Heydrich Death Sparks Czech Reprisals and Nazi Retreats
Berlin announced Reinhard Heydrich died of wounds from the Prague attack on May 27, heightening fears of mass executions as Czech reports say 46 more hostages were executed and 5,000 detained. Czech London circles note widespread roundups across Bohemia and Moravia while 14 Nazi officers are said to have been arrested in connection with the assassination.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Bohemia and Moravia
Prague
Berlin
Europe
der Henker
London
Heydrich
Gestapo
Occupied
Moravia
France
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Poland
Bohemia and
European Revolution Radio
Hitler
Kurt Daluege
Daluege
Baron von Rothschild
Josef Terboven
Alexander Ernst von Faulkenhausen
Otto von Stuelpnagel
Konstantin Neurath
Bohemia
Japan bombs North America as era of raids begins
For the first time hostile warplanes drop bombs on North America. Reports say the Jap raid on Dutch Harbor caused little damage while warning of further continental attacks. Treasury aims to collect income tax via paycheck deductions next year amid tax-law debates. Iowa names gas rationing administrator Fred Derrick. A New York State Chamber report lists threats to morale, including restrictive regulations without explanation. Primary results suggest reshaping of Iowa's political scene ahead.
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North America
Dutch Harbor
Stimson
Continental America
Tokio
United States
Japan
Jap Transport Sunk Near Australia as U Boats Enter War
General MacArthur announced Japan opened submarine warfare on the Australia United States sea lane. Allied losses include an armed transport of 6,000 tons and two supply ships sunk with a third damaged. Four midget subs attacked Sydney harbor. only one reached the harbor depot ship. Melbourne and Sydney faced the new undersea campaign.
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Melbourne
Japan
Australia
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Sydney
John Curtin
Canberra
United Nations
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Hot Sun Pushes Cedar Rapids Heat Higher After Brief Relief
Weather in Cedar Rapids and vicinity remains warm and humid. Temperatures rose from 68 at 7 am to 89 by 2:30 pm and 90 by 3:30 pm with a late drop at 6 pm. Cedar River gauge shows five feet eight inches, 16 inches above normal but below the 13 foot flood stage. Humidity at 2:30 pm was 35 percent.
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Chambers
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Roosevelt signs bill to add 536 West Point cadets a year
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing the annual appointment of 536 additional cadets to the United States Military Academy at West Point. The measure aims to bolster military education and officer corps amid emerging global tensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West Point
British in Madagascar Shoot 2 Jap Officers
London reports British army patrols in Madagascar shot two Japanese naval officers after they fired on British troops who pursued them into a northern village. The officers were believed to have landed from a submarine. A native headman warned authorities, and British units kept watch on the coast.
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London
Madagascar
Sugar for Canning Rationing Period To End Saturday
Cedar Rapids rationing officials announce close of sugar canning permits at noon this Saturday June 6. Linn county coordinator Sam R Hawkins notes a second rationing period is planned between July 15 and August 1 with exact dates to come. Mail applications received by June 8 will be processed as supplies allow. a revised rule allows one pound per four quarts and an extra pound per family member of the canner.
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Cedar Rapids
Sam R. Hawkins
Linn County
Hankins
Vanner
National Gas Rationing Pattern Emerges for East Coast
The government outlines the eastern seaboard gas rationing plan with an A card of 48 coupons in six sections, each good for three gallons. B and C cards supply extra coupons while X cards are eliminated. nationwide extension depends on Roosevelt decision after Friday cabinet talks.
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District of Columbia
Paulette Goddard Divorces Charlie Chaplin in Juarez
Paulette Goddard and Charles Chaplin were divorced in Juarez Mexico with Judge Xavier Rosas Ceballos approving a mutual consent decree. The couple wed in early June 1936 in Canton China and separated in February 1940 due to incompatibility.
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EL Paso
Tex
Paulette Goddard
Charles Chaplin
Juarez
Mexico
Miss Goddard
Xavier Rosas Ceballos
Ceballos
Canton
China
Cedar Rapids Navy Casualty Reported for 17 Year Old
Cedar Rapids boy Robert James Moore 17 a fireman second class in the US Navy was killed in action per an official telegram to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Moore 225 Twenty seventh Avenue SW The notice lists his birth date August 22 1924 local ties to St Ludmila church and school and notes four brothers a sister and grandfather as survivors.
