Dakar Capture Report Triggers Alarm Over Nazi Expansion
Berlin claims 10 executed coup and seizure of Dakar amid German naval and air base gains. French port administration, shipyards, and key offices reportedly fall under German control with Lammers en route to the port. Britain and Free French positions questioned as Dakar’s strategic value surges in Atlantic lanes.
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Italy
Britain
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
India
Far East
Hitler
Hans Heinrich Lammers
Reich Chancellery
Armistice Commission
Reich
Senators propose taking over French isles in the hemisphere
Four Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Clark Reynolds Pepper and Murray urged United States action to seize French possessions in the western hemisphere citing German collaboration. They named Martinique Guadeloupe St Pierre Miquelon Clipperton and French Guiana as strategic outposts and urged multilateral discussion with American republics before any move.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Missouri
Reynolds
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Pepper
Florida
Murray
Montana
United States
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Berlin
Boa
Martinique
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Caribbean
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St. Pierre
Newfoundland
Clipperton
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Mexican
French Guiana
South America
Havana
Work halts and threats loom in coal war across sectors
The soft coal strike extends negotiations with William H. Davis mediating after 52 million tons face another shutdown. John L. Lewis calls 100,000 United Mine Workers to hard coal, threatening 325,000 to withdraw. Affiliated unions and governors seek a quick settlement as new wage demands clash with operators.
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United Press
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Defense Mediation Board
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San Francisco
Eli Oliver
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James V. Forrestal
Army
John Frey
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U. S. Maritime Commission
Cedar Rapids Warm Day Hits 72 With Mild City Weather
The Cedar Rapids area enjoyed a pleasant Saturday with a high of 72 degrees reached between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Earlier, 64 degrees at 12:45 p.m. gave way to a 64 degree reading by 7 p.m. and a 46 degree low at 5 a.m. This temperature pattern followed by 50 at 7 a.m. and 58 at 9:30.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep
Dies Urges Showdown on Communists on U S Payroll
Chairman Martin Dies called for hearings on communists employed by the government. He said the committee would probe federal payrolls and asserted that serving Stalin in this emergency equates to serving Hitler as he runs in Texas for the Senate.
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Senate
Training British Pilots To Begin Next Month
Washington officials disclosed a large pilots-for-Britain program to aid England against the Nazi air threat. The first group of young Britons will begin flying lessons in the United States in June, heading a vanguard of thousands trained for the RAF. The U.S. Army will provide training planes and equipment, while Britain covers civilian instructors' pay.
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British Freighter Statesman Sunk by German U-Boat
Berlin reports the sinking of the 8,000-ton British freighter Statesman loaded with airplanes, said to be built in the United States, by German high command. The vessel went to the bottom about 150 miles west of Ireland, as part of a claim of sinking 49,612 tons of other shipping.
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Army seeks 185000 cans of corned beef in bid
Col. H. B. Barry of the U S Army quartermaster depot in Chicago announced Saturday that bids have been opened for 185000 cans of corned beef. The supply may come from domestic or South American sources.
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H. B. Barry
U. S. Army Quartermaster’s
Ade invites Twain admirers to round out author records
George Ade hosts a June 21 gathering at Hazelden farm near Brook Indiana inviting Mark Twain admirers to join in a project with the Mark Twain society of Chicago. The event aims to form a national Twain group and a free information bureau for students and writers.
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Mark Twain
Hazelden Farm
Franklin J. Meine
Brownell
Twain Information Bureau
1100 Farmers Invited To May 27 Farm Bureau Dinner
About 1 100 Linn county farmers and officers of the Town Farm Bureau federation are invited to the annual Farm Bureau Chamber of Commerce dinner May 27 at Hawkeye Downs. Ray Anderson will toastmaster and Roosevelt fireside chat will be relayed by loudspeaker at 8 30 p m. The Cedar Rapids Masonic chorus provides music and a wild west rodeo preview follows May 29 at Hawkeye Downs. The event includes invited Iowa Farm Bureau federation officers and Iowa State College officials.
