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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1946
Page
16
The Wagner Endender Taft housing bill is shelved for this session, likely delaying Wyatt emergency housing progress. Administration claims will be used as an alibi for the faltering veterans housing push, though the bill’s failure would not have sped material supply. The debate over public versus private housing continues after families gain permanent shelter.
The article notes small nations may gain a voice in the Paris peace negotiations, but warns outcomes hinge on Big Four approval via two-thirds votes from 21 participants. Secretary Byrnes pledges U S support for broad consent, while skepticism remains about real influence for minor powers at the peace table.
Notable appointees Daniel W. Bell Roy L. Thompson and George H. Mead to the new price control decontrol board appear to have ability and sound judgment. Observers in Washington report no strong ideological bias and no delays in their appointment, suggesting a fair chance they will decide which commodities face ceilings and when to lift them. Public reaction may be harsh regardless of outcomes.
The council and board of health vote to spray all garbage cans in the city as a preventive measure against polio. Medical science searches for the unseen germ source while epidemics spread in Minneapolis and other cities, with Rockford NL reporting a severe outbreak last year.
Robert Quillen emphasizes that neglecting health harms family welfare. He notes asthma hay fever bronchitis and heart conditions vary by doctor and education level, yet serious illness remains dreadful and terrifying to endure. If you never faced choking smoke gas or near-drowning you cannot imagine the distress.
A reflective column argues that belief guides action more than certainty and discusses asthma cures, climate cures, and the cost of healing. It questions duty leading to death, economic restraint, and political leadership, contrasting politicians and statesmen with moral law and societal behavior.
The piece riffs on rescue, gratitude, and military reception abroad. It satirically argues that improving tools yields only better results and questions continued engagement, using proverbs and playful metaphors to critique policy and exit symbolism.
Essays argue that US labor unions push for higher pay without boosting output, risking inflation and a crash. Printing industry data show real income rising with reduced efficiency, while proposed nationwide wage hikes could hurt small businesses and concentrate profits with big firms. The article notes 1945–1948 trends in man-hour output, hourly wages, and living costs, highlighting the tension between wage gains and productivity.
In a reflection on Kellogg's pact and past crises, Drew Pearson argues peace hinges on vigilant public opinion. He recalls Kellogg and Stimson, warns against complacency amid rising aggression in Europe and Asia, and stresses that a true peace requires resolve beyond symbolic conferences and a long, patient effort.
Marquis Childs argues the professional soldier perspective on Garsson-May munitions dealings, noting wartime costs, lobby influence, and seniority power. He criticizes Meade committee shortcomings, Measurably warns improper reliance on seniority and defense procurement, urging renewed respect for professional soldiers and discipline.
Dr Brady outlines pyorrhea alveolaris as a pus flow from tooth sockets, notes lack of a cure, and stresses teamwork between dentist and physician. He warns against universal tooth extraction and suggests individual dental judgment on leaving a remaining tooth to support dentures.
By George E. Sokolski, the article argues inflation stems from excess money chasing limited goods. It cites Taft’s four causes: wartime deficits, wage increases, foreign dollar purchases, and a reported $10 billion in phantom purchasing power. The piece criticizes postwar policy, noting wasteful spending, large public employments, and insufficient production, urging higher domestic capacity to curb inflation.
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