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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
6
Congressmen from seafood states criticize Russian crabmeat imports as harming U S industry. The piece weighs forced labor definitions, tariff provisions, and the broader trade balance. It argues for admitting Russian crabmeat to showcase free enterprise and counter Soviet propaganda.
A regional publication muses on seafood exchange as a bridge between nations. The writer suggests each country, including Russia, could learn from the other to reduce tensions and foster thoughtful dialogue.
The first 10 students to join the newly chartered Coe College Phi Beta Kappa chapter will be initiated Thursday. Coe is one of 11 schools chartered last year from 125 applicants, now among 151 of about 1,800 colleges with PBK chapters. Five initiates hail from Cedar Rapids, indicating local student caliber.
Impressive air travel results from 1949 show 6.78 billion passenger miles for U S scheduled airlines, up 13 percent from the prior year, with a safety ratio of one death per 100 million passenger miles. Despite occasional fatal accidents, aviation remains newsworthy but far safer than road travel.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith joins calls for more than a billion dollars annually for a decade to fund school construction while warning against reliance on federal aid alone. She cites millions of underused or substandard schools, rising school age populations, and delinquency linked to poor facilities, urging local groups to lead efforts in partnership with federal programs. The National Commission for Public Schools is highlighted as a catalyst for community involvement.
The remark notes that humor falters when the joker breaks first, citing Schiller’s line about laughter losing its sting when the joker laughs first.
Ten years ago the state board of education considered Oberlin College dean Carl Witte for the SUI presidency. He had held his current post since 137. The community notes also mention new B&PW officers, visits from Colorado, a Europe trip report, and church youth activities.
An editorial note from the Minneapolis Star reflects on a decade of unexpected weight bearing the cultural or social climate. It suggests a shift from lightness to seriousness in public mood, contemplating how contemporary events cast a heavy atmosphere.
Readers share views on air travel. H Becker expresses no prior flight experience and a wish to try a small plane for a thrill, while RS Lawrence Augustine recalls a past flight and fascination with air pockets during the experience.
A mixed set of voices about air travel and aviation methods is presented by readers while a Washington column discusses Senator Connally’s plan for bipartisan foreign policy cooperation. Secretary Acheson endorses it though concerns linger about full senate briefing and historical consultative practices.
The House and Senate must share control of foreign policy through joint or tiered committees. Extending cross‑house subcommittees, as in the Connally plan, could improve bipartisan governance and ensure the House plays a key role in funding foreign aid and defense initiatives.
Marquis Childs argues to keep the communism danger in the realm of the real and knowable. He contends Lattimore did not architect U S foreign policy and cites policy differences with Acheson and Budenz claims. The piece warns against turning political disputes into life and death accusations.
A quirky column sketches eccentric specialists from a New Jersey fireman with rabbit ears to a Kentucky tasting finalist. It mentions a famed diagnostician and a dental tale where a nail in the shoe was mistaken for a toothache after pricey medical scheduling.
George E. Sokolski argues that open frankness about vice fuels vice and public scandal. He cites publicized crises and Ingrid Bergman as examples and laments the glamorization of celebrities over moral ideals, urging better guidance for children.
Dr Wm Brady urges choosing underwear by comfort over theory and advises switching from heavy to lighter options as seasons change. He says wear what feels comfortable from autumn through May Day and beyond, noting good hygiene and health education.
A reader asks about sunglasses and vitamin A claims. An oculist cautions against tinted glasses except in bright sun and notes some advise increasing natural vitamin A intake to 25 000 or 50 000 units for a month or two to protect eyes. A second item discusses toasted bread versus untoasted bread.
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