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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
1
The piece argues John L. Lewis seeks a national leadership comeback by threatening a general coal strike, bypassing the War Labor Board, risking public backlash and a presidential move. It notes current miner wages around seven dollars daily and ten fifty for the sixth day, and asserts the public interest requires wartime production.
Allied forces on both wings in Tunisia pressed toward Tunis and Bizerte as Second Army Corps advanced from Medjerda toward northern targets. French and U.S. detachments near Beja and Mateur repulsed counterattacks, while British troops secured Sin Abdulla and additional hill positions. Allied air and sea forces continued against shipping and airfields, with several enemy ships sunk and fighters shot down.
Secretary Morgenthau endorses a House Ways and Means proposal to begin 1943 tax collection at the source on July 1. It would forgive part of 1942 by basing on 1941 rates and allow three years to pay. While not the Ruml plan, it aims to shift to pay-as-you-go without a heavy two-year load, appealing to both treasury and taxpayers.
The notice states trout season starts Saturday and reminds registrants under the selective service system to report any change in draft status promptly. It warns that abandoning essential war work to fish could be considered deceit of the draft process.
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown will address listeners on The Price Stabilization Crisis over Mutual Broadcasting at 8 15 pm Central War Time. The broadcast aims to inform the public about current price controls and stabilization measures.
In Pittsburgh the Syria mosque hosted a volatile Town Meeting of the Air debate on a fourth term for President Roosevelt. Senators Bridges and Wherry clashed with Gov. Neely and Prof. Lerner as the crowd jeered heatedly.
Chicago AP survivor Vin cent Smith a 36 year old Vincentian missionary in China says in a Herald-American interview that the death toll from Japanese atrocities could reach 500000. He escaped the Kiangsi area during two and a half months of marauding. He describes mass slaughter of towns and brutalities on men women and children.
Stockholm AP reports General Axel E. Heinrichs Finnish chief of staff has temporarily succeeded Field Marshal Carl Mannerheim as commander in chief. Heinrichs, member of the Jaeger officers trained in Germany, is seen as an outstanding field officer with pro German leanings.
Major Gen. Victor Odlum arrived in Chungking on Friday as Canada's first minister to China, signaling intensified diplomatic ties during wartime.
The United States recalled its consul general from Martinique and abrogated all agreements with French high commissioner Admiral Georges Robert. Secretary Hull said Robert is a tool of the Nazi regime, with Metropolitan France used for anti US operations. Martinique hosts mobilized ships and halted US food shipments, while Robert contemplates siding with the United Nations.
The CIO farm equipment workers union won the election as sole bargaining agent for 2 production and maintenance workers at Link Belt Speeder Corp. with 202 votes for, 79 for the IAM AFL, 21 for an independent union, and 1 voting no representation. Fourteen ballots were protested. Office payroll and supervisory staff were excluded from the ballot.
President Roosevelt suspended wheat import quotas to let War Food Administrator Davis obtain Canadian and Australian wheat to bolster sagging U S feed supplies. The proclamation enables entry of about 7 million bushels of Canadian wheat already purchased and may release bonded Canadian wheat in U S warehouses. Officials expect Davis to import 50,000,900 bushels from Canada and Australia for livestock feed.
David Ginsburg former OPA general counsel, once criticized on Capitol Hill for a deferment while seeking a commission, was inducted as a private at Fort Myer Virginia. Robert R. Nathan, ex WPB planning committee chairman, also sworn in as a private and sought deferment cancellation to enlist.
Nutley post office officials summoned a bomb expert after a ticking sound was heard in a package addressed to the Rev. Les E. Coughlin at Royal Oak Michigan.
Ava Gardner said she will proceed with a divorce from Mickey Rooney, declaring it the third and final attempt. She stated she wants no alimony and will not call off the proceedings this time.
Cedar Rapids High Twelve member Harry Manchester argued that labor faces scrutiny amid a soft coal tieup. He defended organized labor, warned against generalizing unionism, and said both employers and labor are on trial.
Linn county nears the end of its second war loan drive as the nationwide effort to raise 13 billion dollars via war securities ends at midnight. B T Perrine credits Cedar Rapids overshoot and praises the LaPlant Choate company credit union for purchasing 36000 dollars in securities in April.
The OPA on Friday updated ration values effective Sunday, shifting demand from round steak and center pork chops to cuts like spare ribs and brains. Beef and veal round steak and pork chops rose to 9 points, while spare ribs dropped to 3 points and liver remained unchanged at 6 for beef and 8 for veal.
New York report shows the national Red Cross war fund drive exceeding its $125,090,000 target by $13,000,000. National chairman Walter S. Gifford announced the overage and praised contributions across the nation.
London AP reports the Netherlands government urges 400000 Holland veterans to refuse internment and ignore German orders. Officers and men are told to report, while those hiding prisoners or failing to report face drastic penalties.
Soviet air forces reported a surge in combat over the Russian front with Izvestia forecasting May as the start of a decisive campaign. Emilien Yaroslavsky warned large land operations are weeks away, as Red pilots claimed 116 German planes down in two days and 45 Russians were lost near the northwest Caucasus. Ground fighting remained limited along the vast front.
Tribune Publishing plans to acquire rent and goodwill of the Iowa Printing Company Cedar Rapids Listy through negotiations with Frank Kanak estate administrator John W. Sedenka. The Iowa Printing partnership of Sedenka and Charlies Pulkrab ended with Sedenka’s death, his widow and son Robert operating the business.
A Brazaville radio in French Equatorial Africa said on Friday Laval attempted to turn Adolf Hitler in a broadcast to France. The report cites the Laval name in a claim about a break with French leadership.
Presentation of the Army-Navy E award to Universal Engineering corporation has been moved from May 21 to May 19 to accommodate out of town officials who will be present and who arrange to be in Davenport on May 21.
As deadline nears, coal miners threaten a nationwide stoppage with about 100,400 already on strike. United Mine Workers denounce Roosevelt War Labor Board plan and demand renewed collective bargaining. A possible general strike looms for 450,000 soft coal miners as contracts expire at midnight.
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