Ration sugar registration urged by local official
Sugar supplies on hand prompt Linn county rationing coordinator Sam Hawkins to urge immediate registration and declaration of stocks next week. Accurate reporting could adjust Washington estimates and allow possible ration liberalization. Cedar Rapids teachers show willingness to meet the school board without union, while a draft board member notes Legion gift of Keep Em Smoking New Testaments to 47 draftees. Somervell criticizes war-industry laxity. Postwar pay-and-work schemes are dismissed as folly. A mood dip is linked to memories of Red Sox and Yankees legends, as readers brace for aging identities like Gramps.
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Sam Hawkins
Linn County
Washington
Cedar Rapids
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Labor Bill Shelved by House Unit
The House Naval Affairs Committee voted 13 to 12 to shelve the Smith Vinson bill pushing a 48 hour work week and curbs on war profits. Vinson warned shelving equates to opposing the bill while supporters urged revisions. Congress faced a broader debate on labor, profits and wartime production ahead of Easter recess.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Rep
Bradley
Dpa
Jacobsen
Hill
Dala
War Labor Board
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
House
Give Departing Soldiers a Bigger Hand
Secretary of War Stimson urged communities to support soldiers entering the armed forces with more brass bands and fanfare. He said the transition from civilian life to soldier is hard and that local friends should help. He noted the army’s morale sets national pace and communities must respond.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
Jess
Senator's Wife Dies in Washington
Mrs. Elbert D. Thomas, wife of Utah's senior senator, died in Washington from a heart attack Wednesday night.
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Washington
ULP
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Allies Blast 20 Japanese Planes at Lae
Allied headquarters announced that on Wednesday Allied planes destroyed or damaged 20 Japanese aircraft on the ground at Lae New Guinea and started large fires. The communique also said Japanese planes attacked Port Moresby three times with minor damage. A light raid hit Koepang. Australian Air Minister Drakeford said U S Catalina bombers are now operating in the Australian zone and have halted much of the enemy advance by delaying a thrust at the mainland.
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Allied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Arthur S. Drakeford
Canberra
Drakeford
Price Chief Named for Retail Trade Division
Dr Merle Fainsod Harvard University professor is named head of the new OPA retail trade and services division to administer the universal price ceiling. He has handled price work in consumer durables and served on the President’s committee on administrative management and the temporary national economic committee. The division will fix retail ceiling irregularities and work with retailers and wartime boards.
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Washinton
Office of Price Administration
Merle Fainsod
Harvard University
Fainsod
OPA
National” Economic Committee
Jap Flyers Slain After Attempted Surrender
In a Melbourne radio report cited by CBS a young Australian Kittyhawk pilot says Japanese pilots who try to surrender after being shot down are killed by fellow Japanese. He recalls a dog fight over New Guinea where a Zero shot down was seen flaming, and later another Zero machine-gunned the submerged pilot.
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San Francisco
Melbourne
CBS
New Guinea
Cedar Rapids Sees 80s With Showers Forecast
Weather forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for showers and thunderstorms with continued warmth. Thursday saw temperatures in the 80s with gusty winds, peaking near 87 in the late afternoon, while overnight readings dipped to 66 and 70 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Winant and Stark Arrive in London
United States Ambassador John G. Winant and Admiral Harold R. Stark, commander of U S naval forces in European waters, arrived in London Thursday.
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London
INS
United States
John G. Winant
Harold R. Stark
General George Led Philippine Air War Dies in Australia Crash
Brig. Gen. Harold H. George of the U S Army Air Forces, who worked with General Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines and accompanied him to Australia, was killed in a plane crash. Time and Life correspondent Melville Jacoby also died in the crash. Jacoby had covered wars from Chungking to Manila and had been married in Manila before fleeing Corregidor for Australia. The crash occurred as a Lockheed airliner with 12 civilians was reported missing en route to North Australia.
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George
U.S
Philippines
Australia
Allied Headquarters
Harold H. George
United States Army Air Force
Melville Jacoby
Time and Life Magazine
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Bataan
Lockport
N. Y
Selfridge Field
Mich
New York National Guard
Philippine
Luzon
North Australia
Melbourne
Jacoby
Stanford University
Chungking
China
Indo- China
United States
State Department
Washington
Manila
Tuast
Annalee Whitmore
Leland E. Whitmore
Buffalo
Corregidor
AVG Pilots Claim 22 Japanese Planes Down
In Chungking AP reports American Volunteer Group pilots shot down 22 Japanese planes during an enemy air raid on Loiwing along the Yunnan Burma border Tuesday. Two additional Japanese planes were believed destroyed and all AVG pilots returned safely to base.
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Chungking
China
Yunnan-Burma_border
Not Too Busy to Set an Example in Manila Bay War Bonds
Secretary Morgenthau released a telegram from the Manila bay naval commandant noting U S personnel have bought war bonds totaling $407,000 with the amount expected to exceed $500,000. The message is dated from the Corregidor area and reflects wartime bond drives.
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Washington
Manila Bay
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Manila Bay Area
Corregidor
United States
Nazi Italian Troop Clash Leaves Dead and Wounded at Genoa
Tass reports five German soldiers killed and 11 wounded in a April 22 clash with Italian troops in Genoa Italy. The trouble began after Italians attacked Germans who had molested women on the streets, sparking the confrontation.
