Irregularities in Iowa liquor storage prompt call for crackdown
A Dubuque county attorney cites state attorney general guidance allowing out of state owners to store 280 cases of liquor in an Iowa warehouse, raising questions about authorization and enforcement. The piece criticizes wartime liquor controls and urges clear law application while noting possible missteps by Iowa liquor officials. It also discusses broader wartime policy debates on labor drafts and air power versus a strong ground army, reflecting wartime national concerns and political campaigns.
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Dubuque
State Attorney General’s Office
East Dubuque
Ill
Dick Lane
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Iowa
The
Liquor Commission
Pet
1% Liquor Commission
Army urged to use 4-Fs for special labor duties
A House military subcommittee recommended immediate action by the War Department to accept 4-Fs for special labor duty and for selective service to classify and place them into essential jobs. The plan aims to remove 1,000,000 potential workers from the 4-F pool and use many in labor brigades or mandatory civilian roles, with legislation to define veterans’ benefits and related issues.
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Washington
House Military Sub-Committee
War Department
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Costello
D-Calif
Department
Senate
House
Patterson
4-F
Commons vote reinforces Churchill in wartime leadership
London AP Winston Churchill won a confidence vote in the Commons by 425 to 23. The result followed a government clash over an equal pay for equal work amendment for men and women teachers, with many supporters unhappy and noting the act as part of wartime governance.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
House
Churchill
John Wardlaw-Milne
Stimson Urges 4F Use Without Drafting Them
Secretary of War Stimson on Thursday urged legislation to ensure utilization of 4-Fs in the war effort while opposing drafting 4-Fs into the army. He favored national service legislation like the Austin-Wadsworth bill but would back limited programs via congressional action with army cooperation. He noted selective service shortfalls have forced shifts, but the 7,700,000 manpower goal remains unchanged.
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Washington
Llp
Stimson
Army
Congress
Release Liquor Seized By State at Dubuque
Iowa officials ordered the return of 285 cases of liquor seized from an East Dubuque night club's warehouse after Attorney General Rankin concluded the storage by Illinois owners was permitted. Rankin noted no liquor from the 421 cases had left Iowa and recommended no penalties for the storage under state approval.
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Dubuque
E. J. Kean
Iowa
John M. Rankin
Des Moines
Rankin
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
The
Liquor Commission
Dubuque County
Dick Lane
Liquor, Control Commission
Rankins
R. W. Nebergall
Charles Curtis
Nebergall
Lane
Army Planes Raid Two Truk Islands in WWII Atoll
Army bombers faced heavy anti aircraft fire as they struck Eten and Moen islands in the Truk atoll, starting fires. Additional raids continued on Japanese positions in the eastern Marshall islands, setting oil storage tanks ablaze and damaging airfields.
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Washington
Eten
Moen
Truk Atoll
Navy
Marshall Islands
Graven Takes Oath Here as Federal Judge
Henry N. Graven of Mason City was sworn in as judge of the federal court for the northern district of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. The oath was administered by Lee McNeely of Dubuque with witnesses including U S District Attorney T E Diamond and FBI agents. Graven begins his first term Tuesday. naturalization proceedings follow Monday.
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Gazette
Graven
Henry N. Graven
Mason City
Iowa
Lee McNeely
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
George C. Scott
Sioux City
Federal Court
Northern
District of
Senate
Scott
U. S
Fred Biermann
George Story
Margaret O'Donnell
Diamond
Joseph A. Petrus
Bessie G. Engle
F.B.I
C. F. Holly
Louis Roeniig, Jr
Middle Amana
Roeniig
John W. Delehant
Lincoln, Neb
Roemig
Linn’county
Cedar ‘Rapids
Senate Votes Probe of Executive Orders
The Senate judiciary committee was authorized to spend 5000 dollars to fund an inquiry into the constitutional and statutory basis for all executive orders and presidential directives since Roosevelt. Majority Leader Barkley cautioned against turning the probe into a fishing expedition while stressing potential usefulness to Congress.
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Senate
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Barkley
Congress
Hawaii Still in Danger asserts martial law in Hawaii
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr. filed affidavits in federal court arguing Hawaii remains in imminent danger of invasion since Pearl Harbor. They urged continuation of martial law and suspension of habeas corpus to prosecute the Pacific war. The affidavits supported a bid to dismiss a habeas petition seeking release of a civilian war worker jailed by a military court.
