House votes to curb strike power and aid build a bond drive
The House passed a strong strike curbing bill 2 to 1, signaling support for public sentiment and beyond administration aims. Cedar Rapids embraces the Build a Bond program, promoted by the Chamber of Commerce, to spur defense savings bonds and bond sales nationwide while engaging Cedar Pid residents across income groups.
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Inflation fears and defense bonds urged as civic duty
The piece urges buying defense savings bonds as a dual shield against inflation while urging a public to join a Build a Bond gathering. It quotes Leon Henderson on inflation defining a 20 percent cost rise by spring and the impact on fixed incomes, noting the $1 in 1939 would be worth only four-fifths then. It also mentions Rani Lehar and Nazi era terrorism concerns with Vienna’s music scene in decline.
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Henderson
Rani Lehar
Adolf Ter
Vienna
Lehar
Expct
House passes no strike bill to Senate now
Washington bulletin reports Vice President Henry A Wallace announcing the House approved a no strike measure after a tense roll call vote. The bill imposes severe limits on unions by restricting strikes and picketing in defense industries, aiming to curb labor action during wartime. The measure moves to the Senate for next week’s consideration.
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Senate
Washington
Defense Industries
Iowa votes on defense industry strike curb scores
Washington report shows Iowa lawmakers split on a bill to curb strikes in defense industries. Democrats voted for Harrington while Republicans backed Cunningham, Gilchrist, Gwynne, Jensen, Le Compte, Martin, Talie. Democrats against Jacobsen. no Republicans against. no pairs.
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Washington
Iowa
Harrington
Cunningham
Gilchrist
Gwynne
Jensen
Labor policy clash yields administration defeat in House
A House vote split along party lines over an emergency defense labor bill. The measure, pushed as a Ramspeck plan with a Smith substitute, would ban mass picketing, restrict strikes in defense industries, require union registration, and set a 60 day cooling off period. It also included government seizure of struck plants and barred certain groups from union office.
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Howard W. Smith
Labor Committee
Robert Ramspeck
Ramspeck
Bund
Omy Gg
John
German and Japanese discuss aid to Japan in Pacific war
Shanghai reports say German Far East diplomats will meet with Japanese ambassador Shunuko Hata to determine Nazi participation and aid in a war in the Pacific. Captain Fritz Weidemann, former German consul general in San Francisco, is scheduled to confer with Wang Ching Wei's regime.
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Far East
Japan
Pacific
Fritz Weidemann
San Francisco
Shunuiko Hata
Wang Chingwei
Tokyo declares Pacific crisis deepens over U S and Britain stance
Shigenori Togo warned Thursday that the crisis in the Pacific has grown more grave as the United States and Britain appear to misunderstand Japan. Tokyo press says Hull’s remarks show a widening gap with Washington and predicts a bleak path for negotiations. The Kokumin accused Roosevelt of pushing for information on Japanese reinforcements as a tactic, not a request for action.
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Shigenori Togo
Pacific
Ure
Britain
Japan
Kokumin
Roosevelt
Indo- China
Friend says he was tricked into shooting
John Schrader 20, a Cedar Skating rink employee, was shot by a .22 rifle by his best friend Jack Higgins 21. Higgins told police it was a dirty trick and Schrader asked him to pull the trigger. Schrader was taken to St Luke's hospital in fair condition.
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Cedar Skating Rink
Jack Higgins
Seventeenth Street
John
Heston
Schrader
Sidney Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Higgins
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt extends lend lease aid to Turkey
President Roosevelt announced that lend-lease funds are opened to Turkey to block Hitler from routes to Suez and the Caucasus. Officials note shipments began six months ago via Britain and expect tanks planes and uniforms to follow. The move aims to deter Japan while awaiting Tokyo's reply to U S policy in the Far East.
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Suez
Iran
Iraq
White House
United States
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Britain
Japan
Far East
Tokio
Indo-China
Rostov
Caucasus
Reds Quit Finnish Areas in Diplomatic Step
Stockholm reports Russia withdrawing from Finnish territory as part of Anglo Russian diplomacy to isolate Finland from Germany. Finland denies direct withdrawal and notes naval base activity on the southwest coast as Britain and Russia seek to pressure Helsinki. Britain may delay war declaration as Finland sends last minute communique via the United States while Russia tests alliance reliability.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Finland
Germany
Hangoe
Britain
Helsinki
London
Rumania
Poeneney
United States
Lindbergh to Speak at Boston America First Rally
Charles A. Lindbergh will address an America First rally in Boston on December 12 as part of a new nationwide offensive against war announced by Paul Kilian, the local director of the group.
