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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1949
Page
1
Inez Robb reports Monte Carlo differs from the glamorous image in film. The Riviera casino is large but worn, with dress codes lax and prices modest. Machines dispense tiny winnings and the one franc slots dominate the floor as visitors seek luck and spectacle.
Peter Salem faces a strange case on the Mutual Network at 7 30 PM with a tale of a harpooned man found dead on a boat in a museum and the corpse later appearing in a greenhouse. Bond Druancast presents Zero Hour on Murder by Experts at 8 PM, followed by Harleigh as commentator at 9 PM with guest newsmen before Mutual Newsreel.
The Gazette outlines radio service offerings including KCRG and WMT stations. It mentions Music You Want Scouting Stars instrumentalists Judy Sinatra Kirstin Sports and Rex Cons Roundup Time. The page labels top morning and pro and con news segments.
A fragmented listing outlines a radio station KCRK with hourly news on the hour and various segments across dayparts. Programs include Murder There’s NEWS, Newsreel, Forum, Secret Missions, Commentator, and evening blocks on FM 96.9 Channel 345.
A downtown radio guide lists programs from 6:45 evening with variety acts to 11:30 dancing party at Market East. Features include My Serenade at 9:15 and Wanda Montz at 10:30 with a police blotter segment.
A witness recalls a late night incident where a young man repeatedly played a five-franc machine, losing to exhaustion before drawing a pistol at midnight. The narrator lunged but the attacker had already fired at the machine, not a person.
In Wyanet Illinois a one hour riot left at least four wounded as war veterans clashed with Jehovahs Witnesses during an attempted public meeting in the village park. Injuries included Gail Thomas 25 with three stab wounds, Orville Olds 30 Charles Binn 60 and his son Lawrence 20.
Theaters Paramount State Town Palace and others list film lineups. Titles include Mr Soft Touch Strange Bargain San Francisco Night at the Opera Conflict Adventure s End Barkley of Broadway Force of Evil Arctic Manhunt Family Honeymoon Czech feature The Noose Hangs High Neptune's Daughter I Cheated the Law Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House plus short subjects and drives in.
In Wilton England thieves rolled red carpet across a muddy yard to conceal their trail as they stole rugs worth £418 about $1170 from a local carpet factory. Police began inquiries and reviewed security footage to identify suspects and recover the goods.
Sen Joe McCarthy vows to aid Capt John Crommelin in a Navy court martial if held He seeks support from Estes Kefauver or Lyndon Johnson and would defend the decorated officer under house arrest in Washington Crommelin is charged with unauthorized disclosure of secret documents and could lose his pension if found guilty The case draws McCarthy into the unification debate and defense of a war hero with strong naval lineage.
The film chronicles naval aviation from 1921 aboard the Langley through later war years with gripping combat scenes filmed in color. Gary Cooper stars as a pilot under Lt Cmdr Walter Brennan, facing career setbacks after a controversial remark about Japan. The reviewer notes Hollywood embellishments but praises the wartime footage.
A reader notes the final departure after the war and criticizes The Fighting Lady for a flimsy plot with a love angle and a cluttered message aimed at readers. The piece laments the lack of a proper reissue to showcase more of the same style.
The AP reports a printer's union ban on Sunday work halted all Monday morning newspaper editions except for a sports daily, disrupting daily news delivery across Rome. The move affected multiple outlets and underscores tensions between publishers and labor organizers.
Major General Harry H Vaughan, a presidential military aide, told a Democratic gathering that he acted as a shock absorber in the five percenters investigation. He described himself as an authority on investigations and said he could not be pleased about assisting but would endure as part of the White House scene.
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