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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1942
Page
1
The Senate rejected a $46 compromise and backed a $50 monthly pay raise for soldiers and sailors, inviting applause but facing reelection risks. The piece notes public stance amid broader War Production Board rationing talk and criticism of conflicting federal messaging.
Ensign G. H Gay, a 25-year-old torpedo plane pilot from Houston, recounts witnessing a line of burning Japanese carriers during the Battle of Midway. He survived a crash after his torpedo attack and watched as American dive bombers struck amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
Cedar Rapids supervisors move to reestablish relations with Linn County Medical Society. A conference will be set to negotiate a new contract clarifying the monthly $3,200 payment for indigent care. The current contract expires July 24 after a cancellation notice, amid dispute over surplus funds and distribution.
London reports say German commanders in occupied France bar residents from evacuating the coast to counter British warnings. The Daily Sketch says authorities aim to hold the civilian population as hostages to endure allied air raids or invasions, while a London authority says the move won’t alter British plans.
An American pursuit pilot bailed from a damaged plane near his base in the southwest Pacific. He fought a crocodile with a knife after plunging into a river, then wandered for three days before Papuan rescuers found him. He was hospitalized with a fractured skull sunburn mosquito bites and crocodile bites.
Washington AP Senate and house conferees approve a bill setting a 50 dollar monthly base pay for the lowest ranks across Army Navy and Coast Guard retroactive to June 1 The measure also raises second lieutenants and ensigns annual pay to 1800 and boosts allowances for subsistence and quarters while noting only the lowest commissioned ranks gain higher pay
William Dudley Pelley former head of the Silver Shirts was indicted on sedition charges by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis The indictments relate to affidavits by U S Attorney B Howard Caughran connected to articles in the Galilean Noblesville Ind Pelley is alleged owner of the publication
The Blue network will air a 10 minute Roosevelt message Sunday at 4 30 pm nationwide. The address will be delivered by recording as part of United Nations day observances.
British and American air force units have arrived in China, Reuters reported from Chungking. The US force is believed to complement the Flying Tigers led by Brig Gen Claire Chennault, with high level Allied officers visiting Chungking for talks with Chiang Kai-shek.
After five days of radio silence, Rome claimed the U S carrier was sunk near Midway. Berlin and Tokyo varied reports while Admiral Nimitz said the ship was damaged. Tojo reported to the emperor on the situation as Japan weighed losses.
Lakehurst New Jersey coast guard crews recovered three bodies from one blimp gondola and salvaged wreckage after a mid air collision of two Navy training airships over the Atlantic. Of 130 occupants nine remain missing and one survivor Ensign Howard Fahey was rescued with a fractured arm. The airships were four hundred feet above the sea when they collided during an unexplained experimental mission from Lakehurst.
Italy reports casualties from the Balkans in May exceed those in all theaters including Russia Libya. Balkans totals 475 killed 783 wounded 78 missing. Other sectors show Russia 79 killed 215 wounded Libya 109 killed 117 wounded 186 missing naval and air forces separate tallies.
Washington AP reports Senate leader Barkley says a comprehensive scrap rubber survey is under consideration and President Roosevelt may delay nationwide gasoline rationing. Price Administrator Henderson cites 300k tons reclaimed in 1942 and argues rationing remains the only effective way to curb private auto use amid mounting transportation concerns.
The Office of Defense Transportation seized wartime control of all inter city bus operations. All routes are frozen and express service is discontinued as of July 1. Cooperative pooling and joint planning are required, with records kept on passenger and seat miles and routes limited to within 15 miles of city limits.
New York City detectives with New York Central railroad police patrolled Grand Central Station after a tip from a hotel resident that two German speaking men planned to blow up the station. The call cited a restaurant restroom conversation about the attack set for Monday night. A 126 member force checked the station and tunnels but found no evidence.
Weather outlook for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows little temperature change through Wednesday morning with a muggy 82 forecast. Tuesday brought a 62 degree high with sun, while the Cedar River gauge read eight feet as it receded from Sunday’s 88 foot peak and humidity hovered around 40 percent at 2:30 PM.
Pearl Harbor April report notes the Kaga class carriers, including one described as a certain loss and two as probably sunk after the Midway battle. The ships measure 715 feet, carry up to 60 aircraft, and mount ten 8 inch guns, 16 anti aircraft rifles and 18 machine guns.
London reports RAF raids against Ruhr valleys and Channel docks in Dieppe and Washford areas with 18 bombers lost. Intruder operations hit air fields and railways in northern France and Holland. An Allied coastal command aircraft destroyed an enemy plane over the North Sea. German broadcasts claim British losses of 24 planes and several bombers shot down on the Channel and North Sea coasts. Italian bulletin notes a Taranto raid with minor fire and no casualties.
The 18 134 ton Swedish American liner Gripsholm arrived from Gothenburg with 193 Swedish and Scandinavian Americans to exchange Japanese and American nationals. Japanese baggage and bicycles were loaded for Lourenco Marques while Americans sail back from there. Red Cross and Social Security staff guided returning travelers as belligerent nations allowed the voyage under safe conduct.
Moscow dispatches report German infantry tanks and air forces attacking five fronts from Leningrad to Sevastopol. Soviet counter thrusts regain ground as Red Star notes fierce fighting, heavy casualties, and attempted breaches along the 1,100 mile front with renewed German onslaughts in Kalinin Sevastopol and adjacent sectors.
The National Retail Grocers association urged a mandatory national price policy with ceilings and controls on all major cost items. It warned that without relief within six months many grocers face bankruptcy amid higher replacement costs taxes and shortages. The group cited farm commodities and labor as about 85 percent of food costs and said no effective controls exist.
Washington reports that pork sellers who faced undue hardships under price ceiling rules may file petitions for adjustment or exception. Price Administrator Leos Henderson announced the ruling on Tuesday, outlining the process and criteria for petitions.
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