Soviet Japan pact hailed as turning point in war era diplomacy
Moscow reports a five year neutrality pact between Soviet Russia and Japan. The accord pledges non intervention if the other faces hostilities and covers Mongolian and Manchukuo borders. Reactions ranged from its impact on US British policy to fears over Pacific strategy and Chinese morale.
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Washington
Orient
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Domei
Adolf Hitler
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Germany
Winston Churchill
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Atlantic
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Philippines
Shanghai
China
Convoy Question Tops Senate Debate This Week
Washington AP reports critics expect a sharp Senate clash over banning convoying of war materials. Key items include Roosevelt removing Red Sea from neutral waters and the Russo Japanese neutrality pact. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to review Tobey proposal to forbid convoys.
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District of Columbia
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Senate Commerce Committee
Coast Guard
80 Workers Walk Out At Hamilton Caster Plant
About eighty workers at the Hamilton Caster and Manufacturing Company went on strike today. A union spokesman said the walkout was to demand the discharge of employees who did not pay union dues. The factory, already busy with defense orders, suspended operations as talks with vice president R. J. Lippert were to be arranged at once.
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Hamilton Caster & Manufacturing Company
R. J. Lippert
Fire Hazards Threaten Millions of Ohio Timberland
Ohio faces a serious fire hazard amid rainfall shortages as nearly 3 million acres of timber land are at risk. State Forester A. O. Alderman reports about 300 fires already this year with continuous outbreaks daily, mainly in the southern and southeastern regions.
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Columbus
A. O. Alderman
Ice jam clears opening vital Great Lakes waterway
An ice jam in the St Clair River and Lake St Clair blocked passage of more than 85 Great Lakes freighters. The jam broke this morning, reopening the waterway for spring shipping. In Greenfield an eight year old died after his bicycle collided with a trailer truck on Route 28.
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Great Lakes
Greenfield
George Shoemaker
Four Killed in Sing Sing Prison Break Is Finally Quelled
Two long term convicts Riordan and McGale escaped the Sing Sing infirmary with a confederate Watters. A guard and an Ossining police officer were killed. Watters died. The trio was tracked to Mount Hood Palisades Park where Mullen cornered and captured the fugitives.
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N. Y
Sing Sing
Hudson River
Mount Hood
Palisades Interstate Park
William Mullen
Joseph Riordan
Charles McGale
Mullen
Nyack
Hudson
Riordan
McGale
John Watters
Four Die as Autos Crash In Columbus
Four people die in a head on Columbus collision. Victims include Grover C. Jacobs 55 his wife Josie and daughter Audrey M. Raines 24 and Joseph Owens 54 all from Columbus. Driver Wellington Patrick and brother Buford injured. Separate wreck near Marietta claims Rita Cleary Toronto and Clarence Joy St Marys with Fred L. Dean from Nutter Fork W Va.
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Columbus
Ohio
Grover C. Jacobs
Josie
Audrey M. Raines
Joseph Owens
Jacobs
Westerville
N. H. Brunn
Wellington Patrick
Patrick
Buford
Marietta
Rita Cleary
Toronto
Clarence Joy
St. Marys
Fred L. Dean
Nutter Fork
W. Va
Unemployment Benefit Increase Urged in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio Dr E L Powers head of Ohio State University economics department and Rabbi Armond E Cohen of the Jewish Center Cleveland urge higher unemployment compensation for the jobless to offset rising living costs. They also call for smaller employer contributions in a minority report from the state advisory council of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.
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Ohio
E. L. Powers
Ohio State University
Armond E. Cohen
Jewish Center
Cleveland
State Advisory Council
Ohio Bureau of
Woman Pleads Guilty in Second Degree Murder Case
Mrs. Amy G. Smith, 24, pled guilty to a second degree murder charge for shooting her husband Reese during a family quarrel. She was bound to the grand jury after returning from Ironton last Tuesday.
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Delaware
Amy G. Smith
Reese
Writer Sues Chaplin Over The Great Dictator Claim
Konrad Ber, a writer, filed a $5,000,000 suit in New York Supreme Court accusing Charles Chaplin of using Ber's idea for The Great Dictator without credit or payment. The case centers on alleged unauthorized exploitation of the writer's concept.
Bethlehem Steel Increases Pay For 90000 Workers
Bethlehem Steel announces a ten cent per hour wage increase for all hourly piecework and tonnage workers effective April 1. About 90 000 employees across Bethlehem plants are affected, with equitable salary adjustments for salaried staff previously covered by general increases.
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Sydney B. Evans
Bethlehem Steel Company
Evans
Bethlehem
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Patrolman Attacked By Theft Suspects in Roosevelt Preserve
Georgetown report states five men halted for thefts of gasoline in the Roosevelt Game Preserve attacked State Highway Patrolman H V Wilson disarmed him and fled in his cruiser. two were captured an hour later. A posse of 12 to 15 patrol cars and countryside residents pursued the other three with help from Corp J M Kratzer and Patrolman R L Greider from the Athens sub station.
