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Lt Col Lloyd H Rockwell 41 returns on a 90 day furlough from Memphis hospital greeted by family and city officials including Mayor W McCall and City Engineer Jack Boyne. He speaks on European warfare noting Italian campaign tougher, German morale high, praises combat engineers and litter carriers while recounting wartime injuries and battles with the 168th infantry in Africa and Italy.
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Council Bluffs
Lloyd H
Diddy) Rockwell
Burlington Station
Rockwell
Col. Rockwell
Judy
Jere
George Rockwell
Avenue
George L. Rockwell
Helen LaVier
Avenue G
Donald
Avenue E
Ralph Rockwell
Leo Cox
Avenue H
H. O. Jenson
Ernest Jenson
W. McCall
Jack Boyne
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lega Iy
Memphis, Tenn
UN Europe
Houston Avenue
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168Th Infantry
Tony Greser
Neola
Dave Smith
Des Moines
Waxl
Africa
Algerles
Col
Landy
Selerno
Roeswell
National Guard
England to Invite Congress Members to Visit Parliament
A British invitation to a U S congressional delegation to visit Great Britain as guests of the government will be extended by the House of Commons at its next sitting. The size will be determined by Congress and will include Democrats, Republicans, and minority party members. The visit will last several weeks with trips to U S military bases in Britain and a study of the British war effort.
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London
Congress of the United
U. S
Great Britain
Germans Face Total Loss of Dnieper Bend
LONDON reports three Soviet armies drive through southern Ukraine shattering German lines along a 500 mile front. Konev’s 2nd Ukrainian Army breached defenses near Cherkassy, taking 20,000 German soldiers and 2,500 captives, liberating over 300 towns. Zhokov and Thukov’s forces advanced toward Tarnopol and the Romanian frontier, while Malinovsky’s 3rd Ukrainian Army moved toward Kherson and Nikolaev, capturing numerous towns. Greenwich obituary notes historian and author Hendrick Wilhelm Van Loon dies at 62 in Old Greenwich.
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London
Ukraine
Russia
Moscow
Ivan
Konev
Cherkkasy
Uman
Bug River
Gailor Tilieh
Kirovogard
Poland
Gregory K. Zhokov
Romania
Vinnitsa
Thukov
Tarnopol
Jugh
Ukraiian
Bevin
Black Sea
Rodion
Malinovsky
Kherson
Nikolaev
Krivoi Rog
Taykina
Andreyavks
Baratovsia
Doboroye
Americans Bomb French Coast and German Targets
Allied air forces resumed heavy bombing after a brief lull, striking western Germany and the Pas-de-Calais coast of France. American Fortresses and Liberators attacked again, aiming at aircraft and bearing factories in central and southern France, with multiple raids reported across two days and losses noted in one air mission.
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Gladwin HH
London
Germany
Pas-de-Calais
France
RAF
French
Churchill Bag
England
Snt
Chanel
Reich
Air Ministry
Hitler
Florence Rail Yards Bombed by Americans
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports Marauders bombed Florence rail freight yards on Saturday, aiming to strike a vital rail hub while making efforts to spare the city’s cultural and historic landmarks. The air force statement notes the yards serve the enemy front in Italy and explains increasing attacks beyond previous self-imposed constraints.
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Florence
Edouard Kennedy
Naples
Italy
Florente
Drastic Steps Against Eire Seen Probable
Washington reports that allied invasion safeguards in Britain may trigger bold actions against Ireland after De Valera refused to expel German and Japanese diplomats accused of heading a spy ring. The note warned that Ireland's neutrality faces serious tests as the United States and Britain consider closing the border, breaking relations, or restricting trade to protect cross channel invasion plans. Espionage evidence cited includes a German radio transmitter in Dublin and parachutists with radio sets dropped on Irish soil, with Ireland defending its counter spy methods and neutrality.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Britain
de Valera
Ireland
Europe
United Nations
United States
Dublin
London
Hire
Northern Ireland
Mublin
Crowley Tells About the Cost of Lend Lease
Crowley reports Lend Lease has used 14 cents of every dollar of U S war expenditures to build over 20 billion dollars in allied aid. The United States received about 2.6 billion in items like bananas and air fields, while the burden on U S and allies is roughly equal. The quarter report to Congress notes total aid near 19 billion by end of last year, with 1943 alone about 12 billion. UK received about 42 percent of exports and Russia 27 percent, with China receiving substantial but partly unreported shipments via India and the Himalayas.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
United States
Leo Z. Crowley
Congress
Stettinius
Lenddlesse
China
India
United Kingdom
Russia
British Commonwealth of Nations
Crowley
Ching
Himalayas
India-China
Dairy Workers Strike Shuts Detroit Dairy District
A wildcat walkout by over 3000 dairy company employees, about 90 percent of Detroit area dairies, halted milk distribution. Inside workers and drivers joined in sympathetic action at midnight. Union leader Russell J Ballard said the spontaneous strike protests war labor board delays, seeking time and a half for hours over 40 per week.
