Halifax Aids Goering Defence Despite War-Avoidance Claims
In an affidavit disclosed by Goering counsel, Halifax said Goering would have preferred to avert war if possible without undercutting Nazi policy. Goering sought Halifax’s appearance. Dahlerus and Kahlhall contacts were noted. Kesselring testified Coventry bombing was planned with Goering’s involvement and justified as a technical target, while Rotterdam attack was an instruction-following accident tied to a margarine plant fire.
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Mernberg
Lord Halifax
Hermann Goering
Goering
Halifax
Birder Dahlerus
Kahlhall
Britain
Czechoslovak Sudetenland
Austria
Danzig
Dahlerus
Poland
Germany
Coventry
Albert Kesselring
Kesselring
Essen
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Move Over Buddy in Fairmont Housing Shortage Joke
Patrolman W S Morgan found a man asleep in a jammed closed telephone booth. After forcing ammonia into the booth he aroused him and extricated him with difficulty. When asked if he was drunk the man indignantly replied it’s the housing shortage.
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Fairmont
W. S. Morgan
Board Refuses Reid Right To Add Two Units
City housing committees clashed with the board of adjustment over Stanley Reid at 1834 First Avenue NE seeking permit for two additional basement units. After two hours the board continued the case for plan commission action and asked a meeting with the city council and attorney to clarify jurisdiction. Reid said he followed prior plans approved by the building inspector. officials noted records show 15 units approved, yet 18 were built. This prompted questions about authorization to rent the extra apartments.
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Board of Adjustment and Review
Mayor’s Housing Committee
All-Veterans Housing Committee
Stanley Reid
First Avenue NE
Plan Commission
Reid
Adjustment Board
George Farmer
E. H. Gundling
Vernon White
Farmer
Otis Leefers
Gundling
White
Don Hines
Red Cross drive in Linn county reaches 71,201
The Linn county Red Cross campaign for 1946 has reached 71,201 by Monday night, with 15,299 still needed to reach the 86,500 goal. Drive chairman Reginald B. Figge said favorable weather and cooperation could finish the drive by Wednesday. The residential division, led by Mayor Mrs. C. Kaldenberg, has surpassed its 8,000 quota, while rural areas lag at about 60 percent complete.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Red Cross Fund
Reginald B. Figge
Figge
C. C. Kaldenberg
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Man Hangs Self in Basement
William Gerald Fitzgibbons fifty from Cedar Rapids died by suicide at his home on Tenth Avenue SW around 9 10 a m Tuesday. Coroner Dr T Frank Hersch attributed death to despondency after long illness. He lived with wife Helen and son Gerald Eugene and worked 13 years in Penick and Ford refinery. Survived by mother Nana Fitzgibbons three sisters an uncle an aunt and three nephews. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Friends may call after noon Wednesday at Teahen funeral home.
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Cedar Rapids
William Gerald Fitzgibbons
Tenth Avenue
T. Frank Hersch
Linn County
Fitzgibbons
Hersch
CIO Auto Price Boost Plan Sparks UAW Criticism
Washington AP The CIO United Auto Workers consumer counsel Donald Montgomery blasted OPA plans for new car price hikes saying they amount to an explosion of costs. OPA announced higher prices for Chrysler, Ford and Hudson to offset wage boosts, with likely auto price increases around 3 percent. Dealers may absorb part of the rise. prewar margins have already been trimmed. Montgomery argued the auto industry is least entitled to price hikes.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers
OPA
Donald Montgomery
UAW
Montgomery
Chrysler
Ford
Hudson
Congress Juggles Rent Hike on OPA Controls
In Washington the House Banking Committee heard a proposal from rental property owners for a mandatory 15 percent rise in nationwide residential rent levels to extend OPA price controls for another year beyond June 30. Committee members showed coolness to a blanket increase though some urged rents reflect a fair return on property value.
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Washington
Congress
House Banking Committee
Queen Elizabeth Fire Ruled Carelessness Cause
A government arson expert concluded the Queen Elizabeth fire was caused by carelessness among crew members, correcting earlier sabotage reports. The 85,000 ton liner suffered the blaze last Friday while at sea, with investigators attributing the incident to accidental factors aboard.
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London
Vigilantes Set April 1 As Seeding Walkout Deadline
Edgar Nebraska reports that the American Farmers Vigilante Committee set April 1 as a deadline to settle industrial disputes. If not resolved, farmers in sympathy with a strike against strikes will withhold seeding land under their control. Anderton, spokesman, said the move aims to force government action and draw congressional support.
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Vigilantes
Edgar
Neb
American Farmers Vigilante Committee
AFVC
Anderton
The
W. Hubert Johnson
W H. Reid
Norbert Nelson
Edgar. Anderton
AFWC
Chester Bowles
Congress
John L. Lewis
America
United States
Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association
Ohio ‘Outfit
Johnson
Arthur C. Helleman
Tremont
United Farmers of Illinois
Elmer T. Sellers
Munden
Kan
Roosevelt
Sellars
Kids Kite Making Series Starts in The Gazette
The Gazette announces a four week kite making series on its comic page every Tuesday and Thursday. Instructions and illustrations will guide readers in building simple two stick kites. Information compiled by John N Nichols, Cedar Rapids playground and recreation commission superintendent.
