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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1949

Page

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Filibuster Fight Continues As Senate Debates Rules Change

In Washington Senate Democrats refuse to end anti filibuster fight amid setback as leaders announce the session will continue tonight Southern vote defeats Lucas motion 46 41. Russell ruling sustained with 46 41. O Mahoney and Hickenlooper urge rule change not just interpretation.

Washington Senate Lucas Lll Ulias Truman Vandenberg R-Mich Barkley Russell D-Ga Hickenlooper Len Gillette D-Ia Len Wagner D-Ny Gillette Wagner

Rent Control Showdown Delayed After Close Votes

House Democrats defeat a 90 day rent control extension and postpone final action on a 15 month extension. Amendments pass on landtexts values and apartment hotels. Acting Speaker McCormack calls the major fight won after tense eight hours of debate.

Washington Tiday Brown D-Ga Halleck R-Ihd McCormack Dmass Hesa

Daily Record Index Snapshot and Sections

A compact listing shows sections for deaths editorial features movies sports and want ads with page references and brief descriptors indicating coverage areas across the newspaper. The scan also notes a courthouse and obituary items among the community notices.

Ges Ee Eevee Eae Alba Pe Daily Record Obgvats Sale Evans Baics

Weather outlook shows cloudy night and mild Sunday

A weather brief notes cloudy conditions tonight with a low near 25 followed by partly cloudy and mild Sunday reaching about 48. Turning colder by Sunday evening.

At 87 Geologist Becomes Father Again in Berkeley

Geologist Dr Andrew Cowper Lawson, 87, and his wife Isabel 39 welcomed a son this week. Lawson called the birth planned and noted it happens often, adding he and Isabel married 18 years ago and the child is their first. The baby joins two elder half brothers, aged 60 and 57.

Berkeley Calif Gray Andrew Cowper Lawson Isabel Lawson Lawsons

Seized Liquor Donated to Hospitals From Eagles Club Raid

Cedar Rapids officials say two cases of rum and one and a half cases of whisky seized at the Eagles club will be donated to St Luke's and Mercy hospitals for medicinal use. County Attorney Crissman announced no charges will be filed due to insufficient evidence of club use.

Cedar Rapids Bill Slade Atey Eagles Club Eagles William Crissman Crissman St Luke's Mercy

Battle reports near Red Sea scene involve British forces

British troops near the Red Sea report fighting between Israeli and Trans-Jordan forces. Britain is treaty-bound to aid the Arab nation if threats escalate.

Aes Red Sea Britain

Alteration Urged By Hoover Group In Nine Agencies

The Hoover commission urges stripping executive functions from nine regulatory commissions including Interstate Commerce and Securities and Exchange commissions. It finds no fault with duties but says regulation should reside in regular departments. The panel notes independent agencies’ role is proper yet underperformed.

Washington Hoover Commission Congress Commission Interstate Commerce Commission Federal Power Commission Federal Trade Commission Maritime Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Federal Communications Commissions Civil Aeronautics Board Federal Reserve Board National Labor Relations Board Hoover Commission On Tariff Commission Tax Court of the United States Hoover Group

Blizzard Crash in Auburn Injures Six Hospitalized

In Auburn California a mountain blizzard caused a collision when a female driver stopped to adjust a windshield wiper. Six people were hospitalized and eight sustained minor injuries in the multi-vehicle crash involving two buses and four cars.

Auburn Calif

Chuckle Blonge Quote Sparks Quick Witty Exchange

A humorous exchange features a scornful remark about a husband calling him a worm and a redhead retorting with a joke about a chicken picking him up, showcasing light banter.

Blonge

B-36 Sets Record Nonstop 9600-Mmile Flight

A B-36 bomber with two failed engines landed at Carswell Air Force Base after a record non stop 9600 mile flight across the United States. The 43 hour 37 minute mission carried a 10000 pound bomb load and jettisoned ordnance in the Gulf of Mexico, tracing a route from Fort Worth to Minneapolis Great Falls Denver Spokane and Key West before landing with fuel for two hours remaining. Pilot Capt Roy R Showalter and co pilot Lt Clarence Horton led a stripped crew of 12 rather than the usual 15.

