Battles for Kharkov Deepen As Axis Counteroffensive Advances
Allied and Soviet dispatches depict heavy fighting around Kharkov with German, Romanian, and Hungarian forces launching sustained counterattacks. Moscow reports 72 enemy tanks, 150 vehicles, and 1,000 men wiped out while signaling a new strong point near Kharkov. German claims of Russian collapse persist. Farther south, German drives threaten Rostov and oil regions as Red Star notes see-saw battles 80 miles south in the Izyum-Barvenkova sector and Soviet defenses holding. In Crimea, Kerch Peninsula remains contested with Sevastopol under pressure.
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Kharkov
Red Army
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Pittsburgh
von Bock
Taganrog-Rostov
Rostov-on-Don
Caucasus
Red Star
Izyum-Barvenkova
Crimea
Kerch
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Four More Groups Back Airport Bond Campaign
Cedar Rapids four additional organizations pledged support for the airport bond issue. Karl Blaise, chairman, announced the groups the High Twelve club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Women's Round Table of Iowa Electric Light and Power, and Cedar Rapids Hairdressers and Cosmetologists association. He said more groups would approve before the June 1 vote and that contact with every city resident would be made.
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Cedar Rapids
Karl Blaise
High Twelve Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Women's Round Table
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Blaise
Resigns as Linn County Civilian Defense Chairman
Edward E. Lowe of Cedar Rapids resigns as Linn County Civilian Defense council chairman to take a position at the Cornhusker ordnance plant in Grand Island Nebraska. No successor is named. He had led civilian defense efforts since last July under Mayor Frank Hahn and Gov. Wilson, serving ex officio on fire sugar and rationing boards and coordinating protective group setups for wartime.
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Edward E. Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Civilian Defense Council
Lowe
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant
Grand Island
Neb
Quaker Oats Company
Halt Applications For Canning Sugar Until Wednesday
Cedar Rapids announces a new sugar ration plan to aid canning. Linn County rationing board will study a 12 page amendment, delaying applications until next Wednesday. Canners receive one pound per four quarts of fruit. consumers may obtain one pound for jams and jellies.
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Linn Co
Ty Rationing Board
Sam Hawkins
Orter
Hawkins
Vichy Reich Dicker Tied Up by Giraud
Contemptuous rebuff by Gen. Henri Giraud, war hero who escaped a German fortress, halts all Vichy Germany talks. Giraud refuses to return except for 500,000 French prisoners. Rahn and Laval depart Paris after failed mediation.
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Vichy
Adolf Hitler
Henri Giraud
Germany
Otto Rahn
Hitler
Rahn
Paris
Pierre Laval
Cardinal Baudrillart
Giraud
Koenigstein
Laval
Lyons
Henri Philippe Petain
Wilhelm Keitel
Keitel
Fuehrer Seeks to Shape U S Peace Mood Says War Will Last
Wide World Analyst notes Roosevelt warnings that the war will be long. He cites optimistic talk after Coral Sea, Kharkov reports, and Nazi propaganda aimed at sowing a peace mood in the United States. He warns of German plans to prolong conflict and weaken Allied resolve.
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Fred Vanderschmidt
Wide World
Roosevelt
Coral Sea
Kharkov
Germany
Hitler
America
Europe
United Nations
Axis
Tokio
China
Australia
Radio Berlin
U.S. A
Romania
United States
Russia
Mexico Prepares War Declaration Against Axis Formally
Mexico moves toward a formal declaration of war after the sinking of two Mexican ships by Axis submarines. Cabinet clears plans to reconvene Congress within 10 days to authorize the state of war while alien controls and swift military steps are readied. Banks restrict currency exchanges and officials guard German businesses as public demand for reimbursement and seamen’s families grows. The nation claims about 20 million people, a 70 000 strong army, 400 000 reserves, and 15 ships in the Pacific patrol.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Republic
Congress
Florida
Latin America
Brazil
Pacific
Halt Construction of Amusement Places Now Underway
The War Production Board ordered halt on construction of amusement parks race tracks theaters baseball parks and similar projects costing more than 5000. The ban covers underway or not with no WPB authorization except children's playgrounds. Non essential projects may be halted to free war materials.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Out of a Clear Sky Comes the Sunshine
Cedar Rapids area weather forecast notes little temperature change from this afternoon through Sunday forenoon. Saturday brought solid sunshine as skies cleared for the first time in many days with temperatures about two degrees above Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
French Fleet Moves in Western Mediterranean
The Associated Press reports via DNB that a strong French naval group roves the western Mediterranean. A British destroyer sighted a battleship two cruisers and six destroyers after leaving Gibraltar, then returned to port. British sources caution the report may signal a renewed bid to strain British French fleet relations.