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Pi—A. Wildcat
Detroit
United Dairy Workers
C10
Russell J. Ballard
Jowa
National War Labor Board
Ballard
Early Action Promised on Income Tax Simplification
Francis J. Kelly reports that Treasury and congress tax chiefs promise early action to simplify income tax. A proposal from Senator George would exempt those earning 5000 dollars or less from filing, using wage and salary deductions to cover taxes. The Ways and Means Committee plans to act Monday and expects a swift path to the president within 60 days, with broadening of withholding to include rents, royalties, dividends, and interest.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Treasury
Congress
Charman George
D-G
Senate Finance Committee
George
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Br. Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Senate
Richmond Hotel Fire Claims Six Victims in Jefferson Fire
Mrs. James H. Price widow of Virginia's late governor was identified as one of six killed in the Hotel Jefferson blaze that swept the fifth and sixth floors during a Virginia General Assembly gathering. State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver, 62, of Front Royal, also died. Scattered guests were hospitalized. two unidentified women died in a bathroom as they tried to flee. Fire appears to have started in a linen closet with damage confined to the two floors.
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Richmond
James Hubert Price
Virginia
Jefferson
Aubrey G. Weaver
Senate Finance Committee
James H. Price
Weaver
Front Royal
Mystery Surrounds Visit of King Peter in London
Yugoslavia’s King Peter arrived in London by air at 9 am on Saturday amid British talk of unity among Yugoslav factions under Marshal Tito. Princess Alexandra, Peter’s fiancée, is also in London, raising questions about a potential exile marriage or a postwar ceremony.
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London
Yugoslavia
Peter
England
Britain
Church
Dan Cupid
Marshal Tito
Josip Broz
Alexandra
Greece
Gillette Brings Joy to Democrats in 1940 race
Senator Guy Gillette signals possible re election plan for 1940 and opposes a fourth term for President Roosevelt. Democratic leaders like Robert E. Hannegan push him to run, hoping his candidacy shores up the party ticket in town while noting uncertain voter signals from recent elections.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Iowa
Guy Gillette
Gillette
Robert E. Hannegan
Roosevelt
Wendell Lwine Kite
Towan
Hull
Hannegan
Wallace
Middle West
Colorado
Rain to Snow Looms as Cold Front Passes
Rain and mist Saturday will turn to snow later in the day and continue into Sunday. The weather bureau forecasts a sharp temperature drop with a low near 15 on Sunday morning after a 36 degree noon today and a 5 degree low earlier.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa Car and Truck Licenses Rise Early 1944 Registrations
DES MOINES UPI reports Iowa motor vehicle registrations surged in the first two months of 1944 with total licenses reaching 676,751, up 92,072 from the prior year. Cars and trucks rose by 184,086 and 16,262 respectively. collections totaled $9,248,710.55, about $1.26 million more than last year. Dale Shaw notes the yearly total may be about 10 percent below 1943 due to age, tire shortages, and repair challenges.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Dale Shaw
Shaw
Hear Germans Move Capital to Breslau
Naples reports unofficial but trustworthy accounts that Allied bombers compelled the German government to shift the capital from Berlin to Breslau in Silesia. The move began weeks ago as Berlin’s bomb damage worsened, Breslau now houses most government functions. The city, densely populated with about 680,000 people, lies within bomber range and amid German fighter concentrations near Berlin.
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Naples
Berlin
Breslau
New Silesian
Breslauitseit
Brittain
Foggia
Italy
British Shell Towns on Dalmatian Coast
Allied headquarters in Naples report British destroyers shelled towns on Korcula and a coastal attack left a small vessel ashore in flames. Ground actions occurred across Italy with Indian forces repulsing two small German thrusts. Fifth Army paid trains on the front and beachhead. Allied planes air-dropped about 800 sorties with five German aircraft destroyed. The 45th Infantry Division from New Mexico and Oklahoma joined the beachhead forces, praised for their Sicilian era honors, alongside the British 2nd Field Regiment.
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Naples
Korcula
Sland
Dalmatian
Hvar
Sth
Italy
Fifth Army
Rome
45Th Infantry
New Mexico
Oklahoma
45Th
2Nd Field Regiment of Royal Artillery
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Iowa Nebraska
The Weather Bureau reports rain and snow in the Council Bluffs area with continuing colder temperatures through Sunday. South Dakota? Wind 25 to 35 mph. Nebraska forecast includes mostly cloudy skies with light precipitation and diminishing winds into Sunday. Maximum last 24 hours 56 degrees, minimum 37, total precipitation 2.11 inches with a .10 inch excess.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs End
Iowa
Nebraska
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