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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1944
Page
2
In a Sunday radio address Winston Churchill hints the war might end sooner than expected, aiming to ease tensions with Roosevelt and Stalin. The piece contrasts Churchill's cautious news with Walter Winchell and Rep. Martin Dies sparring over free speech and a smear campaign against American public figures.
American Liberators and Fortresses bombed Nazi airdromes in southwest and central France after RAF attacks on Essen. Bombers and fighters engaged in large numbers with credible losses, targeting Krupp plants, railway hubs, and rubber centers while raids extended into Belgium and western Germany.
The aviation cadet examining board halted accepting new applications until further notice. Lt. D. F. Sudduth announced the move, citing War Department orders to expand air force enlistments as air corps training schools strain to train additional entrants.
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration will eliminate expiration dates on red and blue food ration stamps to prevent rushes before expiry and curb token hoarding. Indefinite validity will apply to stamps in ration book four. Some dates for red and blue stamps were set to expire in May and June.
The Office of Price Administration announced that pickled spiced and brandied fruits will return to the processed foods rationing system in June.
Waverly captures the state basketball championship by defeating Franklin 30 to 21. The state tournament ball, auctioned for war bonds, rises to 100000 dollars with Linn county and Waverly bidders matching funds. Community pride doubles as D. D. Offringa and Lyle Quinn comment on the achievement.
William L. Buchtela 39 of Central City received jail terms for illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor and maintaining a liquor nuisance after a Linn county raid. He faced six months plus three months in jail and a $300 fine, with sentences concurrent. About 88 gallons of liquor were seized from his car home and a nearby cave by deputies Snyder and Whittemore.
The Supreme Court upheld price-fixing provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act and the OPA rent control program in two cases. It ruled miners at 13 Alabama mines receive portal to portal pay and clarified public utility rate fixes and selective service induction rules.
The German high command said an American commando force landed northwest of La Spezia on the Gulf of Genoa about 200 miles above Rome but was wiped out.
Washington. Rep. Martin Dies joins a radio broadcast with Walter Winchell to denounce the columnist as a peddler of bedroom key scandal and a mouthpiece of a smear band seeking to destroy Congress. Dies claims a powerful backer manipulates Winchell and vows to expose the network of influence behind anti con gress campaigns. Winchell refuses to retract and says he will stand by his statements, challenging any open court to confront him.
Prime Minister Churchill warned radio listeners that the coming Allied push in western Europe would be preceded by many feints and false alarms. He praised American forces and British troops, urged calm nerves at home, and warned of possible new enemy attacks while promising a unified front against tyranny. The speech covered war fronts, postwar plans, and domestic criticism, with international reaction mixed.
Allied assault on Cassino ends in a costly setback after 12 days of fierce fighting. Stars and Stripes and Maple Leaf call the failure a serious setback but not terminal, signaling a renewed push to break the German line in central Italy.
Maj. James D. McWilliams announced a one third reduction in the complement of the Army Air Forces College Training Detachment at Coe College. Trainees now at Cedar Rapids will finish training here while future squadrons will be two thirds the size. Housing will shift mainly to Greene Hall with fewer in the Coe gymnasium.
By 2 PM Monday 1,863 votes were cast in 22 of 23 precincts as a lively contest for parks commissioner unfolds. Leonard B. Stastny led Ed Stefan in primaries by sweeping both precincts, with the fifteenth and sixteenth precincts posting strong totals and citywide turnout roughly double primaries.
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