Finns show rapid sentiment shift as war drags on
The piece notes a 1940 pledge of wide U.S. support for Finland against Russia and a 1941 reversal under threat of losing friendship with the United States. It reflects on casualty lists from the Reuben James incident, editorial stances on Congress versus the presidency, and a range of wartime issues from labor to Indian army prospects and a joking tax idea on horse bets.
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Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
United States
Nazis In New Drive For Caucasus Report
Compiled from cable dispatches the report says German forces aim a new offensive toward the Caucasus to cut supply routes to Russia. Berlin London and Moscow broadcasts describe German pressure along the Donets and Don rivers while pushing toward Rostov and Sebastopol.
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Caucasus
Russia
Berlin
London
Ukraine
Rostov
Iran
Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Don
Oil Ship Salinas Torpedoed Southwest of Iceland
The U S S Salinas naval oil tanker was torpedoed during the night of October 29 30 1941 southwest of Iceland but reached port safely with no loss of life or serious injuries. Commanded by Harley F Cope the 16800 ton ship carried 107 crew and was armed with two five inch guns and AA batteries. The navy withheld details of the damage to avoid aiding the Nazis.
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Washington
Navy Department
Iceland
Navy
U. S. S. Reuben James
U. S. S. Salinas
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
United States Shipping Board
United States Navy
Harley F. Cope
Safety Week Box Score
Accidents and injuries reported with counts by day. Sunday had 5 incidents. Monday shows 2 cases up to 2 30 p m. No fatalities listed in the provided text.
Four Minor Collisions Open Safety Week in Cedar Rapids
Four minor crashes marked Monday in Cedar Rapids Safety Week with no county wide incidents reported. A head on collision between a motorcycle and car injured rider Eugene Sturgeon 20 of 825 Seventh Street SW and led to an arrest after the 12 hour mark.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Eugene Sturgeon
Seventh Street
William J. Caldwell
Maple Drive
U S Bomber Crashes at Sea with 12 Dead
A U S navy bomber operating in the Atlantic crashed at sea killing 12 aboard, including one army officer Lieutenant W P Robinson of Chicago. Navy officials withheld location and cause details while identifying several crew members and the missing aircraft type.
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U.S
Washington
Atlantic
Navy
W. P Robinson
Chicago
Navy Department
US Navy
Army
Atlantic Ocean
U. S. Army
W. P. Robinson
Cedar Rapids Considered for Bomber Training Base
A Cedar Rapids site is under Army review for a heavy bomber training center costing 8 to 10 million dollars. A Chamber of Commerce committee led by A L Taylor travels to Washington to meet Senator Clyde L Herring. The plan calls for 1,500 acres, a 7,200 foot runway airport, 3,000 enlisted personnel and 250 to 300 officers. Cedar Rapids would provide the site while the Army constructs the base.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Clyde L. Herring
van Vechten Shaffer
Harold Rowe
Don Hines
John Drabelle
Chamber
Rowe
Chicago
Air Corps
Cairo Endures Daylight Air Raid Alarm
A daylight air raid alert sounded in Cairo, interrupting daily activities as residents sought shelter. No further details on casualties or damage were provided in the report.
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Cairo
Ease Copper Restrictions For Building
Washington OPM relief division on Monday eased the ban on copper use in non defense building. Copper sheet strip and screen may be manufactured and used at a reduced rate until January 1 1942 after which production ends. The previous order would have frozen existing copper stocks for defense. Insecticides fungicides and other copper compounds used to destroy pests were added to the restricted list.
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George Stimpson
Gunette
Washington
OPM
Halifax Ambassadors Egged by Detroit Demonstrators
British envoy Lord Halifax was pelted with eggs and tomatoes by women protesters in downtown Detroit as he arrived for a visit. An egg struck his eye but doctors treated him at Henry Ford Hospital who reported the eye as all right.
