Cedar Rapids airport lighting nears completion plans ahead
Cedar Rapids moves toward a ground ready airport with a completed field lighting system and a proposed central administration building, terminal facilities, utilities, hangars, and service space. City council risks, private development, and architectural uniformity shape the plan for early airport use and future expansion. The piece contrasts optimistic growth with bureaucratic language and priorities.
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Doughboys Press Ahead in Aachen as Nazis Rush East
American forces led by Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges push into Aachen street by street supported by heavy air and artillery. German troops bolster reinforcements from the east as self-propelled guns shake the city and crews search houses for hidden defenders.
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Ozell Smoot
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Roland Weeks
Long Island
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Aachén
Debill M. Daniel
Geneva
Jeep Occupants Drawn to Sign as They Enter Germany from Belgium
A sign catches the attention of jeep occupants moving from Belgium into Germany, indicating a point of entry or warning as border crossing occurs.
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Belgium
CBI Roundup Pans Hollywood Entertainers For Short Tours
The China Burma India theater army paper criticizes Hollywood guests who promise long stays but cut tours short. Ann Sheridan Joel McCrea Paulette Goddard Al Jolson and Joe E Brown are named for early departures while Cavanaugh Dressen Fomeen and Tershay are praised as dependable trouper names. The editorial urges fixed engagement periods and notes benefits provided by the army and USO.
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C. B. I Roundup
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Springfield
Ohio
Ann Sheridan
CBS
Joel McCrea
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Cairo
Paulette Goddard
al Jolson and Company
Joe E. Brown
War Department
Army
USO
Sheridan-Blue and Company
Cavanaugh, Dressen, Fomeen
Tershay
Political Sketches to Begin Sunday
The Gazette Sunday will start a series of candidate sketches for state district and national offices. Frank Nye, the political editor, will profile Democratic and Republican contenders for the state supreme court and other posts.
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Push Plan for Vets Center in Cedar Rapids
Linn county organizations respond to invitation to send delegates to form a Veterans Service committee and establish a veterans information center in Cedar Rapids. Frank C. Welch, chairman, will set a meeting time and place as more groups pledge representation to cover the county-wide effort.
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Veterans’ Information Center
Cedar Rapids
Peoples’ Savings Bank
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Overdose Cited In Aimee Semple McPherson Death
An Alameda County coroner jury finds Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson died from an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets. Pathologist Dr. Mary Ruth Oldt testifies the barbiturate mix and kidney ailment caused shock and respiratory failure. She notes a person could forget how many pills were taken.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Mary Ruth Oldt
Mark L. Emerson
Lift Restrictions On License Plates Lift Restrictions On License Plates
Washington AP reports the War Production Board revoked three orders restricting the manufacture of automobile license plates dog tags and other metal licenses restoring production to pre war levels.
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Fireman Hurt As Walls Fall At Soy Plant
Elmer Stanek city firefighter was injured when two walls collapsed in the Cargill soybean mill in Cedar Rapids. He suffered head and facial cuts and leg bruises, was saved by iron bars trapping debris, and taken to St Luke's Hospital in good condition.
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Cargill, Inc
Twenty-sixth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Truman Embarks On Lengthy Transcontinental Tour
Senator Harry S Truman rode west on the first lap of a 7500 mile tour to campaign for Roosevelt's fourth term. He traveled in a special car attached to the Southern Pacific's Argonaut and planned a major address in Los Angeles.
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Patriots of Greece Free Athens Ending Nazi Occupation
Cairo dispatch reports a rising Patriots force liberated Athens after 42 months of German rule, with Piraeus abandoned and Allied air and naval actions in the region. Rome broadcasts indicate an imminent Allied landing and plans to restore Greece’s administration as forces move to reoccupy the country.
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Carpathian Passes Cleared Into Czechoslovakia
New York reporting indicates the Czechoslovak government has officially announced that all Carpathian passes into Czechoslovakia are cleared of German troops. The BBC broadcast, captured by NBC, confirmed the development.
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Greeks Celebrate Abandonment of Athens by German Forces
Cedar Rapids Greeks express devout thanks as Athens and its seaport Piraeus are abandoned by German troops after over three years of occupation. Residents hope for letters from relatives, relief supplies for those in need, and plan a Thanksgiving service when Greece is liberated.
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Naomi Doebel
Athens
Piraeus
Cedar. Rapids
Greece
Tom Panagos
Bever Avenue
Lapes
Sparta
Nikitas Kanellis
Twentieth Street
Yanks Sink or Damage 63 Jap Ships at Formosa Raid
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Admiral Nimitz announcing two days of carrier air strikes on Formosa and nearby islands sunk or damaged 63 Japanese ships and destroyed 396 planes. Japanese claims and tolls varied, with 221 Allied planes downed and 45 American planes lost.
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Pearl Harbor
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Japan
Philippines
Marc A. Mitscher
Mitscher
Radio
Tokyo
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William F. Halsey
Ryukyu Islands
Kyushu
Luzon
Nimitz
Palau Islands
Peleliv
Reds Storm East Prussia and Hungary Advance
Moscow reports Russian tanks and infantry stormed East Prussia near Tilsit as Hungarians brace for a push toward Austria. Paris says Russians crossed the East Prussian border at three points while aiming for Budapest, with rail lines serving as arteries toward Vienna and the Croatian and Slovenian regions.
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Heavy G I Christmas Sales Surge in Cedar Rapids
Overseas service members and their families in Cedar Rapids boosted holiday buying as retailers report a fall high in September and October sales. The surge is attributed to more troops overseas this year with popular items including socks handkerchiefs underwear and personal equipment along with books and writing materials.
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Register to vote before October deadline for November election
Thirteen days remain to register for the general election with a deadline of October 27. You must be registered to vote for the next President of the United States. If you have not voted in four years or moved since last voting, register at the city hall third floor registration office.
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