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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1949
Page
1
Sofia district court sentenced four leading pastors to life imprisonment for espionage and treason. Nine others received five to 15 year terms, with two released on parole. all sentences became effective immediately if not appealed.
Washington. Budget Director Frank Pace Jr. said the Rankin pension bill providing 90 monthly pensions to every veteran at 65 is unjustified and would likely be vetoed by President Truman if Congress passes it. Pace urged passage of Truman’s social security plan instead, while House Rules Committee again postponed a vote amid anticipated numerous amendments.
Des Moines Iowa house approves three key appropriation bills including a 30 million stabilization fund and board of control budget of 8 654 335 dollars per biennium. Also okays 4 million from state surplus for long range capital programs and 175 000 yearly state aid for county fairs.
CARSON CITY NEV. (UP) A bill by Republican state legislator C C Boak proposes divorce machines in every county clerk office. Seekers pay 5 dollars and receive a key on arrival, then after 42 days a voice decree is ready. The decree is discharged by 100 dollars in silver coins mined in Nevada.
About 2000 women stormed Gary City Hall after gathering at City Methodist church to demand Mayor Eugene Swartz and the nine council members act to curb vice and gambling. The protest, sparked by the Mary Cheever shooting, lasted over four hours as speakers pressed for enforcement and housing reform. Swartz blamed slums for crime and denied police corruption while promising to tackle gambling and prostitution if possible.
George A. Rehder age 41 of Gladbrook died at home Tuesday morning in a suicide. Tama County Coroner Harvey Jones said Rehder hanged himself in the chicken house after rising early to dress a chicken. He was manager of the Lincoln Savings Bank, a Reinbeck bank branch, and no inquest will be held.
Izvestia says the Russian Republic will grant over 2 billion rubles this year in cash and allowances to mothers of big families. The figure equals about 500 million dollars with the USSR total possibly near double. Moscow houses the largest population of mothers honored as mother heroine and other motherhood titles.
Cedar Rapids school board faulted city streets used by buses on Memorial drive south of Mt. Vernon avenue SE saying the road conditions destroy transportation equipment and hinder service. Board members criticized city assessors as overly chatty while noting county roads provide better service in outlying areas.
Judge Da vid W Fitzgibbon delayed decision on whether Dr Robert C Rutledge will be sent to Iowa to face a murder charge. The habeas corpus hearing in St Louis featured attorney Leo Laughren and Linn County Attorney William C Crissman. Crissman testified about Hartman’s dispute with Rutledge over Mrs Rutledge and a possible abortion loan.
Cold front eases floods in Iowa with Cedar River crest near flood stage at Cedar Rapids and steady declines thereafter. Iowa River at Iowa City peaks then dips, while Marengo sees a higher level after a morning drop. Roads reopen and towns begin cleanup as rivers stabilize.
William P. Odom landed at Teterboro N J after a 5 000 mile solo flight from Honolulu in a Beech Bonanza the Waikiki Beech setting a world distance record for light planes He faced snow rain fog and ice en route while a Beech Aircraft executive hailed the feat as proof of postwar compact personal airplanes He joked about a reception before reaching Cleveland and Chicago while evading ice and fuel challenges on the final leg from Goshen Ind to Teterboro
A Linn County Red Cross fund drive has collected 38361.78 toward a 50000 goal, leaving 11638.22 short. Drive extensions push completion to Wednesday as divisions report progress despite heavy snowfall and icy roads.
The swollen Missouri River slashed paths through five states in its spring flood. Federal river observer Ralph Aldrich warned of new floods between Lexington Missouri and the Grand River mouth as army engineers said worse floods are coming. Capt W M Koenig reported flood areas from Omaha with water one to two feet deep over lowlands.
General Lucius D. Clay reports Western Germany unemployment exceeds one million with 1,919,000 jobless in the Western-occupied Reich and about three-fourths receiving aid. February relief aid to West Berliners reached 121,138 with morale and prices slipping. An airlift in reverse sent 9,100 Berlin children to Western Germany while coal and food stocks remained tight. The industrial base in Anglo American Germany runs at 80 percent of 1936, with Bitonia coal output a postwar high. Also, comedian Joe E. Brown is ill with malaria and withdraws from the Harvey cast in Philadelphia.
The House Public Lands Committee approved statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, signaling congressional progress on new states. The move comes amid debates over representation and resources as the territorial status shifts toward admission.
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