Open City News Weighs War Strategy and Centered Information
Admiral Harold Stark argues for offensive action against the Axis using calculated risk while warning against purely defensive war. The piece questions a $25,000 salary ceiling for executives and the value of keeping skilled managers on war production. It also discusses Mellett’s information center and Byrd’s critique of government publicity. A note on portable fun kits for servicemen follows, comparing them with cootie racing and African dominoes.
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Mellett
Washington
Lowell Mellett
Office of Government Reports
Senator Byrd
Virginia
OGA
Byrd
Japs Hit Burma Front as They Threaten China and India
Japanese forces in Burma push toward the Yunnan frontier and India while repulsing Chinese countermoves. Allied bombers hit Rangoon docks and Lashio airfields as U SAAF and AVG strikes aid China. Stilwell’s forces endure with reinforcements looming.
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Burma
China
India
Yunnan
Bengal
Chungking
New Delhi
Shindwin
Mandalay
Trrawaddy
Rangoon
Monswa
Chindwin
United States Army Air Corps
Lashio
AVG
Joseph W Stilwell
Stilwell
Taungegyi
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Washington
United States War Department
Adduct Rubber Plan Inventor Seized In Abduction Case
New Jersey men Samuel Paris and Julius Suhoke were charged with assault robbery and kidnaping of Brooklyn chemist Samuel B. Sklar who said a perfected synthetic rubber formula vanished during the assault Sklar escaped after being forced into a car and police intercepted the vehicle near Manhattan Bridge Sklar was hospitalized with a possible skull fracture and facial injuries while the suspects claimed to be hosiery mill superintendent and shipyard inspector respectively
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New York
New Jersey
Brooklyn
James Kane
Samuel B. Sklar
Sklar
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan
Herman Lowenstein
Samuel Paris
Bradley Beach
N. J
Julius Suhoke
Paterson
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
Kane
RAF raids harass Hamburg and Le Havre on tough night
British reports say RAF bombers and fighters supported a Boston formation over Le Havre after a heavy Hamburg raid. Five German fighters were shot down, three RAF fighters missing, and bombers returned safely. Exeter and southern England faced German raids with several aircraft downed.
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London
RAF
le Havre
France
Hamburg
Boston
Exeter
England
Plana
Rabaul
Sunda
United States
MacArthur
First Degree Count Filed Against Welsh In Sister Slaying
George W. Welsh Jr. faces a first degree murder charge after a circuit court judge dismissed the prior indictment alleging the killing of his sister Leila. Welsh pled innocent at arraignment as a county grand jury had returned the indictment following a lengthy investigation.
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Kansas City
George W. Welsh, Jr
Leila
Welsh
Casey Reaches Cairo in Middle East War Cabinet Role
Cairo AP report says Richard G. Casey former Australian minister to the United States arrived Monday to take up duties as British war cabinet representative in the Middle East.
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Casey
Cairo
Richard G. Casey
United States
Middle East
Airport petitions surge in Cedar Rapids signature drive
Cedar Rapids backers press for a city council election to authorize a $325 000 airport bond. Karl P Blaise says demand for petition blanks is high and that the bond may not require full funding, depending on Washington needs and available airport parcels.
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Cedar Uniaid
Newa
Karl P. Blaise
Cedar Rapids
Blaise
Washington
Des Moines
Sioux City
Phage Rapids
Detonating caps found in shed in Los Angeles probe
Authorities inspected a site in Los Angeles after a wall concealed 25 detonating caps were found in a tool shed. The facility previously operated by a Japanese spy suspect is under scrutiny as part of the investigation.
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Los Angeles
INS
Roosevelt Expands Control Over Rubber-Borne Transport
President Roosevelt, via an executive order, grants the Office of Defense Transportation power to shape policy and regulate all rubber-borne transport including cars, buses, taxis, and trucks. Eastman notes likely moves toward closer control and possible tire and fuel rationing for private vehicles. The order mandates conserving rubber transport and allocating capacity among essential activities while maintaining civilian service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
ODT
Eastman
Nazis Execute 72 Dutchmen
London AP report says Hilversum radio in Holland announced that 72 Dutch men were executed for attempting to gain contact with Germany s opponents. The broadcast notes the executions were carried out by German authorities in Holland.
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London
Hilversum
Holland
Germany
22 Dead in Latest Oklahoma Twisters
Storm battered northeast Oklahoma Monday counted 22 dead and nearly 100 injured after three tornadoes struck six communities within an hour late Saturday.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ins
Oklahoma
General Allen Dies After Long Army Career in Oregon
Gen. Hubert A. Allen 70 died at his Portland home after a stroke. A Cedar Rapids native, he rose from Iowa National Guard private to brigadier general and later commanded formations in World War I and II era service, including the 34th Division and 56th Regiment. Survived by wife Jessie Marinus Allen and daughter Odette Allen Watson. son predeceased.
