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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1949
Page
1
Hal Boyle reflects on writing a daily newspaper column as a mental prison six years in. He notes no formal training exists for columnists, cites varied paths of famous writers, and quips that columnists may hire ghosts to think or write. The piece ends with Don Marquis calling it digging a daily grave.
Red Smith recalls starting his warfront column for the AP in Sicily after a reporter refused the assignment. He explains columns go on, like Tarzan, and jokes about the gifts and sentiments readers send to columnists.
A dense list of across and down clues covering various topics from geography and language to units and anatomy. Includes hints like Planet and Arm bone, plus several currency and time related items, designed for a themed word puzzle.
A reader mails a glass eye described as color reddish blue, shared alongside nostalgic notes about soap bubble play lasting three years and a playful acknowledgment of the gesture.
Princess Charlotte of Hapsburg, 27, wed Prince Henri of Liechtenstein at a chateau in central France. The bride is the daughter of ex-Empress Zita, and Henri is a cousin of Prince Francis Joseph of Liechtenstein, a tiny Alpine principality once famed for postage stamp revenues.
Kenneth Holfert, 21, fainted in the Denver city auditorium Sunday night amid heat inside the venue. A police ambulance responded to administer first aid to the Holiday on Ice performer.
Vice President Barkley refused to confirm romance reports saying he will call reporters when any wedding plans are set. A Chicago columnist claimed Mrs. Carleton Hadley, 37, would wed the 73 year old in a St. Louis reception. Barkley laughed at first and then noted he would inform the press if such plans materialize.
Kupcinet in the Chicago Sun Times says the Veep and Mrs Hadley are America’s most romantic couple. He notes Barkley and the St Louis widow are “they’re meant for each other” as part of a wave of recent conjecture. In other items a war crimes panel in Manila hands life terms to Lt Col Yasuo Omuro and death sentence to Capt Masao Ono for wartime massacres.
Manila based report says a former Japanese army officer was condemned to die by hanging for war crimes tied to massacres in the Philippines. The trial cited brutal acts against civilians and demands for accountability continue as authorities pursue the sentence.
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