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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1943
Page
1
Congress weighs the Austin-Wadsworth plan endorsed by Secretary Stimson to shift civilian labor into farms and factories. Critics warn of bureaucratic power and urge exhausting other manpower options before mandating draft.
Allied forces on the northern front checked enemy thrusts during a dawn to dusk air campaign. Feriana may be occupied, signaling an 18 mile advance from Kasserine pass. The raid targeted Rommel's lines with strikes on ships, docks, and rail yards.
Allied reports indicate Japan is concentrating troops ships and planes along island bases north of Australia from the Solomons to Timor. MacArthur said the buildup could presage an offensive against Australia or a defensive position as Allied bombers hit Penfoci Koepang Timor and other targets.
The Italian high command says about 200 people were killed and hundreds injured at Cagliari, Sardinia, with Palermo also suffering casualties in weekend Allied air raids.
Gandhi remains strong on the eve of the final days of his 21 day fast in Bombay as the world watches his condition and supporters await the outcome.
Helsinki broadcast quotes President Ryti pledging continued combat in a second term address. He stresses sacrifices and utmost effort for national security, while rejecting any aim beyond security amid Axis solidarity pressures.
Clement Wilson located the last needed Thomas Hart Benton lithograph titled Ploughing after a Cedar Rapids Gazette story sparked a year long search. William E. Henning, owner of the print, bought it years ago and offered it to Wilson when the article prompted the reunion. The Association of American Artists limits prints per image to 250.
About 400 Army Air Forces reserves arrive at Coe College in Cedar Rapids from Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Major B C Swanson leads the group as they settle into Greene Hall and begin a five month training term with new bedding, mess facilities, and assigned quarters.
Acting War Secretary Patterson told the Senate panel the War Department opposes a bill deterring farm workers from induction. Paul McNutt told reporters a labor draft is unnecessary and that manpower should be solved by voluntary measures despite funding setbacks and low salaries in the Employment Service. The issue coincides with a stalled 24 hour vote and broader debate on farm labor, wages, and imports.
A 4 year old, Silaman Bedra, died after running into a semi at Sixteenth Ave and Third St SW. Witness Milton Milden, driving a truck for Premier Trachip Service, halted at Mercy Hospital with the boy pronounced dead on arrival. The second fatality involved Milten Was driving west on Sixteenth Ave SE. he reported not seeing Bedra before the impact. Police ruled no charges. driver to recover, no blame assigned. Police urged drivers to slow for children playing near streets as Cedar Rapids reiterates its safety record. Funeral services for Bedra set with Rev Hussine Karoub. burial Cedar Memorial Park.
Allied air forces unleash a massive Sunday raid on St Nazaire in France with 1000 tons of bombs. Night fighters and submarines are reported challenged as Canadian and British crews push an around the clock offensive into France, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.
The Supreme Court reversed George Viereck's conviction for failing to disclose Nazi activities to the State Department. Chief Justice Stone penned a 5 to 2 ruling noting the prosecutor's closing remarks were improper. Justices Black and Douglas dissented. Jackson and Rutledge did not participate.
In New York 10 000 people greeted Mme Chiang Kai-shek as she spoke in Fiorello LaGuardia’s chambers. She shivered and nearly fainted. a doctor treated her with smelling salts, calling the episode near collapse. Her address stressed that the United States should not profit from China's war with Japan.
Newsprint used by The Gazette rises to 55 dollars a ton delivered in Cedar Rapids under OPA authorization. The Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company of Minneapolis notified publisher John L. Miller of the price increase effective March 1, aligning with other paper companies.
Chicago report quotes Will Hays, head of the movie morales board, predicting no relaxation of the motion picture code after the war, unlike postwar changes seen after the previous war.
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