War labor strains ease as steel and Allis-Chalmers resume output
Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee factory resumes 24 hour production to speed $45 million in defense orders after a 76 day strike. U S Steel plants remain open after CIO negotiated to continue talks for a new contract while 400,000 coal miners stay idle due to softer labor talks. National Defense Mediation Board to name an impartial arbiter.
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Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
United States Steel Corporation
CIO
Philip Murray
Detroit
Roosevelt
van Waennar
Mink
Een
Ewes
Washington
Murray
Stephen Early
National Defense Mediation Board
U. S. Steel
CIO Steel
National Steel Company
U.S. Steel
New York
CIO United Mine Workers
AFL
San Francisco
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
James F. Dewey
Defenders Lose Left Flank as Yugoslav Withdraw Near Bulgaria
Military reports detail a Greek defensive stand around Rupel Pass against German armor while Yugoslav troop withdrawal in southern Yugoslavia exposes the Greek left flank. Luftwaffe raids firebomb Belgrade for the fifth time as German forces push toward the Aegean Sea. observers warn a wider Vardar Valley advance could threaten Greece.
Education Cost Hits New High in Ohio Public Schools
A survey by Dr. Thomas C. Holy of Ohio State University reports the average annual cost to educate a public school pupil in Ohio now stands at 105.79 dollars, up from 85.59 dollars five years ago. Costs vary by city size from 199.72 to 58.09 dollars, with exempted village districts ranging from 59.26 to 138.59 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas C. Holy
Ohio State University
Bureau of Education Research
Holy
Legion Trains Civilians in Firefighting Plan
American Legionnaires seek civilian volunteers for a 14 week course taught by city firemen. Mayor Floyd E. Green backed Fire Chief Ed Welch’s plan to organize a 300 strong volunteer force for extreme emergencies. Training in 40 member classes will start soon.
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Columbus
American Legionnaires
Floyd E. Green
Ed. P. Welch
Bids Sought on Ohio Road Work Program
State Highway Director Hal G. Sours announced bids due April 29 for an estimated 1 532 000 road project. A highway planning survey shows Ohio traffic in the first quarter of 1941 up 5 05 percent from the same period last year.
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Columbus
Hal G. Sours
Sours
Ohio
Import Control Considered in Defense Plans
Washington officials say a proposed import control system could be the next step in the defense program. A government agency would decide which foreign goods enter the United States and which are excluded, a drastic move that might exclude items like Japanese silk and is still in discussion. Economic defense aims to aid the United States and its allies while hindering Axis powers.
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Washington
United States
Troops Guard U S Embassy in Rome Amid War Protests
A heavy troop cordon protected the United States Embassy in Rome as crowds cheered for Italy's war with Yugoslavia under Mussolini. Duce appeared on the balcony twice but protests did not threaten the embassy or adjacent consulate. Fascist posters labeled Americans as pirates and gangsters amid denunciations of U S actions.
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Rome
United States
Yugoslavia
Mussolini
I] Duce
Italy
Fascist Party
Civilians Killed in Britain in March Air Raids
The Ministry of Home Security reports 4,259 civilians killed and 5,557 injured in British air raids during March.
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Britain
London
Ministry of Home Security
Naval Ride Off To Britain for Liaison Work
Secretary Knox announced James Forrestal Under Secretary of the Navy would visit England for about two weeks to establish close liaison between the Navy Department and the British Admiralty on Lend Lease matters. He said the department handles purchases of material for the British navy in the United States and would undertake repairs to British war vessels. He noted efforts to achieve uniformity in naval equipment.
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Washington
Knox
James Forrestal
Navy
England
Navy Department
Admiralty
Lone Ranger Actor Dies In Farmington Crash
Earl W. Graser age 32 died after his car struck a trailer on US-16 Farmington Michigan. Graser was the long time radio Lone Ranger whose Hi Yo Silver call aired for nine years on a Detroit network. Bruce Beamer will return as the Lone Ranger.
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Farmington
Mich
Earl W. Graser
Graser
Yo Silver
Detroit
Bruce Beamer
Lone Ranger
Mexico City Rules Against Immediate Ship Releases
The Mexican government rejects formal requests from Germany and Italy to release 12 Axis merchant ships seized in Mexican ports.
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Mexico City
Germany
Italy
Mexican
The Battle of the Balkans and Turkey’s Neutral Stance
DEWITT MACKENZIE reports the Balkan front remains fierce under censorship as Nazi forces press in on Yugoslav and Greek fronts. Turkey likely stays neutral for now, aiding Britain by guarding the Dardanelles while refraining from offensive action until needed against Hitler in the Balkans.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
The
Balkans
Turkey
Britain
Dardanelles
Near East
Egypt
Hitler
Balkan
British Isles
Fuehrer
Europe
Missing Navy Patrol Bomber Off Northeastern Atlantic
A big Navy patrol bomber with two officers and eight enlisted men aboard is missing at sea off the northeastern Atlantic coast. Navy and Coast Guard search extended as a garbled radio fragment said the plane was down at sea and a lifeboat was being launched.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Navy
Coast Guard
Naval Operating Base
Washington
Naval Air Station
Quonsett Point
R. L
E. J. King
New York
Britain declares Hungary as territory under enemy occupation
war brief notes Britain designates Hungary as occupied territory. Great Western Railway reports all passenger sailings to Dublin canceled indefinitely. In Rome, nightly communications blackout between 8 pm and 7 am local time is announced. In Vichy a Beirut dispatch says Iraqi troops seized the British aviation base near Bagdad Cinel debrane.
