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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
6
A editorial argues for a prompt settlement of the Cedar Rapids bus strike, noting drivers and company officials seek compromise on wages and urging an unemotional exchange to restore service. It highlights a 5 cent fare cap and the public's right to reliable transit, while urging fair representation in future constitutional deliberations.
The Iowa Senate approved a right to work bill by 36 votes to 12 on Monday with two senators absent. The majority voting for the bill represent counties lacking strong industrial labor presence.
The voice argues that the current session risks killing noncontroversial measures due to time limits. It cites Gov Blue’s proposed state personnel director and a sick leave bill for teachers as doomed by inaction, and urges transferring hotel fire inspection duties from agriculture to the fire marshal after the Dubuque Canfield hotel fire.
Malcolm Bingay visits Hollywood after a public denunciation by three faith leaders over film world divorces. Producers privately acknowledge problems but say they cannot control actors lives while defending Hollywood as a large, law abiding community despite its notoriety.
E. W. Rice critiques Hollywood claiming most film workers are extras and not real stars. He cites box office culture, cafe advertising, and divorce scandals while arguing clergy and leaders shape public morals. He points to oil men and the Roosevelt era as influential, criticizing sensationalism around Hollywood.
The Brewster committee presses the President to return government papers held at the Roosevelt library and to audit wartime records. The piece attacks alleged looting of public files, cites Morgenthau diaries, and warns of loss of policy continuity if records vanish. It notes a CIO steel wage study and critiques managements role in preserving steel profits.
The Marquis Childs analysis argues that state and federal power split over mine safety left enforcement weak. The Centralia disaster, with 111 deaths, shows how divided control and partial inspections hinder mandatory safety measures and futures of federal versus state oversight. It notes 61 non compliance items found in 1946 and questions who enforces standards after June 30 when federal control ends.
The piece argues that labor misrepresents corporate profits after federal taxes and ignores state taxes and required reserves. It warns that wage decisions tied to abnormally high profits risk future fixed costs and plant closures, urging understanding of profit and loss systems to reduce labor management friction.
Dr Brady notes a London surgeon claimed daily water injections cured most of his last 20 UK gastric ulcer patients in one to two months, while acknowledging the therapy hinges on patient confidence and not just injections. He warns about other sensational ulcer remedies and stresses careful medical guidance and realistic expectations.
The piece mocks postwar optimism as Bugs Baer lampoons American influence abroad. He quips that the nation acts as a guardian while plans for the world of tomorrow falter, noting recurring troubles despite confident blueprints.
CIO President Philip Murray convened a Pittsburgh meeting with ten top CIO officials to map a unified plan pressuring steel auto and electrical industries to bargain anew. Reports claim management blocks bargaining and threatens a union strike crackdown, signaling growing inevitability of labor action. Murray then called 250 CIO leaders to Washington to coordinate the strategy.
The date of Easter shifts yearly, set by the moon and the vernal equinox. Since 325 A.D. the Nicean Council fixed Easter as the first Sunday after the 14th day of the new moon beginning on or after the equinox, aligning Christian celebration with lunar cycles used in Jewish observances.
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