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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
1
The weekend arrest of 29 alleged spies includes two technicians linked to Norden bombsight production. Officials say the cases reassure the public of DOJ action. The column ponders the limits of secret devices in war, inflation fears, and political shifts from Iowa to Washington.
Federal agents announce the arrest of 29 alleged spies linked to secret bomb sights and U S defense work. Two technicians Herman Lang and Everett Roeder are central figures, with Lang noted as Norden bombsight draftsman and Roeder at Sperry gyroscope plant. Additional arrests include a 50 year old German born ship steward.
President Roosevelt dedicated a new library in Hyde Park bearing his name calling it a symbol of America's undimmed faith in democracy. He spoke of government of the people being attacked and emphasized that confidence in democracy will endure. The library, built by private subscription, will house the president’s papers and collections for public access.
Fred S. Morrison of St. Louis pleads innocent to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after arraignment before Judge H. C. Ring. Police say a 1 a.m. crash on Fourth Street SE followed Morrison’s sudden left turn into Burnell Kehrli’s car.
Washington AP James J McEntee CCC director announced 264 civilian conservation corps camps will close Tuesday due to reduced appropriations. The cuts reduce total camps from 1500 to 1236 affecting CCC operations nationwide.
Washington report states the Senate completed congressional action on a historic 1.06 billion dollar agriculture appropriation. The measure includes funding for farm programs, rural development and nutrition amid broad support and bipartisan backing.
France ends diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union and posts mobile guards at the post office and transit hubs to round up communists. An official communique says Soviet agents harmed public order. Ambassador Dimitri Bogomelov is expelled as guards screen exits and halt pedestrians in Vichy.
A Cedar Rapids area forecast notes a warm spell with Monday high near 95 and Tuesday around 90. A fast forming storm produced thunder showers and a 69 degree low as lightning disrupted telephone lines and rainfall reached about .25 inch.
County Attorney W. W. Crissman announced no charges against 34 licensees after a police probe found beer purchases by minors at 40 taverns, though employees may be charged. City Council renewed 19 class B permits and promised 15 more at expiry. Legal actions by Peter Hach and Roosevelt hotel were dismissed.
Washington AP report shows the administration’s compulsory price fixing bill torn to pieces by congressional leaders. Henderson and aides proposed limits on prices and rents for defense areas, but lawmakers questioned how to define defense zones and warned of broad controversy if refiled.
Ignace Jan Paderewski died at 11 45 p m in New York in his 10 room apartment after a brief pneumonia struggle He was surrounded by his sister aide de camp and secretary The Polish leader had not played publicly for two years since wartime Poland invasion He had earned about 10 million from music and spent much of it aiding Poland born November 6 1860 on Lincoln's election day Continued on Page 2 Col 4
U S Marines and 17 Red Cross nurses aboard the Maarsden were reported safe after a torpedo attack while en route to London. Eight Marines rescued include Major Walter I Jordan and others from Virginia New Jersey and beyond. Navy cites neutrality act exceptions to allow Americans on belligerent ships.
Men 21 and older since October 16 1940 must report to local draft boards between 7 am and 9 pm Tuesday to register under the national selective service act. Those 21 to 36 who missed last fall due to duty and have been relieved must register. Registration centers are East Side Guaranty Bank building West Side Board of Education building Rest of Linn county Marion 650 Twelfth street. Registrars listed by county auditor Robert Vesely.
Selective Service aims to draft about 50 000 trainees monthly in the last half of the year. A large share will come from the 750 000 men aged 21 who register Tuesday. Headquarters plans interspersing new registrants with those who enrolled last October to speed availability for service. The army regards 21 year olds as ideal material for combat duties.
The Communist Party in the United States reversed its line and endorsed unlimited U S aid to Russia Britain and other nations fighting Hitler. The statement, drafted at a national committee meeting, labeled non interventionists Hoover Lindbergh Wheeler Coughlin and Hearst as opposing the new policy. Acting Secretary Robert Minor said attendance details were not released.
Sostenes Barrientos, 40, died Sunday from wounds suffered in an end battle with police in Moline Illinois. He had been involved in a confrontation with officers and later succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.
Rescue workers in Indiana Pennsylvania recovered two bodies and battled dead air to reach at least a dozen miners still unaccounted for after a dust explosion at the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal McIntyre mine. Ventilation remained active and officials said headings were open while a crowd gathered at the mine mouth.
The house ways and means committee tentatively favors a 7 percent tax on new auto sale prices, projected to raise about 79.9 million dollars. A 15 percent levy was rejected after a spirited fight, and a 10 percent jewelry tax was also discussed.
Senator Burton Wheeler demanded a Senate Naval Affairs Committee inquiry into reported U S naval actions against German craft. He urged identification of who ordered such convoying or shooting and warned that shooting without declared war could violate the Constitution.
AP dispatch reports German forces claimed capture of Minsk inside the old Soviet frontier and the fortress of Lwow as panzer columns pushed toward Moscow. Moscow advised stubborn Russian resistance, noting large scale fighting in the Minsk region and Baltic operations near Jakobstadt and Libau with ongoing encirclement attempts.
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