Reds Tieup Truck Traffic to Berlin Irked by Election
Western truck traffic into Berlin halted by Soviet authorities six days after lifting the blockade. Entry permits from the German Economic Commission were required before crossing the zonal border on the Berlin super-highway. Hundreds of trucks gathered at Helmstedt as the move stirred White House and Paris discussions.
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Reds
Berlin
United Press
German Economic Commission
Helmstedt
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Rotarians and Wives Visit Iowa City for Theatre Night
Washington Rotary club members and their spouses held a ladies night in Iowa City with dinner at Memorial Union and a University theater performance of The Patriots. A party of 103 attendees joined the event, with Fred Miller presiding at a short business meeting and Herb Osineup leading in song.
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Washington Rotary Club
Rotarians
Iowa City
Memorial Union
University Theater
Washington
Fred Miller
Herb Osineup
Couple’s last minute dash yields wedding in Waverly
Richard Stehl of Waterloo and Elda Borchert of Tripoli faced car trouble en route to a Waverly marriage license when highway patrolman Don French aided them. He drove them to the courthouse just as it closed at noon, and they signed the license at the stroke of 12.
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Cupid
Waverly
Richard Stehl
Waterloo
Elda Borchert
Tripoli
Don French
Des Moines Weather Cloudy Cooler With Showers
Iowa outlook shows cloudy and cooler conditions with afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the east and central areas. Tonight lows reach 46 to 64 with windy shifts. Friday brings clearing and cooler highs around 58 to 70 depending on region.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Navy jet vs B 36 bomber duel urged by Armed Services
The House Armed Services Committee urged a test between the Navy's jet fighter and the Air Force's B 36 bomber. The move, described as persuasive, could influence U S defense planning if the Navy's Banshee defeats the B 36 at high altitude.
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Armed Services Committee
Navy
Air Force
Carl Vinson
U. S
Fiftieth Anniversary of J E Lemmon in Washington
J E Lemmon marks fifty years in Washington business, still operating the Alderson and Burroughs Drug Store where he began after pharmacy school at Purdue. His milestone reflects a half century of community ties alongside contemporaries C S Lemmon and Lloyd Lytle, with local sidewalk and paving changes noted.
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University of Purdue
Washington
Alderson and Burroughs
J. E. Lemmon
C. S. Lemmon
Lloyd Lytle
Fred Stewart
Mr. Lemmon
Washington Eventing Journal
Journal
Former Washington youth ordained minister at Puckety church
Jay Williams Brewer son of Washington residents was ordained and installed as minister of Puckety United Presbyterian Church near New Kensington Pennsylvania at a special service last Friday. Roy Brewer graduated from Pittsburgh-Nemia Theological Seminary and has served as student supply pastor since October 1946. Rev Nichol Speaks delivered the sermon from Acts 1 9 focusing on power through faith and service.
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Puckety United Presbyterian Church
New Kensington
Jay Williams Brewer
Jay Brewer
Washington
Roy Brewer
Pittsburgh-Nenia Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
Carol
Nichol
William M Nichol
North Braddock
United Presbyterian Church
Brewer
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Christ
Jesus
Kenneth V. Kettlewell
W. Wallace Hutchison
Vance Vance Meanor
Freeport
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Polo Grounds Fence Closest Home Run Line in MLB
The Polo Grounds in New York features the nearest right field fence to home plate among major league parks, measuring 257 feet from the plate to the fence.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Bonus blanks await ruling on WWII veteran check payout
The Iowa bonus board reports 128000 applications, over half the expected total, with 5000 ready for checks pending a state supreme court ruling on the bonus law. Another 10576 forms are processing, 75 of 4500 distributed to decedent beneficiaries returned, and many forms now are complete and clean.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Bonus
G Man Details U S Spies In Embassies and UN Delegations
In the Judith Coplin spy trial U S agent Robert J Wirth testified that counter spies operate in foreign embassies consulates and United Nations delegations including Russia He said the protection involves having agents foreign or American in these postings and affirmed the existence of such counter espionage.
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Washington
Judith Coplin
United States
United Nations
Russia
Palmer
Wirth
Cattle Feeders to Hear J C Holbert at Ames Iowa
About 2000 livestock men are expected to attend the 1949 Iowa cattle feeders heyday May 27 at Iowa State College. Prominent speakers include Preston Richards from the production and marketing administration and J C Holbert of Washington Iowa.
Southwestern States Hit by Ten Twisters in Week
A line of squalls in the Mississippi Valley spawned ten tornadoes across the southwest this week. One tornado killed a woman and injured eight in Spur Texas while another wounded 15 in Meeker Oklahoma. Other twisters damaged towns near Lubbock and Slaton Texas and Guthrie to Dickens in Oklahoma.
