Reds Warn Japan Over U S Exports Amid Far East Tensions
The Soviet government warned Japan that hindering U S export shipments via the Far East would be an unfriendly act. Domei reported Japan had protested to the United States and Russia against American gasoline shipments to Vladivostok, with 10,000,000 gallons already en route. The Tokyo government sought replies while stressing the delicate wartime fuel needs and the potential strains along Manchukuo Siberia.
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Associated Press
Russia
Japan
United States
Far East
Domei
Vladivostok
Siberian
Tokio
U.S. S
Germany
Ly So
Kukomin
Manchukuan-Siberian
Hull signals U.S. to press freedom of seas in Pacific
Secretary Cordell Hull told a press conference that the United States will maintain freedom of the seas policy for shipping supplies to Russia. He avoided direct comment on Japan but said the policy remains in force until revoked. Shipments to Vladivostok via the Pacific are under Japanese objection and possible future tensions loom as routes are reconsidered.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Russia
Hull
Pacific
Constantine A. Oumansky
Kichisaburo Nomura
Hul
Foreign Office
Tokio
Japan
Vladivostok
Iran
South Pacific
India
Persian Gulf
Harold L. Ickes
Germans Claim Major Soviet Losses and Dnieper Crossings
Berlin reported the 22nd Soviet army destroyed with 70 000 dead near Moscow. Borislav at the Dnieper mouth fell after fierce street fighting. German guns reportedly sank 15 Russian gunboats as they push toward Moscow across the Smolensk and Velikie Luki sectors amid broader eastern front advances.
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Velikie Luki
Lake Uiman
Smolensk
Moscow
Leningrad
Red Army
Avert Phone Tieup Threat Reached Settlement
The threat of a national telephone tieup was averted Wednesday after union installation men and Western Electric reached an understanding. Dr John R Steelman of the US Conciliation Service brokered the agreement which includes a 6 cent hourly wage raise for about 9000 workers, national union recognition, new seniority rules, arbitration, and union right to reopen wage talks March 1 1942.
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Western Electric Company
Bell Telephone System
John R. Steelman
United States Conciliation Service
Bid for peace submitted by Iranian government
Compiled from cable dispatches the report notes Iran presents a plan for peace and seeks regional stability. Officials outline terms likely tied to broader negotiations and security arrangements with neighboring countries. The dispatches reflect cautious optimism and international responses.
Iran Crisis Deepens as Soviets Advance in Middle East
Tuesday reports say Russian troops push south into Iran capturing Tabriz, while British forces advance to oil regions. Tehran dispatches claim peace talks with Shah after ministers meet, with Iran claiming Germans nearly wiped out.
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London
Iran
Middle East
Tabriz
Tehran
Bayendar
Simla
Marid
Gilan
Sar-i-Pul
P-i-Tuq Pass
Moscow
Shampur
Ardebil
Caspian Sea
Death Report The Nazi Ukraine Commander Rundstedt
CBS cites BBC quoting Moscow radio claiming Col. Gen. Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt head of German armies in Ukraine has been killed. The report notes a German officer captured by the Russians confirmed his death, though other details are unclear.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
British ® Broadcasting Company
Moscow Radio
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Ukraine
BBC
Rundstedt
More Nazi Divisions On Turkish Frontier
Moscow dispatch reports four additional German divisions reaching the Greco Turkish frontier, with Istanbul sources cited as the origin of the message. The deployment increases German military presence on the border amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Moscow
INS
Istanbul
RENT NOW Before School Opens
The notice urges renters to place a Want Ad in the Gazette for housing near schools. It notes returning teachers and students seeking rooms or apartments and provides the contact number 2-1121 with a noon deadline tomorrow.
Chilly Cedar Rapids Night Sees Temperature Dip to 53
Weather forecast notes Cedar Rapids and vicinity with mostly cloudy skies. Wednesday morning the thermometer fell to 53 degrees tying the month's low, with a 76 degree high later and humidity around 20 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Iowa Warm Spell Drops to 38 at Decorah Night
Temperatures fell to a state low of 38 degrees at Decorah after a 10 degree plunge from normal. Scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast for western Iowa with continuation elsewhere. Keokuk reported a high of 81 degrees in the last 24 hours.
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Des Moines
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Iowa
Decorah
Ture
Keokuk
Freezing Weather Prevails in Wisconsin Storm Zone
Freezing temperatures were reported in Wisconsin as a cold snap continued. The forecast warned of continued frigid conditions for the next 36 hours extending into the north central region and nearby districts.
