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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1942
Page
14
Honolulu dispatch surveys Japanese fighting character amid Pacific campaigns. It cites fanaticism tempered by fear of capture, notes prisoner attitudes, and compares Japanese combat endurance, equipment, and tactics from Bataan to Guadalcanal. It discusses strategic implications for long war and potential invasion routes.
A wartime appeal urges readers to invest 10 percent of each paycheck in War Bonds. The message emphasizes affordability and the idea that many people can contribute even with limited funds.
Coe college will dedicate an honor roll of more than 500 men now in the armed services at 10 am Thursday in Sinclair Memorial chapel. Col. Robert E. Jones will deliver the dedicatory address. Cadet Lt. Col. Robert O. Smythe Jr. will lead the ceremony, with Lt. Col. Francis M. Flanagan stating the service’s purpose. Cadet Maj. Thomas B. Rogers will give the invocation. Senior cadet officers and many cadet leaders from Cedar Rapids and other cities will take part in the dedication.
An air base in Guatemala City reports a flying fortress on a routine mission crashed Monday afternoon in a Guatemala City neighborhood. Twelve army air corps members were killed and one was severely injured. President Ubico attended the funeral Tuesday morning with other officials.
Washington AP Norman H Davis announces Walter S Gifford chairman of the 1943 Red Cross war fund. Gifford is president of American Telephone and Telegraph Company and will lead fundraising efforts nationwide.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company with John G. Miller as publisher and Harry Boyd as editor, entered at the Cedar Rapids post office. Full leased wire AP UPI news service provided for local and credited reports.
A House military subcommittee report finds American army aircraft delivering strong performance and protection. Findings, based on stats and combat examples from Army Air Forces officials, will be released in a week or two amid charges of inadequacy.
The National Safety Council reports August traffic fatalities 40 percent below last year, totaling 2,310, the lowest since 1926. The drop saves about 1,550 lives and shows declines nationwide with no state posting an increase. Sidney J. Williams leads the council.
The council's public safety division clarifies that the decline in fatalities matches the lower mileage driven, noting the decrease aligns with expected figures given reduced road use. The statement frames the data as a normal outcome of less driving activity.
Chinese officials and citizens speculated after a Japanese scout plane flew close to Chongqing on Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting talk that Japan aimed at Wendell Willkie’s stance or influence.
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, former commander of Allied naval forces in the Western Pacific, argues the first day of the Luzon battle and the Pearl Harbor attack failed to cripple Japan. He says fighters based on Oahu airdromes and airfields over Luzon missed their big chances and that American submarines were inflicting heavy losses on Japanese ships.
Three American Eagle squadrons of the Royal Air Force were formally transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in the European theater. The units become the Fourth Fighter Group, continuing their combat work in khaki uniforms.
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