Federal gasoline ration plan draws Midwest backlash
Harry Boyd argues the OPA may cut basic A gasoline to two gallons weekly for the Midwest and Far West to equalize rations, but he says the move won’t relieve shortages and ignores regional transport needs. He criticizes PAW and Ickes for ignoring area variations and notes political bias affecting Midwest voters. The column shifts to local Cedar Rapids school elections and then to a warning about wealth and public power, ending with a note on chain letters and luck.
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OPA
Midwest
Rangers Recall The Steel Will Of American Rangers
Sgt. Donald Hayes recalls raid experiences in Africa Sicily and Italy with the Rangers. He describes a bayonet charge that cleared a Sicilian garrison capturing 2 500 prisoners with minimal casualties and recalls Navy food relief and a daring civil affairs ruse led by a young second lieutenant to govern a Fascist town.
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Valiant Rangers
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Donald Hayes
C. E. Hayes
Nineteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Ranger
Hayes
Rangers
Navy
Looey
German retreat and evacuation rumors in South Russia
Istanbul reports large scale German withdrawal from the southern Ukraine front as the Red Army pushes toward Kherson and Odessa. Moscow claims 75,006 Nazis killed or captured in ten days of fighting, with Kherson and Nikolaev under pressure from Malinovsky and Tolbukin as German forces evacuate Odessa by sea.
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London
Rumania
Black Sea
Odessa
Istanbul
Russia
Romania
Sofia
Stalin
Kherson
Moscow
Rodion K. Malinovsky
Third
Ukraine
Tarnopol
Poland
Feodor Tolbukin
Nikolaev
Malinovsky
Greatest Tax Rush At Cedar Rapids Revenue Office
Monday drew the largest crowd ever at Cedar Rapids internal revenue office as deputy collectors reported unprecedented last minute filers. The post office building doors stayed jammed past 10 p.m. and extended hours through Wednesday to handle returns before midnight and avoid delinquency penalties.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Internal Revenue Office
Senate Passes States' Rights Soldier Vote
The Senate adopted a compromise soldier voting bill from a joint conference with the House by 47 to 31 and sent it to the House for concurrence. New Deal supporters warned Roosevelt would veto since it lacks a general federal ballot. Democratic Leader Barkley joined pro administration senators in supporting a ballot by October 1 if states approve.
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Washington
Sns
Senate
Senate-House Conference
House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senators vote for compromise service bill in Senate
Washington reports that Senators He and Wilson of Iowa supported the compromise service vote bill in a Tuesday session, marking a key step in the legislative process.
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Washington
He and
Wilson
Iowa
Three More Days For Registering In City Elections
Maude Krebs announces the City Clerk’s office will stay open three extra days this week to extend voter registration for the March 27 city election. Registrations may be made Wednesday Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. State law allows only three days of extended registration.
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Maude Krebs
Krebs
Weather and accidents from Cedar Rapids sleet storm
A severe sleet storm hit Cedar Rapids Monday evening bringing .95 inches of rain and heavy ice. Drivers faced hazards as conditions eased, with 5 to 8 pm skids and injuries reported. Mrs. Margaret G Kemper was fined for losing control after a collision. Lightning struck two homes and service outages affected local utilities. Flights to Des Moines were diverted due to slippery runways.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Union Depot
Itapaloo
Milwaukee and North Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Margaret G. Kemper
Fortieth Street
Olaf Lonberg
Seventh Avenue SE
Third Avenue SE
Bolt
Robert Bradley
F Avenue NW
Eva Alnut
Fifth Street
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Vernon Heights
Southwest Side
Commercial Airlines
Des Moines
Mrs. Krumboltz and Kosek Win In Cedar Rapids School Board Election
Cedar Rapids voters re-elected Mrs Dwight Krumboltz to a three year term as the top vote getter with 1337. George Kosek won the other three year seat with 1182 votes while E F Moorman captured the one year term with 1271 votes defeating R F Taft who had 1083. Reginald Figge was elected treasurer with 1747 votes as 2600 votes were cast despite rain sleet.
