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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1941
Page
3
The marital health examination bill, stalled last session, passes both houses and may take effect next week pending the governor's approval. It tests syphilis and aims to protect public health and family stability, with calls to expand in the future. The move reflects broader social policy shifts in Town.
Belgrade diplomatic circles report Yugoslavia's new government seriously considers joining Russia and Turkey in a neutrality declaration. Italy may mediate the crisis as Britain and Greece prepare for possible German action. Italy stands pressed while German forces amass along the frontier and in Croatia.
John W. Gofer, federal labor conciliator, waits at his hotel for reactions from labor and management to his second proposal to end the Wilson and Company strike. Indications suggested a response from both sides by late afternoon. The plan calls for waiving the closed shop demand by the union, a sticking point in negotiations.
Reported Berlin signs show no peaceful settlement between Germany and Yugoslavia yet. German authorities note arrests and rising demonstrations in Yugoslav regions. Viktor Heeren’s return underscores seriousness, with Italians withdrawn and Croatian leader Vladimir seeking assurances of influence in the cabinet.
Iowa passes a health bill requiring pre marriage blood tests for syphilis and medical clearance with a 20 day license validity. The measure, debated between houses over a $5 fee, moves to the governor after a conference panel consensus.
Asmara the capital of Italian Eritrea has been captured by the British. Addis Ababa remains the primary Italian objective in East Africa as the British drive toward it along the Addis Ababa Jibati line. RAF planes supported the advance by bombing and machine gunning Italian troops and transport after the fall of Keren.
Soft coal mines in 11 states shut down Tuesday after failed contract talks between mine operators and the CIO United Mine Workers. President Roosevelt urged settlement and Steelman prepared a report by midnight, warning defense plants may face shortages if the dispute lasts. About 378,000 miners were affected as negotiations continued amid a holiday observance.
American travelers report Mussolini averted a plot to overthrow him by sending ministers to the front and shielding Badoglio with the king. They claim the revolt was led by Badoglio and that Germans angered Italians, while Mussolini was warned just in time.
British raid reports describe a new high explosive bomb shaping massive destruction in Emden with debris and fires seen from 120 miles away. Bremen shipyards and factories targeted while Bremerhaven Oldenburg and Rotterdam venues faced minor blows. A destroyer was hit twice and troops at a parade suffered heavy casualties.
Berlin said night raids struck key targets in southern England and the Midlands with large fires at Great Yarmouth and an important harbor on the east coast. RAF forces reportedly penetrated northern Germany dropping incendiaries and explosives but causing no military damage. Fires started in a medium sized town in western Germany and a hospital there was hit, causing fatalities and injuries.
Chicago report notes gum chewers must yield tin foil wrappers for national defense. William Wrigley Jr. Co. offers 500000 pounds of aluminum inventory for defense use, shifting from tin foil to wax paper wrappers and saving ingots for 996 airplane wings.
DES MOINES INS The Iowa senate defeated 25 to 23 a motion to substitute a minority redistricting proposal that would have carved nine districts into eight The measure by two committee members was opposed as unfair Many amendments were filed and the main bill was set for further debate after the recess observers included Rep Karl Le Compte and Reps Cunningham and Martin plus other legislators The voice vote reflected sharp partisan divides as the session continued (Continued on Page 3 Col 8).
Robert Price, 23, of 440 Sixteenth Street, Marion, was held in the county jail on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after he allegedly left the scene of an accident. Marion Highway Patrolmen Clapp and Cloud arrested Price shortly after midnight when his car struck a parked vehicle and he allegedly tried to flee.
The United States and Mexico signed a convention for reciprocal use of airfields enabling U S air force planes to move quickly toward Panama. Sumner Welles and Mexican ambassador Francisco Castila Najtera led the signing in Washington with military experts. The pact will go to the U S Senate and Mexican Congress for ratification and aims to strengthen Panama Canal defenses by allowing refueling and repairs along Mexican airfields en route to Panama.
Cedar Rapids forecast calls for increasing clouds and warmer trends with showers and thunderstorms by Wednesday. Temperatures rose from a morning 41 to the mid 50s by afternoon, with a 66 degree high noted earlier in the week and a brisk wind sending readings down toward the 40s by evening.
An acetylene gas explosion in the hull of a United States Navy destroyer under construction at the Federal Shipbuilding yards in Kearny NJ killed heater Hugh Scullion and left two other workers seriously injured. Company officials reported no damage to the ship and said federal investigations are underway by the Navy FBI and other authorities.
Decatur Illinois AP reports former congressman Charles Adkins aged 78 who served Illinois nineteenth district from 1924 to 1932 and was once speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He died Monday night.
British shipping losses for the week ending March 23 totaled 59,141 tons, the smallest since the spring sea blitz began. Ten British ships, six Allied vessels, and one neutral ship were sunk. four weeks total losses reached 393,689 tons with the war’s overall tally at 5,214,432 tons.
Washington notes from Italy and Germany demand the release of twenty Italian ships and two German vessels seized by the United States and the crews. The state department and axis embassies declined to reveal the notes’ contents, though details emerged for press.
President Roosevelt said he was far from salt water to decide if German Italian or Danish ships seized by the United States would be held or handed to Britain and allies He said both notes demand release of ships and crews while noting no sabotage grounds were cited The issue sparks protests from Italian Ambassador Colonna and German and French officials as the government weighs its next move.
Cedar Man Horace Thompson, 45, of Vineton, pled not guilty in police court to reckless driving at the Wilson and Company plant Monday. Hearing set for Saturday. bond $105 continued. Charge of leaving the accident scene, after his car struck a picket, also continued until Saturday.
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