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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
1
Washington AP reports Congressional leaders privately concede the Truman program faces deep trouble as a Republican southern Democrat coalition threatens to shape legislation. They warn major proposals may falter, with potential minor wage and Taft Hartley adjustments but no swift anti segregation bills.
In Rome a Communist filibuster halted a chamber of deputies vote on Italy joining the North Atlantic pact after an all night session. About 150 deputies from Communist and extreme left Socialist groups spoke, delaying approval though the Christian Democrats hold a solid majority. The pact terms will be publicized Friday and the bill then moves to the Senate.
Partly cloudy and continued cold weather expected for Cedar Rapids Thursday night and Friday. Temperatures rose Thursday enough to melt the two inches of snow that fell, the state’s highest snowfall. Low temperature in Iowa Wednesday night was 6 degrees at Iowa City and Waterloo. By 2 pm Thursday the temperature was 31.
Four more non Communist countries Italy Denmark Portugal and Iceland were invited to join the North Atlantic security pact. American envoys presented bids to foreign ministers seeking prompt acceptance on behalf of the eight nations already in the alliance.
Cedar Rapids builders move forward with an economy housing plan after agreeing to build test houses financed with FHA insurance. Kenneth Borschel and M E Rowley will each construct an $8500 test home, seek site, financing details, and plans to start within 60 days, with others pledging additional units if terms prove feasible. Ralph Hungerford, president, emphasizes large scale start before the season advances.
New York reports a hotel tied blackmail ring extorted over 1 million dollars yearly from wealthy figures. The ring used hotel staff tips and next door rooms to install wire recorders and tapped lines, targeting husbands and wives to trigger payments. Police know the names but lack usable complainants to press charges.
Ralph Bradford of the U S Chamber of Commerce told a Chamber audience that free enterprise supporters must demand intellectual honesty and oppose wasteful programs like keeping unneeded veterans hospitals. He supported Marshall Plan aid but warned against demanding profits from government.
Sears, Roebuck and Company cut the price of all denim clothing nine percent in a noted price reversal since the war. A spokesman said the move covers basic cotton garments worn by nearly every American and follows a drop in denim cloth prices by manufacturers. Denim work clothes and overalls are used by farmers, industrial workers, tradesmen, and rail workers. Sears noted the influence of cowboy and ranch wear and estimated about 60 percent of grammar and high school pupils wear denim.
A brief humor item notes the Office Boy quipping I came back to see if you were still in business in a Commerce section style joke. The line showcases a light exchange reflecting office banter and persistence of business chatter.
The Gebotshriber family Daniel 27 and wife 25 and their son Jacob 2 arrived in Cedar Rapids from Germany. Daniel, a former chief of police for four displaced persons in the American sector, has been offered several positions. They are renting rooms at Thulius Golad home 611 Eighth Street SE. They are the first of four expected arrivals in Cedar Rapids.
Premier John I Costello told the United States in a St Patrick's Day message that Ireland is entering a new and brighter era for the country and its people worldwide.
Four years after Pacific mastery the United States shifts its main defense line to the West Coast and Alaska. Budget limits curb distant perimeter protection as forces are redeployed from Hawaii to San Diego and the 81st Fighter Wing returns to the mainland. Pearl Harbor remains a submarine base as its fleet converts to snorkel-type underwater breathing gear.
Veiled hints of a possible bus strike in Cedar Rapids came to the city council as union spokesmen asked for city intervention in the wage dispute. Four AFL leaders said discussions with Cedar Rapids City Lines have reached a standstill and urged council action to push a settlement.
In Mexico City a uranium slug found with Gustavo Mesa sparked a joint U S and Mexican probe into a leak of atomic material. FBI analysis suggests the sample came from a U S laboratory as agents seek its origin and possible black market offers. Mesa was released for lack of evidence while under strict secrecy.
President Truman told Congress that the Communist Greek guerrilla movement is nearing bankruptcy and that the American supported Greek army can eliminate the rebels. He charged Moscow trained revolutionists control the guerillas and Greece faces an invasion by foreign armies serving international communism. He warned dissension within the guerrilla ranks may not yield a quick victory, but the military outlook is brighter than in the past.
London reports Britain reduces meat ration due to delayed Argentine shipments. From March 27 Britons receive about 10 pence weekly for meat, eight pence fresh and two pence corned, down from a shilling total. Dr Edith Summerskill announced the change in Parliament.
McNamara led a Cedar Rapids health department grievance over seniority in a city hiring dispute for a truck driver. CIO and AFL factions debated representation as five additional workers pressed for a clear hiring policy from the city council, with Mayor Hahn calling it administrative and emphasizing qualification and efficiency.
Senate leaders, after defeat on civil rights, vow to finish anti filibuster debate by nightfall to move to Truman program items. Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois signals an all night session to finish filibuster curbs and start rent control debate Friday. The anti filibuster fight ended Tuesday with administration defeat, while Wednesday and Thursday extended the record ahead of votes.
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