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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1942

Page

10

House Passes 18 Billion Defense Bill for 31 070 Planes

The House approved an emergency appropriation totaling 12.36 billion dollars funding 31 070 new army aircraft and related defense programs. The bill, sent by the Appropriations Committee, cautions against misreading the total as current spending and details allocations for ordnance, aviation, quartermaster, and other defense needs, plus lend lease and military posts.

Washington House Roosevelt Congress Army Vy Department Ordnance Army Quartermaster Service Ee Post Ines Stewart Field Military Academy West Social Security Board Selective Service System War Department Women's Auxiliary Army Corps Senate

Rome Says Nazis Sink Three Ships In British Convoy

Italian high command stated German submarines sank a destroyer and two ships in a British Mediterranean convoy, with an Italian submarine lost. The bulletin highlighted Nazi air raids on Malta with bombardment of harbor and naval targets, and noted heavy anti aircraft activity and fires at Valletta. Sandstorms limited land fighting in North Africa.

Rome High Command Mediterranean Malta Valletta North Africa

Helen Traubel Soprano Recital Delights Iowa Theater

Last night the Community Concert association showcased Helen Traubel, Metropolitan Opera star, in a brilliant recital at the Iowa theater ending a successful season. Bos accompanied with notable piano prowess, and Traubel’s German then English program impressed with clear enunciation and powerful color.

Community Concert Association Helen Traubel Metropolitan Opera Iowa Theater Miss Traubel Beethoven Schubert Strauss Wagner

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