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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
21
Editor notes a 1924 Coolidge campaign recording reissued by Arco to counter Democratic tactics in 1946. The piece highlights Coolidge’s stand against expanding government, tax reforms, anti corruption, and wary views on European entanglements, with Roosevelt’s voice as contrast.
The article mocks UN deliberations in New York as a display of posturing over troop distribution details. It argues Russia and the United States use gestures like "full disclosure" to cultivate harmony, but such moves likely carry little real concession. Both sides probably know each other's troop pictures already. It ends by suggesting more of these gestures could ease delegates’ mood.
Georges Knapp of Troyes France attempted a personal experiment to live 125 or 150 years through eight to ten hours of work daily and a massage system. He died at 80, suggesting even bold plans for longevity meet mortality. His method would have offered little relief from hard labor and self denial.
Leonard Lyons recaps travels of Lee Fischer with Gandhi including a six day meeting. Contemplates Gandhi's remark that he is seen as a god by crowds. Florello LaGuardia may join a strike settlement with Jack Frye. Gilbert Miller buys the Lyric theater as a gift. Czech diplomat Jaroslav Cebe-Habersky receives top decorations in Prague. O Neill and Behrman exchange plans about new plays. Fannie Wurst reviews a premiere on WJZ. Harriett Kane’s novel to be Broadway adapted. Truman’s open car tour blocked by Secret Service. Louis Calhern earns star billing in The Magnificent Yankee.
At the Stork Club Frank Calhern riffs on earnings amid a brief producer star tussle over play turnout. He claims Arch of Triumph paid him 300 while his film role fetched 50 000, and jokes about Joe Nunan in the hum of Hollywood chatter.
A reflective piece laments long lines for mundane goods as shoppers recall past crowds for cinema and bacon. The writer compares meat shopping to a bank run and notes endless waits for unavailable items, urging easier access and fewer rumors.
The piece argues John Rogge of the Department of Justice was dismissed for mishandling sedition evidence in Germany. It defends due process, warns against guilt by association, and stresses that justice must be through courts, not newspapers.
The article details the dispute over coal contract terms between John L. Lewis and the Interior Department. It highlights the contentious point of washing coal at the tipple, which reduces weight and affects miners welfare funds. It also notes vacation pay awards, Harriman's rail rate dilemma, and private White House assurances to rail executives.
By David Lawrence, the column argues John L. Lewis forced renewed coal contract talks, pressuring Truman to concede wage raises for miners. It contends the administration yields to Lewis, risks labor domination, and signals a broader wage and inflation pattern amid looming strikes and potential nationalization pressures.
A roundup of political maneuvering and policy debates in Washington. Truman’s anti trust stance, the Budget Bureau versus the justice department, La Follette’s West Virginia campaign for Kilgore, Jonathan Daniels seeking endorsements, and Cap Krug’s support for the Navy contrasted with Harold Ickes’ earlier clashes with military brass.
Reader asks about why top left handed athletes are rare, how right hand hitters fare against left and right pitchers, and whether left handed children should be forced to write right handed. He questions experts and seeks clearer methods, noting ivy poisoning remedies and urging openness in the left handedness file.
A reader asks about vitamin B complex for diabetics and daily salt intake. Experts discuss recommended salt levels, dangers of excess, and salt use for sweating. Garlic is deemed harmless with no proven remedial effect.
Marquis Childs surveys a stale New York election scene with Dewey poised for victory, Mead and Lehman hampered by past dealings, and Ives offering a tougher stand on foreign policy, while LaGuardia’s absence dimmed city energy amid a shift toward Republican strength and anti Washington sentiment.
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