Roosevelt's neutrality ruse tested by Egyptian invasion
The article critiques U S efforts to aid Britain without entering direct war, noting how the Egyptian invasion could push Egypt into belligerency and close routes for American shipments. It argues Washington seeks to influence Hitler while avoiding combat, praising Roosevelt’s ambition but warning of risks to national welfare.
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Egypt
North Africa
Roosevelt
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Britain
Alexandria
Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Hopkins Takes Command Of Lend Lease War Aid
President Roosevelt formally placed Harry L. Hopkins in charge of lend-lease operations, terminating the liaison committee and designating Hopkins to supervise purchases in the lend-lease area. The move clarifies his status while outlining no explicit new powers. The White House stressed Hopkins as supervising war aid efforts as the nation reviews defense and aid strategies with the war cabinet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
America
Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Department of State
Stephen T. Early
Early
War Cabinet
Office of Production Management
OPM
White House
Knudsen says strikes nearly over and defense ramp continues
OPM Director William S. Knudsen said the nationwide strikes are about ended with the steel strike settled and coal strike about half settled. He projected 1,215 aircraft in March and 2,500 planes monthly by year end as defense production rises, noting time is the greatest scarce resource and shortages of aluminum magnesium and tin may force civilian cutbacks to keep orders flowing.
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Boston
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
British Troops Rush From East Africa to Egypt
London reports thousands of British imperial troops released from the East African front are rushing to reinforce Egypt as mechanized Axis forces push from the west toward the Suez Canal. The garrison at Tobruk TeLibya is surrounded while German and Italian units near the Iran outpost of Salum threaten the defense.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Libya
Iran
Salum
North African
Matruh
Wavell
Alexandria
Suez
Chamber of Deputies
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Budapest Quarters Say Yugoslavia Seeks Armistice
Official quarters in Buda pest reported Yugoslavia had requested an armistice. Berlin denied knowledge of a peace request and London dismissed the report as Goebbels propaganda. Foreign observers noted Yugoslav military strain making an armistice plausible. Royal Air Force communique claimed 22 German and Italian planes were shot down in raids on Tobruk as German land assault was repulsed.
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Berlin
Yugoslavia
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Tobruk
Evacuation plans amid Greek retreat reported by radio
Nazi forces crossed into Greece breaking the first line as British and Greek troops fell back toward mid Greece. Mount Olympus area battles raged while Kozane and Ptolemais fell to German advances. Athens and London gave unclear updates as evacuation rumors spread and Italian forces pressed toward the front.
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Greece
Mount Olympus
Phiorina
Gianitza
Ioannina
Larissa
Yugoeee
Aliakmon
Kozane
Ptolemais
Athens Radio
Ionian Sea
Mussolini
Ninth Army
Corizza
Reduction in income tax exemptions sparks U S debate
Washington again debates trimming income tax exemptions as Senators Johnson of Colorado and Herring of Iowa propose cuts to aid rearmament. Johnson urges accommodation of higher taxes while voters fear waste in nonessentials. Congress should limit spending and reassure the public on efficiency.
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Washington
Senator Johnson
Colorado
Herring
Iowa
Johnson
Congress
Publicity over Malaya arrival and Nazi leaflets
Reports note the British cruiser Malaya anchored in New York near the German Information Office, which has direct radio links to Berlin. Nazi propaganda is delivered across the U S weekly by mail carriers, a scheme the paper argues the government should not assist by distributing doctored material.
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Malaya
New York
Lief
Berlin
United States
U.S
Relief gardens seed distribution prep in Linn county
Preparation of plots and seed distribution for Linn county relief gardens began Monday. These gardens have helped relief clients gain self reliance and reduce the relief burden on taxpayers. With the future uncertain, the piece suggests others may benefit from soil use and growing food, useful if many breadwinners are called to national service.
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Linn County
Van Vechten Park Ravine To Be Used As New City Dump
Cedar Rapids council decides to abandon the Otis road SW dump after 40 years and use a huge ravine in Van Vechten park as the new site. A park survey shows the area benefits from filling the gully amid erosion. the old dump is three feet above grade and has only about a week of capacity left.
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Otis Road
van Vechten Park
Health Department
Memorial Drive
German Diplomats Seek Turkey Pact Amid War Talks
German diplomats pressed Turkey to distance Ankara from Britain as rumors spread of a German Turkish non aggression pact. Turkish sources suggested Russia aimed to prolong the war while Turkey and Yugoslavia viewed Russo Japanese neutrality as canceling earlier pacts. The Chinese government newspaper judged the Russo Japanese pact regrettable.
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Germany
Turkey
Britain
Yugoslavia
Russia
Deferment Denied Despite Plea By Senators
Washington AP Ellison D. Smith Jr son of South Carolina senator was denied deferment in selective service though 12 senators supported his claim he was indispensable as a senate agriculture committee clerk. Draft Board Chairman Arnold placed him in class 1-D as a student subject to call in July while he is a second year law student.
