Enemy Line Cracking in Odessa Duel
Berlin radio reports Red spearheads reached the Jab lonica pass south of Delatyn as Soviet drives push through the Carpathians toward Hungarian territory. Moscow and Berlin tallies differ on gains with cautious notes on German fighting strength and no Prut crossing into Romania.
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Odessa
London
Berlin
Jablonica Pass
Carpathian Mountains
Czechoslovakia
Delatyn
Moscow
Borodenka- Kolomea
Cernauti
Balkans
Ivan S. Konev
Iasi
Prut River
Brody
Kovel
Old Poland
Prut
Rumania
Red Army advances threaten Odessa and Kishinev fronts
Soviet forces crushed resistance in southwest Russia advancing toward Odessa Tiraspol and Kishinev as Romanian troops surrendered and German units retreated. The drive included infantry tanks and Stormovik bombers with Red forces nearing the Black Sea port and Dniester rail hub.
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Moscow
Russia
Odessa
Tiraspol
Kishinev
Bessarabia
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ivan
Red Army
60 000 Deserters at Large in Berlin Report
New York AP reports neutral estimates place more than 60 000 German military deserters at large in Berlin at any moment, according to a London CBS broadcast aired Friday night.
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New York
Berlin
London
CBS
Vivian Kelems Challenges Rep Coffee On Nazi Claims
Vivian Kelems of Westport Connecticut challenged Rep Coffee to prove his charges that she was a sweetheart of Nazi agent Count von Zedlitz and a menace to the American war effort. She vowed to pursue legal action if such statements were repeated outside Congress and noted past FBI and State Department reports on Zedlitz. She urged repeal of the income tax and praised allies Morgenthau, Coffee, and Drew Pearson.
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Toronto
Vivian Kelems
Westport
Coffee
Souk Country
Miss Kellems
Frederick Karl von Zeditz
Count Zedlitz
Congress
Morgenthau
Mr. Pearson
Drew Pearson
Charlie McCarthy Coffee
Shrew Pearson
Mr. Coffee
South America
FBI
State Department
Three men sentenced on larceny counts in Cedar Rapids
In Judge G K Thompson's court three men were sentenced for larceny. William Kennedy 23 received one year in Linn county jail with two months suspended and a 1500 appeal bond. Donald Siebenaller 19 drew up to five years at Anamosa reformatory with a 2500 appeal bond. Willis Grumman 24 got one year in Linn county jail with three months suspended and a 1500 appeal bond. Detec tives Harley Simon Leonard Stusak Fred Carstens L B Marshall and others linked each case to thefts at Montrose hotel Sears Roebuck and residences. Leo Batey waived grand jury on charge of cheating by false pretenses and remained in Linn county jail on 1000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
William Joseph Kennedy
Eleventh Street
Linn County
Kennedy
Harley Simon
Leonard Stusak
Roy Streets
Montrose
Donald J. Siebenaller
Anamosa
Siebenaller
Simon and
Stusak
Willis LeRoy Grumman
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Fred Carstens
L. B. Marshall
Sears Roebuck Company
Leo Batey
Bealer ‘Court SE
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Churchill
Liberators In Raid on S W Reich
AP dispatch reports American B 24s destroyed large parts of Schaffhausen Switzerland killing 30 to 50 and wounding about 100 officials say. Other reports note Liberator raids on southwestern Germany and a broader Allied air offensive during March with heavy losses on both sides.
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Bern
Schaffhausen
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
London
Germany
United States
Channel
R.A.F
R.A F
Anzio
Rome
Padigliong
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Roseto
Pedaso
Missing Lt LeMoine Clausen Reported by Mother
LeMoine Clausen a 25 year old Lt missing since a raid over Germany on March 15. His mother Mrs Bertha Clausen reports him missing and staying with Le Roy in Cedar Rapids. Clausen piloted a Liberator bomber overseas since last November. another brother Virgil is believed en route overseas.
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Blairstown
LeMoine Clausen
Germany
Bertha Clausen
LeRoy
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Clausen
Virgil
Japan Aided By Pact With Reds Draws Mixed View
New York dispatch reports Kilsoo K Haan, Washington representative of the Sino-Korean People's League, saying the Soviet Japanese pact is an advantage to Japan and not to the United Nations. The remark reflects contentious interpretations of the agreement amid wartime tensions.
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New York
INS
Japan
United Nations
Kilsoo K Haan
Washington
Sino-Korean People's League
Wingate Killed in Burma Frontier Plane Crash
Maj Gen Orde Wingate 41 famed as Lawrencesque figure in Burma jungle warfare was killed when his bomber crashed during a flight on the India Burma frontier. The crash near Indaw Mawlu followed a missing aircraft report amid a Japanese offensive. Wingate led raiders across 1000 miles of jungle, destroying railway lines and gathering vital intelligence. He earned the triple Distinguished Service Cross and previously led operations in Palestine and Africa. He was married two years after meeting a 15 year old shipboard bride who later became his wife.
