British Bombers Hit Duisburg in 57th Ruhr Raid
British four engine bombers struck Duisburg in Germanys Ruhr valley Friday night after a fog delay. The raid, first since December 20, involved a strong force with hundreds of bombers targeting the inland port and industrial facilities. Four aircraft were lost as observers reported large explosions and fires in the city.
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London
Duisburg
Germany
Ruhr
Dunsburg
Hitler
Air
Rhine
England
France
British Plane Bombs Rome Suburb Station Raid
In Malta reports a British plane flew over Rome suburbs on Thursday night and machine gunned a near city railway station. The pilot noted the Tiber and Pontine marshes as they passed and recalled Mussolini in his comment about a bullfrog. This marked the first air raid report near Rome.
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Valletta
Malta
Rome
Tiber
Pontine
Mussolini
J P Morgan Estate Largely To Sons Employes Benefit
J P Morgan died March 13 and left most of his estate to his two sons, officers in the U S Navy, while granting many legacies to employees up to 50 000. The will filed at Mineola N Y lists eight cash bequests to family and names his sons as executors with J P Morgan and company. The estate value was not estimated in the document.
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J. P. Morgan
U. S. Navy
Mineola
N. Y
Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of
Long Island
Church of St. John’s
Lattingtown
L. L
Morgan
Comdr
Junius Spencer Morgan
Henry Sturgis Morgan
J. P. Morgan and Company
Jane Norton Nichols
Frances Tracy Pennoyer
U S Troops Reported Arriving at Aden Red Sea Outpost
A German broadcast claimed a large force of United States troops landed at Aden a British garrison outpost at the Red Sea mouth across from Africa. The report lacked confirmation from Allied sources.
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U.S
Red Sea
London
United States
Aden
Sea
Africa
Four Cedar Rapids Guardsmen Reported Missing in North Africa
Four Cedar Rapids National Guardsmen are listed as missing in action in North Africa since March 10. Roy Larkin, John F Kreger, John E Buchanan, and Kenneth K Kepler, all 18 to 28, served with the 34th Division. Larkin had 14 years in the guard and last drew a letter dated March 5. Kreger, from Company C, attended St Wenceslaus HS and worked at Kreyer’s grocery and Quaker Oats before induction. Buchanan, son of Hattie Anton, attended McKinley High, enlisted January 1939. Kepler, Robins High graduate, auto mechanic, went to Camp Claiborne and then North Africa in February 1943.
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War Department
Larkin
Sharon Kay
Wilson and Company
Camp Claiborne
Northern Ireland
Afina
Charles Larkin
Rochford Road
Sergi Kroje
Charles Kroeju
Sergi Krejci
Company C
St Wencestans High School
Kreyer Grocery
Quaker Oats and Wilson and Company
Buchanan
Herman Schipper
Fo Avenue
Hattie Anthon
McKinley High School
National Guard
Kepler
Cora Kepler
Camp Cliuborne la Oan
Tel
Quit Work Ask Army Take Over
Two thousand Bendix Aviation brooklyn plant workers halted production in protest of deplorable conditions. United Auto Workers CIO Local 853 said the vote aimed to have either the army or navy operate the plants and eliminate idle machines. John J. Buckley to telegram Washington for intervention.
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Brooklyn
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Marine Division
Army
Navy
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United Automobile Workers
CIO
Greenspan
John J. Buckley
Washington
Lava Threatens Mexican Town Near Parangaricutria
Lava from Mexico's new active volcano neared Parangaricutria within 600 feet as residents who fled last month began returning on Saturday to salvage belongings. Municipal authorities organized relief committees for refugees amid fears the town will be buried.
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Uruapan
Mexico
Food rationing called needlessly severe by editor
CHICAGO AP Wheeler Mc Millen editor of the Farm Journal urged swift steps to end what he termed severe food rationing set to begin Monday. He said no city family should go hungry and that farmers, if not blocked by officials, can and will produce enough food.
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Chicago
Wheeler McMillen
Farm Journal and Agricultural Authority
McMillen
Franco vows to keep neutrality amid border troop buildup
London dispatch reports Spanish troops massed along the French Pyrenees passes and around Gibraltar as Generalissimo Franco pledges to resist any Allied or Axis moves that would violate Spain's neutrality.
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London
Pyrenees
Gibraltar
News Chronicle
Franco
U S Planes Bomb Nauru Base Near Gilbert Islands
American heavy bombers carried out the first U S attack on Nauru Island near the Gilbert group in the South Pacific scoring hits on wharf runway and officers quarters. Fires broke out and Japanese aircraft were damaged as Liberators departed. Army bombers in the Aleutians also attacked Kisk and a search plane hit Abraham harbor Attu.
