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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1947
Page
6
A Cedar Rapids reader argues that extending the workweek at current wages could lower overall living costs by boosting production and reducing prices. The letter discusses 40 to 50 hour ranges, overtime pay versus straight time, and the need to balance labor flexibility with legal limits while supporting a broader school sports program reform.
Cedar Rapids school board approves a new coaching plan tying coaching pay to separate contracts on top of teaching salaries. Head coaches earn 500 per sport, assistants 250, minor sport coaches 250, with a two-sport limit per person. The change aims to attract teachers and raise overall coaching pay while risking potential reductions in multi sport roles and initial fits.
President Truman names former Nebraska governor Griswold to head the Greek aid mission. A Republican with German occupation experience, Griswold earns bipartisan respect and hopes to rally broad support for world peace. Critics from both parties are urged to avoid petty politics over this appointment.
A playful critique questions the value of a teacher who trains fourth graders to play piano quickly. It compares rapid skill to potential neighborhood nuisance and urges reflection on supervision and community impact.
Editors note Stassen, sole avowed 1948 candidate, forecasts Truman and Wallace on the Democratic ticket. The column pokes at prophetic boldness while suggesting alternate Trumans or Wallaces could emerge. American views on socialism and democracy are discussed in contrast to Western Europe.
In the column, the author notes Italy will try every form of government, from monarchy to dictatorship, as Italy flits through rapid political changes. President De Nicola sworn in a new government. Mussolini is blamed as a modern Caesar.
A speech at Coe College celebrates the ninety sixth anniversary and honors former members who built the institution. The speaker likens the college to an onion with layers trustees faculty students alumni and friends all vital. He extols vocational versatility through tales of jack of all trades figures like Bob Strong and Jack Gaskill and contrasts practical skill with formal education, urging students to choose purposeful paths and value freedom and democracy.
The Gazette notes that Secretary of War William H. Taft delivered the graduation address at the University of Iowa yesterday morning. City officials regret only one city hall chamber could hold the maps and related preparations.
Behind the scenes a favorite-son strategy forms to derail Dewey on the first ballot at the next Republican convention in Philadelphia. Stassen forces push for second-choice support with favorite-son bids, alleging potential 400 votes against Dewey, while Taft backers claim 250 first-ballot votes. The plan centers on delegations from California Indiana Pennsylvania New York Illinois Michigan Oregon Minnesota and more.
The administration signals a plan to send $640 million, arguing against the notion that charity begins at home. The statement invites public reaction to the idea of distributing aid beyond local confines.
The writer recalls 18 years at the University of Iowa and his early shock at leaving college. He muses on aging, learning limits, and the clash between toy cars and real autos as youths debate models. He cites manufacturing ignorance and parental frustration at perpetual automotive confusion among younger generations.
A reader-letter mix critiques a People's Forum piece on campus integration and democracy. The letter argues for Iowa first and cites Langston University and University of Iowa as examples, then shifts to President Truman's fire prevention conference noting annual U.S. losses from fires and urging year-round fire safety efforts.
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