President’s lend lease plan passes first House hurdle
The President’s garden hose plan for aiding Britain wins approval in the House 260 to 165. It faces a tougher Senate test and critics fear a wider power expansion. An amendment allows ending presidential authority by majority vote, while the bill avoids explicit naval convoy authorizations. Police shifts and private off duty work are examined as Cedar Rapids weighs efficiency and fairness.
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Britain
House
Senate
Nother
Congress
U. S
Army
Navy
Darlan to form Vichy cabinet amid Petain pressure
In a crisis hour for France, Vice Admiral Darlan is named premier-designate to form a new interim Vichy government as Petain resists Nazi pressure. Laval’s bid is rejected, and shifts in foreign and interior portfolios are anticipated amid Libyan frontlines and Algerian governance rumors.
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Vichy
INS
Pierre Laval
Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain
Jean Francois Darlan
France
Admiral Darlan
Darlan
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Charles Huntziger
Laval
Marcel Peyrouton
North Africa
Algeria
Libya
Guardsmen Enter Federal Service Here Tomorrow
Cedar Rapids prepares for more than 300 Iowa National Guardsmen to be inducted into federal service Monday with most staying two weeks. A garrison is established to coordinate housing feeding and conduct. Capt. V R Dvorak commands with Capt. C K Smith as assistant and Maj. Leo Sedlacek as executive officer. Civil police officer Lieut Ray Murdock aids as military police. Beer venues are banned for uniformed guardsmen and loitering is prohibited outside the armory.
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Towa National
C. K. Smith
Leo B. Sedlacek
John Parke
B . Averill
Charles Holman
Ray Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Doctors puzzled over 46 days asleep injured girl
Ruth Stevenson, 22, remained in a deep coma at Temple University Hospital after a Christmas Eve auto wreck that killed her escort Clayton Mooney. Doctors say no anesthetic was needed for a recent operation and cite uncertainty in reviving her consciousness.
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Philadelphia
Ruth Stevenson
Temple University Hospital
Clayton M Mooney
Denmark yields ten torpedo boats to Germany
Stockholm dispatch reports after German pressure the Danish government surrendered ten torpedo boats to the Reich Navy. The Danish previously refused to lease the vessels to Germany, per Copenhagen sources published in Dagens Nyheter.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Dagens Nyhetter
Insurance Firms and FCA Cut Iowa Farmland Holdings
Insurance firms and the Federal Farm Credit Administration hold and plan sales of Iowa farmland. About 5.1 percent of land, 1,724,000 acres, is owned by insurers with 10 counties in the north and southwest holding more than 10 percent each. Foreclosures overvalued productivity aided large corporate ownership, and buyers and sellers are urged to check land value against productivity rents and needed improvements. Contract sales with low down payments have been common, aided by the Federal Land Bank of Omaha and related corporations.
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Iowa
Farm Credit Administration
Siwuitlul
Inas Ukili
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Federal Farm Mortgage, Cor
Insurance Company
New U S Fleet Chief Admiral Kimmel Quietly Earns Role
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, named commander in chief of the U S fleet and Pacific forces, is described as a hard driving, self effacing leader. At 58 he is among the youngest top fleet commanders with a long record from Annapolis to Pacific and British grand fleet observations.
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Honolulu
Husband E. Kimmel
United States Fleet
Pacific
United States Navy
Admiral Kimmel
Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Annapolis
Pacific Fleet
Grad
England
Washington
Naval Operations Office
Van Devanter Former Supreme Court Justice Dies
Willis Van Devanter retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court died suddenly of a heart attack at 81. Appointed by Taft in 1910, he left the court in 1937 under rules allowing retirement with full pay. His death occurred after a health decline following a New York district court visit.
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Washington
Willis van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
van Devanter
Supreme Court
Taft
New York
Federal District Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Senate
Onslow Driver Held In Jail On Drunken Driving Charge
Elden Haeussler aged 28 of Onslow was jailed Saturday around 7 p m by Highway Patrolman Jim Clapp on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was picked up on highway 151 three miles east of Springville after patrolman reported he was driving all over the road. Haeussler admitted drinking seven or eight bottles of beer.
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Cedar Rapids
Elden Haeussler
Onslow
Jim Clapp
Clapp
Haeussler
Highway 151
Springville
Two U S Coast Guard Vessels Help British Freighter
Two US coast guard ships reach the British freighter Ramon de Larrinaga listing in a northeast storm sixty miles off Atlantic City and convoy her toward the Delaware breakwater for safety.
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Philadelphia
INS
U. S. Coast Guard
Ramon de Larrinaga
Atlantic City
Delaware
Masked Bandits Take Jewelry From Noted Turfman in Miami
Edward Moore a Sheridan Wyoming turfman reported two men in a car robbed him and his wife of more than 200 000 dollars in jewelry after a trip from Hialeah race track to their yacht Big Pebble. They also took 90 dollars from the driver. The incident occurred at the Nautilus hotel docks in Miami Beach. Moore a director of American Can and National Biscuit lives at Circle M ranch.
