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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1948
Page
4
Congress met in an extra session as GOP leaders aimed to finish business in a few weeks. Speaker Martin and Senate President Vandenberg opened the session after Truman’s call. Truman to address a joint session Tuesday to present legislative requests.
President Truman will speak to Congress Tuesday at 10:30 am CST on meat rationing and price controls to curb inflation. House and Senate leaders discuss adjournment timelines with Republicans signaling opposition and a push to end the special session after the address.
AP reports James A. Rodgers enticed a crow with his car keys and registration to lure it closer. The crow grabbed the keys and flew away, and the keys remain missing. His wife witnessed the incident Saturday night near a drug store.
Hundreds report seeing a silvery moon shaped object moving west over Yakima and Portland with two CAA workers confirming sighting at Yakima. Officials speculate a navy target balloon while others question its direction and visibility. A second apparition was reported in Atlanta over the weekend.
UN committee adopted a British resolution amid Russian opposition, delaying disarmament work. The measure calls for international confidence, to be built after creating an atomic energy control agency and an international police force.
A weather forecast promises cooler temperatures in Iowa after a day of heavy showers. Fort Madison reported six to eight inches of rain with flooded basements and streets, and water backed up from a sewer flooded the Masonic temple to six feet causing about 3000 dollars in damage. Council Bluffs and Decorah posted varied temperatures with Cedar Rapids earlier in the week cooling from 73 to 58.
A brief comic fragment shows a character named Als reacting to a flirtatious interruption. The dialogue hints at a planned date and a punny misunderstanding. The tone mirrors a lighthearted newspaper small-item exchange.
City council approves leasing a lot near Union Depot to create Cedar Rapids first off street parking site. The 40 to 60 car lot will be graded surfaced and metered for 24 hour use financed by meter revenue. Officials anticipate completion and city ownership by Aug 1 with more lots to follow.
Cedar Rapids adopted the 1949-50 budget estimate with no public protest. Finance Commissioner Louis D. Burgus forecast a 2,730,729 outlay for next year to run the city. He will combine school board and county board estimates to determine the overall tax levy. Tax bills are expected to rise from 50 to 56 or 57 for each 3000 of assessed value. The budget takes effect April 1 after required ordinances are passed.
Judge Charles A. Dewey awards about $100000 for overtime pay to former Des Moines ordnance plant workers. The ruling follows an agreement between the United States Rubber Company and the employees' attorneys. Estimated wages included around $60 for overtime.
Bernie Shelton, a member of the Shelton gang from prohibition days, was shot and killed in an ambush. An unnamed former member reportedly fired a single shot and escaped, while Shelton’s older brother heard the shooting near Fairfield on the date provided.
Mrs Ernest Faber, 28, was shot by her husband at their farm near Luana Saturday and later died by suicide. She delivered a stillborn daughter Sunday. Doctors may amputate her left arm after stabilization. Sheriff A W Mueller said the couple’s nine children are with neighbors.
A seven cent across the board raise for Bethlehem Steel production workers at nine East Coast yards was announced Monday by the company. The deal covers Camden and other locations along the coast and expands wage scales for the sector.
Western zone military governors and German leaders reached final agreement on plans for a Western German government. A constituent assembly will be elected by Sept 1 with a referendum on its charter. Names for the government to be decided later. debate over referendum to deter Nazis and Communists. The Eastern Russian zone remains without a firm entry point.
In Kyoto Japan the first twins born to occupation force members in Kyoto or Nagoya are girls born July 24 to Iowa parents. Mother Mrs R C Colehour nee Nadine Patterson is daughter of Walter and Nadine Patterson of Cedar Rapids. Sgh Colehour, a former Springfield resident, is the son of Mrs Margaret Colehour of Anamosa.
G B S Shaw marked his 92nd birthday at work on a new book in Ayot St Lawrence England. The writer kept reporters away from his gate while he mowed, paced the garden, and greeted dinner guests Ingrid Bergman and Gabriel Pascal. He plans to stay near home and not travel to London except in an emergency.
Berlin crisis talks in London and Berlin indicate a Soviet demand for a new all Germany conference may be accepted by the United States Britain and France. Secret discussions focused on lifting the Berlin blockade and possible currency proposals while Generals Clay Douglas Bohlen and Smith coordinate a united Western position.
Paris reports say the Socialist party threatened to topple the procenter coalition formed by Premier Andre Marie after a long bargaining session. The Reynaud economic program includes a 40 hour week and may be decreed if needed, prompting Socialist concerns about labor unrest.
Boston report quotes fitness expert William Paley claiming men age beyond voting age neglect physical fitness while women rapidly tone bodies. He cites women spending 25 million annually on workouts as men spend about half a million and predicts two generations of pallid men with muscular women, altering social roles.
Residents petitioned City Council to extend bus service from Center Point road to 50th Street at least hourly or every 15 20 minutes if possible. Council referred the matter to bus company officials for a feasibility report.
Paul Hamer, 57, of 1838 avenue NW, suffered burns from a high tension wire while working on light wires on First street E between A and B avenues. He was rushed to St Luke's hospital by Ambulance Service. Hospital staff treated him for burns. extent of injuries not yet known. Hamer is a Iowa Electric Light and Power Company employee.
The United States and Britain banned movement of trains to and from the Soviet zone in Berlin. Officials cited technical railway difficulties and said the move aims to pressure the Soviet blockade. The ban blocks western routes for goods from Eastern Germany and disrupts shipments of pyrite, coal, and potash, with broad economic and political consequences.
Commerce data show US corporations paid out 1.3505 billion dollars in cash dividends in the second quarter, up 8 percent from a year ago. June payments totaled 725.6 million, 10 percent above last year, marking the strongest month since 1945.
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