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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
3
The column argues Willkie may not seek public office again, noting his rise as a political anomaly and the limits of political campaigning. It critiques reliance on technocratic methods and questions education’s pace with current life, alongside a defense of modest army pay and scrap rubber decentralization.
A Daily Express Stockholm dispatch reports four motor United States bombers arrived at Sevastopol to reinforce the Russian air force. The Liberators flew from Middle Eastern bases and began attacking German troop concentrations north and northeast of Sevastopol.
German forces stormed the main fortifications north of Sevastopol and seized Maxim Gorky fort. They drove to within two miles of the harbor entrance, with Maxim Gorky described as the strongest work in Sevasto pol's defenses.
Moscow dispatches report Red counter-attacks regaining an outer trench line at Sevastopol and thwarting a German river crossing attempt on the Kharkov front. Red Star says Sevastopol defenses remain unpierced after 123 days of intense assaults as German drives slacken amid fierce Russian counter-blows.
Col Caleb V Haynes of North Carolina veteran of the Burma theater was named chief of the U S bomber command in China The new force is said to be ready for action Chinese reports say Japan has seized most of the ChekiangKian s i railway s corridor supplying Chungking as Tokyo tightens its cordon around the wartime capital
Clinton police reported two men resembling the so called coke bandits seen at a Fulton service station early Thursday. A attendant, Charles Corrigan, said the pair asked for two bottles of coke and fled after he refused. He alerted authorities at the Lyons and Fulton bridge toll gate as the car sped east on highway 30. State police were notified.
Four United States B 24 bombers left the Rumanians oilfields in flames after a raid lasting to Turkey. The planes, part of a 15‑plane force, flew from Egypt and crossed the Mediterranean to strike the Ploesti fields north of Bucharest. Crews from New York Kentucky and Texas suffered minor wounds and many planes had bullet damage.
A burglar forced a first floor window at 225 Crescent drive SE Cedar Rapids to enter the A J Ramsey residence. Three rings and $6 in bills were taken from a dresser, with one ring valued at 150 dollars and another at 500 dollars. a diamond ring value undetermined. Detective Stusak noted dirt on the window sill and breakfast nook seat. The burglar exited through a side door. The Ramseys were on a sleeping porch. drawers and a clothes closet were disturbed.
The Office of Price Administration announced that sugar ration stamps 5 and 6 are increased to two pounds each and cover four weeks, while weekly half pound allowances continue. Stamp No. 4 expires June 27. Stamp No. 6 remains valid until August 22, with further period announcements planned before Aug. 22.
Bogota reports indicate cannonading heard Wednesday night off the Colombian coast with belief that United States destroyers were engaging Axis submarines in the area.
Washington reports a Senate special committee chair Truman demands changes in WPB men and methods after charging damaging delay in converting civilian industries to war use. The 32 page report cites Guthrie resignation and warns of dollar a year officials influenced by private interests.
Wendell L. Willkie, former 1940 Republican presidential candidate, said he doubts he will seek public office again. Speaking at a dinner for Sen. Wagner, he added he is committed to fighting for minority rights and opposed extra-judicial actions during wartime.
Lewis Masefield, 32, son of John Masefield Britain's poet laureate, has been killed in action in London. The report notes his death as confirmed by the authorities and marks a personal loss for the literary figure.
Washington The general price ceilings have checked living costs but need backstopping by higher taxes savings and wage and price stabilization Henderson told reporters a survey across 21 cities from May 15 to June 21 shows costs rose 17 percent since wartime in Europe and then declined 0.1 percent Gasoline rationing is presented as the easiest way to curb rubber use by cars to aid conservation
The German news agency reports 636 American citizens will depart Shanghai aboard the Conte Verde as part of an Axis United Nations repatriation agreement. The departure is scheduled for Wednesday.
Secretary of War Stimson told reporters the Japanese losses in the Pacific have temporarily reduced the threat to the West Coast, though reports are incomplete. He noted only a small Aleutian landing and described scattered enemy ships across the Pacific as pilots remain at sea under radio silence.
Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent Stanley Johnston tells the Lexington story from the Coral Sea battle. The carrier took torpedo and bomb hits, listed to port, and fires spread as crew fought to salvage fuel and fight on. Admiral Fitch and Captain Sherman coordinated efforts to finish nearby Japanese forces.
The House approved a vast naval expansion bill totaling eight billion five hundred fifty million dollars. The plan funds aircraft carriers destroyers submarines and support craft with a 1944–46 service timeline and aims to keep battleships as a strategic backbone alongside carriers.
The Rubber for War committee reports 94277 pounds of scrap rubber collected by Wednesday in Cedar Rapids Linn county. The campaign aims for 1.1 million pounds with contributions from housewives and farmers. Officials urge attic and basement cleanouts as even small pieces are valuable for oil industry stock.
Allied and Axis forces clash around Tobruk as British units withdraw to fortified positions near the Egyptian frontier. Rommels F direction drives advancing divisions while air power and artillery pound lines of communication and coastal routes link to Egypt. Tobruk remains vulnerable with reinforcements from Egypt crucial to defend the fortress.
The forecast notes Thursday afternoon and night and Friday for Cedar Rapids Mason City Waterloo and Tawa City with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will show little change with humidity around 80 at 12:30 p.m. and 68 by 2:30 p.m.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands lands in Ottawa after a London exile flight. The 61 year old monarch plans meetings with President and Mrs Roosevelt and will visit her daughter Princess Juliana and her two granddaughters in the United States.
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