Hitler's Failure Against England Sparks Anti Red Crusade
In a 1941 account, Eduard Beneš argues Hitler failed to crush Britain, forcing a shift toward an anti Soviet strategy. He details Polish Czech talks, warnings to London, and cautious moves toward aligning with the Soviet Union to counter German plans in the east. He notes Sikorski's resistance and the dawning reality of Soviet entry into the war.
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Hitler
England
Soviet Union
West
America
Moscow
Pika
Ingo Klucek
Romania
Istanbul
Turkey
Germany
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Sikorski
Genard Sikorski
United Siates
France
United States
Great Britain
Poland
Sikorsky
Europe
Latlin
London
Mikolajczyk
Prague
Unnion
Britain
Sovet
Pelain France
Moravec
Yugoslavia
Italy
Lubotich
Belgrade
Paul
Munich
Vandenberg Blames Jewish Agency For Palestine Violence
Britain formally charged the Jewish Agency for Palestine with indirect responsibility for recent bloodshed in Palestine. Twenty eight British soldiers died and 33 were wounded when the Cairo Haifa express was blown up. Jewish leaders denied atrocities and blamed British disarmament actions in Jerusalem road foundry area.
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Jerusalem
Great Britain
Jewish Agency For Palestine Today
Palestine
Cairo
Market and political briefings from Chicago to London
Corn prices jumped the daily limit on the Chicago board of trade as the commodity slump persisted. Hog prices rose in midwestern markets while wheat neared the daily limit. In Washington the senate judiciary committee backed a plan to admit 100000 displaced persons over two years. In London defense minister Alexander accused Russia of disarmament rhetoric while war concerns lingered. Britain’s house invited Gen. MacArthur to submit views on China aid policy.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
London
A. V. Alexander
Russia
Alexander
House of Commons
Britain
Washington
House, Foreign Affairs Committee
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
China
C C Committee Plans 3 Projects From Local News Desk
The park and street committee met in the Chamber of Commerce offices with H J King H Zacharias J Levin Paul Grassfield Lester Boots and Art Schizneider. They set three projects including park cleanup chaired by Lester Boots road and highway improvements to Oehwein led by H Zacharias and a city cleanup campaign chaired by Jake Levin with Cleanup Week May 17 designated.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. J. King
H. Zacharias
J. Levin
Paul Grassfield
Lester Boots
Art Schizneider
Jake Levin
Oehwein
Black Hill
Find Body of Woman Missing Since Fall
OTTUMWA Iowa The body of Mrs Francis McDaniel 29 missing since fall was recovered from the Des Moines river near the hydro electric plant in downtown Ottumwa She was last seen November 6 when she went to the bank to cash checks Coroner Gordon Traul said no inquest would be held and indicated death by her own action due to ill health
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Ottumwa
Francis McDaniel
Tom He
Des Moines
West Union School Receives Surplus Textbooks
Kansas City report notes that West Union School and several Iowa institutions received surplus war textbooks valued at 2930 dollars from the veteran's educational facilities program. Federal Works Agency division engineer C. W. Anderson announced that 4705 books valued at 2930 were allocated to local districts and colleges in the seven state area, with 67200 books totaling 46796 assigned to 96 schools.
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Kansas City
Steen
Iowa
Veteran’s
C. W. Anderson
Federal Works Agency
Seventale
Colleses and
Ier
Teone
Fern Dades
Sheldon
West Union
Laymen Conduct Presbyterian Service Here
A large appreciative audience attended a special Layman's Day service at the Presbyterian church yesterday. An all men event featured male and boy choir numbers and talks by church members. Speakers included Nelson Arnold on governance versus Soviet Union commandments and H G Streight on church attendance.
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Presbyterian Church
Rolf Riving
Wayne Kemmerer
Ervin Ecker
Ed Grimwood
Nelson Arnold
Soviet Union
Richard Bernhart
E. B. Shaw
H. G. Streight
Navy Seeks New Jet Speed Record Today
Navy aims to set a fourth speed record with the FJ-1 jet fighter. Lt. Cmdr. R. N. (Bob) Elder will attempt to break the 42 minute 33 second record set on January 17, 1846, during a Seattle to San Francisco rally. the attempt was postponed yesterday due to a damaged aileron from Elder's hill.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Seattle
California
Cmdr
R. N
Bob) Elder
Elder
San Francisco
Iowa Labor Steers Clear of Wallace Ballot Bid
Iowa officials offered no encouragement to Wallace for president as a third party candidate. The Iowa Wallace for President committee elected Fred Stover and Mrs. Edna Griffin co chairs with plans for a March 21 meeting, a mid April Wallace speaking tour, and a May 8 9 state convention. Labor leaders urged allowing political expression while opposing third party moves that could divide liberals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Fred Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
Edna Griffin
Loustaire
A. A. Couch
State Federation of Labor
AFL
Couch
Wallace
Ben Henry
CIO
Henry
E. E. Roelofs
Sioux Center News
Charles P. Howard
J. H. Telfer
Ottumwa
United Packinghouse Workers
CIG
C. W. Hobbie
Cedar Rapids
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union
Carroll D. Norling
Sioux City
Henry Felsen
Transfer Krieger To Mason City Patrol District
Public safety commissioner Alfred W. Kahi announces the transfer of Krieger to head district 8 of the state highway patrol in Mason City effective today. Sgt. Kermith Rhoades from Cedar Falls will relocate to Oehwein to lead district 10, with family arrangements noted.
