Attu Campaign Narrows as Forces Sweep Japs Into Three Areas
American units on Attu island cut remaining Japanese strength into three zones Chi chagof harbor Chichagof valley and the lake Nicholas shoreline and Attu village was nearly destroyed by air and ground actions Friday A navy communique noted the village center and fuel depots were set aflame Liberator bombers also hit Kiska while weather allowed Lightning fighters operated to clear skies and signal possible final gains in the Aleutians
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Passenger Plane Crash May Have Killed Yamamoto
The Office of War Information reports an April Japanese broadcast suggested Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto may have died in a passenger plane crash rather than in combat. The Burmese service said a 14‑person flight, including high officials, crashed at sea between Singapore and Bangkok on April 7 amid a heavy storm.
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Sergeant York’s Mother Dies in Tennessee
Mrs. Mary York, 77, mother of World War I hero Sergt. Alvin C. York, died Friday night at her son’s home in Pall Mall Tennessee after a long illness. Known locally as "Mother" York, she was part of pioneer Tennessee stock and was affectionately regarded in the area.
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Lieut Ward Dies in Texas Bomber Crash
First Lieut Robert E Harry Ward 24 son of Mr and Mrs Martin C Ward Cedar Rapids died when an army B 25 bomber crashed near Houston Texas seven crew members were killed He had earned bomber wings in 1941 and taught as an instructor at Greenville Iowa roots and university of Iowa graduate Funeral arrangements pending Brady mortuary in charge
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Cedar Rapids
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George Siver
Victor Carrothers
Jack Foster
D. D. Strouse
San Diego
Calif
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Battle Creek
Linn Rationers Stick To First Sugar Plan
Linn County war price and rationing board will continue issuing sugar purchase certificates as planned despite an OPA move. Stamps 15 and 16 in war ration book No 1 will be honored for home canning sugar starting Monday.
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Iowa Engineering To Make Parts for Fruehauf Trailers
Iowa Engineering, formed to operate the former Hall Manufacturing plant at First Avenue and Thirty-first Street, has leased equipment from Fruehauf Trailer Co of Detroit and will handle subcontracts for Fruehauf with the war department. Howard Hall, president, said a superintendent will be brought from Detroit while other staff come from Iowa Manufacturing and Iowa Steel and Iron Works. Trailer parts will be produced in the local plant under sub contracts.
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Flood Front Stretches 100 Miles as Mississippi Rises
An army of 4100 troops engineers and 25000 civilian volunteers guarded a 100 mile front from Alton Illinois to Cape Girardeau Missouri as the Mississippi flood surged. The six state Midwest flood zone faced widespread homelessness with losses in the millions while river levels rose and streets reported breaks and dikes in Illinois Missouri Oklahoma Indiana Arkansas and Kansas.
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Yanks Destroy 96 More Planes Berlin Hit Again
Allied reports say American bombers and fighters destroyed 86 enemy aircraft in Sicily and Sardinia on Friday and 10 fighters in southern Italy. Heavy bombers hit San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. attacks also struck Pantelleria and airfields in Sicily. British Mosquito raids on Berlin continued with night raids and mines in French waters.
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Invitations Sent for Rums Talk at Chamber Dinner
Mail invitations went out for the Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Montrose hotel on June 8 with Beardsley Rums of New York as speaker. Tickets are limited by seating, sales are first come first served, and guests may be notified later if space allows. Aircrew chorus from Coe College will entertain, Arthur Barlow will preside.
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Rumi
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Strike Closes Tank Arsenal Assembly Line
In Detroit the Chrysler tank arsenal shut its assembly line due to a parts shortage as only about 2,400 of 14,000 day shift workers returned after the regional War Labor board order. At DeSoto bomber plant 1,500 workers reported, Jefferson-Kercheval 700, while Dodge main plant saw about 200 return, with 2,000 workers sent home. An executive committee of Dodge Local 3, UAW referred the WLB order to a membership meeting.
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Ann Sothern Elopes With Actor Sterling
Ventura California AP reports blonde movie star Ann Sothern and actor Robert Sterling eloped from Hollywood on Friday night and obtained a license in Ventura county. Sterling, recovering from an appendix operation, had a two week furlough from his army flying field in Arena. Sothern's divorce from Roger Pryor is listed as final.
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Robert Sterling
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Ban on Food Press Coverage Lets Salons Hold Conference
At HOT SPRINGS VA the international food conference relaxed limits briefly as Rep Bradleys and Rep Smith announced plans for a congressional investigation. Judge Marvin Jones allowed reporters into the hospitality area from 6 to 9 pm and to circulate at tables and poolside. The lawmakers criticized the secrecy and questioned the conference’s origins while Jones expressed regret that a member of Congress prejudged the event.
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Step Aimed at Reich Bogey Propagandists
London reports a Soviet move to dissolve the Communist International, signaling abolition of the Third International and shifting guidance away from Moscow. Observers debate implications for Allied unity, potential postwar alignments, and the fate of Communist parties outside Russia.
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Communists dissolve Comintern call all-out war on Hitlerism
Moscow AP: The Communist International dissolves and calls for all-out support of governments against Hitlerite coalition, urging workers to unite for victory. The Pravda announcement notes need for greater independence of national parties and cites wartime constraints on convening a congress. Presidium signatories include Gotwald, Grigoridimitrov, Kovalev, Kopplening, and others across Europe.
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Long Hard Road Still Lies Ahead In Pacific After Capture of Attu
Clark Lee previews the grim strategic outlook after Attu as Japan’s fanatical drive persists. He contrasts Japanese resolve with American advances, noting heavy combat, high casualties, and the challenge of crushing Japan before victory in the Pacific.
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Czech Minister to Speak Tonight in Cedar Rapids Hall
Dr. Ladislav Feierabend finance minister of the Czechoslovak provisional government in London speaks to Czech people of Cedar Rapids tonight at 8 in the C S P S hall. He plans to travel to Chicago to appear with Dr Eduard Benes. The program opens with We Refuse to Die. He will speak in English and Bohemian.
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Browder Says Moscow Resolution Did Not Dissolve U.S. Communist Party
Earl Browder, secretary of the Communist party in the United States, declared that the Moscow resolution dissolving the Communist International has no effect on the American party as a body but only on its policy. He noted disaffiliation from any international organization since 1940. Browder referenced a New York convention resolution from November 1940 directing cancellation of all international affiliations outside the United States.
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Thieves Loot Rex Car Store During Fire At Kato
Burglars broke into the Rex car store while a blaze destroyed the Kato Engineering plant in Mankato Minnesota and stole a safe containing about 500 dollars. The fire damage occurred in the early hours Friday morning.
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