Who Is Boss of the United States This Moment
Senator Byrd asks who is boss in the nation amid labor strife and policy battles. The piece argues the president and Congress influence wartime taxes and bonds, defending Ruml tax plan and pay as you go rules while noting infrastructure and rail concerns and public weariness.
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United States of America
John Lewis
President Roosevelt
Byrd
Virginia
Lewis
United States
Republic
Invasion jitters as Churchill holds long wartime cabinet session
London dispatch notes Churchill summoning the war cabinet after his Washington Africa tour. Marshall and allied leaders discussed Europe invasion plans, with American air power and bombings reported across Italy and Sicily. Reports say Axis fear grows as Tunisia shows Allied momentum and Ruhr coal piles burn.
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London
Churchill
Washington
Africa
Tunisia
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
North Africa
Europe
Marshall
North
America
Winston Churchill
Time to Cut Outlays Not Taxes Says F R
President Roosevelt signed an amendment to the District of Columbia unemployment compensation act urging reduced expenditures rather than tax cuts. He noted inflationary pressure and highlighted improvements to the law while warning against untimely reductions in employers' contributions to the unemployment fund.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Axis unrest grows as resistance grips occupied Europe
Allied and neutral reports detail widespread unrest across Europe with a 12,000,000-man underground force awaiting a signal from London or Africa. Yugoslav guerrillas seize rail hubs, damage lines, and patrol the Danube while Germany shifts troops to Italy to stiffen campaigns in Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece.
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London
Occupied
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Africa
BBC
Radio
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Rome
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Danube
Sarajevo
Mostar
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Jugoslavia
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Greece
Ruml Arrives in Cedar Rapids Sets Speech Dates
Beardsley Ruml of New York native and Cedar Rapids son arrives with wife and sister. He will deliver Coe College commencement address at 9:30 a m and speak at Rotary ladies night at Roosevelt hotel Monday. He declines comment on the 75 percent forgiveness tax bill until law.
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Cedar Rapids
Beardsley Ruml
New York
America
Congress
W. Rum
Fifth Avenue SE
Ruml
W. K. Jordan
Chicago
Rums
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
B” Rumi
Rumi
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Fair' Enough Waterloo Couple Divorced After Dispute
In Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. William Brewster were divorced in district court. A stipulation in the divorce divided their canned goods equally between them.
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Waterloo
William Brewster
Kermit Roosevelt Dies in Alaska While on Duty
Washington AP Kermit Roosevelt second son of the late President Theodore Roosevelt died Friday in Alaska while on active duty as a U S army major. The 53 year old explorer author and warrior died under unclear circumstances but was believed to have died a natural death. He had served in both World Wars under British and American flags and joined British volunteers for Finland before the present conflict. His brother Quentin was killed in action in World War I.
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Washington
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
U.S. Army
War Department
Quentin
France
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
United States
Finland
Soviet Russia
Africa
River of Doubt
Brazil
Tibet
Roosevelt
Theodore
Quentin Roosevelt
Dewitt Man Aboard Flaming Bombers in Long Crash Flight
A B 25 Mitchell bomber returning from a Sardinia mission flew 325 miles over open sea with one engine out and a wing on fire before crashing into the Mediterranean. Major John L. Coghend of Burke New York and five crew members survived a two hour ten minute ordeal. other aboard included Pilot Lieut. Charles W. Smith of Fairfax South Carolina Co-pilot Lieut. Albert B. Ferry Bradley Beach New Jersey Bombardier Lieut. Benedict J. O Meara Dewitt New York Turret Gunner Staff Sergeant Fred F. Hecks Tacoma Washington and Radio Gunner Sergeant Walter I Sundstrom Eveleth Minnesota.
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U. S
North Africa
Mediterranean
John L. Coghend
Burke, N. Y
Hartford
New Auto Stamps On Sale Thursday
The Internal Revenue Division reminds motorists it will be illegal to operate cars after June 30 without $5 auto use tax stamps for the 1944 fiscal year. The third in the series goes on sale Thursday at post offices and internal revenue offices, with cash on the counter at post offices and mail orders accepted from revenue offices.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Division
Internal Revenue Offices
103 Indicted in Kentucky Election Fraud Case in Harlan
A federal grand jury indicted 103 persons on 26 counts after a month long probe into the November ballots in Harlan county. Charges target Sheriff Clinton C Ball election officials and 91 precinct workers over Chandler and Colbert votes with 11 228 to 1 485 results. Witnesses included Harlan county court clerk Elmon Middleton and FBI agents who interviewed hundreds of voters.
