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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1946
Page
2
A U N committee reportedly dropped a British plan for a worldwide troop and armaments count in a bid to break a deadlock on a general disarmament resolution. The move, urged by Paul-Henri Spaak, was conditional on acceptances by the United States Great Britain and Russia.
Henry C Miller, already imprisoned for the 1940 murder of Christian Ruckdaschel, was given a second life term for a 1927 killing of Wilkes Williams. Miller, 62, formerly a Postville farmer, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Williams case, with a concurrent life term for Ruckdaschel.
In Frankfurt a Gen. Joseph St. McNarney spokesman said the ban on American soldiers marrying German women will be lifted within 15 days with reservations. Hundreds may wed and bring brides to the United States, but unions allowed only for soldiers near departure from Germany after thorough Nazi-sympathy checks.
Los Angeles dispatch reports the U S Army XS 1 rocket plane, also known as the Bell X 1, flew at Muroc Army Air Base for 19 minutes on Monday. Pilot Chalmers Goodlin said the initial top speed reached 550 miles an hour with the craft later capable of 1700 miles per hour at 80 000 feet. The flight used four rocket tubes after release from a B 29 bomber and featured silent cockpit operation.
The mild spell ends as colder air moves into eastern Iowa. Rain may fall in the southeast while the northwest experiences a drop tonight. Temperatures ranged from the high 40s to near freezing with a 7 am temperature of 31 degrees and 9 am at 33.
Tehran reports say Jaafar Pishevari ordered Azerbaijani forces to disarm and let central government troops enter Azerbaijan province. Ghavami’s forces advancing into Azerbaijan sparked Soviet protests over frontier security and a pledged invasion.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. offered the United Nations a gift of 8.5 million dollars to acquire a large tract in midtown Manhattan for a permanent UN site.
New York AP reports four power foreign ministers agreed that five European satellite peace treaties completed here will be signed in Paris on February 10. The announced signing follows weeks of diplomacy and seals postwar arrangements among major European powers.
By John Reynolds. The state's stance on restaurant inspections in Iowa remains the same as before the inspection fee law. F L Schneider Cedar Rapids restaurant operator, recalls the push for fees and notes a single inspector may cover 18 counties in northeastern Iowa. He questions proper attention to Cedar Rapids restaurants and says his own cafe has not yet been inspected despite over a year in business. Continues on page 5 column 3.
Cedar Rapids would host one of six auto to home radio transmitter stations between Omaha and Davenport as part of a federal experimental highway mobile radio telephone service. W H Morison of Northwestern Bell announced plans to place receivers and transmitters across Iowa, linking with Des Moines Omaha and other cities to serve vehicles with portable units and telephone connections.
A twin engine Marine transport with 32 aboard is missing after leaving San Diego for Seattle. Weather hindered the flight over Oregon and Washington as searchers by army navy and forest rangers comb the Cascade foothills near Chehalis and Portland stations.
Insurgents capture Maracay airport and deploy a captured plane for bombing runs near Mara cay and Caracas. A hotel maid is wounded by stray fire. palace area and aviation school at Maracay are targeted. Betancourt declares the situation under control as rebels pressure Valencia station.
Dr. Fred eric E. Mohs of the University of Wisconsin medical school announced a microscopically controlled chemosurgical method for removing skin cancers discovered during routine lab work. He said the technique has wide usefulness in skin infections and amputations of gangrenous parts and hopes chemosurgery clinics will be established in large centers.
Former Price Administrator Paul A Porter has been named head of an American mission to advise the Greek government on economic reforms.
Broadway storyteller Damon Runyon died in Memorial hospital after a throat operation and cancer. He requested cremation and ash scattering over Manhattan by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. Runyon, 62, wrote famous Broadway characters and a play with Howard Lindsay.
Mrs. Harry S. Truman is named a defendant in a $10,000 damage suit filed in circuit court as a sequel to a June Warrenton Missouri crash. Henry J. Nicholson, driver of the Truman car and employer, is principal defendant. Mrs Nelle Motley Pearson of Auxvasse sues alleging her husband died from injuries.
New York UP The Columbia Broadcasting System will bar audiences under 21 for Frank Sinatra’s Wednesday night show. Officials say the move is an experimental test after younger fans yelled during prior broadcasts and overwhelmed the crooner.
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