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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1946
Page
11
Overseas servicemen detail discharge delays and points they earned while families at home protest the slowed demobilization. Congress presses for faster homecomings as the War Department cites supply and occupancy concerns.
Sen Claude Pepper returns from Russia with advice attributed to Stalin urging Americans to judge the USSR on facts rather than praise or scold. The column notes the instruction fits their long held newsroom stance, but adds a quip that basing judgment on facts is like making rabbit stew.
The piece notes Ivy League and top universities shifting from Doctor to Mister as PhD prestige expands. It reflects on campus status, the author’s embarrassment in learned society robes, and the growing hierarchy gap between degrees. A quip about snow coverage closes the piece.
Police chief discusses juvenile delinquency noting most offenses by those under 25 while arguing true juveniles are in mid teens and explaining 18 year olds are best soldiers due to training and discipline. He stresses reliance on orders and lack of responsibility for outcomes.
A mosaic of sayings and vignettes on life, leadership, and youth drawn from a newspaper page. Notable lines touch on Roosevelt, Stalin, ethics, and the temptations of power, paired with personal recollections about growing up around a newspaper.
The narrator recalls a door-to-door merchant delivering a cheerful, scarlet nosed, blue-eared, water-eyed visit as if signaling the end of wars and the arrival of spring. The sight evokes Adano and St. Marys, with the merchant’s smile amid renewed commerce. Peace is declared in a light, reflective tone.
Analysis of President Truman's use of fact finding to counter union strike pressure in General Motors and steel. The piece notes the panel's limits, the steel wage dispute, and the aim to shift public focus from union demands to broader congressional action. It argues the strategy will unlikely curb current strikes and stresses public welfare over wage demands.
The Moscow agreement provokes White House turmoil as President Truman debates Byrnes's handling and possible resignation calls. Leahy critiques the pact over Japan governance while Byrnes defends U.S. veto power. Balkans concerns, and mixed cabinet views linger amid a late yacht meeting and congressional debates over releasing Nazi-era German films.
MARQUIS CHILDS reviews the May Johnson bill and the McMahon proposal as key lawmakers debate civilian versus military control of atomic energy. He notes scientists Harold Urey and Leo Szilard pressured against military dictatorship, Groves urging wartime patterns, and calls for a peacetime, civilian authority with full-time commissioners and adequate pay.
Dr Brady laments a coughing Cub and a lax mother who ignores hygiene lessons. He warns that invisible saliva droplets can carry germs and spark epidemics, urging firm action to send such children home and to demand proper dental sterilization practices.
Analyst David Lawrence notes only about 500 telegrams followed President Truman's recent address, arguing such a small sample is unrepresentative and that the president failed to press a single concrete issue. He contrasts this with larger public debates and urges a focused message to elicit clearer feedback.
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