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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1942
Page
4
Opinion columns discuss anti liquor and anti vice zoning tied to draft age proposals, enforcement of sex offender laws, and a conditional support for Hazlitt’s plan to empower direct public opinion on government. The piece also notes voter apathy ahead of elections and Mrs. Roosevelt's planned war area trip with Queen Elizabeth's invitation.
United States naval and air forces resumed action in the Guadalcanal area as heavy ships bombarded northwest Guadalcanal and Allied planes struck Japanese invasion forces. Secretary Knox said Japanese strength was far from maximum and promised increasing land based naval air power.
The Associated Press reports that German dive bombers resumed full scale attacks on Stalingrad despite cold rains. Soviet headquarters say lines remain unbroken after 57 days of siege with reinforcements arriving and long range guns shelling the Volga. German reports claim only a few square kilometers remain in Soviet hands as fighting continues in the northern factory district and Caucasus fronts.
American heavy bombers struck Tobruk Libya hitting at least two ships tied up at the dock. Medium bombers and RAF units attacked the Tobruk landing field as light opposition and ineffective anti aircraft fire were reported.
Linn county reports 4755 tons of scrap metal collected during a three week drive from Sept 27 to Oct 17. Elmer Wickham, county salvage chairman, notes a per capita average of over 106 pounds and says Cedar Rapids pickups continue for the duration, though with less intensity as rural area collections begin.
U P foreign editor describes American crews at a British air base pushing to alter rules of aerial warfare and increase bomber offensives against Nazi fighters. Fortresses rely on tight formations, heavy mutual fire, and training to maximize defenses, with pilots eager to engage Luftwaffe fighters while striking Axis targets.
Pierre Laval, speaking on the Vichy radio, urged French workers to join German factory toil again. He called resistance by workers and employers the main obstacle, insisting the plan would save France and secure peace, stating he sought only the country’s higher interest.
Reuters dispatch from Istanbul to Moscow said Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian, a Nazi tank warfare expert, was believed killed in the fighting in Russia.
A House committee proposed a centralized war mobilization office to control the economy and direct all non fighting war phases. It would subordinate the War Production board and manpower agencies, attach an advisory board, and create three subordinate offices for supply manpower and economic stabilization.
Leonard Ward 17 of 1807 Fourteenth Ave SE was fined 50 dollars after a collision Monday afternoon at Ninth Ave and Ninth St SE that injured two Mt Vernon women. Mrs M McGaw suffered a fractured pelvis. Mrs J Bruce Eyestone had chest and eye bruises. A house at 828 Ninth St SE was jolted six inches off its foundation. Both women were taken to St Luke's Hospital. Ward and employer faced related charges but were dismissed with costs. Ward's truck skidded 75 feet.
Beverly Hills California AP May Robson a veteran Australian born stage and screen character actress died at her home Tuesday at age 78. Despite failing health and eyesight she remained active in motion pictures until less than a year ago.
Twenty eight state agriculture commissioners and farm bloc leaders pressed for a congressional probe of Office of Price Administration head Leon Henderson. They argued price ceilings on farm products and labor policies threaten food production, calling Henderson the dagger in the farmer’s back and urging impeachment or resignation.
ST JOHN'S Newfoundland reports Mrs Ellen Carroll mother of 12 children and claimed oldest woman in North America celebrated her 115th birthday on Tuesday.
Dr. Frederic A Stock, 70, famed conductor of the Chicago Symphony, died of a heart attack at his Chicago home. An immigrant from Germany in 1895, he rose from viola player to associate conductor by 1900 and led major orchestras nationwide. He served as general music director for the Century of Progress and taught at Cornell College while maintaining ties to the Mt Vernon May festival.
Boston Traveler reports A Lec Stevens, aeronautics pioneer, has designed a delayed action parachute opening 300 feet from the ground for stratosphere plunges. The Boston paper, approved by the army bureau, quotes Edward Rickland as saying the chute is fully automatic and can land supplies as well as men.
Konstantine Konstantinov, an 18 year old Russian marine, explains how he single handedly repelled a German assault during the Battle of Leningrad. He describes firing the machine gun as comrades fell, continuing until reinforcements arrived, and notes that he killed at least 74 Germans.
Congress completed ten months of work on a sweeping wartime tax bill and sent it to President Roosevelt. The measure raises income taxes for individuals and corporations, imposes a 5 percent Victory levy on personal income above 624 yearly, and far reaches Social Security payroll tax and excise adjustments to fund postwar needs.
Cedar Rapids school bells long unused will be removed and sold for scrap. The board of education ordered removal from Jackson Fillmore Tyler Taylor Van Buren and Polk schools and the stairwell iron at the board building. Total metal collected by the district reaches 29,780 pounds per chief engineer Joseph Suma.
Lieut. Gen. William S. Knudsen, wartime production chief, will address a Des Moines Shrine auditorium gathering Wednesday night under the Scandinavian Fellowship banner. The event is non political and open to the public.
Australian soldiers are fighting the Japanese in China according to external affairs minister H V Evatt. The disclosure was made on Tuesday and indicates ongoing military actions in the Far East.
Mrs. Leonard Holets advertised a Florence heater for sale for 80 dollars with a later reduced price of 30 dollars. The ad notes a phone order option and provides contact numbers 2-7223 and 2-1121 for ad placement.
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