Polish Coal Tieup Stirs International Trade Debate
International theme dominates capital scene as a wave of strikes unsettles the soft coal industry. The Board of Economic Warfare brands Europe a ruthless history, while policy talks spark fears over reciprocal trade rules amid looming international food talks and Hull's remarks.
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Assian Severance
Lke
Board of
Ecofe Warfare
Gering of
Europe
House Licens
Retary
State
Hull
Wall not completed delays French fort plan
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Contingent of 220,000 and delays in fortification projects in France, with references to Polish postwar plans, Nazi looting, and U S policy shifts. Mentions Truman committee and congressional veto debates affecting aid and agriculture conferences. Contains unreliable fragments and unclear dates.
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Sweezerland
Poland
United
BEW
Europe
Hill
Allies push toward Tunis as Germans abandon high ground
Allied forces roamed within 23 miles of Tunis and Bizerte as German defenders fled from strategic high ground. French troops advanced west of Tunis while American and British units broke through to set up a path toward the key Medjer-El-Bab and Tebourba corridors, with intense air and ground actions disrupting Axis lines.
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ly +H
Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Gerake Achkel
Lake ‘Toum
Mateur
Medjer-El-Bab
Tevoure
Dwight Capital
D. Eisenhower
Tunis-Bizerte
Tebourba
U.S Mateur and
Pont du Fabs
Feld
Lae Ache
Ah Kel
Iweindling
Sidi 'Nisir
Pont_ Du
K. Road
M. Anderson
Plan A Aids Quor Buyers Amid Liquor Shortage
Washington defines rationing for essential trips as OPA allows limited liquor purchases while state outlets struggle. The plan aims to ease scarcity with new limits, directing buyers to outlets serving the region.
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Solumblis
Don E
Dian
Chiorch
Induction Orders Delay 4-F Placements During War
Civil War veteran 104 purchases war bonds while 7 Ohio headquarters discuss reclassification. plans say eligible service men may be placed in 4-F status until further notice. Leonard Brown, a retired farmer who marched with Sherman, made a $6,000 bond purchase as Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard chiefs in India report manpower considerations to Paul V. McNutt.
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Delawware
Tean
Leonard Brown
Sherman
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
India
War Manpower Cor
Mnation
Paul V. McNutt
Told
Pres
Consexeacs Bose
No Change in Program at West Virginia Ordnance
H B Bowen plant manager addresses all employees denying rumors about West Virginia Ordnance Works. He states no change in the wartime plan. the plant remains Government property and will operate at full capacity when conditions permit, urging patriotism and prudent use of funds.
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West Virginia
Caltalions Taewesey
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Bowen
Allmployes
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Wes EN “Ail
West ‘Virginia Ordnance Works
Federal Order Used To Take Needed Metal
Federal officers served requisition papers on Captain Lyons of Middleport to seize an estimated 175 tons of trap metal for the war effort. Removal began before noon as Lyons had refused to sell for two months. Metal stored at Carleton Mine near Pomeroy and other Lyons properties would be paid at 23 30 a ton to the Parkersburg Junk Co. A truck arrived to remove the metal under protection to prevent interference.
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Funnexur
Meirs
John Yons
Middleport
Lyons
Carle Tom
Pomeroy
Gaspolis Car Tarne
Parkersburg Junk Co
Junk
Bricker tax bill gains backing from Columbus and Cleveland
Ohio House members from Columbus and Cleveland Republican delegations rallied behind Gov. Bricker in a vote on removing the sales tax from restaurant meals. The Cleveland statement urged the tax action committee to report the bill, aiming for a House vote on the measure.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio House of Representatives
John W. Bricker
Colmbia
Graduation Hospital Advance in Northern Tunisia
Advance word from Northern Tunisia reports Lieut. Gen. Leslie J. McNair, chief of all American ground forces, left a hospital today three days after being wounded by German shell fire. A Purple Heart was pinned conspicuously on his uniform by the Second Corps commander for wounds suffered while observing a doughboy advance.
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Tunisia
Lesley J. McNair
Amer Cha
McNair
Union Chiefs Are Asked To End Walkouts
The government wartime labor policies reach a critical stage as new walkouts threaten a nationwide tieup of the soft coal industry by week’s end. District UMW leaders meet President Lewis as the War Labor Board appeals to stop strikes. idle miners exceed 18,000 in Pittsburgh Birmingham and Kentucky with telegrams urging firmness. The board considers extending existing agreements with retroactive wage adjustments to March. Ohio coal miners pledge to strike Saturday if no contract is signed by Friday. Miners warn they will not dig coal if talks fail. production impact seen limited unless strikes last.
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Associated Press
United Mine ‘Workers
New York
John J. Lewis
War Labor Board
UMW
Hadeen
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
Kentucky
Stone
Te Iivest
WLB
S Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
Ohio
John ¢Isteng
Labor Banquet
Owens
William Davis
War Labar
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Watching Advance Smoke or Fire Tr
A terse dispatch notes a junior Tunisian leader amid advancing lines as artillery exchange escalates. Limited readable names indicate military actions near a frontline, with no clear outcome or dates available in the fragment.
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Tunisia
Yanks Aussies Threaten Jap Base at Salamaua
Gen Douglas MacArthur's headquarters disclosed Allied forces, including American and Australian troops, now command hills near Mubo Village just 12 miles from Salamaua base in New Guinea. Observers note air pounding of Japanese below Salamaua as part of a potential offensive. last sizeable action occurred near Wau in February with 1,000 enemy casualties.
