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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1944
Page
22
Washington dispatch outlines veteran re-employment guarantees under the Selective Service Act. It covers seniority accumulation, qualification for the same or better positions, and limits on reinstatement for temporary hires. The memo warns courts decide disputes, and employers need reasonable grounds before dismissal within a year.
Thousands of British families cancel Whitsun travel as train service faces possible stoppage without notice. Reports from Moscow claim Himmler left for France to counter Eisenhower invasion broadcasts. Nazi leadership in France tightens control while propaganda touts western invasion plans and flooded defenses near Pas de Calais.
The CIO Political Action committee, already backing Roosevelt for a fourth term, will hold a mid June national conference in Washington to map its 1944 campaign. Over 300 delegates from CIO affiliates, regional and state directors, and field officers are expected. Senate criticisms redirected attention to the committee after defeats on the Dies committee.
The group plans a June meeting to outline labor views on key 1944 election issues and push for full production and employment after the war. It will also tackle getting workers to register and vote as a major organizational challenge.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Established 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It carries Associated Press United Press International wire reports and lists subscription rates by weekly and yearly terms with offices in Chicago New York and Detroit.
CLO leaders credit early committee work and California registration campaigns for strong primary results. They argue labor lethargy caused anti labor trends in 1942 and 1943 elections, while praising recent party successes as evidence of renewed influence.
Three escapees from San Quentin Christmas morning receive 100 year sentences for the January robbery of the Robert E. Lee hotel in Jackson Mississippi. Also included is a probate notice from Linn County Iowa for the will of William F Brackschink with a June hearing date.
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