First Army advances toward Mateur near Bizerte in Tunisia
Allied reports say the British First Army moved within 18 miles of Bizerte as American units repelled a German tank assault near El Guetar. Air forces harassed Rommel’s rear with bombardments north of Gabes while fighting continued around Wadi Akarit and Mareth Front. Eisenhower praised Allied progress and noted Alexander's fresh forces in Tunisia.
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North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
Gabes
la Fauconnerie
First Army
el Guetar
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Sousse
Morocco
Rommel
Tunisia
Radio
London
Wadi Akarit
Bernard L. Montgomery
Maknassy
Meberi Zebbeus
Ousselplain
Kebir
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Alexander
Pny
Africa
Mareth Front
Mareth
Eisenhower
Fifth Army
Two German Sub Bases Hit By 2-Ton Bombs
British four engine bombers struck Lorient and St Nazaire, Germanys two largest submarine bases, in Friday night raids ending a lull in the Allied offensive. Two planes were lost. raids included two ton blockbusters and incendiaries targeting pens and repair shops.
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London
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Germany
Berlin
Bochum
Rhur
France
United States
Belgium
Srape
Ankara
Slovakia
Twelve Injured in Omaha Elevator Fall
Twelve persons, all women and children, were injured when an elevator fell about 25 feet to the basement of the J. C. Penney store in Omaha. The car carried about 15 passengers on a trip from the second to the first floor. Two suffered broken ankles. others were shaken. The manager cited a cable detachment and a safety device failing to engage due to insufficient speed.
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Omaha
J. C. Penney Company
D. B. Woodyard
Woodyard
House Sends Sedition Bill To Senate
The House passed wartime sedition legislation that carries the death penalty for hostile acts after three days of debate. An amendment protecting free discussion of government policy was adopted by 129 to 95, while a prior section was kept by 112 to 82 amid objections it could curb journalism. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Senate
Rep
Fish
R-N.y
Sauthoff
Wis
United States
Floating Navy Yards Repair Warships At Sea
The Navy unveils mobile floating dry docks to service ships from corvettes to battleships, enabling repairs away from shore. Sections form battle docks up to 860 feet long, with watertight hulls and built in ships with machine shops, towed or self propelled to follow fleet units.
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Washington
Ins
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Navy
Ben Moreel
Admiral Moree
OPA Expected Decision on Canned Goods Grade Labeling
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown moved toward a decision within ten days on mandatory grade labeling of canned goods under government standards. He links labeling to enforcing price ceilings despite opposition from canners who fear loss of familiar brands. Brown cited AFL President Green warning that another policy reversal could destroy public confidence in the price and rationing program.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Weekend Warmup Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and vicinity expect a weekend rise with warmer conditions this afternoon through Sunday. Temperatures should stay above freezing with strong winds and a high near 50 degrees by late afternoon, followed by cooler evening readings. humidity around 10 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Havelock Ellis
Carrier Pigeon Weather Authority
Decorah
Chambers
Jeffers May Resign Rubber Job in July Return to UP Presidency
The World Herald reports from Washington that William M. Jeffers may resign as rubber director after July 1 to resume duties as president of the Union Pacific railroad, a post he has kept while directing rubber work. The paper says Jeffers declined to be specific, noting he would resign only if he finished the task President Roosevelt asked him to do.
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Omaha
the World- Herald
Washington
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Jeffers
Gues
Ma Jeffers
Roosevelt
Patton Weeps At Funeral Of Aide In Tunisia
Capt. Richard Jenson a 27 year old Pasadena California officer and aide to Gen. George S Patton Jr was killed by a Stuka bomb near a front line command post in Tunisia Jenson had served almost three years at American headquarters Patton attended the Gafsa cemetery service and wept during tribute in his office later calling Jenson a family friend and his first aide since becoming general
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EL Guetar
Tunisia
Richard Jenson
Pasadena
Calif
George S. Patton, Jr
Jenson
Patton
Gafsa
Dad Goes Hunting Steals a Home in Chicago
Police say Donald Moore 21 planned to provide a furnished home for his wife Violet ahead of their baby. His brother Daniel 22, arrested on auto theft charges, admitted stealing two trucks and burgling two furniture stores then moving the furniture into an unoccupied rental house and living there until Daniel’s arrest. Police seek Donald.
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Chicago
Donald Moore
Violet
Daniel
Donald
Union Stons Work at Penick and Ford Plant
Penick and Ford workers stopped reporting Saturday as negotiations over a daily 40 hour contract stalled. AFL affiliate official R. E. Lacy says the 56 hour weeks over the past year leave 16 hours without coverage. Cafeteria staff dispute bargaining status and may delay return on Monday.
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Penick and
Ford
R. E. Lacy
American Federation of Grain Processors Council
AFL
Lacy
Ickes Moves To Relieve Oil Shortage Across Midwest
Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes ordered a drastic redistribution of supply and distribution in 15 Midwestern states to speed shipments to the oil short East. The plan creates zones to shorten transports, curb cross hauling, and favor near terminals while allocating 40 500 barrels daily to small independent refineries based on capacity and efficiency.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Midwest
Aides
Petroleum District Two
Ickes
Europe
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
District Two
Petroleum Administration
Japs Train in American Planes At Batavia Airfield
The Japanese are using American built planes to train flyers stationed in Batavia, according to Ryan Aeronautical company reports. Lieut. Comdr. H. F. C. Holtz of the Royal Netherlands flying school at Jackson, Mississippi, said the captured Java aircraft were flown to Batavia airfield.
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San Diego
Calif
Batavia
Ryan Aeronautical Company
H. F. C. Holtz
Royal Netherlands Military Flying School
Jackson
Miss
Ryan
Java
Hickenlooper Outlines Postwar Farm Problems
Iowa Governor Bourke Hickenlooper told the Midwest Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments that farmers want postwar freedom from undue controls and protection from market turmoil. He listed readjustment tasks including price stabilization, rehabilitation of 3 to 4 million returning men, and disposing of maximum current production while stressing soil rehabilitation and new outlets for farm products.
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Art Snider
Gazette
Chicago
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Hawkeye
Midwest
Council of State Governments
Hickenlooper
Des Moines
Ohio
John Bricker
Food Administration
Washington
Release of Zanuck Also Draws Fire
Washington dispatch reports Sen Truman blasting plans to promote Fiorello LaGuardia to brigadier general while asking the War Department to deny Col. Darryl Zanuck a return to inactive status. The Army said Zanuck’s request would be rejected and noted his fighting film work under fire in Tunisia and the Aleutians.
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Sauthoff
Christ of Nazareth
Washington
Sumners
D-Texas
Judiciary Committee
Rep. Shafer
R-Mich
INS
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York
Truman
War Department
Darryl Zanuck
Robert P. Patterson
Army Pictorial Service
LaGuardia
Col
Zanuck
Patterson
Aleutians
Tunisia
St. Louis
Col. Zanuck
Sen. Brewster
R- Me
Anatole Litvak
Hollywood
Miriam Hopkins
Brewster
Litvak
Special Services Division
Army Service Force
Los Angeles
Iarch
Europe
No Decision Made On Canning Sugar
Washington AP Final decision on sugar for home canning has not yet been made. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown said Friday.
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Washington
Prentiss Brown
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