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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1947
Page
6
The Monday hearing on a budget amendment to fund a cost of living bonus for teachers drew no objections, signaling strong public support for aiding educators. The piece notes questions about using cash balances for the coming fiscal year and calls for legislative clarity to simplify school finance.
Bequests from the late Mrs A N Palmer to the Community Chest and other local institutions spur Cedarl Rapids civic leaders to consider long term development. The public welfare bureau on Tuesday authorized a committee to study how best to invest the funds for lasting public benefit, including potential creation of a trust fund.
General Marshall, newly in the cabinet, clears the 1948 presidential question and signals a decisive stance. He rejects any draft for political office, aiming to present a bipartisan foreign policy front despite domestic partisan differences.
Leonard Lyons reports engineers who built a Rhine crossing in ten days impressed Gen Patton who warns not to boast claiming Julius Caesar did it in seven with a wooden bridge. The piece mixes theater and campus notes with humor about O Neill and Harvard figures.
Travel notes recount Joe Frisco borrowing funds from Solly Vielinsky for Northwest engagements, including Portland Seattle and Tacoma trips, prompting Vielinsky to stop the bookings. William Douglas Jr. is renamed by a Virginia court. The Court of Appeals upholds deportation for William G. Bishop to Austria, with a judge condemning his fabrication.
In a curio of wartime satire, the writer plays with inflammatory phrases about France and England, referencing Churchill and a tense alliance, while mocking the political stakes and the symbolism of Lafayette’s statue. The piece displays a provocative tone with ironies about alliances and danger.
George E. Sokolski argues that hundreds of thousands of displaced persons lack homes and futures after World War II. He notes 800,000 displaced with one third women and 150,000 under 19, from many faiths, mainly Poles Balts and Yugoslavs. Three solutions are proposed: new country, relocation to a host nation, or death. immigration resistance blocks permanent settlement.
Marquis Childs outlines a high stakes battle over railroad power led by Robert R. Young and Alleghany interests. The fight spans Wall Street Palm Beach and Washington as Young seeks control of several lines including Missouri Pacific and New York Central, challenging the Association of American Railroads and testing Bulwinkle bill implications.
A 27 year old married woman with two sons suffers chronic stage fright and vomiting before social events. The doctor notes quinine temporarily helps but cautions against its use and suggests psychiatric consultation or gradual exposure to social situations.
A reader laments tooth decay in her 19 year old daughter despite care. The advisor stresses that calcium phosphorus and vitamin D shortages affect teens and adults, causing dental and skeletal issues, and criticizes the idea of being too old or too young for adequate intake.
Drewn Pearson reports the 1940s Georgia election faced a stalled federal probe into intimidation and discrimination at the polls. FBI inquiries, blocked by illness and political fear, stalled action and risked empowering liberal aims, shaping broader debates on federal intervention and press leaks in diplomacy.
Gen. Marshall states he does not want the presidency and would not accept a draft nomination. The article praises his decision as best for his post as secretary of state, highlighting his restraint, integrity, and potential to forge enduring peace amid global chaos.
Bret Harte as editor was famed for sharp judgment and careful wording. A friend recalls meeting a man who acted in one of Harte's stories and the writer confessed he wept over it when he wrote it.
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