France aims to keep clear of U.S. clash
France seeks to avoid conflict with the United States while studying reports from Washington. Paris plans to delay or deny actions against French vessels in American ports and weighs possible countermeasures in the Caribbean amid rising war tensions.
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France
U.S
Vichy
United States
Washington
West Indies
Marseilles
Martinique
Churchill
England
Dakar
French West Africa
Adolf Hitler
Racecaronier
Jean Daran
Chicago men indicted in anti trust conspiracy case
In Chicago three black owned manufacturing firms and five officers faced indictment on charges of conspiring to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. The case alleges coordinated actions to restrain trade among competitors and fix prices, with potential penalties awaiting trial.
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Chicago
Vichy Grants Germany Access to French Bases in Europe and Africa
The Franco German collaboration pact reportedly allows German armed forces to use French naval and air bases in Europe and Africa. France also agrees to boost German orders from unoccupied industries and release POWs. Petain resists but authorities fear German control of the fleet may come soon.
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Vichy
Germany
Europe
Africa
Washington
INS
France
Roosevelt
Hull
Hitler
New Order
Henri Petain
Great Britain
Petain
Darlan
Hindenburg
American Republics Move To Act If French Colonies Threatened
Washington reports say 21 American republics plan provisional administrations for French colonies in the western hemisphere if German French collaboration expands. Action would await clarity on Vichy cooperation, with Navy officials detailing unarmed merchant ships in the Red Sea and flag display to deter raiders.
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Washington
Americas
Germany
France
Europe
United States
Atlantic
American
Havana
Red Sea
Mercury Strikes A Happy Medium For Cedar Rapids Shopping
Cedar Rapids enjoyed ideal weekend shopping weather as temperatures fluctuated through a mild range. Readings showed a 46 degree low at 5 a.m. rising to 70 by mid afternoon, then easing to 61 by evening as Friday’s peak matched a ten degree gain.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
the Mercury
Y M C A Campaign Sees $1164 Rise to $53351 Total
Contributions to the Y M C A drive rise by 1164 to 53351 with 950 from the executive committee and 214 in pledges. The total remains 6649 short of the 60000 goal but organizers expect to top it next week. reports and meetings are scheduled at the Y M C A and executive committee.
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Cedar Rapids News
Byron Anderson
Robert Armstrong
Thursay
Defense program delays Dog tag shortage hits Fremont
Fremont Nebraska residents face a tag shortage for dog licenses as brass tags ordered two months ago by City Clerk Doris Spotts have not arrived due to national defense priorities.
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Fremont, Neb
INS
National Defense Program
Fremont
Doris Spotts
OPM Training Program Planned Here for Defense Jobs
An extensive federally guided training program for unemployed workers in defense production is planned in Cedar Rapids within 30 to 60 days. Local leaders, including business and labor representatives, will form a committee to run the plan under the Office of Production Management. The Cedar Rapids effort follows similar classes in Des Moines and Davenport with 200 plus trainees each, aiming to supply skilled labor for area plants and reduce job gaps in defense work.
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Cedar Rapids News
Board’ of Education
Office of Production Management
Washington
Des Moines
Davenport
Iowa
America
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
State Employment Service
E. H. Christensen
Lloyd Grover
Iowa State Employment Service
OCD
District of Columbia
Seven Army flyers die in two-plane crash in Ohio storm
Seven soldiers were killed when two Army planes crashed within 15 minutes during cyclonic winds in hilly southern Ohio. Five crewmen died near Nelsonville in a twin engine ship from Barksdale Field, while two others perished near Wilmington. Captains R A VanDeran John C Stanley and Major J W Sessums identified. Wreckage described as scattered across a bottomland area with fragments under five pounds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Patterson Field
Dayton
Barksdale Field
Nelsonville
Here
Wilmington
Robert Sonnenfield
William J. Wiandt
Robert L. Brown
James Criswell
John H. Davis
J. W. Sessums
Wright Field
R. A. VanDeran
John C. Stanley
Washington
Carbon Hill
British Navy Death Toll Reaches 11 285 Men To Date
London AP reports the admiralty lists 11 285 officers and men killed or missing since the war began. Of these, 4 260 were killed in action, 6 944 missing and presumably dead, 3 352 wounded, 513 taken prisoner, and 81 died of natural causes in the official compilation.
