Robin Moor sunk by German sub, State Dept says
The United States ship Robin Moor was sunk by a German submarine. The commander knew the vessel was American. Survivors reported all in good health and a comprehensive report will follow. Officials said no action or judgment will be withheld pending official findings.
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Washington
State Department
Pernambuco
Brazil
United States
Robin Moor
Sumner Welles
Welles
Walter J. Linthicum
South Atlantic
White House
Stephen T. Early
Early
Sinking of Robin Moor Raises War Provocation Debate
Washington reports the Robin Moor was sunk by a German torpedo, fueling debate on U S involvement in war. The piece notes President Roosevelt's wary stance, German troop moves near Russia, and expected Supreme Court and RFC developments. It highlights Labor Federation's stance on strikes and political extremism, and ends with Dr Gilbert D McCann’s lightning safety experiment.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Alsop and Kintner
Americas
Robin Moor
Teddy the Health Camp Pony Delights Camp Children
Camp Good Health staff yield to children and let them ride Teddy the camp pony. Older boys in Eagle cabin ride first for five minutes each, wearing a path in Teddy s pasture as girls await their turns.
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Camp Good Health
Teddy
Eagle Cabin
Men Newly 21 To Register At Draft Offices in Linn County
At a Linn county draft boards meeting officials planned the July 1 registration for men who turned 21 since last October. East side will register in the Guarantee Bank lobby, west side at the Board of Education, and Marion office for outside city residents. Registration runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to avoid crowds.
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Board of Education
Linn County
Draft Boards
Draft Board
Arthur Huntington
East Side
Guaranty Bank
West Side
Marion
Huntington
Charles Kosek
John Pazour
Robert Vesely
Fred Henson
Pope to address ninth National Eucharistic Congress
Pope Pius XII will speak on June 26 over CBS network to the ninth National Eucharistic Congress in St. Paul and Minneapolis. The address will be delivered in Italian from Vatican City with an English translation following.
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New York
Pius XII
Columbia Broadcasting System
St. Paul
Minneapolis
CBS
Vatican City
Allies vow to battle to finish Nazi threat in Europe
London reports a joint declaration by Britain the dominions and nine allied governments pledging to fight until Hitlerism is driven from Europe. Churchill said they would avenge Warsaw Rotterdam Belgrade and British cities and that Germany cannot rebuild. The pact was signed by Britain Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa exiled Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Norway Poland Czechoslovakia Greece Yugoslavia and Free France.
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Great Britain
Dominions
Winston Churchill
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Rotterdam
Belgrade
Ireland
Germany
Hitler
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Norway
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Free France
Italy
Labor Urges Liberal Pension Law By Iowa Labor
The Iowa State Federation of Labor adopts resolutions endorsing apprentice training and liberalizing unemployment compensation and old age pensions. It urges vocational training in high schools and state legislation to standardize pension payments, remove real estate collateral requirements, and match federal funds for a minimum $40 monthly benefit.
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Iowa
George A. Wilson
R. G. Soderstrom
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Federal Committee
Six year old saves hens and egg from coop fire
In Bridgeport Connecticut six year old Joseph Arlie Jr kept his cool as a fire tore through a chicken coop. He rescued his two pet hens and retrieved a freshly laid egg.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Joseph Arlie, Jr
Cave Under A Ave at Third St Br SCOTTY MCLEOD
Cedar Rapids officials tracked a 45 foot deep natural cave beneath A avenue near Third Street after repeated street cave ins. Workers, using a crane shovel and timbering, found rock at 40 feet and evidence that wash from prior fills fed the cave through an underground water path.
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Third St
Scotty McLeod
Dave Williams
Thursday Williams
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Williams
Williams End
John Velandinghem
Joe Mulinix
Melvin Lust
Senate approves plant seizure authorization in defense act
The Senate passed the Connally amendment to the conscription act authorizing Roosevelt to seize defense plants during national emergency if production is delayed by strikes or lockouts. The measure, approved 67 to 7, expands industrial requisitioning powers and accompanies mediation provisions and anti-subversive worker measures.
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Washington
Senate
House
Connally
Roosevelt
Inglewood
Calif
Harry F. Byrd
Robert M. LaFollette
Wis
Reds Barred From Iowa Ballot By Secretary Miller
Des Moines Secretary of State Earl G. Miller announced he will refuse to place Communist party candidates on the 1942 Iowa ballot. He cited strikes in national defense industries and said any group interfering with U S defense should not be recognized by state governments. An earlier attempt to bar Communist candidates from the ballot last fall failed.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
Des Moines
INS
Earl G. Miller
Communist Party
Iowa
United States
Miller
Gazzy the Bever Park Bear Loses Leg in Cage Incident
Gazzy, a four and a half month old Bever Park bear cub, had his rear left leg amputated above the knee after being bitten by Brain, the elder male.keepers say the tin partition was torn, allowing the attack. veterinarians report Gazzy’s survival chances are better than good.
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Gazzy
Bever Park
Brain
Bill Volz, Jr
Substitutes Ordered for Tungsten Tool Steel Use
The OPM priorities division issued a general preference order requiring substitutes for high speed tungsten tool steel where possible. It notes U S tungsten supply from China and warns of tightening markets, stating buyers cannot use tungsten steel if molybdenum suffices.
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Washington
INS
OPM
United States
China
Roosevelt nominates Stone Jackson and Byrnes to Supreme Court
President Roosevelt named Harlan Fiske Stone as chief justice and Attorney General Robert H. Jackson along with Sen. James F. Byrnes to associate justices. Byrnes was quickly confirmed. Stone will be the twelfth chief justice, succeeding Hughes. Jackson’s path and Byrnes’s Senate role reinforce a New Deal majority on the court for years.
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Robert H. Jackson
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
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Roosevelt
Harlan Fiske Stone
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Calvin Coolidge
New Dealer
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New Deal
George Washington
New Hampshire
Hughes
Coolidge
South Carolina
Mr. Roosevelt
Jamestown
N. Y
Andrew Mellon
Justice Department
Stanley Reed
Frank Murphy
Francis Biddle
Strawberries and Berries Ad Notice Ends
Local want ad notices advertise strawberries berries and spring fries with contact number 3-2700. The readable text shows a scramble of phrases about selling berries and a remark from Mr. L. Cerveny at 2614 O Ave and a contact listing 3-2700.
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Cedar Rapids News
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