Yugoslavia Moves Closer to Axis Amid Nazi Talks
Yugoslav Premier Dragica Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar Markovic met Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop in Berchtesgaden for three hours. Reports say Yugoslavia may align with Germany and Italy, seeking terms possibly allowing troop movement through the country to strike Greece, while copper and bauxite supply to Germany’s war effort is highlighted.
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Europe
Alksandar Cincar-Markovic
Munich
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Berlin
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adolf Hitler
Prince Paul
Dragila Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
Cvetkovic
Cincar Markovic
Berchtesgaden
Italy
Greece
Dardanelles
Salonika
London
What Real Atheism Means in Life Without Meaning
A reader reflects on atheism as a response to life without meaning or faith. The piece contrasts extrovert, fact-driven lives with sensitive souls for whom atheism is a tragedy, citing Nietzsche on ultimate wisdom and the burden of a life devoid of hope, love, or purpose.
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DR. Newton
William James
Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Fire Tears Through Three Indianola Businesses
Fire of undetermined origin engulfed three connected buildings in Indianola's business district early Saturday. The flames began in a storage area above R. M. Harrison and Co and spread to Burkey cafe and J. C. Hickman shoe store. Property owners estimated total losses near 30 000 with stocks destroyed. Firefighters considered aid from Des Moines but kept spectators away as walls remained unstable. Russell Barker of Des Moines owns the Harrison building. J Wilbur Jones had recently bought the shoe store.
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Indianola
R. M. Harrison and Company
Burkey Cafe
J. C. Hickman Shoe
Indianola Department
Des Moines Fire Company
Russell Barker
Des Moines
Harrison
J. Wilbur Jones
Marge of Radio Team Dies After Childbirth
In Englewood New Jersey Marge wife of Peter Fick dies after giving birth to an eight pound boy. Marge remained at the microphone for Myrt and Marge until she entered the hospital and her last appearance was at 4 15 p m Friday over the Columbia network.
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Englewood
N. J
Ins
Myrt
Marge
Peter Fick
Realife
Columbia
Y M C A Campaign to Raise Sixty Thousand Dollars
A Cedar Rapids Y M C A campaign to clear a forty eight thousand dollar debt from about twenty years ago was announced at the association’s 73rd annual dinner. Arthur Poe was named campaign chairman to lead a drive aiming to raise sixty thousand dollars for debt payoff and a twelve thousand dollar building improvement program.
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Cedar Rapids News
Association
Arthur Poe
Robert C. Armstrong
Armstrong
Poe
Cedar Rapids
Y.mc.a
Mexico Oil Reform Aims to Lure Private Leasing
Mexico City AP reports President Avila Camacho seeks to reopen oil fields to private development while limiting labor strikes. Observers say congress will approve a middle to right shift, with government ownership preserved yet profits shared with private firms.
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Mexico City
Congress
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
Vatican Denounces Report On Pope Pius Favors New Order
Osservatore Romano calls rumors false and murderous claiming Pope Pius opposed democracy and favored a hypothetical axis "new order." It rejects claims Europe must adjust to a new order, opposed Catholic Germany rights, and papal support for peace with Germany.
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Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Pius
Europe
Holy See
Germany
France
Cedar Rapids Wins Iowa Labor Convention Bid
The Iowa Federation of Labor will move its 1941 convention from Burlington to Cedar Rapids. The four day meeting opens June 10 with about 300 delegates. A. A. Couch of Des Moines approves the switch due to Burlington housing shortages caused by a federal shell-loading plant project. The program includes closer employer employee cooperation for national defense. The Cedar Rapids executive board has been preparing for the event and officers will be elected biennially.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Burlington
A. A. Couch
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Ernest Kosek Seeks Reelection To Cedar Rapids School Board
As nominations close for the March 10 Cedar Rapids school board election two incumbents face renewal. Ernest Kosek plans to run for a second three year term while H Hoadley may retire without strong reasons to continue after seven and a half years on the board. Nominations due by noon February 28 with ten signatures required.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Britain confirms first parachute raid on Italian mainland
London reports that British paratroopers were dropped in southern Italy with orders to destroy port related targets. Some troops did not return, implying some saboteurs remain at large while others may have escaped to base. Allied raids extended to the Italian coast Sicily and the Genoa area.
