Roosevelt and Nelson clash over wartime worker bonuses
President Roosevelt and war production chief Donald M. Nelson split on incentive pay for arms industry workers. Roosevelt opposed cash bonuses and piecework rewards, while Nelson urged merit awards to boost production and curb slowdowns.
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Nelson
Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Prancevelt
Sasuecnemnceumy
Senate
William L. Batt
Batt
WPB
Camden
N. J
Pittsby
Willquest
Green
AFL
CIO
Organized Labor
Labor
Hold Chicago Youths In Woman's Kidnaping
Two Chicago youths were held after confessing to kidnapping Mrs. Mary Jacobson 33 of Calumet City Illinois. They drove her from Hammond Indiana and forced her to accompany them to Cincinnati where one attacked her and they robbed her before leaving her bound in a suburban park. FBI agents stated both men confessed.
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Cincinnati
Mary Jacobson
Calumet City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
War Production Board to curb civilian home building
WPB officials say the curbs will not affect homes under 6000 dollars in defense housing zones but will suspend civilian construction in non defense areas within 48 hours. Nelson said the plan sets a low dollar limit possibly as low as 500 dollars for residential projects using building materials.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
U S Sub Sinks Two Japanese Vessels in China Sea
The navy reported American submarine sank two Japanese merchant ships totaling 15 000 tons in the China Sea. One vessel was a 10 000 ton cargo passenger ship and the other a 5 000 ton cargo ship. The sub was on an extended patrol.
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Washington
China Sea
Pacific
Navy
Body recovered from Ohio River identified as ship engineer
Crewmen of the Towboat J. D. Ayres recovered a body from the Ohio River tentatively identified as Thomas Heltsley 66 engineer aboard the Towboat Katie Lyons who sank after crashing into a bridge pier on March 16.
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Bellaire
J. D. Ayres
Ohio River
Thomas Heltsley
Katie Lyons
I Am an American Day Set for May Seventeenth
President Roosevelt designated Sunday May 17 as I Am An American Day urging observance to impress duties and opportunities of citizenship in a nation at war. A second proclamation set May 10 for Mother’s Day under congressional act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Find Bandits But Too Late
Detective Chief Marion Perkins said he solved the February daylight holdup at Citizens Savings and Loan in Chattanooga. Two suspects were identified as William Ellsworth Spencer and John Edward Duffy, later pled guilty in West Virginia to a separate robbery and received 25 year sentences.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Marion Perkins
Citizens Savings and Loan Company
Perkersburg
W. Va
Perkins
William Ellsworth Spencer
Massillon
John Edward Duffy
Springfield
West Virginia
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Princes resist democracy in British India state reforms
British India faces a tug of war as Hindustan support for dominion status collides with nationalist demands. Nehru presses for states under princes to join a people’s government within a federal India while many rulers oppose constitutional limits on their rule and revenue, threatening a stalemate with London.
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Britain
Hindustan
Pandit Nehru
All-India Congress
Mr. Nehru
India
British India
London
New Delhi
Former Athens Pastor Dies in Auto Accident
Dr. William G. Seaman aged 74 died when his car struck a fence near Lexington Kentucky. His wife Mrs Seaman sustained facial injuries. Seaman served pastors in Athens Portsmouth Lancaster and New England and led church projects including a $700,000 Gary Indiana church.
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Athens
William G. Seaman
Athens First Methodist Church
Lexington
Seaman
Franklin Avenue
Portsmouth
First Methodist Church
Lancaster
Mexico and United States outline six point war program
The United States and Mexico announced a six point plan to speed the war effort and tap Mexican resources. It includes building a high octane gasoline refinery and a steel and tin plate rolling mill below the Rio Grande. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles and Mexican Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla said the agreement last night.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
Sumner Welles
Ezequiel Padilla
State Defense Council Expands Seaboard Ohio Field Directors
The State Defense Council begins enlarging its organization by naming field directors to unify local and county councils. Director Courtney Burton said field representatives will be named in 12 Ohio districts aligned with the State Highway Department, with appointments to be made rapidly by Gov. John W. Bricker.
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Columbus
State Defense Council
Courtney Burton
Ohio
State Highway Department
John W. Bricker
Giant Road Magnet Aids in War Effort
Jefferson City reports the highway department’s giant road magnet has collected over a ton of metal debris in 242 miles of operation. The recovered metal pieces could shred tires and aid the war effort.
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Jefferson City
Highway Department
Ohio Attorney General names Milo J. Warner as special assistant
Columbus Ohio Attorney General Thomas J Herbert appointed Milo J Warner of Toledo past national commander of the American Legion as a special assistant to represent Ohio in civilian defense onbluisian of Wachinitan.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
American Legion
Ohio
Onbluisian
Wachinitan
Japs Press Bataan Defense Amid Withdrawals
Allied troops on the Bataan peninsula withdrew to a prepared position as Japanese forces attacked with tanks and heavy artillery. The move aimed to avoid a rout, with further reports of Indian defense talks and Japan’s broader offensives in Burma and Timor.
