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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1941
Page
1
John L. Lewis rebuffs President Roosevelt urging him to halt the 53,000 coal miners walkout threatening steel mills. The dispute harms the defense program, with Lewis’s stance risking labor unity and public support.
Soviet high command reports tenacious resistance and counter attacks halted German assaults on Moscow and southern front. Fighting raged in Mozhaisk and Maloyaroslavetz sectors about 57 and 65 miles from Moscow. Germans claimed Kharkov captured, Belgorod taken, but Soviet dispatches indicate German proximity to Moscow beyond 50 miles was unconfirmed by Moscow.
The interview with Farmers Union vice president at Wellaway farm near Vinton covers time devoted to Farm Bureau, parity bill views, price controls, and the defense production program. Kline notes farming is his living, with three months yearly in bureau work, and details farm size, main crops, and birthplace.
Purdue edged Iowa 7 to 6 while Notre Dame defeated Illinois 49 to 14. Other results include Wisconsin 27 Indiana 25, Michigan 7 Northwestern 14, Army 13 Navy 0 and Duke 27 Pittsburgh 7.
The Gazette help wanted ads contact hundreds of capable people not reachable otherwise. Many alert workers with jobs watch the help ads to find better suited positions. Within hours of the ad running in The Gazette you can start investigating applicants. Telephone Your Help Ad to 2-1121 for the next edition.
President Roosevelt moves to unite the nation under defense banners by creating a new Office of Facts and Figures headed by Archibald McLeish. The clearinghouse will compile data on defense progress for coherent public presentation while preserving government relations with departments, agencies, and press.
In the Tehachapi mountains a formation of 19 planes split in fog and snow. Lieut William Birell, 22, was found dead after his Curtiss craft crashed on Gray's mountain. Lieut John H. Pease parachuted to safety and reached Little Lake after a 36 hour hike from Wild Rose canyon. The search for the other two pilots continued into darkness.
Secretary Morgenthau warns the public about steep 1942 federal income taxes and urges immediate savings. He will distribute pamphlets through banks showing estimated taxes for incomes from 750 to 25,000 dollars, with banks mailing them in Nov statements and treasury notices. The pamphlet lists tax estimates for single earners and married couples with varying dependents.
Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton is assigned to command the American air forces in the Far East with headquarters in Manila. The move marks the first time a major general will head the Far Eastern air force, reporting to Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur for the U S Army forces in the region.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill aligns Britain with President Roosevelt condemning Nazi reprisals and executions in Poland Yugoslavia Norway Holland Belgium and behind the Russian front. De Gaulle calls a five minute French workers standstill to protest the killings and pressure German authorities.
Frederick C. Oehsner reports from Nikolaev in German occupied Ukraine on Soviet scorched earth tactics. Factories and shipyards are wrecked, workshops idle, and only a few generators and a plate-cutting shop operate. German authorities claim vast steel and machinery shipments, with 2,000 Russian workers volunteering to return to shipyards. Nikolaev, once 167,000 residents, now hosts about 100,000 amid fires and ruin. A German administrator leads the city with a German-speaking mayor as efforts to restart key factories proceed.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves toward lifting neutrality act limits on U S ships in war zones. Debate begins Monday as leaders expect a 55 to 60 vote victory and House approval by about 60 votes. The move broadens ship arming to an all out repeal, prompted by administration sponsors and key committee members.
New York AP report says the America First committee demanded coast to coast radio time for an antiwar rally at Madison Square Garden with Lindbergh Wheeler and Cudahy as speakers. CBS replied Lindbergh has had air time and CBS will not broadcast the Thursday event. Mutual said it had not received the telegram and was carrying Cudahy’s speech from Boston.
CHICAGO AP Hallowe en preparations here include soap insurance. The Northtown Kiwanis club persuaded five schools to halt window soaping on promise of $25 to each school for a worthy cause plus a Halloween party for all the youngsters. Merchants posted signs that they were protected by the soap insurance.
President Roosevelt is set to address the nation Monday night in a Navy Day broadcast expected to outline major new decisions against Hitlerism and aid to allied nations. The address may touch on Pacific questions and Japanese relations, with a 20 minute time frame. Admiral Stark and Secretary Knox will also broadcast timely remarks surrounding Navy Day events.
Seven month old Geraldine Moffa woke her parents at 3 am with cries. They tumbled from bed ill, and investigators found coal gas seeping through the home from a defective flue. The incident highlights how a child’s distress led to a safety discovery by the Philadelphia family.
President Roosevelt rejection of a demand to delay the walkout led John L. Lewis to order 53,000 miner workers to stop operations at midnight in captive coal mines owned by steel companies. The move targets the disputed union shop clause and caps a five week mediation delay.
New York based National Association of Manufacturers warned Saturday that a prolonged stoppage of captive mine coal production would threaten the entire defense program. The statement signals potential disruptions to critical industrial and military supply chains if coal output remains halted.
Cedar Rapids recorded a sunny Saturday with a high of 69 degrees at 3 30 pm after a low of 37 at 7 00 am The day saw a 15 degree drop to 54 by 6 30 pm and a 52 degree reading at 11 30 pm Humidity fell from 30 percent at 2 pm to 20 percent The forecast called for possible rain Sunday.
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