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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
12
In Herford, 1.5 million Germans slated for expulsion from Poland arrived in the British zone as rations were cut to 1,040 calories a day from 1,500. About 21 million civilians face shortages with security tightened and daily deportations planned from Poland.
The piece describes Ash Wednesday floats by Krewe of Babylon and early parades led by the Knights of Momus and Hermes. It highlights upcoming King Rex procession and Comus night march with torch bearers, plus the crowded municipal auditorium for the queen's unmasking before Lent.
Chicago dispatch reports the National Safety Council warns 1946 traffic deaths could total 38,000 if January trends continue. January saw 3,000 fatalities, up 49 percent from 1945 and 5 percent above prewar 1941. president Ned H. Dearborn says wartime controls ended, drivers overpay with lives.
The Associated Press notes 9,341 veterans aboard 12 vessels to four U S ports, with 4,625 personnel aboard six ships on the East Coast and 4,716 aboard six vessels on the West Coast. At New York the Blanche F Sigman carries 588 patients. Laconia Victory 1,507 troops. Madawasaka Victory 1,407 troops. plus 1255th and 1257th eng combat battalions and support units.
The report lists ships and units at various ports including Naples Norfolkk Carl Zachary Webb Cape Gloucester Cape Mendocino Hula Manila Guam Pearl Harbor and San Francisco. Entries show numbers such as 1 112 at Naples 315 at Puget Sound 520 at Cape Gloucester 1 685 at Cape Mendocino 789 at Manila 36 at Oberon 1 371 at Pearl Harbor.
Reuters dispatch from New Delhi quotes Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck saying withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia would begin Friday. Indian nationalist leaders criticized using Indian troops against Indonesian nationalists seeking independence. Canada ranks first in population among British Empire Dominions.
New Orleans greets a revived Mardi Gras after war years with filled hotels and bustling parades. The city resumes its prewar gaiety as Mystic Krewe balls crown queens, reveal lavish costumes, and prepare for the longest, biggest celebration in its history amid housing and employment worries.
The Tel ephone Workers union in Mexico City said it would strike Friday against ITT owned Mexican Telephone unless a pay raise is granted and negotiations commence.
John M. Johnson appointed administrator of the Harold Martin Johnson estate in Linn County Iowa on February 20. All debts and claims against the estate must be filed with the Linn County District Court clerk through attorney F H Kubicek. Creditors and interested parties are invited to present their claims promptly.
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