Hitler foresees a hard year as Balkan army aid revealed
Hitler, on the eve of his fifty second birthday, told Germans of a "battle year" with sacrifices for home and front. Otto Dietrich disclosed Hitler directs Balkan armies from a southeastern Europe field HQ. Beer and tobacco cuts and Red Cross relief drives frame a war diary of the fuehrer’s day.
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Adolf Hitler
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Hitler
Otto Dietrich
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Collins Radio Co Wage Rates Boosted Six Cents An Hour
Collins Radio announces a general wage increase of six cents per hour and sets a 60 cent per hour minimum for all factory personnel. The raise, effective immediately, amounts to about 60 thousand dollars annually. The move follows an agreement between the company and a employee committee led by Richard K. Cypra, Harvey Hanson, and Frank LaHue.
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Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Collins
Collns Radio Company
Richard K. Cypra
Harvey Hanson
Frank LaHue
Axis Forces Hammer Tobruk Amid Heavy Air Attacks
Axis air forces led by dive bombers renewed heavy attacks on Tobruk Saturday. The besieged British garrison faced repeated assaults as Anzac troops were said to repulse several attacks and fires and destruction were reported. The Berlin high command claimed a British auxiliary cruiser was attacked at Salum.
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United Press
Tobruk
Berlin
Salum
28 Nazis Flee Canadian Pen Nine Recaptured
PORT ARTHUR Ont AP Canadian authorities announced that nine of 28 German POWs escaped Friday night from an east of Port Arthur internment camp. The escapees, non commissioned Luftwaffe crew, tunneled out between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. None of the other escapes are recaptured. Baron Franz von Werra remains at large after escaping a prison train and entering the United States on bail for illegal entry.
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London
Canada
Baron Franz von Werra
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Ottawa
Craft Dispute Settled Over Plant Additions
Cedar Rapids construction on the LaPlant-Choate plant additions will resume Monday after a settlement between sheet metal workers and iron workers. A ruling from Herbert Rivers, acting president of the national building trades department, favored the sheet metal craft and followed Cedar Rapids council decisions. The dispute concerned corrugated iron sheeting on two new buildings, with the sheet metal workers walking off Wednesday.
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Cedar Rauids News
la- Plant-Choate Company
Fay Merrill
Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council
Herbert Rivers
Washington, D. C
National Building Trades Department
Rivers
Merrill
Lodmis Brothers Contracting Company
France Withdraws From League of Nations After Two-Year Notice
Paris government announced that France has withdrawn from the League of Nations under the provision allowing any member to withdraw after two years notice. The decision comes after debate over international commitments and France's postwar policy.
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League of Nations
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Catholics Now Count 23 293 101 In U S Hawaii And Alaska
The official Catholic directory released Thursday reports 23 293 101 Roman Catholics in the United States Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands, an increase of 889 965 from last year.
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New York
United States
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
British Act to Foil Axis Push for Iraq Oil
British forces land at Baere near the Persian Gulf to open lines of communication with Iraq after a government overthrow. An Iraqi official welcomes the British officer and pledges cooperation as Turkey resists German influence in the Near East. Feisal II sits as king under a regency while Hashimi’s government was toppled on April 4.
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Basra
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Seyid Taha al Hashimi
Blizzard halts Nebraska travel with eight inch snowfall
AP reports heavy April snow and strong winds isolating McCook Sidney Kearney and Holdrege as Northwestern Bell notes disrupted lines from Grand Island to North Platte. Six inches at Grand Island and eight inches at Sidney Dalton and Kimball tied roads, with No. 29 near Harrisburg and No. 2 between Hyannis and Ashby blocked.
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Kearney
Holdrege
Grand Island
North Platte
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Bridgeport
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Kimball
Alliance
Chadron
Harrisburg
Hyannis
Ashby
France To Avoid War As Long As Petain At Helm
Lisbon dispatch profiles Marshal Petain as an 84 year old leader with resolute stance to keep France out of war while he governs Vichy. It notes his break with Laval, praises his patriotism, and names advisers Dr Menetrel Dumoulin de la Bartete and General Laure as influential figures guiding policy from the Hotel du Parc.
