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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1945
Page
2
Governor Blue and the legislative interim committee push for a serious survey of penal and corrective institutions. The groups seek reliable information, avoid political whitewash, and may call for a special legislative session and spending that saves money long term.
Vid kun Quisling, 58, who betrayed Norway to Germany for gold, was executed by firing squad at 2 40 a.m. Wednesday in Akershus fortress. His mercy appeal was rejected by King Haakon after trial for treason murder and theft.
Bern radio says Joseph Stalin named Marshal Zhukov as his successor. The report notes unrest among Soviet troops in Germany Austria and the Balkans after rumors of Stalin’s death and claims he quietly decided to appoint a successor.
Government officials weighed ending shoe rationing by October 28 or November 1 with a firm date likely to be announced on the eve of implementation. Other changes include butter ration values cut to eight points a pound and potential end dates for passenger tire rationing by December if production targets hold.
New York executives say lifting shoe rationing could come any day. L. E. Langston of the National Shoe Retailers Association warns customers not to overbuy once stamps are no longer required and to buy only what they need.
Solid Fuels Administrator Harold L. Ickes said there should be enough coal this winter though some consumers may not reach their preferred ashless smokeless brand. The wartime controls on anthracite coal and coke shipments will be relaxed starting Nov 1, with local SFA committees in the eastern United States to help consumers obtain fuel if needed. Discontinuance of five western offices is noted, while St Louis and Minneapolis offices remain, along with about a dozen eastern offices.
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and Lt. Wilford Willy were killed in August 1944 during top secret drone experiments off an Allied air mission bound for a V-2 site in Normandy. Both pilots volunteered for the dangerous test and were awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. The mission aimed to guide a radio controlled explosive drone with mother planes then bailout.
Congress remains divided on President Truman's proposal for universal military training for physically able men aged 17 to 20. Lawmakers form three camps: full approval, modified training to avoid interrupting education, and complete opposition to compulsion, with White House advisers signaling no compromise and public action likely in 1946.
James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, demanded broadcasters double musician employment for dual standard and frequency modulation outlets. He warned that a 45‑man ensemble must be paid for 90 when live music is carried on both standard and FM channels. Broadcasters across WEAF WABC WMMB WOR WGN KHJ fear FM progress and may use records to avoid the demand.
Dayton Ohio Dr Charles A Thomas of Monsanto says peacetime atomic energy will first appear in large power plants while far more speculative Buck Rogers ideas like powered planes remain distant He warns that inconsistent government policy could slow progress and endorses independent R D to foster competition He hints that atomic secrets may not be easily kept.
The United States urged Britain and the Netherlands to remove American insignia from lend lease gear used in Indonesia's revolt. Secretary Byrnes stressed a hands off policy while noting Britain agreed to respect the request and Mountbatten remains commander in the area. No Dutch reply yet.
Cedar Rapids weather forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Snow flurries failed to materialize as rain squalls moved through. Spencer recorded 35 degrees, while Cedar Rapids saw 38 at 5 to 7 am and 51 by 2:30 pm. Iowa City reached 55 degreesTuesday.
Governor Blue said there is no immediate need for legislative action to reform state board of control institutions and favors administrative changes. He awaits two committee reports on mental, penal, and corrective institutions before deciding on a special session, noting commitment practices as the key issue.
United Press reports Hollywood officials and Film Czar Eric Johnston reached a settlement to end the eight month movie industry strike. Police arrested 300 to 400 studio pickets enforcing a restraining order at Paramount and RKO studios amid sit downs and dispersal orders.
Regular commercial transatlantic service began as American Airlines Skymaster London landed at Shannon in Eire at 8 29 a m CST. Governor Maurice J Tobin and 12 passengers rode the flight with mail and a six man crew and one woman. The London departed Bedford Army Airport at 6 01 p m Tuesday with a Newfoundland stop.
Miriam Hopkins, 40, a blonde film actress, married Raymond B. Brock, 32, a war correspondent and lecturer, in Alexandria Virginia on Tuesday. It is Hopkins fourth marriage and Brock’s second.
Paris report states Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr diplomatic adviser to United States headquarters in Europe was divorced Tuesday by Margaret Thompson Schultz Biddle.
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