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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
7
President Truman opened the Red Cross fund drive as volunteers began calling on Tuesday. Linn County aims for 50 000 and has a history of meeting or exceeding goals, reflecting strong support for wartime and peacetime relief efforts now.
The piece laments a coal strike causing severe living curbs. It notes Cedar Rapids and many cities endure cut electric use, dim streets, schools without heat, and workers stretching pay while national security is cited as justification for wartime-like sacrifices.
The Soviet Union announced the creation of a ministry of the navy for the first time, separating it from the army. The piece contrasts this de-unification with U.S. aims and notes possible internal friction between Russian armed services as a source of potential strategic weakness.
The United Nations and Eleanor Roosevelt influence push a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that could make panhandling a recognized right in the United States. Critics warn against continuing aid post Marshall Plan and potential tax payer costs and American industry harm.
A reflective piece questions UN proposals for global social guarantees including health care and motherhood protections. It warns of burdens on the United States and potential overseas military obligations, arguing the language masks costly intentions and risks to national sovereignty and lifestyle.
The article notes 710 years a leap year baby David H Appleby, son of the Donald Applebys, born February 29 at St Luke's. He will not celebrate again until February 29, 1944. The piece also mentions officers in town hosting the eleventh annual First Battalion Officers school at the Montrose and social events with the Boileau bridge club.
Letters from residents across Iowa discuss winter severity. Contributors note shorter winters, less snowfall, earlier springs, and milder conditions compared with past decades. Some mention dry spells and moisture needs for land.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith extols Red Cross blood work and education. The piece explains blood composition, iron sources like liver and eggs, and the life span of red cells, noting the roles of white cells in fighting disease and the need for dietary iron to support blood health.
The piece blends health tips on blood groups and anemia with reflections on postwar defense and diplomacy. It urges readers to support the National Blood Program of the Red Cross, noting that giving blood may aid loved ones in the future while linking health to civic duty and international relations.
Drew Pearson argues Americans must maintain moral fiber and seek truth to endure the cold war. He praises the armed services and urges public disclosure of future defense needs and strategies, including weapon choices and diversifying industry against atom threats. He questions long term confrontation versus decisive action.
Bugs Baer mocks ongoing investigations spanning 18 years since 1932. He argues the law of gravitation never repealed and notes partisan tactics to keep one party honest. He foresees Republican hopes for a late counterblow and hints at cannibalism at a GOP victory dinner as the next election nears.
Marquis Childs notes the constitutional amendment to apportion electoral votes by state popular totals draws unlikely allies and fierce opposition. Lodge leads GOP support, Gossett and Taft oppose, while ADA director LaFollette warns of southern dominance and party realignment risks for 1952.
A Hoover Commission group led by Thomas M. Searles predicts 75 million Americans will derive VA benefits within 20 years. The forecast outlines a huge unseen tax load and cites VA budgets of 6 to 8 billion annually as unsound, arguing the VA lacks efficient administration and benefits are not rapidly served.
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