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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
1
Iowa dealers remain split over removing the two percent sales tax on food. Beardsley advocates exemption. Switzer favors a broad 1 percent rate cut. Grocers warn opposition from other trades. some small grocers support the plan as a relief.
The weather forecast issued Thursday predicts scattered showers across the state starting Thursday night and continuing Friday and Saturday. Cedar Rapids enjoyed sunny autumn conditions with a 2 pm temperature of 63, a Wednesday high of 64, and a Thursday low of 52.
William W. Remington, a suspended Commerce official, said he will file a substantial libel suit against Elizabeth Bentley and NBC if a prompt retraction is not issued. Bentley testified she collected Communist dues and secret wartime information from him, claims he denies.
Lumbermen urge Congress to restore the multiple point leasing system for prices after a district Iowa Retail Lumbermen's association meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. A Supreme Court decision may force Penick and Ford to relocate its Cedar Rapids plant eastward. Robert Austin warned of lower cement shipments and possible curtailment of lumber shipments.
Butter prices generally headed downward in Cedar Rapids as wholesale declines on Chicago and New York exchanges filter through stores. Top grade butter ranged 75 to 79 cents Thursday with several retailers reporting drops of six cents from last week and continued weakeness possible Friday.
There were no new cases of infant diarrhea reported in Cedar Rapids hospitals on Thursday. Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals stated that the earlier outbreak was under control with no new diagnosed or admitted cases.
President Truman cited his World War I service with Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, saying he did not claim exemption due to his farm or age. He argued farmers prosper with government support, told about 4,000 at Fresno, and accused Republicans of favoring big executives while wealth trickles down.
A hurricane that killed nine people and caused about 28 million dollars in damage moved offshore from Florida as cleanup began under clear skies. The storm previously battered Cuba, crossed the coast near Jensen Beach, and kept winds near 100 miles an hour with gale force extending out 200 miles. It was heading northeast about 500 miles offshore from Jacksonville.
An American hunter recounts locating a five year old U S air force transport wreck near Lake Tuchoidi close to Fort Nelson B C. The plane carried seven American service members four civilians including three Canadians and there were reports of currency and documents recovered by investigators. The wreckage was found by Johnny Bahne and Bill Fallert after a hunting party stumbled upon it during a trip.
Paris government approves a 15 percent wage rise amid union strikes and planned nationwide protests. The measure raises the minimum to 12 535 francs monthly and applies to family allowances, backed by a US financial lifeline to the Queuille cabinet.
Ed ward Bayard Moss 74 founder of AP sports department in 1913 and later for ten years general sports editor of the Associated Press died Thursday in Nantic Connecticut city.
Detroit UP reports a strike by Briggs Manufacturing Company plant guards ended on Thursday after mediation by Robert Lomasney. The walkout began September 8 with 170 guards at eight Detroit area Briggs plants, sparking layoffs of about 100,000 autoworkers as CIO United Auto Workers refused to cross picket lines and causing assembly line shutdowns at Packard and Chrysler.
Communists press for removal of Acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg a Christian Democrat over anti Soviet provocations. Rioters have driven the city assembly from the Soviet sector to the British sector as the conflict centers on Berlin City Hall. Friedensburg says Communists await Moscow instructions on next moves.
A federal circuit court upholds the Taft-Hartley Act provision requiring union officials to sign non Communist affidavits, in a 2 to 1 decision. Judges Kerner and Minton affirm constitutionality while Judge Major dissents. The ruling affects Inland Steel and CIO United Steelworkers Union case focusing on pension bargaining and affidavit conditions.
AFL Local 238 Teamsters accuse Cedar Rapids city officials of arrogant handling of a six week police promotion dispute. The group presented a resolution of censure signed by James D. White and Norman Sheldon amid calls for a federal survey reform.
Eight corn products manufacturers told the Federal Trade Commission that its plan for a uniform net pricing policy would harm Midwest communities. They argued it would force smaller producers out of business raise food costs and promote monopoly by Corn Products Refining Co. The eight firms joined in seeking to drop the order for fixed F.O.B. pricing and warned of market losses to foreign competitors. Members include American Maize Products Anheuser Busch Clinton Industries Hubinger National Starch Penick and Ford A E Staley and Union Starch and Refining.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey pledged a new tax cut if elected president. He tied tax relief to fighting inflation and world peace, urging reduced government spending and a budget surplus. He spoke in Albuquerque about using Marshall Plan aid to forge a European federation against Communism.
Secretary of State Marshall told the United Nations General Assembly that American patience should not be mistaken for weakness. He warned against compromising essential principles and urged a constructive peaceful settlement of political tensions, while stressing human rights and mutual cooperation.
Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina narrates her kidnapping by Russian officials and her daring leap from the consulate as a dramatic account unfolds. The Cedar Rapids Gazette promocodes the Sunday publication of this vivid human document.
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