Why Do They Do It The War Life Conviction
A reflection on GIs from eastern Iowa serving at Pearl Harbor and in the Philippines, with Flying Tigers in Asia and others abroad or in training camps across the United States. The piece asks why they endure hardship and sacrifice, answering that they fight to keep freedom and a voice in their future and that these aims justify risk and loss.
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Iowa
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Flying Tigers
Asia
Ireland
Japs Take East China Stronghold
CHUNGKING UP The bomb wracked city of Kinhwa the provisional capital of Chekiang in eastern China has fallen to the Japanese after a three week siege with heavy Chinese casualties. The fall opens the southward Japanese drive and threatens Free China while Chinese forces fight near Lanchi and Ichang as American Flying Tigers support aerial attacks along the Salween front.
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Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang
China
Japan
Free China
Tokio
Lanchi
Yunnan
Burma
Salween
Lungling
Ichang
Hupeh
Hankow
American Volunteer Group
Linn county urged to back Hickenlooper for governor
The message urges Linn county to cast a heavy vote for Hickenlooper, highlighting him as an outstanding, highly qualified candidate. It warns that local voters must act to prevent a fluke that could derail his nomination, stressing personal responsibility in voting.
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Iowa
George
Linn Cousty
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Hick
Hickenlooper
Geome
Cedar Rapids voters urged to back air transport plan
The piece argues that Cedar Rapids faces a crucial vote about whether to build a modern airport, warning that failure would doom the city to stagnation while aviation is seen as essential to future prosperity and progress. Voter turnout is emphasized.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Airport Bond Vote Faces Growth Debate
Approval of the 325000 bond issue could speed a modern airport but defeat virtually ends Cedar Rapids airport plans. With no federal aid and Washington’s stance unclear, the community faces higher taxes for a needed growth project and urges voters to decide tomorrow.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Beaverbrook's Sea Bags Nazi Planes
London AP says Lord Beaverbrook's son Wing Commander Max Aitken shot down a Dornier 217 and damaged a Junkers 88 over Britain Friday night, boosting his total confirmed kills to at least 10.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Max Aitken
Britain
Air Ministry
Aitken
Cedar Rapids Airport Bond Vote Heads To Polls
Cedar Rapids voters will decide on a 325000 airport bond issue with a 60 percent approval needed. The measure would authorize borrowing to prepare for federal aid, not immediate spending, and sites and types depend on war department decisions. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in 23 precincts.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
War
Navy Departments
Karl Blaise
Judge criticizes light penalty for baby beater in Memphis
A 43-year-old mechanic in Memphis was fined $10 in city court after police charged him with repeatedly beating his 18 month old child. Judge R G Kinkle said his jurisdiction limited the fine.
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Memphis, Tenn
R. G Kinkle
Williams Franklin
Rodeo Spills and Injuries Mark Cedar Rapids Show
In Cedar Rapids rodeo action Charley Brodenax of Pampa Texas was knocked from a horse and injured while attempting to wrestle a steer. Thousands watched as the longhorn steer incident and other falls underscored a day of dramatic rodeo drama with leaders like Pat Parker and Jim Snively contending in roping events.
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Hawkeye
Charley Brodenax
Pampa
Texas
Brodenax
Cedar Rapids
Pat Parker
Split
He Pawhuska
Toot
Ian Bie Oaas
Tad
Jim Snively
Ralph Robinson
Estherville
Lowan
Geronimo
Ariz
John John Pogue
Miami
Cedar Rapids Warms to 90 on Rainless Memorial Day
The Cedar Rapids area posted a 90 degree high Friday, two degrees below the 92 degree record, with a rainless Memorial Day. Temperatures held near 90 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. as the holiday remained dry.
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Cedar
Iowan Flew Plane That Sank Sub Near Martinique
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico AP The Tenth naval district announced the sinking of an enemy submarine off the French island of Martinique by a navy pilot who dropped four bombs within four minutes from 50 to 100 feet. The pilot Thomas of Sumner Iowa learned he had become a father the same day.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Tenth Naval District
Martinique
William M. Howell
Blakeley
Aviation
Thomas
Sumner, Ia
Oolberg
Walter E. Smith
Connersville
Ind
Americans Observe Memorial Services In Great Britain
U. S. Ambassador John G. Winant led American military leaders in Memorial Day ceremonies in London. He attended services at St. Margaret's and Westminster and laid a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A similar tribute occurred at the Lincoln statue in Westminster with planned ceremonies at Brookwood.
