23 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1948
Page
1
Communists launched a new offensive against Suchow 180 miles northwest of Nanking, aiming at the city airfield as government air power faltered by bad weather. Red forces pressed from the southeast and north, heightening pressure on Peiping and Tientsin while the Nationalists evacuated suchow.
An unnamed top administration official estimated a $5 billion program blending military and economic aid could be the only chance to halt the Communist advance in China. The White House said Truman and Marshall discussed broad foreign relations in their post election meeting. White House press secretary Ross called Marshall's report very informative.
An AFL teamsters slowdown halted rail and air express traffic into New York City. The Railway Express Agency issued an embargo on nearly all express shipments, excluding certain carload loads, as terminal workers joined the strike.
Pollard confesses to killing a boy, admitting the fatal act amid an ongoing investigation. Details of motive or exact location are not provided in the readable text.
The FBI reports 26 year old William Pollard of Cincinnati was captured in Chicago and confessed to the murder of 21 month old Joseph Nichols in a St. Louis hotel slaying case.
Pfc. Miller P. Stevens of North Bergen New Jersey was fined 180 dollars and given a six month suspended jail term after drinking on duty with Russians at the Soviet mission in Frankfurt Germany during the Communist revolution anniversary. Four US military police on guard were invited to join the celebration, with most American officers barred from attending.
Cedar Rapids school board in a special session approved final Kenwood elementary plans along with earlier Cleveland projects and the stadium. Public hearing and bid openings set for Dec 6 at 7 30 p m with contracts likely later. Kenwood aims occupancy January 1950.
Washington AP President Truman appoints Dr Edwin G Nourse to head the economic advisory council and direct planning of the anti inflation program to be presented to Congress in January.
The NLRB found Boeing Airplane Company guilty of illegally refusing to bargain with the International Association of Machinists during a five month Seattle plant strike. The board, in a 4-0 vote, ordered Boeing to resume collective bargaining and to offer full reinstatement to employees who struck on April 22.
Paris AP dispatch reports Britain plans to press Brussels pact allies on creating a Western European consultative parliament. Belgium's political crisis delayed talks with France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg, while Italy signals backing Italy's De Gasperi discussed European cooperation with Queuille and Schuman.
Weather report notes Cedar Rapids hit 11 degrees during the early hours of Tuesday, the coldest of the fall, with 2:30 p.m. temperature at 33 degrees. Forecast calls for warmer tonight and Wednesday then colder air returning by Friday with possible snow flurries in north Iowa.
Friends of Senator Barkley vice president elect say he will likely spend Christmas in South America. They mention possible visits to Argentina Brazil and Chile on a trip beginning mid December with a decision expected within the week. Barkley is at home in Paducah.
Linn county Democrats celebrated a second Democratic plurality for President with a $3 plate victory dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. Speakers urged victory in state and county elections while criticizing The Gazette and touting precinct organization. 153 attended as toastmaster Milo Sedlacek jeered Republicans amid campaign fervor.
Buckingham Palace announced King George VI is to take complete rest for at least six months due to a circulatory ailment in his legs, with doctors citing a defective blood supply and possible blood clot. The 52 year old monarch's Australia and New Zealand tour, scheduled for January, was postponed.
U S Counter Intelligence Corps raids in Germany captured more than 20 operatives linked to Czechoslovak intelligence. The suspects, many German citizens, were arrested mainly near Munich and in the British zone, and will be handed to U S military authorities.
A radio report from Willemstad Curaçao says Maj Mendoza led army forces to overthrow President Romulo Gallegos government in Caracas. Mendoza claimed the regime was taking Venezuela into bankruptcy but said the situation is now under control and urged calm while guaranteeing private property and international treaties.
The U.S. delegation to the United Nations reaffirmed that the Security Council should find a Berlin crisis solution. A spokesman stated Western powers will fully cooperate with Council President Juan A. Bramuglia in his efforts, countering Berlin reports of no basis for agreement.
Santos O. Landelaria of Broderick California posted bail after 12 years for an illegal turn traffic ticket in Los Angeles. Police Chief C B Horal received a letter and a $15 money order explaining illness and no car use since the ticket.
Washington economists note a two month decline in the cost of living index and a drop in wholesale prices since August, with October near January levels. Metals prices rise, while consumer demand and sales show weakness. Fed sees supply already in better balance with demand than since the war, but caution remains about past misreads.
Oregon Senator Morse told the CIO convention that repealing Taft Hartley is not enough. He calls for revision of Wagner act and six concrete measures to curb abuses by labor and management including restoration of closed shop contracts and allowing union political spending. He also seeks mandatory good faith bargaining by both sides and repeal of non Communist affidavits for union leaders.
President Truman thanked tens of thousands of well wishers for congratulatory messages. He said he would not reply individually to avoid delaying White House work and noted more than 50 000 letters and 10 000 telegrams have arrived. He praised nonpartisan cooperation across the nation.
Bobby Breen and his press agent faced possible charges after a staged disappearance that sparked a large search in Sawyer county Wisconsin. Breen said it was a publicity hoax but he denied planning harm and insisted the incident was accidental.
A federal grand jury indicted Roger C. Slaughter, former Missouri congressman, on a charge of violating lobbying laws. The indictment marks a major development in the ongoing scrutiny of lobbying practices at the federal level.
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