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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1944

Page

5

Extermination of Warsaw Feared by Polish Government in Exile

The Polish government in exile appealed to Allied and neutral powers and the Vatican to stop Germany from exterminating Warsaw civilians within days. Ambassador Jan Ciechanowski told the U.S. State Department that German forces surrounded Warsaw districts and deported residents to Pruszkow, where a slaughter camp holds over 150,000 people.

Washington Vatican Germany Warsaw Jan Ciechanowski State Department Pruszkow London

Food Airdrops Boost Paris Relief Amid Postwar Shortages

Paris authorities and Allied forces rushed thousands of tons of food by air and road to feed the hungry. The U S and Britain planned about 3 000 tons daily for 45 days, with hundreds of transports delivering the initial 500 tons from the UK and Normandy stockpiles supplying the rest. French supervision coordinated distribution of ration books and supplies to revived urban life.

Paris United Kingdom Normandy

Pruszkow Camp Horror Described Amid War Atrocities

Survivors recount severe deprivation including lack of food and water in the Pruszkow camp. Descriptions emphasize imminent death and untold scenes of horror from the camp conditions during the wartime period.

Pruszkow Camp

Robot Obsession Costs Nazis in France Says British Radio

The British Radio on Monday said German focus on flying bombs deprived the Seventh Army of air cover in northern France and cost more than 20 trained men per English casualty. It claimed Hitler’s obsession with the weapon cost him a fine army and lost France.

New York Seventh Army France England Adolf Hitler

Weekend meat ration set at seven and a half ounces per person

The report states the first weekly ration covers seven and a half ounces of meat per person. Other items in the ration will include American flour fats condensed milk and chocolate.

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Edgar A. Guest Poem Reflects on Fear of Humans

The excerpt questions why wild creatures flee from humans and whether such fear existed before weapons. It ponders if birds and beasts once moved freely in the day and whether mankind has corrupted the natural world with fear when footsteps are heard.

Crossword Clue List From Puzzle Fragments

A collection of clue numbers and partial definitions for a crossword style puzzle. Entries include ages cloth measures and parts of speech with hints like Toward symbol for tin and Elixir of life. The fragments suggest a themed wordplay page with many numbered hints.

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