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Moscow
Tass
Genoa
Italy
Hitler Mussolini and Jap Envoy to Meet Report
London dispatch says Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini and Gen Hiroshi Oshima Japanese ambassador to Germany will meet in a few days. Berlin radio notes Oshima arrived in Munich for a week of interstate cultural work and recently returned from Bulgaria to discuss Axis prospects in the Middle East.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hiroshi Oshima
Germany
Tokio
Hochi
Reuters
Berlin
Munich
Oshima
Bulgaria
Turkey
Middle East
White House Adds On to East Wing Expansion
Washington AP The White House disclosed that an enlarged east wing is being added to the historic structure. Stephen Early said the wing will house offices and balance the crowded west wing with over 200 employees plus the secret service and police. The east wing will also accommodate part of the security detail. Once a cloak room and passage, it will become an office and access point.
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White House
Washington
Stephen Early
Secret Service
Executive
German Peace Offers To Britain Reported
AP reported that Germany allegedly sent three peace proposals to Britain in six weeks through Turkey, Switzerland and Sweden. British sources denied knowledge of such overtures while Hitler hinted at a peace offensive. The Goering memorandum outlined a German led order in Europe, with plans to redraw control of territories and colonial possessions and to foster a three empire trade system.
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London
A.F.I
Germany
Britain
Turkey
Switzerland
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
United States
Russia
Italy
Europe
Latin America
America
Japan
Distinguished Service Medal for Brig. Gen. Harold H. George
The War Department awarded Brig. Gen Harold H. George the Distinguished Service Medal after a recommendation by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The citation notes his command of U S air forces in the Philippines and full responsibility for air corps operations defending Bataan, Corregidor, and fortifications at Manila Bay entrances. He is praised for brilliant concepts and effective command under heavy enemy air attacks.
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Washington
War Department
Harold H. George
Douglas MacArthur
George
Philippines
Air Corps
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor
Manila Bay
No New Tires for Essential Vehicles If Recaps Will Do
Washington price administrator Henderson ruled that after May 1 essential service vehicles will not receive new tires if recapped ones suffice. Police and fire fleets may get new tires via local boards for hazardous operations, with tighter limits after June 1 for tire abuses.
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Washington
W Leon Henderson
Henderson
Alfter
Beaverbrook New Front Plea Sparks Commons Debate
In London the House of Commons debated Lord Beaverbrook’s call to strike Axis forces and open a European front. Members pressed Churchill on whether Beaverbrook acted with his approval after a New York speech. Attlee stated the premier’s authority was not required and Beaverbrook may speak freely.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Europe
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Beaverbrook
New York
Churchill
Richard Clement Attlee
Robert ‘d’. Bower
Attlee
Stimson backs compulsory blackout plan for resorts
Secretary of War Stimson said he favors mandatory blackouts for East Coast resorts and hotels to shield merchant ships from Axis submarines. He cited a Drum order creating an Eastern military area and noted lights from shore aided shelling near St. Augustine Florida. Resorts could presumably operate without lights.
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Washington
INS
Stimson
Hugh A. Drum
Atlantic
St. Augustine
Fla
British Bomber Raids Paris Suburb Armament Plants
British planes attacked Gnome-Rhone and Goodrich plants in the Paris suburbs under bright moonlight, causing fires. Fighters protected bombers over the area and coastal shipping, with both sides reporting dogfights and several aircraft missing. Casualties in Paris suburb raids were reported at 52 killed and 150 wounded by Nazi censorship.
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London
Gnome-Rhone Motor Works
Goodrich
Paris
Air Ministry
France
Ostend
Belgium
Holland
Dover Strait
English
Brittany
Calais
le Havre
Norwich
Transient held for $200 Marion safe robbery
George Duncan 54, a transient, was arrested within 15 minutes of a daylight safe robbery at Stamp Insurance in the Kendall building Marion. Over $200 taken from the safe while bookkeeper Ruth Maier was at lunch. Duncan denied involvement and claimed $130 on him was his only money. Miss Maier identified him. Duncan had a Lincoln Nebraska address on mail found. Arraigned before Justice Churchill, preliminary hearing set. bond $1,000. remanded to jail.
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Marion
George Duncan
Linn County
Stamp Insurance Agency
Kendall
Gene Miller
Ruth Maier
Maier
Legion veto blocks opening ranks to current war veterans
INDIANAPOLIS AP The executive committee of the American Legion rejected a national committee recommendation to open the ranks to veterans of the present war. The committee voted unanimously to recommit the issue for further study. The matter will be finally decided at the national convention in September after three former national commanders spoke against action now.
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Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Legion
Septemer
Son of Churchill Joins Commandos
Capt. Randolph Churchill the 32 year old son of Britain's prime minister has joined the Commandos. He is at a Middle East camp undergoing the training required of Commandos.
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Cairo
Egypt
Randolph Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Middle East
Japs Take Lashio in Key Burma Advance
The Japanese seized Lashio in Burma after a heavy battle with Chinese forces. twelve Japanese tanks were destroyed and the loss threatens the British Chinese defense of Burma. Advices say Stilwell aims to contest every foot as Japanese push toward Lashio and Hsipaw.
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Lashio
Burma Point
China
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Joseph W. Stilwell
Woilem
Hsipaw
Kuashio
People Must Curb Inflation Morgenthau Says
Secretary Morgenthau told a press conference that inflation can be checked only if all 135 million Americans participate. He said edicts alone won’t stop rising living costs and urged the public to conserve money and not bid up scarce goods. He expressed confidence in Roosevelt’s equality of privilege program achieving success.
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Washington
LLP
Leahy Reported in Lisbon on Way Home
Radio Paris reported that Admiral William D. Leahy United States ambassador to France arrived in Lisbon by train on his way home from France.
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Lisbon
London
Radio
Paris
William D. Leahy
United States
France
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