Bitter Nazi Defense at Sevastopol
Soviet dispatches report Axis troops resisting as Russian marines press toward Sevastopol from the southeast and Balaklava. A ground push along the Balaklava Sevastopol highway and the Sevastopol Yalta road moves forces toward the port while air and naval strikes target the Crimea and Constanta.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Fourth Ukraine
Crimean
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Balaklava
Light Brigade
Sevastopol-Yalta
No Increase in Gasoline Black Market Activity Claims OPA
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration reported no rise in illicit fuel diversion in the latest month and called the trend heartening. It noted counterfeit and rationing coupon theft draining about 2,500,000 gallons daily and cited 926 gasoline theft and counterfeit arrests since January, with 464 convictions and 186 jail terms.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Aid
OPA
Vesely Case Status Clarified By Iowa Law
Linn County officials debated Vesely case details on funding and candidate withdrawal. Attorney General Rank explained sections 13029 and 13027 of chapter 578 define embezzlement and set penalties, with 13029 protecting officers handling multiple accounts from inadvertent shortages. The report noted Vesely’s funds were paid back by friends.
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Linn County
The
Gazette
John M. Rank
Carl Hendrickson
Robert M. Vesely
McEachron Receives Flying Cross for Pacific Air Service
The War Department announced the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to three service members. Staff Sgt. John F. McEachron of Cedar Rapids joins Lt. Richard A. Grablin of Des Moines and Lt. Wade A. Woodke of Le Mars for extraordinary achievement during aerial flights in the Pacific area. McEachron is an aerial gunner and former Gazette employee, son of Mrs. Nw McEachron of 619 Fifth Street.
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Gazette
Grand Jury
Linn County Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
County Auditor's Office
James McCutcheon
Mt. Vernon
Center
Louis Eye
Palo
Harry Smith
Viola
Ernest Listebarger
Fairfax
McCutcheon
Ray S. Knight
Center Point
Charles R. Benda
Ely
Harold Johnson
Alburnett
Washington (Ap
War Department
Richard A. Grablin
Des Moines
Wade A. Woodke
le Mars
John F. McEachron
Pacific Area
Sgt. McEachron
the Gazette
McEachron
Fifth Street
Bill Aims to Slash Cabaret Tax in Congress
Rep. Knutson of Minnesota introduced a bill to cut the cabaret entertainment tax from 30 percent to 10 percent claiming the levy has caused hardship and driven many businesses out of operation.
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Washington
INS
Knutson
R-Minn
Britain bans Eire shipping as invasion fears mount
London reports Berlin links invasion timing to May as Britain suspends Cork to Britain cross channel sailings and tightens controls on diplomats. Regs remove immunity for envoys, empower regional police to control roads, and curb neutral traffic amid war scare and possible Allied landings in western Europe.
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London
Cork
Eire
Stockholm
Europe
British
Trish Steam Packet
Clyde Shipping
St. George Channel
English
Ireland
Dublin
Britain
Berlin
Morgentidningen
New Deputy Head of Invasion Air Force
Maj. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg was named deputy commander in chief of the Allied expeditionary air force by Gen. Eisenhower. He succeeds Maj. Gen. William O. Butler, who received a new assignment. Vandenberg, 45, arrived in London in 1942 to aid in the North Africa invasion planning and has over 5,000 flight hours with five U.S. decorations.
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CBS
Schelde
Antwerp
Netherlands
London
Germany
Holland
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William O. Butler
Vandenberg
United States
City Firemen and Police Seek 6 Percent Pay Increase
City fire and police officials have petitioned Public Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh for a 6 percent pay raise, filed with Fire Chief E P Kohout and Police Chief Tom Condon. Council has not decided yet, while a separate proposal asks truck drivers and laborers in Public Improvements for about 70 cents weekly and a 4 hour cut to a 44 hour week. A prior general raise of 10 percent was given last spring, making base pay 173.25 monthly, with 183.65 after a 6 percent increase.
