Overcrowded mental hospitals prompt calls for action
Rep John Heffner notes overcrowding and questions the value of more buildings. A bill by Sen Byers would authorize county sanity commissions to send patients to the psychopathic hospital in Iowa City when possible. Lawmakers urged interim study and use of treasury funds to expand facilities and screen patients for future plans.
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John Heffner
House
Senate Appropriations
Senator Byers
Iowa City
Iowa
Treasury
Psychopathic Hospital
DDT’s Mixed Promise in War and Aftermath
The text critiques DDT as a powerful war tool for eradicating pests and hints at its postwar use for delousing and fishing relief. It notes not all insects are nuisances as some pollinate crops and support food chains, highlighting ecological roles beyond eradication.
DDT debate sparks cautious tone in agriculture
The piece cites Gore Hambidge of the US Agricultural Research Administration noting DDT scares entomologists who fear ecological imbalance. It urges careful testing before broad social and economic policy changes, comparing the pesticide caution to human population age dynamics.
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Gore Hambidge
U. S. Agricultural Research Administration
Woolley Plan Sparks New York Cigarette Display Debate
The Woolley plan, touted by regional CPA director Woolley, would require cigarette dealers to keep products in sight while stocks last. New York dealers challenge the policy arguing it affects customer choice and display practices.
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New York
Woolley
CPA
City Studies Jolt to Its Night Spots
Cedar Rapids faces a midnight curfew on entertainment venues under War Mobilization Director Byrnes. Owners vary in awareness as they assess impacts on coal heating, electricity use, and workers’ hours. Some venues may close earlier or adjust to the new order.
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New York
James F. Byrnes
Cedar Rapids
Paul G. Miller
The
Yacht Club
Miller
Byrnes
Russell Lewis
Moontrose
New Order
Montrose
Associated Press
Billingsley
Tony Molinari
Sherman Billingsley
Roosevelt Meets Churchill in Alexandria During War Talks
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held talks in Alexandria after the Yalta summit and pledged renewed full support against Japan once Germany falls. Roosevelt invited General de Gaulle to Algiers for talks, while King Farouk, Haile Selassie, and King Ibn Saud met with the president in Great Bitter Lake and Jidda port visits highlighted a broad diplomatic tour.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Alexandria
Egypt
Japan
Germany
Yalta
Black Sea
White House
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Morocco
de Gaulle
France
Paris
United States
Livadia
Crimea
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Great Bitter Lake
Suez Canal
Farouk
Haile Selasse I
Ethiopia
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
King Ibn Saud
Jidda
Red Sea
Idda
Stettinius
Moscow
Africa
Brazil
Lloyd George in Serious Condition in Wales
David Lloyd George aged 82, former British prime minister and World War I leader, was reported in serious condition at his Welsh home after a week of illness complicated by age.
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London
David Lloyd George
Wales
Retailers Free to Sell Cleaned Poultry Under New Freeze
Washington poultry administrator Gordon Sprague clears up Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa confusion about a chicken freeze. Retailers may draw birds on their own blocks and sell to consumers for home use, while hotels must buy New York dressed poultry. The policy aims to route more chickens to armed services and affects large scale eviscerators.
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the Gazette
Sprague
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
WFA
Mr. Sheehe
Sheehe
New York
The
Gazette
Armed Services
Cedar
Crossing of Moselle by Third Army
American Third Army units scored a surprise crossing of the Moselle River 13 miles east of Luxembourg to encircle German forces. The operation involved dismounted cavalry and engineers in the Saar Moselle triangle as Scottish troops of the Canadian First Army pressed the Siegfried line near Goch, engaging in house to house combat. Northeast of Goch Canadian units yielded ground to Nazi counterattacks while Seventh Army prisoners in the Forbach area endured heavy opposition.
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Paris
INS
Third Army
Moselle
Luxembourg
United States
94Th
Saar- Moselle
France
Germany
First Army
Goch
Russians Break German Lines On 65 Mile Front Near Berlin
Soviet front dispatches report Russian troops breached German lines along a 65 mile front near Berlin and Dresden. Konev and Zhukov push toward the capital amid Nazi counterattacks while RoKossovsky advances toward Danzig and Nowe in East Prussia.
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London
Berlin
Dresden
Ivan Konev
Konev
Guben
Sorau
Lauban
Transocean
Tuesay
Sagan
Moscow
Red Army
er-Spree
Gregory Zhukov
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Mayors Urge Early WLB Decision on Packers Wage Petition
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank K Hahn leads a group urging the War Labor Board to rule soon on the United Packinghouse Workers petition filed 18 months ago for a wage adjustment. Local No 3 officials and delegates traveled to Washington to press the case as CIO efforts continue.
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Midwest
Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
National War Labor Board
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
WLB
No. 3
Wilson and Company
United Packinghouse
Joe Pelton
George Scurlock
Vinson
Marines Seize Airfield as Iwo Jima Battles Rage
U S Pacific Fleet reports American marines captured the southern air field on Iwo Jima after penetrating strong Japanese defenses. The tally shows steady progress with fresh troops landing to reinforce the assault, while Tokyo broadcasts claim heavy fighting and a large Japanese defense.
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U. S. Pacific
Suribachi
Motoyama
27Th Marine Regiment
United States
Pacific Fleet
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Fifth Marine Corps
Nimitz
Tokyo Radio
Richmond Kelly Turner
Iwo
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Mother Finds Baby in Crib Suffocated
Barbara Dianne Pollet two and a half months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Delbert Pollet of 1525 Fifth Street NW was found dead in her crib at 7:30 a m Tuesday Dr T Frank Hersch Linn county coroner ruled suffocation The baby had been fed at 1 10 a m and placed on her stomach no pillow was found in the crib and blankets were smooth
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Barbara Dianne Pollet
Delbert Pollet
Fifth Street
T. Frank Hersch
Linn County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Task Force 58 Off Bonins Rumor Circulates
The Associated Press reports Task Force 58 appeared Monday off the Bonin islands north of Iwo. Domei notes the enemy roams waters about 650 miles from Japan and may try another carrier air raid on the mainland.
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Associated Press
United States Task Force 58
Bonin Islands
Iwo
Domei
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