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Honolulu
Chester W. Nimitz
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Hawaiian
Hawaii
Nimitz
Richardson
Duke P. Kahanamoku
Waikiki
Lloyd C. Duncan
4 F Plan Involves Joining of Union
Washington AP reports that 4 F registrants assigned to essential civilian war industries would, under draft legislation drafted by a House military subcommittee, presumably have to join the union if their assigned shop is a union shop.
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Washington
House
Widespread Air Blitz of Nazi Europe
London dispatch reports a coordinated night of Allied air raids across France Germany and northern Italy with British heavy bombers hitting rail targets near Paris and Lyon while Mosquito aircraft attacked Kiel. Mediterranean raids struck Milan Turin Bolzano and Sofia with Liberators damaging Milan rail yards and Fiat Mirafiori engine works set ablaze.
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London
R.A. F
France
Germany
Europe
Bulgaria
Vaires
Paris
Lyon
Kiel
Western Reich
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
Brunswick
Milan
Turin
Bolzano
Leghorn
Sofia
Pas de Calais
Fiat Mirafiori
Allied Glider Units Score Burma Coup
Allied air commandos struck Mohnyin Burma in a move to isolate Myitkyina as Stilwell and Chinese forces drive south toward the base. Mountbatten said glider units damaged Japanese HQ in Mohnyin while Stilwell reported 5,423 Japanese killed in northern Burma since Oct. 26 and 1,000 trapped near Shadurup. Allied airpower aided the push toward Myitkyina and Imphal as Chinese troops trap enemy forces with American-trained units.
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New Delhi
Mohnyin
Burma
Myitkyina
Joseph Stilwell
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Mandalay
Ina
Stilwell
Mogaung
Laban
Shadurup
Tiddim
Imphal
India
Mountbatten
China
Doughboys Fight Alongside Dalmatia Partisans
American combat troops trained in guerrilla warfare joined Yugoslav Partisans and British forces along the Dalmatian coast. The London Mirror says they have taken scores of prisoners and inflicted heavy Nazi casualties since operations began months ago, with light American losses.
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London
INL
Svebia
Dalmatia
London Mirror
U S Flyers Outscored Enemy 4 to 1 Last Year
Secretary of War Stimson released a theater by theater tally showing Allied air forces destroyed 9 463 enemy planes in the air and 1 579 on the ground in 1943 with total losses of 2 809 in the air and 76 on the ground The United Kingdom and Mediterranean accounts are listed with counts of planes destroyed probably destroyed damaged and ground losses along with Royal Air Force losses for various theaters The summary underscores a near four to one edge in enemy losses and rising Allied air strength across theaters
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Washington
Larmy
Stimson
A.A.F
United Kingdom
A.af
Mediterranean
AAF
Southwest Pacific
China- Burma-India
R.A.F
South Pacific
Hawaii
Alaska
U S War Casualty Totals Rise Across Army and Navy
The latest reports put U S losses at 173239, up 4947 in a week. Army casualties through March 15 total 130619, with 22570 killed and 53124 wounded. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard total 42620 with 18087 killed and 10974 wounded. Of 27142 prisoners, 1675 reported dead of disease.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Stimson
Marines
Coast Guard
Sea Services
Coast, Guard
Reds Deny Full Bow to Badoglio
A front page Izvestia editorial says exchange of envoys with Italy's Badoglio regime does not equal full recognition. It urges Britain and the United States to push for government change in Italy to aid Allied victory over Germany. The piece condemns Western press for implying Soviet support for undemocratic elements.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Pietro Badoglio
Britain
United States
Italy
Germany
Badoglio
Rome
Favorable Report On F R Condition From White House
The White House reported on Thursday that President Roosevelt's bronchial irritation is clearing up nicely. The brief bulletin noted he is resting comfortably and shows signs of improvement while remaining under medical care.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Cernauti Falls to Zhukov Forces in Balkan Offense
Moscow announced that Cernauti, Bucovina’s capital and a key transport hub, fell to Marshal Zhukov's First Army as part of a major southern front offensive. Stalin hailed the victory and noted its strategic impact against German defenses along the Prut river.
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London
Cernauti
Balkans
Bucovina
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Ukraine
Rumania
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
Prut
Zhukov
Old Poland
Stalin
Hungary
Konev
Romania
Russia
Odessa
Madrid
Carpathians
Poland
Luftwaffe loses one of its top aces Wilke
London AP reports the German high command acknowledged the loss of Col Wilke, a leading Luftwaffe ace who claimed 151 downed planes. He was described as an eminent fighter pilot and squadron leader in the Western Europe air battles.
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London
Wilke
Europe
Wilké
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