Soviets Hurl Him Back in One District
Soviet military dispatches report Red Army repulsed German advances east of Kupyansk in Ukraine and counter attacked while gains at Sevastopol in Crimea were limited. Berlin said Germans captured Izyum after fierce street fighting as battles shift across the Kharkov area.
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Ukraine
Kupyansk
Sevastopol
Oskol
Kharkov
Red Fleet
Crimea
Kerch
Pravda
Communist Party
Izyum
Donets
Soviet Information Bureau
Berlin
Red
High Command
Moscow
20 Cent Bombsights in Raiding Tokio
The war department revealed that U S bombers in the April 18 Tokio raid used improvised bombsights costing 20 cents each. Brig Gen James H Doolittle received the Distinguished Flying Cross for the mission which included 23 decorated crew members.
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Washington
Tokio
War Department
James H. Doolittle
Anis
Doolittle
Henry H Arnold
Army Air Force
Bollingfield
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Weather Sees Warm Humid Weekend Outlook
Cedar Rapids forecast calls for slightly warmer conditions with scattered thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday forenoon. Despite a mild morning in the 70s, humidity near the high end caused discomfort for downtown shoppers. Noon reading hit 80 degrees with Friday’s high of 73 and 70 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Drowning Tragedy Revealed After Ten Days Delay
In St Louis a six year old boy Henry Obenhaus disclosed that his brother Danny, age eight, drowned in the Mississippi River while playing on a cinder pile. Henry had feared spanking from his mother if he spoke of the incident earlier.
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ST. Louis
Henry Obenhaus
Danny
Mississippi
Henry
August Obenhaus
Axis drive toward Matruh slows in Egypt clash
Air attacks slow Rommel’s push as Axis forces reach Matruh, 130 miles into Egypt, with British and Commonwealth units reorganizing to meet the assault. Allied air power, including USAAF and RAF bombers, disrupt supply routes to the Axis, targeting airdromes and columns near Matruh while Italian claims of heavy combat mount.
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Egypt
Matruh
Middle East
Erwin Rommell
Rommel
Nile
Suez Canal
Claude Auchinleck
Rommeel
Tobruk
R.A.F
United States Army Air Force
Meschella
Cairo
Churchill Impressed by View of U S Maneuvers
Winston Churchill toured Fort Jackson South Carolina witnessing a massive infantry training exercise. Paratroopers dropped, big guns roared, and dust swirled as he observed drills, discussed future liberations, and praised American readiness and the joint fight against the Axis.
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Churchill
U. S
Fort Jackson
S. C
Winston Churchill
America
Britain
Five sailors claim kill of Axis submarine off Cuba
A Florida port report details five young sailors on an American sugar ship who engaged and reportedly sank a submarine off Cuba. The crew, led by Coxswain Sharkey, fired near point-blank at 400 feet, with one eyewitness saying the sub exploded and tipped before vanishing. The sailors, who wore a navy E insignia, earned praise while remaining restricted from discussing the action.
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Navy
Cuba
John E. Ellison
Upper Darby
Ellison
L. B. Hansen
New Orleans
Hansen
Coxswain Cbe
Sharkey
Los Angeles
Chinese Lose Key Air Base At Lishui After Heavy Fighting
A Chungking communique reports Chinese forces withdrew from Lishui, the last Chekiang air base in range of Tokyo bombing. Heavy casualties marked several days of urban fighting, while Japanese attacks sought to erase eastern China bases. The Chinese high command also notes Kweiki back in Japanese hands, leaving about 50 miles of railway under Chinese control.
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Chungking
Lishui
Chekiang Province
Tokio
China
Kweiki
Rhiangsi-Chekiang
Nazis Reveal Huge Sum Paid For Heydrich Slayers
Berlin reports an official Prague notice that 10,000,000 Czech crowns paid for Heydrich’s assassins were split between two Czech nationals. A further 10,000,000 crown reward from Bohemia Moravia paid to seven Germans and 52 Czechs, with two assassins reportedly shot resisting arrest. The payments raise questions on German cooperation in occupied Czechoslovakia.
