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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1945
Page
1
The first general report on the Crimea conference notes wide approval yet flags policies that may be hard to implement. It sees crucial gains on plans to squeeze Nazi Germany and a clear statement of defeat consequences, while urging brisk steps toward peace machinery and Atlantic Charter reaffirmation amid wary views on democratic forms and Poland's boundary.
London Polish government denounces the Big Three Poland accord as a sellout. In Washington Rep. Alvin E. O Kanski calls the deal a stab in the back to freedom and notes Goebbels' “second victory” at Munich versus Crimean talks. Stanislaw Mikolajczyk’s bid to join the Lublin government is cited as unresolved.
Charles Rozmarek, president of the Polish American Congress, denounces the Big Three accord on Poland as a blow to freedom and a violation of Atlantic Charter pledges. He cites Stalin’s wartime shifts and warns against aligning with forces seeking democracy’s destruction.
Pvt Clyde W Whetstine 30 Cedar Rapids IA was killed in action on Luzon Jan 22 per word to his wife and parents His seven month old daughter Janet Kay visits in Iowa City His widow and family split between Maquoketa and Cedar Rapids He had lived in Cedar Rapids before moving to Los Angeles in 1942 and was a printer with Link Belt Speeder He attended Calvary Baptist Church and entered service Nov 4 1943 overseas June 1944 in New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies prior to Luzon. He is survived by a sister Mrs Charles German and his parents.
James F. Byrnes returned Tuesday from the Crimea conference as the first member of the American delegation to come home. The White House announced his arrival.
Valentine shopping surges on the eve of the holiday with card stores selling out and florists reporting heavier advance orders from overseas servicemen. Candy departments rush to stock as prices rise with roses from 4.50 to 10 per dozen and exotic blooms at about five dollars. Florists say the real rush comes the day before and on the holiday itself.
The Gazette prints a full page of pictures from the historic Big Three meeting in the Crimea showing Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin with their staffs. Views supplied by Associated Press and Acme News Pictures as the leaders map plans for victory and world peace.
Forty three people died as twin tornadoes struck western and central Alabama and eastern Mississippi. The first twister near Meridian killed 17 including two railroad workers. The Montgomery storm added 26 dead with 15 Negro victims. Red Cross reports 500 plus injured and 1,500 homeless. Governor Sparks mobilized state guards.
Mrs. Olla Mullan of 600 First Avenue JE filed a district court suit against Cedar Rapids alleging city negligence for permitting Sixth Street sidewalk between First and A avenues to be rough with ice. She seeks a $5,000 judgment for injuries from a December 27 fall.
London AP reports Princess Elizabeth has the mumps announced Tuesday. Princess Margaret has just recovered from a similar illness in the same period.
Three year old Johnnie Church accompanied by his parents was found wandering near his home at 1246 N Street SW after leaving his grandmother's house. Sheriff Jim Smith and deputies questioned the child for over an hour, unable to obtain a verbal reply.
Canadian forces driving through Kleve ruins reached within 20 miles of Wesel and two miles of Emmerich as seven Nazi divisions bolstered the area. The American Third Army closed on Coblenz within 45 miles after capturing Pruem, while Luxembourg fell with Vianden, creating a 145 mile frontline from Karken to Saarbruecken. Weather hindered operations as Allied rivers flooded the Rhine, tanks entered German combat for the first time, and dykes at Millingen and Nijmegen were blown.
The Army student training reservist program at Coe College will end March 3 under Acting President Dr. C Harve Geiger. About 150 students enrolled under ASTRP have been led by Capt. Leo Hoffman with cycles ending March 3 and many turning 18, making them eligible for active duty.
Twenty four passengers and crew perished when a two engine navy transport slammed into San Francisco bay twelve minutes after leaving Alameda airport. The ship struck the water near homes on the bay causing shock to nearby residents. Reports say engines stopped shortly before impact.
United States Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr arrived in Moscow for a one day stop after the Big Three meeting at Yalta. The timing followed the conference and other principals remained unconfirmed. He planned to attend a ballet and depart for the Pan American conference in Mexico.
Temperature reached 55 degrees Tuesday in Cedar Rapids area prompting talk of a possible warm day picnic. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with a low near 25 degrees and cooler temperatures expected.
Budapest capitulated after a six week siege as Red Army troops under Malinovsky Tolbukhin and Konev closed a massive encirclement. Prisoners reached 110,000 while Soviet offensives widened from Silesia toward Dresden and Leipzig and toward the Baltic coast.
Former President Herbert Hoover endorsed the Yalta Big Three agreement as a strong foundation to rebuild the world. He spoke at a Lincoln Day dinner for the National Republican Club, saying it offers great hope if promises and ideals are carried out.
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