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Cedar Rapids
Dwight Krumboltz
Fifth Avenue SE
George Kosek
Carroll Drive
R. F. Taft
Second Avenue
Moorman
Kosek
Krumholtz
Charles Penningroth
J. C. Blodgett
Myron Koenig
J K. von Lackum
Reginald Figge
Krunholtz
Bombing Raids Hit Le Mans and Frankfurt by RAF Night Fleets
British air forces renewed non stop raids on occupied France and western Germany. Halifax bombers hit Le Mans targeting rail networks while Mosquito bombers attacked Frankfurt industrial centers. Mines were laid in enemy waters and two RAF planes and one from the lied expeditionary air forces were reported missing.
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London
INS
France
Frankfurt
Germany
Air Ministry
R.A.F
le Mans
Paris
Lied Expeditionary
R.af
Hs Raf
Miners Returning To Welsh Diggings
London IL reports a large-scale back-to-work movement began Tuesday in South Wales coal mines. Officials foresee an end to strike stoppages that have cost Britain vast fuel losses and disrupted supply.
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London
South Wales
Britain
Churchill vows Ireland travel clamp to isolate Axis links
Prime Minister Churchill warned travel restrictions on Ireland would isolate Great Britain from southern Ireland during the looming crisis. He cited dangers if Axis consulates remained in Dublin, said Britain supported Washington’s push, and affirmed unity with the dominions on security measures. He said border controls with Eire and Northern Ireland may be enacted as needed.
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London
Churchill
Eire
Great Britain
Ireland
Dublin
Commons
United States
Washington
Arorld
Northern Ireland
London Daily Herald
Belfast
Ulster
Ulster Constabulary
Cork Examiner
Americans Repulse in Bougainville Personal Crisis Attacks
Japanese troops on Bougainville failed to break Allied lines after four days of fierce assaults. Estimates place 3,000 to 4,000 attackers involved as they sacrificed many to try to overwhelm U S positions at Empress Augusta Bay. Allied air and naval support aided defense as fighting extended near Seeadler.
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Solomons
Empress Aungee Ae Tselves
Dauglas MacArthur
Eee
Hauwei Oe
Seeadler
MacArthur
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Rabaul
New Britain
Wewak
New Guinea
Reds Grant Recognition To Badoglio
Naples report states the United States is likely to recognize Premier Pietro Badoglio's royal government. An Italian communique said the Soviets would exchange diplomatic representatives with Italy, indicating established full relations.
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Naples
lItalian
United States
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Badoglio
Russia
British Broadcasting Corporation
Britain
London
Committee of National Liberation
City Primaries See Light Early Vote Across Precincts
Voter turnout in municipal primaries remains light with 1,133 ballots cast by 2 p.m. across 22 of 23 precincts. Balloting quickened after noon as weather cleared, with precincts like the third on the northeast and nineteenth on the west reporting higher counts. The fifteenth precinct near J street and the river led with 83 votes. other precincts showed 65, 55, and 51 votes respectively by 2 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids News
J Street
Ninth Avenue
U S Submarine Corvina Is Lost
The navy announced the loss of the American submarine Corvina, raising US submarine losses to 20 since start of war. Commissioned August 6, 1943, she displaced 1,525 tons and carried a normal complement of 65 officers and men.
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Washington
Corvina
Navy
United States
Soldier Complains of F. D. R. Buttons
Rep. McWilliams quoted a letter from an overseas soldier complaining that soldiers are flooded with Roosevelt campaign buttons. The communication notes French mothers finding the buttons in games of chance, and questions the soldier’s right to resent it.
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Washington
McWilliams
R-Conn
The
House
Roosevelt
Air Raid Alert Reported in Rome Radio
London dispatch notes Rome radio reporting an air raid alert. The broadcast described sirens and precautionary measures as city residents sought shelter and authorities prepared emergency responses.
Week's Gas Quota Reduced for Nation in OPA Cut
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration trimmed the basic A card allowance to two gallons weekly nationwide effective March 22, with the Pacific coast B ration cut to 400 miles a month. No change for 17 east coast states. Bowles says reductions reflect strained supplies amid wartime demand and anticipate 9 percent lower second quarter allocations.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Midwest
Far West
Pacific Coast
East Coast
District of Columbia
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Atlantic Seaboard
Italian Prisoners Strike Over Beer Ration
Italian prisoners in a southern England camp went on strike after their daily beer ration of half a pint was cut. They refused field work, wood cutting, and camp chores until the ration is restored.
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London
England
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