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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1945
Page
1
The piece argues for precise Allied surrender terms to deny Nazi propaganda room to reinterpret defeat. It cites Churchill and Roosevelt ready to agree on hard, broadcasted terms, and questions how long the war would last once clearly stated.
Third fleet aircraft struck China coast ports Hongkong Swatow Amoy one day after sinking 41 Japanese ships in an Indo China attack. Nimitz said carrier blows against Japan's lifeline ports were not fully detailed yet. Halsey's forces hit Saigon Cam Ranh Bay bases destroying refineries and docks. 16 American planes lost.
Mercy hospital attendants fought Tuesday to keep two premature triplets alive after Rebecca Anne the first to be born died at 11 15 a.m. Tuesday. Roberta Sue and Robert Dale survived in incubators weighing 2 13 and 3 1. Rebecca Anne was born Monday at 11 30 p.m. The McLaud family elates with older children Duane Edgar Garry Bruce Georgia Frances and David Franklin while the father works for W G Black Fuel. The obituary notes Rebecca Anne’s body was taken to Turner funeral home.
Mr Streets reported a billfold containing 1400 dollars and identification papers lost between Union Station and 207 Seventh Street SW on Monday night. Police and Roy Street officers searched Union Station and the cab Streets used but found no trace of the wallet.
In the Belgian bulge, Houffalize surrendered to the U S First Army on Tuesday as British forces attacked north of Sittard in Holland. The move formed part of a broader Allied push with the Seventh Army driving toward Strasbourg and the Third Army advancing into the Moselle valley near Trier.
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the Allies will fight on to defeat Germany with unconditional surrender, despite criticism that it may stiffen Nazi resistance and prolong the war. He endorsed the Atlantic Charter, affirmed Polish exile government recognition, and noted Greek casualty figures while deflecting calls to revisit surrender terms.
Cold wave continues in Iowa with Cedar Rapids recording seven below zero and Decorah at seventeen below. Light snow expected tonight with near ten above zero low. highways remain slick in central and southeast Iowa. Temperatures climbed to the mid thirties in the afternoon as skies cleared.
The War Manpower Commission divides 35 essential activities into two divisions labeling one critical. The guide targets selective service for men 26 through 29 and covers seven production categories including aircraft ships ordnance and ammunition.
A fast moving fire at the seven story General Clark hotel on North Clark Street killed 14 and injured five. The building housed 60 permanent guests and 75 rooms as guests fled via fire escapes and nets. Servicemen nearby aided evacuations helping seven on upper floors descend. Cpl. James Boudreaux and Stephan Croter assisted evacuees.
The National Association of Tobacco Distributors outlines a voluntary rationing scheme to supply about 15 cigarettes daily to civilians through a card system within two weeks. Retailers will issue cards to consumers who declare they have no other cards, excluding transient outlets such as hotels and stations. The move follows an OPA stance against universal rationing.
United States Seventh Army announced Tuesday night that Gen. Hans Lingner commander of the 17th SS panzer grenadier division has been captured. He is believed to be the first SS division commander taken on the western front.
Pvt Henry A Stark 20, son of Mr and Mrs C H Stark route 1, reported killed in action in Belgium December 27 after being missing a month. Roosevelt high school graduate and University of Iowa student, he enlisted in April and trained at Camp Roberts California. Overseas since September, he served in England France Holland Germany before his death. survivors include parents five brothers and five sisters, fiancee Bernadine Spaight.
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