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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1942
Page
2
The text notes Japanese troops entered Manila after American and Filipino defenders withdrew to regroup. It emphasizes General MacArthur’s resolve to continue fighting and frames the loss as part of a broader, unfolding war, with weather headlines and censorship influencing public mood.
Washington orders immediate ban on purchase sale and delivery of new passenger cars and trucks while a rationing system is prepared. Production of new autos and light trucks to stop within weeks with government and essential civilian use favored. Leon Henderson to supervise rationing with SPAB, engines ready for hearings Monday.
London reports claim Adolf Hitler flew to the Moscow front to personally direct German forces after the Kaluga victory. Russian advances reached Staritsa and nearby towns as German morale and command structure face a critical test near Smolensk.
British and South African troops seized Bardia near the Libyan port and freed about 1,000 British prisoners held by the Axis garrison. The announcenment came Friday via AP dispatches.
Des Moines residents and officials confronted a crippling blizzard as residents urged street clearing and police reported no arrests. Weatherman Charles Reed faced travel delays while an ambulance failed to reach a dying man, Henderson Smith, 21, at a funeral home. Volunteers rescued 19 Burlington bus passengers near Hartford, Iowa.
A New Year blizzard dumped a record 24.5 inches on Des Moines in 24 hours with drifts up to 10 feet. Up to two feet fell elsewhere as highways and rails were blocked. Cold followed, with Cherokee 17 below and northern towns near 15 below. State plow crews and canceled schedules struggled to restore travel.
Cedar Rapids crews and state forces pressed a major snow fight as 12 inch drifts snarled roads and halted travel. Main arteries opened with buses and trains running late yet moving, as county plows and state crews restored one way traffic and partial service hours.
The United States and 25 other nations including the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Canada, and Belgium sign a pledge to use full resources against Axis powers and to avoid separate armistices. Roosevelt signs for the US and Churchill for Britain. The pact commits joint warfare and no separate peace with enemies.
Allied powers edge toward a broad Pacific accord likely binding all Axis foes to joint fight. British command to lead land and air forces with possible American control of naval forces. Archibald Wavell named as land and air commander. China pushes into Burma to defend the route to India under British command.
A London based British spokesman said British and American fleets in the South Pacific cannot operate effectively without adequate air support, delaying potential military actions.
Washington and Manila report Manila Bay area now in Japanese hands after long US retreat. Cavite naval base evacuated. records and stores destroyed. Corregidor and defenses along Manila Bay remain held by American and Filipino forces. Manila's fall follows strategic realignments north of the city.
In Batavia N I, a U S navy air cooperation with Dutch forces in the East Indies was disclosed in a Friday communique. An American warship and two American planes were attacked by Japanese aircraft in the northern part of the archipelago, with no serious damage reported.
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