19 Jul 1948
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
1
Washington AP report says President Truman will send Congress a broad anti inflation measure. It would empower rationing and price and wage ceilings if needed as part of the 10 point program. White House details mention possible foreign policy recommendations pending.
The body of 12-year-old James Edward Weiss was found by his mother in the bathroom Monday, hanging by a belt from a water pipe. Coroner Sidney Smith ruled death by own action, noting the boy appeared normal and gave no evident reason for suicide.
The stock market staged a late rally in New York to avert one of the steepest declines in about two years. Closing prices fell only modestly, while many losses were trimmed. public participation remained slim as traders fretted over Berlin news. Major declines centered on former Wall Street leaders like United States Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, and others.
Butter leads drop as prices slide on Chicago markets with top grade butter at 7 942 cents a pound, down from Friday. Corn falls up to 2 5 cents per bushel and wheat loses as much as 4 4 cents amid ample supply and potential oleomargarine tax repeal. Livestock prices swing at major Corn Belt terminals.
TSINAN China AP report details the Tsiwan power plant facing a coal shortage. Officials burned more than 100 cases of cheap Chinese currency in small denominations to stretch supplies as the yuan value surged. The article notes the dollar's high exchange rate and shifts in currency acceptance.
An explosion caused by gas from a bottled water heater lifted the Cecil Smiths' farm house west of Fremont, injuring Smith who was burned and taken to Mahaska county hospital in Oskaloosa. The house suffered heavy damage but stayed upright, with basement boards blown onto a barn roof twelve feet away.
Washington AP Paul G Hoffman announced tentative allotments totaling 1 118 000 000 in loans and grants to 12 Marshall Plan countries for the July to September quarter. Britain leads with 335 000 000, France 251 000 000, Italy 148 000 000. Sweden Sweden and Portugal requested no allotment. Turkey and the US British zone of Trieste will be allotted when sufficient data arrive.
President Truman led national mourning as Black Jack Pershing was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Thousands witnessed the procession from Capitol to the unknown soldier’s shrine, with 300000 spectators and 3500 troops marking the final tribute to the World War I general and lifelong soldier.
Mrs. Jack L. Adams in Huntington says she and her husband will not take the $7,300 winnings from Mutual Three for the Money radio show. She cites constant calls and fatigue from the publicity, and notes they plan no prize acceptance to avoid further disruption.
In Gallatin Tennessee inmates helpfully attempted to rescue Mrs Graves when the jail elevator stalled trapping her between floors during a power failure. The prisoners tossed magazines to attract attention while passersby jeered. Firemen arrived after about half an hour and freed her when power was restored.
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Eugene H. James 31 Baltimore on murder charges for killing 11 year old Carol Bardwell in Rock Creek Park on June 27.
The New York Times reports Gen. Antonin Bohumil Tasal a senior Czechoslovak army officer has defected to the United States zone in Germany with his family. Tasal, deputy chief of staff and commander of Czechoslovak forces in the West, fled for asylum, with potential intelligence implications and signs of wider dissension behind the Iron Curtain. The Times notes possible links to a Prague spy ring and the broader Soviet satellite defections.
Washington reports concluded that winter cloud seeding yields no meaningful rainfall. Experiments show precipitation only when natural rain or snow occurs within 30 miles of treated clouds, making winter efforts economically unviable.
Robert Mulcahy a 19 year old from State Center died in Cedar Rapids hospital after a 33 000 volt line flash while spray painting a grain bin on a Fairfax area job Mulcahy suffered burns from an aluminum paint acting as a conductor and died after onset injuries at 5 a m Monday after being injured Thursday in the incident officials reported.
In northern Palestine Jews and Arabs clash despite UN cease-fire ultimatum. Iraqi and Syrian troops accused of violations near Jenin and near the Sea of Galilee, with Israeli forces replying and traffic along the Haifa Tel Aviv coast affected. Arab leaders show reservations on a permanent peace.
Crop experts say corn needs more moisture during a crucial period. The weatherman forecasts showers or thundershowers across most of the state Monday night and more rain Tuesday in the east and central areas, following near daily showers last week. Temperatures should stay near ideal, with a rise Tuesday, and winds light to moderate shifting southward. Sunday rain touched Cedar Rapids Ona wa Sioux City Dubuque Council Bluffs and Waterloo with a high Sunday of 82 and a 65 reading early Monday.
At a Asbury Park political picnic Henry Wallace pitched four points including repeal of peacetime draft and a $1 hour national minimum wage. He urged 4,000,000 new homes in two years and called for price levels to 1946. He sparred in Indian wrestling with Sidney Stolberg, winning four straight falls.
Paris AP report says socialist ministers in Premier Robert Schuman's coalition indicated resignation Monday night, risking the fall of his 10 month old government. The move signals a potential collapse of the coalition and government leadership.
Paris sources report French opposition to armored train or convoy routes through the Soviet zone while Britain backs it as a last resort if Russia refuses to lift the siege. General Clay and advisers warn that force may be needed to establish a corridor to Berlin, as Soviets are said to damage the Berlin Helmstedt railway line to counter any Allied action.
Western military governors met in Berlin for four hours to plan a separate Western German government. American officials warn the risk of war is very high while Russia tightens the blockade and airlifts continue in good weather. Cabinet ministers from UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands met at The Hague to align on common interests in the Berlin crisis.
President Truman met Monday with Secretary of State Marshall and then Secretary of Defense Forrestal to discuss the Berlin situation. The meeting included high army and state department experts and William H. Draper Jr who had just returned from Berlin and other sensitive areas.
Prague officials departed for Bucharest to sign a treaty of mutual assistance with Romania, marking a formal alliance step on Sunday.
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