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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1943
Page
1
British bombers completed a 1300 mile round trip to Munich in heavy RAF strikes on the city and western Germany. Eleven aircraft were reported missing as the attack followed a major assault on Nuremberg with large fires and widespread damage observed in Munich.
German outlets acknowledge vast destruction from British and American air raids since the war began. Reports compare devastation to Rostock and Lübeck and show damage and suffering on a wide scale, undermining Nazi claims of minor damage.
Report from Stockholm notes renewed rumors about Adolf Hitler's mental state as World War II events unfold. Dispatch highlights expert opinions and public reaction amid growing international concern.
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Private Robert E. Trachta 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Trachta of 213 Nineteenth Avenue SW, was listed by the War Department as missing in action in Africa. He joined the army May 7, 1941, trained at Camp Claiborne, then sailed to North Ireland February 17, 1942, serving in Ireland Scotland and England before North Africa. His twenty ninth birthday was Monday March 8.
Washington AP reports a senate committee heard that the nation's armed services may reach 15 million personnel by year end, up from 11 million, with 3-A draft registrants possibly in ducted by midsummer. Senator Downey cited mobilization plans while a committee head noted labor shortages and Pacific coast manpower efforts. The testimony also states the U.S. aims to build 125000 planes this year amid global production.
President Roosevelt sent to Congress two proposals from the resources planning board. The first covers postwar economic planning and wartime activities while the second expands security work and relief policies. He urges preserving wartime gains and easing the transition to peacetime stability.
Secretary of War Stimson cautions that cutting army size endangers national defense. He urges boosting civilian industry and agriculture first, argues reduced force means greater civilian sacrifice and questions the assumption that war can be won without sacrifice. He says training in centers continues and emphasizes the danger of delaying expansion.
Washington report says the House approved extending the lend-lease act for a year beyond June 30 by a 47 to 6 vote. Senate action is expected soon as the foreign relations committee backed a similar measure Wednesday.
Allied communique reports patrols along the Mareth line in southern Tunisia after repelling six Axis counterattacks. Rommel withdraws to hills, with tanks lost. Allied air and naval actions sink a large Axis merchant ship and patrols push toward Gafsa as Montgomery eyes a broader offensive.
Dignitaries from military and manufacturing circles arrived in Cedar Rapids to attend the Army Navy ceremony honoring La Plant Choate at 4 15 p m. A government representative caused a late arrival delaying the day’s cone laying ceremony.
Gazette dedicates a section to the Army-Navy E award for LaPlant Choate Manufacturing. It includes congratulatory messages from firms nationwide and news on company officers, employees, and the war equipment they produce.
Brig. Gen. Stuart C. Godfrey credited as father of airborne equipment ideas will represent the navy to award E lapel pins to three longest serving plant employees Roy Choate Verda Winge and Red Hopkins at a ceremony to be scheduled by army and navy Gov. Hickenlooper to be master of ceremonies after introduction by Vice-President Graves.
Gov Bourke Bickenlooper told Kiwanis at the Roosevelt hotel that Iowa can trim from 500 000 to 600 000 yearly in the 1943 45 biennium despite a 46 percent rise in food costs. He cited demobilizing Camp Dodge guard police, using excess funds for relief, and not printing a code as key savings with additional cuts expected.
AP dispatch from Paramaribo Surinam reports that several Allied ships probably eight have been sunk by enemy action near the coast of French Guiana. Five survivors were found and 25 remain missing as authorities confirm the losses.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 16 to 9 to drop all pay as you go tax bills and adopt a 20 percent withholding on paychecks starting July 1 to apply against 1942 taxes and settle 1943 and later liabilities. New taxpayers and those with partial withholding would be credited or make installments in September and December 1943 with similar rules for 1944. Inducement ideas and filing date shifts are under study, with Republican members split from the plan.
Observer Henry C. Cassidy notes Moscow’s method of signaling Allied help without direct Soviet statements. He cites Pravda reports, Harriman remarks, and Roosevelt and Churchill references appearing in Soviet newspapers to acknowledge Allied material and food shipments to the Soviet Union.
A humorous weather note reports 11 inches in Decorah and colder than previously, with Cedar Rapids area freezing temps near zero tonight. Highway patrol warns slick roads from a half mist and freezing snow, while Havelock Ellis jokes about March in Cedar Rapids and a 35 degree afternoon high.
CAIRO INS reports heavy Allied medium bomber raids on three targets on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. The attacks focused on strategic sites as Allied air forces press the campaign in the Italian theater.
Soviet headquarters report fierce battles as Hitler pours about 375000 troops into the counter drive toward Kharkov and the upper Donets. Red forces counter and probe toward Vyazma and Staraya Russa as eight cities fall and Voroshilovgrad faces danger.
American fighter planes with light bombs and machine guns resumed raids on Japanese positions in northern Burma on Tuesday. The USAAF reported excellent results including raids on the Mogaung bridge and town, as well as other landing fields and buildings. All planes returned safely.
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