Forrestal nomination seen as rare strong figure
The nearly unanimous backing for James V. Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy is noted as a rare case of broad public recognition of competency in the Roosevelt era. The piece contrasts Forrestal with a cabinet few fully name, praising his ability and judgment over political affiliation. It also discusses Wendell Willkie and the danger of turning party debate into vague smear words amid a pending war news lull.
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James V. Forrestal
Roosevelt
Executive Branch
Wendell Willkie
Dewey
Willkie
German air raids target Portsmouth amid invasion threat
London reports Berlin says assaults concentrated on Portsmouth with as many as 300 planes in two waves. Four coastal towns bombed. A hospital hit and casualties observed as Nazi broadcasts warn of intensified southern England shipping. In Paris, arms surrender order and invasion fears rise. Allied raids on Ludwigshafen and a French airfield noted.
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London
England
Berlin
London Evening Standard
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Germany
Ludwigshafen
France
Labor Board Election for 2 Employes in Cedar Rapids
A half hour NLRB election in Cedar Rapids begins at 1 30 p m Friday to decide if two production unit employees Richard Earl White and Earl Cox want Local 170 AFL Amal gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen to represent them at Cedar Rapids Renderers Otis Tower SE Regional Director James M Shields announced the date The unit includes two production workers with eligibility spanning payroll period ending April 15 1944 The prior dispute over excluding other plant workers was settled with the rule that only the production unit voters may cast ballots The hearing before Trial Examiner Clyde F Waers ended with NLRB ruling that only the production unit employer may vote The report noted a spectator from Local 238 of the Teamsters union and Waers recommendation remains secret.
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Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
Cedar Rapids Renderers
Otis Tower SE
James M. Shields
Minneapolis
Minn
NLRB
United States
Richard Earl White
Earl Cox
Clyde F. Waers
Fegional
Post Office
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Waers
After War News Stakes Newspapers’ Emotional Readiness
The author muses on how readers will adjust once the war ends and news shifts from massive bomber missions to mundane local stories such as dances, divorces, and political debates. He questions whether public attention can return to smaller events without sensational crises.
No Scientific Basis Found For Fried Food Digestion Belief
Dr Frank Richardson reports in the Journal of Pediatrics that no evidence supports the claim fried foods are hard to digest. He notes the only published study shows fried potatoes have starch that digests more easily than boiled potatoes, based on limited data.
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Frank Richardson
Journal of Pediatrics
Heavs
Albanian Partisans Take Three Towns
London report says Albanian partisans allied with Marshal Tito’s forces captured Elbasan 20 miles south of Tirana and two other strategic towns in Albania. The Yugoslav communique notes Broz aims to unite Balkan guerrillas against the Germans. Albanian guerrillas estimated around 36,000.
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London
Josip (Tito
Rogers Daughter Mary to Wed Film Writer Victor Coutrier Jr
Hollywood report says Mary Rogers daughter of the late Will Rogers will marry film writer Victor Coutrier Jr. Houston mother announces the engagement and date likely Tuesday.
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Hollywood
Mary Rogers
Will Rogers
Victor Coutrier, Jr
Houston
Texas
Grady Found Dead in English Marsh After Bomber Last Flight
The Liberator known as Cee Gee Second fell into a bottomless marsh on the English coast during a raid. Sgt. William C. Grady of Cedar Rapids was found dead near the crash site. the plane’s parachute cord was not pulled. Pilot Lt. James S. Munsey and Co-pilot Lt. Robert O. Crall died with the bomber. five men perished, five survived.
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Cedar Rapids
William C. Grady
Grady
Dioxie Mae
Tenth Street
U. S
England
James S. Munsey
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Robert O. Crall
Mansfield
Ohio
English
Cee Gee
Ralph McClure
Washington, D. C
John McKinney
Rickinson
Texas
Guilt Fears Plague Combat Flyers in Army Study
Philadelphia based report to the American Psychiatric Association describes combat flyers’ guilt from lost buddies and fear of desertion as they end tours. Depression after orders, alcohol use, GI GI symptoms, and homecoming reporting deny relief as secrecy limits numbers treated.
