Roosevelt presses Congress on price controls and wage limits
President Roosevelt delivers a forceful message to Congress and a later address signaling potential wage and farm price controls to curb wartime living costs. Congress shows early resistance but may move to back a broad price control program while debate over a sales tax intensifies. The article notes tax proposals, manpower draft comments, and concerns about birth certificates at school entry.
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Decision at London Talk Revealed in Roosevelt Address
The White House disclosed that key wartime decisions were made at a London conference with Churchill in July. Roosevelt urged quick authority to stabilize living costs and warned he would act to defeat enemies if Congress fails to respond by Oct. 1. He said 528,000 troops had already been sent overseas and emphasized home-front price stabilization to boost production.
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Willkie Says Rommel Lost 40 Percent Of Tanks In Africa
Ankara reports Wendell Willkie, arriving from Egypt, estimated German Field Marshal Rommel lost about 40 percent of his first line tanks, over 300 of 270, in last week's battle on the Ala Mein line. He credited Allied air and ground support and Montgomery's leadership, calling the clash a turning point. Willkie spoke with Turkish officials en route to Russia and China as Roosevelt’s special envoy.
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Bomber Crashes Into Newark Homes Killing Two
An army bomber with one wing missing crashed into three houses near Newark center at noon Tuesday. Two people were reported dead and five injured as fires broke out and rescue workers could not reach the wreckage immediately.
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Reds spurn Japanese suggestions in wartime talks
Reports from Chungking say Russia rejected Japan's recent suggestions and a break into open war could come at any moment. The unconfirmed accounts tie to Japan's preparations to attack Soviet Siberia, with Ambassador Natake Sato presenting the suggestions to the Kremlin after the Tokyo cabinet shakeup.
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Premiere Bond Drive Tops War Bond Admissions in Cedar Rapids
Gloomy weather did not dampen plans for the wake island premiere at the Iowa theater with Frances Dee and Edward Arnold. War bond admissions reached 150000 dollars by noon Tuesday, with expectations to hit 170000 by showtime as Orville Rennie notes, despite 80 percent of local workers already pledging 10 percent of earnings to wartime securities. Bonds bought under the 10 percent pledge do not count toward premiere admissions.
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Churchill says Dieppe raid indispensable prelude to larger operations
Premier Churchill tells the House of Commons that the Dieppe raid was an essential preliminary to broader planned operations. He announces a complete Britain United States military agreement and reports on the strengthened British army in Egypt, renewed resolve to aid Russia, and progress against U boats, with continued momentum in the war effort.
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Bill Reed arrives in New York AVG hero tours east coast
Bill Reed, 25, Marion Indiana, famed AVG flyer, returns from Burma with 11 lap planes and a tan to match. He plans a Marion visit with a citywide welcome and “Bill Reed day” on Sept 12. Reed, former Randolph Field lieutenant, hopes to rejoin the Army Air Forces after home leave.
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Reds Realign as Nazis Seek to Widen Stalingrad Salient
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet defenders regrouping against reinforced German troops aiming to widen a dangerous western salient at Stalingrad. German claims of stubborn heights gained contrast with Red Star notes of repulsed assaults and local Soviet counterattacks supported by Black Sea fleet units and an armored train near Novorossisk.
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Blood Donation Keeps C. R. Lad From Jeep Wheel
Nam ilton Bell Jr., 19 year old private from Cedar Rapids Ja, stationed at Fort Riley Kan, donated a pint of blood to a USO club worker’s wife during a Labor Day parade stop. His major refused to let him drive. he joked about piloting with no blood. The Bell family home is 545 Knollwood Drive SE.
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Senate Finance Committee Approves 5 Percent Victory Tax
The Senate Finance Committee voted 13 to 6 to adopt a 5 percent victory tax on income over 624 dollars a year, with withholding at source for most earners. It would replace the sales tax if adopted, and top tax brackets would apply to single and married filers with postwar credits and allowances for dependents.
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Extradition Granted in Cedar Rapids Whisky Case
Gov Dwight Green orders Henry Bernstein sent from Chicago to Cedar Rapids to face larceny charges tied to whisky warehouse certificates. The case involves Msgr John Molloy who says he paid 2570 dollars for certificates and that United Bottling and Distributing failed to bottle the whisky. Bernstein also faces federal mail fraud and conspiracy indictments alongside 11 others.
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Nazi Propaganda Blast Targets Sweden in Berlin Broadcast
New York AP reports German propaganda on Tuesday accused neutral Sweden of acting as the active center of European communism. The Berlin Trans-ocean broadcast cited German foreign office circles praising Sweden’s alleged central role in spreading Comintern influence.
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Japanese push toward Port Moresby in New Guinea they attack Kokoda
Japanese forces broke through the Owen Stanley range and drive toward Port Moresby in New Guinea as Allied defenders retreat to main lines. MacArthur’s forces stalled the advance, with jungle fighting intensifying near Kokoda and Kokoda air and sea actions reported amid mounting casualties and renewed Japanese reinforcement.
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Cedar Rapids Selectees to Leave Saturday in Sendoff
Ninety three Cedar Rapids selectees will entrain for military service Saturday from Linn county. The sendoff program at Greene square begins at 2 30 pm with the train departing at 3 02 pm. Eighty men are registered with the east side selective service board and 13 are Cedar Rapids transfers from other boards.
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