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Miami
Fla
Edward 5. Moore
Sheridan
Wayo
Moore
Moores
Hialeah Race Track
Miami Beach
Horace Clark
Miami Herald
American Can Company
National Biscuit Company
Circle M Ranch
Jap Plane Shot Down Near Chungking Kills Naval Leaders
A Japanese plane carrying Baron Bar on Mineo Osumi Rear Admiral Hikojiro Suga and four other senior naval officials was shot down by Chinese guerrillas near Chungshan in Kwantung province. All crew members died. Chinese forces recovered confidential military reports from Baron Osumi.
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Chungking
INS
Baron Mineo Osumi
Hikojiro Suga
Chungshan
Kwantung Province
Yu Han Mow
Kwantung
Baron Osumi
Supreme War Council
Third Naval Squadron
China
Sunday Index Section One Overview And Page Mentions
A fragmented listing outlines sections of a Sunday paper with page references for editorial content, radio pages, social news, town notes, and forecasts. It notes specific names like Boake Carter Walter Winchell and other columns across pages six and other locations.
British forces reach Gulf of Sirte coast in Libya drive
British empire forces push toward the Gulf of Sirte between Solluch and Agedabia south of Benghazi after driving Italians from eastern Libya. British and Australian troops continue operations south of Benghasi to secure Suez area.
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Libya
Gulf of Sirte
Solluch
Agedabia
Suez
Bengasi
Churchill to address armed forces in 1941 rally
London reports Winston Churchill will speak to the armed forces at 9 pm local time on Sunday to explain Britain’s stance toward France and outline campaigns for 1941. The address will be carried by WMT.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
France
WMT
Italian retreat stalls as Greeks halt Italian counterattacks
Italian forces facing encirclement surrender in large numbers at a captured base near Bengasi while an unnamed Cirenaica commander, second only to Graziani, is reported captured. Greek reports claim two Italian counterattacks in Albania were repulsed with heavy losses. Sofia cites Bulgarian line disruptions amid rumors of German troop movements into Bulgaria.
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Cirenaica
Rodolfo Graziani
North Africa
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Tepeli
Radin
Rome
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London
Great Britain
Bulgaria
U S Lend Lease Bill Keeps Arsenal Of Democracy Intact
Washington dispatch notes the lend lease bill passed by the House authorizes President Roosevelt to dispose of U S war materials to Britain and allies with no fixed ceiling beyond appropriations. The measure allows manufacture for U S and allied accounts, with terms including transfer in kind or free gifts and support such as fueling and provisioning. The objective to keep the United States “the arsenal of democracy” remains intact despite amendments.
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Washington
INS
House
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Youth Group Head Ejected From Senate Hearing
Capitol police ejected Jack McMichael chairman of the American Youth Congress from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing room after he demanded a chance to speak against the British aid bill. McMichael and AYC delegates claimed the committee denied them an opportunity to be heard, while the youth group prepared to go on record against the measure.
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Capitol
Jack McMichael
American Youth Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michar
George
America
Slichael
AYC
Youth Congress Fnday
Housepainter Hitler Seeks Legal Name Change to Griler
A Chicago man born in Poland and named Samuel Joshua Hitler, a house painter aged 58, applied for naturalization and asked to be known legally as Griler. Authorities will review the request as part of the name change petition.
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Chicago
Hitler
Samuel Joshua Hitler
Poland
Griler
Cedar Rapids Police Face Rotating Shift Controversy
The Cedar Rapids police debate a potential return to permanent shifts as Chief Jim Bailey considers changes. Historically from the 1920s to 1930s the force used three eight hour shifts with seniority advantages for day work, while younger officers demanded rotating hours to advance. The dispute centers on pensions and promotion prospects under different shift systems.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Bailey
City police rotate night shifts to boost officer pay
After repeal of prohibition demand rose for extra police at beer parlors. Night shift work pays about $1 an hour with total extra monthly pool around $300 and annual per-officer around $100. Commissioner Kruidenier created a rotating system so many officers can earn the money, though some avoid extra hours to protect their regular duties. Detectives and some officers may be pressed for special nights like New Year’s Eve. Continued on page 3.
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Dan Kruidenier
Historic Act Approved by 260 165 Vote
Washington reports the House passed FDR's all out British aid bill by 260 to 165. The measure moves to the Senate where a tougher fight is anticipated, but leaders expect eventual enactment. The vote signals strong American backing for democracies against axis aggression.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Congress
Republicans Split As Democrats Back Lease Bill In House
The House passed the lease lead measure by 236 to 25 with 24 Republicans joining Democrats. Paul Cunningham supported the bill while WW Jacobsen and F Harrington opposed. several Republicans voted against. The bill limits and oversight were set, with 11 amendments proposed by administration forces.
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Paul Cunningham
WW. S. Jacobsen
F. Harrington
Gilchrist
Gwynne
Jensen
LeCompte
Martin
Talle
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Farmer-Labor Party
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Congress
Army
Navy
Temperatures Dip After Saturday High Of 24 Degrees
The article notes Saturday reached a peak of 24 degrees between 2 and 4 pm, similar to Friday, but stayed at 24 longer. By midnight Saturday the temperature fell to 17 with a low of 8 at 7 am rising to 17 by noon the next day.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
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