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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
1
Tom Treanor recounts a failed hitchhiking trial with U S Army liaison and artillery observers in Brittany. Weather delays groundings, missing identities, and foggy skies hamper a trek toward Brest and St Malo with Lt. Nugent Capt. Bennett and Capt. Houser guiding flights amid shifting fields and muddy landings.
Craig Denecke, nephew of O D Chapel, writes from somewhere in England on June 25 1944 about landing on D-Day and the horrors of the beach and battle. He describes fear and death around him but speaks of duty and the wish for peace and a normal life for loved ones. He reflects on the human cost and the purpose of the war.
A German spokesman told neutral reporters that the V-2 has been completed and will be used by the army navy and air forces at the supreme tactical moment. The claim comes as London endures continued V-1 bombardment with reports of a new secret weapon and heightened Nazi propaganda aimed at boosting home front morale amid fronts on the east and west.
A reflective piece recalls memorial days and the allure of war. The narrator laments the blood in France and the futility of capturing such vivid sacrifice in verse. He recalls bringing soldiers ashore and prays their deaths were not in vain.
Allied Military Government officials began organizing food water and medical supplies for nearly starving residents in Florence as sniping and street fighting with Fascists waned. New Zealand troops of the British Eighth Army held Empoli while Frontone fell, and debris clearance started as patrols continued along the Arno area near Pisa.
Montreal trolley and bus operators resume work under two government controllers after a one day strike involving 4000 employees of the Montreal Tramways company.
Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Tito held frank talks in Italy over the weekend with Dr Ivan Subastich joining in. The trio discussed political and military questions and pledged to continue discussions to aid Yugoslavia, with locations not disclosed.
Chinese units pressed the counteroffensive near Hengyang in Chungking reports stating they reached within three miles of Hengyang after regaining momentum from a two month Japanese assault. The high command communique noted renewed strikes northwest of the city.
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