Seizure claim in Ward case tests president power
Chicago arguments before Judge Holly hinge on war powers to seize nonwar Ward properties. Harold Smith argues seizure unequaled in U.S. history and seeks limits under the War Labor Disputes Act while Francis Biddle defends broad presidential authority in wartime. Decision promised Monday as legal fight intensifies.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Mammoth Concern
Congress
William H. Holly
Harold Smith
Ward
Smith-Connally
Smith
FDR
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Roosevelt
Anont
Holly
Rimmer Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Watt
Soldier
Ats
Montgomery Ward
British subs sink Japanese destroyer and four ships
British submarines have sunk a Japanese destroyer and four other vessels in recent attacks on enemy supply lines in waters off Ag Water, the admiralty announced Tuesday.
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London, Wi
Ag Weters
Aduiralys
Navy Says Submarines Sunk Japanese Warships in Pacific
The Navy reports American submarines sank a Japanese light cruiser and two destroyers in enemy waters. Subs also destroyed seven cargo vessels, one large tanker, and a naval auxiliary. Total Japanese vessels sunk or damaged rose to 685, with 544 confirmed sunk.
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Washington
Board Approves Committee Plans For Three Civic Dreams
The Council Bluffs chamber board backs preliminary work on three projects, an airport terminal west of the city, a modern West Broadway boulevard with a $600,000 viaduct, and a horticultural research substation to aid fruit growers. Final action on the airport faced a tie vote and the president was asked to plea with the Omaha chamber while seeking continued support for the nine foot Missouri River channel proposal. Government engineers have verbally approved the proposed airport site.
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Counc
Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific
West Broadway
Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Frank Swanson
Continued on Page 6. Nave Vore Tin Cans
Nave Vore Tin Cans appears as a fragment indicating continuation on page 6. The readable text provides limited context about the item, event, or publication, suggesting a tease or note directing readers to another page for the full story or content.
Rain Keeps Stalling Spring Farm Work in Southwestern Town
Persistent showers disrupt early spring field work as multiple towns report morning rainfall and cooler, unsettled conditions. The Weather Bureau notes continued rain through today with clouds and a cooling trend into Wednesday, while statewide totals show widespread precipitation and varying local amounts. Maximums around 78 and minimums near 56 degrees accompany a total 8.74 inches in the last 24 hours and 4.14 inches of excess.
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Weather Bureau
Clarinda
Creston
Atlantic
Carroll
Ames
Fort Dodge
Mason City
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council
Bluffs
Nebraska
Generaity Fair
Allied pressure tightens Japan supply line in Burma theatre
Allied air and ground forces repelled Japanese attacks on the Mandalay to Myitkyina railway 65 miles south of Mogaung as more than 1,000 enemy troops were reported killed. Stilwell’s forces advance toward Mozaung near the Mogaung river while Japanese forces fortify Hulas pass and approach Hsuchang on the Peiping-Hankow line. Mopup at Hollandia, Amboina, Manokwari, Hansa Bay, Rabaul, and Bougainville reported Japanese losses. Tokyo radio claimed damage from a carrier raid with no Nimitz confirmation.
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Richard
Bergholz
Associated Press
Japan
Burma
Mandalay-Myitkyine
Mogaung Hava
Southeast Asia
Burma-India
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Rom Ledo
India
China
Adin
Louis Mountbatten
Stilwell
Mogaunng River
Mozaung
Henan
Hulas Pass
Hsuchang
Peiping-Hankow
Yingshang
Barkow
Mopup
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Truk
Ponape
Carolines
Marshalls
Paramushiro Naval Base
Kuriles
Jensen Commends Glenwood C of C in House
In Washington Iowa Representative Ben G Jensen lauded Glenwood Chamber of Commerce for adopting a postwar readjustment resolution. He praised the body for its alertness to American needs and commitment to free enterprise as the nation recovers. The congressman urged divine guidance and home-front effort to honor veterans and keep America intact.
