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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
1
A Chicago gathering followed Henry Wallace losses as CIO leaders consoled him. Wallace then met the President to discuss being placed in a high profile post. The piece notes steady push to brand him a future president with strong press backing.
Allied forces push Japanese remnants across Leyte as Libongao and Kananga fall, destroying the Yamashita line. Mindoro engineers complete an oil-surfaced airstrip in four days. MacArthur says the battle rapidly nears end with scattered Japanese forces fleeing toward Palompon.
The Cedar Rapids weather forecast calls for continued frigid conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness and a rising temp trend by Friday. Low temperatures may dip to about ten degrees below zero, while highs reach the mid thirties in parts of the region.
Washington lawmakers on a four weeks tour of European fronts reported no critical shortages of material. Rep. Costello said theaters lack none but desire more artillery and ammunition while morale among troops remained high. Two members stayed in Europe due to illness. the group logged about 20 000 miles.
Linn county rural bonds stand at 1,116,378.50 toward a 1.25 million goal and the E-series is 2,060,855.75 toward 2,331,000. County totals now 11,829,795.50 and city 10,713,417. Wednesday sales reached 304,237.25 for rural and 59,400.25 for E-series.
A petition by property owners near First Avenue and Twenty seventh Street to install a stop sign was rejected after police traffic officials concluded the intersection does not warrant a stop. Heaviest counts showed 575 cars per hour. engineers require 1,000 per hour with 250 from the minor street.
B 29s struck Mukden in Manchuria hitting a major Japanese war plant with strong force. The action reportedly caused substantial damage with about 60 aircraft taking part while two bombers were lost.
The AP reports a grave crisis as German forces drive deeper into Belgium and Luxembourg with 152,000 to 225,000 troops and up to 600 tanks. Officials warn the tide may not turn soon while the battle could stretch into 1945, potentially delaying Allied victory by months.
Pvt. Henry Stark 20 son of Mr and Mrs C H Stark Route 1 Cedar Rapids is not missing after all. Parents received word from the war department correcting an earlier report that he was missing in Germany as of Nov 26 and have heard directly from him.
Tokyo radio said British carrier based planes attacked Sabang in Sumatra Thursday night striking the harbor and air base. The report from United Press notes the raid involved carrier air power and targeted strategic facilities in Sabang.
The U S First Army reports the German massacre of over 100 unarmed American prisoners at Malmedy as they counter attack. Escaped prisoners describe mass fire from machine guns after guards drew cigars and lined victims up. Nazis use captured US tanks and uniforms to infiltrate American lines.
German forces pushing from Malmedy into Belgium have driven two deep wedges into Allied lines, cutting the Liege road and extending toward Sedan. Allied units countered near St. Vith and Bastogne, with heavy tank clashes and air power hampered by fog. Prisoners and gains are disputed as the center remains fluid and weather slows air action.
Reuters reported near Stavelot Belgium scenes of chaotic battle with wrecked American equipment reflecting the level of destruction similar to Dunkerque. Lt Gen Courtney Hodges First Army faced a severe German counterattack and heavy losses as the front suffered intense bombardment and disruptions.
Martin Lee Palmer nine year old son of Mr and Mrs C O Palmer Marion was struck and injured by a truck near his home on South Sixth street Marion at about 11 am Thursday and was taken unconscious to Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. The truck was driven by a man named Davis employed by the Mercy hospital school of nursing at Marion. At 2 30 pm the boy remained unconscious and the extent of his injuries was not yet determined.
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