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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1943
Page
15
The column discusses unsigned letters criticizing John L. Lewis and the President amid the coal controversy, then shifts to Mussolini’s WWII miscalculations. It criticizes OPA price controls as inept, forecasts higher prices, and notes efforts to curb wartime juvenile delinquency and challenges for Victory Garden cultivation amid heavy rain.
Beardsley Ruml addresses Cedar Rapids Rotary at 6 15 pm at the Roosevelt hotel in a dinner program and is slated as principal speaker for a Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday night at 6 30 pm at the Montrose hotel. He discusses American principles including the Four Freedoms the Atlantic Charter and the Nine Rights, emphasizing non coercive global influence and that the Charter should not trigger a worldwide crusade.
Ruml at Coe College commencement cites the Declaration of Independence as defining the dignity and holiness of men. He contrasts this with the Axis view, insisting governments derive power from consent of the governed and that some regimes deny individual rights.
Capt. William A. Reed of Marion, nephew of Maj. Bill Reed, commands a P-40 squadron nicknamed The Lighthouse Boys. They have shot down 35 enemy aircraft and claim a balanced record, with a motto that rejects hero worship. The unit operates under Lieut. Col. Gordon H. Austin in Tunisia Sardinia and Sicily.
London reports the Eighth United States Army Air Force expanded with a fresh arrival of bombers and ground crews as invasion speculation grows. Churchill’s conferences and Washington strategy meetings fuel nerves while rumors place Marshall in command of Mediterranean operations with Eisenhower and Alexander as possible lieutenants. Concurrent reports note German alertness along Bergen and new mass arrests on the French coast signaling heightened wartime activity.
In Wilmington North Carolina the first wartime air raid alert in the region was triggered Sunday but the planes were later identified as friendly. No damage or injuries were reported and citizens were advised to remain calm.
Allied air forces launched a broad strike from the Middle East and North Africa against Sicilian ferry terminals at Messina and San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria, with heavy damage claimed at ports and rail facilities. More than 100 Flying Fortresses returned after a 1,400 mile raid on Spezia, while Pantelleria faced the fifth bombardment in six days. eight enemy planes were shot down.
A Petroleum Administration spokesman told a special House committee that action can be expected very soon on nationwide gasoline restrictions. He said a plan is being worked on to extend the pleasure driving ban now in 12 northeastern states to the entire nation.
Staff Sgt. Winston E. Lowe of the army air forces is missing in the European theater since May 29, after serving as an aerial gunner and bombardier on Flying Fortress missions. He is the son of Mrs. Irma Lowe of Cedar Rapids and was educated at Franklin school and the University of Iowa.
The supreme court, in a 7-2 decision by Justice Reed, voided the conviction of Homer Bartley of Houston Texas a former Texas communist party leader and gubernatorial candidate for failing to keep a current address with his draft board The ruling holds the requirement met if the registrant provides a chain of forwarding addresses so mail reaches him in time for compliance.
Iowa City plans to honor Nile Kinnick with a memorial on the Iowa campus after his death in a navy fighter plane. Athletic Director E G Dad Schroeder said a proposal in The Cedar Rapids Gazette to name the stadium Kinnick Field is under consideration. He noted multiple alumni letters urging memorial ideas and emphasized a careful, fitting final choice.
New York dispatch recalls Iowa National Guard and American infantry in Tunisia. Major Gen. Terry Allen’s First Division held El Guetar, delayed Rommel’s panzers, and forced the African corps to retreat. Bob Moore of Villisca led a daring escape under German fire with eight prisoners.
Argentina swore in Gen Pedro Ramirez after Gen Arturo Rawson resigned a day after taking office. Reports say Ramirez favors democracies more than Rawson, amid censorship and unclear leanings toward Allies or Axis. Ramifications tied to US lend-lease and regional shifts.
London based AP dispatch reports Dr. Folkert Posthuma, described as a leading Dutch Nazi, shot and killed. The Dutch news agency Aneta conveyed the confirmation on Monday.
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