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London
Britain
Italy
Ministry of Information
Sicily
Genoa
Opposition Drafts Peace Terms Condition for British Aid
Senate foes of the British aid bill draft an amendment require Britain to define her peace terms before receiving U S support under lend lease. The strategy meets amid talks on an all out aid program with aims to speed deliveries while protecting U S rearmament funding.
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Senate
Britain
United States
Wheeler
Mont
Johnson
Calif
National Defense Chieftains
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Congress
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bennett C Clark
U. S
Admiralty Reports British War Losses Since Start of War
London AP reports the admiralty tallies 12,346 naval personnel losses since the war began. The figures break down to 3,444 killed 79 dying of other causes 2,669 wounded 6,040 missing and 114 captured.
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London
Admiralty
Hitler may launch massive spring offensive in Europe and Britain
New York dispatch reports Adolf Hitler aims to conquer the British Isles in March with a large offensive using a possible new weapon, likely gas. Harvey Klemmer, diplomat observer, says attacks may extend to the Balkans, Mediterranean, and Far East, with Britain fighting back and gas masks under threat from a permeating arsenical powder.
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Harvey Klemmer
London
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Mediterranean
Far East
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Klemmer
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England
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Norway
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France
Treland
Japan Assures Nationals No U S War Yet
The Tokyo government urged Japanese abroad not to fear war with the United States. It said unrest in Japanese colonies in the Americas stems from sensational reports and urged citizens to continue business as usual. The statement warned against hasty conclusions and blamed foreign elements for propaganda.
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INS
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South America
Harvard President Conant Heads War Weapons Mission to England
President Roosevelt sends Dr. James B. Conant of Harvard to England to fast track new scientific information vital to national defense. He travels with Frederick L. Hovde and Carroll L. Wilson, will stay about a month, with Hovde as permanent secretary for the defense research committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James B. Conant
Harvard University
England
White House
Conant
New York
Lisbon
Frederick L. Hovde
University of Rochester
New York State
Carroll L. Wilson
National Defense Research Committee
Harvard
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harry L. Hopkins
London
San Juan
Porto Rico
Trinidad
Pan American
Hopkins
John G. Winant
Senate
Winant
Pr. Conant
South African forces seize key port in Italian Somaliland
South Africans marching from Kenya reportedly captured the port and military center of Chisim Alto along the Juba river, with Italian camps in Somaliland disrupted. British dispatches claim heavy fighting as forces advance toward Mogadiscio, aided by naval and air support. Other fronts in Eritrea, Tripolitania, and around Keren show continued action and Italian losses.
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Somaliland
Kenya
Chisimaso
Indian Ocean
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Jess Desert
Chisimai
Juba
Dolo
Lugh
Italy
Brava
Mogadis
Asosa
Italian Eritrea
Rome
Keren
Asmara
Cairo
Archibald Wavell
Tripolitania
Tripoli
Tunisian
United Press
Richard D. McMillan
Benghazi
Rodolfo Graziani
Tripol
Sun Breaks Through Hazy Skies Mercury Upgrade
Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for fair conditions Saturday night with a low around 22 in the city and 18 in surrounding countryside. Sunday should be partly cloudy and warmer as a warm sun lifts the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Youthful Drivers In Collision Booked For Speeding
Two 18 year old drivers, Jim Battin of Cottage Grove Avenue SE and Leonard Meierkord of 311 Nineteenth Street SE, were booked in police court for speeding after an intersection collision at Crescent and Linden Drives SE. No injuries were reported and hearings were postponed. Both admitted 30 mph in a 25 mph zone and police blamed speed for the crash.
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Crescent
Linden Drives
Jim Battin
Cottage Grove Avenue
Leonard Meierkord
Nineteenth Street
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