Uncle Sam Wartime Censorship Practice Under Scrutiny
Washington reports detail the wartime censorship system run by Byron Price. The debate centers on Miss Vivien Kellems of Westport sending a letter to Nazi contact Count Karl von Zedlitz in Argentina, allegedly leaked from the censorship unit. Lawmakers warn of leaks while outlining how intercepts feed war efforts without public release.
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Uncle Sam
Vivien Kellems
Argentina
Rep
D-Wash
Karl von Zedlitz
Kellems
Westport
Senate
Byron Price
Reed
Price
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
FBI
O Connell Named To Succeed Paul In Treasury Post
President Roosevelt nominated Joseph J. O Connell Jr to succeed Randolph Paul as general counsel of the Treasury Department. O Connell, from New York, has served on the treasury staff since February 1938 and is currently assistant general counsel.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph J. O’connell, Jr
New York
Treasury Department
Randolph Paul
O Connell
Treasury
Exhibits Planned For Coin Week 1894
National Coin Week runs April 16 to 22 with coin clubs nationwide opening displays of coins medals and money. In Cedar Rapids three venues Sanford's Iowa Electric Light and Power and Walt's Firestone showcase foreign coins Cedar river bridge tokens United States coins and a Biblical widow's mite among historic money pieces. The Cedar Rapids Coin Club educational section sponsors the event which emphasizes exhibition over trade.
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America
Cedar Rapids
Sanford’s
Cedar River
Iowalectric Light and Power Company
United States
Walt
Firestone
South America
The
Farmer breaks annual all time food production record
For the fifth consecutive year the American farmer raises the bar by exceeding the prior all time food production record, continuing a trend of record outputs year after year.
Boston Night Club Fire Victim Quits Hospital at Last
Clifford Johnson, 22, a coast guardsman badly burned in the Cocoanut Grove fire that killed 492 on November 28, 1942, leaves Brighton Marine Hospital for Sumner Missouri. He survived with 65 percent burns after extensive skin grafts and transfusions and will return for further treatment May 2.
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Boston
Clifford Johnson
Coast
Navy
Coast Guard
Ike Christens Fort Bearing His Name
LONDON UP General Dwight D. Eisenhower christened a fortress as General Ike by breaking a bottle of Mississippi water. Major James A. McPartlin of Pontiac Michigan served as squadron commander.
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Ike Christens
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
James A. McPartlin
Pontiac, Mich
Planes Named for the President in Honor Ceremony
Lt. Arthur B. MacLemore of Greenwood Mississippi and others discussed Ike's upcoming base visit. A United Press correspondent proposed naming a plane after the president, and the idea was accepted leading to a christening ceremony.
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Arthur B. MacLemore
Greenwood
Miss
Eisenhower
United Press
Dougald Werner
Girl Tries Death After Political Fight On Way To Polls
In Chicago a 22 year old Democrat and her Republican fiancé argued about politics on the way to the polls. After she cast her ballot she attempted to end her life. The fiancé broke in and rushed her to a hospital where doctors said she was fine. Police noted confusion in the scattered text about letters overseas and a gas stove incident.
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Chicago
Jane Zak
Vito Capozzielli
Lhawmia Anaa
Capozzielli
Vlegina Auuatu Itistis
Army
Navy
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