60 000 Tons of Merchant Craft Cited By Free French
Free French quarters in London report that 60 000 tons of merchant shipping in Indochina were handed to Japan just before Laval's return to power. The United States sent a strong note demanding explanation. Laval may target Free French bases in Africa, risking a clash with US forces and deepening tensions with Britain. German reprisals in Nazi held France include executions of hostages in Saint Nazaire as Laval consolidates power.
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London
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Indo- China
United States
Libya
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Suez Canal
Laval
Paris
Europe
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Lake Chad
France
Great Britain
Atlantic
Cairo
New Caledonia
Saint Nazaire
Steffer and Enck Fined in Federal Asset Concealment Case
D. R. Steffer, Tipton partner in the defunct Marak Steffer Implement Co, and Harry Enck, a vice president, pled guilty in federal court to concealing assets from a bankrupt estate trustee. Steffer received a $100 fine, Enck $150, plus costs. Steffer was arrested in Las Vegas Oct 21 and indicted Sept 24. Enck was arrested in Cedar Falls Oct 18 and also indicted Sept 24.
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Denton R. Steffer
Marak-Steffer Implement Company
Tipton
Harry Enck
Steffer
Las Vegas
Nev
Euck
Cedar Falls
Republicans Switch from Isolationism Resolution Endorses World Cooperation
The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution favoring world cooperation after the war, endorsing postwar international action and abandoning isolationism. Willkie hailed it as a victory for anti isolationist aims, while Taft criticized the language though praised the compromise. The measure preserves two party rule, supports cooperation with the administration, and cautions against domestic economic overreach. Illinois Senator Brooks declared isolationism dead after Pearl Harbor.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
New York
Republican Party
United States
National Committee
Clarence Budington Kelland
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
G.O.P
Illinois
C. Wayland Brooks
Pearl Harbor
Levine Sentenced for Transatlantic Smuggling Case
Charles A. Levine the first transatlantic air passenger received 150 days in jail for smuggling Edgar Schinck a German alien into the United States from Mexico and was fined 500 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Charles A. Levine
Edgar Schinck
United States
Mexico
Defenders in Panay Yield Two Positions
American Filipino troops withdraw from two positions in Antique on Panay as heavy enemy attacks continue. MacArthur’s dispatch notes continued fighting on Panay and Cebu with a new landing at San Jose west of Iloilo, while artillery and air bombardment around Corregidor abate.
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Washington
Antique
Panay
War Department
Manila Bay
Fort Hughes
Corregidor
Fort Drum
Cavite
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Cebu Islands
San Jose
Iloilo
MacArthur
Wife of Envoy Leahy Dies After Embolism
Mrs. William D. Leahy, wife of the U S ambassador to Vichy, died at Rosary clinic after an operation ten days earlier. Ambassador Leahy, recalled to the United States for consultation on French American relations, left his departure date uncertain as she succumbed to an embolism at his bedside.
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Vichy
William D. Leahy
United States
Rosary Clinic
Leahy
Study of Normandie Salvage Underway in Washington
A committee of expert ship builders and naval architects began work in Washington on Tuesday to assess whether the seared and flooded liner Normandie, valued at $60,000,000, can be salvaged for war duty.
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Washington
Normandie
United States Warplanes Soon to Join British Air Offensive
U S warplanes are being ferried to British bases to join the RAF in a planned continental assault. Churchill approves a combined operations staff uniting army navy and air force, signaling possible Allied invasion steps. American crews to fly and service heavy and medium bombers as they arrive.
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Associated Press
United States
Continent
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Europe
Atlantic
R.A.F
London Daily Sketch
Reduced Want Ad Prices for Four More Days
National Want Ad Week offer runs April 26 deadline for eight days at price of six or four days at price of three. Start ads now to reach over 360,000 readers and pay only for days run. Cancel anytime after results. ad rate from $1.60. Dial 2-1121 to place.
Congressional Medal for O Hara Awarded by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt personally awarded Lieut Edward H Butch O Hara the Congressional Medal of Honor for shooting down six Japanese planes in a Gilbert Islands raid on February 20. O Hara was promoted to lieutenant commander in the ceremony attended by Secretary Knox and Admiral King. The aviator’s wife assisted as the medal was placed around his neck.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Edward H
Butch” O’hare
Congressional Medal of Honor
Gilbert Islands
City Council Spends Less Than Its Budget in Cedar Rapids
Auditor R E Norman reports Cedar Rapids cut net annual expenditures for the year ending March 31 to 1 373 985 from 1 404 173 in 1940 41 and 1 504 615 in 1939 40. Departments stayed within a budget of 1 441 827, aided by reduced bonded debt and little major construction. The public improvements and sewage departments showed frugality in a wartime economy.