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London
U. S
John G. Winant
St. Margaret's
Westminster
West
Lincoln
Brookwood
Five Small Fires Put Out at Hawkeye Downs Rodeo
Five minor fires were extinguished at Hawkeye Downs during a rodeo over four hours Saturday night. All blazes were blamed on discarded cigarettes with fires reported at 5:30 near the east platform, 7:45 in sawdust near the dance area, 8:00 under the grandstand platform, 8:23 under the grandstand, and 9:20 a chemical incident. The report lists 1220 Sixth Avenue and L. R. Frink as addresses and references a former status for Frink.
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Hawkeye Downs
Sixth Avenue
L. R
WPB orders halt to nearly all musical instrument production
Washington AP reports the War Production Board ordered stoppage of virtually all musical instrument manufacturing after June 30 and froze stocks of 27 instrument types for army navy and marine bands. Only pianos organs and limited parts may continue under strict limits.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Armed Services
Rescues Boy From River Then Loses Billfold
Fred Melchar of 1252 Twentieth Avenue SW lost a billfold containing 38 dollars Saturday noon while rescuing a boy from the swift river near the second pier. He swam to save the youth after spotting him struggling as Melchar waited for a bite from the Fourth Avenue Bridge. Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder witnessed the rescue, and Melchar forgot his fishing after returning the boy to shore. The youth, possibly named Jones, had been with a companion near squab nests on the bridge.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Melchhar
Twentieth Avenue SW
Fourth Avenue
Melchar
Second Pier
Averone
Melichar
Wilson Packers
Jones
Harlan Snyder
Brazil arrests 400 Axis spies and seizes 14 radio stations
Rio de Janeiro police chief Filinto Muller announced 400 Axis spies arrested in Brazil since March 18 with 57 confessions. Police seized 14 illegal radio stations and receivers as four independent espionage groups operated, linked to German stations in Berlin Hamburg Bremen and other cities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Filinto Muller
Brazil
Muller
Theodore Frederick Schlager
Salomao Yanos
Mocsan Sandor
Albrecht Engels
Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Brooklyn crowd watches S53 and FC ais in drama
In Brooklyn on Saturday a crowd of about 2,000 witnessed a tense scene as S53 and FC ais clashed in a charged matchup. Officials reported no major incidents and the teams exchanged several key plays amid a lively atmosphere.
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NEW York
F.C. Ais
Brooklyn
Parachutists Linked to Heydrich Attack Rumor Surfaces
London reports German and Czech sources debating whether foreign parachutists carried out the Heydrich assassination plot while Gestapo reprisals intensify. Prague radio claims saboteurs landed by parachute and 44 Czechs were executed, including ten women, after quick Nazi court verdicts. up to 18 had been shot since Wednesday.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Hitler
Bohemia and
Moravia
Gestapo
Radio
Prague
Bohemia
Protectorate
Heydrich
Emil Hacha
Eduard Benes
Tippling Canary At Large Fails To Return Promptly
ATLANTA AP Dopey the whisky drinking canary is missing after leaving the back yard Friday. His mistress Mrs Clint Hager reports he has flown away briefly before but always returned. Dopey gained national attention last winter for perching on cocktail rims and nibbling tobacco crumbs.
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Atlanta
Dopey
Clint Hager
Memorial Day addresses pledge determined victory
American leaders marked Memorial Day pledging victory and honoring the armed forces. In Arlington Welles urged crushing evil systems and ensuring freedom. in Portland Patterson vowed raids on Tokyo and Berlin with adequate war materiel and praised Gen. Douglas Nimitz while warning of a long, costly path ahead.
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AP. Ins
America
Welles
Arlington
Portland
Maine
Robert P. Patterson
Tokio
Berlin
Patterson
Douglas
Cedar Rapids Man Loses Diamonds At Depot Washroom
A Cedar Rapids man reports losing diamond rings in a depot washroom. Police or attendants are urged to contact the station with any information about the missing jewelry valued at approximately 175 dollars.
Timoshenko Forces Thwart German Rostov Drive In Kharkov War
Soviet communique reports Timoshenko’s forces halted a German push toward Rostov to guard the Caucasus oil region. Kharkov fighting ends with German and Soviet losses tallied. both sides claim heavy tank and gun casualties and air clashes over Barvenkova and Leningrad fronts.
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Moscow
Timoshenko
Ukraine
Rostov
Caucasus
Kharkov
Russia
Barvenkova
Barents Sea
Leni Front
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