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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
2
The piece surveys policy shifts from parity price changes to the Bankhead plan, draft class adjustments by McNutt and Hershey, press freedom limits at a UN food conference, and public reaction to education and political moves. It notes conflicts over stabilization goals, media access, and political maneuvering amid wartime concerns.
War Manpower Chief McNutt announced sweeping changes to the selective service system. Class 3-B is eliminated and collateral dependents no longer defer entry. A new Class 3-D created for hardship cases. About 5 million men, many married, are to be inducted within a year as Hershey issues orders to reclassify registrants.
The U S Army Air Forces states that enemy capture of Norden bombsights has loosened secrecy. Col John P Kenny says two years would be needed for Axis duplication and explains the updated handling rules allowing enlisted men to manage the sight and leave it in the plane under guard. The article outlines the bombardier’s 25 second run and crosshair alignment, culminating in the bombs away command.
MacArthur reports Allied planes shot down 23 of 45 Japanese aircraft during an Oro Bay raid in New Guinea. Japanese losses included five dive bombers and 12 Zeros. Allied losses were negligible. Allied bombers continued operations from Timor to New Ireland, damaging ships and bases. A Japanese submarine torpedoed and sank a small Allied cargo vessel in eastern Australian waters.
London AP says British submarines attacking Axis lanes to Tunisia destroyed two medium supply ships one tanker and five small supply ships. Seven more vessels including three large supply ships and a large tanker were torpedoed in a renewed Mediterranean action.
Washington AP reports Daniel C. Roper age 76, first secretary of commerce under FDR, died Sunday night after months of illness. A native of South Carolina, he had lived largely in retirement since 1939 when he briefly served as minister to Canada.
The Second War Loan Drive kicks off in Cedar Rapids as the Order of Railway Conductors of America presents a $300,000 bond purchase. The Linn County quota stands at 4.73 million with Cedar Rapids aiming for 3.6 million as merchants plan a bargain day to boost sales and bond investments.
The navy announced two raids on Kiska in the Aleutians and three attacks on Japanese bases in the Solomons. At Munda in the central Solomons a small fire started in the first strike and heavy explosions in the second. Kahili in the northern Solomons saw hits on the airfield runway and anti-aircraft positions. No results reported for Kiska raids.
Washington says the treasury seeks to raise 13 billion dollars in the second war loan drive by diverting all nonessential spending in the next three weeks to war bonds. Citizens are urged to buy at least one bond and to increase purchases through payroll deductions and family participation.
In Chicago hog quotations fell 40 to 50 cents per hundredweight on Monday as traders reacted to a government plan to stabilize prices. The move marked the sharpest drop in months amid the broader program announcement.
Mrs. Edwin J. Filipi of Cedar Rapids received word from the war department that Private Edwin J. Filipi was wounded in action in the North Africa area on March 23. He ran a meat market at 1213 Fourth Avenue SE before enlisting in 1942 and had been stationed at Camp Wolters Texas and Fort Bragg North Carolina before overseas. He took part in the first Africa action on November 8.
North Alabama Red Cross official reports two people killed as a tornado leveled Hackleburg Alabama around 1:30 a.m. The town has about 600 to 700 residents.
The Ways and Means Committee rejected a Republican bid to reopen consideration of pay as you go tax legislation 16 in favor 9 against. Chairman Doughton urged delaying trade pact extensions while Reed pressed for immediate action on the tax bill.
Earl N Chadd 32 pled guilty to manslaughter in a fatal automobile crash near Cedar Rapids that killed Lieut John F Blickle athletic coach at the Iowa City navy flight school The court sentenced him to up to eight years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison He was fined and ordered to pay costs The defense had called for character witnesses including Chadd's wife who sobbed as the sentence was pronounced
Marine Gunner Remes E De La Hunt son of Mrs Ethel De La Hunt 114 E avenue NW missing in action after the Manila Bay surrender is now listed as Japanese prisoner The De La Hunt family in Manly Cedar Rapids Salem and locally connected relatives receive the war department notification Rames De La Hunt twin brother also served in the Marines stationed in the South Pacific and siblings live in Cedar Rapids Manly and Manly relatives are named.
Allied units press north from Sousse toward Tunis as the Eighth Army takes about 20 000 prisoners since March 20 and captures Sousse and Kairouan. British and American forces reach the holy city of Kairouan while Axis resistance weakens along the eastern Tunisian coast.
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