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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1946
Page
1
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told farmers price ceilings are sufficient to spur production and warned against a one way rise in prices. He noted meat sales lag due to past high ceilings and urged keeping prices reasonable to support ongoing expansion and sustained consumption.
Belgrade Yugoslav authorities demanded the United States close the American reading room and end all US Information Service activities over claims of anti Yugoslav propaganda inciting high treason. The note, delivered Sunday, asserts finality though US officials say no final notice was received.
Washington UPS report details government stenographer Ruth Campbell admitting she typed and back dated a War Assets memorandum lowering surplus radio trucks price by 3,000. Rep Slaughter calls the memo a forgery as the unsigned note appeared in WAA files after two investigations, showing a suggested price of 4,500 instead of 7,000.
Cedar Rapids planning officials after committee reports on a revised city plan survey decided to appoint a group to crystallize ideas and rejected a full survey. They debated Fourth street rail issues and park and school plans, noting budget limits and the need for expert guidance while citing the Bartholomew plan for parks. A rail elimination option on Fourth Street could cost 4 to 5 million and many members urged delaying action.
Washington honors inaugurating five cent air mail with a flying post office aboard a C 54 Skymaster carrying over a ton of mail from Washington to Chicago. Postmaster General Hannegan predicts world mail delivery in 40 hours within five years and notes aims to lower air mail rates as volume grows. Gael Sullivan foresees 20000 pounds of mail soon aboard flying post offices.
Berlin sources report four power occupation authors weighing sweeping reforms for Germany including a new currency and repudiation of 400 billion mark debt. Plans, described as top secret, may involve dollar credits and follow Secretary Byrnes Stuttgart speech urging a common financial policy for Germany’s rehabilitation. Debt repudiation excludes occupation costs charged to the four zones.
NEW YORK AP Gen Mark W. Clark will be executive head of Licensed Beverage Industries Inc It is widely reported in distilling circles The general led the Fifth and 15 armies in Italy and Germany and served as United States high commissioner on the Allied commission for Austria LBI was formed by merger of Allied Liquor Industries and Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries The organization acts as a public relations unit and is understood to be offering about $40 000 a year to its new executive director.
William P. Norris, assistant manager of Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport since 1945, will resign to join Bupane Gas as industrial sales division manager and pilot. The airport commission, chaired by Don Hines, will meet to accept the resignation. Norris will continue duties until a replacement is found and will oversee Thermo-Rock insulation sales across North America from Bupane’s Beechcraft aircraft.
Samuel David 25 of 1627 Fifth Avenue SE began serving an indeterminate term not to exceed ten years for larceny and breaking and entering two Cedar Rapids jewelry stores. He surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon after dismissal of his appeal to the state supreme court.
Washington AP Henry J Kaiser urged Congress to devise a system that would strip profits from war production arguing no one should "make a dime" during wartime while noting no country wins without incentives to produce He warned his family faces a potential loss of 13 million dollars tied to shipbuilding profits and asked for laws to prevent excess gains.
George Washington Robnett, president of the Church League of America, was awarded $1 by a federal jury in a libel suit against E. P. Dutton and Co publishers of the book Under Cover. He sought $100000 punitive damages for alleged passages harming his reputation.
Washington AP reports about 75 vessels mostly on the west coast and Pearl Harbor are suspected of dangerous radioactivity from the Bikini atom bomb tests. Quarantine remains as radiological checks continue on ships at San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Pearl Harbor.
A runaway train bolted through its bumper block at Broad Street station and rolled 80 feet across the floor. No one was injured as it cut tracks, crashed pillars, and damaged brick while narrowly missing the station restaurant and barber shop before stopping in a brick archway. Pennsylvania railroad authorities reported the incident.
House Majority Leader McCormack of Massachusetts urged the suspension of meat and scarce food price controls for 60 days. He said this would allow the decontrol board to study costs and monitor prices, with restoration possible if needed, and noted possible White House backing after discussions with Truman aides. Governor Tobin had earlier urged federal seizure of slaughterhouses for distribution.
Detroit AP report details a 15 year old boy seeking permission to quit high school to support his wife and two step children. Robert Drew married Edna Fremont Aug 10 in Charleston Missouri and became stepfather to her children. The case, ruled valid by Michigan law, centers on compulsory attendance until age 16 except to support a family.
The Gazette features praise for judges for the Lena the Hyena contest on page 8 as entries flood in. The weatherboy notes midday temperature at 72 degrees with a forecast for cooler readings. mentions Mr McPartee Land, Mr Kudina, and Mr Nesper as judges or involved figures.
Wallace returns to Democratic campaign role with reservations after Truman outlines a platform of world peace and production. He will stump for selected candidates if asked and vetted, focusing on domestic topics until after the Paris peace conference. Truman urged a party united on policy as 36 candidates seek his support.
A nine man strike committee urged 3 500 workers to end a two day power walkout crippling Pittsburgh industry. The union wants a 20 percent wage boost, and members vote tonight on a new company offer. Mueller jailed for contempt. court delays contempt case against other workers. streetcar and bus service cut. power supplied at reduced levels as 25 to 35 percent of normal.
DETROIT UP The Ford Motor Co halted Ford and Mercury production at the River Rouge plant after a wildcat walkout by 160 trim men protesting an alleged foreman assault. About 2,800 workers were affected as the trim line shutdown blocked final assembly.
Edward Black, 30, radio repair shop operator, died early Wednesday from electrocution while working on a shortwave radio at his Perry home. Coroner L BY Deford announced the findings.
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