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United Press
Mississippi Valley
Twister
Soldiers Community
Spur
Tex
Meeker
Okla
Lubbock
Daneherty
Slaton
Guthrie
Dickens
Amarillo
Strateford
Trinity River
Ridiculous Day in Washington Promises Jingle Clue Reveal
Interest builds for the city wide Ridiculous Day planned by the Chamber of Commerce in Washington on May 26. The Talking Woman contest reveals a fourth rhyme line hinting at the identity, with more clues promised soon. Stores urged to dress ridiculously. cash prizes for top outfits and other awards mark the day long celebration. Kentucky has 120 counties, a national high.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Flood Overrun Fort Worth Displaces 13,200. Water Rationed
Thunderstorms threaten higher Trinity River as 13,200 people flee floods. Four dead, dozens missing, 3,900 to 3,300 families displaced, and emergency shelters set up. Water rationing and typhoid vaccination centers established amid a $35 million damage estimate.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Trinity
Weather Bureau
R. E. Dysart
W. V. Bradshaw
Edward KR. Neill
Missing atom bomb material found near Chicago lab
The Atomic Energy Commission reports a small discrepancy in February inventory at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago showing 32 grams of uranium-235 missing. Deputy GM Carl Shugg said 25 grams were recovered from waste at Oak Ridge and the remaining seven grams are believed not to be stolen or lost as analysis continues.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Carl Shugg
Commission
AV Gome National Laboratory
Chicago
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Roosevelt Jr Wins in Manhattan Congress Race Against Tammany
Frank D. Roosevelt Jr. won a special election in New York's 20th District defeating a Tammany Hall candidate by a 7 to 4 margin. Analysts credited the Roosevelt name and aggressive door to door campaigning for the upset in the machine-dominated district. Roosevelt, six foot four, embraced a Truman style campaign, speaking to voters from dawn until late at night as results followed yesterday.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Tammany Hall
Roosevelt
20Th
Manhattan
Truman
Sol
Doctor Rutledge Wounds Shown After Ced ar Rapids Fight
Dr Robert C Rutledge was in deep shock and unable to be interrogated after police questioned him about the Dec 17 killing of Byron Hartman. Dr Joseph J Muenster described a broken nose black eye chest abrasions and palm laceration as signs of a ferocious hotel room struggle supporting the defense theory of a violent clash prior to the alleged confession.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert C Rutledge
Joseph J. Muenster
St Louis City Hospital
Rutledge
Byron C. Hartman
Muenster
Hartman
Bevin Plan Defeated Over Italy Colonies In UN Vote
The United Nations general assembly defeated the Bevin-Sforza plan for Italy's colonies in a long night session. The final vote was 37 to 14 with seven abstentions as the session adjourned at 2:32 am and scheduled a final session for 3 pm to pursue the issue before the fall session.
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Flushing
United Nations General Assembly
Italy
Fortier
Wheat byproducts yield flour and feeds per bushel
A bushel of wheat can produce about 42.6 pounds of flour and about 17.4 pounds of mill feeds.
Bloom Roosevelt Lead Polls Over Three Other Candidates
Bloom and Roosevelt held a commanding lead in early polling, with their combined support surpassing the sum of the three remaining candidates. The results suggest a clear frontrunner dynamic heading into the race.
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Bloom
Roosevelt
Midwest Democrats aim to lock 1950 farm vote with parity pledge
Joseph Robbie, SD Democratic chair, urges Congress to guarantee farm prices at substantially 100 percent of parity. He cites the Aiken Law halves supports to 60–90 percent next year and says farmers back a 100 percent parity plan gaining traction with the administration.
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Congress
Joseph Robbie
South Dakota
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Congress
Republican Congress
Robbie
Truman
Midwest
Scout Leader to Succeed Gragg in Iowa River Valley
Martin L. Hunt of Powell, Iowa has been named executive of the Iowa River Valley council effective June 1. He will oversee Scout activities in Johnson and Washington counties, succeeding George Gragg who leaves to take a similar post in Wichita.
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Iowa City
Martin L. Hunter
Powell, Wrooming
Iowa River Valley Council
Tuesday Hunter
Johnson
Iowa
Washington
George Gragg
Wichita
Watisas
Pictures of Europe Shown by Dr. Miller
Dr. Enos Miller of Wellman showed motion pictures of a 1948 trip through western Europe at the Washington's Men's club meeting. The program featured Holland Germany Italy and France with Don Orr serving as chairman and introducing two guests from Wellman.
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Enos Miller
Wellman
Europe
Washington
Railways propose car carrying aircraft scheme
Air passengers may soon drive their cars up a sloping gangway into a specially designed airplane, park inside, and drive off to hotels or other destinations after the flight, under a British Railways plan.
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English Channel
British Railways
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