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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1946
Page
19
The Senate passed its second price control bill but faces a potential presidential veto. Both pro and anti OPA camps show little fear of runaway inflation, seeking to leverage the issue politically. Washington appears to accept the end of price control and focus on electoral blame for consequences. The outcome in elections remains undecided.
Cedar Rapids new superintendent Clyde Parker urged state aid increases for public schools before the Lions club. He cited a survey of Moline Illinois teachers showing 70 percent had Iowa ties but left for Illinois due to better pay and benefits, noting Illinois offers more state aid and retirement protections. He warned Iowa’s loss of teachers threatens its literacy reputation.
The speaker notes the last legislature appropriated 3,530,000 for state aid to schools and expresses belief that this was only the start of the program. He emphasizes training the youth of the state and the need for continued funding.
The article traces historical attempts to establish a Jewish homeland outside Palestine. It notes Israel Zangwill’s proposals in 1903 and later efforts in East Africa Cyrenaica Angola and Mesopotamia, all rejected, leading to the 1917 Balfour declaration. It concludes that the Palestine question is complex with no simple solution.
Gov Blue weighs calling a special legislative session on rent control amid concerns about cost scope and length. The chief issue is whether a session is necessary and should be called promptly or abandoned, with constitutional authority allowing such sessions if deemed essential by the governor.
In Travel, P. McEvoy describes Guatemala mountains as his envisioned Shangri La to retire to when bombs fall. He notes the region's Indians, Maya descendants who remain unconquered by civilization, living self sufficiently. Each man grows corn for his family with minor surpluses for peppers and salt, weaving wool garments and making pottery for tourists.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on liberty desire and independence. It contrasts rural Indian life with modern cravings, warns against materialism, and notes social pressures from custom and politics. The piece laments how gadgets debt and propaganda corrode freedom and trust. It remarks on propaganda war and public property misconduct.
A Californian argues against rationing and industrial limits by proposing a ten foot wall around California. The piece mocks such walls as impractical and notes similar boasts for other states. It recalls Cape Cod discussions where a wall would fail to deter wolves and would backfire.
A wartime study by eleven civilians concludes Japan would have surrendered without atomic bombs or Soviet entry, arguing air power alone prevailed. It downplays naval and Marine roles, citing shipping losses and carrier air action while praising Army air forces alongside Marines and ground troops.
A U S tax court decision details how Ku Klux Klan leader Dr Hiram W Evans amassed wealth through dues, state contracts, and dummy corporations. The opinion notes Evans owed about 300000 in back taxes after selling asphalt to Georgia and entertaining state officials. It cites Gov Rivers as a Klan ally and shows how the enterprise funded large salaries and assets.
Marquis Childs recounts how investigations in occupied Germany uncovered Nazi funding funneled through American oilman William Rhodes Davis to influence U.S. politics before World War II. Top Nazis Herman Goering and Joachim Hertsler describe Davis’s role and vast sums spent to defeat Roosevelt and sway Willkie. Details include alleged contributions to labor leader John L. Lewis and antiwar efforts, with Willkie’s denial of knowledge and the broader aim of aiding Nazi policy.
Dr Wm Brady explains that weight gain comes from total calories not potato avoidance. He argues bread and sweets often exceed potato in fattening effect, notes saccharin use, and details potato nutrition and vitamin C losses from cooking. He also jokes about coffee and blood pressure.
Brooks Atkinson, veteran New York Times correspondent, analyzes why the Soviet Union seeks peace yet remains wary of Western civil liberties. He argues Moscow aims to advance socialism while limiting foreign influence, and that relief aid cannot buy friendship or break isolation. He weighs power, resources, and the West's democratic freedoms against Soviet constraints.
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