Postwar price controls debated by leaders and Cedar Rapids officials
Secretary of War Stimson and U.S. Chamber of Commerce president urge continued price and rationing controls after the war to stabilize the economy. In Cedar Rapids, officials call for a refresher on the commission form of government and weigh governorship contenders amid national focus on postwar policy and inflation safeguards.
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Stimson
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Allies Withdraw From Cassino Heights in Forced Ruse
Allied troops abandon advanced positions on Mt Cassino after a ten day struggle as Indian and New Zealand units retreat under cover of a coordinated bombardment. Casualties minimal, but the Cassino offensive shifts to artillery and patrol clashes along the Garigliano and Anzio fronts.
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Naples
Mt. Cassino
Fifth Army
Rome
Hangman's Hill
Hill 202
Cassino
United Press
James F. Roper
Garigliano
Anzio
Soldier Saves Wife From Speeding Car
Cpl. Lloyd C. Baker of the Las Vegas army air school was struck on Third Street SE while crossing Eighth Avenue with his wife. He pushed her clear but suffered a broken leg. Glenn Schultz paid fines totaling 15 dollars for failing to have his car under control and for operating a vehicle with faulty brakes.
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Lloyd C. Baker
Las Vegas
Nev
Army Air School
Mercy Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Third Street
Cpl
Baker
Glenn Schultz
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Schultz
Sgt. Robert Wood Dies of Wounds on Bougainville
The Wood family of 529 Fifth Avenue SE was notified that Sgt. Robert Earl Wood, 19, died March 12 from wounds suffered in action on Bougainville Island. A machine gunner with an infantry regiment, he enlisted Feb 16, 1942 after volunteering at age 17. He attended McKinley High, was a Gazette carrier, and worked for Wilson and Company. His father is a World War I veteran. his grandmother, Mrs. Jennie B. Wood, lives at the Magnus hotel.
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Rhea D. Wood
Fifth Avenue SE
Robert Earl Wood
Bougainville Island
Southwest Pacific
Wood
Army
Fijis
Bougainville
McKinley High School
Wilson and Company
Jennie B. Wood
Magnus Hotel
Forts Attack Central Reich in Allied Bombing Blitz
Allied raids struck central Germany and Pas de Calais as American bombers fought massed Nazi defenses. The reports say Fortresses bombed four German airfields in France, escort fighters destroyed about 30 enemy planes on the ground, with 2 bombers and 3 fighters lost.
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Mestre
Italy
R.A.F
Rome
London
Germany
Pas de Calais
France
Berlin
Reich
Construction Work Resumed at Wilson and Co Plant
About 75 men returned to work at noon Wednesday on the Wilson and Company plant project after a three day stoppage by AFL Building Trades unions over jurisdiction. Sumner Sollit, president of Sumner Sollit Construction, said the dispute was settled amicably and packing house maintenance crews would confine themselves to maintenance work. The unions did not dispute other subcontractors nor present demands.
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Wilson ‘and Company
AFL Building Trades Council
Sumner Sollit
Sollit
Rampaging Russians Reach 30 Miles From Czech Frontier
Soviet forces push toward the Czechoslovak border with rapid advances across the ailing front. Kolomea falls as the Red Army seizes Nikolaev and closes on Czernowitz while pushing toward Odessa from the south. Units converge along a 100 mile front near the Bug river as Malinovsky’s Third Ukraine army strengthens the advance.
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Odessa
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Berlin
Moscow
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Bug
Domanevka
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Czechoslovakia
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Stanislav
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Gorodenka
Bucovina
Carpathian Mountains
Kamenets-Podolsk
Dniester
Linkovtsky
Monitor
Bug River
Voznesesnk
Stalingrad
Rodio Y. Mali-novsky
Roosevelt Fights Bronchitis With Checkup at Bethesda
President Roosevelt battles bronchitis after influenza and colds since August. A Bethesda naval medical center checkup under Vice Admiral Ross McIntire included X rays. Doctors expect no serious issue and manage symptoms with a mild cough syrup and a light work schedule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Quebec
Winston Churchill
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Ross T. McIntire
Winter Snow Returns to Eastern Iowa With Widespread Flurries
Snow blanketed eastern Iowa with Cedar Rapids around two inches and Des Moines two inches. Decorah reported four inches while Mason City measured around one and a half. Temperatures ranged from 7 to 48 degrees statewide with icy roads in spots and continued cold by night.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Iowa Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Mason City
Ames
Burlington
Cedar Raisids
Spencer
Jap Unit Pushes Onward in India
New Delhi reports a tank led Japanese column advancing in Indian territory amid heavy casualties from resilient Allied forces. In other fronts, Allied air forces claim destruction of 30 Japanese bombers and fighters over central and northern Burma with three Allied planes lost.
