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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1944
Page
6
WPB approves 152.441 million dollars in civilian production for 772 plants idle due to war cutbacks. Items include 10.735 million in vacuum cleaners, 35.971 million in bed springs, 15.537 million in household aluminum ware, with durable goods and lawn mowers, typewriters, iron, and more among authorized products for the next 12 months.
At Fort Belvoir Virginia the post public relations office announced an investigation into reports that 100 or more members of the Women's Army Corps threatened to walk out in protest of their commanding officer. Officials said complaints were minor and Captain Dorothy Tomhave has full backing from the post commander.
AP reports Orson Welles, noted actor and producer, is sick with a throat infection and running a temperature of 104 degrees. A spokesman said he is resting in his suite at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
A brief item notes a guest of the Waldorf Astoria receiving care from a nurse in constant attendance. The fragment hints at a formal or ceremonial context surrounding the stay.
Wright Field Ohio report says the V-1 robot bomb is being studied and tested by the air technical service command to gain Allied advantages. Officials say they do not intend to copy the weapon, which destroys randomly and targets military and civilian objects alike. Private firms are mass producing parts for tests, with Ford making impulse engines Republic Aviation supplying airframes and assemblies and Jack and Heintz providing control gear.
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