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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1945
Page
1
The piece argues Blue’s inaugural shows a conservative, pragmatic Iowa plan with openness to legislative input. It favors stable policy, education reform, and careful tax considerations while avoiding personal rigidities that could hinder debate. It also notes the need for a broad survey of state resources and taxation.
Allied forces press from south and north cutting off the western Belgian bulge. German forces retreat toward a Strasbourg defense as Patton’s Third Army advances toward St Hubert while Montgomerie’s troops reach Champion and Langlir faces stiff resistance.
Washington reports that House leaders weigh replacing induction with legal penalties for evading essential war work. May and Kilday back leaving fines or imprisonment under theSelective Service Act, while Knudsen warns absenteeism in wartime plants is running far above peacetime norms.
A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, warned that national service legislation, if enacted, would provoke discord and disunity on the home front. The comment was made in Cleveland.
WPB chairman J A Krug reveals a three fold aircraft boost in six months aimed at arming allied forces including France. About 2.5 billion dollars more arms output added to 1945 schedule raising total to 64.5 billion. 50 percent of programs to rise, 9 percent up all aircraft, with B 29 production tripling to 200 at Renton by July and transfers to Douglas and Lockheed.
Cedar Rapids News reports three more local servicemen were added Friday to the missing in action rolls in Germany. The names are Pvt. Michael A. Kenney, 19, infantryman. Staff Sgt. John D. Griffin, 22, infantryman. and Pvt. Donald R. McLeod, 21, all listed as missing since mid December. Kenney trained at Camp Roberts and went overseas two months ago, with two Kenney brothers already serving.
The American Medical Association board voted to cancel the 95th annual meeting planned for Philadelphia from June 18 to 22 in support of the national war effort.
The War Production Board orders drastic new limits on civilian product output, wiping out a large share of consumer projects permitted under the spot conversion program. Metals allocations are cut to meet expanded military needs, and WPB offices are told to gate new applications tightly. The spot plan, already suspended in about 125 labor-starved centers, effectively sits on the shelf across the country.
London reports a broad Soviet winter offensive starting west of the Vistula about 120 miles from Warsaw. German defenses buckled as fighting intensified along the Sandomierz Baranow bridgehead while Soviet artillery pounded Komarno and infantry pushed toward Budapest amid heavy snow.
Frederick W. Yanda 38 longtime head of Commonwealth Hotel Apartments Inc died of a heart attack at the Commonwealth Thursday at 6 15 p m. He lived with his family at 323 Fifth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids born July 2 1906 in Cedar Rapids. He held a controlling interest since 1942 and was reelected president and treasurer last Monday. He also owned Law Publishers. Survived by wife Violette Marie Fliermans a daughter BeverLee Jean a brother Ray three sisters and many relatives. Friends may call Moen chapel.
A WLB member said Friday the United States achieved a remarkable shipping record in part due to the nearly flawless no strike performance of the men who operated and manned American ships.
tank led assault stretches across central Luzon on a 20 mile front. American patrols reportedly cross the Agno river while Lingayen Gulf beach-head gains widen. MacArthur reports rapid advances in Labrador Umanday Calasiao Bulog Manaoag and Lingayen as heavy air and ground action consolidate positions.
The Third fleet, led by Vice Admiral John McCain, launched a massive carrier air attack against Japanese forces off French Indo China near Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay. Nimitz reported the fleet had pushed 800 miles west of Luzon in the deepest Pacific advance yet, with Japanese defenses claiming some aircraft were shot down.
Arthur Klopp was elected and installed as president of the Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor at Labor Temple. He succeeds G. K. Strausser after six years. Officers named include William Convey as vice president and G. K. Strausser on the executive council. The group passed a resolution praising Strausser and endorsed Abe A. Hurst’s reappointment to the state highway commission. Shadle and Farris reported on a Des Moines state legislative meeting.
Bud Foster reports from Honolulu that Tokyo has practically ordered the Nipponese fleet to end passive resistance and aid Japanese forces opposing the American invasion of Luzon in the Philippines as the United States Third Fleet advances.
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