Debate on patriotism and war policy in public discourse
Opinion piece defends Congressional duty to uncover foreign policy facts amid partisan critique. It argues leaders may disagree on methods without impugning motives, cautions against fear of dictators influencing policy, and urges transparency in military readiness and democratic processes. It also notes Cedar Rapids bicycle inspections and Iowa high school athletics concerns.
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Congress
United States
Hitler
Wheeler
Federal Govt to Prosecute Fake Officer
Marion Laverne Taylor known as Sergeant O Leary faces a federal charge of impersonating an officer. FBI says he will be prosecuted in northern Iowa, likely Cedar Rapids, by the Mason City DA, after arrest in Syracuse. He duped Eldora training school boys in a staged enlistment, even leading the band and transporting them on a government transport.
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DES Moines
Marion Laverne Taylor
O'Leary
Eldora State
Uncle Sam
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sam Deal
Colorado Springs
Colo
Taylor
Syracuse
Kan
Colorado
FBI
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Federal District Attorney’s Office
Mason City
Eldora School
Fort Des Moines
Army
Eldora
Sarah Taylor
Oelwein
Marion L. Taylor
The
War Department
James E. Turner
Fort Knox
Fayette County
Police Warn Of Office Con Game In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police warn office workers about a confidence scam similar to recent thefts in Ottumwa and Burlington. One or two suspects case a site then lure a worker away with a phony phone summons, swiping cash while the target is distant. Detectives urge anyone with such a call to dial 25348 and report location.
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Ottumwa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Earl Stanley
Iowa City Arrest Reveals Trail Of Bad Checks Here
Dale W. Kimball 29 of Clear Lake faced false uttering charges after an Iowa City arrest linked to a January bulletin seeking him for bad checks in Fort Dodge and Cedar Falls. He allegedly passed seven checks totaling 124.44, stayed in second rate hotels Jan 24 to Feb 1, and abandoned a car with two kegs of bolts.
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Dale W. Kimball
Clear Lake
Fort Dodge
Cedar Falls
Kimball
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Earl Stanley
Polk County
Welch Must Pay Heirs $426000 in Tax Dodge Case
Frank P. Welch of Rock Island was ordered to pay two estranged children more than $426,000 including interest for funds he listed as trusts to cut income taxes. Judgments were obtained by Edgar D. Welch and Helen Rehwaldt of Oklahoma City. The judge ruled the funds were trusts per Welch’s statements and had been recognized by the government.
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Peoria
Ill
Frank P. Welch
Rock Island
Edgar D. Welch
Helen Rehwaldt
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. LeRoy Adair
Welch
Adair
British forces closing on Cairo Bengasi and Asmara fronts
British columns push across eastern Libya toward Bengasi and Cirene while advancing into Eritrea as Gen. Wavell widens the East African drive. British bombers hit Italian lines near Bengasi and rail facilities. Massaua eyed as a likely Italian hold falters.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Eritrea
Bengasi
Asmara
Cirene
Derna
Rodolfo Graziani
Mediterranean
Apollonia
Barce
Berka
Archibald P. Wavell
Cheren
Red Sea
Massaua
London
Wavell
Mussolini
Italian Front Briefs Stiffen Resistance Near Lake Stefanie
Rome reports British forces stalled by counter attacks on the Eritrean front. Italian native troops withdrew after heavy fighting around Lake Stefanie in southern Ethiopia as the high command issued the latest update.
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Rome
Lake Stefanie
Ethiopia
Death of Western Pacific Chief Engineer Joseph Williams
Col Joseph Williams 61 longtime chief engineer of the Western Pacific railroad for 19 years died Tuesday in San Francisco AP report notes his leadership roles and service in railroad operations.
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San Francisco
Joseph Williams
Western Pacific Railroad
Laval demands top post and sole assembly accountability
Paris reports Pierre Laval insisting he be named premier of a cabinet he selects and answerable only to a national assembly he would appoint. Marshal Petain summons ministers to discuss terms amid signs of a potential rift as Germany pressures for renewed collaboration.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Marshal Philippe Petain
Laval
Otto Abetz
Paris
Germany
Francois Darlan
Petain
Tain
RAF Makes Big Raids on French Coast and Reich
Berlin and London reports detail large daylight RAF raids along the French coast from Duesseldorf to Bordeaux. Spitfires escorted the bombers as they attacked Dunkirk Dieppe Cherbourg Brest and other targets while German claims say 14 British bombers were shot down.
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R.A.F
Reich
Berlin
English Channel
London
Royal Air Force
Duesseldorf
Bordeaux
Air Ministry
Brest
Dunkerque
Dieppe
Ostend
Cherbourg
Vannes
France
French
Straits of
Dover
Calais
Deal
Dark May and moral blackout cited by Dr Newton
In 1780 a global darkness foretold doom, while 1914 brought war lights going out. Today a deeper darkness is described as a moral blackout where honor justice and mercy seem annulled under new world orders. The candle of the Lord endures despite ruthless rule and fear. Dist by United Feature Syndicate.
