South American Tour Highlights Cedar Rapids Figure Sanford Kerr
Cedar Rapids booster Sanford Kerr returns from a grand tour of South America visiting Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo Montevideo and Buenos Aires amid seas and storms. He describes locals singing indignant songs while noting pro British sentiment and the beauty of Chilean lake scenery.
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Rio de Janiero
Sao Paulo
Montevideo
Chile
Great Britain
Little Hope Of Early Truce In Coal Strike
United Press reports scant progress in the coal strike as Venattan’s cease less drive continues and fuel reserves dwindle. Northern miners seek immediate resumption while the CIO UMW and government officials watch tense negotiations between northern and southern operators.
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Toenutere
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John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
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Southern Opera
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Southern Oo
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Japanese Take Chinese Port Ningpo in Blitz Drive
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces secured the strategic Chinese port of Ningpo in a blitz-style operation. The port had resisted Nipponese capture attempts since the war began, marking a significant blow to Chinese defense efforts.
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Foreign Correspondent James Young to Address Executives Club
James R. Young, longtime IS years foreign correspondent in Japan and former head of the International News Service Tokio bureau, will address the Executives Club dinner at the Country Club April 28 at 6 45 p.m. He was imprisoned by Japanese police for 61 days over a series generating front page headlines and has since toured the United States with a lecture. His book Behind the Rising Sun has just been published.
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Country Club
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War Date for U S Denotes Cobb Death Outlook
Irvin S. Cobb, noted American humorist, gloomily warned of a war with Hitler for the United States as he commented on the world situation. His remarks reflect the tense atmosphere preceding U S entry into global conflict. Cobb died amid chatter of looming hostilities and national resolve.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Hitler
United States
Walkout Certified To Board Moves Not Yet Initiated
The AP reports that the defense mediation board has not begun action and remains unclear, as the board considers agreement steps without formal board action. Washington observers note no concrete steps have started and a mediation path remains uncertain.
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Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Hearing Postponed Ahead of Capital Saturday Session
An agreement urged postponement of the hearing. The hearing was scheduled for Saturday morning but delayed to 2 45 a m on the capital Saturday, reflecting the parties' request.
Where Was Britain's Censor U S Gift To Fuehrer Amuses Nazis
Berlin dispatch notes a US birthday gift to Adolf Hitler, a water color drawing received last October. The sender’s name was not disclosed, and German officials kept the source secret amid the ongoing wartime blockade. The artwork was placed on a special spot at the chancellery table among gifts from around the world for the dictator’s fifty-second birthday.
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Hitler
War Wounded Receive Coffee Cocoa and Tea Gifts
Boxes and sacks of coffee cocoa and tea from the United States and South America were turned over to war wounded by the fuehrer.
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United States
South America
Fuehrer
Karns Navigates Treacherous Icefield to Reach Ill Mother
Harold Karns, a fox farm caretaker on an island in Lake Kabetogama, piloted his boat through dangerous ice to reach the mainland and visit his seriously ill mother in Nebraska City, after being stranded since Wednesday when an aviator dropped a tele.
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Harold Karns
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Karns
Island trip prompts sudden Nebraska City bus plan
A fragment notes an immediate bus plan involving a Gram and a person heading to Nebraska City, with the action described as urgent and tied to an island setting.
England to win the war, says UPI observer in Honolulu
In Honolulu a UPI reporter quotes a veteran analyst predicting England will win the war eventually, dismissing the notion of a Japanese victory and stressing long-range outcomes.
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