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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1942
Page
4
The president outlined how citizens should collect discarded rubber and deliver it to local oil stations, with profits extended to wartime needs. Dealers warn of processing limits as preparations begin, while inflation fears rise over a proposed $60 000 estate exemption and its inflationary impact.
United Nations day details a global observance with parades, prayers and displays of unity in 27 Allied lands. Messages from Maj. Gen. Harte and MacArthur praise victories and pledge continued support against the Axis as nations reaffirm faith in victory and shared principles.
Japanese raid Darwin as MacArthur day marked the end of a seven week lull. Twenty seven heavy bombers with escort attacked the northern Australian port aiming at the airdrome. Damage reported as slight with no casualties.
An Inside story reveals General Henri Giraud’s escape from Koenigstein prison in April. Aimed to deliver vital German war information to Marshal Petain, the plan involved a secret network and a $50,000 fund. A war council of 25 officers selected Giraud by lottery for the jailbreak and mission.
Harold L. Ickes urged Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Hahn to back a rubber salvage drive via a wire. The plan involves the oil industry buying salvaged rubber at a penny a pound and reselling to the government, with funds distributed to USO, Army and Navy relief, and Red Cross. Linn County residents were told to pause the rubber offensive until local organization completes setup.
Cedar Rapids news notes that over 45000 has been raised toward a 50000 quota for the United War Fund. M. H. Morrison reports several large firms have yet to contribute and may push the final total above the goal once they pay in.
Adjutant General R C Charlton says Eighth Corps Area at Fort Sam Houston has advised that an air corps training school will be established at Las Vegas New Mexico, signaling a new air force training facility in the region.
Vinson says the House Naval Investigating Committee has saved about 675 million dollars by renegotiating wartime contracts with excessive profits. He notes renegotiation is established and expected to yield further billions as the war program continues.
Mr and Mrs Robert Mingo residents of 1844 Zika avenue NW suffered facial injuries when a Milwaukee road Diesel switch engine struck their car at the Twelfth street crossing just after midnight Saturday. Mrs Mingo 21 sustained facial lacerations while Mr Mingo 22 took a nose injury. preliminary check at St Luke's hospital found no fractures.
A force of four motor bombers with American crews reportedly attacked Romania's oil fields around Ploiești and near Bucharest. The raid, if confirmed, marked a major American act of war against Axis Balkans. Several bombers reportedly forced down in Turkey. crews stated they acted under international law.
Hartford City Indiana authorities report an afternoon aviation crash eight miles northwest of town at 3 p m on Saturday resulting in two fatalities. The victims were identified as Robert Wright of Muncie and John Moore of Anderson Indiana.
United Press reports Germany announced that all ships in the north Atlantic may be attacked beginning June 26. The Nazi blockade aims to bar vessels from neutral nations including Sweden, Portugal, and Turkey from reaching U S Atlantic ports amid remarks tied to U S entry into the war.
Moscow reports Soviet forces have repelled synchronized German drives against Sevastopol fortress and the Kharkov front with heavy enemy losses. Front-line dispatches claim 150000 or more enemy dead or wounded over the last week, while a Black Sea fleet vessel sank a 6000-ton German transport off Odessa en route to Sevastopol.
Berlin broadcast reported by United Press says German submarines repeatedly attacked U S convoys in fierce battles lasting days. The high command communiqué claims a destroyer and 27 other ships totaling 149 200 tons were sunk.
In San Diego, Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman reveals his 10 year old cocker spaniel Admiral Wags survived the Lexington air carrier incident. The dog was famed for liking hamburgers and hating cats amid the wartime ordeal.
Report from Carl Cranmer in New York notes Japan may seek a northern front against Russia as it analyzes Molotov talks and Soviet posture. Observers see possible Western European front openings and Japan's response to Allied and Axis diplomacy.
Lawrence Boden 15 from Pikesville Md claimed to hitchhike to California with a forged note from his mother. He was taken to the Cedar Rapids police station by Everett Martin after being found wandering west of the city. He admitted authorship of the note and said no aunt in California exists. Police plan to locate his mother.
New York AP reports a British radio broadcast heard by CBS said after the 1,000 plane raid on Cologne an aerial survey showed more than 250 factories and 3,000 homes destroyed by bombing and fires.
President Roosevelt consolidates all government information functions into The Office of War Information led by Elmer Davis. The new agency unifies the Office of Facts and Figures, Office of Government Reports, the information division of the OSS, and the foreign information service. It coordinates with other offices and will not absorb the Office of Censorship.
Kansas City police officer Arthur J. Morris 43 was killed when the suspect he had questioned opened fire before being placed in a patrol car. The killer and a woman fled in a car and later abandoned it near the southside business district after the confrontation at Fortieth and Main streets amid Saturday shoppers.
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