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Pheriee
Connecticut
Abraham Davenport
Davenport
Europe
Sir Edward Gray
Asia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Vagrant Heir To $25,000 Estate Sparks City Chase
In Steubenville Ohio a man calling himself Francis Smith aged 41 served 12 days for vagrancy and left town. Police say fingerprints link him to Topeka Kansas where he is named as the heir to a $25,000 estate.
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Steubenville, O
Francis Smith
Ross Cunningham
Smith
Topeka
Kan
Meeting Called On Loop Property Values February 18
Cedar Rapids property owners are urged to attend a February 18 meeting at 1 30 pm in the superior court room to discuss Loop district values. City Assessor Jim Seolarn filed a confidential questionnaire with owners to estimate area values, aiming for more uniform 1941 assessments.
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Cedar Ranida News
Cedar Rapids
Citys
Jim Seolarn
Inap
Acsessory
Fed
Scolarn
Superior Court
Gray Skies Hold Temperature Down in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area saw persistent gray skies and a cold snap with 33 degrees at 2:30 pm Tuesday after a 31 degree reading at 11 pm Monday. Winds remained brisk and winterlike. Iowa highways largely cleared from ice though northern roads stayed slick. Temperatures fluctuated within a five degree range overnight from 28 to 25.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Automobile Club
Iowa
British Commitments Studied by U S Senate Panel
The senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday asked the state department to confirm whether Britain made definite commitments to use its fleet in exchange for U S aid. Senator Vandenberg prompted aides to probe reports of such commitments amid debate over the lease lend bill as President Valentine urged congressional control.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Vandenberg
Mich
George
Department
Alan Valentine
Rochester University
Congress
Spectator interrupts U S House debate with chants
A New York girl wearing a skull mask shouted My novena during a House debate on the lease lead bill in Washington. She was taken to the sergeant at arms for questioning and said she opposed the bill because Death is the victor, not Germany or England.
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Washington
Margaret Russell
New York
Stephen M Young
Sergeant At
Germany
England
United States moves against ASCAP over antitrust suit
Milwaukee federal court heard a government antitrust case accusing the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers of unlawful conspiracy to curb radio music. The suit targets ASCAP and 19 member companies, alleging coordinated withdrawal of licenses to deprive listeners of ASCAP works across 568 stations. The action carries up to a $5000 fine and one year imprisonment per count.
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Milwaukee
Federal District Court
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Broadcast Music Inc
ASCAP
BMI
National Broadcasting Comany
Columbia Broadcasting System
Jerome Kern
John Mercer
Oseca Hammersten, II
Fred E. Ahlert
Saul Bornstein
J. J. Bregman
Irving Caesar
Maxy Dreyfus
George Fischer
Walter Fyncher
Raymond Hubbel
Edgar Leese
Jack Mills
Herman Starr
John Ocsennan
J. Robbins
Mex Speaks
Deems Taylor
Wol von Tilzer
E C. Mills
Adminisrative Committee
John G. Paine
Saciety
Irving Berlin
Victor O. Waters
F. Ryan Duffs
Ten Die In Fire At Plant Filling Army Contracts
Fire swept through a cotton filling department at New Haven Quilt and Pad Co killing ten workers and injuring three others. The blaze on the third floor trapped employees amid cotton bales during Army contract production. Foreman Isadore Donner said 23 to 25 in the department and 77 in the building. investigators noted possible spark from a garnett machine. Names tentatively identified include William DellaSelva and Salvatore Milano among others.
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New Haven, Conn
New Haven
Army
Isadore Donner
Donner
William DellaSelva
Philip Becker
David Chernovitz
Paul Fiorantino
Sallie Rosenbaum
Domenic Cabreano
Fiore Moniello
Elza Miller
Nathan Swinkin
Salvatore Milano
Britain’s Colonial Secretary Lord Lloyd Dead at 51
Lord Lloyd, 51, British colonial secretary and longtime government figure, died at midnight after months of illness. He served five years as governor of Bombay, and held posts as high commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan before becoming colonial secretary last May under Prime Minister Churchill.
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London
Lord Lloyd
Atwards
Bombay
House of Comemons
Egypt
Sudan
Winston Churchill
Cargo Ship Bill To White House
The House approved a Senate amendment and sent to the White House a bill allocating 313.5 million dollars for construction of 200 cargo vessels nicknamed ugly ducklings.
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Bill
White House
Washington
House
Senate
Bridegroom 106 in Bahia Marries 48 Year Old Bride
In Bahia Brazil a 106 year old groom Jose Santana from Nilo Pecanha wed a 48 year old bride. The report notes the unlikely age gap and unusual marriage case drawing attention from local residents.
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Bahia
Brazil
Jose Santana
Nilopecanha
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