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Washington
Glenwood
Chamber of Commerce
House of Representatives
Ben G. Jensen
Iowa
Jensen
Congressional
America
Liberator Forced Down Near Barcelona
A B 24 Liberator with 12 Americans aboard landed near Barcelona Spain on Tuesday after running out of fuel. None of the occupants were injured. Spanish authorities conferred with the American consul on disposition of the plane and crew.
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Barcelona
Spain
Roosevelt Strength Tested in Florida Alabama Primaries
The Roosevelt administration faced a proxy test in Florida and Alabama Senate primaries, with Pepper in Florida against Ollie Edmunds and Hill in Alabama opposed by James A. Simpson. South Dakota GOP echoed the Roosevelt issue as candidates argued over New Deal policies and preparedness. Tydings won Maryland renomination. Randall and Robertson contended for the Maryland GOP nod. Stassen versus Dewey drew attention in South Dakota as delegates were picked and debates over fourth-term support continued.
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Black Bell
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Florida
Alabama
South Dakota
Claude Pepper
New Deal
Ollie Edmunds
Jacksonville
Pepper
Hill
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Gurney
T.e Maryland
Tydings
Willis R. Jones
Baltimore
Jones
Tyding
Maryland
Blanchard Randall
Paul Robertson
Robertson
T. R. McKeldin
Thomas Fi. Dewey
New York
Stassen
Dewey
Harold B. Stassen
Minnesota
Sfalate
Byrd
D-Vi
Fieldpost Addresses Lost Broadcast to German Troops
New York reports a GF A Berlin broadcast to German troops in the field. Soldiers from the Lichterfelde south district of Berlin were asked to send their fieldpost addresses to Nazi party offices in Berlin because they were lost during an air attack. Government officials heard the broadcast Tuesday.
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New York
Berlin
Lichterfelde
Pitts
Pyle Named Best Correspondent in Pulitzer Awards
Ernie Pyle, overseas, wins most distinguished correspondence for the year. His column appears in The Nonpareil and in GI Joe updates for Stars and Stripes. his work is carried by about 180 newspapers. Debuts from the ceremony note De Luce won for telegraphic reporting on international affairs, with two photo prizes awarded to Filan and Bunker.
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Ernie Pyle
G. I Joe
New York City
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Pyle
United States
G. I. Joe
Stars and Stripes
Council Bluffs
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Frank Filan
Tawara, Sland
Marl L. Bunker
Omaha
Neb
World-Herald
Robert Moore
Villizes
de Luce
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Ania
War Front
Filan
Tarawa Island
Germans Gain at Anzio Beachhead in fresh clash
Allied reporters in Naples say German forces pushed three miles southwest of Carroceto near the Anzio beachhead amid heavier shelling in the Cassino area. An allied raid at Cerreto Alto was in progress and an attempted German air raid on the beachhead Sunday night was repelled with heavy losses to the attackers.
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Naples
5Th Army
Anzio
Carroceto
Cassino
Sth
Cerreto Alto
Iowa Dentists Hear Two Servicemen
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Dental Society’s two day meeting opened with Capt. C. Raymond Wells of Washington, D. C., president of the American Dental Association and chief dental officer of selective service, urging more women dentists. Maj. E. Hele, a Pacific veteran from West Liberty, praised dental surgeons in tactical units for their work with field kits.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Dental Society
C. Raymond Wells
Washington, D. C
American Dental Association
Navy Dental Corps
E. &. Hele
West Liberty
Pacific
Immediate Program for Freedom From Want
United States delegation at the international labor conference urged 40 nations to subscribe quickly to a program aimed at world freedom from want. Social objectives include employment with fair wages, minimum standards to prevent exploitation, child welfare, higher living standards with nutrition housing medical care and education, and income protection during illness injury or unemployment.
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Sigrid Arne
Philadelphia
United States
Toe
Prompt Pay to Industry Aims for Quick War Contract Settlements
The Senate military committee backs a bill to ensure speedily paid fair compensation when war contracts end. It would set standards for contract settlements, allow advance payments, require advance termination notices, and let contractors store non retained goods at government risk if not removed within 30 days. The Comptroller General would review settlements for compliance and fraud.
