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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1946
Page
6
Washington Senator Bridges calls for forthright inquiry into possible U S leak of secret information. Ottawa reports 22 people detained by RCMP and FBI tied to a Soviet espionage ring alongside accusations of a large Russian intelligence effort in Canada.
Vatican officials report Cardinal designate Mindszenty, Hungary’s primate, is refused permission by Soviet authorities to leave Hungary for the Vatican consistory. He is five days overdue and no word has reached Vatican officials. Rumors of death sentence and accusations of anti state opposition circulated in Budapest, though not confirmed.
Des Moines Iowa Democratic chairman Jake More accuses the state administration of overcharging the federal government in the War Department’s settlement with the state fair board. The agreement allocates 535000 to restore the fairgrounds used as a wartime air force depot. More calls for strict accounting and refunds if costs exceed the true amount.
The American Medical Association announced a voluntary prepayment sickness plan seeking eventual coverage for all Americans. Dr. Roger S. Lee said it mirrors core points of the President’s program but remains voluntary and will expand to all medical and dental care. The AMA will coordinate existing plans, set standards, and oversee state approvals and medical society accountability.
The U S Army transport Santa Paula docked in New York with 251 British war wives and 123 children. For the first time the army allowed husbands to greet their wives on the pier, creating a rare reunion scene in harbor.
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut became a Roman Catholic at St. Patrick's Cathedral and said she would be unavailable by design or draft for elective office. The statement followed months of speculation she might seek the Senate, clarifying her decision as faith related and not to be a candidate in 1946.
The 1041 chief of naval communications told the Pearl Harbor investigating committee he never saw a genuine winds message revealing Japan's war decision before December 7, 1941. Several intercepted messages were felt to be winds messages but were deemed inauthentic by Rear Adm. Leigh Noyes and other officers. The panel plans to finish hearings by Wednesday and target a June 11 report.
Iowa Senator B B Hickenlooper predicted Pauley would not be confirmed as undersecretary of the navy by the senate unless new information changes the picture. He also forecast a Republican victory in 1948 and hinted the party may determine the convention’s candidate type this fall.
Charles H Mc Cloy professor of physical education at the University of Iowa will depart Tuesday to serve as an educational adviser to Gen Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo The Washington State Department announced a group of American educators will advise on Japan's educational program for the new academic year starting in April The party will assemble in San Francisco and travel to Tokyo likely by air and stay about a month McCloy is a former China mission educator and former Olympics committee chairman in the Far East.
Secretary of State Byrnes and financier Bernard Baruch arrived by army plane in Miami Beach to see Winston Churchill. Byrnes said the trip is social with an old friend and he will return to Washington to resume duties Monday morning.
Iowa Senator Bourke Hickenlooper described a leftward split within the Democratic ranks and warned that New Deal left wingers aim to gain party control to dictate the presidential nominating process. He urged GOP participation, warned of centralized government, and labeled the Republicans the liberal party.
A lengthy session between GM and the CIO United Auto Workers ended with near agreement on most contract issues. Special Mediator James F Dewey said a further meeting would be held to resolve the 88 day strike by 175,000 GM workers. The parties agreed to draft new language on disputed sections and reported progress despite no public statements from either side.
Henry A. Wallace stated at a Des Moines news conference that he will not run for president while Harry Truman is a candidate. He affirmed Truman has denied reports of wavering and added he will not resign.
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler introduces a resolution for a full senate investigation of the killings that occurred during the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad strike at Gridley Illinois. Wheeler says deaths stemmed from attempts to operate the railroad without settling disputes.
President George P. McNear Jr of the strikebound railroad informed Gov. Dwight H. Green that the Toledo, Peoria and Western will participate in a proposed conference to select strike mediators.
Harold Ickes charged President Truman contradicted himself over Edwin W. Pauley and said one of the President's statements is not true. He cited conflicting remarks about Pauley, a possible justice department probe, and questioned Roosevelt's intentions on the navy post.
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