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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1947
Page
6
The piece urges prompt federal action on labor regulations to avoid a patchwork state-by-state pattern. It argues uniform national rules would ease labor management relations, warning delayed Congress could push states to act, slowing nationwide clarity for a decade.
Allan Kline of the Iowa Farm Bureau argues education should prepare for future problems not past ones. He says public attitudes cling to outdated standards and that today’s students need more than previous generations, with emphasis on essential modern elements.
The War Department elevates the National Guard to equal status in national defense. It plans a guard of 682000 nationwide with Iowa six times larger than prewar. Guardsmen receive higher pay, family allowances during summer camp, and employers urged to grant paid vacations and unpaid leave for camp periods. The TRC and reserve corps receive similar recognition, aligning with democratic ideals.
Historian argues the U S must help England rebuild after war and form English speaking union to ensure safety. England’s empire falters from debts and loss. mutual aid and export discipline could restore strength while other nations regain balance.
A reflective note presents a quotation from W. H. Dollinger on nobility and self-respect, stating that true nobility requires self-respect and consideration of others rather than selfish thinking. The sentiment emphasizes humility and honor over self-centered perspectives.
The text mocks U S diplomacy and foreign policy jargon, listing places like Dumbarton Oaks Bretton Woods San Francisco Lake Sudness and Moscow. It lampoons strategic games and signals a chaotic view of international relations with satirical lines about networking and control.
In the Lilienthal Clapp case the public lands committee backed Lilienthal 8 to 1 for leading the atomic era while the atomic energy committee rejected Clapp 7 to 5. Republican splits center on views of communism in TVA and Lilienthal as administrator, with praise from unions and Roosevelt allies but skepticism from others.
Washington observers worry President Truman’s Greek policy was shaped by close access of Royalist archbishop Athenagoras and the Rev. Daniels to the White House and Gen. Vaughan. They fear royalist influence could reach the State Department on passports, while the broader Palatial circle gains leverage in U.S. foreign policy.
A skeptical editorial blasts labor leaders and New Deal allies for pressuring Congress to curb union monopolies. It condemns the Labor Board bias toward collective bargaining and warns that enforcement shifts toward the justice department would erode constitutional rights. It notes Finland’s reparations payment and high Russian newsprint prices, citing Norman Chandler’s Los Angeles Times stance on Russia.
Dr. Brady emphasizes calcium for bones teeth and nerve function and links vitamin D to calcium utilization. He advises daily sun exposure to obtain vitamin D and mocks grandmothers opposing sunning while promoting naked sunning as beneficial within legal bounds.
Marquis Childs argues against warlike opposition in Congress to Truman's Greece policy. He endorses FAO expert recommendations for water resource development irrigation and hydroelectric projects, cooperative farming, and tourism as paths to modernization. He notes UN involvement and concerns over funding and governance.
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