Adrian Affected Only Slightly in Truckers' Dispute
Michigan freight tied up in nine cities as War Labor Board denied overtime and boosted only some wages. Teamsters and Chauffeurs locals imposed 40 to 48 hour weeks. Adrian saw limited impact with Conklin Line the only local affected. Some shipments kept moving at Andrews and Michigan Motor Freight Lines. Local unions in several cities pressed for immediate settlement via WLBB hearings.
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Adrian
Michigan
War Labor Board
War Trucking Commission
Teamsters & Chauffeurs Union
A.fl
Grand Rapids
Flint
James A. Hoffa
Betroit
Union
Muskegon
Lansing
Jackson
Saginaw
Bay City
Hillsdale
Battle Creek
Gladys M. Wright
Michigan Trucking Employers Advisory Committee
WLBE
Conklin
James Ruff
Norwalk
D. C. Riner
Andrews
Michigan Motor Freight Lines
Detroit
Bert Elliot
S Toledo
Hillsdale Union
Teamsters & Cha
Commandos Advance In Burma
NEW DELHI March 25 British commando force of Gurkha and Kachin troops is advancing from Sumprabum toward Myitkyina, the Japanese railhead. Lt Gen Stilwell’s headquarters said ahead of them the Japanese evacuated Main Tonghkas after burning it. Myitkyina lies 85 miles south of Sumprabum. Sailwell’s communiqué marks first notice of British commandos in this area.
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New Delhi
UPA
Sumprabum
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Main Tonghkas
Sailwell
Kelly May Hold Votes To Bar McKay From National Post
Governor Kelly stood by his call to defeat Frank D. McKay as Michigan Republican National Committeeman. Wayne County dynamics and an apparent GOP split are center stage as anti McKay factions and Barnard supporters vie for control, with insiders predicting possible shifts in key county backing and party alignment.
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Kelly
McKay
National Post
Milton Kelly
Lansing
Frank D. McKay
Jeader
Michigan
Job A. Wagner
Battle Creek
Wagner
Edward N. Barnard
Wayne County
McKey
Wayne
Shelden
Henry D. Shelden
Detroit
Waylie County
Barnard
Capitol Publli
Senate Passes Veteran Bill With Massive G I Aid
Washington March 25 The American Legion backed measure seeks 3.5 billion in new and extended benefits for veterans including education payments up to four years cost about 1 billion, unemployment at 154 weekly for 52 weeks cost around 1 billion, home farm and small business loans at 3 percent after year one, and a new veterans placement bureau. The bill also authorizes 500 million for hospital construction and sets VA supervision for relief and disability payments. A separate bonus payment plan remains under White House review and other bonus bills are pending.
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Washington
American Legion
House
Senate
George D-Gat
Veterans
Veterans Administration
Whites House
Johnson
D.cole
Reynolds
D-Nc
Mystery Romanian Mission Reported Amid Balkan Turmoil
An Istanbul dispatch says a Romanian delegation is en route to Turkey on a mystery mission to discuss a commercial agreement. Hitler faces growing opposition in occupied Balkan states as Hungary and other nations refuse to recognize the puppet government in Budapest.
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Windon
Turkey
Istanbul
Hitler
Balkan
Associated Press
William
King
Paul Sterian
Rumanian Foreign Office
Budapest
Lurke
Madrid
Legation
Europe
Neu- Wal
Bern
Stock
Holm
Lisbon
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Senate Rule Fight Ends With Gibson McKellar Amend
Washington report on March 25 details Vice President Wallace ruling an amendment by Senator McKellar to abolish TVA revolving fund as not germane to an appropriation bill. The Senate overturned by a 39 to 26 vote, then upheld germane and inserted the amendment into the supply bill. Tydings argued germane issues. Wallace apologized for his initial ruling amid a two hour parliamentary dispute.
