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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1946
Page
4
The piece urges aiding war veterans seeking housing but questions converting the old Washington high school into temporary apartments. It argues the plan would be a last resort and likely unsatisfactory, noting the building’s fire trap history and the high cost of over 450000 dollars without delivering true temporary housing.
The piece argues Secretary Byrnes lacks deep foreign affairs experience yet notes his 24 years in Congress, wartime mobility tasks, and role at Yalta as Roosevelt adviser, comparing his prep to Bevin and Hamilton Fish amid a looming crisis in U S and world events.
The article notes that long training in foreign affairs did not guarantee success. It cites Robert Lansing as ineffective under Wilson while John Hay and earlier secretaries with foreign experience fared better. It argues that presidents often dictated policy and that Byrnes' record compares favorably with some predecessors. It concludes that leadership quality matters more than prior credentials.
In Washington, Dirksen and Joseph Martin draft a petition to move a six year term amendment to the House for debate, but prospects remain bleak. Historically many resolutions have failed. only 1918 saw a two thirds Senate vote that died in the House. Critics argue better leadership, not term limits, would curb presidential evils.
By ROBERT QUILLEN through a personal missive the author urges Louise to avoid a life centered on self. He warns that around age 50 many realize years squandered and seek meaning by serving others and God. The piece recalls Christ's call to feed his sheep and honors caregivers and helpers.
A compact sports remark praises reconditioned slugger Bugs Baer and players like DiMaggio and Ruth. It contrasts hitting locations and the enduring idea of power at the plate with a nod to Willie Keeler’s hit where they ain’t versus Ruth’s era.
Marquis Childs reports on a global food scramble amidst unrest and UNRRA efforts. Soviet delays and Khrushchev era hints color the scene as Moscow lands wheat in Marseille aboard the Klim Voroshilov for France, amid celebrations and varied political readings.
In a Washington briefing, J Edgar Hoover's FBI presented an airtight record showing Nicolai Redin sought U S naval blueprints and was arrested after being handed plans. President Truman heard the record, with Acheson approving action if a solid case existed, as officials noted Russia aims to obtain U S military secrets. The piece also covers Vandenberg's stance on atomic energy legislation and concerns over proposed censorship, plus a housing racket harming veterans.
PAUL MALLON analyzes a brewing split in CIO and AFL unions sparked by the UAW leadership contest and rivalries among Walter Reuther Dave Dubinsky and John Lewis. He notes limited control by Reuther, Communist influence within the CIO, and Hillman Murray tensions, predicting a possible CIO split with AFL, while Lewis angles to shape a calmer, democratic labor movement.
Dr. Wm. Brady critiques pseudoscientific health clippings and urges skepticism of claims like boric acid as a poison. He dismisses ideas of defined body resistance, criticizes hospital practices and the medical racket, and includes reader questions on blood pressure, oboe fitness, and corneal grafting.
George E. Sokolosky discusses how censorship persists despite claims of broad press freedom. The piece surveys Soviet, Polish, Hungarian, German, Romanian, Albanian, Austrian, Spanish, Yugoslav, and Turkish controls on news and the press. It argues censorship shapes both foreign and domestic reporting and criticizes off the record briefings and departmental press releases as forms of censorship.
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