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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
6
A columnist argues fair teacher pay boosts American education while contrasting Russian schooling. The piece critiques the 80th Congress lame duck session and its planned mileage allowance of 20 cents per mile, estimating a $225000 taxpayer cost and advocating reforms tied to the Twentieth Amendment.
The 80th Congress faces a costly defensive posture as its term ends this week with lingering inaction and stalled military spending debates. The body shows continued gridlock on key security measures and budget decisions before adjournment.
Western European officials have asked for a larger American troop presence in Europe. Army Secretary Royall avoided commitment, noting no clear plans for a substantial reinforcement. Analysts doubt a large scale buildup is planned, given the current token force and strategic considerations.
The United States and Mexico pursue a renewed oil land deal with American firms like the Texas Company and Cities Service pressing for access while Aleman demands US loan backing and legal protections against confiscation. Negotiations stall over capital guarantees and fears of communist unrest, even as political intrigue surrounds a Mexican official’s holiday trip to Washington.
A reflection on a man described as possessing nearly every talent yet unable to apply them, illustrating a paradox of brilliance without practical execution in a bygone era.
Wade comments on modern pay after taxes and notes Jolson leaves radio. The piece highlights quirky factual quips about taxes and incomes, adds a carnival of odd facts from various domains, including a British ostrich death toll and rhinoceros eyesight.
Dr William Brady discusses subdeltoid bursitis with calcifications treated by Pelland and Hoffman and notes outcomes from incision, exploration, and removal. He shares personal history, compares treatments from needles to X rays, and endorses swimming and irrigation as immediate care options.
A Senate House committee study on West Coast maritime labor-management relations highlights Harry Bridges and the Communist link in labor protests. It quotes Bridges admitting union loyalty over employers and warns that class struggle rhetoric damages good faith bargaining and provokes internal chaos.
Marquis Childs examines the Hoover Commission as it prepares a thorough, 2,000,000-word study on modern government. He notes Hoover's temperament may hinder reforms, the need to adapt beyond New Deal structures, and the desire for congressional and public buy in to avoid wasted effort.
In Berlin at Weisbaden a low haze greeted Big Easy 103 as it landed at Tempelhof with ten tons of dried apricots canned applesauce cement and roofing paper. Captain Hawkins and crew guided the C 54 through minimal conditions to touchdown and unload German cargo amid the ongoing airlift.
In a Kansas City Times item Claude Callan notes Aunt Julia’s forceful presence as she strides down the street with her husband, giving the impression she has him under arrest.
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