Des Moines Airline Plan Draws Mixed Public View
A Des Moines Chamber of Commerce proposal for a statewide feeder airline network seeks swift review by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The plan touts Des Moines as a central hub to connect distant Iowa points within 50 minutes by air, while critics caution it may ignore existing trade patterns and regional needs. The column also discusses local tax policy on government owned property and notes Tony Trusty’s resignation as assistant city health officer, praising his service and naming his successor challenges. The piece ends with a provocative remark about Wendell Willkie’s gasoline source in relation to wartime supply.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Tony Trusty
Tony
Reds Strike Deep in Romanian Front as Offensives Press Toward Iasi and Lwow
Soviet forces pushed across the eastern front driving toward Iasi and Lwow while encircling large Axis remnants near Czechoslovakia and Poland. Zhukov's First Ukrainian army claimed 208,260 German casualties and 24,950 captured in a 28 day period, with 537,160 killed or captured overall. In Romania, Dengeni and Iasi/Dorohoi rail links were cut and Kerpitsy faced imminent danger as Konev's Second Army advanced. Odessa's outer defenses held, with Malinovsky’s Third Army gaining ground 100 towns and hamlets in the drive.
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Moscow
Rumania
Iasi
Lwow
Black Sea
Odessa
Red
Zhukov
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Skala
Weseniester River
Ivan S. Konev
Prut
Dorohoi
Dengeni
Kerpitsy
Galati
Danube River
Kishinev
Bessarabia
London Daily Mail
New York
Istanbul
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Third Army
Sysem
Ickes Says No Gasoline Boost Possible Now
Washington AP Secretary of the Interior Ickes, petroleum administrator for war, stated that there is no possibility at this time of increasing civilian gasoline rations in any part of the country despite impressions in some quarters.
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Ickes
Villa Divorce in Hollywood Sealed in Uncontested Case
Celia Villa Datig, 27, daughter of Pancho Villa, obtained an uncontested divorce from Ferdinand A. Datig, 52, a film studio casting director, in Hollywood on Tuesday. The action concludes a marriage between the former Mrs Villa Datig and the studio executive.
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Hollywood
Celia Villa Datig
Pancho. Villa
Ferdinand A. Datig
Allied Air Attacks Hit Bucharest and Budapest Fronts
Allied heavy bombers blasted Bucharest, Romania, the capital and transport hub, with hundreds of long-range bombs as Soviet forces advance. Simultaneously American gunners shot down 115 German planes in the Steyr raid near Vienna. RAF and US Fifteenth Air Force crews targeted Budapest steel works, armament factories, and rail yards, with thousands of tons dropped and hundreds of craters counted.
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Bucharest
Rumanian
Balkan
Red Army
Rumania
Steyr
Austria
Vienna
Mediterranean
Romania
Budapest
Allied
R.A.E. Wellingtons
Balkans
Manfred-Weiss Steel Works
R.A.F
United States
Fifteenth Air Force
Tokoi
Yugoslavia
Brod
Knin
Drnis
Italy
AFL Attacks Wage Code Attacks on Little Steel Formula
AFL leaders told a War Labor board panel that the Little Steel formula has become an economic thumbscrew harming workers. George Meany urged a realistic modification claiming living costs since January 1, 1941 have risen far beyond the 15 percent ceiling, estimating at least a 43 percent rise with support from the Agriculture Department for farmers.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
America
George Meany
AFL
War Labor Board
Meany
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Nimitz Receives Distinguished Service Medal by Act of Congress
Washington AP reports Admiral Chester W. Nimitz became one of the few to receive the Distinguished Service Medal by act of Congress. President Roosevelt signed the bill authorizing the award, a rarity since such honors are usually handled by the military branches.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Congress
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Red Official Quits After Accusing Stalin of Double-Dealing
Victor A. Kravchenko head of the metals division of the Soviet purchasing commission resigns and accuses the Soviet government of double faced maneuvers. He says collaboration with democratic nations cannot be pursued while the Kremlin pursues aims conflicting with such collaboration. He condemns oppression at home, praises wartime blows to fascism, and predicts a new generation for the next war. He cites Moscow's support of Communist affiliates and a masked policy behind democratic wording. He urges a different policy for true peace and national interests. He also criticizes Russia's stance on Poland Czechoslovakia and the Balkans and questions intentions in Italy and Austria.
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New York
INS
Victor A. Kravchenko
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Kravchenko
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Communist Internationale
Moscow
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Balkans
Italy
Austria
Tire inspections to be abandoned by April 20
Washington OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced the discontinuation of periodic tire inspections on passenger cars after April 20. Replacement tires will require inspection certificates, and motorists should keep records for use in gasoline rationing. Bowles warned that civilian tire shortages persist and production will fall short of civilian needs.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
British War Casualties Reach 667,159 in Four Years
Prime Minister Churchill announced in the commons that British empire casualties in the first four years of war totaled 667,159, with 158,741 killed, 159,219 wounded, 78,204 missing, and 270,995 prisoners of war. Civilian casualties in the United Kingdom numbered 109,101, including 49,730 killed and 59,371 wounded serious enough for hospitalization.
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London
British Empire
Churchill
Commons
United States
United Kingdom
Crash Kills U. S. Red Cross Worker
Ophelia Tiley 42 assistant director of civilian war relief for the Red Cross in Italy was killed in a March 25 plane crash while serving as a liaison with the Italian Red Cross. A native of Essex Connecticut she directed civilian relief in unoccupied France and North Africa after the invasion and organized the Stars and Stripes Orphans fund in London. Her death came 10 days before her planned marriage to Col. John V. McCormack of the British army.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Ophelia Tiley
Red Cross
Italy
Essex
Conn
Miss Tiley
France
North Africa
Red Cross Administration
Stars and Stripes
London
United States
Col
John V. McCormack
J Monroe Johnson Named ODT Head
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt named J Monroe Johnson of the ICC as director of the Office of Defense Transportation succeeding the late Joseph B Eastman in a wartime mobility leadership change.
