Madagascar Occupation Move and Political Expectation
British action to seize Madagascar disrupts Laval's regime and signals broader moves on other French possessions. The piece criticizes appeasement, notes UN risk with the French fleet, and urges support for Bourke Hickenlooper while highlighting wartime economic controls and doubts about a synthetic rubber inventor's tale.
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United Nations
Hitler
Madagascar
France
Laval
British Force Lands at Madagascar Naval Base
British commandos marines and infantry stormed the Diego Suarez base in Madagascar after a surprise landing, with ships and aircraft attacking frontally. Berlin and German sources cited French and Vichy resistance, while the United States supported the operation amid tensions with France over the island.
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Madagascar
United States
East Africa
Indian Ocean
Courcer Bay
Berlin
U.S
DNB
Middle East
India
China
British War Office
R. G. Sturges
Royal Marines
Gallipoli
E . Syfret
Washington
Great Britain
Madagascar Occupation Deepens World War Alliance Ties
The United States states it will act in Madagascar if needed in the common cause with the Allies. Britain and the US agree Madagascar will be restored to France after the war. A Tokyo broadcast notes the move strains Vichy relations with the United Nations while British reports say the action improves Allied standing in the Indian Ocean.
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Alphonse and Gaston
Vichy
France
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
India
Australia
United States
Britain
United Nations
Laval
Roosevelt
London
Great Britain
Tokio
Berlin
Italy
Washington
North Carolina
Japan
Nomura
Abe
Lifeboat voyage ends as 12 reach Australia after 1500 miles
RAF Wing Commander Jeudwine tells how 12 air force men eight Australians and four Britons survived 44 days at sea after leaving Java in two lifeboats and a motorboat. They faced becalmed seas storms a whale and a submarine.
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Australia
Air Force
Java
RAF
Jeudwine
Dutch East Indies
Jeadwine
Purser
Schools Open Until 6 Today For Sugar Registration
Cedar Rapids announces extended hours for sugar registration as public grade schools stay open until six. Superintendent Arthur Deamer considers Wednesday and Thursday evening sessions for workers. Sugar stamps 1 through 4 govern purchases through May and June with one pound per stamp. Registrations reached over ten thousand daily, with a potential sixty five thousand names.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Linn County Rationing Board
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Edward E. Lowe
Linn County
Deamer
Lowe
Cedar Rapids Mayor Proclaims Mother's Day 1942
Cedar Rapids Mayor I F K Hahn urges national unity on May 10 1942. He calls for Americans to display flags on homes and public buildings to honor mothers and all mothers of the United Nations whose sons serve in the armed forces.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Hahn
United Nations
I. F. K. Hahn
United States
The
WPB Bans Use of Iron In 400 Items
The War Production Board ordered a 90 day halt on iron and steel use in over 400 civilian goods including bathtubs mail boxes fountain pens cash registers and automobile accessories. Limited production allowed for a brief period while war materials conversion proceeds.
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Washington
War Production Board
Generals Threaten Shakeup If 1942 Soviet Campaign Fails
A group led by Walther von Brauchitsch reportedly told Hitler they would seek an alternate plan if the 1942 campaign in Russia fails. The informant said dissidents might push to halt offensives, push for defense gains, or even pursue negotiated peace, with hints of friction involving Goering.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fuehrer
Russia
Germany
Hitler
von Brauchitsch
Supreme Command
van Brauchitsch
Von
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
They Can't Deny It Was a Stick They Found
A 4 year old Eddie Williams found a stick while playing and brought it indoors. His mother saw it in the flames and retrieved the stick of dynamite before it could cause harm.
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Eddie Williams
Eddie
Organize Hickenlooper Club at Rally Wednesday
A Linn county rally will organize a Hickenlooper for Governor club at the Montrose hotel Wednesday at 7 30 pm. The non partisan meeting is open to the public and will stress B B Hickenlooper as best suited to be state chief executive. Jim Milroy will speak with no funds solicitation. Hickenlooper faces a June 1 primary as his first test of strength.
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Bourke Hickenlooper
Linn County
Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapide News
Montrose
B. B. Hickenlooper
Jim Milroy
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Soviet Hints Oren Spring Drive Begun
Soviet press reports indicate the Red Army may launch a spring offensive against Germany. Front line briefings claim Germany faced multiple assaults and claimed gains at Kursk Krav kov Taganrog while defending measures were urged for improved positions.
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Sov
Red Army
Ukraine
Kursk
Kravkov
Taganrog
Ter Sgar
Adolf
Japs Enter China After Burma Push
Chinese and Allied reports say Japanese mechanized units crossed from Burma into Yunnan province, completing a three month advance. The border push halted near Wanting and Wanthe as Chinese and Japanese forces clash along the Lashio corridor and Taiwan Strait theater observers note air attacks on Trrawadar delta and Rangoon fronts with bombardments and fires.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Yunnan
Trad Eens
Lasna
Emery Mayo
Steve
Eight Inches of Snow Hits Northwestern Nebraska
The state highway department reports four to eight inches of snow in northwestern Nebraska as an unseasonal May storm moves into the area Tuesday.
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Nebraska
Omaha
State Highway Department
Neches
Nebracka
Jupiter Pluvius Turns on Spigot
Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for a slight warm up Tuesday afternoon with showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night into Wednesday forenoon. Winds expected to be fresh to moderate, with noontime rain after a overcast morning. Temperature highs around 61 degrees and a drop to the upper 40s by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Madagascar Coup Pleases Roosevelt
Senate Majority Leader Barkley said President Roosevelt was very well satisfied over the landing of British troops in Madagascar. The remark reflects U S approval of the operation amid ongoing strategic efforts in the theater.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Madagascar
Two More Torpedoings Reported Off Atlantic Coast
The navy announced two more torpedoings off the Atlantic coast. A medium sized United Nations merchant vessel and a British merchantman were struck, and survivors were landed at an East Coast port.
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Washington
United Nations
Atlantic
Used Garden Tractor Wanted Ad Draws Busy Response
A want ad placed by 2. F. Hertel at 421 27th Ave SW attracted 33 inquiries on the first day. The notice urged sellers with garden tractors to call 21121 to place a cash-for-ads listing and reach active buyers.
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