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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1948
Page
7
Police say the double murder in Boca Raton appears staged as robbery. Sculptor Lazzari, 48, and wife Louise, 40, were found slain after returning from a social visit. A .38 pistol fired into their stomachs, with robbery evidence allegedly planted. Lazzari’s Jeep used by the killer.
William C. Bullitt landed in Shanghai on Monday to begin a study of the Chinese situation for a U.S. congressional committee.
Edward Ebelsheiser, 55, began a 60 year sentence for second degree murder at Fort Madison state penitentiary after failing to post a $40,000 appeal bond by the 10 day extension deadline. The victim, Earl Robertson, was shot at his Hedrick area farm last July 27.
In an ancient Anatolian plateau region now part of Turkey, the Hittite civilization flourished. The text notes this area as the core homeland of the Hittite people and their early state.
Sports Director Bob Brooks hosts Sports Camera at 6 45 PM with Pat Harmon of the Gazette at 7 15 PM. Bill Slater presents Fishing and Hunting Club of the Air at 9 PM and Sports Final at 9 45 PM. The All-City Football Team for 1948 is announced in the Gazette.
R George W Crane known radio psychologist on KCRG at 9 45 am tomorrow morning discusses How To Hold Your Wife s Devotion. He is recognized as a leading figure in practical psychology and has guided many through his radio talks and newspaper columns.
Fragmentary OCR note lists names and fashion street hints with scattered terms, lacking clear event structure or dates. Limited readable items include references to persons and a street context without an identifiable incident or outcome.
Monday evening listings show Fatwa Lewis and Jenry Taylor featured on MBS with a 5:55 segment. A 11:30 program by Joe Reichman and a 11:55 news slot follow. Tuesday afternoon highlights include an on screen movie tine and a Friday Superman slot at 5:15.
Jimmy McCall and Elmer Varvis, both Alameda youths aged 15 and 16, piloted a borrowed Culver Cadet from Oakland to visit a relative. The stunt nearly caused a collision with a TWA DC-3 and a group of Navy fighters, tearing off landing gear before they landed in weeds. Authorities in Stockton held them for potential charges.
Washington report notes Senator Vandenberg of Michigan being urged as a compromise candidate for the Republican policy committee chairmanship. He is not seeking the post, but some old guard and Young Turks backers push the idea while warning the group to spare Bob Taft in any leadership fight.
Policy committee post becomes a personal issue for Taft as he fights to retain the chair. Proposals suggest changing rules or moving him to GOP floor leadership with ex officio policy chair status. The “Young Turks” favor moving both roles to liberal allies. Lodge Baldwin Knowland named as possibilities. If that fails, many back Vandenberg to avoid intra party clash.
Washington brief notes that Democratic hopes rest on scarce Capitol hotel space as Republicans hold most inauguration day reservations. Hotel managers report a near total sellout, with many GOP rooms secured before election day and Democrats lacking available lodging options.
Ralph W. Banford, 29, of Gilbert, was killed when his car left the Boone Story county line road seven miles northwest of Ames. He died of a broken neck. It marks the tenth fatal accident in Story county this year.
Harold Knutson 68, a longtime Minnesota Republican and author of the Knutson tax plan, recalls entering Congress in 1917 and casting the first vote against war. He says he is the lone survivor among the 50 House members and six senators who opposed U.S. entry into World War I and laments how the conflict shaped world leaders. He cites the Knutson-Vandenberg tree planting bill of 1928 as among his notable achievements.
Knutson defends the tax reduction bill as the best ever while predicting a $45 billion budget for the 1950 fiscal year. He warned of required tax increases under the next congress and criticized labor trends, likening U S policy to England with an out and out labor government within ten years.
The Very Rev Hewlett Johnson the Red Dean charged Western powers on Sunday night with undermining world peace and provoking actions viewed with grave misgivings by people worldwide from New York.
Canterbury states there is no corresponding menace from the Russians who have a sentiment for peace while noting the pineapple is a berry.
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