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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1944
Page
3
A City council moves to strengthen finances and lay groundwork for postwar needs. Officials stress timely planning for sewerage, street lighting, and parking while considering un derpass options and a southwest park project. The column notes Washington and Allied advances in Europe, and laments bus driver speed amid traffic dangers.
Allied reporting from the front shows American infantry extracting themselves from dug-in German positions near St. Lo while Caen area counterattacks intensify. Tank battles raged across Cherbourg peninsula with hundreds of German tanks knocked out and renewed pushes around La Haye du Puits and Colombelles.
Washington AP The War Production Board announced that Chairman Donald M Nelson's full civilian program will start in partial form this Saturday with a major sweep deferred to Aug 15. The plan faced opposition from army and navy departments and the War Manpower Commission, which argued it would draw labor from arms production. The deferment gives WMPC time to organize controls while WPB implements staggered orders for civilian goods.
At Bretton Woods the American delegation pressed Russia for a final answer on quotas for a multi billion dollar currency stabilization fund. The U S proposed raising Russia’s quota to 1.2 billion with a gold share of one fourth or 10 percent of gold holdings, whichever smaller. Russia reportedly disputes pre conference promises and cites language misunderstandings.
Brownell asserts Roosevelt exploited the commander-in-chief role to stay in office. He spoke at Governor Dewey's home after questions about a fourth term and noted campaign plans with Dewey, including possible speeches and state committees, while referencing GOP resources and electoral math.
Tuesday brought thundershowers to Cedar Rapids ending stifling heat. Rain totaled .60 inch per Chambers Inskeep. A cool front lowers temperatures from 87 to 74 by evening with 62 the next day. Estherville recorded 1.40 inches. Burlington hit 91 degrees. low 54 at Inwood.
Eric Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, arrived at LaGuardia after a trip to the Soviet Union and departed shortly after on an army transport plane to Washington.
London reports a scattering of flying bombs entering southern England in long silent glides that defeat escape, with one house killed in a dawn strike described as feather light. Government reopens four coastal zones in southwest England to aid civilian evacuation from bombing targets.
London officials report about 250000 people have left the city for the provinces in ten days for safety. Government evacuation under voluntary registration has moved 96500 mothers and children, with 16000 more scheduled to depart. An estimated 150000 left without government aid.
Washington AP says Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones is recovering from a mild pneumonia. An aide said it is doubtful he can attend the Democratic convention.
Samarkand dispatch describes a vast, unseen eastward shift of Soviet industry and agriculture behind the front. Evacuated workers and plants rebuilt in the Urals and Central Asia, turning factories into tank and tractor parts makers. The move promises doubled production and a de facto five year plan in new regions.
Forest service officials report 200 acres of timber land burned and one man dead in Colorado's largest forest fire this year near Fort Collins. The blaze continued to rage Wednesday amid windy conditions, prompting evacuations and firefighting efforts.
More than 1 200 heavy bombers, the war's largest American raid on a single target, hit Munich area for the second time in 24 hours. About 2 000 American planes were involved. 26 bombers were missing and all escorting fighters returned safely.
A P-47 from Bruning Army Airfield collided with a B-17 from Sioux City Army Air Base during a combat training flight near Bruning. The P-47 pilot and seven B-17 crew members were killed. Col. C. B. Stead announced the names are being withheld pending next of kin notices. The crash occurred about two and a half miles east of the Bruning airfield at 9 30 am.
Washington UP report says home canners who sell canned fruits and vegetables are exempted from price control restraints if output stays within limits from 500 to 1500 quarts per product. OPA notes cost differences between small and large canners make ceilings for commercial canners inequitable. The order becomes effective next Monday.
Secretary of War Stimson arrived in Britain from Italy for an inspection of the European theater of operations, reflecting ongoing Allied coordination during World War II.
Soviet forces pushed from near the East Prussian border with a wide front across Latvia and Lithuania, threatening Kaunas Grodno and Bialystok. Air attacks disrupted German lines as 2,600 Germans were killed and 2,000 prisoners taken in Tuesday’s advances.
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