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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
1
The piece notes the Nazi flying bombs terrify civilians in London while Allied forces press the war in Europe. It argues the robot bombs signal Hitler's desperation and that their impact on field operations is limited amid a global fight for survival. It also touches on postwar Cedar Rapids housing code questions and government staffing.
Prime Minister Churchill says German robot bombs struck London at 100 to 150 daily. In three weeks they killed 2,752 and wounded about 8,000, with over 10,000 casualties in London. He details methods, defenses, and plans for evacuation and treatment.
London reports 1000 heavy bombers and fighter escorts sweeping across northwest Germany and Pas de Calais with intensified raids on French airfields. U.S. Ninth Air Force Marauders and Havocs hit German rail lines near Caen and two bridges, while Dijon, Ruhr targets, and robot bomb installations are struck without loss. Six Allied aircraft missing. 26 German planes shot down.
Captain Ralph F. Thompson an army chemical warfare intelligence officer reported at Hengyang that Japanese forces used mustard and lewisite gas against Chinese defenders. He confirmed on a on the spot visit the Chinese claims with victims showing gas burns and blisters.
Mrs Franz Rosebush acknowledged press rumors about her daughter Ruth Briggs and Col Elliott Roosevelt marrying. The Tribune reported Newsweek's story while editor John Burnham said Rosebush later told him to refrain, then that Ruth would decide. Briggs, a WAC in London, served with Gen Eisenhower's staff and attended Fort Des Moines officer school.
In Bellaire Ohio and Powhatan Mine Ohio a fire trapped 64 miners after a rock fall sparked flames. Rescue attempts by drilling and by by-passing shafts failed and sealing the mine was ordered. A foreman went into the pit to help, but did not return.
In Cedar Rapids a trio of war veterans recount their frontline experiences and the toll of combat. They describe hardships, camaraderie, and lasting memories from service in distant theaters.
Musicians John Bakke and Bob Stephenson from DeForest Wisconsin and Los Angeles California survived the Helena torpedo sinking after three days on a raft in enemy waters near Munda and Vella Lavella. They later joined a Navy Incentive Show in Cedar Rapids to boost war bond sales along with other Helena survivors and veterans.
Stalin announced capture of Kowel, Polish communications center as the Red Army launched a fresh thrust toward Pinsk and Brest Litovsk. Cherniakhovsky and Bagramian aimed at Wilno and the Baltic states, while German counterattacks were reported west of Molodeczno.
Lt. Beaufort Swancutt, condemned by an army court martial for slaying two women, his commanding officer, and a policeman, hanged himself with a bed sheet Thursday in Letterman hospital after being wounded and captured at Camp Anza.
German radio on Thursday alleged US bombers released winged robot bombs during raids on Cologne May 28 and Hamburg June 18, describing them as small glider shaped devices.
Fire at the Ringling Brothers circus big top in Hartford, Connecticut, during a Thursday matinee killed and injured dozens. Officials estimated 50 to 100 dead or trapped, with visits from municipal hospitals and witnesses noting the fire started near the entrance during intermission as the canvas collapsed.
Richard J. Walsh and Karl Johansen, both with Abell-Howe Construction, sustained electrical burns at 9:45 a.m. Thursday when a steel girder swung into a 13,800 volt line at the Iowa Electric Light and Power powerhouse. Walsh remained hospitalized at Mercy Hospital with third degree burns to hands and feet. Johansen received second degree burns and was released after treatment.
Harry Hopkins, longtime adviser to President Roosevelt, resumed duties at the White House after a prolonged illness. Secretary Stephen T. Early said Hopkins will not attend the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
Berlin announced Marshal Karl Rundstedt was replaced by Marshal Guenther von Kluge as commander of German forces in the west due to ill health. Hitler sent a cordial letter thanking Rundstedt, while Rommel's rising influence at Eisenhower's HQ is noted as a possible indirect gain.
Allied forces push two fresh columns south of La Haye du Puits to outflank the town as American troops press toward the flank positions. American units reach Las du Jars dins and Forest du Mont Castre while fighting Germans for high ground. Canadian and British forces repel a counterattack near Caen as Normandy’s front advances.
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