Raid on Duisburg Is Among Heaviest Bombing Raids
Britain reports its heavy bombers struck Duisburg in an attack described as one of the Reich’s heaviest raids. At least 1,000 tons of bombs were dropped as 600 or more bombers faced strong defenses, with 17 aircraft missing and six enemy planes shot down.
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London
Britain
Duisburg
Reich
United Press
New York
Germany
Air Ministry
Cologne
Duisberg
Rhineland
France
Loire River
Essen
Rhine
Ruhr
Stettin
Rostock
Berlin
Jefina
Sedjenane
Lake Achkel
Bizerté
Govt Hand Seen in Press and Radio Stand on MacArthur Pleas
Sen. O Mahoney questions whether war and navy departments influence press and radio reaction to Gen Douglas MacArthur pleas for more planes. He cites off the record briefings and notes uniform commentary opposing expanding the South Pacific war effort.
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McArthur
Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
War and Navy Departments
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Germany
War
Navy Departments
Public praise for housewives in rationing crackdown
Washington officials say housewives and families are mastering rationing rules and contributing to program success. They credit cooperative housewives with thrift, precision at market, and steady point management amid limited supplies.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Extension of Trade Pacts Tops Hurdle
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a three year extension of the reciprocal trade agreement law by 14 to 11 with one amendment authorizing the President to suspend application if other countries cartelize. Republican efforts to restrict the program failed 14 to 11.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Doughton
D-N.c
Roosevelt
United States
104 Year Old Civil War Vet Bets on War Bonds
Delaware Ohio veteran Leonard Brown, 104, who fought in the Civil War at Chickamauga and marched with Sherman to the sea, has invested $6,000 in war bonds. He says he may be too old to tote a gun but can buy guns for the youngsters who are fighting today.
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Delaware
Ohio
Leonard Brown
Brown
Chickamauga
Sherman
5 Million More Workers Needed
Paul V. McNutt, head of the War Manpower Commission, called for about 5,000,000 more workers to be found and trained to meet U S wartime production goals by end of 1943. He suggested replacements would come from housewives students older workers handicapped workers minority groups and transfers from less essential jobs into war work.
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New York
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Nelson faults War Dept in gasoline shortage claims
Donald M. Nelson chairman of the War Production Board testified before the Truman committee that the war department underestimated high octane gasoline needs for air operations. He defended WPB priorities while criticizing Patterson and Ickes for stirring the gasoline and rubber dispute and noted delays from plant projections to production.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
War Department
Senate
Truman Committee
WPB
War Patterson
Interior Ickes
Nelson
Truman Group
Axis
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
National Defense Advisory Commission
Army
Coal Strikes Spread as WLB Appeals to UMW Leaders
Washington AP reports renewed walkouts and a potential nationwide coal strike by week’s end. The War Labor Board urged UMW leaders to curb actions while district miners press for firm negotiations as hundreds of telegrams urge steadfast action.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
New York
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
UMW
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
Pennsylvania
Southeastern
Kentucky
Alabama
Illinois
Indiana
WLB
Morris Cooke
Philadelphia
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Walter White
Business Advisory Council of
The
Commerce Department
Thomas Kennedy
Linn County War Bond Drive Pushes Past Top Fund Target
Linn county continues its drive toward a final goal of 5 million as workers press on till midnight Friday. Monday totals show Linn county sales at 4.88 million with Cedar Rapids contributing 4.48 million and outlying areas 395 thousand. organizers praise workers and urge continued effort through month end.
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Linn County
B. Perrine
Perrine
Cedar Rapids
Orville Rennie
W. L. Clark
D. A. van Metre
Mt. Vernon
W. E. Faylor
Marion
O. A. Kearney
Ten Flyers Missing After Sea Crash Near Langley Field
The army reports ten crew members unaccounted for after a plane crash at sea on April 21 during a routine flight near Langley Field. Next of kin have been notified.
