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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1946
Page
15
The article traces radar origins from echoes to bats using ultrasound beyond human hearing. Harvard researchers record supersonic bat sounds and show ear bandaging impairs dodging. It notes ocean depth finding in 1920s and explains radar timing via oscillograph tubes. Tomorrow: The Radio World Is Born.
Navy reports a freak submarine collision on February 23 1945 in the South China Sea near French Indo China as USS Flounder is rammed by USS Hoe at periscope depth. Both vessels suffer damage though hulls largely intact. Officers cite near impossible odds and failed mutual detection. President Avila Camacho issues decree urging every literate Mexican teach at least one illiterate to read and write.
Chicago detectives Smicklas and Alcock stopped for a walk along Lake Michigan and arrested Steve Manos, known as the Greek of Joliet, a gang member linked to last summer's killings of two detectives. Manos admitted gang ties but denied involvement in the murder, saying the mob would not let him join the job. he was held for questioning by the state’s attorney.
New York reports two major Roosevelt stamp prizes finding new owners. Lloyd Ruland of White Plains paid 4700 dollars for an album of 1941 Chinese stamps presented to Roosevelt by Chiang Kai-shek. Kasimir Bileski of Winnipeg bought an album of 850 Russian ration stamps from Litvinov for 1100 dollars. Total sales by Monday night reached 161,192 dollars, though the collection had been valued at 100,000 dollars before the sale began in February.
Dr J Robert Oppenheimer told the senate atomic energy committee that denatured uranium and plutonium could be reconverted to explosives only by a long and complicated process easy to detect by any control commission.
Barbara Bundschu reports from New York where Lord and Taylor showcases misty scarfs in a summer evening exhibit. Shown in chiffon and silk with butterfly beadwork, the scarves span from shoulder to floor and can be styled as capes or draped over the head. Prices reach 150 dollars, with handbags and gloves presented to match.
An inanimate wearer features an eyelet petticoat handbag and a matching parasol, completing a vintage dress scene. The description emphasizes coordinated accessories and period style details.
Police quieted a disturbance at Kiel auditorium as about 200 veterans and supporters of Gerald L. K. Smith clashed with Don Lobeck who claimed ticket fraud. Veterans took the platform to denounce the audience, prompting shouts and a tense confrontation during the speech by Smith’s backers.
Washington Rep Patrick of Alabama reversed his stance on the win the peace conference after a thorough check found the airs wholly American He had earlier withdrawn as a sponsor due to reports of pinks and reds among backers Sabath a fellow Democrat commented on the matter
A sponsor said he has been joined by 14 other Democratic house members to establish a congressional committee to win the peace. The group will be independent of the win-the-peace conference set for April 4-6, though he and eight of the 14 are also sponsors.
Cmdr. William J. Lederer 34 of the Honolulu was convicted by a naval court martial of hazarding his ship by inattention during the collision with the Argonaut in dense fog 100 miles off the Delaware Capes. Two Honolulu deck officers faced similar charges. one was convicted, another acquitted, as the ship limped into Philadelphia for bow-sections repairs. The submarine escaped serious damage.
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