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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1947
Page
5
A massive blaze at a Pearl Harbor dock sent 25 firefighters to hospitals amid tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Navy and Marine crews fought the oil-fed fire for about four hours with 500 responders, preventing spread toward adjacent warehouses as Oberon and Sierra ships evacuated.
BRISTOL Tenn. Five deaths were recorded as a spark from a cigarette ignited near a gasoline tank caused a fatal blast at a filling station. Firemen said a lit cigarette in a victim’s hand undoubtedly caused the explosion and fire.
The National Safety Council reports January traffic deaths at 2,370, an 18 percent decline from January last year. The toll is 29 percent below December 1946 figures, with Chicago noted in the release.
Havana bulletin reports President Ramon Grau San Martin has signed an order for the deportation of Charles Lucky Luciano, longtime New York vice racketeer, with deportation to proceed as ordered.
President Truman will speak for five minutes on Red Cross drive for funds at 9 pm across networks. Basil O’Connor introduces. The program leads Red Cross day with regular shows resuming after. Many radio changes follow, including Finnegan and The Whistler replacements, and FM broadcasting plans from WGNB in Chicago.
Washington AP The National Labor Relations Board announced a policy shift to reduce union jurisdictional strife. A two year union contract blocks rival unions from challenging for the life of the agreement. Previously protection covered one year unless industry custom varied. The move aims to stabilize bargaining relations amid criticism of the Wagner Act and prior board rulings favoring management in Cleveland and St. Petersburg cases.
A fragmented schedule shows AXEL and networks WH0 NBC CBS MBS WGN MBS listing evening programs. Entries include parades news quiz mystery segments sports reports and drama titles with hosts and actors such as Elmer Davis Henry Taylor Jack Smith Ginny Simms and Maisie.
A muddled OCR list reveals radio times and programs across stations KXEL WMT WGN WHO and S343. Mentions include musical acts Trio Won Mus Moods Memories August Trio and a Canaries segment, with hosts Jimmy Blair and Harry Wismer.
Wesley Hardenberg, president of the American Meat Institute, told the Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association that meat prices will fall as sharply as they rose after the wars. He noted postwar production is about 50 percent above prewar levels, population up eight percent, and purchasing power roughly doubled since 1939. Beef cattle on ranches and in feed are at record levels.
President Truman will open the 1947 Red Cross fund campaign with a four network broadcast at 9 pm CST. The agency seeks $60,000,000 for its operations this year.
Delaware teachers resume classes after a capitol march protesting raises. They cite annual increases of 200 to 800 dollars as inadequate and demand a flat one thousand dollar boost.
The list enumerates kitchen amenities including white steel wall cabinets, belt radios, a spacious refrigerator, base cabinets, a cook book shelf, a modern gas range with CP features, a sink unit with an automatic dishwasher, and a ginnectiec.
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