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Chicago
Two Persons Injured In Third Ave Grass Collision
Two people were injured in a crash at the intersection of Seventeenth Street and Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids around 12 40 p m Wednesday. D R Tappen 79 of 1612 A Avenue NE driver of a southbound car sustained serious injuries and required 10 stitches after being taken to St Luke's hospital. I K Gibson 41 of Springville a dairy truck driver faced a right of way charge but was found not to have violated the law due to a July 4 change that now gives vehicles on the right precedence at intersections.
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Third Avenue
D. R. Tappen
Avenue NE
Sevententh Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Housewives raise aluminum for 2800 planes demand
Civilian Defense Director Fiorello H. LaGuardia reported that the recent collection by housewives gathered aluminum pots and pans totaling 14,000,000 pounds sent to 4200.00 pounds to the war effort. He noted contributions from seven states and the District of Columbia with ten other states three-fourths complete. He estimated nearly half a pound of scrap per occupied dwelling.
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Washington
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
District of Columbia
Lindbergh to Speak in Oklahoma City Despite Permit
Charles A. Lindbergh plans to address Oklahoma City Friday even if needed in a cow pasture after the city council canceled a permit for the municipal site. America First spokesman Herbert Hyde said the speaker would go on with the event, and that Sen. Burton Wheeler was reportedly leading anti interventionist efforts in the Senate.
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Oklahoma City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Oklahoma
America First Committee
Herbert K. Hyde
United States
The
America
Bur K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Lineman Severely Burned After 7200 Volt Contact Near Elkader
Robert Worrell, 28, of Whiting, was knocked from a power pole by a 7200 volt line. He crawled to his pickup and drove two miles to Highway 13 near Elkader before collapsing. He survived a two mile drive but faced critical burns to his left leg and arm at Mercy Hospital Oelwein.
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Oelwein
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al Cooperative
Amie
Hailstorm halts Denver highway in Colorado Springs
A severe hailstorm struck north of Colorado Springs Tuesday night, piling hail 8 to 10 inches deep along a nine mile stretch. Snowplows were used to clear the roadway as flakes mixed with hail.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Denver
Here
Democracy Decadent Claims by Immigrant Figures
Knudsen Assairs quote on democracy and American citizenship appears in a Gazette feature series of native-born Americans reflecting on their paths to citizenship and views of the United States amid war times. The piece cites personal immigrant journeys and asserts opportunity as defining, noting a forty one year arrival and the quest for work as entry.
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Desiny
United States
America
F R Lees Eases Gas Shortage Promise
President Roosevelt told reporters that the gas shortage on the east coast would be eased by next spring unless a major offensive intervenes. The remark came at a Washington press conference late Tuesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alexandria Raid by Nazis Shocks British Base
Berlin dispatch reports a nighttime raid by German forces on the British Mediterranean naval base at Alexandria. The attack caused heavy damage to facilities and transportation, with reports of air and naval conducted bombardment and casualties as operations continued through the night.
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Berlin
INS
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Ber
U S says no appeasement as China mission planned
Washington reports that the United States will send a military mission to Chungking, signaling no change in stance toward China and countering appeasement rumors spread by rumors and reports. President Roosevelt refuted claims of negotiations in a fair settlement and stressed closer coordination with allied forces.
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Washington
United States
Chungking
Japan
China
Churchill
Roosevelt
John Ma
Laval Shot by Assassin in Versailles Ambush
Pierre Laval the former French premier and Vichy official was shot by a terrorist as he accepted anti communist registrations in Versailles. Doctors said he would live though he was wounded in the arm. Laval, 58, a leader of the collaborationist regime, spoke to his wife by telephone from the hospital.
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Vichy
France
Pierre La<val
Marshal Petain
Versailles
Iavas
Ister
Laval
Aga Russia
Paris
Now They Steal Manhole Covers
Citizens report ongoing thefts of metal manhole covers with metal lids lifted by suspects. Officials say wooden covers will be installed to deter the sewer thefts and improve street safety.
Senate Panel Approves Car Tax Change
A Senate committee approved a revision to the house tax bill proposing a seven percent levy on cars. The measure aims to raise revenue by taxing personal vehicle ownership and addresses excess profits concerns.
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Senate
Washington
INS
Agee
Seamene
Paleneticiim
Tacwcusn
No Discussion Of Naval Aid To Reds
Washington reports indicate debate over aid to Britain mirrors US help plans. Knox refused to confirm any current talks about sending torpedo boats or submarine chasers, saying there has been nothing in present discussions.
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Washington
INS
Great Britain
Knox
United States
From One To Another in Syracuse Held for Theft
Ivan Stone, 18, is serving three months in Onondaga county jail for theft of food from the kitchen. The case was reported by AP in Syracuse New York.
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N. Y
Ivan Stone
Onondaga County
Kitche
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