Adrian Criticized by State Official for River Pollution
Lansing report says State Stream Control Commission secretary Na ton Adams criticized Adrian for discharging excess industrial waste into the River Raisin endangering Blissfield. He notes plans to curb waste flow and possibly upgrade the city’s overloaded sewage plant with a new 16 inch pipe to divert untreated sewage away from the river during peak loads.
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Adrian
Lansing
Naton P. Adams
State Stream Control Commission
Raisin
Blissfield
St. Adrian
Adams
Raisin River
Ne Commission
Mon- Toc
Acewer. Vedder
State Office
Walter Drury
Ann Arbor
Beterntihg
Vedder
German Japanese World Conquest Plan Reported in 1571
A diplomatic source in London claims Hitler proposed a grand plan with two Japanese attacks on Russia and two joint German Japanese campaigns in Africa. The report alleges Japanese missions to Madagascar and moves to strike India via Burma and disrupt Allied supply lines, with Rome aiding in a Mediterranean push toward the Indian Ocean.
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Russia
Africa
London
Hitler
Japan
Europe
Far East
Madagascar
African
Tokyo
India
Burma
East
Cape
Manchukuo
Soviet Union
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Atlantic
Italy
Indian Ocean
Senators Favor Pay Raise for Service Men
Washington March 12 Unanimous Senate Military Affairs Committee backs a pay raise bill for hundreds of thousands in the armed forces raising privates by 42 a month first year and 48 on promotion. Corporals rise to 66 sergeants to 78 and other ranks higher. Ensigns and second lieutenants would lift to 1800 a year with boosted subsistence for officers. Senator Edin C Johnson sponsors the measure noting estimated annual pay increases totaling about 25,8196 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Armed Services
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Edin C. Johnson
Coro
Double Time Clause Ruled For G M Union
Detroit March 34 War production workers at General Motors plants under the United Automobile Workers CIO contract must be paid double time on Sundays and holidays on swing shifts. Permanent umpire G Allen Cash Jr ruled the clause applies unless explicitly exempted by the technical nature of the process. GM had contended swing shifts are a necessary seven day operation and thus exempt, but agreed to abide by Cash's ruling. The War Labor Board declined jurisdiction after mediation efforts were exhausted.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
CIO
G. Allen Cash, Jr
Cash
General Motors
War Labor Board
Cologne Raided by British Bombers in Heavy Night Strike
British RAF bombers carried out a major night raid on Cologne as part of a spring aerial offensive, with large fires reported across the city and Cologne cited as the main objective. Four bombers were missing and air airdromes in occupied territory were struck while land mines were laid in German waters. Separate reports note a veteran officer near Paris suffering a stroke and a separate daylight raid over northern France, marking the year’s biggest raid yet.
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London
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Air Ministry
Germany
Kiel
DNB
Adrian
Paris
Grear
Len
Bert
France
Hazenrouck
Auto crash kills 16 year old at US-30 intersection
In Crase Warsaw Indiana a collision between an automobile and a truck at the US-30 and JN-19 crossing last night killed Peter Lazarchuk a 16 year old resident of Albion Michigan. Four other people sustained minor injuries in the incident.
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Crase Warsaw
Ind
Peter Lazarchuk
Albion
Mich
Curtin warns Australia pivotal to Pacific war effort
Prime Minister John Curtin told Americans Australia is the last barrier between the western coast and Japan, warning that if Australia falls the Americas would be wide open. He urged closer U S cooperation and announced Evatt will go to Washington to discuss war strategy. He stressed Britain's ongoing obligations to Russia and the need for Australian resolve and leadership.
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Australia
John Curtin
Associated Press
Canberra
Americas
Japan
United States
America
Metia
India
Curtin
H. V. Evatt
Evatt
Washington
New Zealand
Britain
Pacific
Russia
Turp
Economy bloc trims farm supply bill in House action
Washington March 14 The economy bloc cheers after the House cuts 55 510 722 from the farm supply bill as Senate advocates of curbing non defense spending await their chance at the 77 sanc 555 137 measure Sen Byrd D Va calls it a good start and says the House acted after nine days of debate Farm bloc leaders press to restore or even raise some cuts and House members predict further reductions may be reversed in the Senate
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TRE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
House
Deserters Capture After FBI Agent Slaying
Deserters from Fort Oglethorpe Charles J. Lovett and James Edward Testerman, ages 21 and 22, were captured after a dawn escape from a dine house and a gun battle that left FBI Agent Hubert J. Treacy Jr. dead and Agent Charles L. Ignor wounded. A posse of over 100 federal state and county officers closed in aided by tear gas and surrendered in a sugar train car at Adrian Township.
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van Waco
Pwo
Young Army
FBI
Fort Oglethorpe
Charles J. Lovett
Philadelphia
James Edward Testerman
Clinchburg
Hubert J.treacy, Jr
Charles L
iTignor
Eugene Ryan
Rollin Township
Adrian Exchange Club
Bureau of Investigation
Detroit housing project authorized for 45000 homes
Detroit officials announce a wartime plan to build 45000 homes, 30000 by private enterprise and 15000 by public funding across four districts in the city. Waste paper salvage will fuel the effort with a test pickup starting Tuesday, aided by the Wayne and Adrian committees, with demountable and permanent homes planned and future collections to be evaluated for expansion.
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Washington
Detroit
Agfa Salvage
Mittee
Adelbert
All Housing Authority
Vedder
Roosevelt
West Maumee
Safe
John B. Blandford
Jnna
State Stret
Ford Motor Company
East Maumee
Willow Run
Ypsilanti
Blandford
Wayne
Blanford
Simplex
Treat Street
Adrien Civilian Defense Fund
Sim
Arthur A. Palmer
George H. Little
Allan C. Graybiel
Lenawee County Supervisors Close March Session
Lenawee county supervisors wound up their business to adjourn their annual March session as the fiscal year ends. They will meet again next month after township elections that may change board personnel. Yesterday afternoon the hand?
