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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1944
Page
2
Readers discuss underutilized workers in war industries and the need to employ labor at highest skill. The piece notes manpower limits, union rules, and bottlenecks, urging internal solutions and a War Manpower focus. It also reports a school policy change extending work without loss of schooling and a Des Moines tire plant expansion.
Russian forces widen assault across East Prussia as First Baltic and Second White Russian armies push toward Memel and Tilsit. Soviet success includes capturing Knyszyn near Bialystok, pushing toward the Czechoslovak border, and cutting critical rail lines while German losses mount.
AP dispatch from Irun Spain notes Nazi Atlantic Wall near the Spanish frontier north of Bordeaux nearly abandoned as American advances press from Brittany toward Paris. German evacua tion shifts SS units toward the Loire with few troops left to guard the border.
Rear Admiral Don Pardee Moon, 50, who commanded a Normandy invasion task force, died Saturday apparently from self-inflicted wounds. Navy Secretary Forrestal stated the death was likely due to combat fatigue. Moon led fast, low‑cost operations through mined waters to assault the Cherbourg peninsula.
Pfc Donald E Kuhn aged 20 died July 17 from wounds received in action in France. Survived by wife Patricia Lea 19 months, parents George and Katherine Kuhn, a brother First Lt Arthur Nye in Italy, and sister Alvina Kuhn. He entered service March 2 1943 and went overseas in April. Wife Beverly McCune living with her parents Ray and ??? McCune.
In a night operation beyond Caen British and Canadian forces used armored lorries loaded with infantry to break German lines. Pathfinders guided the vehicles with tracers as 6,700 tons of air bombing preceded the assault. The tactic produced heavy fighting and deep penetration with minimal initial casualties.
Staff Sgt. Michael Frank Bisek, 21, listed missing in action over Germany since July 19. He served with the army air corps reconnaissance division in Italy and had earned the Air Medal July 1. A McKinley high school graduate, he lived in 605 C Avenue NE and previously worked at Nona Manufacturing.
Los Angeles report says Lt. Col. Rex Gary of the WAC planning branch disclosed a request for 48000 more Wacs by year end. He noted the need for WAC enlistments was increasing.
Gedar Rapids four public high schools will open on schedule Sept 5 after the school board rejected a 30 day postponement proposal by John C Reid president of the National Oats company and a state board member. A deferment option was approved for students 16 to 18 in war plants with federal permits prior to Aug 1. written employer applications due by Aug 21 and parental consent required.
Forty three over the road operators walked out at the Denver Chicago Trucking company Tuesday morning but Kenneth Wall says loads connected with the war effort were pulled. Five loads of war material were moved. Other terminals saw drivers idle or seeking temp work while some firms reported operations continued on select routes. The walkout affected Cedar Rapids and Waterloo with hundreds idle in nearby cities.
Iowa motor freight firms in Des Moines and at least seven other cities felt the over the road driver strike as of Tuesday. Several companies reported slowed shipments and service disruptions across the state.
Merchants faced growing piles of goods as over the road drivers entered a second day of strike. Most trucks stayed at home terminals with only perishables and ordnance materials moving. Nebraska Operators association chair M. M. Krupinsky warned non member firms were idle awaiting settlement and a gasoline shortage surfaced in many cities. He said operators would not reopen until the dispute is permanently settled.
Lou Hosking secretary of the Midawest Operators association says the next step in the Midwest truck strike must come from the White House and that they are waiting to see what happens. The War Labor board had referred the wage issue to the White House on July 12 and there has been no official action since. Hosking estimates more than 40,000 drivers helpers city drivers and freight handlers are on strike.
An unverified German intelligence officer said Heinrich Himmler was assassinated and Hermann Goering wounded amid attacks on the Nazi leadership. British-held Austrians and a prisoner corroborated parts of the claim, but no confirmation exists.
Berlin announced the execution of Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben and seven other officers for their plot to overthrow Hitler and surrender Germany to the Allies. Witness Count York von Wartenburg testified that the conspirators planned to engage both East and West powers, and that Beck killed himself after the failure.
Allied forces led a massive three mile front push southeast of Caen after a record 6,700 ton RAF bombardment. Canadian and British units broke in early, with American armor advancing from Brittany toward Paris as German defenses fought to halt the offensive.
Washington dispatch says the Office of Price Administration will discontinue special rations for victory gardeners after August 15. Coupons already issued may be used if still valid.
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