Reds Hold Kharkov Battle Amid Mixed Reports
The Associated Press reports conflicting signals on Kharkov. Nazi forces claimed recapture while Soviet dispatches said Red Army slowed advances and fought with heavy losses, as German units pushed toward Smolensk and Vyazma along the central front.
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Associated Press
Kharkov
Russia
Red Army
Ukraine
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Smolensk
Hitler
Vyazma
Semlevo
Vyazma River
Dnieper
Dorogobuzh
Smeelensk
How Long a War Views of Experts
The United Nations can break the Axis in Europe before Christmas but ultimate victory remains long and costly, likely not until 1944 or later. The Allies will strike at multiple points after Tunisia, force Germany into a thin defense, and seek bridgeheads to Berlin while keeping the Axis guessing about invasion routes. The plan includes possible Mediterranean and Black Sea approaches to link with the Red Army.
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New York
United Nations
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Tunisia
Russia
Mediterranean
Berlin
London
Greece
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Red Army
Wagner
DNY
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
la Follette
P-Wis
Wallace
Deserter 15 Year Old Johnny Maras Is Arrested
Milwaukee AP reports Johnny Maras a 15 year old who posed as a sergeant was arrested for desertion after returning to Milwaukee from Camp Kilmer New Jersey where authorities say his true age triggered discharge plans. He admits wearing civilian clothes and AWOL.
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Milwaukee
Johnny Maras
New York
Maras
Camp Kilmer
N. J Maras
Army
Edward Miller
Johnny
A.W.O.L
Miller
M.P
Spangler Visits Corn Belt Governors Confab
Des Moines reports Harrison E Spangler national chairman of the Republican party visited a Monday conference on farm machinery and manpower in Des Moines Cedar Rapids business in Iowa and national headquarters plans. Spangler said the meeting is not political and notes Democratic committee members were invited. He arrived Saturday and plans Cedar Rapids return after this trip.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Fort Des Moines
Hickenlooper
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
M. Q. Sharpe
South Dakota
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Harrison E Spangler
Republican Party
Spangler
Democratic National Committee
National
Africa
South Pacific
Taft Charges OWI Head Commandeered Radio
Senator Taft accuses Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis of abusing power by broadcasting government messages to the nation and troops. Davis denies it, saying only two networks aired it and no compulsion existed. a political debate centers on wartime messaging and influence on overseas voters.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Davis
Taft
Goebbels
Mark Sullivan
Mr. Davis
Sullivan
Senators' Postwar Plan Faces Much Revamping
In Washington a proposed UN closer integration for immediate and postwar work faces major edits before a Senate vote. President Roosevelt tentatively backs broad goals from a White House meeting with six senators. Connally signals limits, urging no firm UN commitment to postwar economic or relief programs yet.
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Washington
United Nations
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Connally
D-Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Ball
R-Minn
Allied Warships Sink 4 Axis Subs Off Portugal
Four Axis submarines attacking a convoy off Portugal were sunk by Allied warships last week. Two U boat commanders were captured, one a former Hamburg Brazil Argentina line captain. Three Allied cargo ships in the convoy were damaged but reached port.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Nazi Threat to Kill Prisoners of War
The Paris radio warned that Allied air raids would trigger retaliation against American and British POWs. The German station said prisoners would be killed in retaliation for civilian tolls from raids on Germany and France.
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United Press
Paris
Germany
France
Hickenlooper
Rainy Cedar Rapids tax deadline draws crowds
Despite rain and fog, a large crowd lined the Cedar Rapids post office tax office as the income tax deadline loomed tonight at 9. Filers were advised to file a return even if they cannot pay, with a letter of explanation.
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Cedar Rapids
Internal Revenue Office
Linn to Send 140 Men Into Service This Weekend
Cedar Rounds News reports that about 140 Linn county men will depart for induction into the army navy or marines over the coming weekend. Groups of 25 from board No 3 73 from board No 2 and two from board No 3 travel at 1 40 a.m. Thursday with United Service Aids at 1 a.m. A Friday 1 40 a.m. departure includes 40 from board No 1 with aid volunteers at 12 45 a.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday.
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Cedar Rounds
Linn County
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Union
No. 3
United Service Aids
No. 2
No. 1
United Service
Miner Dies After 200 Foot Shaft Fall in Illinois
A 42 year old named John A. Ebany fell 200 feet to the bottom of a mine shaft in Galesburg Illinois on Sunday and died from injuries. The incident occurred at a local mine and authorities are investigating the cause of the fall. Ebany's death is the latest in a string of accidents reported from mining sites in the region this month.
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Galesburg, Ill
John A. Ebany
Police Break Up Gambling Ring in Doughnut Shop Raid
Inspector Bill Kudina led a squad to raid a basement dice game at the Cine Cream Doughnut Shop 1119 First Avenue SF early Monday. Six men were arrested and pled guilty with fines set by Police Judge Harry S Johnson totaling $25 to $100 plus costs.
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Dice Fame
First Avenue SF
Harry S Johnson Mondas
Forrest Moss
Center Point
Judd
Berg
Harry Goldstein
Avenue NE
Arthur Skelles
Tenth Street
Leonard Kohl
Third Street
al Ratner
Eighteenth Street
Earl Shay
Iowa
Moss
Midwest Governors Press War Production Board Farm Policy
Des Moines reports a 12 Corn Belt committee to tackle farm labor and machinery shortages. Governors from eight states back furloughs for skilled military workers. Hickenlooper and Bricker urge relaxing rationing and swift steel for farm machinery. Other delegates call for continued deferments and insistence on maintaining land in production.
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Des Moines
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
War Production Board
Bourke B Hickenlooper
Tow
John W Bricker
Ohio
Wilton H Button
Wisconsin Department of Garniture
CN Ballard
John T Brown
Ohi
John Weis
Missoni Crane Missioner of
J C Mohler
State Board of Agriculture of
Kansas
Paul Johnson
Uniiversity of
Ulinms
FO HO Frvetson
South Dakota
Harry Jo Reed
Purdue University
Indiana
Woh Brokaw Nebraska
Fd Hasselind North Dakota
Extension Service
Harry Linn
Laws
Iowa
Selective Service
Midwest
Honor Miss Krebs 40 Years in Cedar Rapids City Hall
City officials marked the fortieth anniversary of Miss Maude Krebs joining Cedar Rapids City Hall with flowers and a corsage. Krebs began work at the old city hall on Third Avenue and Second Street SE. Park Commissioner Chuck Kosek noted his own birth anniversary at the gathering.
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Krebs
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Cedar Rapids
Citys
Maude Krebbs
Miss Krebs
City Hall
Old City Hall
Third Avenue
Second Street
Chuck Kosek
Allies Pound Jap Convoy In New Warning
Allied air units maintained watch as Japanese transports crowded the Ambon to Dobo area north of Australia. Liberators and Flying Fortresses attacked a shattered eight-ship convoy off Wewak on the New Guinea coast, claiming several targets destroyed including a destroyer and multiple cargo vessels.
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MacArthur
Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
Ambon Harbor
Amboina
Dutch East Indies
Dobo
Aroe Islands
Ambon-Dobo
Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
Hoover to Air Talk Tonight at Eight
Former President Herbert Hoover will address the farm manpower conference in Des Moines from eight to eight thirty. The event will be broadcast on a live telecast with participation from attendees and officials.
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Hoover
Greek King Arrives in Cairo With PM Tsouderos
King George II of Greece and Prime Minister Emmanuel Tsouderos landed in Cairo by plane from London. Official reasons for the visit were not disclosed.
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Cairo
George II of
Greece
Emmanuel Tsouderos
London
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