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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1943

Page

23

Bloody Point Battle Rages At Holtz Bay Attu

On Attu Holtz bay sees three days of savage fighting as Japanese positions thwart American advances. Casualties remain light though frost bite and shock add to the toll while medics and navy crews sustain the frontline with steady supply runs and improvised cargo lifts under heavy shellfire.

Holtz Bay Sherman Montrose NEA Service the Gazette Oltz Bay Attu

Army Engineers Recruiter to Visit Cedar Rapids Monday

Army Engineer recruiters will interview and accept applicants aged 18 to 50 at the Cedar Rapids post office building Monday. A campaign seeks 9,000 recruits monthly for the engineers. Eligible workers may be sent to West Over,field Mass or Camp Claiborne La for training after induction.

Paul O. Jensen Special Army Engineer Cedar Rapids Jack Mobley Engineers Westover Field Mass Camp Claiborne Reae

Bribes for Backing Ruml Plan Charged

Rep Hoffmann urged a House committee to probe alleged bribery tied to support for the Ruml tax plan. He cited ammunition from CIO United Automobile Workers claiming Republicans were promised $5000 per congressman to vote for the plan. The banquet involved 13 lawmakers from five states, Hoffmann said.

Washington Hoffman R-Mich Rayburn Congress House CIO United Automobile Workers

Saved from Deportation as a Boy Future U S Soldier

Private Fred Abd n our of Cedar Rapids, Syrian born, dodged deportation after a six year fight led by his priest and relatives. After schooling at Iowa State College and McKinley High, he now serves in the U S air corps, his citizenship secured by family action and immigration rulings. The saga traces from Aine Arb Syria to Windsor Ontario and Chicago, ending with his legal return to the United States and enlistment.

United States Fred (Fayz)Abdnour Cedar Rapids Air Corps Joseph Kacere Rachel Abdnour Tenth Street SE Fred Abdnour Iowa State College Gazette Newsie McKinley High School Aine- Arb Syria Damascus Jerusalem H. E. Spangler Republican National Committee Rep Cyrenus Cole Frank Byers the Gazette Mexico United States Bureau of Immigration B. Silliman United States Army Ft. Lewis Wash Chi Cago Windsor Ont Gustaf Abdnour Fayz United States Air Corps Turkey Gutas Abdnour Elizabeth Abdnour Bureau of Immigration Fred Cole Abdnour Fred Shada Immigration Bureau McKinlay High School B. D. Sillimian Chicago Durish

Peace and Senate Duty in a World War II Letter

A wartime letter to a U.S. senator urges ratification of peace treaties by the Senate and asks leaders to consider global stakes. The writer cites Abe Lincoln, references Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek, and presses for a just, lasting peace beyond victory.

Mother Jim Senator Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Churchill Chiang Kai-shek Joe Stalin

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