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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
33
The American roving correspondent captures light wartime vignettes in London. He details soldiers and civilians enjoying a sunny Kensington Gardens day, Home Guards drills, and a king's factory stint. Humorous clashes over British expressions and etiquette punctuate daily life amid air-raid precautions and cultural quirks.
The piece contrasts brave acts and the will to live, citing Marines on Gavutu as a test of courage. It recalls Captain Torgerson and his men clearing caves, with 27 killed and 50 wounded as they defeated 800 Japanese.
Reader asks about fault finding after a letter from Joseph Fort Newton. The essay argues fault-finders miss the good in others and life, urging readers to be inspirers not inspectors. Emerson’s quote about cracks leads to choosing the best in people and lifting others.
Churchill says he can imagine a future year when Hitler and his powers of evil are dead. Allied skies in North Africa are busy with planes, described by General Henri Giraud as a wonderful sight at Allied headquarters.
The article reports Churchill opposing immediate Allied action against Japan despite pleas from Chiang Kai-shek and generals. It notes Churchill favors defeating Germany first, doubts mobility of British and American forces to the Far East, and cites American public opinion favoring action against Japan. It covers Allied plans via China, Burma, and shipping routes, plus Britain’s emphasis on Mediterranean control and U boat threats.
The Detroit News reports Berlin condemns Allied air raids as dastardly and worse while noting unexpected German bomb delivery systems. The piece highlights escalating wartime rhetoric and Germany's framing of the bombings as retaliation.
In Washington, Eden signals a middle ground on the Ball-Burton-Hatch-Hill plan for an internationalized postwar order. He advocates leaving territorial questions to postwar negotiations and seeks a common framework acceptable to both sides. A White House committee on postwar relief and rehabilitation, led by Hull, will meet weekly with the President, shifting influence away from Wallace advisers toward practical experts.
Former Senator Prentiss M Brown signals a softer approach at OPA while keeping a firm line against burdensome rules. He has relaxed rationing limits for card holders, allowed card exceptions for commuting, and urged staff to adjust policies as conditions change. He criticizes Congress for backbiting and vows no strikes in coal, aiming to protect civilians.
On a Yonkers Hudson trip a ferry captain, artist, and medical student join Boy Scouts along the Palisades. They spot bald eagles, younger nonwhite-plumed eaglets, mergansers, and two peregrine falcons nesting on cliff ledges, signaling early spring along the river.
Flying Fortress crew jokes about dangers of combat. A tail gunner describes hair standing on end and a hat on stilts after exposure to high speeds. Ripley notes a dive bomber and bullet speeds near 700 miles per hour with the pilot able to retrieve the bullet midair.
A health column urges caution with analgesics and sedatives noting that lying down an hour after taking pills can reduce dose needs but may not prevent heart and blood harm. It warns drug use damages oxygen transport, potentially causing heart failure and even death, and criticizes self treatment for pain.
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