Reds Girding U S Planes For Service
The article notes a US military unit returning to a critical post on the eastern front after a health break. It reports no major changes on several fronts with activity centered south of Leningrad and along the central, southwestern fronts. The German 16th Army near Staraya Russa remains in a dire, collapsing position under Russian pressure.
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Leningrad
Staraya Russa
Kalinin
Smolensk
Bryansk
Crimean Peninsula
Staraya
Mail First Copies Of Employment Quiz
First of a questionnaire mailed to 9 000 men aged 35 to 44 who registered Feb 16 to determine how 47 million men can contribute most efficiently to the war effort. Local draft boards will send the form, data goes to the national roster of scientific personnel and the U S employment service, which has no authority to compel shifts in manpower.
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Washington
America
Selective Service
United States Employment Service
Sayre vows return to Philippines from Washington
Francis B. Sayre, high commissioner for the Philippines, arrived in Washington to report to President Roosevelt that the Allied plan remains to retake the Philippines. He rejected Japanese claims that General MacArthur’s departure signaled weakness, insisting the move aimed to ensure a future return.
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Washington
INS
Philippines
Francis B. Sayre
Roosevelt
D O
Douglas MacArthur
Sayre
MacArthur
Royal Air Force Raids Hit Greece and Crete Targets
Cairo dispatch reports heavy Royal Air Force raids on Berka Derna Hassani in Greece and Tym pak in Crete announced Monday. Communique says raids targeted objectives during Saturday night in a push toward the Near East.
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Ins
Crete
Near East
Berka
Derna Inca
Hassani
Greece
Retina
Tympak
Lynch to Speak at Lenton Luncheon at Y M C A
Cedar Rapids attorney C J Lynch Jr will address the Lenton Luncheon Tuesday noon on Lincoln s Religious Philosophy Applied A second talk is planned Monday March 30 with worship services at First Presbyterian Church led by Rev C Vin White dean of the seminary University of Dubuque These luncheons are under the Cedar Rapids Y M C A committee auspices.
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C. J. Lynch, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Government Sampling Public Opinion Revealed
The intelligence bureau of the Office of Facts and Figures reports sampling public opinion since Pearl Harbor. Archibald MacLeish directed Keith Kane to run the program, similar to commercial polling, shaping war agency policies.
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Washington
Ce Ae
America
Pearl Harbor
Intelligence Bureau
Office of Facts and Figures
White House
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Early
OFF
Archibald MacLeish
Keith Kane
National Defense Unit
Justice Department
Guard Your Country and Your Loved Ones
U S defense bonds and stamps urged for immediate purchase as thousands of soldiers risk their lives. Bonds on sale at banks and post offices cost as little as 18 75 dollars while Defense Stamps turn dimes into working funds for America’s needs.
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United States Defense Savings
Defense
Blitz College Steps Up Program At Armored Unit
Those chosen from other units and arms join Blitz College for training. Instruction covers clerical tasks as well as mechanical operations. About 190 typewriters are in heavy use as recruits learn the paperwork that keeps a unit functioning.
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Blitz College
Opening of Second Front by Yugoslav Guerrillas
London report states Gen. Mihailovitch’s Robin Hood army, active against Axis since the invasion, plans a second front to align with a planned Balkan revolt. The exiled government source says the winter offensives aim to spark wider sabotage and guerrilla battle in France, Norway, and other countries.
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London
Draja Mihajlovitch
Yugoslavia
Germany
Ganral Mihajlovitch
Balkan
Adolf Hitler
Mihailovitch
France
Norway
Bulgar King to Talk With Hitler in Berlin Dowager Visit
King Boris of Bulgaria reportedly travels to Berlin to discuss Bulgaria’s role with the Axis on the Middle Eastern front and aims to become guardian power of the Balkans. He is to meet Adolf Hitler and Franz Von Papen as Turkey’s entry could push Bulgaria into active war. An Axis push for Baku oil and access to the Darada fields looms.