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Charlies A. Lindbergh
America First
Paul Killiam
Mrs. Faulkes Dies at 87 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Alice Faulkes widow of Fred W. Faulkes and sister of Clarence L. Miller died at 4:30 p.m. at her Cedar Rapids home at age 87. She led The Gazette company as president for nine years after her husband’s death, and her son James N. Faulkes is now vice president. She supported charities, was active in business, and was a Cedar Rapids resident since childhood. Funeral plans await her son’s arrival from Tucson, Arizona.
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Cedar Rapids
Alice Faulkes
Fred W. Faulkes
Clarence L. Miller
The
Gazette Company
First Avenue E
James N. Faulkes
M. M. Thompson
William Fawcett Faulkes
Ora E. Miller
Fred Longhurst
Bridge to Span Indian Creek in Marion Nears Start
A new steel bridge over Indian Creek in Marion is planned to begin within a month. A Hurst of Maquoketa, state commission member, announced the project costing about 90090 dollars. The bridge will connect highway 151 to Seventh avenue, removing the Sixth avenue First street intersection and the Milwaukee underpass. Bids on the Ames project are set for December 16 with contract let December 17. It will include a sidewalk and streetlights.
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Maquoketa
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Highway Commission
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Sixth Avenue
First Street
Ames
Wendell L. Ants Convicted in Conspiracy Case
New York reports Wendell L. Ants was convicted at Salamangene of conspiracy to induce insubordination within the armed forces. The verdict follows a high profile conspiracy case highlighting tensions in military discipline.
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New York
Wendell L.ants
Axis launches general drive against Serbs
Allied reports describe Serb guerrillas fighting three Axis divisions in Yugoslavia as German forces rush troops toward Bulgaria Turkey frontier and a possible new front opens in the Balkans. A Serb communique cites a general offensive against Draja Mihailovic's guerrillas in the Morava valley. Uzice is described as battle torn.
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Car Hit By Switch Train At Crossing Injures Two Women
Two women suffered minor injuries at 3 45 pm Wednesday when a car traveling with Mrs C E McClintock of Vinton collided with a Northwestern switch train at the Second Avenue SW crossing. Mrs F W Elsberry of 708 First Avenue W is listed with a chest injury. They were treated by a doctor.
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Second Avenue SW
C. E. McClintock
Vinton
F. W. Elsberry
First Avenue W
Commons Upholds Conscription Plan For War Effort In UK
In London the House of Commons defeated Labour proposals to conscript key industries by 336 to 40 and then approved government power to requisition workers and factories by 326 to 10. Ernest Bevin defended the plan, saying controls on rail and coal have improved distribution and the state must lead in higher production to ensure victory.
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House of Commons
Labor Party
Commons
Ernest
Labor
George Bu- Seone
Bevin
Cedar Rapids Weather Brief Turns Cloudy With Rain
The Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for cloudy conditions with occasional rain Thursday night and Friday, a cooldown Friday with temperatures above freezing and winds from 20 to 30 mph shifting to northwest. Readings show 56 degrees at 2:15 pm, 70 percent humidity, and overnight lows near the mid forties.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Iowa Weather Outlook Braces for Winter Arrive
Rain and colder weather are forecast for Iowa with winter conditions expected Thursday night or Friday. Temperatures on Thursday reach around 57 in Des Moines while Ames Iowa City and Mt. Ayr report lower readings. The state stays cloudy with no precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Ames
Iowa City
Mt. Ayr
Seaton
Northwestern
Fire destroys farm home on Wednesday
A fire on Wednesday destroyed a farm home and left the family homeless, with responders working to control the blaze and assess damage. Local authorities are investigating the cause.
Nazis Open Drive to Ease Pressure on Azov Force
Cable dispatches say Nazi forces launch a push east of Kharkov to relieve pressure on the Sea of Azov army. Soviet lines in Kharkov zone reportedly hold after a fierce Nazi assault as Kuibyshev dispatches note Soviet advances near Leningrad and pressure near Moscow.
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Secret plan alleged by Chicago Tribune sparks White House inquiry
White House secretary Stephen Early said the government would investigate a Chicago Tribune report claiming an army navy joint board drafted a plan for an offensive with 5 000 000 troops by July 1 1943. Early emphasized he had not seen such plans and the President had not discussed the matter.
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Committee Forms Seven Member Panel For Small Biz Defense Needs
Washington by voice vote created a seven member committee to study needs of small business in the defense program. The panel has full power to inquire and determine defense allocations and related matters.
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Washington
INS
House
Navy Bomber Crashes Near San Diego
A U S Navy bomber crashed in flames Thursday near Poway about 30 miles northeast of San Diego. Escondido police reported the incident as a military aircraft mishap with authorities responding to the scene.
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