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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1941
Page
1
Congress debates extending lend-lease to the Soviet Union amid questions on pay, democracy, and allied shortages. Critics warn against masking Moscow as a democracy while stressing responsibility for wartime supplies. A partisan tone marks discussions of policy, morale, and administration rhetoric.
The report claims Nazi blitzkrieg paused as Soviet forces halted German advances along the 1,800 mile front. It cites German losses near Mogilev and Smolensk, with thousands killed and many prisoners taken, while asserting Soviet counterattacks and air raids continued.
Judy Garland, the 19 year old film star famed for The Wizard of Oz, married 11 year old orchestra leader Dave Rose in a Las Vegas ceremony with her mother and step father as witnesses. The couple planned a Hollywood return after the Nevada wedding.
Washington AP reports the House sent a new 8.063 billion defense bill to the Senate on Monday. The measure funds a land force of 1,727,000 men with critical items to boost readiness, plus provisions for a 3,000,000 man army and related enhancements.
President nominates Douglas MacArthur to lieutenant general and commander of U S and commonwealth forces in the Philippine islands. Senator Pepper endorses the pick, predicts a strong response to potential Japanese moves and says MacArthur and the Navy are ready for any emergency.
Japan plans to honor its due dates on U.S. government and private bonds in New York, aiming to avoid repeat default stigma. The move comes amid public scrutiny over Japan's debt handling and foreign loan records.
An editor summarizes rapid international developments in a five column page one with a bold headline about a world in trouble. The editor invites readers to suggest better headlines while an Associated Press roundup reports the day’s news.
Dutch East Indies suspends oil shipments to Japan, cutting off 1 ton annually and prompting fears Tokyo may move to secure oil amid a broader economic battle. Observers see a possible Japanese push toward the Indies as oil fears rise and new Sino-Japanese maneuvers loom in Asia.
Weather bureau predicted a temporary relief start Monday amid the nations worst heat wave. Showers and cooler conditions were forecast for western Iowa, but the damp 90 to 100 degree heat claimed at least 80 lives and left over 90 drownings nationwide.
Reported remarks describe a gag rule on a $3.5292 billion tax bill allowing no amendments except preapproved by a majority of the committee. The rules group would limit debate to three days and expand sales tax coverage, drawing opposition from critics.
Report from San Francisco says the Japanese liner Tatuta Maru remained off the U S coast with about 150 Americans aboard and six to eight smaller Japanese boats were anchored beyond the three mile limit awaiting orders from Tokyo The silk cargo is perishable and passengers could be evacuated back to Japan if needed.
A fragment reports two individuals arrested for drunk driving while Highway Patrolman James Clapp was away on vacation. The text is garbled and names or details are unclear.
London endured its first bombing raid in a month as German bombers attacked Sunday night. The air ministry said at least three raiders were shot down during a two hour alert with fires quickly subdued and limited target areas.
Weather reports show a blistering heatwave driving temperatures toward the ninetys with a new local record possible. Evaporation plunges humidity to about 15 percent as a trailing cool front moves in, easing conditions later in the day.
Soggy heat lingered over Iowa with above normal temperatures and scattered thundershowers. Federal forecasters predicted more rain for Monday night and Tuesday with local areas drying out. heaviest totals included 1.26 inches at Ames and 0.31 at Charles City.
Speaker Rayburn announced the administration’s price fixing bill will be introduced in the House this week. The plan aims to curb rising costs and regulate key goods amid inflation concerns.
The Chicago and North Western Railway company announced on Monday it has ordered 1,875 box cars and plans to spend more than five million dollars for the fleet.
Charles Frederick Butler aged 83 a leading Springville banker and landowner died Sunday after a heart attack following a fall that broke his hip Saturday He served 62 years with the Exchange bank founded by his father and was Linn counties oldest banker The bank was described as the oldest in Iowa under continuous management born December 8 1857 on a farm now tied to the area’s college history
Cedar Rapids police logged ten Sunday crashes. Three people were injured and one man, Reemig, 1207 Sixth Street, 38, was fined 50 dollars and costs after a reckless driving charge. A tree fell on the Lebeda car injuring Mr and Mrs Lebeda and their son George at C Street between Twelfth and Thirteenth Avenues SW.
German radio, quoting Swedish newspaper dispatches, reported that the United States Pacific fleet has left Pearl Harbor bound for the Orient. The claim appeared in a New York dispatch cited Sunday.
Washington senator Wheeler charges administration leaders with circulating antiwar cards as a treasonable smear. President Roosevelt warns Wheeler overreaches and Taft questions the charge while others defend wartime rhetoric and press campaigns.
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