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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1947

Page

2

Inter-Union Peace Plan By Murray

CIO President Philip Murray warned Congress would push the nation toward economic catastrophe if it weakens unions. He attacked pending labor curb bills, rejected the idea of collective weakening, and urged a plan to settle jurisdictional disputes. Murray proposed a joint AFL-CIO dialogue and warned against propping up employers at workers’ expense.

Washington CIO Philip Murray Congress Murray Senate Labor Committee AFL William Green Sen Ball R- Minn Morse R-Cre Philip " Murray

Hick Chides McKellar at Atom Hearing

Washington AP report shows Senate atomic energy chair Hickenlooper scolding Sen McKellar for remarks during Lilienthal confirmation hearings He calls McKellars statements completely inaccurate and resents insinuations about the AEC sharing secrets before congressional consent The exchange centers on questioning of Harry Winne and the five member AEC leadership

Washington Hickenlooper R-Ia Senate Atomic Energy Committee Sen. McKellar D-Tenn Lilienthal McKellar David E. Lilienthal Congress Harry Winne

Senator Hickenlooper urges quick Lilienthal hearings

Washington AP reports Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa urged a rapid wind up of hearings on the Lilienthal nomination. He complained that witnesses had traveled long distances, with some offering pertinent testimony while others amounted to a waste of government money.

Washington Hickenlooper Iowa Lilienthal

Wavell Recalled From India Amid Constitutional Crisis

London AP reports authoritative sources say the British government will recall Lord Wavell as viceroy of India due to a new constitutional crisis. Attlee to announce in Commons with a white paper, amid Moslem League nonparticipation and fears of collapse of the interim government.

London Lord Wavell India House of Commons Attlee Wavell Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Congress

Pope Appeals to U S Catholic Children for Aid

Vatican broadcasts report Pope Pius XII urged American Catholic schoolchildren to give pennies and dimes on Lent opening day to aid child victims of war in Europe and the Far East. He contrasted life of U S children with those left fatherless and motherless, lacking clothing shelter food or medicine.

Vatican City Pius XII America Europe Far East

Congress Won’t Get Tough With Anybody, Randolp Says

Randolph Bayne Freeland asserts labor policy won’t be solved by restrictive laws. He urges acceptance of collective bargaining, condemns compulsory arbitration, defends the closed shop, and says government eminent domain could be a last resort. He stresses good faith and responsible bargainers as essential.

B. Bayne Freeland Congress AFL Coe- Gazette Woodruff Randolph International Typographical Union Randolph Whipple Jacobs Chicago National Association of Manufacturers

Clark Says U S Won't Recognize Russian Property Grabs in Austria

London AP reports General Mark W. Clark told Big Four deputies the United States has never recognized and will not recognize the legality of numerous Russian seizures of Austrian property. He stressed Potsdam limits and urged a clear definition of German assets as key to Austrian recovery. He indicated two years of fruitless talks due to Soviet intransigence.

London Mark W. Clark Big Four United States Austria Clark

House Axe Hits OPA Rent Rule and Budget Cuts

Washington (UP) The House cut OPA funding and demanded repayment of funds, signaling a possible end to rent control and sugar rationing. If Senate action matches, OPA may cease operations, affecting price controls, audits, and housing under veterans' priorities.

Opa Washington Max McCullough Senate Truman House McCullough Treasury Senate Banking

British Curbs On Electricity Will Be Based

London AP Attlee in the commons announced that electricity would be restored Monday to Midlands factories, ending the fuel crisis induced paralysis. Domestic use restrictions remain with a five hour dim out. Industrial power to rest of the country dates were not set, as two weeks of stock buildup is required. Midlands production would resume mainly for the export program.

London Britain Attlee Commons Midlands

Senate GOP Vote Holds Budget Cut at 4.5 Billion

Senate Republicans voted 22 to 19 to keep proposed military budget cuts at 4.5 billion dollars, rejecting a 6 billion plan. Leaders Taft Vandenberg and White opposed deep cuts, citing risks to national security as conference members warned against disarming amid unsettled world peace. The smaller cut would reduce Truman's request for the next fiscal year from 37.5 billion to 33 billion.

Washington Senate Knutson R-Minn House Ways and Means Committee Taft Ohio Vandenberg Michigan White Maine America Sen. Millikin R-Colp Truman

Air France Constellation Lands in Casablanca After Engine Failure

Paris AP reported Air France announced that a Constellation with 17 aboard landed safely in Casablanca after jettisoning cargo when one engine failed on the transatlantic flight from New York.

Paris Air France Air France Constellation Casablanca New York

Shoppers Prefer Public Transport In Big Cities

In Chicago and other large American cities nine of ten shoppers use public transit to reach downtown shopping centers due to parking problems. The American Road Builders Association announced survey findings at its convention. George M. Shepard cited multiple factors behind central business district traffic congestion, not a single fix.

Chicago The American Road Builders Association George M. Shepard Association

Soldiers Honor Heroes of Iwo Jima Ceremony

AP reports a thousand American soldiers gathered at a sandy graveyard to honor the 4000 marines who died to secure Iwo Jima. The ceremony saluted the marines who captured the island, with three marine divisions cited for the February 1945 operations as nine B-29 bombers used Iwo's air strip in emergencies.

Iwo Jima Army Air Force Base Iwo

Truman urges bill to end national emergency by mid 1947

President Truman asks Congress to end wartime emergency, repeal 24 laws, suspend 36 permanent statutes during emergencies, and wind down 20 defense measures. He seeks extended effects until June 30 1948 for some acts, with others ending by July if reconversion progresses.

Washington Truman Congress Mr. Truman White House Naval Academy Army Coast Guard Navy

Moderation Of Cold Predicted In News Brief

The weather bureau forecast some moderation of cold with colder conditions tonight and tomorrow. Shippers were warned to expect 5 above in the north half and 15 in the south half of the state. State highs reached 25 at Sioux City and Burlington yesterday. lows were 1 above at Spencer and Mason City. In Cedar Rapids yesterday the high was 15 with a drop to 3 above by 8:30 this morning.

Cedar Rounds Weather Bureau Wth Sioux City Burlington Spencer Mason City Cedar Rapids Chambers

Vandenberg Proposes Extended Voting for All Citizens 18

Washington AP reports Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged extending the vote to all citizens age 18 under a constitutional amendment proposed Wednesday. The move signals a push to enfranchise younger adults and widen the electorate nationwide.

Vandenberg Washington R-Mich

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