Air Power as War’s Key Force in Europe and Asia
War analyst Louis F. Keemle argues air power will be the main weapon in the current conflict, not alone but as a primary component alongside sea and land power. He notes Churchill’s caution to test air power with other measures, citing Allied campaigns in Africa and Europe and predicting Tokyo’s war lords fear the eroding outer defenses as Allied air superiority expands.
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U. S. Pat
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Hitler
Europe
Churchill
Congress
Germany
Italy
Africa
Tokyo
Japan
Pacific
Special Terms for Pre Draft Students at Iowa
University of Iowa students uncertain about military call may enroll in a special eight week session program. The year is divided into three eight week terms allowing completion of a full semester before departure. Sessions start Sept 3 1945 Jan 3 1944 and Apr 24 1944 with second terms beginning Oct 28 1943 Feb 28 1944 and Jun 1944.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jung
Wind Devastates Sheldon Airport Hangar and Planes
A 60 mile per hour gale destroyed the hangar at the new municipal airport northeast of Sheldon. Nine government airplanes used for Army War Training Service were demolished. only one plane remains under repair. Plate glass shattered, telephone lines down, and city plunged into darkness for hours.
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Sheldon
New Municipal
Army War Training Service
Storro
World War A Year Ago Today June 25 1042
Axis tanks drive into Egypt with more than 60 fiies and the British Eight Army abandons frontier posts at Solum and Sidi Omar. German High Command announces occupation of Solum Fort Capusto and Halfaya. Soviet Red Army withdraws from Kupyansk near Kharkov. U S Navy reports loss of two anti submarine patrol craft off the Atlantic coast during June due to enemy submarine attacks.
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Egypt
Solum
Sidi Omar
Fort
Capusto
Halfaya
Red Army
Ukraine
Kupyansk
Kharkov
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Allied Raid Hits Wuppertal and Riviera Targets
A large Royal Air Force raid on Wuppertal Elberfeld in the Ruhr Valley caused major damage with over 1,000 tons of bombs dropped in two waves. Thirty-three bombers were lost as German defenses fought back, while Allied wings also hit Sicily, Sardinia, and Greece. The offensive extended along a 750 mile front with daylight and night strikes, tailing a sixth straight night of raids and lifting total tonnage to more than 6,100 since May 23.
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London
Britain
Wuppertal
Ruhr Valley
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Elberfeld
Barmen
I. G. Farbenindustrie Chemical Works
Jaeger
Royal Air Forces
Adolf Hitler
European
Africa
Mediterranean
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Sardinia
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Greece
Tells Details of Kinnick's Death in Ocean Crash
Cedar Rapids report recalls Nile Kinnick's fatal crash near his aircraft carrier Leo Hendrickson, aviation chief, who watched as Kinnick's plane plunged into the sea. A prior near miss had him skidding on the deck, striking a gun mount, then being hoisted aboard.
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Cedar Rapids
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa Footbell Star
Leo Hendrickson
Teachinists
Kinnick
Italian Police Seize 11,000 in War Time Crackdown
Italian secret police OVRA arrested about 11,150 people in the past week in a campaign to curb potential pro allied unrest before invasion. Of those seized, 7,900 were labeled communists and 8,250 anti fascists or separatists from Dalmatia and Tyrol. Mussolini urged harsher measures, while broadcasts warned of food ration penalties for axis opponents. Reports from London and Berlin described Allied naval movements and Axis defenses in the region.
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Mussolini
Organizi~tion
OVRA
Primev
Dalmatia
Tyrol
Giovanni Gentile
Remevatlio
Popullice
Radio London
Italy
Radio Berlin
Gibraltar
King George V
Howe
Mediterranean
Bulgaria
Thrace
Salonika
Madrid
France
Stored Corn Requisitioned Across 96 Midwestern Elevators
The War Food Administration requisitions corn in 96 midwestern terminal elevators to relieve distribution jams. About 15 million bushels stored in elevators may not be fully secured. obtained supply will meet urgent industrial needs and be paid at ceiling price, then allocated to processors with shortages. Elevators span Manitowoc Wisconsin to Superior Duluth Minnesota and Chicago to Kansas City, with numbers alongside each city.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Manitowoc
Wis
Sioux City
Peoria
Burlington
St. Joseph
Des Maines
Indianapolis
Lowsville
St. Loui
Omaha
Conal Bluffs
Chicago
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Decatur
Kansas City
Superor Diuluth
Minn
WFA
Jones accused of indecent lobbying in Senate
U S Senator Bennett Clark charges Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones with indecent lobbying in the Senate halls aimed at dissuading passage of legislation on government subsidies to roll back retail prices. Acting leader Lister Hill defends Jones, while Senator Abe Murdock supports Hill’s stance.
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Bennett C Clark
Senate
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
United States Senate
Clark
Jones
Lister Hill
D. Ala
Missouri
Hill
Sen
Abe Murdock
Utah
Legisla
At the Front Casual Airmen Go Out on Raid
An American air base in England is depicted through a vivid U P story of dawn takeoffs and mass formations as fighters and bombers depart to strike Germany. The narrative contrasts peaceful morning scenery with the urgent, dangerous airfront, highlighting the presence of pilots, crews, and the massive fleet overhead.
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England
Hugh Baillie
United Press
Britain
Germany
Westchester County
Pete
Jack
Charlie
Notre Dame
Southern
California
Hank
War of Nerves Rises in Japan Mines and US Coal Strike
Reported unrest spreads from Pacific theater to American coal regions as Japan probes for a potential Pacific strike while UMW miners resist G. Roosevelts Oct deadline. Coal towns in Pennsylvania Alabama brace for closures as federal control looms.
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Japan
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
United Mine
Tao
UMW
Iresevedt
Des Moines GOP Chairman Field Narrowed for State Panel
The Des Moines central committee narrows its chairman field after Glenn Smith is named third district chairman. Clarence Knutson of Clear Lake is eliminated from consideration. Fred Albert, state chairman, contemplates a move to the state highway commission on July 1, and the committee will meet Sunday to select a successor.
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Des Moines
Dara
Marronedl
Lee
Glenn Smith
Nashua
Charman
Clarence Knutson
Clear Lake
Knutson
Fred Albert
State Center
State Highway Commission
Roosevelt vetoes antistrike bill as senate overrides
President Roosevelt vetoed the antistrike bill but the Senate moved to override, 56 to 25, with House Republicans seeking an immediate vote. Roosevelt urged an alternative draft-age increase to 65, arguing section eight risks triggering strikes in vital war plants. The clash centers on preventing strikes while preserving wartime production.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Tower Chamber
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Congress
Capita
Tom Connally
Tex
Roosveci
Connally-Smith
Capitol
Smyth-Connally
Roo
Prosecution Sought After Detroit Race Riots
Gov. Harry F. RKeth and a four man fact finding panel weigh calling a special grand jury to probe Mondas race riots that left 31 dead. Mayor Jeffries and Bennett Kelly consider the measure to determine if riots were spontaneous or axis backed. Federal and state troops enforce a curfew and liquor ban as investigations continue. Walter White accuses police of brutality toward negroes amid arrests.
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Mondas
Boi Kelly
Edward Jeffies, Jr
Kelly
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of People
That City
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