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London
Admiralty
Oftica
Plans To Curb Big Auto Price Rises
Washington officials indicate the Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson is weighing actions to halt unjustified price increases on new and used cars due to 1942 production curtailment. If needed, he will issue an order establishing a graduated ceiling based on vehicle year and model.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Dogs Have Right To Bark Judge Rules
CHICAGO UP Municipal Judge Leon Edelman dismissed a nuisance complaint against Bert Knight ruling dogs have freedom of speech. He said Knight's four puppies have a constitutional right to bark just as people have to talk.
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Chicago
Bert Knight
Leon Edelman
Knight
Tipton High School Wins Top Honors At Regional Music Meet
Tipton Indiana high school band led by Joseph Westby won first place in class C band at the regional festival in St Paul. Darlene Hohnbaum and Phyllis Kadel claimed solos and Don Dysart won in bassoon. The 58 band members plus two guest entrants celebrated a strong Northwest showing with Cedar County peers West Branch also excelling.
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Tipton High School
St. Paul
Tipton
Betty Jones Lee
Duluth
Darlene
Phyllis Kadel
Don Dysart
Phyllis Bolton
Ruth Potter
John Neber
Westby
Jane Willard
Cedar County
Iowa
West Branch
Tall Corn State
Minnesota
Chicago Quads Die Within 10 Hours Of Birth
Frances Adams gave birth to quadruplets at Mercy hospital in Chicago, the second such case on record here. All four infant girls weighed under 1 pound 6 ounces combined, and died within ten hours of birth while in respirators and incubators.
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Chicago
Frances Adams
Frances
Charlene
Margaret
Marie
Adams
Mercy Hospital
100000 Coal Miners Ordered To Strike
The United Mine Workers of America CIO ordered 100000 hard coal miners to strike starting Monday after failed contract talks with Pennsylvania anthracite operators. The move follows an earlier report on page 6.
Roosevelt to Call Millions for Civilian Defense Volunteers
President Roosevelt plans to create a civilian defense office to mobilize civilian manpower for non military tasks. Mayor LaGuardia of New York is eyed to direct the effort while state and local councils coordinate training and duties across 48 states and D C.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Office
Office of Production Management
Camp Good Health Fund Supports Weight Charts For Children
Camp Good Health aims to boost health habits for undernourished children in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Public Health nurses introduce personal weight graphs and colored pencils for monthly weight tracking at camp and home. Donations to the Camp Good Health Fund, care of The Gazette, support the effort.
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Cedar Rapids
CGH
Public Health Nursing Office
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Nazis Resume Air Assaults Over English Midlands and Cologne Raids
German raiders dropped bombs across the industrial midlands and southeast England with several towns hit. Casualties reported as shelters struck and people buried. Royal Air Force bombers also targeted Cologne and Boulogne with large fires in industrial districts. Two British planes were lost overnight.
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London
Midlands
England
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Boulogne
France
Air Ministry
Rhine
Ministry
Bombing Blitz Hit Birmingham and Ship Sunk Off Ireland
Berlin officials said over 100 German bombers attacked Birmingham in a Friday night three hour assault. The 7937 ton British steamer Statesman, owned by Furness, was sunk west of Ireland. While the raid unfolded, RAF bombers struck western Germany hitting homes and a small industrial site.
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Berlin
INS
Birmingham
English Midlands
Statesman
Furness Line
Ireland
R.A.F
Germany
Capuzzo
Salam
Sidi Azeis
Egypt
Tobruk
Bengali
Libya
Planes Trade Blows In Vital Oil Territory
British and German air operations surge in Iraq and surrounding regions. RAF raids target Habbaniyah Mosul and Amara while German and Italian forces regain and recapture key towns near Salum and Tobruk. British moves threaten Suez with intensified actions as Cairo and Bagdad report troop movements and allied reactions.
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Iraq
Habbaniyah
R.A.F
Mosul
Amara
Basra
Cairo
Bosporus
Syria
Egypt
Suez Canal
Canal
Rashid Ali Al-Gailani
London
Near East
Gereman
de Gaulle
Palestine
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F.R
Dispatches
Lie de Re
Leopold Dreyfuss
Red Cross
New York Harbor
William Leahy
Leahy
Western Hemisphere
U. S
Normandie
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Kingsbury Smith
Francois Darlan
Verdun
Bulletin
Claude Pepper
Fla
West Africa
South America
Robert B. Reynolds
N. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
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Paul Mallon
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Walter Winchell
Mercury
Y.M. Fund
King's Daughters
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Bagdad
Transjordan
Palmyra
Istanbul
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