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Kenneth Downs
Lisbon
Portugal
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Pierre Laval
England
Vichy
Bernard Menetrel
Hotel du Parc
Dumoulin de la Bartete
Madrid
General Laure
Eighth Army
Menetrel
Menetzes
German Circles See Greek Armistice Near on Hitler Birthday
Berlin reports indicate German officials hint Greece may seek an armistice soon as Hitler's fifty second birthday nears. Panzer advances through Thracian passes enable plains combat while Britain rejects bombing Rome. Germany downplays threats to Athens and Vatican City and cites Greek British tensions over the death of Prime Minister Korizis, signaling hoped for decisive Greek moves.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Athens
Cairo
Germany
Vatican City
Britain
Clashes After Strike Settlement Rise As Arrests Made
Police reported multiple confrontations following the Wilson and company strike settlement with bruises and minor injuries. Six carloads of strikers clashed with non-strikers Friday night, while bottles and sticks were used in some street encounters. Investigators visited participants' homes as crews returned to work, with no police action taken at the plant gates and most departments expected to resume full operation Monday. One car involved in an attack on a second carload of non-strikers is under license-number tracing.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Temperature Turns Erratic Under Cloudy Skies
Cedar Rapids area weather shows light rain and much colder conditions expected Saturday night through Sunday. Weekend temperatures fluctuated from the 50s to near 60s with a low around 35 Saturday night. Heavy rains caused washouts on county roads and wintering work continued on flood-impacted areas as the Cedar River rose briefly then receded.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Chambers
Requisition of 53 French ships including Degrasse
In Vichy France AP reports fifty three merchant ships, totaling 18 435 tons, have been requisitioned from the French in recent months. The dispatch implies German involvement. This marks the first wave of transport requisitions since March when 140 000 of France’s 450 000 freight cars were requisitioned for Germans, with 240 000 remaining in the German-occupied zone.
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Vichy
France
Three Wilson Workers Hurt In Highway Plunge
Three Wilson plant employees celebrating the end of a three week strike suffered injuries when their car left highway No 30 two miles west of Mount Vernon and plunged 15 feet down an embankment. Driver Harvey Boots James Long and F L Sutton were treated after the crash. Boots received cuts to head and face Sutton cuts to hand and neck Long bruised. car damage estimated at 250 dollars. Boots held for reckless driving after release from county jail.
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Cedar Rapids
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Boots
James Gildroy
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Gildroy
Russian Refusal To Join Axis Reported by Pravda
Moscow reports Russia rejected the Rome Berlin Tokio alliance offer per Pravda on Saturday. The Pravda account states Moscow declined joining the Axis bloc amid wartime diplomacy and shifting alliance pressures.
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Moscow
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Pravda
Legion commander offers full American Legion aid for air raid prep
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion announced that the organization and its 11 766 posts nationwide will provide complete facilities to help the army air corps organize air raid precautionary services.
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Milo J. Warner
The
American Legion
United States
Army Air Corps
Greece's government crisis deepens after Korizis death
In Athens King George II forms a national victory government with himself as premier after the sudden death of Premier Alexander Korizis at 56. Reports from Berlin Budapest Rome question whether the British assassinated Korizis or he died by his own hand amid Greek reverses.
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Greece
Serbia
Korizis
England
Egypt
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George
Alexander Korizis
Costas Koch
Budapest
Athens
Rome
Popolo di Roma
Metaxas
John Metaxas
Kodinias
Macedonia
Thrace
Kortais
National Bank
Deanna Durbin and Vaughn Paul Begin Honeymoon
Deanna Durbin, the former child star, wed Vaughn Paul in Wilshire Methodist Church. About 6000 fans and 900 friends attended or observed as Durbin, 19, wore an ivory satin gown. Paul, 24, longtime assistant director on Durbin's films, looked nervous as vows were exchanged by minister Dr. Willsie Martin.
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Deianna Durbin
Vaughn Paul
Deanna
Universal Studios
Marc Ned
Paul
Wilshire Methodist Church
Willsie Martin
Martin
Niu bin
Edna
Hanno
City’s Net Fire Loss Is Lowest In 18 Years
Cedar Rapids fire department reports the lowest net fire loss in 18 years at $1,197.55 for uninsured or excess insurance losses. Chief E P Kohout urges purchase of a quadruple type fire truck for the west side, notes need for fire alarm upgrades, and requests relief from traffic signal maintenance. Total insured and uninsured building losses reach $71,460.51. building and contents insurance totals $4,309,791 and $1,503,801.32 respectively. 67 alarms answered. department operating cost $143,847.20. Chief commends public cooperation on fire inspections and thanks the press for fair reporting.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
E P Kohout
Wnh
Germans Claim Larisa Capture Amid Greek Front News
German high command claimed Larisa, a key Greek railroad hub near Mount Olympus, had fallen and that the swastika was raised on Olympus. British and Greek forces retreated to a shorter defense line in Greece after heavy German attacks, with Allied casualties mounting and a stiffening German drive toward Thessaly.
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Larisa
Mount Olympus
Olympus
Rut Birh
Athen
Carn
Greece
Adolf Hitler
Perger
Athens
Berlin
Thessaly
Germany
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