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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1945
Page
9
Current Comment argues that the San Francisco conference cannot by itself secure durable world peace. Plans and machinery depend on will and vigilant, sustained public effort. Real progress requires broad perspective, patience, and universal self interest, not quick fixes.
Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay announced after reconnaissance photos show 15 square miles of Tokyo's industrial center burned or rubble strewn. About 1.5 million people were left homeless as more than 300 B-29s dropped incendiaries in the massive raid, likened to the most destructive fire strike in history.
Pfc. Donald D. Eberle infantryman with the Seventh Army was killed in action February 25 in France. Parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Eberle of Cedar Rapids were notified by the War Department. He had been overseas since November 1 and previously worked for Burch Construction. Survived by two brothers, Pfe. Charles Eberle in England and Harold at home, three sisters Mrs. Harlan Young Mechanicsville, Mrs. John Cummings Chicago, and Betty at home. Another brother Reginald A. Eberle was killed in a January 3, 1943 auto accident in Aurora, NL.
Soviet air and artillery bombardment tightens a siege arc around Danzig as Red Army spearheads push toward the port of Stettin. Russians drive to within a few miles of Danzig and Gdynia, cross the Warthe near Kuestrin, while Berlin-front actions report partial advances and ongoing house-to-house fighting.
The OPA on Saturday ordered cuts in rationed food allotments for nearly all industrial users effective April 1. Sugar allocations drop an additional five percent below 1942 base, with preservers and ice cream makers exempt. Lard shortening and cooking oils down 20 to 28 percent, bakery and cereal makers exempt. processed foods about 25 percent below 1944 level.
Lt. Raymond Ickes, 32, son of Secretary of Interior Ickes, was wounded in the chest on Iwo Jima while serving with the Third Marine Division, according to Navy reports.
Washington report says the wage hour parley between United Mine Workers and soft coal operators is moving toward a federal court clash. The National Labor Relations Board plans to vote down the operators petition seeking to outlaw the union 30 day strike notice, prompting Edward R Burke to threaten a federal district court appeal. The dispute risks undermining any peaceful two year wage agreement as UMW accuses operators of bad faith and violating conference rules.
Allied forces controlled half of Mandalay on Saturday as the 19th Indian division pressed Japanese defenses at the city center. Mandalay hill was cleared after bitter fighting, while Japanese detachments north and east of the city were being annihilated and Mongmit road junction remained a focal point five miles away.
Muscatine AP reports Corporal Robert Tadewald arrived home Saturday after two years as a prisoner of war in Germany. He described the experience as entering a new world and expressed relief at the reunion with family and friends.
The Linn county area outside Cedar Rapids reports 28 killed in action, three killed in training, 25 missing in action, one died in service, and eight prisoners. The tally covers Cedar Rapids and surrounds, detailing diverse wartime losses.
Ice began going out of the Cedar river at Cedar Rapids Saturday night and by midnight was broken as far down as Conrad's beach. Eight inch ice at Ellis park pavilion was cracking while water rose sharply over the dam above the B avenue bridge. Boathouses at Ellis park seemed secure though still icebound.
The women’s division of the Red Cross War Fund drive exceeded its $12,000 quota on Saturday, Co-chairman R. H. Pickford reported. The wholesale division followed closely, with more reports due Monday. Total returns at noon Saturday reached $67,675 with expectations the $135,000 goal would be approached as further reports come in.
CHUNGKING AP says Japanese authorities have disarmed French and native forces in Indo China and arrested puppet governor general Vice Admiral Jean De Coux to prevent collaboration with the Allies, per a Chinese army spokesman on Saturday.
American forces press on Iwo Jima with the Fourth Marine Division reaching Higashi and Kitano point as island defenses crumble. Patrols hit Tachiwa point and northeast shores while ships, air units, and Fifth Fleet planes support the advance. Japanese counterattacks remain scarce.
Polls at 23 voting places open Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the school board election. Board Secretary Ed Lundquist said only two candidates sought the two three year terms, both incumbents Ed F. Moorman and Dr Myron Koenig, and the race is unopposed.
Berlin endured a heavy night of air raids as British Mosquitos and American Thunderbolts pursued German fighters near Linz and the Remagen bridge. Eighth Air Force and Ninth Air Force units supported a Ruhr blackout campaign with mass strikes on rail targets and a Dortmund synthetic plant, with losses reported on both sides.
An Oak Park woman sues Walter Armstrong in Linn county district court for breach of promise, valuing her affections at 10000. She alleges an oral agreement to marry and plans to buy Illinois real estate with his funds. Armstrong, a bakery employee, did not comment.
New York dispatch reports a British broadcast quoting Italian radio that Vatican quarters confirm talks with Russia have been ongoing in recent days. The broadcast said officials hope an agreement could be reached potentially leading to a concordat between the Soviet Union and the Vatican.
Reuters dispatch from Rome says the United States with Britain is trying to help negotiate an agreement between Soviet Russia and the Pope. Vatican circles expect an early settlement of its differences with Russia and look for progress toward talks.
Manila reports General Douglas MacArthur was awarded the Medal for Valor by President Sergio Osmena for extraordinary courage and valor in the face of overwhelming odds. Osmena pinned the decoration on MacArthur during the ceremony.
American troops pushed the Remagen bridgehead deeper east of the Rhine while German defenses along the Wesel pocket waver. A Ninth Army spearhead cut off the Wesel escape, and reconnaissance reports north of the Waal indicate German withdrawals. Allied forces prepare for a decisive push toward the Ruhr as Berlin media note stiffening German resistance.
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