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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
1
The ongoing conference of the Big Three signals progress but hinges on concrete plans for rehabilitating Europe and securing lasting peace. Officials warn that without clear commitments to collective security, public support may erode amid international suspicion.
Paris reports over 1,000 Allied bombers hit in front of Montgomery's Dutch salient as American tanks and infantry seize Schmidt and threaten the Roer dams. First and Third armies pierce Siegfried defenses along a 75 mile front. Patton's Third closes on Pruem while reinforcements move toward the Siegfried line.
The Big Three Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin held a three power session in the Black Sea region with plans for occupation of Germany and joint postwar order. They discussed liberated Europe supplies and the creation of a permanent peace organization while warning of veto debates in a future security council.
A public discussion weighs the impact of state aid on education in Iowa. Advocates argue broad benefits for all children through improved school quality and opportunity, while critics question financial accounting and advocate focus on long term outcomes. The debate touches on probate handwriting issues and concerns over valuing educational progress in dollars.
Cedar Rapids notes Corporal Robert L. Grimm 21 reported missing in action in France January 2 was killed in action that day. He was son of Mr and Mrs Merle C Grimm of 1120 Eighth Street SE and served in a tank unit overseas two years. A Roosevelt High School graduate he had a brother Harold L. Grimm in Hawaii.
Marion widow Mrs. E. J. Reed learns her son Lt. Col. William N. Reed died December 18 when his parachute failed after leaving his plane over China. Maj. William L. Turner, a fellow aviator in the Fourteenth Air Force Third Fighter Group, reports the mission ended with an alternate base and a fatal chute failure.
A C 54 army transport carried a four day old girl from Hill Field Utah to Boston for emergency surgery to treat a throat obstruction. The baby, daughter of Lt and Mrs Hyman Weisberg Brooklyn, was born with a condition that blocks feeding and must be operated on within two days to survive.
Chinese forces retook Liangtien about 170 miles north of Canton as of Thursday. Fighting persisted along the Canton Hankow railway in the ongoing campaign.
Iowa senate judiciary No 1 considers a bill by Sen Frank C Byers to remove restitution as a defense to embezzlement by public officers. The measure targets Linn county auditor Robert M Vesely case and would redefine embezzlement to ensure punishment even after repayment. Byers aims for a favorable committee report and floor passage.
American Fifth Army troops stalled in the mountains southeast of Bologna after two days of bitter fighting. They advanced up to 600 yards despite weather hindered by a thaw and faced strongly fortified German positions, halting their push.
Pvt Henry Weber, 27, had death by hanging commuted to life imprisonment at hard labor after a court martial at Camp Roberts California. His wife in Portland Oregon met an A C L U official calling the decision outrageous and vowed to continue the fight for justice.
Cedar Rapids public school enrollment has fallen for 11 years, despite population growth. Kindergarten reached an all time high in 1945 while primary grades rose to 2 568. Junior and senior high enrollments hit new lows as employment drew teens from schools.
Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York returns to national spotlight with a NBC radio speech at a Republican dinner and rally in Washington scheduled from 9 to 9 30 P M CWT WHO will carry the broadcast The remarks mark his first national appearance since the recent election loss.
War Manpower Commissioner McNutt said the inter regional program placed more than 277000 workers in top priority war plants in 1944.
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