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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1946
Page
13
A survey shows 1,650,000 workers in four major strikes losing about 13.5 million dollars daily, with 1,426,000 in steel auto packing and electrical industries. GM leads losses at 62 to 72 million dollars, while steel workers lose 6.54 million daily.
In Los Angeles Mrs. Everett McElhiney 28 admitted giving her husband paste in coffee to nurse him and prove her love. She sobbed that she did not mean to kill him as police reported he died after the suspected act.
She admitted there was some ground for her husband’s suspicion, acknowledging factors that fueled his doubt and explaining how the concerns arose during their relationship.
Greek government officials reported that a strong band of insurrectionist royalists, blamed for killing 14 of 150 hostages in southern Greece, appeared to be dispersing. Only about 500 of the original 3,000 remained barricaded near Kalamai as authorities continued efforts to secure the captives.
Washington report says housewives will pay 3.75 cents more per pound for cheddar cheese starting February 1 after the government subsidy to manufacturers is removed.
A Washington group from the Federation of American Scientists urges rapid international control of atomic energy. They credit President Truman for mentioning speed in his annual message and warn the world cannot delay action. Leaders Higinbotham and Rush emphasize urgency and UNO involvement.
Linn County Iowa January 8 1946 board session approves sale of tax deed property to Roy Chismore and Edna Chismore and authorizes deed. Also adopts bridge construction request, liquor license for Ivan Randall, deputy sheriff appointee Edward Schucknecht, and numerous county office appointments and financial appropriations.
Sidney L. Sherman 22 a Northwestern University student dis claimed any knowledge of the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping murder after being taken into custody in Toledo for questioning. He left for Chicago with detectives. Sherman was tracked to Toledo by a newspaper reader who read he was wanted for questioning and matched his name to a marriage license. His bride Hazel M. Hughes 23 Toledo said they were married in Toledo last week after meeting in Chicago. Detectives said Sherman agreed to return to Chicago to answer questions about a handkerchief found near a cesspool where part of Degnan s body was hidden. The handkerchief bore the name Sherman.
Chicago police said handwriting on Suzanne's ransom note did not resemble Sherman’s. Mrs. Sherman was freed after questioning and denied any involvement. Sherman had been reported missing from his room and Northwestern University activities in Chicago.
French Prosecutor Henri Delpech charged at the Nuremberg war crimes trials that German high command sent economic detachments into occupied Western Europe to seize raw materials for the Reich. He cited May 1940 instructions to quickly identify, mark, guard, and ship machinery and noted Belgian factory closures and a coercive forced labor policy harming civilians.
Congress leans toward extending price controls while keeping taxes high, with mixed views on Truman's broader domestic agenda. Republicans criticize the lengthy message as a bleak State of the Union, while some Democrats call the proposals sound and necessary.
Sen Maybank urges drastic labor laws as Congress should act now. Sen More backs Truman goals but derides his fact finding plan. Morse favors voluntary settlements. Sen O MaHoney urges Congress to draft a broad economic policy to address the disputes.
In San Francisco near Golden Gate Park motorists encountered signs on new traffic lights showing speeds of 35 miles per hour while other signs on the same streets stated a 25 mph limit. Police and drivers debated the discrepancy as the city installs signals.
Allied questions to the Japanese government seek full disclosure of Zaibatsu activities. They target 18 holding companies and 14 influential families, demanding names of major executives and stock holders, links to subsidiaries, and copies of house rules. The probe signals scrutiny of financiers tied to Japan’s wartime economy.
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