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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
6
American passenger lines push into transoceanic travel with a fleet of new fast deluxe liners. Major operators plan at least 89 vessels, from 12-person combos to 400–500-passenger giants, while the Maritime Commission weighs oversized superliners and subsidy controls.
LAFF A DAY notes air conditioned ships postwar by Matson and American President Lines. Lurline class liners Santa Lurline Matsonia Mariposa Monterey will gain air conditioning for Hawaii Australia New Zealand routes. American President Lines to add two P 2 transports and build two similar liners for use this year with plans for three luxury liners by 1948 and resumption of round the world service. Also mentions postwar competition for travel business. Daytime enrollment at Washington University up 33 percent to 3741 students from all states and 34 international students.
An allied announces the conviction of a Korean mining executive Kim Kei Cho for taking 3,100,000 yen from Japanese to disrupt U S occupation policy. He is fined and sentenced to five years hard labor. The case illustrates Japanese efforts to influence U S decisions in Korea and elsewhere.
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