Fort Worth Carswell Air Base United States Forth Worth Honolulu Gulf of Mexico Minneapolis Circle Great Falls Mont Key West Denver Great Falls Spokane Roy R. Showalter Mobile Clarence F. Horton San Antonio

Rail Conductor Makes Last Run with Family Aboard

Marengo notes Pat Franey age 70 retires after a Des Moines to Davenport Rocket run. He served 49 years with Rock Island railroad. Five Franey brothers and Pat’s son Edward rode along from Marengo Cedar Rapids to Davenport Rock Island. Leo Franey is now a rock dieselhouse master at Manly.

Marengo Pat Franey Rock Island Railroad Edward Pat Davenport Rock Island Leo Tom Theodore Joe Bill Franey Cedar Rapids Des Moines Rocky Manly

Negotiations Stall Between Cedar Rapids City Lines Union

Cedar Rapids drivers and officials reached no agreement after a Saturday session at the Labor Temple replacing a postponed March 4 meeting. Federal conciliator E S Jackson planned another visit, while union leaders weighed a possible strike vote amid ongoing talks with City Lines manager E A Prochaska.

Cedar Rapids Labor Temple Jackson Des Moines W. D. Andrew City Lines E.A. Prochaska Idivision

Colder Weather Predicted Sunday for Iowa

Weather bureau warned of a cold wave Sunday across Iowa with flurries as temperatures tumble. Cedar Rapids saw a Friday high of 28 and night low around 12 above, while Cedar River measured 7.8 feet on Saturday, down 1.8 feet.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Weather Bureau Hweather Bureau Mercury Cedar River

Lewis Orders Two-Week Coal Mine Stoppage East of Mississippi

United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis orders a two-week work stoppage in hard and soft coal mines east of the Mississippi to press opposition to James Boyd as head of the bureau of mines. He tells western mines to stay productive to prevent public hardship from recent storms.

John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Washington John Owens James Boyd Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh Lewis Mississippi UMW Boyd Senate Thes Bureau Truman

Railroad Mine Shutdown Forces 20 000 Layoffs in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh report states the Pennsylvania Railroad will lay off 20 000 workers due to a coal mine stop page. The Chesapeake and Ohio announces about 10 000 layoffs scheduled for Wednesday reflecting industry wide job cuts in the coal sector.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio

League miners control standoff stirs Congress over Taft-Hartley

Sen Butler doubts mine suspension will change committee action as John D. Battle of the National Coal Association calls Lewis order a strike. Republican leaders like Rep Halleck warn the public against government paralysis while Boyd’s long-delayed nomination lingers after four reappointments. Continued on Page 2.

Capitol Hill Len O'Mahoney D-Wye Interior Committee Boyd Lewis Sen. Butler Neb John D. Battle The National Coal Association Lewis’ Order Aistrike Congress Administration Charles A. Halleck Rind House Bath

Sage of Uvalde Gar­ner breaks silence in Gazette interview

Former vice president John Nance Garner, 80, who retired after two terms and eight years as a public servant, breaks eight years of silence in the Sun Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette. He discusses communism, Russia, and urging American resilience, offering his views via International News Service reporter Inez Robb.

John Nance Garner Sage Uvalde Texas America Garner International News Service Inez Robb Russia Cedar Rapids

Millionaire Faces Quiz In New York

Mayor William O Dwyer disclosed a plot to tap telephones of top city officials by a prominent New Yorker. Kenneth Ryan confessed the scheme and led police to a broader inquiry involving Clendenin J Ryan and others linked to graft in city politics.

New York William O'Dwyer Cglendenin J. Ryan City Hall O'Dwyer Kenneth Ryan Ryan New Jersey George Washington Bridge Clendenin Ryan Hackensack Thomas Fortune Ryan United States John G. Broady New York State Edward Jones Broady Riverside Drive Joseph Miller Jones William O’brien Detroit Chicago Hugo Rogers Manhattan Rogers Tammany Hall O’dwyer

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