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Bataan
War Department
Washington
Yamashita
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
India
Reuters
News Agency
All-India Congress Party
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
Burma
Japan
United Nations
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
John Curtin
Lae
New Guinea
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Imperial
Java
His Master's Voice Silenced for War Production
The war curtails civilian phonograph production. RCA Victor’s last civilian model, No. 17 991 547, left Camden New Jersey plant as it converts to exclusive war materiel manufacture, ending a 40 year era of the slogan taste.
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Philadelphia
RCA Victor Manufacturing Company
Camden
N. J
American Mother of 1942 Named Mrs Vize of Greens boro
Mrs. William N. Vize of Greensboro receives the Golden Rule Foundation honor as The American Mother of 1942. She is mother of 15 children and assisted her husband in building a profitable coal business.
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William N. Vize
Greensboro
N. C
Golden Rule Foundation
33 Convicted In Cemetery Fraud Probe
In Columbus area a federal court jury convicted 33 men linked to Forest Glen Inc in Marion of mail fraud and conspiracy tied to cemetery lot sales across three Central Ohio cemeteries. Sentencing set for Friday by U S Judge Robert R Nevin.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Robert R. Nevin
Dayton
Forest Glen, Inc
Marion
Robert Marshall
Forest Glen
J. W. Jacoby
Floyd Cady
Newport
Calvin Crawford
Postpone War Profits Curb Move in Congress
Congress and Senate clash over war profits limits with a six per cent cap initially approved by the House. The Senate assigns profit oversight to the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy, and the Maritime Commission chair, embedding the decision in the war appropriation bill and delaying action until after Easter recess.
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House
Senate
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Chaiman
Maritime Commission
Publisher Sees War Boost in Book Sales
Cleveland report quotes Joseph W. Lippincott of J. B. Lippincott Co. saying wartime interest has spurred a rise in book buying as readers seek to understand the world situation, with the trend seen in both the United States and England.
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Cleveland
Joseph W. Lippincott
J. B. Lippincott Co
Philadelphia
England
United States
American and British Expeditionary Force Prepare Joint France Assault
General Marshall arrived in London with Harry Hopkins as Britain reports mass American training for a continental invasion. White House calls the visit a normal wartime mission while London says talks will shape high strategy. Soviet dispatches describe a major crossing of the upper Dnieper as Nazi lines tighten the so called escape corridor.
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George C. Marshall
United States Army
London
Europe
Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Germany
France
Ireland
Russia
French Channel
Norway
Washington
White House
U. S
Britain
Dnieper
Moscow
Crucifix Saves S.A. Fliers Life In Australian Outback
Clarence Sanford an Auburn New York native and Alabama University graduate credited a silver crucifix he wears for saving his life after his fighter plane ran out of fuel and he bailed out near a remote island. Aborigines guided him 25 miles to a mission, where a small vessel later ferried him to Australia as Soviet and Napoleonic era references lean into a broader report.
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North Australia
Clarence Sanford
Alabama University
Auburn
N. Y
Sanford
Jesus
Australia
Hint of Major Campaign Seen In Nazi Middle East Attacks
Axis forces led by Rommel launched a new offensive from North Africa toward Egypt and the Suez zone. Reports said 125,000 Axis troops with 30 aircraft were ready to push toward Russia and the Caucasus, threatening Allied positions from Tobruk to Alexandria and Malta.
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Middle East
Africa
Egypt
Malta
Crimea
Russia
Adolf Hitler
London
Erwin
Rommel
Libyan Desert
Tobruk
Suez
North Africa
Britain
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Ukraine
Caucasus
Auto Industry's Mass Production of Arms Rapidly Hitting Full Stride
Detroit reports armament output surging as auto plants convert to war production. News writers tour facilities note aircraft sub assemblies tanks engines and anti aircraft cannons rolling from lines. Monthly dollar value nearly doubles last month with raw material supply emphasized over labor.
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Detroit
Ernest Kanzler
War Production Board
New York
Washington
Reuter’s of
London
The
London Times
Columbus Seeks Rent Ceilings in Ohio Request
Columbus asks the Office of Price Administration to designate Franklin County a defense rental area after Evacuation suits against tenants who challenged rent hikes. The Columbus Fair Rent Committee cites statewide similar pressure as the Dayton board urged federal administration amid few tenants filing charges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
Columbus Fair Rent Committee
Franklin County
Joseph W. Penfold
OPA
Dayton Fair Rent Board
Goodyear Strike Ends After CIO Talks End
A wildcat strike at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co ended after about 12 hours as CIO United Rubber Workers officials persuaded sit downers to resume production of war materials. The action halted rubber flows to produce bale loon blimps rubber boats and gasoline tanks.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Can Opener To Return If Ceiling Is Fixed
Columbus report notes the can opener may return as ceilings on canned goods are expected to drop. Charles W. Hauck of Ohio State University says lower permanent ceilings should be set by April 30 on many canned fruits and vegetables.
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Columbus
Charles W. Hauck
Ohio State University
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Popular belief about mothers losing teeth debunked
Chicago AP reports Dr. O. Lee Schattenburg, director of the Hawaii Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, says the notion that mothers lose a tooth for each child is unfounded. He notes no scientific basis and emphasizes proper dental care during and after pregnancy.
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Chicago
O. Lee Schattenburg
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Hawaii
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