Allies Ready Planes with Tokio as Goal
Clark Lee reports Allied air forces plan sustained raids on Japan this year. Key targets include Tokio Yokohama Nagoya Kobe Osaka Shimonoseki Moji Nagasaki with bases in Free China the Aleutians and Midway. Logistics and risks from Chekiang present major hurdles before large bombers can strike Japan.
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America
Japan
Germany
Roosevelt
Clark Lee
Asia
China
Aleutians
Midway Island
General MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Free China
Chekiang Province
Shanghai
Air Corps
Tokio
Honshu
Shimonoseki
Kyushu
Moji
Nagasaki
Tokio-Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe-Osaka
Shimonoseki-Moji
R.A.F
Madine
Eder
Kobe
Osaka
Joepan
Tokyo
Flag Week Proclamation Declares June 8 14
Mayor Frank Hahn designates June 8 through 14 as Flag Week in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The proclamation urges display of the flag on city buildings and homes and invites participation in the Flag Week war bond campaign to support the war effort and honor servicemen.
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Frank Hahn
United States Flag Association
United States Treasury Department
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Supports Time and a Half Pay for Rail Workers
President Roosevelt indicated support for time and a half pay after 40 hours for non-operating railway employees, matching non-railroad industry practices. The plan would affect over 1,000,000 white collar and other non-operating staff, increasing wages by about six cents per hour, excluding any changes from the emergency board. He noted mediators had not addressed premium pay for workers like track walkers and white collar staff who lack this benefit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Emergency Board
Fairness in overtime pay gaps at Grand Central
A Rail Operating Employees case questions age pay basis and overtime premium fairness. The plaintiff argues a worker at Grand Central station should receive overtime premium just as a nearby department store employee does, accusing inequitable pay practices.
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Grand Central Station
Roosevelt Praises Negro War Effort
President Roosevelt praised the Negro war effort in a message to the NAACP saying citizen support is vital for victory. He noted Negro Americans are working in war plants and helping to produce ships planes and guns for the war effort on home fronts and battlefronts.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Old Rainbow Unit Will Be Reconstituted
The 42nd Rainbow Division, rebuilt with troops from all states, will be activated at Camp Gruber Oklahoma next month. Veterans including former officers and engineers attend the reactivation ceremony as the unit honors its World War I legacy and prepares for a new era. Distinguished names from Iowa Alabama and other states head the organizing events.
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Rainbow
42Nd
States
District of Columbia
Harry J. Collins
Camp Gruber
Okla
Union
Rainbow Division veterans plan Chicago reunion and local tribute
Cedar Rapids members of the old Rainbow division will not host a local champagne hour but may attend the national reunion in Chicago on July 14. Frank Matuis is an instructor in Arlington Virginia, and Harlow Robinson serves as secretary treasurer. Generals and regiments connected to the Rainbow recall its WWI battles from Camp Mills to Chateau Thierry and the Hindenburg line, highlighting famed units and locations across multiple states.
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Towans
Union
Ted M. Metzger
Associated Press
Denver
Metzger
Iowa National Guard
Wis
University of Iown Ite
Cedar Rapids
Rainbow Division
Chicago
Frank Matuis
Veterans Association
Arlington
Harlow Robinson
Thirty-fifth Street Drive
Rainbow
Gouraud
Francois 570
Champagne
Rhine
Army of Occupation
Chateau Thierry
Ourey
Vesie
Cote de Chatillon
Kriemhilde-Stellung
Hindenburg
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Ichitka
Lak
Midwest
Second Ave
Siegel
Iowa
Ie Louie Fine
Iowa City
Crandie
WMT
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Oldsters
Hun
Colo
Frazico
Rheims
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
117Th Engineer
William P. Screws
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
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Corregidor
Australia
MacArthur
84Th Infantry Brigade
83Rd
Camp Mills
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American Dairy Association
North Wacker Drive
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