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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1946
Page
8
The postwar period brings a dim-out and a 50 percent cut in rail passenger service, plus embargoes on nonessential freight. The author argues a wartime agency imposes measures to satisfy coal industry leaders, provoking critique of US efficiency and comparisons to dictatorship.
A reflective column contrasts Marion's small town charm with Cedar Rapids size and friendliness. It recalls the Rockefeller tainted money debate and a senator's retelling of a doctor’s tale about Simon Flexner and John D. Rockefeller leading to a university hospital funding.
W R Boyd of Cedar Rapids recalls a tale tied to the Rockefeller gift to the University of Iowa medical school. The pledge provided 2 250 000 dollars over five years to fund the University of Iowa hospital and support medical research led by Dr Simon Flexner and his brother Dr Abraham Flexner.
The Washington Post argues choosing a chief justice demands more than legal skill, requiring temperament, statesmanship, and administrative talent to avoid a wrangling court. Baltimore Sun stresses Britain once again matters as a trading ally beyond bases while U.S. aid aids recovery. St. Louis Post-Dispatch warns that imperial overreach and inflated aims risk national impotence and calls White House resolve to quell unrest led by Lewis.
The piece contrasts diplomacy with a warlike, gunmetal chic and sarcastically notes diplomats’ multilingual voting. It jokes about ambassadors and heavy briefcases and compares the Bronx conference to the Tennessee monkey trial, suggesting a troubling parallel.
Grant M Maples, 27, Cedar Rapids storekeeper and Coast Guard veteran, describes housing struggles, GI Bill plans, and wants flexible OPA rules. He suggests federal seizure of mines if coal strikes persist, praises terminal pay for all, and urges Cedar Rapids riverfront and cedar-lined highways to boost growth.
Raymond Moley analyzes Argentina under Peron, noting a growing war of nerves with Uruguay and the United States. He says Peron’s victory emboldens aggressive diplomacy, echoes prewar fascist rhetoric, and erodes U. S. prestige in Latin America while highlighting Mesersmith and Caffery as key American diplomats capable of restoring influence.
The Gazette notes fashion limits on sleeves and long black gloves, cites a glove shortage among Cedar Rapids women, and lists local matters including violinist Jan Kubelik’s Cedar Rapids visit, Henry J. Achter resigning as city auditor, baseball with the Bunnies facing Bloomington, Linn County Lumber Co. forming with George W. Fairchild as president, and the Alamo amusement park name contest won by Mrs. N. M. Hubbard.
William L. Shirer argues the proposed French constitution marks a radical shift toward Marxist social and economic democracy, expanding power beyond politics. He notes resistance leaders helped shape the charter and cites rights, habeas corpus, and work obligations as defining features, with France leaning left since liberation.
Four major lines bid for the Arctic air corridor Chicago to Tokyo and Shanghai via Seattle and Alaska. The Civil Aeronautics Board is set to grant Northwest Airlines exclusive rights, with Pan American, Pennsylvania Central, and TWA among bidders.
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