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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1948
Page
2
NEA roundup highlights bizarre thefts from 1948 across cities and nations. Notable incidents include a Chicago crowd lifting six and a half tons of cement, a two ton safe stolen with a car, and a Los Angeles burglar trapped by barroom drinking as police closed in.
Paris dispatch reports the French government possesses a document purporting to reveal the thinking behind Communist Information Bureau plans. The memo, based on intelligence sources, warns 1949 could be a turning year in U S Soviet relations and notes the Cominform may attempt to influence events without war while preparing for possible conflict before 1950.
Gelatin, with more than 18 million pounds used annually, finds application in desserts photography and medicine to make capsules and bind pills.
Cedar Rapids service clubs plan to man Salvation Army Christmas kettles on Monday. Seven clubs will collect to fund 400 family food baskets 400 child dinners and shopping tours for clothing. The drive offers a silver kettle prize for the top fundraiser and totals now reach 3300 dollars.
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