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J. Monroe Johnson
Odt Head
Washington
INS
Roosevelt Tuesday
ICC
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Woman Foreman Named for Grand Jury in Iowa District
Cedar Rapids reports Mrs. Charles Bode of Mt. Vernon Avenue SE was named foreman of the federal grand jury in session, becoming the first woman to serve as foreman in the Iowa northern district. The panel includes eight other women among 22 jurors, following earlier changes allowing women to serve.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Bode
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Federal Grand Jury
Bode
Iowa Northern District
United States
Federal Court
Dubuque
Gordon Marshall
Wyoming
Harold L. Spaight
E Avenue NW
Myrtle Tucker
Clarence
Marvin Westphal
Olin
Elizabeth P. Wheeler
Watkins
Three Men Fined In Tama Indian Liquor Case
Three men pled guilty in Cedar Rapids to taking intoxicating liquor on the Tama Indian reservation and giving it to wards of the government. John R. DeLay, 18, of Tama, drew a six month federal sentence.
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Cedar Rapids
Tama Indian Reservation
John R. DeLay
Tama
One Dissent As Hallman Is Rehired By School Board
In Cedar Rapids a school board session saw a dissent over renewing teacher contracts as Hallman was rehired. The private meeting and the public session centered on contract renewals, with the outcome signaling continuing leadership changes within the district.
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Hallman
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids approves fourth straight 10 percent teacher raise
The Cedar Rapids school board on Monday night approved a 10 percent raise for teachers, boosting their pay to 120 percent of the base scale. Dr. J. K. von Lackum, chair of the finance committee, cited ongoing credential improvements and rising living costs as reasons for the increase, noting past salary rises have also affected other employees.
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Cedar Rapids
J. K. von Lackum
von Lackum
Rehiring of Franklin School Principal Sparks Board Clash
Malcolm Scott Hallman, Franklin school principal, is rehired after a tense board meeting fueled by parliamentary confusion. A dissenting vote by E F Moorman is recorded, highlighting divisions over renewing Hallman’s contract. The night unfolds with closed sessions, delegations from Stump Town, and procedural delays before final action.
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Malcolm Scott Hallman
Franklin School
E. F. Moorman
Hallman
Moorman
Cedar Rapids Objects to Des Moines Airline Plan
Cedar Rapids and its Chamber of Commerce oppose a Des Moines plan for a statewide feeder air line system with Des Moines as hub. The Des Moines proposal would link Monticello and Manchester to Des Moines with a Vinton branch while Des Moines would host sixteen lines. The plan was filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington on Monday and is slated for arguments Wednesday as the board shapes postwar feeder line policy. Mayor Frank K Hahn of Cedar Rapids telegraphed the board calling the plan impractical and urging hearings for Cedar Rapids and others before any general pattern is set. He quoted Des Moines Chamber claims that Iowa is a single trade region centered on Des Moines.
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Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Des 'Moines Register
Des'Moines Chamber of Commerce
of Iowa
Chaplin Jury Deliberates in Mann Act Case
Hollywood. Federal Judge J F T O Connor charged a seven woman five man jury to acquit Charlie Chaplin if reasonable doubt exists in the circumstantial Mann Act evidence. Chaplin hinted at persecution over his antiwar views and plans to move to a Mexican rancho near Cuatla with a hoped studio, while agents reported a purchase of land in Morelos for a home and production site.
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Charlie Chaplin
Hollywood
J. F. T. O'Connor
Charlie, Chaplin
O'Connor
Joan Barry
Chaplin
Mexico
New York
Cuatla
Morelos
Mexico City
Universal
Roosevelt in satisfactory condition after extensive checkup
Vice Admiral Ross T McIntyre, White House physician, reported an extensive physical examination found President Roosevelt in satisfactory shape aside from lingering bronchial and sinus irritations. He noted the 62 plus president faced influenza and respiratory issues but remained generally fit, with limited exercise and sunshine as the main shortcoming.
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Washington
Ross T McIntyre
White House
Roosevelt
McIntyre
Towa Manufacturing Employes to Vote on Bargaining Agency
A plant election will decide a bargaining agent for 1050 eligible Iowa Manufacturing employees. Voting runs 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Harmony Lodge No. 831 I A M AFL is the current agent. The United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers CIO filed the petition. A regional NLRB representative will supervise at the polls. Production will not be interrupted.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Harmony Lodge No. 831
International Association of Machinists
AFL
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
CIO
Charles W Hobbie
NLRB
Minneapolis
U S. Planes Lost as Japanese Bases Hit at Palau Woleai Yap
Secretary Knox reported American task force sank or damaged ships at Palau Woleai and Yap during raids lasting March 30 to April 1. Losses included eight fighter planes, 11 bombers and eight torpedo bombers with no confirmed American ship damage. Additional atolls and a wide Pacific arc were affected by concurrent operations led by Nimitz and MacArthur, including attacks on Truk, Majuro, Eniwetok, and Guam-area targets.
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Knox
Woleai
Philippines
Manila
Greater
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Jaluit Atoll
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Wotje
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Lae
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Truk
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Dutch East Indies
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New Britain
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New Guinea
Oil Discussions To Be Begun Soon
Washington reports that petrol discussions between the United States and Great Britain will begin shortly. A British delegation led by Sir William Brown will participate, with the State Department announcing the plan on Monday night.
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Great Britain
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