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Gazette
John N. Nichols
Cedar Rapids
Springlike Weather Forecast Proves Persistent
The weatherman predicts continued springlike warmth with temperatures up to the 60s on Wednesday and Thursday. In Cedar Rapids the day reached 61 degrees amid slow sun, gusty winds, and cloud cover. The warm spell began Tuesday at 7 a.m. from 39 degrees, rising to 49 within an hour and then advancing by 10 degrees in the next two hours. A prior Monday night stood at 41 with 46 by 7 p.m. Monday. Showers are forecast for eastern parts of the state beginning tonight and continuing off and on through Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Retail meat prices rise about April first
OPA said retail prices will climb about 1.5 percent for beef veal lamb and mutton starting April 1 with a week to 10 day delay in higher pork sausage and variety meats.
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Washington
OPA
Kidnapping Murder Inquiry in Degnan Case Delayed
Chicago AP reports the probe into Suzanne Degnan's kidnapping and murder was postponed to April 16 to allow additional police investigation.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Grant Elected A Director On School Board
Cedar Rapids voters Monday returned three incumbents to the school board and elected Douglas Grant to fill the unexpired term of Dr Myron L Koenig. A total of 3 044 votes were cast. Incumbents were Charles Penningroth J C Blodgett and Dr J K von Lackum. Grant defeated Arthur Messenger 1880 to 988 for the new seat. Reginald B Figge was unopposed for treasurer with 2420 votes. The vote was the heaviest since 1940.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar_ Rapids
Douglas Grant
WMT
Myron L. Koenig
Charles Penningroth
J. C. Blodgett
J. K. von Lackum
Penningroth
Blodgett
J. K. von Laékum
Byron J. Crocker
LaPlant- Choate
Grant
Arthur Messenger
Messenger
Dr. Koenig
Crocker
Cedar Rapids Industrial Union Council
CIO
Reginald B. Figge
Peron Gains Lead as Tucuman Vote Tightens Victory Path
AP reports Col. Juan D. Peron strengthens his bid for Argentina's presidency after overtaking in Tucuman Province where 2630 to 2585 favors him. He holds 66 electoral votes with risk of shortfall to reach the 189 needed, while Tamborini stays at 20 and leads in some districts.
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Buenos Aires
Association of Professional and Cultural Organizations
Jose P. Tamborini
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Tucuman
Tamborini
Conciliator to Meet Lagomarcino Grape Dispute Workers Strike
Mike Sherman will meet Wednesday in Cedar Rapids with union and management reps to resolve the Lagomarcino Grape wage and contract dispute involving drivers and warehousemen. The three unions seek one contract for about 90 workers across seven plants and 85 cents per hour plus overtime, with a four hour Saturday guarantee. Cedar Rapids workers now earn 70 cents for a 48 hour week. 20 picketers report peaceful protests.
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Cedar Rapids
Mike Sherman
Des Moines
U. S
Lagomarcino-Grape Company
P. F. Keehn
Sherman
James D. White
Drivers’ Union
Inlso
Iowa
Iowa City
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Creston
White
Roy Twedell
Leo Morgan
Horace W. Stuck
Harlan D. Killian
Prefab Home Makers Win Priority Aid Fight
Washington reports the Civilian Production Administration granted priorities on gypsum board lath cast iron soil pipe fittings lumber millwork plywood and other critically short materials to prefabricated house makers. The new order was expected to be announced this week.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Vote Early In City Primary Draws 1 935
A total of 1,935 persons voted for city offices in the Cedar Rapids primaries through 2 p.m. Tuesday, double the Monday school election count. Officials expect heavy turnout between 5 and 8 p.m. as polls close.
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Cedar Rapids
Connally to Reds Must Cooperate for Peace and Security
Senator Tom Connally, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told a London United Nations session that Russia can have peace by cooperating with the UN, if the big powers honor the Charter. He urged regular top talks among the Big Three or Big Five and stressed the U.S. must maintain strong armed forces for security, not aggression, while upholding UN obligations. The Texas Democrat also praised Vandenberg and Mrs. Roosevelt and said one woman should be on every future delegation.
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Washington
ULP
Tom Connally
Dtexas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
United Nations
Senate
London
Connally
United States
Britain
Destiny
Security Council
TV Am
Winston Churchill
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Military Atom Control Gets Tentative Backing
The Senate Atomic Energy Committee in Washington tentatively approved a plan to vest broad atomic control powers in a military board. The move signals a shift in oversight, aligning strategic authority with military leadership pending further action.
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Military Atom Control
Washington
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Deaths and Editorials Highlight Daily Record Contents
The Daily Record’s page outlines sections including Deaths, Editorial Features, and Women’s Features, with listings for Comics, Crossword, Comics, and various society items. It notes Marion and Marion County topics, plus Men and Women in Service and sports coverage on the eighth page.
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Cease
Sree Sree Eee
Daily Record
Bea Be Eel& Editorial Features
Marion
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Buddy
Jack Ferring
C.R. Man
Associated Press
St. Louis
Elizabeth
Ohio Meeting
Mansfield
Ohio
Lackum
Lagomarcino
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