Cedar Rapids flood forecast crosses Cedar River crest
Cedar Rapids faces a forecast crest of 15.5 feet on the Cedar River by Tuesday or Wednesday as flood front advances from Waterloo. Gov. Blue orders Iowa state guard to aid evacuations in Waterloo while Rock Island engineers project crest timing. gas company losses and several districts brace for high water.
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Reds Pierce City Across From Stettin
Soviet forces under Zhukov stormed Altdamm on the east bank of the Oder and opened fire on Stettin the Baltic port across the river. Moscow and Berlin reports described wide eastern front actions from Koenigsberg to Lake Balaton with indications of significant developments and preparations for breakthroughs.
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Berlin
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Oprelh
Silesia
Forrestal says Iwo Jima losses inevitable in fight
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal stated heavy casualties were unavoidable among U S Marines who seized Iwo Jima. He cited a reader letter pleading to halt sending youths to be murdered and replied that fighting is the only path, with no easy alternatives or shortcuts.
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G I s Demand More Tanks in Washington Debate
In a wartime dispatch from London, American tank crews urge more armor on the front lines and less Washington chatter about tanks. They note limited German use of armor, heavy reliance on artillery, and praise for the General Pershing as a better wet weather tank, while criticizing public praise of American equipment. The war story highlights Western Front fighting, the Ninth army drive to the Roer, and the tension between field experience and high level plans.
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Wes Gallagher
London
Washington, D. C
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Washington
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Stimson
Europe
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Ninth Army
Roer River
Second ‘Armored
Stepanek Heads Cedar Rapids U S O
E F Stepanek elected president of Cedar Rapids U S O succeeding J W Albright who entered military service Albright named honorary member of the executive committee Rabbi Herman F E Schaalman named vice president E B Zeller secretary Lumir Striesky treasurer Executive committee includes Richard Carne Mrs E M Schoda Jr Mrs Worth S Averill Miss Katherine Franken J H Bormann Mrs Parke Parks and Harry E Boyd
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Bud) Stepanek Friday
Cedar Rapids
California Invaded, Taylor Claims Advancing Inland Fast
Master Sgt. Clifford E. Taylor, freed from Japanese captivity in the Philippines, reports from Frisco that Allied forces have invaded California and are moving inland quickly. He identifies Cedar Rapids as his home and notes his capture at Corregidor with Wainwright's headquarters detachment.
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Philippines
Clifford E. Taylor
Towa
California
Taylor Sends Warm Wire From San Francisco
Taylor and his parents Mr and Mrs W B Taylor received a wire Saturday morning saying he was well and happy and will be seeing them soon the message being sent from San Francisco.
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W. B. Taylor
San Francisco
Unclear OCR Index Card with Mixed News Sections
Fragmentary OCR reads mentions deaths and service women, with scattered references to movies radio sports and state topics. No coherent events or named individuals develop. text appears as garbled page navigation without a definite news item or dates.
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Jacobs To Head Vets Advisory Unit Formation
The Rev. William A. Jacobs was named president of the Veterans Service and Information center advisory council at a Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday night. Dr. C. L. Rich and Mrs. Robert Dunlop will assist. The center, funded by excess from Community War Chest drives, guides veterans to appropriate aid, loans, and relief, with 225 veterans advising so far. A new photostat service will help copy discharge papers for veterans.
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First Congregational Church
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C. L. Rich
Cornell College
Henry Haegg
David G. Bleakley
G.I
University of Iowa Psychiatric Hospital
Haege
Great B-29 Raid Destroys Kobe Facility District
United States B-29s hit Kobe in a giant dawn raid, torching a large port area and major plants. Reports say about 40 B-29s attacked Rangoon and that Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya have burned across eight days, with refugees fleeing.
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Kobe
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Rangoon
India
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Osaka
Nagoya
Yokohama
Mitsubishi Airplane Plant
Kawasake Locomotive Factory
Liberalization Of Deferments In Industries
Five industries receive eased draft deferments allowing percentages beyond the 30 percent cap. Transportation gains include railroads and airlines. steel, coal, and non ferrous mining also broaden deferment eligibility. Coal mining sees the largest impact with many under 30 retaining deferments or shifting to 2 A/2 B. The shift could leave railroads with 85 percent of younger deferments, airlines 90 percent, inland waterways and Great Lakes carriers 80 percent, and about 60 percent of steel and foundry workers with deferment certificates.
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National Coal Association
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Yank Seizes Nazi City Government For One Week
A 22 year old US Ninth Army sergeant abandoned official duties in Munich Gladbach and manually ruled three suburbs with a conspicuously blond nurse he appointed as welfare chief. Authorities jailed him for impersonating an officer, intimidating civilians, misuse of government property, desertion, and fraternizing with Germans. The unnamed sergeant and his nurse companion left when authorities intervened.
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Nijinsky Reported Executed by Nazis
Stockholm AP reports Morgentidningen said Vaslav Nijinsky, once the world’s leading ballet dancer, was killed by German policy executing Budapest residents with mental disorders.
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Allied forces trap Germans near Saarland pocket, Patton advances
US Third Army thrusts toward Mainz cutting northern escape routes while Fifth and Seventh armies expand Rhine bridgehead. Patton’s units push 50 miles from Bitche, reaching Siegfried line as Seventh Army nears Saarbrucken. German centers including Neustadt Kaiserslautern Ettlingen and Ludwigshafen face bombardment and retreat.
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82 Degree Heat Boils Burlington in Iowa Weather
A warm spell pushed Iowa temperatures above 80 for the first time this year. Burlington hit 82 while Cedar Rapids reported 78 between 4 and 5 pm. Skies cleared, a night storm threat faded, and readings cooled to 60 by 2:30 pm with 20 percent humidity. State lows reached 35 at Estherville Mason City and Spencer. Estherville north received .41 inch of rain. Cedar Rapids saw 73 at 7 pm and 66 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep.
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