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Robert James Moore
United States Navy
Charles Moore
Twenty-seventh Avenue
Randall Jacobs
Navy Department
Moore
St. Ludmila’s
Navy
St. Ludmila’s Church
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Hillard
Clifford
John
Michael
Leo Vanda
H. Moore
Treasury Eyes Withholding Income Taxes From Paychecks
Secretary Morgenthau announced the treasury aims to begin income tax deduction at the source on January 1 to avoid double taxation. The plan would withhold 10 percent of taxable income, now under congressional consideration.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Washington
LLP
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury Department
James A Lucas Named Rankin Aide in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa Attorney General John Rankin announced the appointment of James A Lucas 45 a state representative from Bedford as assistant attorney general to replace Ned Turner of Corning who resigned to join the armed forces Lucas was nominated by Republicans on Monday and will resign his current term and withdraw from the ticket He is the son of Mrs R V Lucas of Oelwein
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Des Moines
INS
John Rankin
James A. Lucas
Bedford
Ned Turner
Corning
Lucas
R. V. Lucas
Oelwein
Senate Votes War On 3 Axis Puppets
Washington AP report notes Congress formally declared war on Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania with the Senate voting unanimous on each resolution 67 0 for Bulgaria 71 0 for Hungary and 73 0 for Romania The measures followed a Roosevelt message and directed the president to employ all US naval and military forces in the war against the Axis satellites Romania declared war on the United States December 11 Bulgaria and Hungary followed December 13
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Washington
Congress
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Senate
House
Romania
Roosevelt
United States
Arborist Ordinance Creates City Tree Control
The city council approved first reading of an arborist ordinance establishing a city arborist office and granting control over planting care and removal of trees in parks and public spaces. Introduced by Charles Kosek after ten months of work and input from over 100 cities, it will be reconsidered next Thursday.
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Charles Kosek
Kosek
British RAF Bomb Bremen and Commandos Raid Boulogne
British air forces struck Bremen’s shipyards docks and steel works while Commandos scouted the Boulogne le Touquet coast in a nocturnal raid. Casualties reported as slight with few details released and some prisoners implied for questioning.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Boulogne-Le Touquet
Adolf Uttler
Dieppe
Air Ministry
RAF
Cologne
Essen
Hamburg
Dover Strait
Boulogne Les
Dover
le Touquet
Adolf
France
Low Countries
Weser
North Sea
Attempt on Life of Monckton Reported
London report cites Cairo dispatch claiming Sir Walter Monckton former British minister of state for the Middle East was slightly wounded in an assassination attempt broadcast by a Nazi controlled Paris radio outlet.
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London
INL
Paris
Cairo
Walter Monckton
Middle East
Midwest Defense Urges Quick Civilian Alarm Readiness
Seventh defense region head warns nine Midwest states to expect token air raids soon. Joseph D. Schultz says Dutch Harbor attacks show cities like Minneapolis Saint Paul Omaha Des Moines Topeka Kansas City St. Louis and Denver are at risk due to war industries and transport hubs. He calls for rapid civilian defense organization and early practice blackouts.
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Omaha
Seventh Defense Region
Midwest
Joseph D. Schultz
Dutch Harbor
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Schultz
Hatchery Waste Produces Nine Turkey Chicks at Dump
Marvin Fellers heard a chirp while disposing waste oil cans at Hays city dump. He found nine baby turkeys and one chick hatched by the sun after eggs from a hatchery were discarded.
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Hays, Kan
Marvin Fellers
Raids on Dutch Harbor Heighten Pacific Alarm
Two Japanese air attacks on the U S naval base at Dutch Harbor Alaska prompted alert measures from the Aleutians to Panama. Officials cited uncertain targets and noted light damage with fires quickly controlled. Civil defense urged readiness amid fears of further strikes.
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Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
House of Commons
United States
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Washington
North America
Aleutians
Panama
Canada
Anthony J Dimond
Congress
Navy
Dimond
Philippines
Seattle
Amr
California
Los Angeles County Defense Council
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Czech Ordnance
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Norton Sound
Brigton
S Barrow
Miles
Eid
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Cordova
Kodiak Island
Chichago
US. Navy
Sitka
US Army
Harry Boyd
Iowa Supreme Court
Richard F. Mitchell
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Justice Mitchell
Supreme Court
Pue Treasury
Fred Derrick
Ed Kimball
Town Defense Council
Derrick
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Charlie Chaplin
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