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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1944
Page
1
A Polish survivor recalls Ravensbruck in graphic detail as she describes shaved heads, thin prison garments, icy bunks, damp blankets, and brutal daily meals. She notes 12,000 women imprisoned there including Polish, French, Russian, Jewish and other nationalities, with many innocent families torn apart.
The Pacific fleet communique released by the navy states Japanese casualties in the Palau and Marianas total 63,388 killed and 3,267 captured. The update also increases another casualty figure to 126.
The communique reports Jap casualties through Nov 13 with figures for Saipan and Angaur. Saipan shows 26,277 killed and 2,068 captured, while additional totals include 17,238 killed and 46 captured elsewhere, along with 6,893 killed and 31 captured on another island. An earlier carrier raid on Manila area is noted.
In Washington on Tuesday Senator Clark of Missouri denounced Majority Leader Barkley s flood control amendment as cheap catering sparking a heated exchange. Barkley defended the measure as a technical step to keep options open for future federal agencies. the dispute centered on the $1 billion flood control bill.
The article explains Phillips will lead in postwar high octane fuels due to its large aviation gasoline production and wartime chemistry research. It notes smaller, lighter engines with greater power and mileage enabled by new fuels, and frames Phillips as a major producer of 100 octane aviation gasoline and synthetic rubber components, with future chemical outputs from petroleum gases for victory.
Clark argued the amendment was unnecessary citing senator Barkley as reading editorials from St Louis Post Dispatch and Star Times. He noted the Post Dispatch chief writer has pushed Missouri Valley Authority coverage while his wife flies a TVA government plane and writes editorials, with the Star Times later adopting the stance.
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