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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1949

Page

4

Smaller Atom Bomb Packs More Destructive Potential

Washington analysis finds smaller atomic bombs could deliver greater overall destruction with broader spread, aiding stockpile buildup and safer use in future wars. The piece notes military leaders seek preserved, carefully deployed weapons and anticipate shifts in uranium supply and future atomic applications.

Darrell Garwood Washington INS Japan Ington Russia United States International News Service Monday Atomic Energy Sumner T. Pike Pike AEC Air Force

AFL Accused of Forcing Removal of Work by CIO

An NLRB examiner found that AFL linked building trades coerced removal of CIO installed lighting at Spokane Breeze Inn to permit completion by using contractors. The dispute with Kimsey Manufacturing, hired for the fixtures, led to the removal and a 17 day delay, with charges against AFL for secondary boycotts under Taft Hartley.

AFL CIO Washington National Labor Relations Board Spokane Horace A. Ruckel Kimsey Manufacturing Company Kimsey Ruckel Stanley Parrish Parrish AFL Building Trades Council Breeze Inn NLRB

Czechs Accelerate Russian Language Campaign Nationwide

Hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovaks from children to elders joined a Communist directed push to learn Russian. Classes opened in schools factories and clubs with prizes of Soviet magazines for fast learners and teachers ordered to read Russian books monthly with parents.

Prague Czechoslovakia Commission For Ilya Ehrenburg

Railroad Firemen Back Strike Vote

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen authorized a strike vote to back demands for additional crewmen on diesel locomotives. Workers on about 160 railroads would be affected as general chairmen rejected a presidential fact-finding board's report.

Brotherhood Truman David E. Robertson Cleveland Chicago INS Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen

Small Beast and Other Crossword Clues

A compact puzzle listing across and down clues with varied definitions. Includes terms like It eats- and Gaelic origin words, along with notes on months, symbols, and places.

Nevada City

Plane Crash Near Volga Kills Four In Farm Field

Authorities probing a light plane crash six miles west of Volga South Dakota killed four people, including two children, as rescuers searched the rural farm scene for clues. The crash occurred on a farm, and investigators from local agencies began reviewing the wreckage and interviewing witnesses.

Volga, S. D Here

AFL Parley Warns on Merchant Fleet Strength and Global Ties

Major General Fleming warned the AFL convention that America lacks wartime mastery of sea lanes without passenger ships. He noted orders for six passenger vessels aim to restore top shipbuilding status by 1951. The report urges U S aid to Asia, China support, and a new Marshall Plan style program.

Paul Philip B. Fleming Maritime Commission America Fleming AFL Britain International Relations Committee United States Argentina Peru Venezuela

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