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Douglas MacArthur
Mubo
Salamaua
New Guinea
Gener MacArthur
United Nations
Aly
Wau
Salamaun
Mube
Burma
Great Britain's Heavy Bombers Raid Duisburg
Britain mounted one of its heaviest raids against the German inland port of Duisburg. Seventeen bombers reported missing. About 1,000 tons of bombs were dropped, possibly near the 1,000-ton Cologne raid last May. The night attack followed by five mosquito bombers targeting railway centers in northwest Germany, the Rhine region, and France near the Loire. All raid planes returned safely. Duisburg, 12 miles west of BATEN, hosts key heavy war industries and has endured 59 prior raids.
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London
Britain
Duisburg
Reich
Air Ministry
Cologne
Horthwest
Germany
Rhineland
France
Loire
Baten
Marriage of 12 Year Old Annulled in Ohio Case
In Cincinnati, the marriage of 12 year old Ruth Morrison to 43 year old William Henry Cantril of Logan Ohio was annulled by Common Pleas Judge J. Ryan. The ruling followed a July marriage and the party is now listed as 13 and a grade pupil.
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McArthur
Cincinnati
Ruth Morrison
William Henry Cantril
Logan
Dennis J. Ryan
Cantril
Ohio Selectees Get Preference in Armed Forces
Ohio selectees who meet physical requirements may express a service preference. Army officials in the state say each inductee can choose, with final assignment decided by induction officers. Preference is said to align with manpower needs, and those with special skills may be assigned to the branch deemed most necessary.
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Ins
Army Warns of Material Shortages Amid War Effort
General Somervell warned that U S Army faces inadequate supplies and rising costs, with possible shortfalls in material around 1949. He cautioned surpluses and rumors could hinder mobilization, and that current production rates must rise to meet service needs.
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Somervell
Army Service Forces
Silla
VP Hig
Armies and equipment prioritized in Allied war effort
A wartime briefing emphasizes not neglecting overseas needs. General MacArthur notes Southeast and Southwest Pacific demands, pledging every plane, tank, and munition to support the war, while preparing for eventual U.S. buildup and continued production into late 1948.
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Tral Room
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Indus
Macarthur
Allied and Axis clash near Tunis and Lake Lenin fronts
British First Army pressed east of Tunis advancing toward Pont Du Fans, capturing 260 Axis prisoners as they push toward Medjer Bab. In Russia, Timoshenko reports Red Armies control Lake Ilmen area and approach Novgorod as Soviet air activity intensifies against German targets. Italy endures large scale Allied bombing from North Africa to Rome, with Liberators striking near Grosetto and Adriatic airfields.
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Ela
Jurgen von Arnim
Med Jeiki-Bab
Tunis
First ‘Army
Pont du Fans
Bernard J. Montgomery
Coubellat
Medjer Bab
Nis
Benin
Semeon Timoshenko
Lake
Alles
Leninad
Thawit
Keyman
Novgorod
Kuban Regio Caentun
Red
Italy
Esterday As. Flying Fortresses
Nde
North Africa
Ed Grosee
Rome
U.S Liberators
Middle’ East
East Urdrome
Adriatic
Malta
Tunisia
Ely
Sardinia
Tallan Islands
Allan Peninsula
Meet
Mussolini
Delayed Action on Draft Exemption Proposal in Senate
Washington reports delay in advancing a proposal to exempt certain individuals from the military draft. Secretary Stimson opposes the measure while Senate consideration stalls. Senator Johnson says he will defer further action until next Monday as Wheeler plans to offer an amendment restricting the enlistment of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers for the remainder of 1941.
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Washington
Stimson
Johnson
D-Cole
Wheeler
Mont
Industrial Casualties Eclipse Those of War
The National Safety Council released figures on wartime and workplace casualties. It cites U S armed forces losses since Pearl Harbor at 7,235 with 12,125 dead, 15,049 missing or interned, and 51,063 workers affected by industrial incidents, per the Office of War Information.
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Chen
Natio Safety Council
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Office of War
Rough Academa Iice
Knox Says Air Raids on U. S. Coasts Unlikely
Secretary of the Navy Knox said at a press conference that the chance of enemy raids on U S coasts is remote due to improved American defenses and thin enemy reserves. He warned the country should still assume the possibility of an attack and urged continued vigilance.
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Knox
U. S
Washington
Nox
Nazi gunfire kills Americans under surrender flag in Tunisia
Report describes U S Army personnel in northern Tunisia ambushed while under a white flag of truce. Ambushing Germans concealed by a roadside collection point opened fire as the surrendering party stepped forward, wounding or killing several soldiers and drivers. An ambulance driver recounted the attackers revealed by an apparent truriage and fired as victims rose.
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Tunisia
Toe Ag
Nazi Losses in Africa Reach High Mark
Allied headquarters reported German casualties from January 1 to April 15 totaling 66,000 killed wounded or captured in North Africa. The period also saw 34 ships sunk and 300 vehicles, guns and aircraft losses by Allied action.
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North Africa
Eadquarters
Russian Relief Totals $1,000,000 Monthly
New York reports a monthly total of one million dollars in relief funds. The figure reflects ongoing shipments from the Soviet Union over a three month period, totaling one million dollars per month.
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New York
Kawara c. Saray
Soviet Union
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Ohio Seree
Gine
Atlantic
Dianthus
Cleveland and Selons
Prese
Adolph Pacifico
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Belfare
Merrill
Maughan
Nho American Dry Milk Institute
Sila
Sainst
Samerien
Great Britain
Duisberg
U. S. Army
Africa
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