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Philadelphia
American Psychiatric Association
Roy R. Grinker
John F. Spiegel
Army Air Forces
Samme
Gan
Sorensen Awarded Legion of Merit for North Africa Service
Master Sgt. Karl L. Sorensen of Cedar Rapids Iowa received the Legion of Merit from the War Department for his service as armament section chief with a bombardment squadron in North Africa from December 28 1942 to May 13 1943. He repaired wiring and modified bomb racks under difficult conditions ensuring continuous squadron operations. Sorensen previously earned an Army citation and a Silver Star for gallantry in action in the North African theater.
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Sgt. Sorensen
J. K. L. Sorensen
Thirtieth Street
Air Corps
Indian Ridge Now in Allied Hands End of Major Indo Burma Battle
Allied forces claim control of Kohima ridge marking the end of the largest engagement on the Indo Burma front. Chinese and Japanese actions on the Salween front include air base threats near Formosa and the Philippines with mixed reports on air losses.
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Indian Ridge
London
Reuters
Kohima
India
Kohima Ridge
Indo-Burma
China
Salween River
Tokyo
Formosa
Philippines
Suichwan
Canton
Nault
Fourteenth Air Force
Tengchung
Burma
Daletme
Impha
Manipur
Suspension Lifted for Father Orlemanski Visit to Moscow
Springield Mass AP The Rev George A Shea chancellor of the Springfield diocese announced that Father Oriemanski suspension of his trip to Moscow was lifted by Most Rev Thomas H O Leary after receipt of an apology letter.
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Springfield
Mass
George A. Shea
Moscow
Thomas H. O'Leary
Oriemanski
More Time Granted for Returning Defective Shoes
In Washington the Office of Price Administration extended the return period for defective shoes to 60 days from the prior 30 days. The agency also authorized district offices to issue special shoe ration coupons to individuals unable to obtain help from local rationing boards.
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Washington
OPA
Police Enlist Cops to Enforce Price Controls Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration lists police in about 50 midwest towns to arrest price and ration violators, a program challenged yet upheld in lower courts. Rockford Illinois considers a similar ordinance, backed by local labor and OPA directors, allowing fines up to 100 dollars and 10 days in jail for misdemeanor violations.
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Chicago
INL
Office of Price Administration
Midwest
OPA
Chicago Herald-American
Alex Elson
Rockford
Ill
Elson
Illinois
Council
Harry Leach
Rockford Central Labor Union
RFL
Harold Fairclough
Robert M. Harper
Moline
Ohio
Joseph Young
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids Cools After .12 Inch Rain Last Night
Rain totaled .12 inches overnight in Cedar Rapids, cooling readings to 88 by mid afternoon from 90 the prior day. Humidity dropped from 58 percent at 11:30 a.m. to 20 percent at 2:30 p.m. Cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers expected statewide with cooler weather in the west and north tomorrow.
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Cedar Rapids
Cresae
Mercury
Chambers
Maison City
Forest City
Allied assault drives deep into Cassino area in Italy
Allied forces report smashing resistance south of the Liri river and claiming major gains. French and American troops overrun key towns, seize strategic hills, and press toward Cassino while Mediterranean Air Force bombs harbors, bridges, and industrial targets. About 3,000 prisoners taken. German forces organized defense shrinking amid heavy fighting.
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Naples
Liri River
Fense
Spigne
Gariglianova
Monte Fammera
Ausonia
Tyrrhenian
Berlin
Cassino
Harold Alexander
Italy
Anzio
Garigliano
San Giorgio
Liri
Eighth Army
Rapido
Capo Dacqua
Monte le Civita
Fifth Army
Mediterranean Air Force
Piombino
Ancona
Orvieto
Pontedera
Portoferrario
Alphonse Juin
Formia
Itri
U S Holds Aussie War Brides as Stowaways
U S Attorney to file criminal informations against two Australian war brides for stowaway charges and a ship steward faces a smuggling complaint after hiding the women aboard a merchant marine ship in Sydney. The brides faced up to five years and a $5,000 fine. the steward up to one year and $1,000 fine.
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San Francisco
U. S
Davis
Sydney
Australia
Blair
Frederick Oliver Blair
Army Air Corps
Ola Mar Calderala
Calderala
Air Bf
Paul Hahn
Iivo
Hahn
Twe
United States
United Tes
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Luftwaffe
Admiral Francke
Labor Board
Cedar Rapids News
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Jenin
Robert S. Johnson
Lawton
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
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Gaiweski
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C.R. Man
Franklin F. Banker
Marsh
Eighth U. S. Air Force
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Donald W. Hastings
Sorensen
Legion of Merit
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Drew Pearson
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