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Langley Field
Army
Cooler Weather Brings Possible Frost Tonight
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for cooler air and a possible frost tonight with a low near 34 degrees. Yesterday’s rain totaled .92 inch after Easter parade showers, with temperatures ranging from a 64 degree high to a 53 degree early morning low. Skies cleared briefly before turning cloudy again as rain threatened in the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Havelock Ellis
Havelock
Chambers
Now They're Using Cork for Ballast
Washington reports cargo ships returning from North Africa carry cork among other ballast to help keep a torpedoed ship afloat. The War Department said cork provides buoyancy and stability for vessels in rough seas amid submarine risks.
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Washington
United States
North Africa
War Department
Talks Reach Basis For Refugee Accord
British and American conferees reached a basis for agreement on establishing temporary refugee havens in North Africa and Ethiopia as talks continued in Hamilton Bermuda.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
North Africa
Ethiopia
Allied Move at Gibraltar Reported
United Press cites A Vichy broadcast quoted by British radio saying a major move of allied sea and air forces is underway at Gibraltar with uncertain timing and scope.
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United Press
A. Vichy
Gibraltar
Army Lags Behind in Supplying Troops Says Somervell
Army supply chief Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell told the U S Chamber of Commerce that American forces lack basic equipment and will not be fully equipped for troops until late 1944. He warned against surplus rumors and stressed balanced needs across theaters including the Southwest Pacific and Africa.
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New York
Brehon B Somervell
United States Chamber of Commerce
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Southwest Pacific
Batte
MacArthur
Africa
U S Bombardment Hits Bari in Largest Air Raid Yet
The Ninth United States Air Force targeted Bari Italy with 250000 pounds of bombs from a record Liberator raid. Officials said every square yard of the airdrome and nearby areas were hit, destroying Axis planes and leaving Bari in utter desolation. One Allied ship sunk off Greece.
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Cairo
United States Air Force
Bari
Italy
Greece
Four Daughters Shot as Father Goes Berserk in Home
In Bay City Michigan a father of six, Cecil J Lisk, shot and killed his 5 year old daughter and wounded two other girls before fatally shooting himself after police and neighbors failed to calm him. A fourth daughter was also shot during the 3 am incident following a quarrel with his wife. Police said tear gas was used after attempts to calm him proved futile.
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Bay City
Mich
Cecil J Lisk
Lisk
Roy Robb
Germans say Atlantic Wall still incomplete
Berlin reports a German request for 220000 French workers to build coastal fortifications reveals the Atlantic Wall remains unfinished. French observers expect Pierre Laval to approve, expanding French labor in Nazi service to about one million men.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Pierre Laval
French Swiss Line Reportedly Closed
Dispatches from Zurich said the Swiss French frontier was closed at 4 a.m. Monday by Italian action and troop movements continued on the French side.
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London
Zurich
Switzerland
Unsung U S Gunners Do Bang Up Job in Tunisia
Riflemen and gunners of the Second American army corps blast enemy positions in northern Tunisia. The big guns provide crucial shelling as infantry prepares to seize strategic hills and move toward final victory in the region.
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U.S
Tunisia
Beja
INS
Second American Army Corps
Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Gafsa
el Guetar
Eighth Army
Mediterranean
80 German Tanks Lost In Big Battle
Allied forces have driven near Tunis and destroyed 80 German tanks in a major battle since Sunday. British and American units advanced toward Medjez el Bab Tebourba and Toum rail station while hitting strong German positions. Air power mounted heavy bombardments as the fight stretched along a 140 mile front with continued intense clashes near Djebel Ajred and Djebel Azag.
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Allied
North Africa
Tunis- Pont du Fahs
First Army
Medjez el Bab
Tebourba
Toum
Tunis
Mediex el Bab
Mediterranean
George S. Patton, Jr
Green Hill
Bald Hill
United States
Djebel Ajred
Mateur
Second Corps
Djebel Azag
Jeffna
United Press
C. R. Cunningham
Goubellat
Pont du Fahs
Goumiers
Long Stop Hill
Bizerte
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Cedar Rapids News
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E. W. Lieske
H.H. Rogers
Roger Conrad
Laurence van Note
Paul
Mallon
Henry McLemore
Spenetar
Walter Winchell Agate
Admirals
Graham Moyvey
Grosseto Flying Field
Rome
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