26 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1947
Page
1
City faces delayed pickups due to snow, truck shortages, and rising waste volume. Mayor cites new trucks coming online and a revised route plan, but calls for higher funding as revenues from tin salvage wane and fuel costs climb. Legislature shows reluctance to raise the levy, leaving optional fees as the only potential remedy.
A reader argues education could ease heavy Cedar Rapids Marion traffic but warns after 15 years of urging that driver training is slow and insufficient. An engineering solution plus multi lane First avenue is favored to meet long term demand across the corridor.
A spokesman for Ambassador Paul V. McNutt disputed reports he will retire from Manila to become ambassador to China. The piece criticizes the official rationale of leaving to resume private law practice, noting McNutt’s long public career since 1917 and suggesting political calculations ahead of 1948.
Leonard Lyons notes Albany aims to take all tips from club cloakroom and cigaret sellers, threatening countermeasures to keep income steady. He also sketches Broadway anecdotes from Sam Rothman in Swing Beat circles, Gusikoff family in orchestras, and a quip about Kirsten Flagstad’s Columbia talks.
A miscellany notes items from fashion to theater and travel. C Simmons is dismissed as a business partner while Marshall Field s magazine U S A is announced. TheaterInc seeks a new American play after Pygmalion and the Old Vic tour. Russel Crouse plans a mustache return. A jeweler jokes about a diamond sale and a horse bettor. Screenwriter Harry Kurnitz jokes about a Queen Elizabeth voyage booking.
A satirical column cites Russia threatening Turkey and Dardanelles aims. It mocks wartime bravado, warns of potential attacks, and jokes about diplomacy and atomic escalation. The piece blends cartoonish rhetoric with regional tension and comic phrases.
An army man argues the German occupation is a disgrace while Japan’s is nearly perfect under MacArthur. He proposes drastic reforms, downsizing to a small core, and using Germans and Polish refugees to run production, with denazification as a guiding but pragmatic aim. He dismisses Russian threat and urges fresh occupation policies.
Marquis Childs notes whispers of Republican leaders uniting to oppose Lilienthal's AEC chair nomination. Taft leads a coordinated attack framing national security threats, while Vandenberg emerges as a principled counterweight with UN atomic policy expertise. Public opinion and media influence cited as shaping the debate.
David Lawrence reports that John Foster Dulles will join the U S delegation in Moscow as adviser to Secretary of State Marshall, reinforcing bipartisan policy. Dulles, a veteran diplomat and Christian ethicist, has long guided foreign policy with expertise in law, trade, and international relations.
Dr Wm Brady argues enlarged thymus is a myth and not a cause of death or illness. He recalls a boy with tonsil and adenoid obstruction where removing tonsils improved breathing, while X rays showed thymus reduction but no lasting benefit from thymicolymphaticus. He advises simple relief by removing obstructions and says no action is needed for a normal thymus.
A fragment mentions the Redchum possibly obtaining A-bomb data and facing a puzzling position likened to a male reader confronted with crochet directions. The text is incomplete and reads as a suspenseful setup without clear names or dates.
Dewey orders TB tests for all New Yorkers and expands hospital care funded by a boosted health budget. He coordinates state facilities, shifts underused Harlem hospitals, and weighs implications for veterans housing and building material shortages amid a nationwide housing compliance crackdown. The piece notes tensions with builders and a political sting from ex congressman Andy May investigations.
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