President pushes Ward plant seizure probe into the background
The piece notes the administrations move to drop the Ward plant case and shift focus. It highlights union strength, looming bargaining, and political pressure from Congress while questioning the legality and impartiality of Attorney General Biddle’s ruling and Roosevelt appointments on the judiciary. It also references vice president Wallace's China trip and wartime food statistics suggesting global scarcity.
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Peshays
Ward
Biddle
Supreme Court
Congress
Night Bombardment Puts Wiener Neustadt in Crosshairs
Allied bombers from Britain and Italy pound Wiener Neustadt and surrounding rail junctions in Austria while Rain of bombs hits Dunkerque Boulogne coast and Paris suburbs. Berlin attacked by Mosquitoes as RAF and Navy join heavy offensive forcing unprecedented tonnage.
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Italy
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Austria
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Europe
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Ankara
Bucharest
Romania
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Paris
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Berlin
Navy
Reds Capture Battered Port of Sevastopol
Red forces took Sevastopol after a three day battle sealing control of the Crimean peninsula. Stalin announced the victory noting Marshal Vasilevsky and Gen Tolbukhin led the final assault. The port had withstood previous sieges and its fall marks a major 1943 44 campaign milestone.
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London
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Josef Stalin
Crimean
Stalin
Crimea
Cape Chersonese
Red
Army pilot convicted for costly Phoenix overflight
Second Lt. John B. Kennedy received a general court martial conviction for low flying over Phoenix Arizona. He was sentenced to forfeit $100 from his pay each month for one year totaling $1200.
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Costly Peek
Luke Field
Ariz
John B. Kennedy
Phoenix
Thunderstorms and Cloudy Weather on Thursday Cedar Rapids
Forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms Thursday with mostly cloudy conditions. Winds 30 to 40 mph predicted. warmer to the east. Cedar Rapids observed 60s to mid 60s temps Tuesday and 62 high from 3 to 5 pm with 48 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Chambers
White Missing in Raid Grady Killed in Action
Cedar Rapids man Tech Sgt. William C. Grady reported killed in action over Germany April 22. Lt. Ned C. White reported missing in action over Romania April 16. Grady, 27, served overseas since December. White, 23, piloted a B 24 and had 16 missions by April 14. Major James Stewart awarded Grady the Air Medal. Both families are informed by the War Department.
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Cedar Rapids
Tech
William C. Grady
Ned C. White
War Department
Set
Grady
Germany
Dixie Mae Layer
Tenth Street NW
England
Lt. White
Romania
C. B. White
Fifth Avenue SE
Italy
James Stewart
Walters Cleared by OPA Probers After Inquiry
Chicago AP report says Rae Walters regional administrator has the support of regional and national offices and that investigators found no grounds for drastic change. An April 30 altercation involving attorney Nat Grossblat and Velma Shapiro prompted the probe, with Walters apologizing and a pledge of staff unity in the price control program.
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Chicago
OPA
Rae Walters
Walters
Nat Grossblat
James C. Rogers
Grossblat
Velma Shapiro
Washington
Miss Shapiro
National Enforce‘ment
Rogers
James C. Derieux
Roosevelt Ends Lunch Conferences
President Roosevelt has stopped holding lunch meetings for a while. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said he is still taking it easy after a month’s South vacation and there is no need to rush back to a fast pace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
South
Roosevelt asks 15 billions for army budget
President Roosevelt asked Congress for new army appropriations totaling 15.68 billion, lifting total contemplated army outlays to about 49 billion for the next fiscal year. The plan envisions 7.7 million personnel and operations through June 1945 with additional funds for war materiel and civilian relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Sedition Lawyer Found Guilty by Federal Judge
Justice Jennings Bailey found James J Laughlin, a Washington lawyer, guilty of contempt of court for conduct as attorney in the mass sedition trial. He was fined $150, with stay on condition Laughlin posts a $300 bond. Bailey said Laughlin sought to embarrass Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher and influence jurors for publicity.
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Washington (Ap
Jennings Bailey
Federal District Court
James J Laughlin
Washington
Laughlin
Justice Bailey
Bailey
Edward C. Eicher
Congress to Keep Probing Government Seizure Action
Washington reports say House and Senate committees will continue probing the Montgomery Ward seizure despite the firm being returned to private management. President Roosevelt defended the seizure as lawful and tied the case to union votes and postwar policy. He noted Attorney General Biddle’s opinion and discussed past troop actions and the bed under the bed metaphor during a press conference.
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CIO
Ward
Washington
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Ramspeck
D-Ga
House
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Department of Justice
Francis Biddle
Avery
Hopkins Quits Mayo Clinic for His Home
Harry Hopkins, adviser to President Roosevelt, leaves Rochester for home. Mayo Clinic says after a short rest he may return to Washington. Surgeons report Hopkins had surgery during his Rochester stay to correct a condition from a 1937 stomach ulcer operation. Abdominal organs are now normal.
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Rochester
Minn
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Lef
Mayo Clinic
Washington
Hopkins
Lansdale Destroyer Sunk in Mediterranean April 20
The 1 630 ton U S destroyer Lansdale was sunk by German torpedo planes in the Mediterranean on April 20. About 200 men served on board with moderate loss of life. Survivor include Lt. Robert Morgenthau son of Secretary Morgenthau Jr. The navy announced the news Wednesday.
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Washington
Lansdale
Mediterranean
Robert M. Morgenthau
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Navy
Landsdale
Leahy to Speak at Cornell College Commencement
Admiral William D. Leahy will deliver the commencement address at Cornell College on Monday June 5. Leahy Navy chief of staff hails from Hampton Iowa and will travel to Mt Vernon for the event.
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Admiral Leahy
Cornell
House Approves Debt Limit Boost
The House passed by voice vote a bill to raise the federal debt limit to 240 billion dollars from 210 billion. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration.
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House
Washington
LLP
Senate
Indefinite Draft Deferment Planned for 29 and Older
Washington AP reports a new selective service policy to be publicized Thursday night contemplates indefinite draft deferment for all men over 29 in essential occupations. The plan applies regardless of whether they are deemed "necessary men" by current standards.
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Washington
War Labor Board forwards Hummer dispute to White House
Washington AP reports the War Labor Board voted unanimously to forward the Hummer Manufacturing dispute at Springfield Illinois, a Montgomery Ward subsidiary, to the White House for action. Chicago AP notes Judge Holly dropped injunctions in government seizure of Montgomery Ward properties with moot questions and dismissal pending.
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Washington (Ap
William N. Davis
The
War Labor Board
Hummer Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Ill
Montgomery Ward and Company
White House
Chicago
William
Holly
Montgomery Ward and
Company
Chicago Properties
Govi Withdraws as Union Wins Montgomery Ward Vote
Union leaders voiced sharp dissatisfaction over government withdrawal from the Montgomery Ward plant two hours before the union was declared winner in a collective bargaining vote. Samuel Wolchok of CSO demanded the War Labor Board extend the contract and warned of further strikes if no new agreement is signed. Government control of the plant ended at 7 p.m. Tuesday after voting concluded.
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Montgomery Ward
Samuel Wolchok
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employee Union
CSO
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Wolchok
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