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Washington
United States
Nauru Island
Gilbert Group
South Pacific
Navy
Nauru
Pleasant Island
Henderson
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Kisk
Abraham Harbor
Attu Island
Madge Bellamy Hints at Screen Return
Hollywood star Madge Bellamy said Saturday she may return to films, signaling a possible comeback after years away from the screen.
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Hollywood
Madge Bellamy
Iowa House Faces Voting Scandal Over Clerks Ballots
In Des Moines the Iowa House ended a session after it was found page boys and committee clerks voted in place of absent members. Only 55 members were present, yet 59 votes were recorded, prompting adjournment and a probe into the voting irregularities.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
House
Kenwood School To Be Improved In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids board of education after a survey by the buildings and grounds committee approved improvements at Kenwood School. Overcrowded classrooms require an extra teacher and a new room on the east side will be used immediately. Toilet facilities, drinking fountains and building ventilation will be upgraded to serve about 300 pupils.
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Cedar Rapids
Allow More Pork Under New Quotas
Washington notes a three month revision of civilian meat quotas to favor pork while trimming beef veal lamb and mutton. The Agriculture Department plans higher pork delivery limits and sets quarterly shares to ensure even meat distribution through April.
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Washington
Ins
Secrettt. of Agriculture
Wickard
Thease
Indictment Hits Seven Boston Police Officials
Seven Boston police officials including Commissioner Joseph Timilty and Superintendent Edward Fallon were indicted on Suffolk County grand jury charges. The counts allege conspiracy to permit operation of gambling houses and registration of bets. All pled innocent.
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Boston (Ap
Boston
Cume
Plane Crash Near Knoxville Kills 12
An Army plane exploded at low altitude and crashed on a farm 35 miles west of Knoxville Tennessee, killing at least 12 people. The deadly accident unfolded Saturday with authorities alerted to the scene.
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Here
Wallace Arrives In Santiago Chile On Latin America Tour
Vice President Henry A Wallace arrives in Santiago Chile at night as he continues his Latin American tour. He is scheduled to meet local officials and observe regional developments.
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Santiago
Chile
Henry A Wallace
Latin America
Mother's Patchwork Tale Reveals Beardsley Rum's Rise
In Laguna Beach California a reporter recalls Beardsley Rum born in Cedar Rapids as a prodigy. His mother, Mrs Beardsley Rum, details his early fascination with books and travel gear while managing a family home and supporting his education.
Eden Calls for Wide World Coalition to Fight War
British Premier Eden urges a United Nations style alliance including the United States Britain China and the Soviet Union to fight war and maintain disarmament. He argues nations cannot close borders while prosperity and security hinge on global cooperation. (Continued on Page 2)
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United Nations
United States
British Commonwealth
China
Soviet Union
Allied forces push in Mareth area front reports
The evening dispatch says Allied units attacked in the Mareth region and south toward Gabes, with air forces over the sea near Tunisia. It notes heavy fighting, several aerial losses for the Allies, and claims of German counterattacks repelled.
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Petweer BO
Rtottay
FE Hamma
Gabes
Erwi Ronee
Vane
Desert
Ayvertean
Tupisat
Italy
Messerschimitts
Algers
Mareth
Allied Convoys Face Relentless U Boat Plane Attacks
In the North Atlantic Allied convoys battle combined U‑boat packs and relay aircraft. Lieut Walter R. Daley of Roxbury Mass described heavy German air pressure on the Murmansk route and a deadly three night two day submarine relay attack. Ensign David E. Hume of Indianapolis reported a ship sunk with 25 lives lost after 14 days of air and submarine assaults. Daley noted frequent bombardment near Murmansk and a late bombardment that damaged but did not stop the convoy. The U‑boats remain the Arctic menace amid poor light and weather.
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Clinton T. Congla
London
North Atlantic
United States Navy
Walter R. Daley
Roxbury
Mass
Murmansk
David E. Hume
Indianapolis
Hanover College
Daley
Heinkels
Britain
Hitler
Arctic
Hume
Navy
Bryan W. Miller
Houston
Texas
United States
Clydeside
Fiorello Slated for Army Service
White House spokesman Stephen Early said indications point to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia serving in the army. He could not confirm the branch or location and noted the War Department had no report to release.
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Stephen Early
White House
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
LaGuardia
North Africa
Italy
Secretary of War
War Department
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