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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1946

Page

14

All Nations Have Right To Be Heard on Peace

The Peace Conference progressed as delegates voted unanimously with Russia to allow Iran to present grievances after Russia tried to bar Austria from speaking. Albania Mexico Cuba and Egypt were also permitted to address the treaty with Italy joining in the discussion. The piece praises the 15 delegates who defeated Soviet influence and argues all parties with peace interests should be heard.

Russia Iran Austria Italy Albania Mexico Cuba Egypt Germany

Claude Porter Nation’s Interstate Commerce Head Dies

Claude R Porter an Iowa native and longtime public servant died Saturday His career included U S district attorney for southern Iowa assistant attorney general and 1928 appointment as interstate commerce commissioner by President Coolidge Porter twice sought governor and once the U S Senate as a Democrat without victory but served in high federal posts.

Iowa Claude R. Porter Washington United States Wilson

Health department to regulate garbage disposal for grocers

The City health department aims to extend same garbage disposal rules to grocery stores and meat markets as households. In the polio scare it will spray garbage cans with DDT and urges households to prevent fly breeding, arguing the board must have authority to address local health problems promptly.

Health Department Board of Health

Mayor vows comprehensive ordinance for council action

The board has full power to perform its function and should be authorized to do so. The mayor has committed to presenting a sufficiently comprehensive ordinance before the council for adoption without delay.

Slaughter Promises Open Hearings On War Surplus Sales

Rep. Slaughter of Missouri remains active as chair of a special House committee despite a lost primary and a lame duck status. He plans early next month open hearings to probe abuse of war surplus property sales, aiming to retrieve value for constituents and set a strong example for remaining term.

Rep. Slaughter Missouri Truman House Congress

The Amazing Mr Hughes

Howard Hughes, a prolific producer and aviation innovator, is celebrated as an amazing man. After a XF 11 crash July 7 he designed a six section hospital bed to ease pain from spinal injuries while continuing work.

Howard Hughes Jane Russell Hughes Mr. Hughes

Gamble with faith and danger in a prickly tale

Jones ignores medical care after snakebite as his wife and a doctor debate faith and testing God. A physician warns that testing divine power risks harm, citing biblical examples and a father’s tough love. The story contrasts risky bravado with prudent care and parental duties.

Greece Becomes Central Theme In Albanian Ad Push

The reader notes Greece is accused of pressing into Albanian territory, remarking that no nation suffered in the war and that the UN remains a tentative arbiter. He compares history to cinema, arguing that history follows despite any supposed movielike conclusions.

Paul Greece

Palestine conflict seen as world problem and immigration point

The column argues Palestine has become a global issue driven by Jewish immigration, mostly from Poland and Romania, with ships to Haifa from Russian territories. It notes British policy, the Balfour pledge, and the fragile balance between Jewish and Moslem populations, signaling wider geopolitical pressures.

Palestine Haifa United States Britain Syria Turkey

Russian war mood shifts as Moscow weighs near eastern push

In captured Allied documents Moscow weighs war versus delay. Two Moscow factions argue for immediate strike on Turkey and Trieste or wait years to build the atomic bomb. Apathy in the Red Army, desertions, and weakened industry complicate any move. The diary notes massed Soviet forces near the Black Sea and pressure on Turkey, while future columns will assess whether Allies will risk war or seek appeasement.

Ashington Black Sea Near East Germany Hitler Ribbentrop Pearson Stalin Molotov Moscow Bulgaria Romania Dardanelles Iran Iraq Gulf of Persia Saudi Arabia Baltic States Poland Russia United Nations Palestine Europe Soviet Union Marshal Berlya Stalin Soviet Red Army Turkey

Morse Bill a Small Miracle in Narrow VA Reform

Washington sees a last minute change become law that may save the federal government up to a billion dollars in four years by closing a leak in Veterans Administration funds. The act fixes abuses in the on the job training program where employers paid substandard wages and veterans topped the gap with training allowances.

Ashington Veterans Administration G.I Childs Wayne Morse Oregon Morse Bradley Hill Fulbright Stewart Senate Finance Committee Senate John Rankin House Veterans Committee House Rankin Congress America

Soviet meddling in US unions stirs political fears

Analysis of Soviet Russia backing CIO PAC and Communist influence in US unions. Reports note purges of Communists from CIO unions, strident pro Soviet resolutions at United Public Workers, and congressional responses. Also covers G I bill training abuses and Bradley’s revised subsistence standards limiting payouts to high earners and dependents.

Ashington Russia United States Cio-Pac Trud Lawrence United States CIO Committee For CIO United Electrical Workers Union Harry Block Philadelphia Block Soviet Union Milwaukee Paris United Public Workers of America Congress United Public Workers Union

The Common Cold and Its Critics in Health Writing

Dr Kaiser states the common cold lacks a clear definition while acknowledging possible viral involvement. The piece criticizes vague claims tying colds to being chilled or fatigued, ends with a tongue in cheek note on a punctuation frequent debate and an unrelated shaving digression.

Albert D. Kaiser M.D Rochester Hospital Service News Rochester Bowling Green University of Rochester Medical School Lip~pincott

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