Senate battle over lend lease amendment ends in administration win
The first major Senate clash to amend the lend lease bill yields a 35 vote victory for the administration. Secretary Hull argues that restricting presidential power abroad could invite Japanese aggression, while opponents warn it risks credibility and aims to keep public support for war readiness. The piece also notes investigations into campaign finance and the danger of money shaping politics as government expands.
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United States
Senate
Hull
Japan
Fairness
Britain and Russia Said Preparing Parallel Moves in Balkans
Diplomatic circles report Britain plans to move part of its eastern Mediterranean fleet to the Black Sea under a Turkey guarantee by Foreign Secretary Eden. Russian acceptance was noted at Ankara talks with Sir Stafford Cripps. Troop and air force support for Turkey were urged, with fears of a German push into Greece rising as فت Balkan tensions mount.
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Istanbul
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Turkey
Anthony Eden
Britain
Russia
Ankara
Sir Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Straits
Royal Air Force
Grecian Thrace
Aegean
Germany
Greece
Bulgaria
Balkan
Sofia
Belgrade
Seeing Life Before It Is Gone
Reader asks why we rush past life and fail to enjoy it. The piece argues poets and artists reveal life’s enchantment, urging awareness and gratitude. It cites Maeterlinck William James and a plea to regain sight before nightfall. Dist by United Feature Syndicate.
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Newton
Maeterlinck
William James
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Skies Signal Spring as Warmth Returns to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids residents greeted a hint of spring as temperatures rose to 41 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Friday, with clear blue skies and several people venturing outdoors without topcoats. The forecast called for a 38 degree high Thursday, while earlier the day started at 22 degrees and reached 32 by evening.
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Mercury
Chambers
Roosevelt urges federal mediation unit to curb defense strikes
President Roosevelt said he opposes jurisdictional labor strikes that slow defense work and outlined a possible federal mediation board. He noted it would supplement the office of production management and involve CIO leaders without replacing existing agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
AFL
Dayton
Wright Field
Office of Production Management
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Murray
CIO
Federal Mediation Board
United States
Doomed Arkansas convicts barred from preexecution broadcast
Gov Sam H Jones and Attorney General Eu gene Stanley halted plans for four Arkansas inmates to broadcast last minute statements before their hangings. District Attorney Minard said the broadcasts drew national attention like a Roman holiday and must stop. The convicts Meharg Heard Boyce Landers faced execution for slaying Frank Gartman after escaping from an Arkansas prison.
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Columbia
Sam H. Jones
Eugene Stanley
Arkansas
C. C. Minard
G. E. Erskine
Minard
Erskine
United Press
J. C. Liner, Jr
KMLB
Monroe
Jones
William Meharg
William Heard
Floyd Boyce
William Landers
Frank Gartman
Columbia Posseman
Meharg
Boyce
War Dept Considers Six to Twelve Month Guard Training Extension
Sources say the War Department may ask Congress to extend the national guard training period by six to 12 months unless international tensions ease. President Roosevelt said the plan was news to him.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
National Guard
Roosevelt
Regular Army
George C Marshall
Army
Congressional
Tipton Night Watchman Arrested In Mail Theft Case
Tipton night watchman Charles F. Murray was arrested at 3 am after a trap set at Hotel Tipton showed him stealing letters. Deputy Crawford and proprietor Alex Buchanan witnessed Murray take mail, and a search at the city hall revealed marked currency. Murray confessed and awaits arraignment on larceny in the night time. no federal charge is planned since the letters were not mailed.
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Gazette
Tipton
Charles F. Murray
C. C. Crawford
Hotel Tipton
Alex Buchanan
Crawford
Murray
East Side Grade Schools To Register Bikes Next Week
Cedar Ranlds police announce bike licensing schedule ahead of inspections as the city aims to license 3 000 to 4 000 bicycles under the new ordinance. Inspectors will man 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the station and visit listed east side schools including St Wenceslaus Edgewood and more with a 25 cent license fee.
