazardous as temperatures remain near normal for winter.
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Washington
Marriage License Issued to Yoder and Miller at Court
A marriage license was issued today at the courthouse to Jonathan A. Yoder of Iowa City and Clara C. Miller of Kalona.
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Court House
Jonathan A. Yoder
Iowa City
Clara C. Miller
Kalona
Corn Crop Harvest Court Petition Filed
John J. Kiene sues Peter Wilhelme over an 80 acre corn cropping agreement. The petition seeks an injunction to stop harvesting and a receiver to take possession, supervise picking, and ensure equal crop division amid disputes. Attorney John C. Owen represents the plaintiff.
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John J. Kiene
Peter Wilhelme
District Court
John C. Owen
Republicans propose four point anti inflation program
Republican leaders in Congress agreed on a four point anti inflation plan including curbs on bank credits and voluntary allocation of industrial materials but no price or rationing controls. They aim to pass before Christmas while Truman pushes ten point proposals.
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Washington
Iena Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Federal Reserve Bank
House
Senate
Chas. A. Halleck
Indiana
Jesse P. Wolcott
Mich
Robert A. Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Army Transport Plane Wrecked Near Goose Bay
WESTOVER FIELD MASS DEC 10 UP A U S army transport plane crashed shortly after leaving Goose Bay Labrador on a training flight to Westover Field. There were no known survivors according to an unofficial St Johns report stating 29 aboard. Ground parties faced heavy snow and ice as dog teams carried medical supplies toward the scene eight miles north of Goose Bay. Weather hindered observation of wreckage and ground progress.
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Westover Field
Mass
Goose Bay
Labrador
St. Johns
Mld
Amendment Bars Communists From Foreign Aid Relief
The House tentatively approved a amendment to the $590 million foreign aid bill to bar communist participation in relief programs in recipient nations.
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Washington
the House Today
Tentativlty
Recipies
Light Plane Crash Kills Three Near Seminole
Seminole Oklahoma December 19 report by state patrol states a light single engined plane crashed fourteen miles south of Seminole killing three aboard. The craft was almost completely destroyed and partly buried by the impact according to officers.
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Seminole
Okla
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