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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
3
Radio notes describe Gloria Swanson as a rare radio guest with the program Murder by the Book where she plays a novelist who becomes a crime investigator. Lud Gluskin conducts the music and William Spier serves as producer director for the CBS WBBM Suspense presentation.
Headliners Tonight will air a debate on whether the Taft Hartley Act improves labor relations in industry. The program features Sen Joseph Balt of Minnesota and Harold Silver for the affirmative and Gerhard Van Arkel plus an unannounced negative speaker.
Hour by hour listing of programs across KXEL WHO WGN WMT AXEL and others for Friday July 11 1947 and Friday July 2 1687 with morning and afternoon blocks. Includes news Farm Hour Serenade Music Hall dramas and variety shows with multiple sponsors and hosts listed.
The heads of 105 AFL unions unanimously vowed to challenge Taft-Hartley provisions as unconstitutional in the courts and to oppose every congress member who backed the measure. AFL President William Green led the emergency session and a five man committee issued the policy declaration adopted by 250 AFL representatives. The group also pledged to remove future No Strike provisions from AFL contracts.
Walter S. Tower, president of the American Iron and Steel Institute, told a senate steel subcommittee that capacity is entirely adequate to meet demand likely to develop by 1950. He warned uninterrupted production should satisfy supply, while Midwest pipe dealers described shortages forcing farmers to cut livestock herds and seek used pipe.
In Pittsburgh AP report 85 year old Libbie Rubinoff asks Allegheny county common pleas court to cancel a June 6 deed conveying her home to her son Violinist Dave Rubinoff of Encino California. She says she did not know it was a deed until notices of sale appeared and that she signed after he promised she would own the home for life and he would cover maintenance and taxes.
Roy Gil ford Tweed, 45, listed as Albert Lea Minnesota, among 27 indicted in Los Angeles on mail fraud charges tied to claims of big profits from vending machines. Arraigned before U S Commissioner Leo Leeper in Waterloo, waived preliminary hearing, bound over to federal district court at Los Angeles for trial.
Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday night the betrothal of Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, to Lt. Philip Mountbatten, former Prince Philip of Greece. Philip renounced his claim to the Greek throne and agreed to become a British subject. The couple may wed before next spring at Westminster Abbey, with October mentioned as a possibility.
The University of Iowa hospital will operate at full capacity due to increased legislative appropriations. The indigent patient quota rose to near previous levels for the July 1947 to June 1948 period, with 18,496 admissions last year and an expected one third rise next year. Training programs were expanded to accommodate doctors formerly in the armed services.
An explosion at a powder works in Marano E Castenlado near Bologna on Wednesday killed six people and injured twenty five. Local authorities said the blast occurred at the plant and emergency crews rushed to the scene to treat the wounded and secure the area.
In Vatican City the first television demonstration was shown to Pope Pius XII and the diplomatic corps. Receiving sets were installed in the Pontiff’s private library for the demonstration on a Wednesday.
The Senate approved by voice vote President Truman’s plan to unify the armed services into a single national security department. A secretary of national security would oversee army navy and air with cabinet rank, while service heads could appeal to the President. James Forrestal named as possible Navy secretary.
Fragmentary excerpt notes a likely choice for a new post to assuage navy fears that unification would shift emphasis toward the army.
Washington officials said Poland is the only satellite nation buying grain on American markets and the purchases are insignificant. Chairman Taber blamed satellite grain buys funded by Soviet gold for high prices. Bulgaria shipments since July 1, 1946 totaled zero, Yugoslavia had 8000 tons a year ago via UN relief.
Poland took 311000 tons of grain in the year to July 1 with U S exports totaling 14500000 tons. Officials say Poland paid cash for 105000 tons since April and the remainder was distributed by UNRRA. Poland has 53000 tons of wheat and flour allocated for July and August. The department will buy all such grain for other countries.
Prof. Robly D. Evans of MIT said his daughter Nadia, 13, who disappeared Monday from a New Hampshire summer camp, is now in a Boston hospital. He said she is tired and will rest at the hospital for the present.
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