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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1944
Page
1
The column critiques Secretary Hull and other policy talks as too academic for the lay public, obscuring real meaning. It urges clearer explanations and notes confusion in selective service and British pay as you go tax changes.
US air task forces totaling 1000 to 1500 bombers and fighters hit Belgium and France airfields and factories in a third day of heavy raids. Targets included Bourges near Paris Melsbroek Brussels Orleans and Poznan in Poland with ground losses reported and German planes shot down.
Tokyo radio warned Japan the war is entering a real stage as U S advances in the Pacific accelerate. The broadcast cited a shift from island hopping to leapfrogging and said Americans have full confidence in their military strength.
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President Roosevelt departed Washington for a Southward vacation for about two weeks with no set return date. He travels with aides including Admiral Leahy and Maj. Gen. Watson. News reports from AP UPI INS will be withheld until his return for security reasons. The trip follows persistent urging by aides to recover from a lingering cold and bronchitis.
An army officer tried to assassinate President Manuel Avila Camacho in the national palace. The attacker Lt Antonio Lama Rojas fired at point blank but was disarmed as Camacho grappled with him.
Rain was forecast across Iowa with showers in the east Tuesday and a cooling trend in the west. Cedar Rapids residents saw persistent rain dampening Easter corsages and street promenades, though statewide highs reached the 50s and surrounding towns reported light totals.
The Supreme Court rules a Florida statute punishing obtaining money by false labor promises unconstitutional. In a 7-2 decision led by Justice Jackson the court cites Thirteenth Amendment limits on peonage. The case involved Emanuel Pollock and a $5 advance, with a 60 day jail sentence later challenged as unlawful.
Ace Mahurin, once Americas leading air ace in Europe, is missing in action over France since March 27. The 31 year old pilot had 21 confirmed kills after shooting down three planes in the Berlin raid, earning the DFC and multiple Oak Leaves. His mother in Fort Wayne awaits official word.
Two large Axis blockade runners were scuttled in the Indian Ocean after British naval and air forces attacked them. The London radio quoted eastern fleet headquarters saying survivors were found from one ship, while rescue of the other was hindered by suspected U boat presence. The ships were believed to carry valuable oil or raw materials.
Secretary Hull defended U S foreign policy in a 45 minute nationally broadcast address urging national unity on world questions to avoid another world war He said the United States cannot recognize the French Committee of National Liberation and stressed Ike must have authority in allied operations He proposed bi partisan congressional consultation and promised not to make secret commitments critics said the policy remains vague and incomplete
Aboard a U S carrier flagship off Palau on April 1 a mighty force of carriers battleships and destroyers pressed within 500 miles of the Philippine islands in a three day display to strike Palau Yap and Woleai. Navy flyers vented anger at the foe after a failed attempt to crush Palau and the fleet regrouped. Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher hailed the operation as damaging enemy supply lines and noted Jap retreat from Palau as proof the empire fears death for the emperor.
Linn county draft officials report a Washington directive halting inductions for men 26 and over in agriculture or war support jobs. Spells vary by number of 18 to 25 registrants available for reclassification, with a possible maximum of about 90 days.
Adv Allied dispatch says Sgt James A Reilly of Henderson Kentucky was pinned in the tail of a Fortress after a collision. He fell 19000 feet and survived when the tail hit a tree. He spoke of being pinned and praying as he rode the crash to earth and the rest of the plane was not located.
Chicago district manager Paul A. Jenkins said the War Production Board and Office of War Utilities ordered curtailment of new urban and rural electric connections to conserve capacity for manufacturing radio and radar transformers used in military production.
Washington AP The War Production board announced on Monday that unlimited importation of rum aged three years or more will be permitted. WPB official stated the change affects beverage rum imports and outlines new policy.
Stalin announced the capture of Odessa, the Black Sea port, after a prolonged siege and Russian offensive actions. Reports say Soviet and Czech forces advanced into Carpatho Ukraine and occupied key positions near Odesa, with heavy losses for German and Romanian forces.
Moscow radio broadcast in German claimed Hitler called up 500000 German women for armed services with 400 conscripted in Dresden and 500 in Breslau asserting a large scale mobilization for women in the armed forces.
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