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R. E. Norman
L. D. Burgus
James F. Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Dave Williams
Three-Time Offender Arrested Again in Drunk Driving Case
Paul Stark, 42, of 623 Sixth Avenue SE, was jailed on a drunk driving charge after two witnesses saw him mispark on Third Avenue SW. Stark, who admitted drinking about 10 beers, has three prior drunken driving convictions. A chemical test showed 3.4 mg, and he pled not guilty at arraignment. He is held in Linn County jail on $2,000 bond.
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Cedar Ranlds New
Paul Stark
Sixth Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Steve Stolba
Stark
William W. Crissman
Scotty Duncan
Third Avenue SE
Bill Mkadman
J. E. Heiserman
Linn County
Nelson Faces Criticism Over War Production Officials
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson told a Senate committee that congressional criticism is deterring experienced business leaders from volunteering as war production executives. He warned a draft could be needed if voluntary service declines, noting many would lose private jobs or face tax and insurance burdens. Committee Chairman Truman urged immediate action, offering to compel reluctant executives to testify and work.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Senate
America
England
Russia
Argentine Tanker Victoria Damaged in War Action
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine tanker Victoria was damaged by a torpedo or mine, marking the first casualty among its merchant fleet since the US entered the war.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Japan Faces Fresh Air Raid Alarms Across Regions
Reports from AP and INS say western and central Japan issued new air raid alerts on Tuesday afternoon Tokyo time with the all clear in central Japan at 5 p.m. Local authorities noted continued nervousness over possible further bombing as Japan expands its eastern China offensive and attacks several Chinese targets.
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Berlin Radio
Berlin
Tokio
Chile
Empire
Santiago
China
Kiangsi
Yushan
Kian
Yukiang
Yukan
Kobe
Osaka
Spain vows million-man aid to fight Reds
Generalissimo Francisco Franco pledged Spain will aid in the fight against Russia with 1,000,000 men if necessary. Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Suner was quoted Tuesday in an interview with a Danish newspaper.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Russia
Ramon Serrano Suner
Allied push in Burma frees 7000 British in Yenangyaung
Chinese forces under Lieut. Gen. Joseph W Stilwell say 7000 trapped British troops were liberated near Yenangyaung, 130 miles southwest of Mandalay, after a counterattack that killed over 40 Japanese. Stilwell’s troops report fighting along three Burma routes and holding Paylyinmana while Japanese fire targets western and eastern fronts. The Flying Tigers claim five more enemy planes sunk in weekend actions with no American losses.
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Chungking
Joseph W Stilwell
Burma
Yenangyaung
Mandalay
Kyaukpadaung
Taungdwingy
Irrawaddy
Sittang
American
Flying Tigers
War on Monopolies Aims to Spur Competition and Prosperity
Thurman W. Arnold head of the U S anti trust division told the Executive club that breaking monopolies will unleash competition and spur a postwar prosperity for midwestern industries and farmers He warned trusts are being broken in metals including copper and aluminum and urged continued prosecutions to prevent future control Arnold predicted vast new jobs and cheaper products from plastics and lighter metals as industry shifts toward competition and innovation
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Thurman W. Arnold
Anti-Trust Division
Justice Department
Executives Club
Midwest
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Arnold
United States
Henry Ford
Congress
White House
Japanese Christian Leader Touts War Peace Plea
TOKIO broadcasts quote Toyohiko Kagawa saying Japanese Christians pray daily for an early end to the war and world peace. Observers note the government radio may be testing a peace offensive while wary officials doubt Rome Berlin Tokio trust in a negotiated peace.
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TOKIO
Tokio Radio
Toyohiko Kagawa
Kagawa
United States
Japan
Partial Shift of Cotton Industry to War Production
Washington, Tuesday. The government ordered the cotton textile industry to convert about half of its facilities to war production within 60 days. Cloth will be used for sand bags camouflage cloth agricultural bags and other war needs. Essential civilian fabric output will be maintained while less essential materials face cuts. Further orders will require mills to produce specified civilian fabrics deemed essential.
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Washington
Frank Walton
WPB Textile, Clothing and Leather Branch
WPB
Springlike Cedar Rapids Warmth Returns
Cedar Rapids and vicinity see springlike conditions with a high around 76 degrees in late afternoon and 68 by 1 45 pm. A light breeze nudges flags downtown while overnight low sunk to 40 degrees. Temperatures edge up slowly into Wednesday as mild weather continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Better Babies Section Preview for National Week
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a Special Better Babies section published in observance of National Better Baby week from April 26 to May 2. It will answer common parental questions on layettes child health behavior furniture safety and related topics for parents and young children.
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Cedar Rapids
Parents’ Magazine
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Yale University
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