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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1943
Page
8
Walter Winchell notes political jabs between Roosevelt supporters and Republicans over war aims and timing. He cites Harrison Spangler and others lampooning the New Deal while praising Eisenhower and reflecting on theatre impresarios and public figures amid wartime sentiment.
The article cites Charles C. Brown who argues many Americans misunderstand fascism. It presents a definition: a fascist seeks special privileges for himself and denies basic rights to others.
Netherlands Foreign Minister E. N. van Kleffens said on Radio Orange from London that The Netherlands would consider collaboration after the war only if Britain and the British Empire avoided a return to large scale disarmament. He replied to Field Marshal Smuts who urged Western European unity to counter U.S. and Soviet strength.
Providence reports Rhode Island the nation’s smallest state had its boundaries settled 260 years after founding due to vague deeds from Native Americans. An early resident joked the lines could be marked by a bramble bush a bluejay a hive of bees and foxes with firebrands on the east.
Tuesday screenings list times for Paramount Palace Rialto Strand and other venues. The Gang's All Here, Old Acquaintance, Dixie, and Johnny Eager headline with multiple showings. additional titles include Rookies in Burma Buy Me That Town and The Navy Comes Through.
Marine officers say mopping up the Gilbert Islands will take at least a month, with scattered Japanese outposts to be destroyed. A 25 man Alamama garrison committed ritual suicide when engaged. Isolated groups across 16 atolls aim to evacuate by small boat or submarine. Marines will press on to clear pockets and declare the Japs doomed.
A Saturday night blaze driven by strong winds destroyed the maintenance and repair shops at the Whitehorse terminus of the White Pass and Yukon railroad in Yukon Territory Alaska. Two locomotives were damaged but service continued. The 110 mile line, leased by the US army and run by American troops, serves the Alcan highway area.
The U S Eighth Air Force has developed daylight bombing through solid clouds using Fortresses and Liberators. Targets include Kiel Wilhelmshaven Bremen Emden and Bauhafen in Wilhelmshaven with damage to an ammunition depot and railroad stations.
Louella Parsons reports Don Ameche’s air show Whats New has shifted to New York but his movie duties trap him in Hollywood. The $2,000,000 production on an aircraft carrier stars Lloyd Nolan with Harry Joe Brown and Ralph Murphy teaming in new projects. Boris Karloff heads back to The Climax with Susanna Foster and Tarhan Bey after Broadway success. Hedy Lamarr has flu ahead of Oscar ceremonies crowd and Gary Cooper, Gene Autry await New Year travels.
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