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Washington
Ellison D. Smith, Jr
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Draft Board
Davis G. Arnold
Smith
Arnold
British Cruiser Bonaventure Sunk While Escorting Convoy
The British cruiser Bonaventure of 5,450 tons was torpedoed and sunk while protecting a convoy, the Admiralty announced on Tuesday.
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London
Bonaventure
Admiralty
Mooning and Spooking the Tackle Ad Wins Calls
A lighthearted note claims many painters and decorators gain real results from Gazette Want Ads. H J Wiley reports frequent calls from using the ad, illustrating the pastime of fishing and mooning over tackle, with a humorous take on dedication and advertising effectiveness.
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Gazette
H. J. Wiley
Painting and papering services offered with guaranteed work
Local contractor advertises painting and paperhanging services with price reasons and guaranteed workmanship. Contact details not fully readable.
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Diai
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Stimson Says U S Must Be Ready To Fight Anywhere
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson told a Senate defense committee that the United States army and navy must be prepared to fight in North South or Central America or possibly other regions if needed to defend the country and its possessions. He praised intelligent planning with industry and noted wartime production outpacing 1917 18 levels, while stressing industry must finish equipment swiftly.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
United States Army
United States
War Department
Germany
Sean Eel” Gan
Stimson
End of Exemptions Debated in Senate Tax Shift
Washington AP The Senate weighed taxing every earned penny of industrial workers as talks surfaced to remove or cut current exemptions. Senators Johnson and Herring urged higher taxes to fund defense, proposing elimination or reduction of the $2000 married and $800 single exemptions. A related $1.15 billion appropriation bill faced action, with Barkley delaying if ill Senator McKellar cannot attend. Debate also covered an $800,000 subsidy for a new transatlantic airline by American Export Lines amid concerns of a monopoly.
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Senate
Johnson
Colo
Herring
Iowa
Treasury
Post Office
Barkley
McKellar
Tenn
American Export Steamship Lines
Europe
West
Senate Votes Boost In Navy Personnel
Washington Senate passes a bill to raise the navy enlisted strength from 191000 to 532500 by 1947 and boosts Marine Corps authorized strength to 135000, reflecting two ocean navy expansion. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, chair of naval affairs, cites postwar buildup as justification.
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Washington
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Walsh
Mass
Naval Affairs Committee
Marine Corps
Leaves Hospital But Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Albert Jackson formerly of 3128 Waveland drive NW was injured April 6 when his car struck a culvert near Mount Vernon. He posted a $1,000 appearance bond before leaving St. Luke's hospital on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and as a third offender. County Attorney Crissman filed true information after blood tests. Jackson had 90 day jail terms in 1934 and 1939 for drunk driving.
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Albert Jackson
Waveland Drive
Mount Vernon
St. Luke's Hospital
Jackson
W. W. Crissman
Welfare Director's Conviction Reversed
Illinois Supreme Court reverses Kankakee county circuit court verdict charging Welfare Director A. L. Bowen with omission of duty after the 1939 Manteno state hospital typhoid outbreak that killed 60. The ruling centers on legal interpretations of official duties and causation in the epidemic case.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
A. L. Bowen
Kankakee County
Manteno State Hospital
Knox warns nation in decisive war period on labor strikes
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a House naval affairs committee that the nation is in the decisive period of the war and urged broader mediation of labor disputes in naval contracts. He endorsed the bill’s spirit but did not fully back Vinson’s measure, cautioning against denying workers the right to strike while stressing unity for production.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Knox
House Naval Affairs Committee
Carl O. Vinson
Vinson
Roosevelt
Famous Krenn Art Collection On Block
Edwin D. Krenn’s renowned art collection, built during the 1920s real estate boom with Edith Rockefeller McCormick’s backing, was seized and auctioned. The items were housed in his hotel suite on Chicago’s near North Side, a symbol of a vanished era now sold off.
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Chicago
INS
Edwin D. Krenn
Krenn
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Mexico City Hit By Quake
A severe earthquake struck Mexico City Tuesday afternoon toppling buildings and igniting a large fire. Residents panicked as cornices crashed from central area structures and many fled into open streets seeking safety with no immediate casualty reports.
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Mexico City
Temperature Drops To Cool 48 Before Resuming Upturn
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity notes a cooling trend after Easter warm spell. After five days with midsummer temps, readings fell to 48 at 6 to 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, then rose to 51 by 9:30, with earlier highs of 83 Sunday and 78 Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Council Switches Back To State For Municipal Audit
The city council authorized by resolution, Finance Commissioner L. D. Burgus has asked the state auditor to send two men to audit city books for the year ending March 31, 1941. Auditors expected by June 15. Last two audits were by McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company of Cedar Rapids. A change was made this year due to two new hires as treasurer and auditor. The prior audit cost $750 and Burgus expects the state audit to be about the same.
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Cedar Rapids
L. D. Burgus
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company Certified Public Accountants
Burgus
McGladrey
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