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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
13
The Equitable Life Assurance Society announces plans to build 180 homes in Cedar Rapids northeast area. The project aims to ease postwar housing pressures and provide attractive, neighborhood friendly living close to schools and city facilities. The development serves as a country like living option and an experiment watched nationwide.
Resident Truman lashes congress over the treasury post office appropriations bill calling it gross inadequacy. He predicts 4 000 to 5 000 layoffs and revenue losses of not less than 400 million in 1948 with a backlog of 30 000 leads on tax evasions awaiting investigation. He questions efficiency and politicization of the internal revenue department.
The speaker argues thousands evade taxes and only a well funded enforcement arm yields returns. The Post Office and Internal Revenue divisions are praised for efficiency and revenue recovery, warning against broad cuts while urging disciplined trimming of overall government spending.
The piece notes two duels in Argentina ending without deaths. Congressman Ernesto Palacio and Minister Belix sario Cache Piran reportedly fired to kill but both missed, remaining at odds. Later Eduardo Colom and Ernesto San Martino also missed, not reconciling. The column humorously favors a tie by missing over mortal combat.
Leonard Lyons recounts Paris meeting between conductor Leonard Bernstein and playwright Henri Bernstein over Felicia Montealegre not changing name on marquee and Farley presidential musings. Also notes James Mason cats, Jimmy Byrnes shorthand book, Sinatra quit, ONeill royalties, Steinbeck Moscow riches, Bea Lillie Las Vegas visit, Fefe Ferry Coronado trip with elegant packing.
Moose Head Maine residents hear unknown music from a lakeside house owned by George Chavchavadze the pianist. He holds solo rights to El Amor Brujo and has been living in a waterless dwelling with a cot and stove while arranging a new concert grand piano brought by boat last month.
A playful piece argues for relaxed traffic rules on the Fourth of July while noting historic travel by Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. It suggests jaunty indulgences for drivers and a celebration of American freedoms, hinting that the holiday extends into a breezy Fifth of July spirit.
Republican leaders push to pass the tax bill Truman vetoed with a Jan 1 1948 effective date. The plan mirrors prior corporate tax cuts, seeks to ease wartime rates, and depends on budget restraint and surpluses for 1948. If killed, tax revision likely stalls until 1949, delaying relief for households.
In Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago monkeys reacted to a new patent glass front that blocked their view while visitors could see them prompting amused commentary on the spectacle of a monkey making a fool of itself.
Malcolm Bingay argues Americans idolize rhetoric and ignore systemic poverty at home. He contrasts Russian tyranny with U S democracy, noting slum dwellers and sharecroppers suffer while others boast. He warns against smug self praise before real social reform.
Marquis Childs argues that the Mississippi flood crisis shows that soil erosion costs far exceed dollars. He notes Iowa losses near $107 million and warns that continued erosion threatens farming, drought, and desert, urging stronger soil conservation funding and programs like TVA as a model for preventing flood harm.
Dr Brady notes radium can help adenoids that obstruct breathing when enlarged but stresses it cannot replace surgery. He favors tonsillotomy over tonsillectomy for enlarged tonsils and adenoids, noting lower risk, possible local anesthesia, and no hospital stay in many cases.
Readers discuss foot health for children and diabetes risks from vitamin B intake and candy. Experts caution on total B complex use for diabetics, warn chewing gum stresses eyes, and classify candy as cheat food for active youths while noting moderation and balanced nutrition.
George E. Sokols ky argues that Marshall cannot decide on lending levels without Congress and that the plan relies on loans rather than actual exports. He blames repeated foreign policy missteps, calls for a data driven long term appraisal, and criticizes the Paris conference as insufficient while urging clarity and bold action.
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