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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1948
Page
4
The writer argues the southern France invasion diverted by sea from Italy was a strategic blunder of first magnitude and cost Vienna to the Western Allies. The assessment presents a stark critique of Allied decisions during World War II.
A London Sunday Times military correspondent blames General Eisenhower for costly Allied casualties in 1944 and for policy choices he says hampered postwar Western efforts against Russia. The piece contests Eisenhower's view of World War II and argues Montgomery favored a thrust toward Berlin, while Britain bore heavy wartime losses.
Levy of execution on real estate in Linn County Iowa to satisfy judgment for Patent Novelty Co. and others. Public auction set for December 4 1948 at 11 AM at the Linn County courthouse in Cedar Rapids with terms five dollars down and balance cash. Sheriff Spooner notes appearance and details available at his office.
Atlantic City report notes a 65 percent drop in rheumatic fever deaths since 1940. Dr. George M. Wheatley of Metropolitan Life cited a survey at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting, linking the decline to the introduction of chemotherapy for early disease. The study estimates about 600,000 Americans under 50 were affected.
Movie star Melvyn Douglas and Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas of California were named Mr. and Mrs. American Citizen of 1948 by B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 487 in Beverly Hills. The award, presented Sunday night by Jack Benny, cited their embodiment of Americanism during 1948.
The Cunard White Star Queen Elizabeth ended a sailors strike after a walkout by kitchen staff stewards and engine crew. The ship will sail to New York only when the New York longshoremen strike ends and not to Halifax. Crew members who left the ship agreed to return by noon today. The company cautioned that sailings to New York would resume only once the port strike ends, with no victimization.
Washington report notes government statistics show the nine month decline in marriage licenses at 8.2 percent from 1947 levels. The slide in marriages appears to be tapering, with the year’s early pace not as steep as before.
The total of the last four months indicates a reduced decline compared with the same period a year earlier. This suggests improving performance or conditions, though figures are not specified. Further data would clarify the trend and its implications for the organization.
Film star Errol Flynn and wife Nora Eddington traveled by train to New York confirming their reconciliation. The couple, longtime Hollywood names, were en route Monday according to UP dispatches.
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