19 Mar 1951
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1951
Page
1
The piece argues the city lacked funds and modern gear to clear streets after a severe storm, noting delays and inconveniences. It warns maintenance of emergency capacity would be costly and favors delaying major projects until clearer analysis and hearings clarify costs and benefits.
A playful scene notes toy bagpipes causing commotion as a screen door clatters and a cat appears to suffer a tail mishap, highlighting a lighthearted domestic moment in a neighborhood setting.
The St. Lawrence waterway proposal faces Congress with defense aims to connect Great Lakes ports to Europe and boost power for northeastern plants. Canada backs a joint project, but $800 million cost and uncertain traffic raise doubts. Tolls could fund the plan, yet winter standstills and unclear traffic hamper projections.
A game score in the Midwest shows 141 to 53, with observers noting inflation could affect player rotation pools. The unusual result prompts questions about pacing, substitutions, and scoring trends in regional play.
A columnist argues price wage controls are misused and explains the shifting approach in plain language. He notes the move to hard initial controls, then easing, hoping to reduce jail risks, while warning about overcomplication and political spin in Washington.
Harold R. Trewin re-elected education board chair at a board meeting. Lt. John Babillus and Lt. James B. Linsley ordered to a year of active duty by Seventh Corps. Pan-American Follies at the Iowa theater. Cedar Rapids women’s club protests state income tax to Linn county lawmakers. City sells sewer and riverfront bonds to Davenport firm with 4 percent interest and premiums. Robert Hubins named Coe College Acorn yearbook business manager for 1933. City physician limits charity patient care to contagious cases, emergencies excepted. Iowa engineer R. J. Holmes writes on Towns Pump Handle. State Senator William Haskell boasts 100 percent bill postponements and loyal attendance.
Dr Wm Brady discusses rationing in England during the war and its health impacts. He notes better overall vigor among Londoners, a shift in sweets craving, and argues dessert is poor for inactive people. Readers ask health questions about appetite and sleep timings for children.
Drew Pearson claims West German industrialists and Bonn officials aid the Soviet bloc by exporting machinery ball bearings rubber compounds carbon black nickel lead crude iron pig iron and machine tools. He cites a May 10 export control shift and a June surge plus a truck sale to Hungary halted by U.S. troops and warns U.S. officials to curb leaks of strategic materials to Russia.
George E. Sokolsky surveys Mundt’s call for a Constructive Party as a merger of southern Democrats and northern Republicans to resist Roosevelt and Truman policies. He cites Jeffersonian roots, fears over central government, and asserts leaders from both parties could sign a declaration of independence from Rooseveltian socialization and Truman chaos.
In a column on the Korean situation the writer notes the 38th Parallel as an imaginary boundary that once divided North and South Korea. He jokes about U N travel costs and suggests the line’s practical irrelevance amid ongoing exchanges between the two Koreas.
Marquis Childs warns time is wasted as the West delays relief for India Yugoslavia and Europe. He notes stalled grain aid bill to India, deteriorating Yugoslav economy under Soviet pressure, and slow progress on European defense arms. He argues delays perilous for peace.
A personal tribute to Cedar Rapids City Lines staff and bus drivers for gracious tolerance, conscientious and untiring service during the recent unprecedented snowstorm. The undersigned expresses gratitude and thanks on behalf of the general public and many individuals for keeping them rolling under overwhelming odds.
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