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Berlin
Reinhard Heydrich
Prague
Bohemia-Moravia
U S Air Units In Britain Map Offensive Plans
In London AP reports U S Army Air Force units are in the British Isles laying groundwork for participation in mass raids on Germany. First public confirmation of U S air crews arrives with Eisenhower noting pilots arriving in increasing numbers. Wright advertisement lists Vultee and Vengeance dive bombers joining RAF.
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London
United States Army Air Force
British Isles
Germany
United States
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vengeance
Air Ministry
Sokols Bring Weekend Contest to Cedar Rapids City
About 200 contestants and visitors attend the western division Sokols festival in Cedar Rapids with teams from Omaha Schuyler Neb and Cedar Rapids competing. Events include mass drills at ICB A park and a Sunday program featuring speakers Karel Prchal Jarka Jelinek and local officials. Weather could boost attendance as the Sunday events follow the main Saturday contest at Sokol hall and McKinley high school field.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokols
Sokol Hall
McKinley High School
Omaha
Schuyler
Neb
ICB
West River Road
Chicago
Karel Prchal
Sokol Union of America
Jarka Jelinek
Frank Hahn
Thomas Suchomel
South Africa Hears Gen Ritchie Fired
Johannesburg reports Lieutenant General Neil M. Ritchie relieved of command of the British Eighth Army in Egypt. Ritchie, 44, had succeeded Sir Alan Cunningham after Cunningham’s Libyan offensive risked stalling. A noted desert tank veteran, he was among the youngest British generals in command.
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South Africa
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth Army
Egypt
Ritchie
Sir Alan Cunningham
Premier Churchill Returns to Britain Amid No Confidence Clash
Prime Minister Winston Churchill lands back in England after talks with President Roosevelt in Washington as Tobruk falls and 25,000 British troops are captured. MPs debate a no confidence motion while commentators fault war strategy and call for fresh leadership. Averell Harriman accompanied Churchill on the trip back.
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Fort Jackson
England
Washington
Churchill
W. C. Lee
London
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Roosevelt
North Africa
Egypt
Tobruk
House of Commons
Church Wl
London Times
Britain
the Times
Commons
John Wardlaw - Milne
Stafford Cripps
House
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Averell Harriman
Jo Kelly Rogers
Roosevelt and Churchill pledge united war front in Washington
United States and United Kingdom leaders promise that future Allied operations will divert German strength from the Russian front by creating a second European front in the west. The statement notes rising ship production, growing tonnage, and plans discussed by military advisers to hasten victory, with continued cooperation against Japan and support for Chinese resistance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Russia
England
West
Germany
Pour
Japan
China
King George Tours Ulster Army Camp With US Troops
King George and Queen Elizabeth visit Northern Ireland as US forces display support for British defense. They tour an Ulster encampment, watch drills, inspect tanks, anti-tank crews, and bridge-building capabilities. The royal party chats with soldiers including Lieut. Russell Mann of Oxford and Lieut. Robert J. Brown of Des Moines.
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Northern Ireland
George
Elizabeth
John G. Winant
Ulster
Russell Mann
Oxford
Robert J. Brown
Des Moines
Reuben Krage
Elyria
Ohio
William R Wright
Anderson
Ind
Robert L. Cooper
Dallas
Tex
Worth Waugh
Columbia City
Milton Mischlitz
Bethlehem
Leonard Johnson
Harrisburg
Neb
Wallace Hall
Preston
Rus
Charge of Drunk Driving Is Filed Following Crash
Cedar Rapids resident Lew Guy L McBride, 49, of 703 Fifth Avenue SE, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car collided with Eleanor Earl’s vehicle on First Avenue east between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets. Police found whisky in McBride's car. Earl sustained bruises and McBride a cut above the eye. Arraigned before Judge G K Thompson, bond set at 1500 dollars. he was given until July 1 to enter a plea. This is McBride’s second DUI in two years.
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Cedar Ranivrs
Lew Guy L McBride
Fifth Avenue
First Avenue East
Thirty-fifth
Thirty-sixth Streets
McBride
First Avenue
Eleanor Earl
Thirty-eighth Street
Carl Burke
John Kuba
Miss Earl
G. K. Thompson
Mine Blast Kills 13 at Murton Colliery
London AP reports thirteen men died Saturday in a mine explosion at Murton colliery in Durham county. Officials say rescue teams retrieved bodies as investigations begin into the blast cause and safety lapses.
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Murton
Durham County
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