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Wallace
Senate
McKellar
Independent Offices
TVA
Congress
Bone
Tydings
D-Md
McKeilar
Clark
D-Mo
McKellar Urneaiurety
Tennessee
Vesuvius lava flow virtually stopped after eruption
Mount Vesuvius halted most lava flows that had destroyed homes crops and forests with officials reporting a standstill last night Thousands of refugees began to return to Cercoja Massa di Somma and San Sebastiano while about 3200 people remained homeless in the twin villages Michigan Potato Week advertising push boosts potato sales by about 30 percent says deputy state agriculture commissioner Clarence Bojlander
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Cercoja
San Sebastiano
Massa di Somma
Lansing
Michigan
Clarence Bojlander
Immediate Physical Examination Ordered for Men Under Twenty Six
Washington March 25 The mass movement of men under 26 from jobs to battle lines spread as selective service began calling them for immediate physical examinations and postponed consideration of older men to meet the army's demand for vigorous young fighters. Agencies gathered data on manpower needs to start a centralized deferment system. The policy prioritizes younger men, with faster reconsideration of classifications and possible occupational deferments for those deemed unfit or needed in essential jobs.
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Washington
Orer
miMitlee
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Joe Duakes
County Red Cross drive tops $20,000 in county
After a slow week the Red Cross war fund drive totals $20,000 of the $55,000 county goal. Adrian reaches $16,000 of $27,500 with Medina and Ogden townships contributing, H K Smith Co 100 percent, Sub-Deb group to collect at Adrian theaters starting Sunday, as canvassing continues citywide.
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Red Cross
Lye K. Johnson
Adran
Adrian
Medina
Fo Avor
Ogden
War Club
Lindbergh Favored for President by Smith
Gerald L K Smith, head of the America First party, says he and associates favor Charles A Lindbergh for U S President. Smith told Minneapolis city council during a hearing on a rally permit that discussions have touched on Lindbergh, though no firm agreement exists.
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Smith
Minneapolis
Gerald L. K. Smith
America First Party
Jeader
Charles. A. Lindbergh
United States
J. Smith
Walter J. Murphy
Charles A. [Lindbergh
Japs Reconnoiter Emirau Two Days After Its Capture
Advance Allied HQ in the South Pacific reports that two days after marines seized Emirau Northwest of New Ireland a Japanese plane flew a reconnaissance mission but dropped no bombs. Halsey’s spokesman notes large Japanese forces isolated with airpower destroyed. Bougainville beachhead activity remains quiet as patrols continue. twenty nine Japanese killed and sixteen pillboxes captured.
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South Pacific
Emirrau Island
New Ireland
Adni
Halsey
Seatanes
Truk
Bismarck Archipelago
Empress Augusta
Bougainville
Nazis Use Tunnels to Reinforce Troops at Cassino
Allied dispatch from Naples reports German parachutists under Lt Gen Richard Heindrich hold Cassino area and reinforce from secret tunnels. Tunnels allegedly connect Abbey Monastery Hill to Castle Hill and the Continental Hotel, with additional links to the Colosseum. Heavy fighting continues as Allied troops press the attack along Highway 6 and around Rimini, Ancona, and Leghorn targets.
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Naples
Richard Heindrich
Cassino
New Zealand
Monastery Hill
Castle Hill
Fifth
Hangman’s Hill
Castle Hil
Cassing
Colosseum
Ansio
Carroceto
Rome
Cistorna
Rimini
Ancona
Leghorn
Orevieto
Sulmona
Fano
Cassina
Sibentiane
Split
Dalmatian
Aircobraz
Hatian
Ice floes broken at Mackinac Straits
Ice breakers and coast guard cutters aided the Sainte Marie to open the Great Lakes shipping season by clearing Mackinac Straits. Similar efforts were planned for Lake Huron and the St Marys River to ready coal docks and docks for early shipments. Coal shipments to Lake Erie and Ontario ports begin Monday.
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Cleveland
Heal
Straits of Mackinac
Carferry Sainte Marie
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Marie
Lake Huron
Twvo Cuttiers
St. Helena Island
Lake Michigan
St. Mary's River
Lake Erie
Ontario
Liquor rationing period set with no bonus granted
Lansing reports no bonus liquor during the April ration period from the 1st to 30th. Liquor per ration vard remains unchanged while rum wine and vermouth stay on the unrationed list. Holland mayor Henry Geerlings announces bid for vacant state legislative seat following Nelson A. Miles resignation.
