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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1942
Page
4
The piece argues against overtime premium during wartime, urges job training for displaced workers, and warns against postwar punishment and revenge. It notes senate resistance to Prohibition expansion and calls for broad tavern closures and uniform laws. It also marks the 30th anniversary of the Old Strain heart tissue experiment by Dr. Alexis Carrel.
John L. Lewis proposed resuming CIO AFL peace talks to unite labor under capable leadership. AFL President William Green quickly accepted, while CIO head Philip Murray, away for rest, was not immediately comment. Lewis urged joint meetings noting past obstacles and war economy needs.
A Gazette reporter tests wind direction with flour at the Cedar Rapids police station. Despite a 31 to 88 degree day, the flour blew toward Ocoee Florida, while authorities assess atmospheric clues.
American pilots guarding the Burma road shot down three Japanese warplanes in a dogfight over Mengtzu in southeast Yunnan. Four fighters from the Third Pursuit squadron, led by Deputy Commander G B McMillan, returned to base unscathed.
Personal Opinion by Bob Estabrook discusses expected enrollment decline due to war, ROTC training attracting out-of-area inquiries, and better deferment cooperation with draft boards. He notes women may shift to defense courses, men can delay or finish degrees, and students generally welcome the new quarter system for flexibility.
Frances Christensen and Dorothy Rudd faced a would be bandit at Christensen Bakery on 109 Third Avenue SE. The two clerks refused to open the cash register and instead handed the thief a bag with a dozen rolls. The man fled the scene.
A British communique said the Imperial forces in the Myitta area South Burma near the Thai border are developing favorably after contact with Japanese troops. The British estimate about 250 Japanese troops are in the Myitta area about 15 miles from the border on the narrow Burma Malayan peninsula strip.
Will Hays president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America said on Saturday night that all America and especially the film industry will honor the memory of Carole Lombard.
Fort George Wright Wash Eight men including three second lieutenants died when an army air force bomber crashed 21.4 miles north of Pendleton Oregon The dead include Second Lieut A J Francisco pilot Second Lieut R C Schows co pilot Second Lieut L E Grindle navigator Staff Sgt A D Spires Sgt D Clark Corp V A Learman Private G T Wrable and Private L Fagan Grindle is listed with Thurman Ja as address
Price Administrator Leon Henderson asked coal dealers to keep retail prices at levels in effect between December 3 and December 15, urging that coal remain affordable for households. The OPA also warned against merchants pressuring housewives to hoard for emergencies.
A navy report says the merchant ship San Jose sank after colliding with the steamship Santa Elisa near Atlantic City. Santa Elisa was badly damaged and burning, with flames visible along the shore. The Wellhart rescued 18 survivors and the Charles L. OConnor saved 11, including officers. Other survivors were picked up by a third merchant ship and coast guard vessels.
President Roosevelt announced that Americans now fighting with British and Allied forces can serve under the U S flag when transfers are arranged. The plan follows Churchill’s Washington talks and contemplates transferring units like the American Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force intact to the U S Army.
More than 20 600 Americans in the Canadian navy army and air force about half of them air force personnel are expected to join United States forces when the transfer plans are completed.
Field Marshal Walter von Reichenau died from a stroke while returning from the Eastern front, triggering talk of a broader reorganization of the German high command. Von Reichenau, allied with Werner von Blomberg, had led Army Group Four and the Tenth and Sixth armies, shaping campaigns from Czechoslovakia to Dunkirk.
Mountain climbers on Table Rock Nevada located the charred bodies of Carole Lombard, her mother, press agent, a woman passenger, and 15 U S Army airmen among 22 victims after a TWA sky liner collided with the rock face. Clark Gable rushed to Las Vegas awaiting details as crews worked to recover the remains amid a rugged search.
London dispatch reports Soviet parachute troops dropped behind Mozhaisk wounding the German defense. Mozhaisk held by about 100,000 Germans may be cut off as Russians advance northwest of Moscow. Further gains recapture Latashino and Shakhovskaya as Kursk Kharkov and Taganrog fighting continues to press Donets basin industry.
Officials from the chamber of commerce manufacturers bureau set a 10 30 am Monday session with state selective service leaders to resolve deferment rules for skilled workers. Adjutant General Charles Grahl Col Robert Shaw George Beese and Ed Kimball will attend to field questions and aim for clear Iowa draft guidance for industrialists and workers awaiting numbers.
In Atchison Kansas an insurance inspector surveyed after an employee lost the end of a finger in flour mill machinery. The boss George Redinger demonstrated the incident with the phrase How’d it happen Just like this. The anecdote repeated to emphasize the risk.
British, Polish, and Free French forces won Halfaya pass in North Africa creating a direct supply route toward Tripoli. A British military commentator called the move a real victory, easing supply for forward units and sharpening the drive on Rommel’s Axis forces in the El Agheila area.
Washington AP reports a Navy call for women scientists engineers and mechanics to join the Washington navy yard workforce as male candidates grow scarce. Some may start immediately while others await a list for future needs.
American submarine penetrated waters off Yokosuka near Yokohama and sunk three Japanese merchant vessels. The action coinced with Gen. MacArthur and allied troops resisting a major assault on the Bataan peninsula. Navy notes Hart now heads Allied forces in the Far East.
The Office of Price Administration will relax tire rationing to allow ministers of all denominations to purchase new tires and tubes. Leon Henderson said clergy must travel to tend the sick and conduct essential services, especially in sparsely populated areas.
An Army pursuit plane from March Field crashed five miles west of Riverside on Saturday, burning after impact and killing the pilot. Authorities withheld the pilot’s name pending investigation.
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