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New Delhi
Indian
Central
Burma
Draft Deferment Rules Relax Farm Worker Status
Washington officials announced a shift from the unit system to the Tydings amendment as the basis for farm deferments. Local boards may defer workers regularly engaged in essential farm production and cannot be replaced, while discussions explored forcing nonfarm farmers to seek authorization before leaving farms for war plant work.
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Hershey
Marvin Jones
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Democrats Claim Significant Victory in Oklahoma Contest
In Muskogee Oklahoma Democrats claimed a major triumph in the Second district special congressional election as 19 precincts remained unreported. W G Stigler led E O Clark 21405 to 17678 with Stigler a former American Legion commander and Choctaw Indian Nation attorney. The result boosted Democratic seats in the House to 217 to 210 with four vacancies and reinforced the view of a nationwide Democratic trend. Republican leaders noted the New Deal machine’s intensity in the district.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
W. G. Stigler
E.O. Clark
Crats
Nichols
Stigler
American Legion
Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
E. H. Moore
Dies Charges Red Drive by Unit of CIO
The Dies committee charged the CIO Political Action committee with leading a subversive Communist campaign to seize political leadership over voters and subvert Congress. The 200 page report says the PAC is a continuation of the disbanded Communist Party of America and aims to influence the 1944 elections through Hillman. It notes CIO leaders with ties to the Communist line and warns of coercive voting requirements in some unions.
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INS
Dies
CIO Political Action Committee
Congress
House Committee
Political Action Committee
Communist Party of America
Communist Party
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Congress of the United States
Hillman
Harry Bridges
International Long Shoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Joseph Curran
The
Maritime Union
Lee Pressman
Frozen Produce Brea k Free Rationing Expands
The Office of Price Administration announces that all frozen fruits and vegetables become ration free starting Sunday to free cold storage for meat. Beef pork veal and lamb points stay low through April 29. butter stays at 16 points. Canned peas also ration free. carrots in 2 can sizes drop to three points. tomato juice 14 ounce cans cut one point.
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Washington
OPA
Dig Down Deeper State Income Tax Due Friday
State income tax payments are due by Friday with checks payable to The Treasurer of the State of Iowa. The Iowa State Income Tax Division in Des Moines urges timely mail and offers extended hours at the Cedar Rapids district office, 629 Guaranty Bank Building, through Thursday 6 p.m. and Friday 8 p.m. for assistance.
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State of Iowa
Iowa
Des Moines
Des * Moines
J.C. Schindler
Cedar Rapids
Guaranty Bank
Churchill demands Commons support on education bill amid war
London AP reports Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons called for a vote of confidence tied to the amendment on equal pay for male and female teachers. He warned resignation and new cabinet if the government fails to secure a sufficient majority to delete the amendment.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
Billy Meers dies after nationwide plasma aid campaign
Four year old Billy Meers of Seymour Texas died after chronic nephritis and complications. He received 352 pints of plasma and whole blood transfusions with help from volunteers nationwide including Chanute Field soldiers and a Boston hospital. His mother Mrs Alvie Meers expressed gratitude for the public support and letters from many supporters.
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Texas
Billy Meers
Billy
Baylor Hosspital
Chanutefield
Washington
Boston
Lawrence Payne
Alvie Meers
Seymour
Eleanor Returns From Long Tour
President Roosevelt announced that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt had just returned from an extensive tour of South America Central America and the Caribbean areas with plans to resume official duties and public engagements.
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Roosevelt
South America
Central Ameriica
Caribbean
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