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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1944

Page

16

Underground Press and Nazi Resistance Across Europe

The piece reports doubled bodyguard details for Walter Winchell on Broadway and details Nazi suppression, underground networks in Poland and Austria, and anti Nazi propaganda from German religious leaders. It notes Goebbels restraining brutality talk, the underground’s reach, and Gestapo measures against resistance including a 12-year-old jailed for factory work. The article ends with Rommel in Copenhagen and Danes awaiting Montgomery.

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Hoover says Axis fifth column obliterated in U S America

FBI chief J Edger Hoover told an I Am an American radio address that there is no longer an Axis fifth column in the United States. He warned vigilance remains and lauded foreign born citizens for their loyalty amid wartime fears. Attorney General Biddle reported nearly 400 000 foreigners naturalized last year.

Washington INS J. Edgar Hoover FBI Europe Hoover America Francis Biddle Middletown Ohio United States Biddle

April Figures Reveal Costs Rise Renewed

Secretary Perkins blames excise tax boosts for about half of a 0.6 percent April rise in the cost of living, the first gain since December. Food and furniture price increases, such as new steel spring living room suites, driven by higher taxes and shipments, lifted overall costs to 23.5 percent above January 1941. Food prices up 0.4 percent in April. furniture up 3.1 percent. miscellaneous goods up 1.3 percent due to taxes and higher postal rates. onions surged about 21 percent in New crop timing. meat declined slightly while clothing rose 0.1 percent.

Washington INS Labor Perkins Labor Department Miss Perkins

Theatre Schedule Highlights and Local Baseball Note

The Gazette lists Monday theater times for Paramount Palace Rialto and other venues with films such as Kiss and Tell Hall, Northern Pursuit, and Hit the Ice. A note mentions Brooklyn outfielder Augie Galan starting as a shortstop.

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General Clark Narrowly Escapes Booby Trap in Italy

In Italy with Fifth Army General Mark W. Clark survived a hidden booby trap on an abandoned German gun. The blast wounded several soldiers near him as he moved to aid the injured and then warned troops to avoid tampered equipment. A later sighting marked the gun with a "booby trap" sign.

Fifth Army Italy INS Mark W. Clark Winthrop Lee Concord Mass Bent Clark

Seven Year Old Phyllis Kaufman Delights Soldiers

Chicago report on Phyllis Nancy Kaufman a seven year old magician who has performed for servicemen in forty shows. She learned from her father Victor Kaufman cosmetics maker and former magician.

Chicago Phyllis Nancy Kaufman Victor Kaufman Phyllis Bunny Rabbit

M P Dismisses Private After Name Confusion

An Army MP at Camp Robinson stopped a private first class for a minor infraction and, after hearing a long name, closed the inquiry with a warning not to be caught again. The piece ends noting Charley Keller as a longtime Yankee outfielder.

Little Rock M.P Camp Robinson The Panfilo Juan Francisco Antonio Mariano Castillo Pantello

CIO Accuses NLRB Member Reilly of Bias in Labor Rulings

The CIO charges National Labor Relations Board member Gerard Reilly with bias in recent rulings. A CIO resolution condemns his decisions in the American News Co case and Foreman case and his stance on union representation challenges during contract terminations. Reilly declined to comment.

Washington INS CIO Gerard Reilly National Labor Relations Board NLRB Philip Murray James B. Carey American News Company Reilly

Long Fight Ahead Warns Gen Arnold In Speech

Gen H H Arnold head of the army air forces says beating Germany will be a long hard job and that Japanese industry is as modern as ours. He labeled Germans tough and noted German production is about a third of their wartime goal. He warned bombing Japanese factories will be equally difficult.

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Joan Bennett Stars in Nob Hill with Fred MacMurray

Hollywood gossip notes Joan Bennett will co star with Fred MacMurray in Nob Hill as a San Francisco society girl after returning to film work post baby. Joan jokes she is second choice while Merle Oberon's castoffs loom in her comments.

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