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East Side
West Side
Edgewood
Gordon Hughes
New City
St. Wenceslaus
Edgewood No
Immaculate Conception
Hughes
Recall of Prisoner Causes Courtroom Stir at Sioux City
George Moran, 62, of Sioux City, caused a mild furore at the county courthouse as he remained in jail. He had been held since Monday after Judge Heiserman revoked a three month sentence suspension on an agrancy count. records later showed a Dec 14 1939 arrival and a March 13 1940 release, leading to a new order to vacate the suspension while Moran stays jailed.
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George Moran
Sioux City
George
J. E. Heiserman
Union Station
Moran
W. W. Crissman
Heiserman
James Stewart Prepares For Army Induction
HOLLYWOOD INS James Stewart will join the United States army within days. The Oscar winner for 1940 best actor was re classified 1-A after appealing a weight‑based 1-B ruling and volunteering for immediate induction. He is to report for a March call as a buck private.
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Hollywood
INS
James Stewart
United States Army
Local Man Faces Drunk Driving Count
D B Wilson aged 38 of 219 Third Street NW faces a drunk driving charge after Highway Patrolmen James Clapp and M G Swords arrested him and two companions in Marion Thursday night. Wilson pled not guilty at arraignment before Judge J E Heiserman. Clarence Freeze, 38 of Marengo, charged with intoxication, and E F Shankland, 43 of Olin, initially charged. Shankland released to his brother and a vagrancy count dropped. Patrolman Clapp said the trio left a liquor store and Wilson drove erratically as they were followed.
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Cedar Rapids
D B Wilson
Third Street
James Clapp
M. G Swords
Wilson
J E Heiserman
W. W. Crissman
Clarence Freeze
Marengo
E F Shankland
Olin
Shankland
H. P Shankland
Jin Marion
Clapp
Swords
Roosevelt Appoints Harriman to Aid Britain
President Roosevelt sent Averell Harriman to Britain to act as his personal representative on all matters relating to facilitating material aid to the British empire. Harriman, Union Pacific chairman, will depart for London via Lisbon by transatlantic clipper next Monday after Friday talks with the President.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Averell Harriman
Britain
British Empire
Harriman
Union Pacific Railway
Defense Commission
London
Lisbon
Naval And Marine Expansion Approved
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee approved a bill authorizing a $100,802,830 expansion program for the Navy and Marine Corps. The vote came amid charges the Navy neglects the Great Lakes region and a disclosure that Marines would organize parachute troops.
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Washington
INS
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Marine Corps
Great Lakes
United States
Senate Campaign Probers Urge Political Fund Limits
A Senate committee report on the 1940 presidential contest urges rigid campaign finance limits and tighter federal election laws. It tallies Democratic contributions of 6.28 million and expenditures of 6.10 million, and Republican totals of 18.16 million in contributions and 16.62 million in expenditures, with a 191 page reform plan and 10 objectives.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Guy Gillette
Senator Tobey
N.H
Oliver A. Quayle
Democratic National Committee
R. J. Reynolds
Radcliff
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate defeats two amendments to lease-lend plan
Washington The Senate with administration support rejected two amendments aimed at restricting the use of American armed forces outside the western hemisphere as part of the British aid bill. The O Mahoney proposal to ban convoying war materials and the Johnson plan to bar funding for overseas military maintenance were defeated by 62 28 and 56 35 respectively.
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Bulletin— Washington
Senate
Washington
Chamber
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Johnson
Calif
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Ellender
Deliberate plot to hurt hand for insurance payout
Post office inspectors announced a scheme in which farmer D V Mardis of Kirksville Missouri allegedly helped stage a fake car crash and a purposely damaged hand to claim 5000 from accident insurers. A mail fraud indictment was issued against Mardis for his role in the scheme.
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ST. Louis
William H. Noah
D. V. Mardis
Kirksville
Noah
Mardis
Ine
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