Cripps Plan Rejected by Indian Leaders in 1940 Talks
British envoy Cripps offered dominion status after the war but Hindu majority Congress and Muslim League rejected terms. They pressed for continued British defense control in India and immediate war effort coordination, signaling a failed mission as talks collapsed amid rising Japanese threats.
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New Delhi
India
Britain
Sir Stafford
All-India Congress Party
Cripps
British Commonwealth of Nations
Great Britain
America
Maulana
Abul Kalan Azad
Congress Party
Congress
Prices Wages Roof Said to Be Imminent
The plan, not final, outlines taxes far above 7.6 billion, universal price controls with retail price freezes and licensing, wage controls mirroring wartime patterns, and tighter credit to force cash basis operation. Officials warn inflation could add hundreds of billions to war costs.
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Henry A. Wallace
Harold D. Smith
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt
Sub Perch Reported Lost in Java Waters
Washington reports the six year old U S submarine Perch is presumed lost in Java waters after over a month at sea. Navy notes include prior losses Shark S-26 and Sealion with various non combat causes. Perch built by Electric Boat Groton Conn and armed with a three inch deck gun and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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Washington
United States
Perch
Java
Navy
Far East
Panama
Cavite
The
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Motorist Halted By Flagman Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Cedar Rapids police booked William Sanford, 32, of 829 Third Avenue SE, early Saturday on a drunk driving charge after flagman F E Rich reported a driver at Third Avenue and Tenth Street SE. Officers Stearns and Sachak located Sanford after a 1:40 a.m. call and arrested him following a pursuit and traffic stop.
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William Sanford
Third Avenue SE
F. E. Rich
Sanford
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Eddie Stearns Ee Ee
Aet Sachak
Avenue
Fourth Seeat
Cunningham Seached
Gionin
Jamel Ae Ford
Stearns
Badger
Clift
Rayburn Explains A E F Figures Emphasizes manpower
Greenville Texas AP report quotes Speaker Sem Rayburn comparing U S forces to General Pershing s AEF ten months after World War I began The statement claims the United States has six times more men on fighting fronts than Pershing had in France with about 25 000 troops cited
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Greenville
Tex
Sem Rayburn
United States
Pershing
AEF
France
Surrender of Forces on Bataan Reported by Newsman
Frank Hewlett reports United States and Philippines troops on the Bataan peninsula surrendered after 98 days of siege. Corregidor remains defiant as Japanese bombardment begins from the Bataan coast.
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Bataan
Corregidor
Manila Bay
United States
Philippines
Bataan Peninsula
Mikedo
America
Engineer Corps
James Seater
Battle of Bataan Rumor Update Reported by Berlin Radio
The Daily Sketch cites a Berlin radio report that Tokyo dispatches described Japanese forces in action at the Battle of Bataan. The item appears to reflect wartime radio commentary carried Saturday.
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Ee Neosuke Sonoda
Bataan
Daily Sketch
Berlin
Tokio
War Bond Campaign Sales Meeting In Cedar Rapids
A divisional sales meeting for United States war savings bonds drew over 350 volunteers from one third of Cedar Rapids on Friday. Officials said the campaign aims to push the all American product as part of a city wide effort. The next division meeting was held Wednesday and a final campaign meeting is planned for the upcoming stage. B D Silliman urged quiet, efficient canvassing to secure pledges for the duration of the war.
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Jack Pllian
United States War Savings
Cedar Rapids
Palgnio
Newsprint Supply May Be Curtailed
Washington AP reports War Production Board says U S newsprint stocks are high while Canada plans new wartime industries that could trigger power shortages delaying production. Canadian mills supply about 70 percent of U S newsprint.
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Washington (Ap
William L. Batt
Canada
Dominion
War Production Board
United States
Yanks and Australians bomb Timor invasion base
Prime Minister Curtin said United States and Australian air forces heavily attacked Koepang on Timor Island Friday. Allied planes from northern Australia engaged strong anti aircraft fire, bombing the airdrome from 1500 feet and returning to the coast 300 miles away without loss. Curtin added two Japanese planes were shot down in the Port Moresby raid with minor casualties.
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MacArthur
Australia
John
United States
Koepang
Timor
Curtin
Port Moresby
New Guinea
War Dept to Build Hospital at Clinton
Rep. W S Jacobsen Iowa says Clinton chosen for hospital site due to location transport facilities and ideal site. Construction under Omaha district U S Army Engineers with total project cost of 147 million dollars.
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War Dept
Clinton
Washington
W. S. Jacobsen
Iowa
Jacobsen
Washington Correacs
Hopital
Omaha
U. S. Army Engineers
Bill drafts 48 hour work week proposal in U S Congress
Washington report on a drafted bill by Chairman Vinson of the house naval affairs committee proposing a 48 hour work week. The measure includes a profit-labor fee provision setting a $6000 profit allowance and caps on union initiation fees at $5 plus dues.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Naval Affairs
Quezon Vows Filipino Resolve With U S To End
President Quezon said Philippine and American troops fight on in Mindanao and the Visayas. He praised the heroic stand at Bataan and pledged Filipinos will stand with the United States and allies until victory.
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MacArthur
Australia
United States
Philippines
Mindanao
Visayan Islands
Manuel L. Quezon
Pse
Bataan
Quezon
Cold Cedar Rapids Weather Lingers Despite Spring Spark
The Cedar Rapids area enjoyed another dry shopping Saturday as chilly conditions persisted. Forecasters warn colder air remains in place with below average temperatures and cautious optimism for warming later in the week.
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Cedar Rapids
Passenger Trains Auto Collision Kills Five in Savage
Five people died and 35 were injured in a crash between a passenger train and an automobile near Savage Minnesota. The note blames a missed signal or failed braking to avert the collision while a brakeman attempted to set a flare to warn the second train. The automobile driver was seriously injured.
Unclear Want Ad Text From Cedar Rapids Phone Asked
Fragmentary note urges placing or charging a want ad by phone in Cedar Rapids. The message repeats phrases about priorities and used items, but provides no names, dates, or concrete ad details.
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Cedar Rapids
Corregidor Bombarded as Japanese Force Presses Luzon
United States and Filipino defenders on Corregidor and nearby Fort Hughes endured heavy air and artillery attacks by Japanese forces estimated at 12,000. Cebu Island saw fierce fighting with Japanese troops landing at several points as reports traced sea and land assaults along the central Philippines. The war department noted some ceasefire hints but continued fighting and severed communications between Corregidor and Bataan.
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Central Philippines
United States War Department
Cebu Island
Manila
Cenemarias
Corregidor
Fort Hughes
Manila Bay
United States
Peninsula
War Department
Batean
Jonathan M. Wainwright
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Henry McLemore
Walter Winchell
Frank Hewlett
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Voice of Freedom
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Puhen
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Job & Bagty T Son
Clinton A. Pierce
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U.S
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E. P. William
Limay
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Samao
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