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Washington
Senate
War and Navy Departments
Murray
Dmont
Comptroller General
Injured Treynor Farmer Plunges 105-Foot Well
William A. Worthmann, 52, fell from a broken pole during well repairs on a tenant’s farm near Mace donia. He suffered fractures to both legs and other injuries and was listed in poor condition at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs. His son Richard and Claire Mayberry helped pull him from the bottom after about ninety minutes, and an ambulance transported him to the hospital.
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Treynor
William A. Worthitunn
Macedonia
Conditios
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Worthmann
Raaid
Richard
Claire Mayberry
School Paper Drive Dates and Contact Details
Collection dates for war salvage are announced with participating schools Roosevelt Eighth Street Franklin Walnut Grove Holy Family. Residents should call their district principal if uncollected paper remains. Tin is collected on the third Thursday for pickup on the third Friday. contact the district principal if your block’s commando misses the pickup. Fats are accepted at grocery stores with dealers paying four cents per two pounds and two ration stamps per pound for waste fats.
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Roosevelt
Eighth Street
Avenue B
Franklin
Walnut Grove
Holy Family
Reich Seeks to Raise Birthrate in Germany
A nationwide Nazi campaign aims to shuffle war shattered families and promote new marriages to bolster the Reichs birthrate. Municipal marriage bureaus operate free, pairing widowed women and disabled veterans with eligible brides. Placards, lectures, and hospital events push social gatherings to foster unions for babies to carry arms decades hence. Compilation notes 625,008 marriages and 1,539,841 births last year, with a 4 percent rise.
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Wate Werner
Lisbon
Geremany
der Angriff
Berlin
Labor Front
Germany
Stimpson Warns Against Hoping for Short War
In testimony before the House Banking Committee Secretary Stimson warned against expecting a quick war end. He urged avoiding false hopes about early termination and stressed morale must not be disturbed at home or in the field while supporting one year extension of price control legislation beyond June 30.
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Washington
Stimson
Congress
House Banking Committee
Denomination to Recommend Minister Education Changes
The Presbyterian church in the United States of America will urge decisive changes in minister education to the May assembly in Chicago. Proposals seek at least 5500,005 more endowment and 76,000 for new buildings at Dubuque seminary, plan improved curricula, and increased faculty salaries while directing the Omaha seminary's discontinuance.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church In the
United States of America
Denation
General Assembly
Chicago
Dubuque (Ja
Omaha
Ned
Air Invasion Pushes Into Eighteenth Day of Bombing
Allied air offensive spans France to Italy in mid day strikes as 1,000 heavy bombers plus 750 more from Britain and Canada attack German targets. Liberators head for Pas de Calais while Thunderbolts hit Tergnier and Le Mans. Night raids target rail yards, factories, and chemical works across western Europe. Mediterranean strikes hit Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, and more.
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Gladwin Hil
London
France
Ihs
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Engeland
British Air Ministry
Pas-de- Calais
Thunderbolt
Tergnier
le Mans
Dwight Eisenhower
RAF
Mediterranean
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Britain
Sky Fleet
Lyon
Tours
Toulouse
Caambly
Paris
Mechelen
Brussels
St Ghislain
Bons
Ludwigshafen
Rhineland
Wellington
la Spezia
Livorna
Leghorn
Genoa
Allesandria
Milan
Popoli
Morteor
Florence
Rome
Costa
Metkovic
Yugoslavia
Rome still used for military purposes in open city question
London reports Germany continues to use environs of Rome for military purposes and Britain has not committed to treating the Italian capital as an open city. Foreign Office confirmed in Parliament after a question by Eager Granville.
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London
Germany
Rome
Foreign Office
Commons
Granville
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U. S
Navy
Anzio Beachhead
Senate Military Committee
Reich
Stimpson
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