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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1942
Page
1
The piece argues that lease lend costs exceed money and that the program is seen by many as a gift. It questions official framing, urges rejecting loan language, and asserts Axis defeat as the main benefit justified by aid. It criticizes window dressing and warns against future repayment disputes amid broad public support.
A LaFollette subcommittee report supports stronger rights for farm workers in California. It affirms mistreatment claims and urges legal backing for organizing and collective bargaining, aligning with Steinbeck era concerns.
The La Follette committee argues that relief from outside the Okies is needed as farm laborers are treated as a mass commodity. It notes organized labor is hard to establish where few farmers hire many workers and suggests industrialized agriculture may require external support for workers.
The passage notes the creation of the Office of War Information to be led by Elmer Davis as a timely move amid a clumsy gasoline rationing situation. It urges cautious optimism, awaiting OWI policy details to determine if it clarifies or merely colors war news.
The piece notes a looming lack of fresh golf balls this summer and mocks golfers arguing over reconditioned balls. It suggests reduced play and questions the value of distance in a ball, while acknowledging historic expectations of ball performance.
Rome reports a Monday sea-air clash near Tunisia between Italian waters and a British convoy. Italians claim heavy losses in ships and aircraft on their side while sinking or damaging several warships and planes in the Mediterranean theater.
The Senate sent to the House a revised military pay allotment measure. It lets the government supplement the pay of the four lowest ranks to support their dependents through federal allowances. The bill also lets local draft boards first exhaust single men before calling up husbands and fathers.
The Bucharest capital of Roumania endured its first air raid alert in nine months early Friday. The two hour alert produced no bomb drops. Bucharest lies near Romania's Nazi controlled oilfields as reported from Zurich via the Exchange Telegraph.
President Roosevelt outlines lend-lease payments and costs of the war in a UN briefing. He cites four key points including total aid through May at 4.487 billion dollars, a monthly aid level of eight billion yearly, and lend-lease becoming reciprocal as Australia and Britain provide support.
Tokyo acknowledges heavy Japanese losses in the Pacific in the Midway battle. Melbourne radio reported the admission, heard by the CBS shortwave station. The broadcasts described the losses as the heaviest since the war began.
Imperial headquarters stated that an American cruiser of the San Francisco class and a submarine were sunk in the Midway Island action, adding to prior claims. The communique also said 150 American planes were shot down.
The War Department announced that prior flying experience is no longer required for glider pilot candidates. The Army opens glider training to applicants aged 18 to 36 who meet physical and mental standards, allowing thousands previously barred by lack of flight training to apply.
Reports from Hamburg say 25 Germans were executed and hundreds arrested after food rioting seen as a morale crisis. Italy clamps civil service under military control to sustain war effort. A Paris bomb injured two in an underground passage. Switzerland notes Hitler eyeing a June 25 Compiègne anniversary as progress under his new order. Stockholm.
Reports from Pearl Harbor indicate a potential third Pacific air and sea clash near Attu and Kiska. Informants say a Japanese naval task force including at least one aircraft carrier and transport ships may be in the Aleutians, with possible eastward moves toward Alaska or new operations in the Central or South Pacific.
Cedar Rapids area forecast shows a 41 degree low with slowly rising temperatures Monday afternoon and night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Tuesday forenoon along with a gradual warm up as the week proceeds.
Linn County will begin a rubber collection campaign Wednesday morning and run through Saturday June 27. Oil stations will collect scrap rubber at one cent per pound and profits go to four war work organizations.
A high command communique stated 99 people died in the British raid on Taranto, including 12 unidentified victims, with the full toll unable to be confirmed until debris was cleared.
Lexington aviators report from Coral Sea describe a two carrier task force action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The correspondent recalls sailing from Pearl Harbor and watching air attacks destroy ships in a single sustained bombardment.
A force of 27 Japanese bombers attacked the Darwin area with heavy bombing and fighter escort. The third strike in three days caused light damage and few casualties as Allied fighters clashed with Zeroes. Japanese planes also attacked Port Darwin on Saturday. Sunday defenses repelled the raid.
Squadron Leader W. B. Cooper of St Peters burg Florida in the Royal Air Force led a raid off Holland sinking two of a three ship German convoy. American built Boston and Havoc Douglas fighter bombers attacked enemy airfields in Holland and northern France during the night with no RAF losses.
Twenty eight nations pledged to prosecute the war as United Nations day celebrations unfold. In Washington President Roosevelt welcomed México and the Philippine Commonwealth as new signatories while London crowds cheered Churchill and royalty. Moscow banners fly with the Red flag signaling unity against the Axis.
Soviet Black Sea fleet aided the Sevastopol defense amid a heavy German assault in Crimea as 24 hour operations replaced earlier hours. Red Crimea and Red Caucasus supported lines, while civilians armed with rifles prepared to fend off drop paratroopers amid the ongoing battle near Sevastopol.
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