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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
31
Henry McLemore collects lighthearted glimpses from wartime Britain. He notes American officers dropping shillings for British phrases, quirks of Army rules on public affection, and the strange humor of daily life in London. He describes scenes in Kensington Gardens and St James, the Home Guard, royal workmen, and sunny lapses of civility amid war.
Robert Quillen recounts wartime resolve contrasting the will to live with fatal sacrifice. He praises the Marines at Gavutu for storming caves under fire, noting 27 killed and 50 wounded while defeating 800 Japanese, and argues the bravest are those who hope to live.
Joseph Fort Newton encourages readers to resist fault-finding and focus on the good in people. He cites Emerson's idea of spotting stars rather than cracks, urging inspectors to inspire rather than criticize and to seek the best in life to spread happiness.
Churchill states he cannot prophesy but imagines perhaps next year or the year after that Allied victory over Hitler. General Giraud praises the Allied air superiority with Axis planes few in number and Allied aircraft filling the skies at North Africa HQ.
President Roosevelt faces pressure as Churchill argues Japan should wait until Hitler’s defeat and British and American forces face limits in the Far East. Analysts cite China supply lines via India or Burma, Mediterranean routes, and shared war aims with Britain and Russia, with Britain pressing Burma invasion via Rangoon and naval support to sever Japanese shipping.
A note portrays Burlin branding the RAF raids on the Reich as bastards and worse, criticizing strategic bombing and warning that bombs may return to the attackers.
Paul Mallon reports from Washington that Eden signaled a delay in Ball Burton-Hatch-Hill plans for an internationalized postwar order. The article notes private reactions in the Senate, the need to strip controversial elements, and a White House committee on food relief and rehabilitation chaired by Hull, signaling a pragmatic shift away from Wallace era foreign policy proposals.
Former senator Prentiss M Brown directs the Office of Price Administration to relax rationing rules and remove burdensome requirements. He signals a milder, civilian-friendly approach while vowing no unnecessary restrictions and criticizing congressional obstruction.
John Kieran describes a Hudson River excursion from Yonkers to Alpine with Boy Scouts, an artist, and a medical student. Ice floes drift west as warm sun returns. eagles, mergansers, and golden eyes spot along the river while a pair of peregrine falcons nests on a Palisades cliff.
Arthur Baer recalls a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress who claims hair stands on end when hit by wind at 300 miles per hour. He describes decorations from three governments and a fearless attitude. Ripley adds a dive bomber and bullet moving at 700 miles per hour.
Dr Brady cautions that taking analgesics such as aspirin aminopyrine or barbiturates to blunt pain can damage red blood cells reduce oxygen delivery and harm the heart. He urges plain talk about misuse and warns that relief is temporary and not curative.
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