Right to know versus the desire to know
President Finley of Iowa State College argues that free men’s privilege to know is the basis of all civil rights and warns that a fatigue of inquiry harms democracy. He cites concerns about restricting public enlightenment as Congress debates future policy and cites a Millard Fillmore quotation on noninterference abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Congress
Washington
Millard Fillmore
Fillmore
United States
Sam
Europe
Italian Leader In Albania Quits Over Health Claims
Gen Ubaldo Soddu resigned as Italy reshuffled its war leadership amid Greek gains in Albania and air raids by the Royal Air Force. Gen Ugo Cavallero assumed overall Albanian operations and warned of continued Greek advances around Klisura Tepeleni and Valona as Italian forces pulled back from key footholds. Rome claimed an Italian aircraft struck a large British naval unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Albania
Royal Air Force
Tobruk
Ubaldo Soddu
Italy
Soddu
Ugo Cavallero
Pietro Badoglio
Cavallero
London
Klisura
Valona
Athens
Tepelini
Pogradec
Ochrida
Tepeleni
Rome
Mediterranean
Stalin
Mussolini
Intervening Between Sovreigns and Subjects
A reflective editorial argues against interventionist aims to topple European monarchies and replace them with republics. It questions modern calls to resist tyranny, cites Hitler as a menace, and notes risks of war, military leadership peril, and the hazards of dictators misacting in campaigns.
Four Injured In Collisions In Which Three Cars Involved
Four people were injured in a Sunday crash on Mount Vernon road SE near Fortieth street involving three cars. Roscoe Pilgrim and his wife escaped with cuts and a leg injury, while J S Young and passenger George Rance suffered head and knee injuries. All three cars were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Road
Fortieth Street
Roscoe Pilgrim
Twelfth Avenue
Pilgrim
Leo Bena
J. S. Young
Nineteenth Street
Rena
Mercy Hospital
George Rance
Bowling Street
Young
Rance
Gallogly Granted Full Pardon From Life Term
Governor E D Rivers pardoned Richard Gray Gallogly of Atlanta a 30 year old member of a prominent family who had been serving a life term for the 1928 holdup and death of a drug store clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Richard Gray Gallogly
City Temple Prayer Continues Under City Subway
In wartime London the City Temple congregation held a service in a nearby subway station after a blast damaged Christchurch Westminster and the church building. The preacher proclaimed resolve for a free England and Europe, with the crowd responding in Amen and Hallelujah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
London
Newtonderground
City Temple
Christchurch
Westminster Bridge Road
Lincoln Tower
England
Europe
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Air War Advantage Claimed By British
British air sources said the royal air force holds a slight edge in the aerial conflict and will determine the success or failure of any German invasion attempt. Supremacy comes from continuous bombing of German industry and communications and a higher rate of aircraft due to production in Britain and American factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Britain
Luftwaffe
Court Upholds Spy Convictions for Two Men
The U S Supreme Court upholds the 1917 espionage act convictions of Hafis Salich a former Naval Intelligence employee in San Pedro California and Mikhail Gorin a Soviet citizen employed by a Los Angeles tourist company The men were found guilty of obtaining naval intelligence data with intent to aid a foreign nation Salich received 1700 while Gorin was sentenced to six years in prison The ruling preserves the lower court judgments and rejects challenges to the scope of the act
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Russia
United States Naval Intelligence
Reed
Hafis Salihh
Naval Intelligence
San Pedro
Calif
Mikhail Nicholas Gorin
Los Angeles
Murphy
Salich
Gorin
Japan
Donald R. R Richberg
Navy Yard
Justice Department
United States
California
Federal District Court
Berkely, Calif
Ninth Federal Circuit Court
Supreme Court reverses ruling on contract tax reimbursements
The Supreme Court reversed a lower court, denying extra reimbursement for increased costs from old processing taxes. Cowden Manufacturing of Kansas City, holder of a war department contract for mechanics' suits, argued subcontractors charged processing taxes on cloth and thread the firm paid. The government said the tax was not imposed on the suits themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Lp
Supreme Court
AAA
Cowden Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
War Department
Wheeler Warns Lend-Lease Will Widen War Debate
Washington Ford policy debate heats as Senator Burton Wheeler denounces President Roosevelt’s lend-lease plan as war minded and a threat to U S defense. Senator Josh Lee argues England’s fall favors Nazi power and urges readiness. Wheeler claims the program abdicates Congress and violates international law and defense integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Ment
Roosevelt
England
Josh Lee
Okla
Wheeler
America
Hitler
Lee
Nazi
Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Manhattan Liner Runs Aground Off Florida Coast
The U S liner Manhattan with 199 passengers and 410 crew was stranded on a sand bar near a Florida shore. Coast guard cutters Vigilant and Mojave attempted to refloat the 24 289 ton vessel but could not free her at once. The ship showed no damage and remained in a safe position as authorities investigated how the grounding occurred near a recently formed sand bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Coast Guard
United States
Manhattan
Vigilant
Mojave
Florida Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Florida Cape
Keys
Cedar Rapids AmongCities Showing December Business Gains
