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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
11
The army seeks a new reserve force of affiliated units called minute men. About 2,500 units would include roughly 300,000 officers and men across industry and science. Classes A B and C differ by officer and enlisted personel, with sponsors supplying reserves when possible.
Hall outlined a plan where sponsor employed enlisted men or volunteers form regular drill units. The units would get federal training aid, with bi weekly or monthly drills and a 15 day summer field program when possible. In emergencies they would be ready with minimal extra training to support fighting forces.
Fire Commissioner Frank Quayle and other city officials left a Democratic state committee dinner Monday night due to a five alarm blaze in Brooklyn. The event, costing one hundred dollars per plate, prompted evacuations and highlighted the danger to attendees amid the large fire.
Moscow dispatch says Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky predicts peace for a long time as the cause of peace remains secure despite aggressive acts. He cites provocative speeches by certain American senators including Thomas Oklahoma and Russell Georgia as examples of attempts to provoke war.
Brewster of Maine described certain moves as instigating war against the Soviet Union. He warned that all such attempts are doomed to failure, framing the rhetoric as dangerous and misleading.
Virginia Minn report says Wayne R. Kemp Kemppainen argued with a store proprietor over a five cent magazine. When the payment issue escalated into a scuffle Kemppainen was arrested, fined, and ordered to pay damages.
The Gazette lists cinema times in multiple theaters Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion with titles like The Egg and I The Best Years of Our Lives The Fabulous Dorseys My Darling Clementine Dangerous Business and more plus late shows and relay times for Tuesday.
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