Labor strife and policy clashes fuel national tension
The piece casts John L. Lewis as harming organized labor by pressuring government, warning of harsher anti union legislation. It notes CIO AFL restraint in wartime, the East gas rationing drive spreading west, Argentina's neutrality, the new international food conference doubts, and Francisco Franco's odd bid for Nobel peace prize with his "nonbombardable zones" plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
North Africa
Franco
Amana refrigeration plant destroyed in mysterious blaze
A large fire gutted the Amana society refrigeration plant in Middle Amana, funded by government contracts for portable field refrigerators. Loss estimated at 235000 to 250000 dollars, with 200 carloads of material and some equipment destroyed. Fire spread on oily floors hindered containment. 50 workers affected. Firefighting from several towns aided but could not stop the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Amana Society
Middle
Peter Stuck
Amana, Corporation
Stuck
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marengo
Oxford
Tiffin
Fairfax
Pearl Harbor
Amanas
Emil P. Kohout
Kohout
Riot Flares Over Zoot Suits In Downtown Los Angeles
Police and military units dispersed thousands in LA after a riot spree by zoot suit youths and en masse arrests. By early morning 24 civilians 11 sailors and 5 soldiers held on disturbing the peace and unlawful assembly charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
C. B. Morrall
Navy
Main Street
Horrall
Jeffers Orders Tire Reuse Triage Amid Shortage
Washington Rubber Director William M. Jeffers described the tire situation as critical and ordered withholding from reclaimers of scrap tires that can be repaired into twilight tires. He noted thousands of tires could be made reusable through patches and refiners as part of the new step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Lp
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Seven Registrants Delinquent By Two Draft Boards
Cedar Rapids reports seven delinquent registrants listed by selective service boards No 1 and No 2. Six from board No 1 include Homer Arthur Miller Denver Colorado Dale Kenneth Roberts YMCA Philip Donald LaDuke 806 Ninth Street SE James R Murphy 1713 Tenth Street SE Harold Wolfman Colorado Springs Colorado and Robert P Forey 1516 Bever Avenue SE. Board No 2 delinquent is Carl E Herman Detroit. Names supplied by Arthur Huntington, chairman No 1 board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
No. 1
East Side
Homer Arthur Miller
Denver
Colo
Dale Kenneth Roberts
Y.M.C.A
Philip Donald LaDuke
Ninth Street
James R. Murphy
Tenth Street
Harold Wolfman
Colorado Springs
Robert P. Forey
Bever Avenue
West Side
Carl E. Herman
Detroit
Arthur Huntington
No. 1 Selective Service Board
Yanks Bay 19 Zeros in Battle in Solomons
American fighter pilots repelled 40 to 50 Japanese Zeros and torpedo bombers near the Russell islands in the Solomons, shooting down 19 and damaging six. Seven U S planes were lost. three pilots were rescued. The engagement follows a second large air battle in the Solomons this week.
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Washington
Russell Islands
Solomons
Navy
The
Russells
Guadalcanal
Munda
New Georgia Island
Attu Island
Aleutians
Chichagof Valley
Bernice Williams Goes On Trial For Drowning Three Babies
Denver jury hears charges that Bernice Williams murdered three infants born since 1940. Prosecutors contend she drowned the babies, triggering a sensational case that centers on alleged infant deaths and a mother's actions. The trial entered its proceedings Tuesday with evidence expected to unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bernice Williams
Publication of Price Ceilings Delayed a Week
Complications in price ceilings delay publication of maximum prices for Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. The Gazette will publish the figures in the Sunday edition June 20 with effects beginning Monday June 21 after regional OPA staff George Haskell confirms the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
George Haskell
Des Moines
OPA
Ruml Outlines Postwar Employment Problems at Rotary
Beardsley Ruml urged joint action by government and business to fight mass unemployment after the war. He said explicit fiscal and monetary policy is needed to sustain high production and employment, and called for government measures to complement private industry. Ruml warned that without preparatory efforts the federal government cannot implement an effective postwar program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley Ruml
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Ruml
Russian Nazi Flyers Trade Heavy Blows on Front
Moscow reports say the Red army repelled a series of sharp German patrol thrusts along an 800 mile front while air forces clashed for dominance. Russian long range bombers hit Unecha near Bryansk causing fires in munitions dumps. German raids on Gorki, supported by anti aircraft and night fighters, resulted in limited losses. Russian planes sank patrol boats and supply boats along the Northwest Caucasus shore near Novorossiysk. The offensive appears aimed at testing Soviet strength and disrupting preparations between Lake Ilmen and the Black Sea.
