This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1950
Page
3
A summary of Washington’s view that the nation can pursue heavy rearmament while expanding the economy. The piece outlines possible 12 year weapons buildup, tax and price controls, civilian sacrifices, and the risk of total mobilization if war escalates. It cautions about changes to daily life and the possibility of enduring crisis unless peace is secured.
A reader analysis of a Canasta hand weighs options in ending the hand. The writer argues not discarding a queen keeps both players in position to meld out, prefers discarding an ace over a king, and favors drawing for outs while counting unseen aces and kings to gauge chances of partnership melds.
CIO President Philip Murray, in his annual address to the 12th CIO convention in Chicago, accuses Congress of catering to special interests while pledging continued support for the defense program. He criticizes the defense production act as inflationary and warns against profiteering by powerful groups. Murray notes repeal of Taft Hartley as an ongoing objective amid counter actions by big corporations and front groups.
A steel production fact notes that producing one ton of steel requires about 150 tons of water. The statement highlights the water intensity of steelmaking and implications for resource management and industrial efficiency.
Hal Boyle recalls a frontline moment in Korea with a careless medic named Junior who taunted an MP. A near front line encounter ends when the MP shows a fresh facial scar and quietly signals respect, leaving JuniorSpeechless as the column moves on.
Washington AP reports the National Association of Manufacturers leading opposition as the Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on a 4 billion dollar excess profits tax. NAM argues the tax is a blanket levy based on size rather than profit origin and warns it would hamper defense funding without targeted cuts.
Sligh argues excess profits tax is economically unsound and administratively unworkable. He warns it would freeze profits, slow growth, and worsen inflation by dampening business incentives. The NAM proposes an alternate plan including excise or sales taxes and a flat rate defense tax on corporations.
John H. Fahey, 77, veteran newspaperman and former top Federal Housing Agency official, died of pneumonia Sunday in Washington. He was second vice-president of the AP, helped found the U S Chamber of Commerce, and served as national president in 1914. Fahey headed the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration and chaired the Home Owners Loan Corporation during downturns.
In Hesse and Württemberg-Baden the Socialists crushed CDU backed by opposition to remilitarization. No Communist deputies were elected as voters rebuked Adenauer policies amid price rises and coal shortages.
A Pentagon building telephone exchange in Washington features 68,600 miles of trunk lines connecting its communications network.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.