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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1944

Page

19

Victory Garden Conferees Chart Future of Back-Yard Plots

Washington dispatch reports the National Victory Garden Institute delegates, led by Governor Prentice Cooper, debating city extension agents, home canning, and practical courses while admiring vegetable photographs. They advocate 20 million Victory gardens next year and stricter policy unity.

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Jeeps and Cannon Dropped by Chute to British Troops

British airborne troops received jeeps and a six pound cannon by parachute after D day landings in France. An automatic release gear kept the parachutes from dragging and prevented damage in strong winds.

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