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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1947

Page

16

Closed Shop Ban Favored By Chamber

Washington Harvard University President James B. Conant told business leaders that Russians expect U S disintegration after the war if the United States does not accept international control of atomic energy He warned the hope for U S collapse fuels opposition to global atomic supervision The convention adopted resolutions backing Greek Turkish aid labor reform and outlawing strikes harming safety and health Conant urged limits on strikes and warned of a potential move toward a controlled economy by limiting free labor markets

Washington INS Harvard University James B. Conant Russia United States Conant United States Chamber of Commerce Earl O Shreve New York General Electric Company Chamber William K. Jackson Truman House Halleck G.O.P Ball R-Minn Congress Harvard

Secrecy Retards Scientific Gain Warns Lilienthal

David E. Lilienthal, chair of the U S Atomic Energy Commission, warned at Popular Science Monthly’s anniversary dinner that U S monopoly on atomic knowledge risks retarding science, urging progress despite secrecy while stressing responsibility to keep information restricted until effective international control is in place.

New York Llp David E. Lilienthal United States Atomic Energy Commission United States Lilienthal Popular Science Monthly Congress

Secrecy Hampers Science and American Progress

A speaker argues that secrecy stifles scientific progress when researchers cannot share notes or thrash out ideas collectively, warning that limited exchange harms not only science but American advancement.

Chicago crime expert dismisses London two murder claim

Francis T. Leary reports Chicago crime authority Virgil Peterson downplays London two‑murder coverage as a Chicago crime wave. He notes past Chicago years with far higher murder counts and police officer fatalities, arguing two killings do not measure a real wave.

London Chicago Francis T. Leary Virgil Peterson Chicago Crime Commission George Harry Tyler Alex D’antiquis Tyler D’antiquis London Daily Mirror Scotland Yard Yard Peterson Scarface al Capone Pes Stondan

MacArthur Allows Rising Sun Flag in Japan

General MacArthur authorized the Japanese to fly the Rising Sun flag over designated buildings beginning with the new constitution. He declared the flag’s display over the diet, prime minister’s residence, supreme court, and Emperor’s palace signals a new era of peace and democratic government.

Tokyo INS MacArthur Japan Supreme Allied Comcome Mander Diet Supreme Court Emperor Hirohito Shigeru Yoshida National Diet Douglas MacArthur Nippon Hirohito

Fatality Toll in Freak Rail Wreck Rises to 5

The death toll from the freak wreck of the Pennsylvania railroad's Amer ican and two freight trains rose to five. Victims include Michael Burdock, 21, Monessen, and Mrs. Jean D. Sims, 26, Belle Vernon, mother of a two-week-old with head injuries and a leg fracture. Of 51 injured, nine remained hospitalized.

Huntingdon INS Pennsylvania Railroad American Michael Burdock Monessen Merchant Marine Jean D. Sims Belle Vernon Penelope

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