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New Delhi
Orde
Charles Wingate
Britain
Burma Jungles
Lawrence of Arabia
India-Burma Frontier
Wingate
Burma
Air Commando
Imphal
India
Reuter
Philip Cochran
Tarzan
Mandalay-Mythyina
Indaw
Mawlu
Quebec
Churchill
Lawrence
Lawrence of
Sybian
Willkie Support Shifts as Iowa Delegates Chosen
Des Moines report on the Iowa Republican convention outlines an uninstructed delegation of 20 men and three women chosen to represent Iowa at the Chicago national convention. Delegates include Harrison E. Spangler and George A Wilson with Bourke B. Hoickenlooper and Martha McClure among leaders. Coburn defeated Thornburg for the at large post.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
U. S
George A Wilson
Bourke B Hickenlooper
Willis York
Gertrude Willharm
A. A. Coburn
W. H. Brenton
Coburn
Mark Thornburg
Thornburg
Willkie
Spangler
Martha McClure
Mt.Pleasant
Patton Story Held Back While Patton’s Vital Mission Unfolded
Kansas City dispatch notes the army delayed releasing the Patton soldier-slapping incident to avoid damaging morale and public perception during his Corsica surveys for an amphibious operation. Maj. Gen. Alex D. Surles cites theater needs and security as reasons while linking Bari and Sicily events to broader war considerations.
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Kansas. City
George S. Patton
Patton
Alex D. Surles
Army
Saturay
Surles
Roy A. Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Drew Pearson
Washington
Corsica
United States
Roberts
Sicily
Bari
Air Forces to End Aircrew Training at Coe College June 30
The army air forces confirmed plans to terminate its aircrew training program at Coe College Des Moines along with three other Iowa colleges and 81 sites nationwide. The move affects air crew students only and will withdraw more than 40,000 trainees by June 30 while reassigning June 30 enrollees to airfields for preflight instructions.
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Army Air Forces
Guy M. Gillette
Air Forces
Coe College
War Department
A.A.F
Army
AAF Training Command
Iowa
Drake
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Morningside
Air Raids Hit Truk And Surrounding Islands In Pacific Offensive
American Liberator bombers attacked Truk islands and nearby targets as a broader campaign expanded across the Central and Southwest Pacific. Reports say eight or more attacks in 36 hours aimed to erode Japanese strongholds from Truk to the Carolines and Palau. Allied forces also tightened positions around Admiralty and New Guinea, with heavy ship and air actions ongoing and radio silence on some fronts pending further announcements.
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Pearl Harbor
Central
Southwest Pacific
Truk
Carolines
Australia
Pacific
United States Army
First Cavalry Division
Admiralty Islands
Manus Island
Pityilu Island
New Guinea
Bogadjim
Palau Islands
Philippines
Saipan
South China
Seventh Air Force Liberators
Central Pacific
Eten
Moen Islands
MacArthur
Dublin Island
Liberators
Eten Island
Atoll
South Pacific
Aviation Radioman Edgar Burton Killed in Action
Aviation radioman Edgar W Burton 29 was killed in action in the Atlantic. His sister Mrs H W McKnight said details and dates were not provided in a war department telegram. Burton son of Mr and Mrs W H Burton of Corydon entered the navy four years ago and saw action in August 1942. He was wounded in the Battle of Tulagi Harbor in the Solomons. His wife lives in San Pedro California. He has a brother Lee Burton in Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgar W Burton
Atlantic
H. W. ‘McKnight
Sixth Street
War Department
Burton
W. H. Burton
Corydon
Navy
Tulagi Harbor
Solomons
San F Pedro
Galil
Lee Burton
Iowa City
Fifth Army Attack Ends Lengthy Lull
The Fifth Army breaks a long stalemate in Italy by capturing Mt Marrone in a three pronged advance toward Cassino, signaling a potential shift in focus. Allied forces push through rugged terrain near Cassino and Monastery hill as German resistance remains strong.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Mt. Marrone
Cassino
Italy
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Mark W Clark
Rome
Mt Marrone
Monastery Hill
Atina-Colli Highway
Rochetta
July 1 Deadline For Homestead Tax Credits
Des Moines dispatch reported by The Gazette that July 1 is the filing deadline for homestead tax credits. City assessor Jim Scolaro says state code fixes July 1. many residents contacted the office after missing filing. The deadline had originally been June 1 before the 49th assembly moved it to July 1.
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Ceder Rapids
Associated Press
Des Moines
Gazette
Jim Scolaro
49Th Assembly
Wilkinson Named Acting Director of Rental Area
Wilkinson named acting director of the Cedar Rapids defense rental area succeeding Robert F. Milota who resigns to enter the navy as lieutenant jg. Wilkinson has served as examiner inspector since the rent control office opened Dec 1 1942 after a career in banking and Johnson County Savings Bank. Civil service exams for an inspector to replace Milota will be held in Cedar Rapids during April.
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Cedar Rapids
T. J. Wilkinson
Robert F. Milota
J.g
Wilkinson
State Banking Department
Johnson County Savings Bank
Civil Service
Milota
Four Children Halt Train Carrying Father to War
In Olyphant Pennsylvania four children aged two to six sat on a railroad track to block a train taking their father, a 32 year old mine worker volunteering for navy service, to an induction center. Their parents pleaded, two policemen persuaded them to move, and the train departed as the children cried.
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Olyphant
Fred Vandervort
Vandervort
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