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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1946
Page
6
Washington eyes a limited rise in price ceilings to end wage clashes and revive production. The move aims to calm inflation fears, balance gains for labor and management, and reduce political tensions in an election year while rebuilding industrial output and consumer confidence. Willis York leads Iowa Republicans in backing the plan.
Twelve Midwestern state Republican chairmen gathered in Detroit the nation’s top labor center urging their party to consider fourteen points they call only thoughts not platform proposals. They say the ideas deserve national committee consideration due to their states’ sizable GOP contributions.
A monthly bulletin from the National Highway Users Conference argues jaywalking is unsafe. It cites a 30 foot crossing taking seven seconds and a 25 mph car covering 262 feet in that span, making the odds over eight to one against the pedestrian. It suggests gamblers’ incentives distort risk and calls for stronger messaging with unlikely payoff comparisons.
Historian robert quillen reflects on wartime decisions by roosevelt and churchill. He notes a near Azores invasion order and missteps at Anzio, blaming cautious leadership and personal egos for missed opportunities. The piece argues true statesmanship lies in shaping nations toward their ideal.
A garbled, opinionated passage criticizes idle living and calls for a single authority per job, questions whether industries and unions are private or public, and references Pearl Harbor era debate. It weaves social critique with rhetorical flourishes and vague political stance.
The text presents scattered phrases about republics and elections in France and China, with stray references to a poem, a dynastic note, and a stray question about voting methods. It reads like garbled OCR of a debate on governance and suffrage with unstable, incomplete phrases.
Washington views Moscow's electoral appeal as a device to signal a larger Red Army rather than win votes. Analysts note Russia has a rubber stamp parliament and will pursue continued peacetime expansion, with debates over postwar spoils and regional governance to follow in the coming months.
Chinese students in Shanghai staged a demonstration shouting at G I s asking why they should stay. The G I s reportedly replied with a sharp remark that echoed the students’ sentiment.
President Truman affirmed an 18 percent wage increase for steel workers after panel figures supported his proposal. He calculated the net effect of a four-dollar area rise versus an 18.4-cent rise, noting a net $75 million advantage. The panel will prepare a written report for a potential soon call.
Washington talks on a wage price settlement for the steel strike reach a cautious stage as A. C. Steel pushes for a price rise well above four dollars a ton. OPA Administrator Chester Bowles resists large increases and contemplates retreat to Washington.
The editorial argues a $3.375 billion loan to Britain is needed to stabilize Europe and prevent a third world war. It links Britain's wartime stance to future economic recovery, warns against isolationist tariffs, and supports price and wage controls as part of preserving peace and full employment.
Dr Brady argues youth physical decline harms military and peacetime readiness. He cites high WWI and WWII rejection rates, condemns lax physical education, and urges consistent muscular activity and sports participation as essential lifelong practice.
A brief note from an Eastern temporary film column hints at a hero and heroine washed ashore on a tropical isle, suggesting typographical mistakes reveal plot elements and setting.
A wartime profile of an atomic bomb expert is mocked as wandering from the subject with a quip about brunets being smarter than blondes, reflecting a distracted interview and light banter during a serious topic.
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