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Lou’ Krieger
Mason City
State Highway Patrol
Alfred W.kahi
Kermith Rhoades
Cedar Falls
Oehwein
Krieger
Vairer
Hevy
District 8
Kriefer
Orivein
Local March of Dimes drive reaches $1669 in Fayette county
Fayette county contributions to March of Dimes total $1,669.29 as Dr. L E Ketner and local committee members praise clubs organizations and individuals for a strong polio fundraiser. Half funds go to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for research and epidemics. the remainder stays locally.
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Fayette County
L E. Ketner
Oehvein
Ketner
Edith Zober
Fayette
Wayne Kemmerer
Palmer Wilson
Oelwein
Iowa Snow Slows Travel Across State After 12 Inch Dump
Wet snow up to 12 inches covered most of Iowa slowing traffic with 12 at Atlantic and 11 in Des Moines. State highway officials reported widespread slipperiness though no highways were blocked. Flood threats linger as rivers begin to rise from warming and melting ice. Waterloo evacuations noted from Cedar River flooding. A large storm center moving from Texas toward the Midwest threatened new floods across multiple states. Northern regions faced heavy snowfall as Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas dig out.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Oskaloosa
State Highway Commission
Grinnell
Newton
Red Oak
Guthrie Center
Greenfield
Chariton
Sherwood Park
Riverview
Waterloo
Cedar River
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio River
Mississippi
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Counties Exceed Farm Bureau Quotas Across State
Farm Bureau membership report shows 11 counties exceeding quotas and 25 more needing under 100 members to meet targets. Total statewide membership aims for 1,126,006 in 1947, with progress toward the annual goal.
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Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
ILO
General Electric to Refuse Wage Boost Over Inflation
General Electric announced it will refuse any wage increase for its 100,000 workers, saying boosts would raise living costs and threaten service cuts. The company plans new labor contract talks with the United Electrical Workers CIO, while the union has opened talks with Westinghouse, seeking substantial raises to offset $13.03 weekly purchasing power loss since 1945.
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New York
Generali Electric Company
General Electric
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Research technician joins University of Idaho team
Moscow Idaho January eight month old female point ler Dor Joints Siett joins the University of Idaho research team. Dr Paul f fat oversees censuses and game bird flushing across the area to support ongoing wildlife studies.
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Dor
Siett
Moscow
Ida
Jin
University of Idaho
Steht Ji
Paul F Fat
Alale
Senate Debates Europe Recovery Plan Vs War Threats
Senate President Vandenberg opened debate on ERP a 3 300 000 000 bill urging passage as a turning point in history aimed at peace and stability for Western Europe. He warned of risks if rejected citing Soviet sabotage and urged top staff from the best brains to run a U. S. recovery administration.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur S. Vandenberg
America
Republican Foreign Policr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
U. S
Iowa Bank Held Up This Noon
Keokuk officers searched for two men in a green sedan after a noon bank holdup at Weaver eight miles north of Fort Madison on Highway 61. Witnesses saw them flee toward Fort Madison in a green two passenger Chevrolet. One suspect stood five feet one inch and weighed about 170 pounds. Victims were John Biris and Louis Fillip Jr. The robbers wrapped cash in brown paper from a Cleveland Trust branch.
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Keokuk
Lee County
Harry V. D. Maas
Weaver
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Burlington
John Biris
Roumanian Savings and Loan Co
Louis Fillip, Jr
Cleveland Trust Bank
Limited Support for Local Curb and Gutter Plan
Scattered replies from outlying districts show weak public mood on the curb and gutter proposal. City officials say the system would remain permanent even if streets are later paved, with sewer and water mains installable without damage. Final surveys hoped within two weeks to guide the overall street improvement plan.
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Cleon Spoo
Spoo
Cy Encinecer
Frank Stuck
Warness
Fates Wage Me ute at Oak Ridge
Government conciliators meet with union and management representatives today at Oak Ridge Tennessee to avert a threatened work stoppage. Representatives of the atomic trades and labor council AFL and the Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp were summoned after failing to agree on a wage contract replacing the expired agreement. Cyrus S. Ching, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, urged both sides to continue talks under his auspices.
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Washington
Atorve Energy Pliant
Ak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Trades and’ Lator Council
AFL
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corp
Cyris S. Ching
Federal Mediation and
Corcilia
Veteran leaped 3000 feet from plane in alleged shell shock
In Los Angeles a 28-year-old veteran named Robert Strand, once with General Patton’s armored division, jumped from a two seat plane after a struggle with the pilot William Frobert. Strand left a note asking not to blame the pilot. The incident follows reference to shell shock as a cause.
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Los Angeles
Robert Strand
San Francisco
George S. Patton
Armored
Germany
Strand
Wilion Frobert
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