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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1945
Page
3
David Lawrence notes a shift from optimistic drift to suspected German peace feelers as von Ribbentrop tours Madrid. He warns Allies to guard against peace fronts while planning for a possible German surrender and outlines Teheran talks on Pacific needs and Allied leadership across parties.
Robert Quillen warns against optimism and underestimation in wartime. He cites Pearl Harbor Guadalcanal and Normandy as examples where leaders misjudged enemy power, urging preparedness and vigilance to avoid disaster.
By George Matthew Adams discusses life as an unfolding process from childhood to adulthood, citing Herman Melville and the broader rise of human spirit toward justice and freedom. The piece urges conscious self development as essential to navigating a world of growing opportunity and light.
A compact quotation notes that no errors of opinion can be dangerous in a country where public opinion must wrestle with them. The remark, attributed to Simms, reflects on the balance between liberty and debate.
In a compact op-ed style, the writer likens America, England, and Russia to three strangers in a dentist's waiting room united by common aim yet harming each other more. He criticizes mutual slights and urges the Allies to stop wielding others' portions to their own advantage.
A New York economist argues inflation hides in plain sight as prices rise via reduced quality and scarce availability. He warns that open price ceilings mask true costs, with black markets and deteriorating services driving real value down and wages lagging.
The piece argues that after World War II the nation faces a critical jobs problem as servicemen return home and munitions workers demobilize. It opposes deficit funding and foreign credits as durable prosperity, warning such policies cause inflation or debt. It emphasizes enterprise, risk, and real growth through increased goods and services rather than broad six hour days.
Dr A E Wiggam discusses Pearl Buck on women’s opportunity and salaries, and notes many women must exceed men’s abilities for equal work. He argues women have fuller home life opportunities but fewer career chances, and warns against narrow reading that reinforces one-sided views.
A Washington report links Bernard Montgomery to the command of two American armies, with Eisenhower pressured by Britain to calm British anger over Bradley’s shift. The transfer faced war department opposition and was kept secret for two weeks, while Eisenhower's position vis a vis Churchill is noted as pivotal.
Marquis W. Childs portrays grim conditions in Nazi occupied Norway. He notes brutalities increase, a harsh winter, and the Norwegian government in exile seeking Allied invasion. He cites 200000 German troops, Gestapo and slave labor units, and Russian relief limits as Oslo endures under occupation.
In federal court Montgomery Ward argues the seizure of its stores is unconstitutional as it is not a war industry. The case challenges War Labor Board authority over wartime wage scales and the breadth of wartime seizure powers affecting service enterprises like Joe's Shoe Shine Shop.
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