President's Congress Address Emphasizes Reparations in Kind
President Roosevelt told Congress that his Yalta peace approach gains merit by backing reparations in kind for Germany. He argued restoring in kind through plants and machinery, rolling stock, and raw materials ensures real payment and avoids the money-denominated burden of the previous era. The speech stressed White House Capitol Hill cooperation to advance a stable world peace and counter doubts about the Yalta agreements.
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Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Yalta
Co x
Roosevelt
Germany
World trade, reparations and a hope for better beer laws
The article links postwar reparations and inter allied debts to shifts in gold reserves and trade barriers, arguing cash reparations fueled Nazism and that a realistic stance on foreign trade could restrain Hitler. It notes mixed prospects for local option beer legislation and the need for improved liquor laws beyond current measures.
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United States
Germany
Hitler
Little Dutch Boy story questioned by Dutch experts
A Daily News correspondent reports that Dutch school children are taught that the tale of a single boy sticking his finger in a dike to avert disaster is nonsense. The piece notes that for years American youth have drawn lessons from the story and questions its factual basis.
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Mebody
B. J. McQuaid
Ge Daily News
Holland
Roosevelt Calls U S To Lead In Postwar World
President Roosevelt told Congress the United States must assume world leadership to prevent future conflicts. He praised the Crimea talks and urged universal peace organization, warning that unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan is essential for lasting peace and security. Continuous support from Congress and a San Francisco UN conference are vital to implement Yalta agreements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
America
House
Crimea
Japan
Germany
Yalta
United States
World Security Organization
Senate
American Congress
San Francisco
United Action
Poland
Europe
Marines Reach Third Iwo Field
Marines pressed along Iwo Jima northern sector advancing 800 yards past Moto Yama to a third airfield under construction. Fifth and Leathernecks pushed on, taking two thirds of the island and central plateau as Japanese casualties rose to 4784 with 10 prisoners. Supplies landed as the campaign neared its end but heavy fighting continued.
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Guam
Iwo Island
Motoyama
Associated Press
Jim Lindsley
Hell
Iwo
Combat After 15 Weeks Training Sparks War Policy
Secretary Stimson said emergencies require 18-year-olds in combat after 15 weeks basic training. He noted deeper, faster training than in prior wars and explained the division versus individual training time. He described withdrawing able-bodied men under 35 from home fronts, replacing them with disabled soldiers or civilians where possible. Before overseas deployment, each recruit is tested for combat readiness.
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Washington
INS
Stimson
Europe
Baltic Sector Cut Off by Russian Drive Near Stettin
Russian forces crossed the Ihna river defense line east of Stettin as they push toward the Baltic, with Moscow dispatches claiming a large eastern Pomerania section was cut off. Neuestettin fell amid reports of German demoralization, while large-scale Soviet actions threatened the Berlin front and a future push toward the Rhine.
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Ihna
Stettin
Baltic
Moscow
Pomerania
A. K. Sockolsky
Danzig-Stettin
Eddy Gilmore
Neustettin
Red Star
Berlin
Neisse
Spree
Breslau
Silesian
Red Army
Oder River
Frankfurt-on-Oder
Kuestrin
Ernst von Hammer
DNB
Frankfurt
Gregory K. Zhukov
Rhine
Injuries Prove Fatal to Kline
Cedar Rapids reports 62 year old Mechanicsville resident William Kline died at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids from injuries after a car and stock truck collision on Highway 30 west of Stanwood. Coroner cites shock. Kline had skull fracture and internal injuries. Driver of the stock truck Walter Tapper escaped injuries. Kline survivors include wife and two sons Leonard at Cedar Rapids and Seaman Herbert overseas. another son Everett was killed in Normandy last July. Funeral arrangements are pending at Horner's in Mechanicsville.
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Mechanicsville
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Stanwood
T. Frank Hersch
Kline
Cedar County
Charles Willey
Walter Tapper
Webster City
Tapper
Line
Iowa
Leonard Kline
Seaman
Herbert Kline
Southwest Pacific
Everett Kline
Normandy
Horner
Commons Backs Churchill in Unanimous Confidence Vote
London AP report says the House of Commons backed Prime Minister Churchill 413 to 0 in a unanimous vote of confidence on the Big Three Yalta decisions after a final appeal for unity by Foreign Secretary Eden. The tally stood at 413 for and none against.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
Yalta
Unity
Eden
Big U S Raid on Ryukyus Tokyo
American forces landed on Palawan in the southwest Philippines capturing its capital and two airfields as Gen Douglas MacArthur announced. Tokyo radio reported a major U S invasion of the Ryukyu Islands with about 600 carrier planes in a six and a half hour raid, while Japan claimed 31 planes were shot down. A violent battle was under way as amphibious assault units reportedly invaded Palawan.
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INS
Palawan
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Island
Ryukyu Islands
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
Ryukyus
Formosa
Palawan Island
Meat Ration Values Increase Point Costs for Red Meat
Washington reports the OPA raises red point values on beef and pork as military demand tightens civilian supplies. Hamburger and bacon rise to six points per pound. porterhouse to nine, roasts to seven, and various sausage and liver items shift from point-free to points. Officials warn March supplies will remain below February and January levels, with limited improvement expected before late summer.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Ninth Army Captures Muenchen Gladbach in Ruhr Move
Allied forces push through Germany with the Ninth Army seizing Muenchen Gladbach, a 127,000-population Ruhr city near Duesseldorf. Trier falls to the Third Army while First Army advances toward Cologne as German defenses crumble along the Rhine. Weather worsens and prisoners flood Allied lines as overall momentum increases.
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Muenchen Gladbach
Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Cologne
Rhineland
Rhine
Ninth Army
Grevenbroich
Rheyadt
Rheydt
Erft
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Roer
Dueren
Moselle
Weeze
Kerrenheim
Duisburg
Wesel
von Rundstedt
Greene
Montgomery
First Army
Don Whitehead
Germany
Modrath
Ninth
First
Third Arme
Ine
Vayama — A
Supreme Command
No New Aspirants For School Board: Deadline Friday
The Cedar Rapids school board election draws two candidates Ed F. Moorman and Dr. Myron Koenig, both incumbents, for two open seats. Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday with last minute registrations accepted 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maude Krebs, registrar, notes light turnout.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed F. Moorman
Myron Koenig
Maude Krebs
Violence Flares Again in Greece
Greek national guardsmen and Elas sympathizers clashed at Levadia near Athens after about 300 former Elas troops arrived. Demonstrations intensified as authorities sought to restore order amid ongoing unrest in the region.
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Greece
Athens
Elas
Levadeia
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