Cedar Rapids Brief Sets Tone in CAB Case
Cedar Rapids presented a well prepared six month old brief to the Civil Aeronautics Board in Des Moines. City Attorney Don Hines led the case with testimony to show the city’s air transport needs, backed by L. Taylor of the Chamber of Commerce and Krline executives who praised the document as thorough and usable for the record.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Aeronutics Board
Des Moines
Don Hines
Krline
L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Oral testimony aids Cedar Rapids CAB examiners
An oral statement to CAB examiners on behalf of Cedar Rapids industries presented in plain, down to earth terms. Four witnesses summarized concrete advantages air transportation would bring to local enterprises and people, avoiding booster language and focusing on substantive details.
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Shalf
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Eolar Rapids Industries
Aviation hearings show Cedar Rapids diligence and shifts to highways
Attorneys for major airlines laud Cedar Rapids as a diligent intervenor in CAB hearings. The piece notes the city’s unique status, cross examination rights, and careful guidance from experts. It also reflects on aviation’s evolving role and a move to road traffic, with wartime speed units and tire concerns mentioned alongside.
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Fterward
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Apids
Iowa City
Hich
Apiiants
Hines and Taylor
Everal Airlines
Nazi Peace Feelers Reportedly Rejected by Britain
Stockholm AP reports an unofficial British statement confirmed a German approach to Allied representatives for armistice talks via a Swedish intermediary. The effort, said to hinge on Hitler and Himmler authority, was rejected and viewed as German propaganda to sow distrust among Allies.
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Stockholm
Legation
Svenska Dagbladet
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
von Ribbentrop
Hitler
American Flag Raised as Iwo Jima Declared Captured
Marines declared Iwo Jima officially captured with about 20 000 enemy dead and more than 2 000 American casualties. The Stars and Stripes were raised at 9 30 a m on Sapnai day as Admiral Nimitz named himself military governor of Iwo and nearby islands.
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Guam
Iwo Jima
Richmond Kell
Turner
Iwo
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Kangoku
Kama
Keller E. Rockey
Fifth Marine
Clifton B. Cates
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Mt. Suribachi
German command split amid rumors of Rundstedt drinking
Reports circulating through Allied lines claim Field Marshal Karl von Rundstedt has been drinking heavily, with Field Marshal Walther von Model taking supreme command of German forces in the area. The rumors link von Rundstedt’s alleged alcohol problem to the December Belgian offensive failure and waning leadership.
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Paris
Ins
Gerd von Rundstedt
Adolf Hitler
U. S
Third Army
Walther von Model
West
Rundstedt
Western Front
Germany
Hitler
Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army Group Headquarters
Johannes von Blaskowitz
Bilaskowitz
Model
Mandalay Falls Under British Control Near Port Capture
British imperial troops widened control of Mandalay, with the British Indian 19th Division mopping up pockets in central Mandalay around Fort Dufferin. Resistance was breaking up as the historic river port neared complete capture.
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Mandalay
Mandalay Thursday
19Th Division
Fort Dufferin
AFL Officials Fay and Bove Convicted in Extortion Case
New York AP reports Joseph S. Fay and James Bove, top AFL leaders, convicted on one count of extortion and one of conspiracy to extort from contractors over New York City's Delaware water project. They face up to 15 years and three years respectively. sentencing set for April 5.
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New York
Joseph S. Fay
James Bove
AFL
New York City
Delaware
State Supreme Court
Fay
International Union of Operating Engineers
Bove
International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union
Local 60
Walsh Company
William H. Munson
De Gaulle Urges Indo China Fighters to Stay Resolute
Gen Charles de Gaulle in a Paris radio address urged French combatants in Indo China to keep a good heart and continue their battle against Japan as best they can under difficult conditions.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Indo-China
Red Cross Nearing Drive Goal in Cedar Rapids Totals
Cedar Rapids reports show seven divisions over their quotas as the Red Cross war fund totals reach 112,091.24 dollars, still short of the 135,000 dollar target by about 25,000. Quotas and results span Mercantile 14,955.60 of 13,000, Wholesale 5,585.82 of 5,100, Construction 2,095.20 of 2,000, Commercial 6,492 of 5,000, Public Employer 3,703.25 of 3,500, Residential 16,435.03 of 12,000, Small Business 1,695.10 of 1,500. Rural districts total 16,466.86 toward 22,609. Industrial firms report 36,955.10 of 55,000. Transportation 879.75 of 2,000. Service Establishments 2,825.74 of 4,750. Professional Men 1,088.50 of 4,500. Special Division 3,003.29 of 4,059.
