Stalin Refuses to Yield On Polish Question Rift widens
Stalin bluntly refused to negotiate with 16 arrested Polish leaders and urged a Warsaw controlled reconstruction in line with Crimean decisions. He said the arrests were not connected with forming a new government, and that Russia would not negotiate with violators of the law. Western officials called his stance alarming as allies seek explanations.
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London
Stalin
Russia
Warsaw
United States
Britain
Whitehall
Ralph Parker
Moscow
London Times
Provisional Government of National Unity
Yugolavia
National Committee of Liberation
Fiery Battle See-Sawing On Okinawa
Japanese troops on southern Okinawa battled four American divisions toward a standstill on day 49 of the Pacific war. Marines and Army forces held Naha Shuri and Yonabaru as hills changed hands repeatedly. Sugar Loaf hill was captured then contested. a new American airstrip became operational boosting three fields amid ongoing combat.
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Guam
Okinawa
Naha
Shuri
Yonabaru
Sugar Loaf Hill
Okinawa Front
Pacific Fleet
Sugar Loaf
First Marine Division
Wana
Dakeshi
77Th
Carbuncle Hill
Blodgett Returns to Allied Control in 1944 Capture
Sergeant David C. Blodgett a 19 year old aerial gunner and engineer formerly shot down over Hamm Germany and held as a prisoner has been returned to Wied military control. His parents Mr and Mrs J C Blodgett of 70 Sixteenth Street SE were notified by telegram Saturday by Adjutant General J A Ulio. The return confirms his release and transfer to allied command.
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Edar Rapids Sens
David C. Blodgett
Hamm
Germany
Wied
J. C. Blodgett
Sixteenth Street
J. A. Ulio
Settledgett
Rosenberg Reported Taken by Allies in Germany
New York headline reports Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, who directed education in Germany under Nazi precepts, arrested by Allied forces. He was reportedly found in a hospital at Jensburg.
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New York
Alfred Rosnberg
Germany
Jensburg
Government voids control of Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad
In Chicago, United States District Judge Walter J. LaBay ruled that the Office of Defense Transportation illegally possessed the Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad. He ordered the line returned to its owners, noting seizure actions during World War II and later transfers between agencies.
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Chicago
United States
Walter J. la Bay
Office of Defense Transportation
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Roosevelt
Pfc George Telecky Reported Killed in Action
Cedar Rapids News reports Pfc George Telecky 31 infantryman formerly listed missing on Luzon has been killed in action February 28. The war department informed his wife Genevieve and their son Steven of Rockford Road SW. Son of Mr and Mrs Frank Telecky of 1621 Javeriie NE he served since November 17 1943 at Camp Roberts and Fort Ord and overseas since July. Surviving are brother Pvt Ernest Telecky in Germany and sister ae Richard Kolek of Springville. In civilian life he worked for Wilson and Company.
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Cedar Rapids
George Telecky
Infantry
Luzon
War Department
Genevieve
Steven
Rockford Road
Frank Telecky
Telecky
Camp Roberts
Calif
Fort Ord
Pvt
Ernest Telecky
Ninth Army
Germany
Ae Richard Kolek
Springville
Pfc. Telecky
Wilson and Company
Air Exhibit Draws 25000 to New Municipal Airport
An estimated 25,000 visitors crowded Cedar Rapids on opening day to view eight army planes tied to the Seventh War Loan drive. Cars lined miles of field roads as Crandic line transports moved about 3,000 spectators. Lt Col Gordon D Timmon s from Olney Texas led the display with a Mustang, while Lt Col Fraser from Hartford, Conn., visited with a cheering crowd before the B 25 and final Mustang appearance.
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Germany
Crandic Lines
Gordon D. Timmons
Olney
Texas
Chicago
Bond
Bond Committee
Joseph F. Fraser, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Fraser
Flying Fortress
Tokyo
Spangler to Wed Portland Woman
Mrs Henry P Buehner widow of a Portland timberman announced her approaching marriage to Harrison E Spangler former Republican national committeeman of Cedar Rapids. The couple met in New York last summer and plan to wed June 12 at the Little Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church in New York City. They will reside in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Buehner has a daughter at Columbia and two sons one in the Pacific with the army and a discharged son who will enter Yale Law School.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry P. Buehner
Portland, Ore
Harrison E. Spangler
New York City
Little Chapel
First Presbyterian Church
Pacific
Yale University Law School
Buehner
Index Comics Courthouse Record Editorial Feat
A compact index style item notes features from the courthouse desk and editorial section. It mentions Marien and other figures in a brief glimpse of entertainment and civic topics. The piece hints at men and women figures tied to local affairs and film or theatre events.
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Marien
400 B-29 raids strike Tokyo and Hamamatsu targets
GUAM AP reports more than 400 B-29 Superforts bombed Tokyo and Hamamatsu for over 2,000 tons of demolition bombs, marking the greatest industrial raid yet on Tokyo. About 150 aircraft were reported by the 20th Air Force. Wakasa Bay mines and Burago Strait exits also targeted. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay noted extensive destruction in Nagoya and large-scale bombings across six major cities, including Tokyo.