Cedar Rapids ranks among the 147 U S trading areas with notable December gains. A 4 percent rise over November is reported by Brooks, Smith, French and Dorrance Inc. The survey shows 98 areas posting gains, 20 at same level, and 29 down slightly. Other listed gains include Aberdeen, Altoona, Boston, Dayton, Flint, Pittsburgh, and St Paul. No other Iowa cities appear in the top-gainer list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United States
Brooks, Smith, French and Dorrance, Inc
New York
Detroit
Aberdeen
Altoona
Boston
Charleston
Dayton
Duluth
el Paso
Flint
Fort Wayne
Jackson
Minn
Lansing
Lincoln
Little Rock
Lynchburg
Macon
Newark
New Haven
Oshkosh
Pittsburgh
Pueblo
Richmond
Savannah
Scranton
St Joseph
St. Paul
Wheeling
Williamsport
Iowa
Huntington Named Chairman of East Side Draft Board
Arthur Huntington of 1946 Fifth Avenue SE Mon day was chosen chairman of East Side Draft Board No 1. Leo Custer remains secretary and Walter Shadle the third member. Huntington, an engineer and public relations man for Iowa Electric Light and Power, was appointed by Governor Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
East Side
Arthur Huntington
Fifth Avenue SE
John C. Reid
State Board of Education
Leo Custer
Walter Shadle
Huntington
George A. Wilson
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Mercury Tumbles From 52 Sunday To 31 As Skies Darken
Murky skies envelop Cedar Rapids on Monday lowering temperatures after a mild weekend. Sunday saw a high near 42 and a low of 26 with Monday's low around 27. the day remained cold with the Chambers Inskeep mercury at 28 at 9:30 a.m.
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Cedar Rapides
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Anglo Turkish Talks Open On War Moves In East Mediterranean
A sequence of Anglo Turkish military staff conferences began Monday in Ankara. Officials suggest the talks may influence future operations in the eastern Mediterranean and impact alliance planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
INS
Mediterranean
Willkie Plans London Trip After Endorsing Lend Lease
Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican candidate, endorses the lend lease bill aiding Great Britain and prepares for a private London visit by Pan American Airways Clipper. He travels as an individual, urges a time limit on presidential powers, and calls for full congressional debate and wartime authority with safeguards.
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New York
Great Britain
Roosevelt
London
Alf
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Britain
Willkie
Landon
Rayburn
Joyce Dies in Zurich at 58 Following Surgery
Irish author James Joyce died in a Zurich hospital after an intestinal operation. He would have turned 59 on February 2. The writer of Ulysses, whose work sparked global literary controversy, passed away early Monday.
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Zurich
Switzerland
James Joyce
Ulysses
Cedar Rapids Gazette tops Iowa in advertising linage for sixth year
The Cedar Rapids Gazette led Iowa newspapers in advertising linage for the sixth straight year in 1940, with 7,109,236 agate lines, ahead of Des Moines Register and Davenport papers. Advertising director Franklin Kateterjohn cites eastern Iowa as a growth focus while noting Gazette circulation rose to 44,399 by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
Media Records
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines Register
Davenport Times
Davenport Democrat
Des Moines Tribune
Water- Ino Courier
Lioux City Journal
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Franklin E Kate Terjohn
Gazette
Gazettes
Audit Bureau of
ABC
Ganette
Subpoena Marshall Faces Grand Jury Inquiry
Verne Marshall, chairman of the No Foreign War Committee, says he was served a subpoena to appear before a Washington grand jury. He and the deputy U S marshal who served him do not know the reason for the subpoena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Verne Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Marshall
U. S
Brands Lend-Lease Bill Bid For U S Dictatorship
Verne Marshall, chairman of the No Foreign War Committee, calls President Roosevelt’s lend-lease bill a bid for totalitarian authority. He urges Congress to withhold war powers and warns defenses would be sold or given away as the nation faces a grave danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Willkie
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
INS
Verne Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Mutual Broadcasting System
Marshall
Jamestown
Lost Battalion Hall
Queensborough
Queens County Association
America
Iowan
House Leaders Tangle Over Two Year Lend Lease Limits
Rep Kenneth F. Simpson introduces a revised form of the British aid bill limiting presidential powers to two years and restricting arms to members of the British Commonwealth and Ireland. The House approves sending the measure to the Foreign Affairs Committee and schedules hearings with Secretary Hull as the first witness. debate is confined by House rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Washington
Kenneth F. Simpson
Roosevelt
Britain
House
Rav~ Burns
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Bloom
Tom
Senate
Traffic Police Nab Youth As Hit Run Driver Fined
Traffic patrolmen nabbed Francis Serry 17 after a hit and run on Saturday night near A Avenue and Sixth Street NE. He pleaded guilty before Justice H R Churchill, was fined 10 dollars and costs. The 1939 Plymouth with a damaged front right was traced by glass and radiator grill clues.
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Cedar Rapids
Francis Serry
Joe Serry
Marion
Serry
H. R. Churchill
Robert Giltrap
First Avenue
A Avenue
Sixth Street
John Stodola
Bill Remington
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Suddu
Tepeleni Heights
High Tribunal
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Americas
Congress of the
Lendlease
Means Open and Com
U.S
East Side Draft Board
Mercury
State Department
Pan-American Airways
Bill
House Foreign Affairs
Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
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