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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1945
Page
12
Cedar Rapids tackles postwar housing for returning servicemen with a mayoral committee backing trailers as the best available temporary option. Financing remains the hurdle as a $40,000 to $60,000 fundraising target to transport and install 100 trailers will be pursued via donations.
The article notes President Truman's pardon plan restoring thousands of ex convicts who served honorably in the armed forces to civil rights. It mentions Iowa governor Blue may follow with paroles for ex convicts who left penitentiaries to serve. The piece stresses the final step for earned restoration and parole eligibility based on continued good conduct.
A Tokyo report notes demobilized Japanese soldiers enlisting unofficially with both nationalist and Communist forces in China’s undeclared civil war. The piece recalls shifting alignments in the Finns and Russians, Mussolini’s fall, and questions the prospects for world peace amid changing alliances.
A columnist argues the United States Employment Service should return to state control after war and warns that keeping a federal system may prove costly and arbitrary. The piece notes wartime usage reduced private methods and fears postwar unemployment could strain any new arrangement.
Quillen argues against reliance on a powerful ruler and warns such dependence erodes freedom. He contrasts Jeffersonian ideals with Hamiltonian authority, urges citizen self reliance, and says labor and industry debates show the danger of a “strong man” in the White House. He claims Americans threaten birthright by seeking guidance from Washington over local and individual responsibility.
A quotation attributed to Edward Eggleston about perseverance. contrasts persistent individuals with those who fail.
Washington investigators seek the whatabouts of the palace guard once stationed 1932 to 1944. The brave volunteers marched in echelon formation and greeted crowds as greeters and lookouts. They kept watch at pay windows and stood ready to respond as drums sounded. They are now rumored to disguise themselves as civilians to avoid discovery.
George E. Sokolski argues that Shinto cannot be eradicated by military action or political decree. He asserts ancestral worship persists and remains tied to Japanese identity despite modernization. He warns Americans may be seen as persecutors as Shinto endures in cultural memory.
Drew Pearson argues that peaceful outreach can avert war between the United States and the Soviet Union. He urges exchanging students, journalists, and scientists to build mutual understanding, predicts that Kremlin fear of democracy grows as people meet Americans, and champions direct engagement over isolation.
Marquis Childs reviews an FEA report proposing a permanent disarmament commission to guide Germany’s postwar recovery. The plan seeks to remove heavy industry under international control, rebuild Europe’s balance, and rely on civilian over military actions, with sanctions possible in crisis. Critics warn of implementation hurdles and power-sharing among occupying nations.
Dr Brady argues that no antiseptic or germ killer taken internally or used as a gargle reliably cures cold throat infections. He concedes gentle gargling may offer mild relief and promises future guidance on a throat gargle for huskiness and voice roughness.
Ultraviolet light has no specific effect on muscles while infrared light acts as heat source to ease sore muscles. The columnist notes differing medical opinions on wart treatment and suggests letting warts often disappear without intervention.
Analysis argues President Truman favors a single civilian hand at the cabinet table to coordinate army navy and air force while proposing a generalissimo style chief of staff. It questions feasibility of rotating military heads and warns of union and religious groups opposing consolidation.
Raymond Moley argues that the British plan to nationalize Ruhr coal under a Ruhr Valley authority, supervised by occupiers, mirrors Fabian socialism. He warns nationalization won’t stop armament, favors a German Manufacturing Authority with private capital, and calls for long term oversight to curb rearmament while preserving German initiative.
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