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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
7
Henry McLemore reports a New York taxi driver who likens World War II to a high stakes craps game. The driver argues the United States holds the house advantage, while Japan Germany and Italy risk ruin as the war drags toward morning.
Albert E. Wigram discusses how adversity strengthens well balanced people while harming unstable individuals. He notes the appeal of easy money and shares a costly anecdote about chasing passes. He also weighs bachelor marriage risk, suggesting older single men can be good risks if caring, but many are unstable or selfish.
The Ministry of Labor reports a roughly 28 percent rise in living costs in England from September 1939 to July 1 1941, reflecting wartime economic strain and price changes during the early war years.
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