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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
3
A June 20 1946 Cedar Rapids Gazette item quotes broom prices at 1.80 and a half brush at 1.65, noting that these costs are about three times lower in the old days when goods were cheaper and more obtainable.
London housewife Mrs Croke describes postwar hardships in East End life with scarce food and rationed basics. She notes shortages of dried eggs butter and spam, rising prices for rhubarb and bread, ongoing queues for furniture and household goods, and plans for a seaside holiday as a rare hopeful respite.
American infantry officer Col. Hal D. McCown has flown to Dachau to testify in defense of Col. Joachim Peiper, the former Waffen SS commander captured after escaping during the Battle of the Bulge. McCown says he received fair treatment from Peiper, who has been described as a potential Fuehrer of the Fourth Reich.
United Nations delegates watched as Joe Louis knocked out Conn in the eighth round at Yankee Stadium. Andrei Gromyko, noted for his stoic demeanor, flashed a rare smile as the Brown Bomber dominated the match, a moment that delighted the Soviet delegate and other dignitaries present.
Louis receives sympathy from Gromyko as Conn lies on the canvas after a hard fought championship fight. Baruch hosts Gromyko with U.N. observers present. The Soviet delegate, usually speaking Russian, engages in a blow by blow interpretation for the group.
Baruch chairs a gathering with guests including Dr. Herbert Evatt Australian delegate, Sir Alexander Cadogan British representative, Trygve Lie U.N. secretary general, Maj. Gen Leslie Groves, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Herbert Swope, Gen. A G L McNaughton, Andre Parodi, Commander Baruch Jr., and Lt. Commander Swope Jr.
Ambassador Edwin W. Pauley and eight members of his reparations mission landed at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo on Thursday, opening a visit to Japan to discuss postwar compensation and relief efforts with officials.
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