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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1946

Page

14

German Attempts To Split Allies Are Bearing Fruit

Berlin reports say German propaganda seeks to divide the Allied powers by exploiting rifts between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain after the Paris peace talks. Propaganda tied to Berlin elections has shifted from open airing to underground rumor campaigns, with accusations of plant seizures, forced labor, and secret weapon production spreading among occupation authorities and officials.

Wes Gallagher Berlin Germany Russia United States England Reich Social Democrats Christian Democrats Liberal Democrats Thuringia S.E.D

Boy 15 Charged With Murder After Fatal Stabbing

MINEOLA NY A 15 year old, Henry J Haubold Jr, was charged with first degree murder for stabbing 11 year old George Wanzer Jr to death. He confessed Sunday night after being identified by a 10 year old witness. An alienist testified he is sane and aware of the crime.

Mineola N. Y Henry J. Haubold, Jr George Wanzer Jr Wantagh Long Island Haubold Robert Harms Wanzer Nassau County James N. Gehrig Gehrig

Bartender’s Sad Molotov Moment at United Nations Hall

UNITED NATIONS HALL FLUSHING N Y UP Bartender Jack Egan recalls a Russian delegate visit with a Molotov cocktail ready but not ordered He muses that the moment would have marked history if the drink had been served, noting the vodka content without revealing any secrets His colleagues support restraint.

United Nations Hall Flushing N. Y Jack Egan Egan U.N

Bar talk from wartime era mixes cocktails and diplomacy

Egan, a Riverside Drive tavern keeper, recalls pre World War I drink preferences and currency confusions among delegates from Saudi Arabia and others at a wartime meeting. He notes they prefer cakes or orange juice before sessions and mentions Trygve Lie’s Cuba libre drink. He says the bar has enough liquor to “float the city of New York” and jokes about interpreters not being needed.

Egan Scarlett O’haras Saudi Arabia United Nations Trygve Lie New York Riverside Drive

Ceilings Removed On Whatnots Etc

OPA moves swap ceilings on miscellaneous items and raises prices on imported wallaby leather products. Whatnots and other household goods are decontrolled, including light shelves, rockers, secretary desks, bed frames, drapery, and trims. A Maine first Thanksgiving is recalled as occurring 15 years before Plymouth.

Washington OPA Wallaby

President Betancourt Leads Venezuela Balloting for Assembly

In Caracas and five states unofficial returns show Romulo Betancourt’s Liberal Democratic Action atop the vote with 127,213. Opponents include Copei at 28,313, Communists 7,714, and the Democratic Republican Union 4,804. Over 1,000,000 voters participated in Venezuela’s first universal free election.

Caracas Venezuela Romulo Betancourt Liberal Democratic Action Party Democratic Action Party Copei Independent Electoral and Political Organization Committee Democratic Republican Union Betancourt

Troop Arrivals By Associated Press

In New York 1337 service personnel aboard the Westerly Victory were due to dock Monday from Bremerhaven Germany. No other US ports were scheduled to receive troop vessels. Even before World War II two thirds of the world population was chronically undernourished.

Associated Press New York Bremerhaven Germany United States

Strong Roll Up Overhead Garage Door Description

Just turn the handle and this sturdy Roll Up Overhead Garage Door slides up and out of the way. It resists wind and won t be blocked by ice or snow. Made of kiln dried lumber, 13g inches thick. Size 8 feet wide by 7 feet high. Top section glazed clear glass. Shiplap joints between each section keep the door weather tight.

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