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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
3
The piece notes approval of a 42.82 billion dollar army supply appropriation, describing public indifference to huge war costs. It argues citizens treat government spending and grocery bills as separate currencies and calls for finding common financial ground amid wartime strain. It cites Iowa’s wartime efforts and NYA retrenchment impacts.
The House moved to immediate consideration of a 42.82 billion dollar army supply bill for the 1943 fiscal year, the largest single appropriation in U.S. history. Aviation equipment leads the outlay at 11.32 billion, with 23,550 new Army planes planned. The committee warned that total war commitments since 1940 could top 228.8 billion, with contingencies likely increasing totals.
The selective service headquarters announced that 3,000,000 youths aged 18 to 20 registering on Tuesday will receive order numbers by birth date rather than a new lottery. Cards will be sorted from oldest to youngest with alphabetical ties, placing June 30 registrants at the bottom behind Class 1-A calls.
The Rubber for War committee in Linn County reports only about one sixth of its 1 200 000 pounds of reclaim material collected as of Tuesday. Daily totals lag, and hopes rest on Boy Scouts Cub Scouts and 4 H groups to boost donations through door to door canvassing starting Wednesday. Oil stations and outlets offer a penny per scrap rubber.
The Commons lashed Britain’s leadership over the Libya disaster amid fears of a German paratroop offensive in Egypt. Attlee announced ship losses and Britain’s Eighth Army deployment to the Egyptian frontier. A motion to oust Churchill and the cabinet surfaced as Cripps said a Libya debate would be held soon.
Dispatches from New Delhi report huge American bombers medium bombers and fighters moving from India toward China. Planes fly through fog and storm delivering supplies and aerial striking power to Chinese armies under pressure.
More than 400 toolmakers and machinists at 11 subcontractors for St. Louis war plants walked out after failed wage talks. All factories were shut down as the strike began Tuesday, affecting war production in the area.
Washington reports a Roosevelt Churchill statement and Hopkins war outline hinting at future Allied action. Hopkins urged aid for Russia and promised a second front while noting dark days ahead as American air forces prepare to bomb Germany in force.
DES MOINES AP The fair board canceled the 1942 Iowa State fair following a transporta tion saving plan urged by Joseph B Eastman director of the Office of Defense Transporta tion The board acted unanimously after days of doubt Gov George A Wilson and the state agriculture leader had urged cancelation
Lord Strabolgi the chief Labor whip in the House of Lords said Britain faces "divided control" between Prime Minister Churchill and a Mediterranean naval commander during World War I. He urged prompt action in a second front to relieve the strain of war.
The British radio said U S submarines sank four of seven Japanese ships on the Hongkong to Shanghai route. No dates or confirmation from CBS were provided.
Perth Australia AP reports the fifth column trial of three men and a woman concluded after 22 days of sensational hearings. The four defendants were convicted following the testimony and ae to ab Oe sentences.
Army and navy officials told a house committee that housing shortages threaten military readiness and increase costs for equipment and personnel, urging quick action to expand and modernize bases and housing programs nationwide.
The United States Navy disclosed the sinking of a medium sized American freighter on June 15 off the Atlantic coast with 88 missing and two known dead. Ninety one survivors, including 23 U S soldiers, were rescued as convoyed ships aided in the evacuation. The attack signals intensified submarine activity north of the coast under Hitler's orders.
Bergdoll, once labeled Americas top WWI draft dodger, offers to enlist in the army air corps or another active branch to redeem himself. Attorney Thomson says Bergdoll expresses readiness to fight and seeks a presidential pardon in a dispute over a counsel fee.
London AP reports hundreds killed and heavy destruction in native uprisings against Japanese rule in Formosa and Manchukuo. In Korea 1,000 Japanese and 2,000 Koreans died as fighting raged at Japanese military centers. Patriots reportedly destroyed 22 planes and damaged oil depots and vessels.
The House Military Committee reported evidence of extravagant waste in War Department contracts. It cites brok ers profits and huge fees, criticizing air corps spending and top heavy wartime organization. The panel calls for ending the wartime contractor honeymoon and halting sublet avoidance.
A U S air corps and Royal Air Force conducted a heavy raid on Bengasi in Libya, destroying rail sidings and harbor moles and striking supply lines of Rommel. RAF torpedo planes hit an enemy convoy of two merchant ships escorted by destroyers, while 300 miles of flight covered enemy territory.
A weather log records a low of 52 degrees and a recovery to 62 by 12 45 pm. Monday’s high reached 74 between 4 30 and 5 30 p m. The midnight reading was 58 as a diurnal cycle continued.
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