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Bern
Switzerland
Boris
Bulgaria
Berlin
Middle Eastern
Balkans
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Fuehrer
Baku
Red Cross Service Roles Highlighted In City Briefs
City Briefs profile the Red Cross functions in wartime with armed forces and local communities. It notes Technician Frederick H. Payne, son of Mr and Mrs Cliff Payne, as part of the coverage.
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Red Cross
Frederick H. Payne
Mrs
Cliff Payne
Pails From Scaffold Man Hurt In Fall
H. W. Kness, 48, of 1615 Oakland Avenue NE, suffered only a minor injury after falling from a scaffold.
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H. W. Kness
Oakland Avenue NE
General MacArthur Turns to New Tasks in Australia
MACARTHUR HEADQUARTERS Australia Gen. Burma Monday pledged absolute confidence in Allied leadership as MacArthur began a busy week organizing United Nations forces in Australia. He gave a 90 minute interview to 50 reporters and discussed war developments while resuming administrative duties.
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Australia
Burma
United Nations
Chiang
le Nage Wagent
A. Cate
Com
West Point
United States
Philippines
MacArthur Bosses Armies Yet Yields To Wife
Australian dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur dominates Allied forces abroad while his wife rules the home. On a shopping trip with their son Arthur she instructs a barber to give a haircut, though the general had cautioned against it.
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MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Railroads Move Record Freight Ton Miles in 1941
Washington report shows U S railroads carried 475000000000 ton miles of freight in 1941 the heaviest traffic ever and up 27.3 percent from 1940.
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Washington
United States
MacArthur hailed as master of strategy by Australian minister
Australian War Minister F. M. Forde praised General Douglas MacArthur after a conference, calling him a master of strategy and an inspiring leader. He said MacArthur’s arrival and appointment to supreme command would direct an aggressive attack to the highest degree and commend his intellect and vision.
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MacArthur Headquarters
Australia
F. M. Forde
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Supreme Command
Don’t Take Suitcase of Clothes When You Join Army
A bulletin from Lieut. Col. Robert L. Fulton, state mobilization officer for selective service, lists the personal equipment inductees should carry beyond clothing. Items include a small brush with paste, shaving kit, one bar of soap, three bath towels, and two suits of underwear.
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Robert L. Fulton
Selective Service
Col. Fulton
Government favors strikers pledges return to jobs
Rector of the Office of Defense Genalico says the government favors strikers and plans no personnel changes. Strikers with exceptions would be restored to their jobs with full seniority after talks with their representatives and railway unions. They would return under pre December 29 working conditions.
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Office of Defense
Genalico of Defense
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhoods of
Barriger
Painter 83 Is Injured After Basement Fall
Charles B. Kent 83, a painter and paperhanger of 120 Ninth Street NW, fell on Sunday morning in his basement, suffering a fractured left wrist. He demanded discharge from Mercy hospital to return to work Monday.
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Charles B. Kent
Ninth Street
Kent
Mercy Hospital
Captain Hoeffel Not Found on Gunboat Asheville
The navy said on Monday Captain Kenneth M. Hoeffel was not aboard the gunboat Asheville when it was attacked by Japanese south of Java and is believed lost with the vessel.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Kenneth M. Hoeffel
United States
Asheville
Java
U. S. Production Rise Continues in February
Washington reports the nation's production rate kept climbing in February, rising from 171, with commodity prices continuing to advance. The gains were broad, with largest increases in key sectors, and overall activity held near autumn levels.
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Washington
Voter duty urged amid low turnout in city elections
Dr. T. F. Suchomel writes that March 17 marks a stain on the community as citizens must vote or lose rights. He argues absence ballots exist for valid reasons and warns that10 percent turnout shows neglect of franchise. The piece ends with an aside about an orange tree bearing fruit and flowers together.
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Voter
T. F. Suchomel
M.D. Deisr Rapids
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