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Georgetown
Roosevelt Game Preserve
H. V. Wilson
Carl Whipple
Corp
J. M. Kratzer
R. L. Greider
Athens
State Patrol
Airmail Expansion Sought to 64 More Cities
American Aviation Inc announced it would ask the Civil Aeronautics Board for authority to extend its airmail pickup service to 64 additional cities in New York Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
All American Aviation, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Prisoner Hangs Self in Columbus City Jail
City prison guard Harry Briggs reported finding Frank Hannaway, 38, of Columbus, hanging by a belt in a cell a few hours after he was charged with defrauding a taxi driver.
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Columbus
Harry Briggs
Frank Hannaway
Strike Delays Housing Work In Columbus
Carpenter work on a $600000 federal housing project in Columbus was stalled by a labor dispute for the second time in a week. Henke Construction Co. refused to let 25 AFL carpenters work, claiming union officials had failed to confirm in writing an oral wage pledge. The union had threatened a three day strike after wages rose from 1.15 to 1.25 dollars per hour.
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Columbus
Henke Construction Co
Chicago
AFL
Fred Hickman
Cleveland Man Held After Killing Father
John Mondoc 44 was charged with first degree murder of his father Stephen 76 after a dispute over household expenses. Mondoc, an inspector for a truck body manufacturing firm, allegedly shot his father. Detective Martin Zaleski provided the details.
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Cleveland
John Mondoc
Stephen
Mondoc
Martin Zalewski
Refugee Children Visit White House for Easter Egg Roll
One hundred thirty two British refugee children ages 6 to 16 traveled to Washington and nearby towns to join Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House Easter egg roll. The event, a traditional children’s party, draws thousands to the lawn each year.
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Washington
White House
Maryland
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gayda Warns Against U S Ships in Red Sea
Italian editorialist Virginia Gayda declares the Axis may attack any ships aiding the British in African waters. She cites Roosevelt rescinding the Red Sea ban and warns that African waters remain at war with Italy and Axis forces vigilant and ready to strike.
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U.S
Red Sea
Rome
Virginia Gayda
United States
Axis
Roosevelt
Italy
Italy renews protest on seizure of ships
Washington reports Italy delivered a new note to the United States over the seizure of 28 Italian merchant ships on charges of sabotage. An Italian embassy official said the note offered further explanation of Italy’s point of view, though contents were not disclosed.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Navy Moves to Arm U S Merchant Vessels
Washington reports the navy plans swift arming of government and private merchant ships if needed. Congress funds anti magnet mine equipment as cargo ships may be armed amid Red Sea shipping concerns following Roosevelt actions. Prior WWI precedent and crew reluctance to sail unarmed vessels influence discussion.
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Speeder Patton Arrested After Route 33 Pursuit
Lloyd Patton age 29 of Nelsonville was fined 15 and costs for reckless operation and 5 and costs for resisting an officer at arraignment before Mayor Cliff Cornell. State patrols chased him on Route 33 from the Athens County Home to the Hocking County line, reaching speeds up to 90 mph in Nelsonville before a tire blowout ended the pursuit.
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Nelsonville
Cliff Cornell
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Unis
Danish envoy in Washington rejects recall
Minister Henrik de Kauffmann after a Hull conference signals a flat recall rejection despite a Danish foreign office summons. He remained in Washington to notify Secretary of State and to uphold an agreement on U S air bases in Greenland.
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Germany
Henrik de Kauffman
Hull
Copenhagen
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Legation
de Kauffmann
United States
Greenland
Foreign Office
Resume Work At Ford Plant After UAW Strike Ends
About 20 000 workers returned to Ford Motor Co Rouge Plant in Dearborn after UAW CIO strike settlement. Non production staff led the return while full assembly production is expected to resume in 10 to 14 days. NLRB officials meet with Ford and union leaders on election procedures for a new bargaining agent.
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Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Dearborn
United Automobile Workers
State Funds Planned for Military Road Work
Columbus dispatch reports State Highway Director Hal G. Sours directing division engineers to draft skeleton plans for improving parts of the strategic military road system in small towns with WPA aid. He said money may be available though the amount is undetermined and the state will cover the sponsor's share unless municipalities can contribute.
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Columbus
Hal G. Sours
Souis
Two Motorcyclists Die In Sunday East Liverpool Crash
Coroner Arnold Devon blamed excessive speed as two riders died when their motorcycle skidded off a curve and hit a pole. The victims were Edward Jones age 28 of East Liverpool and Floyd Whitemer age 29 of Canton and Midland Pennsylvania.
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East Liverpool
Arnold Devon
Edward Jones
Floyd Whitemer
Canton
Midland
Tug Captain Dies Aboard Vermillion Vessel
Captain John D. Morrison aged 65, operator of the fishing tug Lawrence L. Jr. of Vermillion, died today aboard the vessel after a heart attack.
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Port Clinton
John D. Morrison
Lawrence L., Jr
Vermillion
Thrown from horse. teen dies in Ohio capital area
Thirteen year old Toledo girl Virginia Powell, 17, died of a brain concussion after being thrown from a horse while visiting relatives in Piqua. Her mother was with her at the time.
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Piqua
Virginia Powell
Toledo
Panzer Units Fail To Crack Allied Greek Front
Greek front reports German panzer columns failed to break the British Greek line as mud and snow hindered advances. London said British infantry routed the elite SS Adolf Hitler Division in northern Greece, with heavy losses to the Germans. Yugoslav forces reportedly captured Durazzo and pressed assaults on Italian troops in Albania while German claims of enemy destruction were met with British assertions of Yugoslav gains.
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