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Detroit
Lord Halifax
United States
Halifax
Henry Ford Hospital
Cyril Kane
Chancery
Edward Mooney
Kearny Surviving Crew Describe Torpedo Hit Plight
survivors aboard the U S S Kearny recount the torpedo strike that tore into her forward fire room and left the destroyer among the rough Atlantic waves. Ensign Henry Tyman of Ponkapoag Mass details the crisis as plug by heroic actions and improvised medical aid from Iceland. The ship limped into port escorted by the Greer after blast injuries and a jagged hole amidships.
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Phil Ault
Reykjavik
Iceland
U. S. S. Kearny
Atlantic
Greer
Kearny
List of Crew Members of Ill Fated Reuben James
Washington lists the crew with many names and home towns including W H Merrell Ardmore Tenn D R Olmstead Rock Hall Md C Begley Los Angeles Calif W N Bergstresser Ventura Calif R J Carr Hamburg NY C S Jacquete Rock Hall Md J Molnar Allentown Pa L E Simms Marienne Fla J C Thompson Milwaukee Wis T FR Turnbull Sardis Miss C E Appleton Jr Sardis Miss P G Appleton Sardis Miss G N Beasley Heavener Okla G Boyd South Birmingham Ala B N Bridges Garfield Utah R B Bush New Castle Pa F B Coyle Gaffney S C D J Del Grosso Galeton Pa G J Delisle Fitchburg Mass L E Tyger Detroit Mich J F Elnitsky Blakely Pa A E Gorziza Dearborn Mich G F Giehrl Buffalo N Y G S Graham Fruitland Ida J Hajowy Akron Ohio N F Hingula Brooklyn N Y R J Howard Buffalo N Y E W Jaeggs Detroit Mich W T James Hickory NC G H Long Clinton NC FE G Nagle Chestnut Springs Pa D Niece and others listed.
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C. Begley
Los Angeles
Calif
W. N. Bergstresser
Ventura
R. J. Carr
Hamburg
C. S
Jacquete
Rock Hall
J. Molnar
C E. Appleton, Jr
Sardis
Miss
P. G. Appleton
G. N. Beasley
Heavener
Okla
G Boyd
South Birmingham
Ala
B. N. Bridges
Garfield
Utah
R. B Bush
New Castle
R. J. Howard
Buffalo
N. Y
E. W. Jaeggs
Detroit
W. T. James
Hickory
N. C
G. H. Long
Clinton
N C
G. Nagle
Seaman
Chestnut Springs
Hope For 95 Missing Men Is Given Up
The Navy Department announced it has abandoned hope of finding the seven officers and 88 enlisted men missing from the torpedo sinking of the destroyer Reuben James. Only eight wounded and 37 uninjured survive from 142 aboard. one body was recovered and 46 rescued. The ship was lost west of Iceland in darkness after a likely hit amidships. the forward section sank quickly and the after section followed.
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France
Washington
Navy Department
Iceland
Department
U.S.S. Reuben James
Navy
U.S.S. Kearny
Reuben James
U.S.S. Maine
Havana
Cuba
Czech Leaders Executed in Five Weeks Under Heydrich Order
London reports a Czech government spokesman says Germany has executed 335 Czech leaders in the five weeks since Heydrich began reprisals. He cites 1,096 life sentences by special German courts and notes the dead include generals, officials, doctors, professors, and students. He adds thousands killed since occupation, with 529 leaders executed since November 1939.
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London
Gestapo
Reinhard Heydrich
Germany
Prague
Showers Forecast For This Vicinity In Cedar Rapids
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for a cloudy period tonight and Wednesday with light showers on Wednesday. Temperatures mostly steady, with a low around 35 degrees tonight. Monday reached a high near 60 before evening cooling. Cedar River level Tuesday morning at 6.4 feet, down from 7.1 feet Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Iowa Extended Forecast For November Fourth To Eighth
The forecast covers Iowa from 6 30 p m Tuesday November four to 6 30 p m Saturday November eight with near normal temperatures. A colder day is expected Wednesday and light precipitation is anticipated on the first day and again Friday and Saturday.
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Iowa
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