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Moscow
Red Army
Unecha
Bryansk
Gorki
Northwest
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossis
Lake Ilmen
Cedar Rapids Edition War Savings Paper Feature
The War Savings Staff News Cedar Rapids Edition highlights local war bond publicity centered on Cedar Rapids with photos of war mothers bond buyers and civic participants. It notes Morgenthau’s visit, the Cedar Rapids Gazette staff photographers, poems by Ethyle Breedlove, and an article “Cedar Rapids Goes to War” with a list of local figures and the mayor.
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War Savings Staff News
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Frank E. Tripp
Allied Newspaper Council
Cedar Rapids, Jr
Morgenthau
We the People
Memorial Coliseum
John Reynolds
Dora Jane Hamblin
Charles C. Moore
Simeon Parks
Breedlove
Earl Randall
L. E. de Vore
Arthur T. Hodges
Alfred Rothschild
William Grafton
Charles Hayes
Haddvig McFadden
Asie Williams
Frank Ahn
Churchill Sees Large Scale Invasion Nearing Europe
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that a major European invasion was approaching and Allies would destroy the Axis by air and other means. He noted long range air power against submarines and summarized Allied gains, Tunisia casualties, and the steady push toward victory while warning against peace negotiations with Italy or Germany.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Europe
Washington
United States
Ile
Tunisia
Stalingrad
Germany
Jena
Napoleon
Tripolitania
Italy
Ramirez Names Cabinet After Argentine Coup
Montevideo dispatch reports Gen. Pedro Pablo Ramirez assumed the Argentine presidency and formed a cabinet. He pledged friendship with American republics and kept a neutral stance toward the rest of the world. New ministers include Storm, Farrell, and Galindez. Ramirez indicated no major shift in policy pending further statements.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Pedro Pablo Ramirez
Argentina
Ramirez
Arturo Rawson
Ramon S. Castillo
Castillo
Rawson
Saba Sueyro
Segundo Storm
Edelmiro Farrell
Benito Sueyra
Jorge Santamarina
Central Bank of Argentina
Alberto Gilbert
Elbio Canaya
Storm
Farrell
Galindez
Fresh Vegetables in Line for Roll Back
A Senate committee probing the administrations subsidy authority to offset price rollbacks heard that the Office of Price Administration plans to depress fresh vegetable prices. Richard Gilbert, adviser to OPA head Prentiss Brown, said vegetable price decrease regulations are already being drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Richard Gilbert
Prentiss M. Brown
Admirals King and Nimitz Hold Parley
Secretary of Navy Knox disclosed that Admiral Chester W King and Admiral Ernest J Nimitz met on the west coast to discuss Pacific strategy from Roosevelt Churchill talks. He said such strategy conferences have occurred at 60 day intervals and declined to comment on Churchill’s amphibious operation remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Chester W Nimiz
Pacific Fleet
Ernest J. King
United States
Nimitz
Pacific War Theater
King
Winston Churchill
Third Bond Drive To Ask 25 Percent
New York AP Morgenthau proposes a third war bond drive in September seeking 25 percent of family incomes rather than the current 10 percent. He forecasts stronger results than prior drives and says the voluntary campaign will be better than forced savings. The target is married war industry workers with high earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
British Raid on Lampedusa Reported Foiled by Axis Guards
British commandos reportedly landed on Lampedusa with about five companies, but the Axis claimed a complete repulse and the island remained in Italian hands. Allied air forces intensified attacks on Pantelleria as Axis defenses attempted to shield Sicily, with mixed reports on casualties and objective size. The 3,500 resident island lies 100 miles west of Malta with limited harbor and rugged coast.
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London
Lampedusa
Europe
Dieppe
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Sicily
Anis
Vichy
Italy
DNB
Sousse
Tunisian
War Bulletin
Rome
Berlin
Axis
French
Stockholm
St. Nazaire
Malta
Il Porto
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