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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1942
Page
5
The piece surveys debates on wage limits and price stabilization during total war. It weighs the President's stance, War Labor Board formulas, and the need for clear policy, plus the role of civil sectors, manpower, rents, and voluntary limits, urging decisive action.
Nazi momentum grows as German officers claim reach of the Volga north of Stalingrad and Moscow reports warn of increasing peril to the city. Soviet withdrawals continue on the southwest front while German forces press near Grozny and the North Caucasus oil regions.
Federal Judge Martin I. Welsh ruled that the army was within its authority to intern Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals in the western defense area, a wartime measure upheld on Tuesday.
Herbert K. F. Bahr, convicted of conspiring to assist Germany as a spy, received an 80 year sentence in Newark New Jersey. Judge William F. Smith imposed the maximum term, noting Bahr may still shield Nazi colleagues as Bahr avoided eye contact during the sentencing.
Wendell L. Willkie arrived in Cairo en route to Russia and China aboard a plane. He was accompanied by Gardner Cowles Jr and Joseph Barnes and welcomed by U S and British officials including Alexander Kirk and Major General Russell L Maxwell. He mentioned enjoying Belem on the Brazilian hump before departing the airport.
H Ells worth Bennett the world’s oldest newsboy will turn 102 Friday. Born Sept 4 1840 in Philadelphia he plans a Greenwich Village dinner at 11 pm after his friend Pietro Cefane the Mills hotel bell captain finishes work. Bennett recalls selling papers when Edison set the Van Wert Ohio station on fire and still sells at seaside resorts in summer.
Five people were killed and 30 injured in an air raid on the Cairo area Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday. The British threatened retaliation against Rome for Axis air attacks on Cairo, one of the Moslem holy cities. It was unclear if bombs fell on Cairo itself.
Washington report states the Office of Price Administration appoints Robert A. Nixon of Viroqua Wisconsin as director of the new division of transportation and public utilities on Wednesday.
In Belfast two U S soldiers appeared on streets provoking rioting as crowds jeered and hurled missiles outside the jail where 18 year old Thomas J. Williams of the IRA was hanged for killing a patrolman. Police used batons to disperse the crowd.
Cedar Rapids buyers pledged 23000 in war bonds on opening day for the Wake Island premiere at the Town theater. Each bond purchased reserves a seat with Edward Arnold and Frances Dee to attend. The event, part of Salute to Our Heroes Month, aims to raise 150000 in total bond sales.
Washington AP officials say the President’s special rubber committee completed four weeks of inquiry and will present findings and recommendations to President Roosevelt by Labor Day. The group led by Bernard M. Baruch weighs gas rationing and steps to secure vital rubber supplies.
Shops and offices closed from 11 am to noon as services were held in several churches for Thomas Williams an IRA member executed in Belfast for the murder of a policeman Flags on public buildings flown at half staff reflecting the regional observance and official mourning
Washington reports Dr Hu Shih the Chinese ambassador to the United States for 12 years has been recalled and will be replaced by Wei Tao Ming former ambassador to Vichy. Hu Shih, a Cornell graduate from Anhwei, is hailed as father of the Chinese literary revolution for promotingpai hua and a living written language.
Cairo reports that Egypt's social affairs minister banned the hiring of professional mourners, calling the practice derogatory to the nation's modern reputation. The decision aims to curb an age old custom perceived as disrespectful.
American and British forces fought Rommel in western Egypt as U. S. Army tanks supported Gen Sir Harold Alexander’s troops. US airmen blasted Axis depots amid sandstorms while fighters attacked Stuka formations and damaged dozens of enemy aircraft. The battle centered near Ruweisat, El Alamein, and the Qattara Depression as air coverage remained extensive and pilots were not lost.
Washington sources say President Roosevelt is poised to stabilize wages but debates including salaries. Proposals split into wages, salaries, and high incomes with promotion raises and payroll caps under study. Farm price controls and a possible cost of living super board also hang in the balance before Labor Day remarks.
In a letter published by The Gazette a wounded Pvt William Walsh of the 13th Technical School Squadron at Scott Field Illinois requests readers to write to him. He explains an ongoing nose surgery and a planned four month radio operator and technician course after recovery.
About 300000 Londoners cheered U S troops marching through central London in the first wartime parade here. General Dwight D Eisenhower could not attend. Major General J C H Lee spoke at Guildhall noting the force comes to join Britain in sustained offensives. Soldiers sang Over There as crowds lined Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.
Washington AP The War Production Board reduced bicycle production to 10000 a month and concentrated output in two plants to free the rest of industry for war weapons. Civilian supply will depend on military demand and rationing rules if 10000 are not required.
Attorney General Biddle told Congress that 36 federal employees were discharged and 13 disciplined after reviewing 4 579 complaints of subversive ties. He criticized the wartime probe and urged a tighter policy with fewer but deeper investigations and employee hearings. The effort followed June 1941 congressional directives and a $100 000 appropriation.
German high command accused British Canadian and American commandos of cuffing German prisoners at Dieppe in a breach of wartime courtesy. From Thursday 2 pm a directive from Hitler's HQ warned all Allied prisoners would be handcuffed until Britain withdraws its order permitting German captives to be unmanacled.
Washington (UP) Members of the Pacific war council met with President Roosevelt to weigh a possible Japanese attack on Siberia. Lord Halifax said there was debate over Shigenori Togo’s resignation in Tokyo and Soong warned an assault against the Russians could be imminent. Halifax added talks covered the Solomon Islands and Roosevelt gave estimates of air losses. the president's outlook was described as encouraging.
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