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Police Department
Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Benesh
E. P. Kohout
Tom Condon
Dave L. Williams
Truck Drivers Union
AFL
L. D. Burgus
Yanks Ready to Lead European Invasion from England
American troops at an invasion base in England prepare to spearhead the Allied assault on Europe. Officers describe advanced training in amphibious warfare, forward artillery observation, and close-quarters combat as the men endure forced marches and live-fire drills with resolve and grim humor.
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Edward Y. Roberts
England
Europe
Berlin
United States Army
Hart Defends Luckless Dec 7 Accusations As Rumors
Admiral Thomas C. Hart rebutted rumors claiming drunkenness before and during the December 7 attack. He called reports cock and bull and praised the submarine service while outlining Navy plans to push to China and noting strong home-front effort. He stressed no comment on Kimmel’s duties and said records would go to Secretary Knox.
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San Francisco
INS
Thomas C. Hart
Hart
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Knox
Chester W Nimitz
China
No Evidence of a Second Tragic Air Loss in Sicily
An American air force officer testified that in a July 14 1943 para trooper operation over Sicily eight or nine Allied planes were lost. He said the losses occurred over Sicily, not at sea, with a possibility some were shot at by Allied ground forces in darkness.
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London
Sicily
Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Weather report for Cedar Rapids Wednesday
Overcast returned by afternoon with a forecast of occasional showers. At 2 30 p m the temperature was 58 degrees eight degrees above Tuesday 50. Humidity was 25 percent with other readings 30 at 7 a m and 44 at 9 a m. Midnight Tuesday was 36 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
No Roosevelt Churchill Talks Arranged Yet
London sources say no meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill is set. Such a session seems unlikely until Edward R. Stettinius Jr returns to Washington to file a report on U S policy and state department plans.
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London
Warren chosen as GOP nominating convention keynoter
Chicago AP Warren selected by the Republican arrangements committee as temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the June 26 nominating convention. The 24‑member panel unanimously backed Warren after considering 12 other nominations including Clare Boothe Luce and several governors and senators.
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Chicago
Republican Arrangements Committee
Earl Warren
California
Harrison E Spangler
Warren
Spangler
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
William Reichel
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Walter Edge
New Jersey
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Schoeppel
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Dwight Green
Illinois
B. B. Itickenlooper
Iowa
Wherry
Revercomb
Bushfield
South Dakota
Allied Mines Shut Danube
Allied air forces reportedly mined the Danube, forcing Nazis to halt traffic on the Balkans' key waterway. The move followed notices from Budapest and Bucharest and came after the sinking of a large river ship and several smaller vessels.
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Budapest
Bucharest
Danube
R.A.F
Balkan
James Roosevelt Promoted to Full Colonel Rank
Washington AP reports Marine Corps HQ announced Lt Col James Roosevelt USMC the President’s eldest son has been promoted to full colonel. Navy later named Lt Franklin D Roosevelt Jr to lieutenant commander pending physical per Navy criteria.
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Washington
Marine Corps
James Roosevelt
U.S.M.C
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Norfolk
Allied Bomb Armies Hit Europe in Major Aerial Blitz
Allied air forces pounded Germany and occupied French targets in a 24 hour blitz. US heavy bombers attacked Berlin and western Germany while RAF raids on France dropped thousands of tons of bombs, hitting Oranienburg Rathenow Cuxhaven and Rouen as losses mounted for both sides.
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London
R.A.F
Air Ministry
United States
Germany
D-day
Rouen
Vichy
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Oranienburg
Rathenow
Rayon
Wittenberge
Luneburg
Hamburg
Perieburg
Cuxhaven
North Sea
Elbe
Heinkel 177
France
Noisy le Sac
Juviey
Paris
Tergner
Congress Rejects Lend-Lease Review Measure
Washington report says the House voted 134 to 114 against a Republican bid to require congressional approval for all final lend-lease settlements. The measure aimed to subject terms and conditions to legislative oversight.
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Washington
LLP
House
Congress
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