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London
Britain
Hungary
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Great Western Railway
Dublin
Vichy
France
Beirut
Lebanon
Irak
Cineldebrane
Bagdad
Deferment Requests Tie Up Ohio Draft Boards
Ohio's nine draft appeals boards face a growing backlog as deferment requests for agricultural and industrial workers surge. Lt Col Chester W Goble, director of the state selective service, told representatives that the easy part is over and the difficult work lies ahead.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chester W. Goble
Selective Service
Goble
Shipping Losses Reach Highest Level of Year
British allied and neutral shipping losses for two of the past five weeks rose to about 150000 tons each, the heaviest toll of 1941 in the Atlantic. The Admiralty sets March weekly average at 98000 tons.
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London
Admiralty
Prepare for Possible War Utilities Warned
Cincinnati dispatch reports the gas industry warned to prepare for a possible war on American soil. Thomas J. Strickler of the American Gas Association and the Edison Electric Institute said prudent planning in advance helped England's utilities manage war, urging similar readiness here.
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Cincinnati
Thomas J. Strickler
American Gas Association
Edison Electric Institute
England
Employment Jump in Ohio Machine Tool Sector
Employment in Ohio's machine tool industry rose 251 percent from January 1935 to February 1941, signaling a sharp postwar industrial expansion in Columbus and surrounding areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jones of Ohio Seeks Federal Purge Bill
Rep. Robert F. Jones urges FBI chief J Edgar Hoover to back an amendment to the Justice Department appropriation bill. The measure would fund investigations of federal employees linked by the Dies Committee to subversive groups, and the House approved the amendment.
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Washington
Robert F. Jones
Ohio
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Justice Department
House
Jones
Dies
Senate Health Committee
State Board of Barber Examiners
Health Committee
State Health Department
Balkan Front Shifts Nazi Blockade Risks
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George says a Balkan front could ease Nazi pressure on Britain and cut U S vulnerability. He notes Greece and Yugoslavia may halt invasions to form a front but warns air power there will likely temper raids on British shipping. Senator Norris agrees. George adds Roosevelt would not send convoys or combat vessels without Congress consent.
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Washington
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
United States
Greece
Yugoslavia
British Isles
Roosevelt
Norris
Congress
Opposition Stalls Ohio State Guard Bill in Committee
In Columbus the House Military Affairs Committee sent back the bill to a sub committee after CIO official Ted Silvey objected to the powers granted. Lawmakers argued fast strike risks in military materials industries make a guard seem necessary, yet CIO objections persist.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
CIO
Ted Silvey
Nazi Losses High Turks Say In Balkan Onslaught
Turkish radio said Germany suffered heavy losses in early Balkan attacks. Yugoslav forces claimed Scutari in Albania and a squeeze maneuver drive southward. Greek high command noted withdrawal from western Thrace to avoid costly battles as Nazi panzer columns pushed toward the Aegean. Skouras said one million in northern Greece displaced. Luftwaffe raids continued, Belgrade was bombed, and Sarajevo reported bombed to ruins.
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Nevrokopi
Greece
Hitler
Balkan
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Italy
Scutari
Thrace
Turkey
Aegean
Spyros P. Skouras
Greek War Relief Association of America
Los Angeles
Sava
Vardar
Sarajevo
Germany’s White Book Seeks Balkans War Context
German sources withheld details on Balkan campaign progress but hinted at forthcoming information. The White Book accuses Yugoslav and Greek actions in 1939 of violating neutrality and cites alleged Allied plans to widen the war with Greek and Yugoslav help. In the West, Luftwaffe raids hit North Ireland and Kiel, Bremerhaven, and Emden, with Kiel suffering major fires and dockyard destruction.
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Germany
Balkans
Ireland
Liverpool
England
North Ireland
Irish Sea
Kiel
Bremerhaven
Emden
Berlin
London Air Ministry
RAF
Ministry
Pensioners Lose Fight To Stop State From Seizing Homes
Ohio House debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to protect homesteads failed with 70 voting yes and 47 no. The measure needed three fifths, and 83 affirmative votes were required for passage.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Representatives
House
John C. Hess
p.Stark
Cleveland Convict Freed To Seek Work
Barney Collins, a Cleveland convict who violated parole seeking work, was released from Ohio Penitentiary effective June 15. He had been admitted September 30, 1936, on a one to five year house breaking sentence and paroled September 1. After three months he violated parole to return to prison, saying it would remove him from criminal temptation.
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Columbus
Barney Collins
Cleveland
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Ohio
Collins
Garbage Disposal Is Youngstown Problem
Garbage collections end at 6 p m today unless the city provides disposal. Judge George H Gessner ruled gar bage may not be buried on abandoned Lansdowne Airport. Nearby residents seek an injunction contending the burial is a health menace. County officials refused to permit burial outside the city.
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Youngstown
George H. Gessner
Lansdowne Airport
Ohio Plants To Make Carriages for Big Guns
Cleveland and Akron plants of Wellman Engineering Co will join in constructing 7 million dollars worth of 500 ton carriages for the army s largest guns the 16 inch coastal defense weapons. The giant guns can hurl 2400 pound projectiles about 30 miles.
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Cleveland
Akron
Wellman Engineering Co
Army
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