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Lansing
State Liquor Control Commission
Holland
Nelson A. Miles
Detroit
Henry Geerlings
Geerlings
Reds gain control of 163 mile front on Dniester bank
Moscow dispatches report Red armies have shattered German forces in southwestern Russia and secured control along a 163 mile stretch of the eastern Dniester bank from Zaleshchiki to Kamenka. In four days 20,000 Germans were killed and 3,500 captured as Zhukov’s forces isolate garrisons near Tarnopol and Proskurov, with Byeltsi and Voznesensk also under threat as eastern Balkan fronts shift rapidly.
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Russia
Dniester
Zaleshchiki
Old Poland
Kamenka
Mogilev Podolski
Moscow
Czernowitz
Balkan States
Ukraine
Kamanka
Gaivoron
Zaleschehski
Zhukov
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Odessa
Koney
Second
Bessarabia
Mogilev
Podolski
Byelltsi
Moldavia
Byeltsi
Lwow
Third Ukrainian
Voznesensk
Malinovsky
Fourth Ukraine Army
Nikolaev
Bial Black Sea
Bug
BBC
New York
NBC
CBS
Two 13 Year Olds Arrested For Vandalizing Town Lab
Thirteen year old boys from Adrian faced Probate Judge M. E. Tripp after breaking 140 window panes at the Citizen’s Gas Fuel Company laboratory on Race Street. One boy was placed on probation while the other was sent to the custody of an uncle in Ohio. The vandalism occurred over three nights with the latest episode ending last night. Parents to pay for the damage.
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Citizen's Gas Fuel Company
Race Street
Adrian
M. E. Tripp
Ohio
Churchill Speaks On U S Radio To Rally Allies
New York March 24 The BBC will broadcast Prime Minister Churchill from London to US networks at 4 p.m. for a half hour as preparation for the Berlin invasion. The address is expected to stress Allied goals, the collapse of Nazi pretenses, and a renewed push for victory with reference to the Balkan front. Countries like Hungary Bulgaria and Romania await his words for future fate while Finland and Eire watch for implications. The Atlantic Charter may be invoked to reaffirm war aims amid changing conditions.
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New York
Churchill
British Empire
U.S
HBC
New York Philharmonic
CBS
Berlin
Balkans
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Finland
Nenical Eire
London
Hoover urges US aid to Finland in war crisis
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the United States to use its influence to help Finland exit the conflict. He stressed Finland’s 300 year struggle for freedom and said Americans regret Finland’s entry with Germany, insisting any peace must restore Finland’s independence and lands.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
United States
Finland
Hoover
Friends of
Germany
Private's Bravery and Bazooka Cleans Out German Headquarters
Pvt Chauncey Russell used a bazooka to punch through a German headquarters in San Vittore during a fierce struggle against snipers. He fired from 100 yards, described dust and debris pouring from the window as the Germans surrendered after a medical aid man and lieutenant waved a white flag. Russell, enlisted 1943, trained at Camp Custer and Fort McClellan, sent overseas May 31, 1943, had served in Africa and Italy after working at Magnesium Fabricators prior to enlistment.
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San Vittore Ini
Kamerad
San Vittore
Rosita
Pvt
Russell
Camp Custer
Fort McClallan
Ala
Tank Infantry
Africa
Italy
RAF Bombers Clash With Night Fighters Over Berlin
British airmen hit Berlin with 2800 tons of bombs in a major night raid as German fighters attacked the armada. Berlin and Kiel were targeted with other German cities reportedly struck, while Berlin suffered widespread fires and damage amid the fiercest sky battle of the war.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
Nazidom
Air Ministry
Kiel
Leipzig
Weimar
Frankfurt
Barber Command
Hitler
Ministry of economic,Warfare
U.S
Schweinfurt
Nancy
St. Dizier
Eighth Air Force
Frankart
Ford plant marks 3000 Liberator bombers produced
Willow Run bomber plant announced it has produced over 3000 four engined Liberator bombers. More than 2000 aircraft were flown from Willow Run to destinations, while the remainder were shipped in knocked down form for assembly elsewhere.
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Detroit
Ford
Willow Run
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