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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1946
Page
11
An OPA survey shows wholesale prices on all commodities 19 percent higher than June 29 when controls began to ease. Uncontrolled items up 34.8 percent, under caps up 5.8 percent. Retail prices rise similarly. fruit and vegetable costs fall sharply. porters future at OPA debated amid reconversion shifts.
HOLLYWOOD INS reports two Motion Picture Technicolor executives Algernon Tyson and Charles M. Gerlich were attacked by a goon squad as they drove to the studio. Tyson suffered a possible leg fracture and head lacerations. Gerlich a possible broken arm and leg. Police described three carloads of men forcing the car to the curb then beating the occupants. Mass picketing at Paramount lab dispersed after dawn by 33 policemen directing 150 strikers to disband.
Washington AP reports that price ceilings cover about 80 cents of the 1945 cost of living dollar while the 40 cents share remains under controls. Rents are now in 650 areas, foods limit sugar syrup and rice, and most major appliances stay under lids as decontrol proceeds.
More than 1,900 servicemen and 269 war brides and children arrived in New York from Italy aboard two ships while over 1,600 army personnel docked in San Francisco from the Orient. Saturday arrivals include Thomas Barry with 515 troops and 269 travel companions and Texarkana Victory with 1,395 troops in New York, and General Greely with 1,634 army personnel in San Francisco.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor quit their bid for an English residence and plan to sail to the United States this week. Critics call it a failed mission aiming to win royal recognition for Wallis Simpson and a government post for Edward VIII, with uncertainty over future appointments. Queen Mother Mary may still meet the duchess before departure.
The article notes the duke’s socialist sympathies and possible future post in England. Friends say he intended to reside in England after a planned American and Canadian trip, but he abandoned the search Saturday and stored his furniture. He plans to visit an Alberta ranch in Canada while the duchess stays in the United States visiting friends in Baltimore.
Des Moines Iowa AP Wilfred Wellock British author journalist and former MP will replace United States Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky as a speaker at the Iowa Education Association convention next Thursday night Don A Foster convention manager announced Saturday Barkley was listed as a speaker but will not attend.
A writer could not come to the event because his wife is seriously ill, prompting absence and concern.
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