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Associated Press
DNB
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Toulon
Allies Blast Ships Planes Off Australia
Allied bombers knocked two Japanese ships from invasion forces north of Australia and reduced Japanese air strength by 13 planes. A large transport at Rabaul and a tanker at Lae were crippled or severely damaged. Five of eight Lae fighters were shot down, and six heavy bombers at Rabaul were badly damaged.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
MacArthur
Australa
Rabaul
New Britain
Lae
New Guinea
Japan
Lae Aidrome
WPB Halts Sales Of Safety Razors By Manufacturers
Washington AP War Production Board bans sale and delivery of all safety razors held by manufacturers and jobbers and orders them for armed services. Retail stocks not affected. rationing not planned. Manufacturers seek a plastic handle steel guarded war razor to meet demand.
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Washington
War Production Board
Armed Services
WPB
Army
Navy
Nationwide Gas Ration Here Soon Says Officials
Washington officials announced plans to extend gasoline rationing nationwide as a rubber conservation measure. War Production Chief Donald Nelson and WPB Rubber Chief Arthur Newhall said rationing will begin once transportation plans are ready, while Prominent officials urged a Texas to East Coast oil pipeline to ease shortages.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Arthur B. Newhall
Office of Petroleum Coordination
Texas
Nelson
Newhall
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Florida
Roosevelt
White House
ODT
Joseph Eastman
Price
Leon Henderson
J . R Parten
OPC Transportation
Senate
Longview
Salem
Atlantic
Patten
Francis T Maloney
D-Conn
Parten
Maritime Commission
Emory S Land
Chicago
Ilinois
Michigan
Stilwell Reaches India After Grueling Burma Trek
London AP reports from Dinapur in northeastern India that American Lieut. Gen Joseph Stilwell arrived with 400 others after a strenuous mountain trek from Burma. He dined with Major Gen Franklin Sibert, noted the diverse group, and praised discipline though declining to discuss Burma fighting or the route. He called the journey tough but successful and said unity among Chinese generals improved under coordinated command.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Dinapur
India
Joseph Stilwell
Burma
Stilwell
Franklin Sibert
Seagrave
American Baptist Mission
Police probe beer link with youth held as reckless
Police investigate alleged beer purchase by 17 year old Robert Bulmer after his car rear ended a stopped squad car. Bulmer, arrested for reckless driving, pled guilty and had his license suspended for 100 days. Three companions signed statements saying Bulmer bought beer at an east side tavern.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Bulmer
E Avenue
Burrier
Harry Johnson
Barkier
East Side
Bombings Disrupt Utilities in Johannesburg Rand District
Six bomb explosions ripped through the Johannesburg Rand district disrupting public utilities and bursting water mains, a Saturday disclosure reported.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
INS
Rand
Chinese smash landing of Japs near Foochow
Chinese forces claim a decisive victory after killing 10 000 or more Japanese in a landing near Foochow. They report repelling a 20 ship Japanese assault on Chwanshih island and say Japanese advances toward Yiwu and Tunglu were checked amid ongoing Burma actions and air strikes.
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Foochow
Chungking
Yiwu
Kinhwa
Chekiang
China
High Command
Chwanshih Island
Min River
Tunglu
Hangchow
Treasury Denies Bonds Revert on Holder’s Death
The Treasury rejected rumors that war savings bonds revert to the government after the owner’s death. It stated the bonds become part of the estate and are paid to entitled heirs under local laws.
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Washington
the Treasury
House Conferees Set Base Pay Increases For Armed Forces
Senate house conferees agreed on a pay scale boosting base pay for all ranks. Second Lieutenants and ensigns would get 42 dollars monthly, with other enlisted grades and officers receiving higher allowances. A 10,000 dollar war risk insurance plan was tied to the package, and reports on civilian commissions were to be filed with Congress every 60 days.
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Washington
Senate-house
Anc
Senate
House
Army
Navy
Sraman
Johnson
D-Cole
Treasury
Congress
United States
Submarine Menace Is Being Solved Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said the shipping crisis was grave but the submarine menace was being solved. He noted a ship shortage to carry war essentials and stated Axis submarines had taken a toll, yet American ships are increasing and will continue to rise in numbers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Two More Ships Attacked in Gulf
The navy announced on Saturday that enemy submarines torpedoed a United States merchant ship and shelled another in the Gulf of Mexico. Survivors were landed at Gulf coast ports.
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Washington
Navy
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Gulf Coast
Regents approve Russian teaching in Texas schools
Galveston Texas officials report that University of Texas regents voted Friday to approve the teaching of Russian in state schools, marking a formal policy change.
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Galveston, Tex
University of Texas Regents
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Sinyang
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