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Red Cross War Fund
First Spring Floods Swirl Across Iowa
Des Moines AP reports heavy rainfall across Iowa spurring floods that covered thousands of acres of lowlands. Cedar River at Waterloo rising toward 15 feet with midweek forecasts of more rain. No deaths, but property damage noted and preliminary flood precautions urged in Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Davenport Weather Bureau
the Gazette
Cedar River
Waterloo
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Davenport
Decorah
Minnesota
Boone
Perry
Clarinda
Guthrie Center
Sac City
Marshalltown
Ames
Council Bluffs
van Meter
Creston
Iowa Falls
Fort Dodge
Cherokee
Estherville
Atlantic
Sioux City
Lamont
Mason City
Spencer
Charles City
Lock of Jail Cell Fouled by Hairpin
Mrs. Cecil R. Stone and her husband were arrested on drunkenness and disturbing the peace in Cedar Rapids. At the city jail the couple caused a 15 minute delay when jailers could not unlock the cell, finally freeing the door with a hairpin found by Patrolman Ray Ales and Custodian Clarence Wilson. Mrs. Stone claimed ignorance of how the pin got into the lock.
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Cecil R. Stone
Fourth Avenue SE
Harry S. Johnson
Ray Ales
Clarence “Baldy” Wilson
Allied push cuts key German routes along Rhine
Allied forces push east of the Rhine capture four towns and extend a bridgehead as the 15th army reportedly joins from Remagen. American Third army crosses the Moselle near Coblenz while bombing seals the Siegfried line on the Saar front. Ruhr cities and Krupp works within Allied reach as fighting and bombardment intensify.
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Paris
Rhine
15Th Army
Remagen
Frankfurt-Ruhr
United States Ninth Army
Duisburg
United States Seventh
Saar
von Rundstedt
Ninth Army
Third Army
Lower
Moselle
Coblenz
West Rhine
Dragon’s Teeth
Siegfried Line
Saar Front
Third
Seventh Army
George Stton
Ruhr
Cologne
Krefeld
Muenchen Gladbach
Krupp
Essen
Duisberg
Duesseldorf
Maelheim
Oberhausen
Churchill Eyes V E Day Before Summer Ends
Prime Minister Churchill told the Conservative conference that Europe could end the war within six months or sooner and promised Britain a general election after Germany's defeat. He urged a renewed effort against Japan and defended empire governance while warning against socialist policies and reliance on allies.
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London
Churchill
Europe
Britain
Germany
Japan
United States
Cal
Commons
Army to Induct All 18 to 20 Year Olds in 3 Months
Washington AP reports a three month plan placing all 18 to 20 year old draftees into the army with limited exceptions for special navy programs. The navy will fill calls with men aged 21 to 38. Most new soldiers join infantry replacements and are sent overseas after 15 to 17 weeks basic training.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Film Strike Threat To Academy Party
A 19,000 member film strike entered its fourth day amid tensions with studio unions. The action threatened to disrupt the star filled Academy Awards pre show as studios faced worker walkouts from the Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
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Academy Party
Hollywood
Ailaenaue Ge Kates
In- Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Judge Grants New Trial in City Lines Injury Case
Judge J E Heiserman set aside the Feb 7 jury verdict of 1500 dollars and granted a new trial in the personal injury suit of Mrs Louis Parsons against Cedar Rapids City Lines. He found trial irregularities due to improper argument comparing financial statuses of plaintiff and defendant. Parsons, living at 1133 Ninth Street NW, alleged she fell when alighting a City Lines bus at K Avenue and Eilis Boulevard NW on April 29 and sought 10000 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Army Buries No Yanks in Reich on Belgian Front
A. P. dispatch from Henri Chapelle Belgium reports no American soldiers are buried on German soil. The western front’s largest cemetery, near the Belgian border, hosts Americans and other nationalities with 8 283 Germans listed among the interred.
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Henri Chapelle
Belgium
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Omak
Wash
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Ford
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