Burma Fight Pushes Back Japanese In Irrawaddy Valley
Chinese reinforcements led by Lieut. Gen. Joseph Stilwell recaptured Yenangyaung and liberated trapped British troops in the Irrawaddy oilfields. The two day battle boosted Allied resistance as China reports flowing American aid through Indian routes despite Rangoon loss. RAF strikes Port Blair destroying or damaging five four engined bombers.
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Chungking
Yenangyaung
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Japan
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States Army
Burma
Stillwell
China
R. C Chen
Rangoon
Chen
India
Royal Air Force
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
Delay Labor Showdown F R to Talk
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt plans a message to Congress and a radio address next Monday on general national policy for cost of living and related labor factors. The Senate postponed April 28 consideration of restrictive labor legislation after Senator Connally said the President asked to delay pressing a strike bound war plants bill. The Labor Committee also delayed final action on a Ball substitute bill, which administration leaders might accept if Connally's measure goes to a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Connally
Texas
Senate Labor Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Coughlin Claims Sole Responsibility For Social Justice Magazine
The Rev Charles E Coughlin declared he alone controls the Social Justice magazine including its policies and contents saying he has employed his moral and spiritual influence over editors publishers and owners The statement follows reports of an investigation by Attorney General Biddle and possible indictments under sedition law for those responsible for the publication in District of Columbia.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Charles E. Coughlin
Social Justice
Biddle
Coughlin
Thomas J. and
Amelia Coughlin
E. Perrin Schwartz
Federal Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Social Justice Magazine
Shrine of the Little Flower
Marshall Hopkins Back from Britain
Gen. George C. Marshall Army chief of staff and Harry L. Hopkins returned from a confidential mission to London. Hopkins stayed in New York temporarily while Marshall and the four British representatives, including a high ranking figure and several naval officers, flew to Washington.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Harry L. Hopkins
London
Hopkins
New York
Marshall
Oil paint and varnish prices frozen by federal order
Federal Price Administrator Leon Henderson froze prices on oil paints and varnishes as of April 12, with the order effective April 22. The action aims to avert threatened price surges due to higher linseed oil costs and material curtailment, covering house and wall paints, enamels, stains, fillers, and varnish.
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Washington
INS
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Pickets and Deputies Clash at Vinton Produce Plant
Violence flared at the Vinton Produce company plant with about 40 workers arriving to break a strike. Betty Roue and Sam Markland were injured. Markland suffered a skull fracture and Mrs Rolle a spine injury. Two pickets Kate Noeller and Robert Abernathy were arrested for assault. CIO organizer Laverne Schenk claimed union leverage and threatened further arrests.
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Vinton
Vinton Produce Company
Betty Roue
Sam Markland
Markland
Kate Noeller
Robert Abernathy
Victor Visquain
Laverne Schenk
CIO
Role
Schenk
L. E. Whitcomb
National Want Ad Week Bargain Offer
National Want Ad Week features a special sale. Ads started on or before April 26 receive eight days for the price of six or four days for the price of three. Dial 2-1121 to place an ad and reach over 360,000 readers with eight days priced as low as $1.60. You may cancel after results and pay only for days run.
Cedar Rapids City Council Protests Telephone Rate Increase
Cedar Rapids city council protested Northwestern Bell’s 15 percent rate hike urging Congress to place phone rates under price control. Copies were sent to Iowa senators and representatives. The resolution claimed lack of public notice, no regulatory approval, and regional inequality in the discount.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Price Control Administration
Iowa
Yvonne Dionne Undergoes Minor Ear Operation
Yvonne Dionne, usually the strongest of the quintuplets, had a minor ear operation Sunday night. She was reported resting fairly well Monday at a North Bay hospital. Dr. G. F. Guest and Dr. I. Joyal performed the procedure.
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North Bay, Ont
Yvonne Dionne
North Bay
G. F. Guest
I. Joyal
Japs Jittery Over Raids Carriers Fears Sweep Tokyo Area
Japanese and Axis broadcasts say nerves run high over potential heavy raids. Tokyo reports air raid alarms near Yokosuka and Yokohama, with some planes sighted or reconnoitering over cities. Allied raids credited to carrier-based planes. one large bomber reportedly forced down after engine trouble.
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Japan
Tokio
Honshu
Yokosuka Naval Base
Yokohama
Tokio Bay
Berlin
United States
McNutt Seeks Labor Priorities Not Work or Fight Plan
War Manpower chief Paul V. McNutt outlined a labor priority system to place workers in key war plants while denying any plan for a work or fight compulsion. He warned of a possible 13 million new recruits needed and a nationwide shortage if the war lasts longer. He supported group deferments by skill and region, noting legislation and current procedures may be involved.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Laval vows loyalty to Hitler and French collaboration
Pierre Laval, new head of the Vichy regime, said no foreign influence can sway him from loyal participation in Hitler's new European order. He framed cooperation as France's alternative to Bolshevik capitulation and condemned Britain for attacks on French possessions and fleet, warning of Soviet overrun if Germany fails on the Eastern Front.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
New Order
Washington
England
Laval
Hitler
Syria
French West Africa
Britain
Oran
Dakar
Germany
Allies Plan Concentrated Drive to Crush Japan
MacArthur and Curtin reached agreement on a focused strategy to assault Japan. Allied air raids on Rabaul damaged or destroyed 40 Japanese planes and several vessels, with Australian pilots now flying Curtiss P-40 fighters.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Rabaul Harbor
Arthur Drakeford
CBS
Drakeford
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
Petty Seeks Reelection as Linn County Third District Supervisor
Clarence H. Petty of Viola, Linn County board chair, announced Monday his bid for reelection on the Republican ticket in the June 1 primary. Serving his first term and elected board chair last January, he runs in the third district. Petty, born June 11, 1883, on the family Jones County farm, operates a 320 acre farm near Viola with his wife and daughter.
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Cedar Rapids
New
Clarence H. Petty
Viola
Linn County
Charles H. and
Mahala Parsons Petty
Jones County
Navy Seizes Brewster Plane Plants in Three States
The navy, under orders from President Roosevelt, took over Brewster Aeronautical Corporation plants in Long Island City New York Newark New Jersey and Johnsville Pennsylvania. Officials cited dissatisfaction with management and said there was no labor trouble. R J Thomas of the United Automobile Workers confirmed the FBI had been informed of aliens in Brewster management.
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Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Long Island City
N. Y
Newark
N. J
Johnsville
White House
Stephen Early
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Daily minor fires plague Normandie salvage at Hudson
New York AP reports firemen faced three blazes on the $60,000,000 former French liner Normandie in three months with minor fires occurring nearly daily during salvage work. Sparks from metal-cutting by salvage crews sparked small fires since the Feb 9 disaster, all quickly put out. Fire Commissioner Patrick Walsh said investigations found no sabotage in the latest blaze.
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New York
Normandie
Patrick Walsh
Hudson River
Walsh
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Whitcomb
National Labor Relations Board
Winton
L. E. Whitcomb, Jr
Gazette
Bill Campbell
Cedar Rapids News
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Australia
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John Curtin
New Zealand
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United Kingdom
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Pacific War Council
Southwest Pacific
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