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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1949
Page
1
The U S fleet withdrew from Shanghai delaying evacuation of 2050 Americans to safety as Communist forces push toward the port. Vice Admiral Oscar C Badger led Eldorado down the Whangpoo river while Nationalists bolster defenses near Soochow and Hangzhou.
A two year old collie shepherd named Lady was freed after a rat entered a space between two buildings and the dog became stuck. Firemen police and humane officers freed Lady after three hours of struggle on Monday night.
In the House of Commons, Winston Churchill urged Britain to reinforce its Far Eastern fleet with one or two aircraft carriers to deter Communist attacks on British ships. He condemned the Yangtze shelling that damaged four Royal Navy vessels and killed more than 40 sailors as an atrocious outrage. Attlee said Chinese Communists rejected talks for a working arrangement and Britain maintains non intervention in China.
Mrs. Georges Donahoo a 57 year old White rural school teacher was shot in the groin by Lloyd Titus 12 and captured Glen Phillips 16 after they demanded her car keys and she resisted. The youths said they would get even after being spanked by her husband the boys face no charges yet as investigators proceed.
The Chinese Communists on Tuesday pledged to protect the security and lives and property of all foreign nations in China, seeking to reassure international interests amid rising tensions.
Senator Connally urged a strong protest to Communist leaders after armed troops entered Ambassador J Leighton Stuart's residence in Nanking and questioned staff. Other senators warned against war, noting mixed reactions and the broader danger in the combat zone. The incident followed looting reports of a U S military attache plane and raised questions about Stuart's return.
Boston officials warn that silent trackless trolleys in Dorchester pose a safety risk. The city council orders the Metropolitan Transit Authority to fit each trolley with a buzzer to warn pedestrians.
Police investigated two breakins discovered early Tuesday with about 82 dollars stolen. At Scurlock grocery, 1407 Fifteenth Street SE, 80 dollars disappeared. At Vigortone Products, 519 F Avenue NW, 2 dollars missing. Safe dial and handles were hammered off but the safe remained unopened. Entry was gained by breaking a window and the grocery store front door glass.
Former President Hoover urged Congress to slow changes to social security and oppose any general tax increase. He backed only one proposal expanding coverage to farm workers domestics the self employed and others not currently covered while advocating a pay as you go system with yearly adjusted payroll taxes.
President Truman informed Congress that price declines will allow financing the European aid program for 187 million less than authorized. He requests speedily appropriation of 5.272 billion for the Economic Recovery Administration to be used through June 30 1950, with 1.074 billion soon and 4.1982 billion over the next year. Congress had authorized 5.43 billion, with 1.15 billion soon and 4.286 billion for the following year. The reductions stem mainly from U.S. price declines.
Howard Lang 14, youngest murder defendant in Chicago history, acquitted of killing playmate Lonnie Ellick after judge ruled he could not distinguish right from wrong. Retrial ended with verdict and judge urged reforms to delinquency laws, censorship, and child development programs.
Walter B. Gray resigns as registrar and director of personnel services at Cornell College effective immediately. The move follows a campus raid by a student society, with disciplinary actions and a secretive student group exposure tied to Gray and other staff alumni.
In Long Beach Gerald Trapp 25 was brought before Municipal Judge Harry Keeler after wobbling along Atlantic Boulevard trying unlocked car doors. He pled guilty to a drunk charge and claimed he was teaching auto owners a lesson about leaving doors unlocked as temptation to thieves. The judge imposed a one day sentence or a $10 fine and suspended it.
Secretary John L Sullivan resigns after clashing with Secretary Johnson over blocking a super aircraft carrier. He warned the move could trigger a broader push to abolish the Marine Corps and move naval aviation elsewhere. Truman accepts the resignation and leaves the date to Sullivan.
Iowa saw a record high 91 in Onawa and warm April 25 nationwide. Thunderstorms and rain moved through Monday night with Cedar Rapids reporting mixed rainfall around a tenth to half an inch. Temperatures cooled to 61 in Cedar Rapids and an overall 65 degree seasonal norm expected with more rain later this week.
A moved old store on 821 Second Avenue SW was torn down by its owner after citizens labeled it an eyesore. City Building Inspector James H. Lilly deemed the act legal after a remodeled wall was replaced. Debris remained on the lot as owner James E. Franks planned cleanup.
Fullerton California reporters say pilots Bill Barris and Dick Riedel landed their single engine plane Tuesday after 1,008 hours and two minutes in the air. They had departed March 15 to attempt the world endurance record of 726 hours.
Washington states the path to lifting the Berlin blockade appears clear if Russian positions reported by Tass are accurate. The United States Britain and France plan to convey their stance to Jacob Malik at the U N and await a potential Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
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