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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1950
Page
1
Ed Prochaska clears a first hurdle as public safety commissioner. Inspector William J. Kudrna is praised as an excellent choice for chief of police with over two decades in service. He is seen as thorough, decisive, and likely to maintain discipline and efficiency within the department.
A plan to cut annual fundraising in Iowa to two federated drives was pitched at the Des Moines Community Chest meeting. The fall drive would support local Chest agencies in 50 cities, while a national spring drive would unify Chest and non Chest campaigns for polio cancer heart disease tuberculosis and crippled children. Supporters note federated drives work well in Chest cities though city by city results remain uncertain.
The Republican National Committee will host a “Republican party school of politics” next month with recognized experts to train precinct workers nationwide. William Mylander is named director of public relations, praised as a capable, modern hire likely to improve party messaging and public appeal amid past PR struggles.
Confidential German reports allege Russia plans a diplomatic coup to create a fake independent East Germany that will sign a peace treaty with the Soviet Union and see Soviet troops withdrawn within a year. Walter Ulbricht allegedly led secret talks in Berlin after a Moscow visit to move the plan forward before the London foreign ministers meeting.
Analysis notes a big hole in Soviet strategy as Poland received German lands east of the Neisse, a move Churchill, Byrnes, and Truman resisted as a final border decision. The Potsdam protocol urged awaiting a peace settlement to demarcate Germany and Poland. Acheson urged broader Marshall Plan aid for West Berlin to revive jobs and trade amid Berlin’s unemployment.
A reflective aphorism from Hare notes that the glare of world success can dazzle men’s eyes, warning against the allure of fame and material achievement.
Dr William Brady argues soap is scarce in England and luxury soaps in the US are wasteful. He favors showers over baths, plain soap for cleaning teeth and wounds, and using soapy water to keep wounds wet. He warns about disease risks and advocates simple, practical hygiene practices.
A reader asks if pain below the right shoulder signals liver issues. The answer notes gall bladder inflammation or gall stones can cause such pain, advises consulting a physician, and critiques confidence in nervousness diagnoses while asserting nerves reflect what one won’t admit aches reveal.
The column notes the rise of anti-allergy remedies thriving in the 1950s market and mocks reliance on bed rest for colds. It cites President Truman outlining a bipartisan foreign policy stance as he campaigns in autumn elections, raising questions about the 1948-election comparison and party loyalties.
Analysis questions whether President Truman’s UNESCO remarks threaten nonpartisan international policy. It notes Republicans like Van denberg and H. Alexander Smith supported the Marshall Plan and warns that Truman may politicize foreign affairs by campaigning for a Democratic Congress.
The speaker mocks congressional committees as more respected than a headache troubled general. He claims troublemakers are hidden in locked rooms behind lace curtains, arguing the trials are as fair as blue eyes and golden hair and a judge leans back in caricature.
Stewart Alsop argues the Alabama primary on May 2 may decide the Dixiecrat movement’s fate and influence GOP choices in 1952. He notes Alabama leaders Gessner McCorvey Frank Dixon Horace Wilkinson Marion Rushton challenge Senate allies Hill Sparkman and other lawmakers as Dixiecrats seek to pool southern electoral power. The piece warns the Alabama result could bolster or curb the national balance of power and affect Eisenhower’s appeal.
A family joke centers on Georgie who received a drum at Christmas. His mother hints a stern upstairs resident dislikes the noise. The punch line reveals the man asked Georgie if he knew what was inside the drum after giving him a knife.
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