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London
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Harlan County
Richard Colbert
Clinton C Ball
T. K. Watson
W. Alonzo Jackson
James H. Forester
Commission
Elmon Middleton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marlan County
Iowa Congressmen To Help Canners Get Wage Boost Permit
Iowa Republicans at a Washington conference urge government permission for higher wages and raised canning prices to offset increased labor costs. Rep Gilchrist says a concrete plan will be presented to agencies, with others including Sen Wilson and Reps Cunningham Gwynne Hoeven Martin and Talle.
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Washington
Iowa
Congress
Gilchrist
R-Ia
Wilson
Cunningham
Gwynne
Hoeven
Martin
Talle
Japs Defeat In China A Virtual Rout
Chinese forces shattered the Japanese offensive in central China by capturing Kungan and advancing toward Ichang. They cleared 135 miles along the Yangtze south bank and reported major Japanese losses as they pressed the attack near Ovchihkow and Meitseya.
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Chungking
Kungan
Ichang
Yangtze River
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze
Tungting Lake
Hwajunk
Shihshow
Owchihkow
Mitoshu
Ovchihkow
Brown to Roll Back Meat Prices and Subsidies Planned
Washington announces a June 21 3 cent per pound meat price reduction with a July 5 delay for cured pork. Subsidies to slaughterers begin June 7 equaling about two cents per pound. Butter and coffee subsidies add to a broader plan to lower living costs by 0.7 to 0.8 percent overall.
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Washington
INS
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Lend Lease
Army
Forts Hit 3 of Duce's Battleships in Italian Raid
American Flying Fortresses scored a daylight raid on Spezia damaging three Littorio class battleships the Vittorio Veneto and Roma and hitting a heavy cruiser and a merchant ship. The attack left oil depots aflame and vessels damaged while the Fortresses returned safely with minimal opposition.
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Mussolini
Spezia
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Italy
R.A.F
la Maddalena
Sardinia
Trieste
Gorizia
Pay-as-You-Go Bill Reaches White House
The pay-as-you-go tax bill arrives at the White House for presidential action. The President has until midnight June 16 to act, with Congressional sources indicating an expected signature.
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White House
Washington
Increased Buying Power Nourishes New Rackets
Racketeers and swindlers exploit a surge in consumer buying power with patriotic appeals and service member targeted schemes. Better Business Bureau officials say fake diamond sales, shoddy merchandise, and fake labor publications amass quick profits near army camps and in union circles, echoing past boiler room frauds.
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Omaha
INS
Better Business Bureaus
George H. Dennison
Pittsburgh
National Association of Better Business Bureaus
Army
Better Business Bureau
Dennison
Meat price reductions listed for zone 4A stores
Washington shows OPA price cuts announced Saturday night for typical meat cuts. Zone 4A covering most of Iowa receives listed cents per pound figures for class 1 and 2 stores.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Towa
Boy Finds Lost Diamond in Applesauce
In Bridgeport Connecticut Bobby Lombard six gulped as teeth caught a foreign object while eating applesauce. A $500 diamond, missing from his mother's ring three days earlier, was recovered from the dish.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Bobby Lombard
Czech Memorial Day Services Planned in Cedar Rapids
Prefaced by a 1 pm parade from Sokol hall through Third street to the Bohemian National cemetery at 2 pm. Rudolph Novak and the Czech home guard will lead. participants include police escort, American Legion color guard, Czech groups, college band, Z.C.B.J. drill team, and Karla Masaryk chorus. Only officially marked cars enter. cemetery gates close 11 am.
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Bohemian National Cemetery
Sokol Hall
Third Street
Fourth Avenue
Rudolph Novak
American Legion
Czech Home Guard
Czech Cemetery Association Board
Coe College
Z.C.B.J
Czech School
Sokol
C.S.A
Y.M.C.A
Sokols
Karla Masaryk
Jan
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