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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
6
The article argues Cedar Rapids residents should voice opinions on bus terminal planning without a partisan clash among merchants. It notes diverse rider, merchant, motorist, and pedestrian interests and suggests a community poll to gauge public sentiment after a reasonable trial period.
A Cedar Rapids exhibitor tests risky art house fare by screening Henry V amid strong critical praise but uncertain box office. He plans more such titles if they break even, arguing producers won’t fund nonpopular films without profit and noting critics often talk more than audiences pay. The cash register will reveal true demand.
Wallace dismissed several liberal AAA staffers during friction over milk marketing and meat packing codes while Henry Hiss avoided purge despite criticism. Hiss later moved to the State Department after brief Justice Department service, aided by Felix Frankfurter. Navy and army training policy also shifted toward warrant officers and noncoms under Bradley with Lodge urging caution on reserve calls.
A collage of quips on global tensions, famine fears, and space rumors. It riffs on Moscow alarms, American warnings, comet myths, and comic store games. The piece notes Pilgrim descendants, atomic bomb fears, and a headline about Italy’s largest battleship seized for debts.
An aphoristic reflection notes that ballads serve as vocal portraits of the national psyche, citing the idea that songs reflect collective memory and mood across a nation.
Dr Brady narrates trying cranberry juice at breakfast and finds it tart but pleasant. He notes vitamin B complex and stomach comfort, admits mixed opinions on cranberries and pop culture, and jokes about an Ol Doc Brady week while calling for cranberry sauce passed to the table.
The piece critiques the idea that power elevates individuals, citing Eugen Kogon and Winston Churchill to argue leaders often resemble ordinary people until power reveals flaws. It notes how public opinion shifts, the dangers of groupthink, and the smear campaigns surrounding Madame Chiang Kai-shek amid China Soviet tensions.
The piece argues that stolen letters and notes may reveal United States efforts in 1937 and 1938 to avert European conflict and to influence Mussolini. It notes the Munich conference and the abandoned Czechoslovakia, and suggests fears that Russians could distort meanings or read secret codes.
Marquis Childs assesses Walter Bedell Smith likely to leave as ambassador to the Soviet Union. Possible successors include Charles Bohlen, with W Averell Harriman in line for State Department influence. The piece notes isolation in Moscow, austere life for Mrs. Smith, and the waning Soviet connection as Vladivostok closes.
A female delegate complains men talk too much at United Nations sessions. She says the library of gossip crowds out her ability to find a dictionary, monopolizing acoustics to the fifth decimal. She suggests women contribute to balanced discourse and better listening.
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