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Guam
Japan
Tokyo
Hamamatsu
21St Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Washington
Domei
Wakasa Bay
Honshu
Japan Sea
Burago Strait
Nagoya
Curtis LeMay
LeMay
Captive Nazi Sub Skipper Ends Life
Fritz Steinhof commander of U 873, one of four German submarines that surrendered to the U S Navy, killed himself in his Boston cell Saturday. Army authorities said he broke his spectacles and used a jagged lens to slash his wrist.
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Boston
Fritz Steinhof
United States Navy
Wife Slain as Husband Slashes Throat in Tragic Aftermath
In a northeast Washington home at 820 Fourteenth Street NE early Saturday a wife, Mrs. Clark Fisher, 29, was killed by a shotgun blast and her husband, 34, wounded in a knife attack after an apparent murder suicide attempt. The couple had filed for divorce the day before amid two years of marital trouble. The scene, witnessed by the children Bobby, 8, and Peggy, 9, showed a disassembled shotgun and a butcher knife nearby. Fisher was taken to St Luke's Hospital in serious condition and later charged with murder in the first degree. he later claimed amnesia of the events. The tragedy prompted immediate police response and a report continues.
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Clark Fisher
Fourteenth Street
Fisher
St. Luke’s Hospital
Clyde Pavlova
Bobby
Zumsteg
Daddy
Mama
Cedar Rapids Soldier Killed on Negros Island Philippines
Pfc. Eugene Ray Jackson, 26, of the parachute infantry, was killed in action on Negros Island in the Philippines April 28. He was among Cedar Rapids’ first drafted, in service since Jan. 8, 1941, with prior training at Fort Meade and Fort Benning. Survived by parents John and Ella Jackson and a son, Mark Eugene, plus two sisters, Esther Glass and Harriett Spencer.
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Eugene Ray Jackson
Parachute Infantry
Negros Island
Philippines
Ella S. Jackson
Third Street
War Department
John Jackson
Wood Avenue
Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Fort Meade
S. C
Fort Benning
New Guinea
Corregidor
Mark Eugene
Palo
Esther Glass
Harriett ‘Spencer
Occupation Details for U.S. 15th Army in Germany
The 15th Army will rule about 14 000 square miles in the Saar basin Rhine valley and Ruhr with an estimated 300 000 to 400 000 American troops. Under Lt Gen Leonard T Gerow the force may grow and cover cities like Duesseldorf Aachen Cologne Trier and Coblenz. Displaced persons in the zone numbered 291 437 as of May 1 with about 100 000 more roaming outside camps. The future role remains undecided but Gerow is expected to be the main policing force.
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Supreme Hdq
A.E.F
United States 15Th Army
Germany
Saar Basin
Rhine Valley
Ruhr
15Th
United States
Leonard T. Gerow
Duesseldorf
Aachen
Cologne
Trier
Coblenz
15Th Army
Gerow
Pacific
Chinese Capture Port of Foochow
CHUNGKING AP Chinese troops reoccupied the strategic east coast port of Foochow, with signs the Japanese withdrew or pulled back along the coast toward Shanghai. Reports also suggested Wenchow might retreat toward Hongkong, while Amoy and Swatow prepare to move south. Ports are exposed to bombing from Philippine bases and largely cut off from Japan and Formosa. Japanese garrisons, few thousand each, have limited offensive power and would face annihilation if landings occur.
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Amoy
Swatow
Hongkong
Japan
Formosa
China
Deadlock on Question of Slav Claims
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander said he could not reach a friendly settlement with Marshal Tito over Slav claims to parts of Italy and Austria. He warned Tito may use force to assert claims, urging peaceful settlement and noting Allied plans to review changes at the peace conference. The dispute centers on Venezia Giulia and lands east of the Isonzo, with prior Allied arrangements and Tito’s rejection cited.
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Rome
Harold Alexander
Marshal Tito
Taly
Austria
Alexander
Mediterranean
Tito
Trieste
Govina
Isonce River
Italy
Veneza Giulia
Ayra
Klagenfurt
Villach
Yugoslavia
London
Alevaryder
United States
Britain
Venezia
Giulia
Fiume
Belgrade
Cnly
Philip Walsh Killed Aboard the Franklin
Philip Walsh seaman first class, 23, died March 19 aboard the Franklin. Son of E J Walsh of Morning Sun and Mrs. Mie Walsh, he joined the navy in 1942 and served on the task force carrier Bliss before transferring to the carrier Intrepid and then the Franklin. Survived by parents three brothers and four sisters. nephew of Mr and Mrs J J Marshall and Mrs Gertrude Fitzpatrick.
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Cedar Rapids New
Philip Walsh
Franklin
Ann Mie
E. J. Walsh
Morning Sun
Walsh
Navy
J. J. Marshall
Gertrude Fitzpatrick
Avenue NE
H. Bliss
Africa
Cartier Intrepid
Philippines
Russian Ultimatum to Japan Rumored
London dispatch cites Turkish radio quoting diplomatic sources that Russia will issue an ultimatum to Tokyo demanding Japan return later occupied Russian territories. The move aims to remove Japanese bases seen as a threat to the Soviet Union.
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London
INL
Turkid Radio
Russia
Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Wife Prefers Cats Cited in Seattle Divorce Case
Seattle AP reports J. B. Ronnar, 70, testified his wife favored cats over him and that he slept with two cats at her insistence. The court granted a divorce citing the persistent animal companionship as a key factor.
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Seattle
J. BR. Ronnar
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