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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1943
Page
1
Senator Byrd asks who runs the country amid labor friction and tax changes. The piece argues the real boss is a product of policy and public indifference, criticizing hollow authority and highlighting concerns over the Rumi plan and tax law.
Churchill calls wartime cabinet for secret sessions after his return from Washington and Africa. Marshall travels with him to North Africa as Allies plan a global offensive. Bombing accuracy and Axis weakness are cited as signs of growing Allied momentum.
President Roosevelt signs a bill amending the District of Columbia unemployment compensation act and says the current period of inflationary pressure is not a time to cut taxes but to cut expenditures, pay debts, and build reserves. The measure includes improvements to the law and an untimely reduction in employers' contributions to the unemployment fund.
London reports pre invasion jitters among Axis troops as unrest grows in occupied Europe. An underground force of 12 million awaits a signal to rise. Yugoslav guerrillas seize rail hubs and damage lines as Germany, Italy scramble to contain uprisings in the Balkans and Greece.
Beardsley Ruml of New York, Cedar Rapids native and pay as you go tax advocate, arrives with his wife and sister. He will give Coe College commencement address and speak at Rotary and Chamber of Commerce events while declining to discuss the 75 percent forgiveness bill until it becomes law. His father Dr Ruml and Dr David Beardsley meet him at Union Station as rumors float about his tax ideas.
Waterloo district court grants the divorce of Mr and Mrs William Brewster. A stipulation orders the equal split of their canned goods between the spouses, outlining the final settlement terms.
Kermit Roosevelt, 53, son of Theodore Roosevelt and veteran explorer and writer, died in Alaska while on active duty as a U. S. army major. He served in both World Wars with British and American forces and had led expeditions to Africa, Tibet, and Brazil. His death follows his brother Quentin’s death in World War I. their father and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. remained honored for gallantry in North Africa.
A B 25 Mitchell bomber shot up by enemy fighters carried Maj John L Coglend of Burke New York and five crew members over 325 miles of open sea with one engine out and a wing aflame before pancaking into the Mediterranean near the Allied shore All survived including Pilot Lieut Charles W Smith Co pilot Lieut Albert B Ferry Bombardier Lieut Benedict J O Meara Turret Gunner Staff Sergeant Fred F Hecks and Radio Gunner Sergeant Walter I Sundstrom
Washington AP says motorists must buy $5 use tax stamps for the 1944 fiscal year. The third series stamps go on sale Thursday at post offices and internal revenue offices. Post offices will sell cash on the counter. stamps may be purchased by mail from revenue offices.
26 federal indictments are returned against 103 persons after a month long grand jury probe into votes cast for Senator A B Chandler in Harlan County. Indicted are Sheriff Clinton C Ball election commissioner T K Watson and others plus 91 local election officials and 8 tabulators. FBI agents and county officials testified about voter activity.
At a Washington conference Iowa Republicans Gilchrist Wilson Cunningham Gwynne Hoeven Martin and Talle urged canners to draft a concrete plan to obtain government approval for higher wages and higher ceiling prices to cover increased payrolls. They warned without action much food could be wasted and noted the wage rise and modest price increase would mainly affect housewives.
Chinese forces crushed the Japanese central China offensive capturing Kungan and pressing toward Ichang. They cleared a 135 mile Yangtze riverfront and forced a retreat, claiming 5,923 prisoners taken and 36,330 Chinese troops annihilated west of Tungting lake. The battle sequence stalled further Japanese advances as Chinese units struck outer defenses of Ichang.
Washington United States Office of Price Administration moves to cut retail meat prices by about three cents per pound on June 21 with a further six cent cut for higher priced meats. Subsidies to slaughterers begin June 7, totaling roughly two cents per pound on carcass. Meant to restore prices to March 1942 levels, the plan faces industry opposition and affects nationwide price ceilings across ten zones and major chains.
An American bomber raid from a base in North Africa damaged three Littorio-class Italian battleships at Spezia. The Littorio Vittorio Veneto and Roma, plus a heavy cruiser and merchant ship, were hit as Flying Fortresses returned safely. The raid featured 2000-pound armor-piercing bombs and marked the longest Allied daylight strike on the Spezia naval base with significant fires and minimal losses.
The pay-as-you-go tax bill arrived at the White House Saturday after routine departmental review. The President has until midnight June 16 to act. aides indicate he is expected to sign it.
Omaha insiders report a surge in scams exploiting rising consumer power. Racketeers push cheap diamonds and gaudy goods to service members, sell fake blackout materials as official, and use patriotic appeals to lure buyers. Fake labor publications rise with growing union membership.
Washington AP reports OPA reductions apply to zone 4A covering most of Tacewasr. Retail prices for typical meat cuts are listed in cents per pound for class 1 and 2 stores.
In Bridgeport Connecticut Bobby Lombard age six nearly swallowed a foreign object while eating applesauce. His teeth hit a $500 diamond that had been missing from his mother's ring for three days, a surprising recovery of the gem.
Cedar Rapids hosts annual Memorial Day observance with a 2 pm service at Bohemian National cemetery after a 1 pm parade assembling at Sokol hall. Rudolph Novak leads the Czech home guard as units including American Legion color guard Z.C.B.J. drill team and Coe College student band participate.
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