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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
1
Washington AP reports higher coal prices take effect while oranges and flour rise and meat ceilings are set to drop on Sept 9. OPA Chief Porter to press a crackdown on black markets. live animal meat ceilings rise Aug 29 with further steps through Sept 9. OPA cites new law and parity shifts as causes.
Washington AP War Assets Administration halted a planned transfer of 53 surplus camps and war plants to educational institutions pending a congressional inquiry into the disposal authority. The halt blocks sales and leases valued at over 13 million dollars and follows questions raised by Rep. Slaughter about Thunderbird field near Glendale Arizona and other pricey sites. Interim permits at nominal rents will allow schools to begin veterans training while the attorney general provides interpretation of the surplus property act.
London dispatch reports rumors in peace conference lobbies that President Bidault of France may be invited to attend a high seas meeting between President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee.
New York reports the market's worst slide in months led by AT and T which fell $16 a share over two days. Chrysler, Bethlehem Steel, U S Steel, General Motors, and Southern Railway also dropped硬 as heavy selling followed AT and T's plan to raise 251 million dollars in new securities.
Cedar Rapids Plumbers and Steamfitters local No. 125 idle since Monday, continuing wage dispute as organizers prepared to visit. Journeymen seek 2.75 per hour rise to 4.25, while masters limit to 1.50 until wage board acts. two weeks for review, with possible retroactive adjustment to July 25 if approved.
London reports a Foreign Office spokesman said Britain may seek a four power probe into alleged war material manufacture in the Soviet zone of Germany, claiming it would violate Potsdam. He noted Britain might supply Sweden with radar gear and technicians as part of the transfer.
President Truman arrived in Bermuda aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg and will stay several days on vacation. Press secretary Charles G. Ross said he plans mainly to swim and sunbathe at the U S Navy base where the ship docked.
Max A. Conrad of Burlington defeated Frank Pierce of Marshalltown 81 to 73 to become secretary of the League of Iowa Municipalities, ending 47 years of Pierce's tenure. The vote occurred before 351 delegates at the Montrose hotel as internal league troubles began to ease. Pierce conceded, pledged cooperation, and praised the contest, while Conrad expressed relief at stabilizing the organization and noted limited funds but optimism for the future. Wilber Teeters was named league president, succeeding L. C. Burton, with Burton becoming a league trustee.
Cedar Rapids city council upheld plan commission and denied rezoning of a small plot at McLeod Springs to light industrial. W L Fowler owner protested. bottler representatives urged the plant. Council set Sept 9 for bid acceptance on sewer projects for the northeast district.
DES MOINES Iowa supreme court Justice Fred eric M Miller may resign soon. He has discussed leaving with Republican leaders and reportedly been offered a rail position paying far above the $7500 annual court salary. If he quits before the November election, nominations for the vacancy would be by the Republican and state central committees.
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov and Yugoslav counterpart Kardelj held a 40 minute talk in the Luxembourg palace antechamber during the peace conference. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Manuilski warned delegates the Balkans could become Europe’s powder keg amid limited direct reference to the American Yugoslav crisis.
Secretary of State Byrnes left the opening peace conference session in Paris to confer with advisers on the Yugoslav situation. He met privately with Charles E. Bohlen and Samuel Reber to discuss the 48 hour ultimatum and the broader European settlement.
Rosalind Breslau a War Assets Administration clerk-typist leaped from the 62nd floor of the Empire State building. She was terrified by the belief she was going blind and jumped in the presence of a fellow employee. Her body landed on a parapet about 30 floors below.
Stamp No 49 remains valid for five pounds of household sugar through August 31 per Linn county price control chair A T Pleune. stamp No 51 starts September 1 for five pounds. stamps Nos 9 and 10 stay valid for five pounds of canning sugar. All stamps are spares.
Ambassador Patterson flew to Bled to deliver a US ultimatum over the downing of American planes by Yugoslavia. Belgrade posted draft notices urging men 26 and older to report to military commissions within a week, while officials allowed limited access to crash site wreckage and graves as tension rose.
Paris dispatch says Belgrade may refuse to withdraw Yugoslav troops from Venezia Giulia if the peace conference nears internationalization. The Czechoslovak liaison in Paris reports high Trieste tensions and strong Belgrade reluctance to pull forces, seen as part of a broader war of nerves over the Trieste free territory plan.
Washington AP reports the coast guard reimposed strict limits on foreign ships entering U S ports. The move aims to give investigators full access to passengers crews and ship contents under amendments to the 1917 anti espionage act. Agencies involved include state department and justice department.
Police investigate the fourth taxi cab holdup this year after Harold Simmonds a City Cab driver was robbed near the De Mar acres viaduct on First avenue E about 3 30 p m Wednesday. The bandit entered at Third avenue and Third street SE and directed a ride to a Marion tavern where after about an hour he was robbed on the way back to Cedar Rapids. He handed over his billfold and the thief fled, with an accomplice picking up in another car. Prior similar cases ended with two men pleading guilty to larceny and receiving short sentences.
Yugoslav authorities released American crew members and passengers held after their C-47T transport was forced down in Ljubljana on August 9. They stated the plane was not fired on after landing and noted recent high levels of American and British overflights, up to 20 daily.
Washington issued a 48 hour ultimatum to Yugoslavia as the United States prepared for a possible showdown involving global peace. The Friday night deadline demanded the freeing of imprisoned American airmen held by the Soviet backed Balkan state.
U S officials said Washington considers sending fighter protection for American transport planes that may fly along the Austrian Italian route near the Yugoslav border. The move would aim to shield flights from potential threats as tensions rise in the region.
The United States warned Yugoslavia to permit diplomats to probe a second plane downing near Marshal Tito’s summer home and to admit an international inquiry within about nine hours. The move followed a harsh note and reflected a tougher U.S. policy against Soviet expansion and appeasement, with potential UN Security Council action.
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