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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
1
Senate votes 53 29 to reject an amendment that would raise rents. House supports extension to March 31 while Senate extends to February 28. About 1,672 localities with ceilings gain two months to use local option and assess defense mobilization impact.
Iowa's House members, all Republicans, opposed a 90 day extension of the federal rent control act while the Senate was split. Republican Hickenlooper voted against the bill and Democrat Gillette supported the extension in the Senate.
The Senate approved a two month extension 55 to 28 and the House backed a three month extension 221 to 152. A challenge by Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott to send the bill back to banking was voted down 223 to 153. The Senate rejected an amendment allowing large rent increases in many areas. The short extension keeps controls in effect until the new Congress convenes in January.
The Agriculture Department forecasts Americans will spend over 50 million dollars on Christmas trees this year. About 28.5 million trees will be sold, with 21.5 million cut domestically and 7 million imported from Canada. Montana accounts for roughly one seventh of U S production.
The 8 15 p.m. KCAC basketball clash will be covered on KCRG with Bob Brooks delivering play by play. Also Teen Platter Party on Saturdays 10 30 11 00 a.m. features Franklin Frolic Kings with a host lineup and guests Sheldon Knight Karen Termoblen. Acer Hayes guest stars 9 30 10 00 a.m. tomorrow on KCRG with Gabby telling a humorous MacFadden tale.
Radio schedule fragment shows Gabriel Heatter and Fulton Lewis segments with Dance Orchestra acts and a Veterans feature. Other items include a milk-related program, Platter Pantry, and True or False game. Ends with Sports Parade.
The listing shows a TV block with Kukla and Fras at 6:00 followed by R Quinian ha news at 6:30, Quiz Kids at 7:00, Pray or Pay at 7:30, Who Said That at 8:00, Big Story at 8:30, Wrestling at 9:00, Broadway at 11:00 and Saturday afternoon films with children's features in the 5:30 slot.
Four major veterans groups urged President Truman to grant General MacArthur full authority to bomb Communist supply bases in Manchuria to protect U S soldiers in Korea. They asked UN leadership to authorize cross border strikes and use any necessary means to prevent disaster.
French troops and loyal Vietnamese forces claim major gains against Viet Minh rebels across Indo China. Over 1,000 rebels killed or captured in 24 hours, 42 new posts established near Bentre. In the Seven Pagodas area near Hanoi, more than 50 rebels killed and 800 captured, as blockhouses are demolished and villages cleared.
In Liverpool bananas rationed for children only, yet over 3,000 dockhands ate about 37,000 bananas deemed too ripe for distribution. Roughly 40,000 more were removed to be burned. The item ends with a note on Idaho’s first census showing 14,999 in 1870.
The government seeks a 25 year prison sentence for Harry Gold for espionage in Philadelphia. U.S. District Judge James P McGranery delayed sentence to Saturday. Gold, a 39 year old research chemist, admitted delivering atomic secrets to Russian agents and pled guilty to espionage.
Ambassador Warren R. Austin urged the United Nations to pursue a militant Korea policy to force Chinese Communists to withdraw and end the war on UN terms. He proclaimed the no appeasement stance as the Soviet bloc blocked debate, while South Korea was invited to sit in on the discussion amid a four-abstention vote.
The labor department bans under 18s from work in mines after January 6. They may work above ground if at least 16 under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The secretary of labor can raise the minimum to 18 in particularly hazardous trades.
Walter N Grove of Richmond warned customers that higher taxes could force him to raise his 25 cent haircut price after 20 years in business. He noted he loses money on each haircut and fears the tax bite will pinch his shop and longtime sign.
A study finds women exhibit greater resistance to polygraph testing than men. Researchers report gender differences in physiological responses and deception verification accuracy, suggesting policy implications for interrogation procedures.
In Tokyo the Chinese Communists used jailbreak friendly acts to deliver propaganda to American POWs. Prisoners describe mimeographed and longhand notes urging surrender and denouncing democracy while denoting their Chinese comrades as comrades.
London reports Ivan Markin a key figure in Stalin's industrial and diplomatic network has escaped to Sweden. The 45 year old former engineering executive and chief director of Siberian and Far East factories is described as highly trusted and now in a Swedish village under guard to prevent abduction.
Frank Smith, 53, of Iowa City died of a heart attack Thursday morning while working in a stone quarry near Coralville. He was transported to the quarry office by fellow workers and pronounced dead on arrival at the ambulance.
Mt Vernon Wisconsin started a Forest of Fame in 1916 placing trees from the birthplaces of distinguished persons. The effort honored notable individuals by planting memorial trees, creating a lasting status symbol for the community and its visitors.
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