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Hubert A Allen
Iowa National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Portland
Ore
Aonatwe
Independence
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Corregidor
Philippines
Oregon National Guard
Awen
Iowa Guard
Telephone Company
National Guard
Allen
United States
Camp Cody Deming
Thiaucourt
Fort McArthur
San Pedro
Calif
Fort Benmney
China
Cleveland
Ohio National Guard
Columbus
Ohio Guard
Panama
Help Wanted Ad Draws 40 Applicants In One Hour
A Hoover Co ad in the Granby Building drew 40 applicants in one hour for inside mechanical repair work aged 45 or older man needed for half day shifts with training offered. Friday 1 to 2 p.m. at 3232 Granby Ride. Call 2-1121 to place an ad and have it charged.
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Help Wanted
Hoover Co
Granby Building
Allied Navies Plan Aggressive Strategy Under Stark Command
Admiral Harold Stark outlined a calculated risk approach to win the war, urging bold action over defense. He noted steady U S ship production, growing naval units, and cooperation with Britain as Allied forces target greater strength against Axis threats.
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Harold R. Stark
U. S
London
Harold Ro Stark
United States
European
Stark
Mediterranean
Prasung
Admiralty
American Atlante
Atlantic
Stray .22 Bullet Enters Crib in Crdar Rapids
A stray .22 caliber bullet fired within Crdar Rapids city limits entered the nursery at 1122 Twenty-fifth Street SE Sunday afternoon. No one was injured as the slug shattered a window and ricocheted around the room before lodging in an empty crib. Detectives believe the gun was fired from a nearby ravine. the area was searched with no person found.
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Crdar Rapids News
Ronald P Evans
Twenty-fifth Street
Michael 2
Evans
Early Signup Urged for War Ration Books in Cedar Rapids
Local readers across Cedar Rapids were urged to register for War Ration books as the four day signup period began. About 4 500 people had already received books through 34 elementary schools. Officials estimated 16 000 registrations daily to cover the population, with lines forming and alphabetic signup underway.
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Cedar Rapids
Benean
Moss
Sam Hawkins
Eversvoene
Vondas Omoryng
Herve
Choel
Tomas
Sven
Sven As Possible It Was Found That It Takes Apaut
Benks
Sam
Discontinuation of Social Justice Publication Discussed
Officials debated ending the Social Justice magazine founded by Father Charles Fo Coushhn. Calvin Hassel indicated mailing privileges would be halted. Father Crue and Father Crue were noted as approving the action. The discussion cited the publication as clearly seditious.
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Washington
Rational Werkt Magazine
Charles Fo Coushhn
Monaas
Calvin W. Hassel
Hassel
Crue
S .Sp
Monegavine
Crear
Dai Nippon Becomes Official Japanese Empire Designation
Berlin dispatch reports Tokin sources state the Japanese government will adopt Nat Nippon as the official name for the greater Japanese empire. Dai Nippon, meaning Great Sun, may be renamed Great Sunland or Great Land of the Rising Sun, a term long used by Japan to refer to its homeland.
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Berlin
Capa Dnb
Tokin
Nat Nippon
Dai Nippon Iterative
Licensing Claims Plane Bottleneck Eliminated by Licensing
Daniel H. Kane presented before the Senate patents committee that the Dzus Fastener company offers a non profit patent license system to clear the warplane production bottleneck. North American Aviation holds a license for its use with no royalty while Dzus requires clearly stamped parts to trace responsibility. Kane said he would continue licensing during war but would pursue his own development in peacetime.
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Washington
LLP
Daniel H. Kane
New York
Dzus Fastener Company
Americas
Senate Patents Committee
Kane
Thurman Arnold
William Dzus
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Dzus Company
Arnold
Dzus
War and Navy Departments
Clark
Ozus
Bell Aircraft
Fisher Body
Deserted Chinese troops rejoin Chungking forces in Shan tung
Seven thousand Chinese who were serving with Japanese forces in Shantung province have deserted and are being reorganized to fight with the Chungking armies, the Central News Agency said Monday.
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Chungking
Shantung Province
Japanese Inland Push Near Markham Valley in New Guinea
Japanese reconnaissance units withdrew to base at Lae after a 27 mile penetration up the Markham valley in pursuit of air and jungle targets. Allied reports claimed no UN regimental clash occurred while guerrilla activity possibly continued north of the mounts. The effort marked the second inland Japanese move toward Nadzab and Port Moresby area with airfield aims and coastal shipping raids continuing.
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Australia
Laean New Guinea
Markham Valley
Pont Ph Miles
Nes Salamaua
Tiahan Arspatches
Torres
Markham
Moresby
Alhred
Othe
Ilaraboe Nustrale
Coroma
May Is Recovering Normal Tone After Cold Windy Sunday
Cedar Rapids area enjoyed a calmer trend after a windy cold spell. Saturday night rain measured 0.40 inches while temperatures slid from 55 at midnight Friday to 40 Sunday night with a 46 early Sunday and 42 by 7 pm. The sun returned Monday and winds eased to a breeze.
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May
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Admiral Leahy Arrives in Madrid En Route to Washington
Admiral William D. Leahy United States ambassador to France arrived in Madrid on Monday while en route to Washington for consultations.
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Madrid
William D. Leahy
United States
France
Washington
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St Nazaire
Coastal Command
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Marseille
Toulon
Frances Mediterranean
Vichy
C. R
H. A. Allen
Mear Stark
Cedar Rapids News
Dai Nippon
New Guinea
Rebaul
Douglas M.veter
Rougueille
Salonieansland
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