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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1944
Page
5
Washington columnist Frederick C. Othman lampoons federal tobacco controls and the cigarette shortage as he solves the crisis by buying a briar pipe. He notes Ickes embargoing sales and jokes about gentian root remedies while praising smoking figures in the Pentagon.
In a Saturday briefing at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers convention, Westinghouse researchers described a magnetic coupled torquemeter that provides a magnetic tailwind. The device helps bomber pilots gauge engine power more accurately and could add 5 to 100 miles per sortie by optimizing octane fuel use.
The Eighth National Farm Institute will convene in Des Moines on February 16 and 17. The program theme is The Farmer's Part in Re conversion, with committee in charge announcing details.
Paris dispatch reports Representative Clare Boothe Luce urged American women to reduce daily cigarette consumption to ease warfront shortages observed during a congressional tour of Cherbourg and Le Havre. She said she would investigate the full shortage but recommended restraint in the meantime.
The glamorous figure says American women cut down on smoking as a patriotic duty while recounting a visit to a Fortress air base in England. She notes she didn’t realize she was engaging other congressmen and mentions meeting friends who asked her to ride in a Fortress.
Senate finance committee approved a bill to raise death pension for families of deceased World War I veterans. The measure, replacing a House version, would set a maximum pension of 74 dollars per month, up from the House’s 64 dollars.
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