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Town Farm Bureau Federation
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Ray Anderson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Francis Johnson
Allan Kline
W. B. Hamilton
O. W. Beeler
H. H. Christ
Charles Finley
H. H. Kildee
R. K. Bliss
H. L. Eichling
R. E. Buchanan
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
Truth and Honesty Advertised in Gazette Want Ads
A nostalgic ad urges truth and honesty as loudly as cigarets and gum. It notes how ads for truth boost stock of honesty and claims a Gazette want ad sold baby beds with pads on the first day. The piece promotes baby beds with pads and provides a contact number for placing ads.
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Egypt Seeks Arrest of Pro Axis Former Army Chief
Cairo seeks the arrest of General Aziz El Masri Pasha and two Egyptian air force members after an attempted escape by air. They allegedly committed acts injuring the security of the kingdom. A reward of £1,000 was offered for information leading to an arrest. all three are in hiding.
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Egypt
Aziz el Masri Pasha
Masri
Almaza
Mass Farm Slayings Leave Five Dead in Indiana
Five members of the Johnston Agrue family were found slain with a large gauge shotgun on a Laughery creek farm near Lawrence, Indiana. Coroner Harry T. Moon identified Johnston Agrue and four relatives among the victims and noted the killer fired five shots. motive and suspect remain unknown. Police, including Sheriff William Winegard, investigated after neighbors found the scene and a table set for six.
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Lawrenceburg
Mary Elizabeth Breeden
William Breeden
Agrue
William Winegard
Arch Voight
Moon
Russia and Iraq sign diplomatic pact in Moscow
The Tass news agency reports that Russia and Iraq have signed an agreement establishing diplomatic trade and consular arrangements. The pact covers formal diplomatic ties and economic and consular cooperation between the two nations.
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Camp Good Health Fund Seeks Donations for Disabled Youth
Readers are urged to donate to The Camp Good Health Fund in Cedar Rapids Iowa to support a summer health building vacation for physically handicapped children from low income districts. Public health nurses explain camp questions and needs while encouraging community support through The Gazette.
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Public Health Nursing Association
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Camp Good Health
Showdown Nears in British German Middle East Campaign
British and German forces pressed toward a decisive Middle East clash likely drawing in France Russia and the United States. RAF and Luftwaffe clashed in Iraq with bombers and fighters basing near Habanniyah and Mosul while British bombed Palmyra airdrome in Syria. Turkey reported massed French divisions near Palestine and R A F strikes targeted munitions trains as diplomacy continued to swirl.
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Germany
Middle East
France
Russia
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Luftwaffe
Iraq
Syria
Habanniyah
Mosul
Palmyra
Palestine
Turkey
Henri Dentz
Istanbul
R.A.F
Ankara
Roosevelt warns Americans to ready defense for world role
President Roosevelt, in a White House statement during National Foreign Trade Week, accuses Germany of seeking world conquest and warns the United States must act now to defend democracy and protect foreign trade. He says totalitarian aggression threatens the globe and demands immediate effort from every citizen.
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Mosters
White House
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Reich
Wide raid nets hundreds of alien seamen at seaports
U S immigration agents conduct a national sweep targeting seamen who overstayed 60 day leaves. Major Lemuel Schofield reports raids in New York Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Miami Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland with officials hopeful for several hundred arrests across these ports.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Lemuel Schofield
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Philadelphia
Boston
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Miami
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
New York City
Schofield
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Immigration Service
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New Jersey
RAF Bomb Waves Pound Coast Line
Dover reports describe heavy RAF bombing of German invasion ports along the French Channel coast during a major night attack. More than 100 bombers reportedly used new super-bombs, with detonations lighting Kent towns and rattling windows.
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INL
Royal Air Force
French Channel
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Kent
Channel
Foreign Trade Week Speech Warns of Totalitarian Threats
A National Foreign Trade week address denounces totalitarian aggression as a threat to democratic life and global commerce. It urges immediate American defense of liberal economic principles and continued U S leadership to rebuild world trade from chaos caused by greed and fear.
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Australia approves action to reach mandauria and Iraq
The government announced on Saturday that Australia will engage in a new initiative involving mandauria and Iraq. Officials described the move as a step toward broader regional contacts and policy coordination.
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