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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
16
In a wide ranging discussion, Harry Boyd notes the Atlantic Charter is not a formal treaty yet its principles guide U S policy amid debates over Greece and Poland. He cites the 1942 United Nations pledge and laments vague State Department messaging seen as confusing, urging clearer policy communication.
The Senate confirmed six State Department nominees after President Roosevelt intervened. Joseph C. Grew was confirmed as undersecretary, with Nelson Rockefeller, Will L. Clayton, James C. Dunn, and Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes approved as assistants. Archibald MacLeish won confirmation as assistant secretary in charge of cultural and public relations.
US 77th division troops captured the Ormoc corridor town of Valencia in northwestern Leyte, tightening the trap on about 20,000 Japanese of the 35th army. The advance covers 714 miles since Ormoc port fell on Dec 10 as airfields are built on Mindoro and more hostile activity unfolds nearby.
Postal officials planned an investigation into the theft of at least one parcel post package from the hallway of 616 Fourth Avenue SE. A dress in the package was for Mrs. C S Timms. letters were for Mrs. Richard Ilten, both of the same address. Tenant questioning yielded no clues.
President Roosevelt told a news conference that the Atlantic Charter is not a formal document signed by him and Churchill but exists as memoranda and has been signed in substance. He defended adherence to the charter’s principles, denied responsibility for Greece, and avoided committing to a future US USSR conference or a restatement of policy.
A train wreck set off a fire at Goldcreek Montana that burned a carload of cigarettes. The loss totals 168 204 000 smokes, enough to span New York to Los Angeles and back.
The scene opens with a door burst and desk diving as condition red and green cause chaos. A sailor wearing a navy blue suit and bell bottom trousers hides behind a large mustache, revealed to be Johnny Fryrear by intruding noses and eager bystanders.
The president, at a news conference, says he will continue edging left, then right as he guides his administration. Past moves include support for liberal reforms, the Supreme Court reorganization plan, and attempts to purge conservative voices.
In Parliament Churchill acknowledged rifts among the Allied powers over Europe but stressed Britain, the United States, and Russia remain united on general war aims. Eden defended British Greece policy, reiterated allied consultation, and welcomed quarterly foreign secretary meetings to handle postwar planning.
U S troops retook Monschau in Germany and halted the deepest German push into Belgium. Front remains unsettled with heavy fighting at Stavelot, St Vith, and Malmedy as Hodges’ forces blunt the offensive and counterattacks surge along a 25 mile front.
A cold wave is predicted to drive temperatures to five below zero in northern Iowa with Cedar Rapids expecting snow flurries and much colder conditions tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cold with zero to five above in the morning and fresh winds, while eastern Iowa may see near zero temperatures.
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