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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1947
Page
4
Cedar Rapids readers are urged to attend Monday’s 8 PM town meeting at Club One-9 Teen hosted by the Council for Social Planning. The discussion should shape future youth facilities and determine whether to resume or end the expensive program.
Des Moines house elections committee urged indefinite postponement of proposed changes to election laws. The action signals a setback for reform efforts and leaves the primary date adjustments unresolved.
Danbury high school in Northwest Iowa defied Class A to reach the state tournament, riding a 32 game win streak. Critics attribute the success to strict coaching, deliberate slow-break style, and poise under pressure appealing to fans statewide.
Confessional essay by Robert Quillen advising parents to treat children as capable adults and to model honesty and restraint. Includes reflections on American society, education, and leadership, with personal anecdotes about parenting and broader social critique.
The comic voice notes sugar stamps due April first and jokes about washing machines, cars, and lumber promises amid shortages. It compares American wartime abundance to calm belief of abundance, while recalling old days of two pair of pants for a lone wearer and his shorter brother.
The piece argues that unless John L. Lewis acts up, Congress will not pass a strong labor crackdown. It predicts no outlawing of the closed shop or industry wide bargaining, and outlines a GOP plan to pass mild measures on strikes, union finances, and contract liability while avoiding a veto clash.
Marquis Childs argues that spiteful Capitol Hill actions threaten to push capable public servants like Capt Granville Conway from government service. Conway, a veteran shipping expert, directed the War Shipping Administration and helped re distribute 4000 wartime ships, negotiating complex contracts to avoid losses. His return to private life followed by political pressure, boxcar shortages, and grain shipment concerns highlights how abuse can erode essential expertise.
George E. Sokolski argues the Truman doctrine is long overdue and seeks to curb Soviet expansion. He criticizes the Moscow talks and urges formal Senate participation and clear treaties as the basis for American action. He contends the policy should have been declared earlier and tied to broader democratic safeguards.
The article discusses periodontitis terminology and the shift from pyorrhea to common parlance. It links calcium and vitamin D intake to dental health, notes sun exposure converts skin compounds to vitamin D, and emphasizes lifelong nutrition for lasting teeth health.
The column criticizes the CIO for misrepresenting labor cost shares in manufacturing. It cites a December Economic Outlook cartoon claiming 16 percent labor cost, argues total labor costs run 80 to 85 percent of consumer dollars, and notes AFL warnings about CIO propaganda undermining bargaining.
Radio NOTES and COMMENT PEROME KERN S MUSIC IN THE AIR offers delightful Kern tunes with Virginia Parker star and Paul Foote opposite. Robert Trendler conducts. BC announces new Soviet television newsreel rights. Johnny Morgan and the Golden Gate quartet guests on Vaughn Monroe show. Iowa high school boys basketball tournament broadcasts planned. Andrews Sisters and Beryl Davis guest on Your Hit Parade. Chester Morris and Herbert Marshall star in Blind Spot on Hollywood Star Time.
Danny Kaye brings the Kid From Brooklyn to This Is Hollywood at 9 15 on CBS WMT with Virginia Mayo joining the radio version. NBC Tonight resumes Believe It or Not as a daytime feature starting May 12 with several dramatized episodes daily.
Schedule notes an hourly program on a theater stage with times listed as 9 and 9 30 p m. The text is fragmented but indicates a broadcast or show lineup for a theater program.
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