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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1946
Page
3
Washington reports that strikes cost about 10 million man days of work in January, the largest loss on record, driven by steel General Motors and electrical strikes. The report notes rising labor force and employment despite layoffs, with industry shutdowns and modest price and wage changes across the economy.
About 13 200 veterans were scheduled to arrive in the United States Monday. Ships and units arriving include Gustavus Adolphus Victory with 917 troops at New York and Cape Bon from Nagoya with 1 200 troops at Seattle. Maritime assets from San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and other ports bring thousands of army navy and marine personnel home.
The Boy Scout camp directors lodge from Coe College campus will be moved to Camp Waubeek starting Friday. Reuben Smith will direct the project and seeks volunteers by calling the Boy Scout office at 2-3119. Gus H. Kimm will assist. Sid Cary has the moving contract. The 120 by 20 foot building with a 30 by 30 wing will serve as a camp office trading post craft shop and equipment depot.
Army T/4 Edward Truman said Marine Sgt. Jay P. Shaeffer was confined after circulating a petition protesting marine corps demobilization policy. Five other marines signed the statement sharing responsibility. a petition was deemed an unlawful assembly by Gen. Roy S. Geiger, with possible punishment under the articles of war.
The navy studies large underwater house boats with retractable conning towers to pierce ice and observe weather, currents, and Arctic regions. Secret coordination involves Army, Civil Aeronautics, Weather Bureau, and Canada, Russia, Denmark, Finland, and Norway for Arctic exploration.
Linn county Red Cross confirms continued use of volunteer service uniforms. Mrs. Paul H. Huston, chairman, notes uniforms symbolize ongoing peacetime service for returning veterans and the 1946 fund drive. She urges volunteers for production and staff roles as tasks shift from wartime to peace time.
Three men died Monday after a large wave capsized their boat on the Siletz River in Taft Oregon. Local search efforts recovered the victims and officials investigated the accident.
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