War time coal wage dispute and labor board clash
The piece critiques L Lewis and the War Labor Board over ongoing coal mine wage disputes delaying war production. It questions enforcement of laws and cost to the nation to secure uninterrupted supplies as negotiations falter. It also notes wartime work shifts among women and supports continued employment for national effort amid broader political debates.
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Af L. Lewis
WLB
Lewis
United States
Dam Breaches Roil Reich As Ruhr Floods Rise
Allied air raids trigger the Ruhr catastrophe as the Mohne Eder and Sorpe dams breach. Thousands drowned and cities inundated as German districts declare states of emergency. RAF offensives extend into south Germany while American and British air forces attack targets from Bordeaux to Cherbourg.
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Mohne
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Westphalia
Royal Air Force
Sorpe
RAF
Swediish
Berlin
Centaur Hospital Ship Sunk by Japanese Sub
Australian report details the sinking of the hospital ship Centaur off Bribie Island by a Japanese torpedo, 299 dead and 64 saved. President MacArthur called the attack savagery. Prime Minister Curtin vowed protest and redress. Survivors endured sharks, flames, and hours in lifeboats as rescue ships arrived.
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Australia
Centaur
Red Cross
Brisbane
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Sydney
Eleanor Savage
R M Salt
Canberra
John Curtin
Axis
House Vetoes Senate Run Plan in Tax Row
Iowa lawmakers clash as eight of the state's congressmen push to accept the Senate version of the Ruml tax plan. The House votes 202 to 194 to instruct conferees to embrace the Senate modification, opening the door to a possible new compromise while officials warn of a presidential veto.
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Iowa
Washington
House-Senate
Robertson-Forand
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Congress
Rayburn
Texas
Rumi Pan
Rouse
Trescays
Knussen
All C. R. Haircuts Will Be 65 Cents Starting Monday
Cedar Rapids news notes a price increase for barber services as of April 24 to 65 cents per haircut in Cedar Rapids organized barber shops. The Linn County Master Barber Association, led by A E Morehouse, also states shares remain at 35 cents. The adult haircut price rises from 60 to 65 cents while children stay at 30 cents. The move reflects rising living costs and long discussed pay increases for barbers.
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Cedar Rapids
A. E. Morehouse
Linn County
Master Barber Association
Morehouse
Lewis Grants Extension of Strike Truce
Washington reports John L. Lewis extended the expiring strike truce until May 31 after a plea from Solid Fuels Administrator Harold L. Ickes. The move aims to avert a new mine work stoppage as wage talks stall between the United Mine Workers and coal operators under government mediation.
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Solid Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Lewis
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
WLB
Roosevelt
UMW of America
Mane
UMW
American Airmen Bomb Wake Island In Wake Island Raid
Army Liberator bombers, taking off from Midway Island, attacked Japanese held Wake Island amid bad weather and heavy fighter opposition. Two Japanese fighters were destroyed and another probably. No word on American losses. The raid marked the first Wake attack since January and the fifth air strike since December. The communique also noted dive bombers and fighters targeting Rekata Bay seaplane base on Santa Isabel in the Solomons.
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Washington
Wake Island
Navy
Midway Island
Midway
Wake
United States Marine
Marine Corps
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Solomons
Board Keeps Guns, Fights School Patrol Move
Cedar Rapids board of education voted to retain gun security measures while opposing a school patrol system. They approved a consultant center for working mothers, a duration policy, wartime park changes, and rewarding bus drivers. A low bid for roof work was accepted, and one teacher will be hired while another is placed on leave. Board member Blodgett opposed schoolboy patrols, citing no accidents under current practice and long-standing usage. He noted cops sometimes supervise signs in areas never patrolled, while janitors handle sign placement and removal. The OCD project was explained as a federally funded civilian defense effort to support a center for working mothers at Hill Park, with Oak Center handling maintenance and no financial strings attached. The plan stems from a survey showing mothers’ willingness to participate in care programs while employed.
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Cedar Rapids
OCD
Linn County Civilian Defense
Henry Haeggs
Setare Federal Fu
School Board
Haegg
French Front Stood With 18 Guns In Tunisian Campaign
Allied dispatch recalls a slimly equipped French force defending a 180 mile front with 18 machine guns and a handful of worn tanks during the Tunisian campaign. Despite shortages and long marches, they aided the Allied push, converting Axis gear for use and contributing to key battles around Bizerta Mareth line and Rairovan.
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Sifax
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Gaisa
Foum Tatahouine
Henri Giraud
Ess
Tunis
Biteria
Tansport
Sbeidla
Corps
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Bizterte
Mareth
Rairovan
Skies Showing Gradual Improvement in Cedar Rapids Forecast
The Cedar Rapids area warms slowly with a warmer afternoon and cooler night ahead. The forecast calls for a much warmer Wednesday forenoon, while earlier gray skies and light precipitation provided little relief to residents enduring unseasonable weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Churchill on Radio Wednesday Morning
New York reports that all major networks will broadcast Prime Minister Churchill's address to Congress on Wednesday at 11:30 am Eastern Time. The timing and coverage expect wide national and international listening, with emphasis on wartime leadership and allied resolve.
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Ins
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Sezin
Sugar Declaration for Canning Sugar Issued by Linn County Board
The Gazette prints a Linn county war price and rationing board sugar declaration for canning. Each family member may obtain up to 15 pounds of sugar on the basis of the declaration and a sugar certificate will be recorded with rationing books. Mail the declaration and books to the rationing office in the American building. do not visit in person.
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Linn County War Price and Rationing Board
Yanks Bay 121 Nazi Aircraft in 3 Days
The United States Eighth Air Force said it destroyed 121 German planes in three days of operations last week. American losses totaled 37, including 24 heavy bombers, 10 medium bombers and three fighters, with Flying Fortresses Liberators Thunderbolts and medium bombers credited. The four days of high activity saw about 1,300 sorties over Germany France Belgium and Holland.
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London
United States
Eighth Air Force
Nis
Germany
France
Belgian
Helland
Grade labeling not required for 1943 fruit pack
Washington regulatory brief reports Deputy Price Administrator Galbraith said grade labeling will not be required on individual containers of the 1943 fruit and vegetable pack. Canned goods will show grades to buyers via invoices, ending a dispute over labeling requirements and setting three grades with price implications.
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J KK. Galbraith
Office of Price Administration
Galbraith
OPA
Galbraits
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