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Lenawee County
Roosevelt asks governors curb rubber use limit motor speed
President Roosevelt wires state governors urging tire checks and a 40 mile per hour limit on motor vehicles to conserve rubber. The plan calls for frequent tire inspections for wear, repair, or retreading across states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Allies plan new European war front map on Telegram page seven
Reports indicate an anticipated opening of a second front in Europe. A map detailing the most likely attack locations is featured on page seven of today’s Telegram.
Red Army claims 14000 German deaths in 15 days
Moscow reports 14,000 Germans killed on the northwest front in two weeks of general offensives. Russian press notes continued advances on March 13 with Nazi counterattacks repulsed and heavy German losses declared.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Russian Information Bureau
General Tish Says He Has Never Been Killed in His Life
Maj. Gen. Irving A. Tish, arriving in Portland, tells a newspaperman he has never been killed in his life. He dodges questions about past actions and military secrets, stressing that news of a military nature must be kept from the enemy.
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General
Poryland
Ore
Irving A. Tish
Iid
Rabaul raid by Australian planes on March 12
Australian bombers raided Rabaul New Britain sinking and damaging grounded Japanese aircraft. The air ministry report notes one direct hit on aircraft, probable destruction of two more, and a heavy bomb explosion among 16 planes. Details on Gasmata damage and Port Moresby fighting follow with one RAAF gunner wounded.
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Melbourne
Australia
Air Ministry
Rabaul
New Britain
Gasmata New Britain
Boresby
Gnn
Thel
RAAF
Accept Applicants for Officer Training in Michigan
Lansing March 14 Michigan draft boards will accept applications from men with dependency deferments who seek officers training. Col E M Rosecrans says eligibility is 1 A aside from dependents, with induction through normal draft. Candidates undergo four months training to judge officer prospects, then two months of special training. If rejected, return to 3 A status. A waiver of dependency must be filed and a preliminary physical given locally before traveling to an army reception center for qualification.
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Lansing
Michigan
Col. E. M. Rosecrans
Army
Rosecrans
Japanese pressing defenders of Burma in Taikkyi area
Japanese forces push patrols northward in Taikkyi area while main invaders remain south of the Burmese town. British communiqué reports satisfactory operations in the Nyaunglebin Shwegyin area as Rangoon is about 80 miles south.
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London
Burma
Taikkyi
Nyaunglebin-Shwegyin
Nyaungieoin
Rangoon-Mandalay
Rangoon
Shwegyin
Rangoon-Prome
Nyaunglebim
Warns Congress Of Wrath Of People
Washington dispatch reports Clare Hoffman of Michigan fourth district warns of a possible election of a completely new House of Representatives. He says Americans are irked by pensions for Congressmen and rubber stamp behavior, fearing November backlash and calling Congress to act responsibly. Hoffman notes department officials would prefer a new Congress free from past tricks. Representative Litter questions Hoffman on past support for Willkie and rubber stamp traits.
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Washington
Clare Hoffman
House of Representatives
Michigan
Hoffman
Congress
Thay
Lis
R-Pl
Wendell Willkie
Wilkie
New York Shelling Accident Hits Equitable Building
A misfired anti aircraft battery along the East River discharged eight rounds, striking the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway and scattering brick and debris but injuring no one. Police and fire units responded as investigators attributed the accident to a firing mechanism fault.
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Associated Press
New York
New _ork
Wall Street
Bankers’ Club
Senderford Jarman
Antisireaft Artillery Command
Eastern
East River
Broadway
Darrow Spirit Called Fails to Manifest in Park
In Chicago on March 14, Claude Noble Detroit magician tried to reach the dead Clarence Darrow in Jackson Park under a 1937 pact. Noble knelt, prayed, called, and reported silence after repeated attempts across years, promising to persist in seeking a manifestation.
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Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Jackson Park
Claude Noble
Detroit
Nobile
Darrow
Noble
Wavell Reveals Plans for Defence of Eastern India
General Archibald Wavell outlined Britain's strategy to defend eastern India using mobile ground forces and a strong air arm. He emphasized cooperation among services, building air power in northeast India, and preparing naval flotillas to deter a sea borne Japanese expedition. He said India’s defense would rely on mobile reserves within striking distance and deliberate avoidance of fixed defensive lines.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Britain
Archibald P. Wavell
Russia
Japan
Burma
Wavell
England
Two More Merchant Ships Torpedoed In Atlantic Waters
Washington reports two to three more merchant ships torpedoed as submarine menace grows. The navy confirmed a Norwegian craft near the Delaware Maryland coast with its captain killed and 14 survivors, and a U.S. freighter Texan torpedoed in Tavana area with nine of 47 crew missing. War risk insurance rates on Atlantic coastal cargoes rise sharply for tankers and other vessels amid these attacks.
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Washington
Navy
Delaware-Maryland
U.S
Caribbean
Texan
Tavana
West Indies
South America
Mexico
Central America
United States
Gulf and West Indies
North
South American
Pacific
Queen Mary Torpedoed, British Liner Suffered Damage
Italian broadcasts claim the Great British liner Queen Mary was torpedoed and badly damaged days after leaving Rio de Janeiro with 10,000 North American soldiers aboard. The radio said she sought the Falkland Islands base. Navy in Washington had no information or comment.
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Rome
Indio
Rio de Janeiro
Falkland Islands
Navy Department
Washington
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Ata We Afenak
Detroit Housing Project
Equitable
Argentina
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