22 000 CIO Walkouts Hit Shipyards and Ohio Plants
CIO walkouts closed major shipyards in Kearny New Jersey and Brooklyn New York involving about 22 000 workers on defense contracts. Bethlehem Steel yards faced wage dispute talks while AFL teamsters protested with pickets. Separate strikes affected Columbus Ohio and Gypsum and Genoa Ohio plants under U S Gypsum Company with wage demand disputes and varying production cuts.
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Kearny
N. J
Brooklyn
N. Y
CIO
Kearny Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
CIIO
Marr
Reero Ps EE Oe
Chris Matheisen
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Bethlehem Steel Company
Matheisen
Bethlehem Steel
Manhattan
AFL Teamsters
Bethlehem
Teamsters
AFL
Columbus
Ohio
Clo-Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Timken Roller Bearing Co
SWOC
Washington
U. S
Override Veto Of Road Bill Voted Expected Today
Chairman Cartwright forecasts House vote to override Roosevelt veto on defense highway bill. Congress had approved 520 million dollars for defense highways. Senate already rejected the veto 57 to 19. Roosevelt objected to 125 million dollars apportioned to states for critical highway deficiencies under existing federal aid laws.
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Washington
Cartwright
D-Okla
House Roads Committee
House
Roosevelt
On Leave Soldier Races To Complete Threshing
Holloway Michigan reports Private John V. Prochaska an army draftee racing to finish threshing before a 30 day furlough ends. He has threshed 22 000 bushels with two rigs and must finish at 25 farms before August 16 at Fort Sheridan Illinois.
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Holloway
Mich
John V. Prochaska
Prochaska
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Silk industry seeks workarounds after silk stock freeze
Silk manufacturers and their representatives met in Washington to address the government order that halted all silk stocks. They warned that within two months American women would face a silk stock shortage and turn to alternative hose. The talks covered new knitting methods and minimizing layoffs due to the stock freeze while preserving hosiery glamour with non silk fibers.
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Washington
Duce's Son Bruno Mussolini Dies In Plane Crash
Bruno Mussolini aged 23, son of Premier Mussolini, died at 10 a.m. near Pisa in a long range bomber crash while testing the aircraft. Two other crewmen were killed and the eight aboard were injured. He had a military career including Ethiopia and Spain raids and married Gina Roberti in 1958 with one child Marina.
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Rome
Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Spain
Alicante
Barcelona
Valencia
Cartagena
France
Mediterranean
Bruno
Malta
Gina Roberti
Marina
Mussolini
Edda Ciano
Gialeazzo Ciano
Anna Maria
Vittorio
Romano
Speculate on British Plan in Middle East
London observers debate Eden’s next move in the Middle East with two main options. A large force including Empire troops could push into Cirenaica to wipe out Axis units or advance into the Russian oilfields with support from Syria and Egypt. Some say hold on the Egyptian frontier while others expect a drive in Libya when cooler April weather arrives.
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London
Middle East
Eden
Italian North Africa
United States
Syria
Cirenaica
Africa
Libya
Far East
Japan
Burma
Thailand
China
Yunnan
Japanese Board of Information
U. S
Washington
England
Joint District Vocational Schools Made Legal
State law allows adjoining school districts to form joint vocational education schools. Two or more districts can create and operate a school by majority board vote under a joint committee. Financing may come from special tax levies or existing revenues. INVENTS RADIO LOCATOR Moore of Brighton invents a radio locator to locate people trapped under debris in bombed buildings.
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Columbus
London
R. C., Moore
Brighton
Sleeping Sickness Kills 60 People in Month
North Dakota has 37 deaths with Minnesota at 19 and South Dakota at three as encephalitis spreads through the Northwest. Medical teams led by Dr. James P. Leake work to identify origin and cure while patients exhibit fever headaches and brain infection leading to lethargy sleepiness or agitation.
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Fargo
N. D
Special Medical Corps
Northwest
James P. Leake
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wabash R R Reorganizes Plan Approved by ICC
The Wabash Railway Company advances a reorganization plan that would place voting control with the Pennsylvania Railroad. ICC approval sends the plan back to the U S District Court in St Louis for final action. Total capitalization would be 192,647,795 dollars with annual requirements of 6,777,396 dollars. Fixed interest debt would total 62,502,447 dollars and fixed charges 2,558,418 dollars annually.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Inter-State Commerce Commission
U. S. District Court At
St. Louis
Jury Probing Campaign Expenditures in Columbus
A Franklin County Grand Jury investigating gambling reportedly shifted focus to campaign expenditures from the last municipal election in Columbus. Clerk Frank Marsh of the county board of elections testified in an overtime session, with prosecutors’ aides remaining quiet on the meaning of his appearance.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Frank Marsh
County Board of Elections
Mother and Daughter Kill Three-Foot Rattlesnake
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania Mrs Ethel Sherer and her daughter Dorothy killed a three foot rattlesnake after it threatened them while they gathered huckleberries. The mother held the head with a stick while the daughter used a club to kill the reptile.
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Bethlehem
Ethel Sherer
Dorothy
U S Oil Tankers Transferred to Russia for Gasoline Haul
Harold L. Ickes announced four American tanker ships would be turned over to the Soviet Union to transport aviation gasoline. He warned of a likely U S shortage of high octane fuel and possible severe impact on military and commercial flying unless production capacity is increased immediately. The transfers could worsen west coast petroleum shortages.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Defense Petroleum Administrator
Russia
United States
Seek To Force Showdown on Extension Bill
Washington leaders pushed for a Senate vote to extend military service to 18 months amid fears delays could disrupt garrison plans. Senate foes and supporters debated restricting debate to finish before sundown while House leaders prepare to act. General staff warned of demobilization impacts for National Guard units and anti aircraft regiments needed in Hawaii and other bases.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Pepper
D-Fla
George C. Marshall
Military Committee
Congress
Hawaii
Marshall
Government To Probe Cincinnati BUC Office
A state official said a federal probe of alleged political activity in the Cincinnati Bureau of Unemployment Compensation office could help decide a public employee right to express political opinions. Civil service commission hearings in Cincinnati would begin August 25 on Hatch Act complaints against BUC employees.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Civil Service Commission
Washington
BUC
Kirwan Urges Flood Control Bill for Mahoning Valley
Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Youngstown urged Price Administrator Leon Henderson to secure a $2,000,000 allotment to begin Mahoning Valley flood control works. Henderson testified on the St. Lawrence Seaway power project before a House committee, taking note as Kirwan’s colleagues laughed.
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Washington
Michael J. Kirwan
Youngstown
Price
Leon Henderson
Mahoning Valley
Kirwan
Henderson
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
Train Derails Kill Motorist Near Wellsboro
A Grand Trunk passenger train hit an automobile near Wellsboro ten miles southwest of LaPorte Indiana, killing the driver Lester Hartman 21 of Rozdale. The collision derailed six coaches and the locomotive.
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South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk
Wellsboro
LaPorte
Lester Hartman
Rosedale
Auto kills pedestrian on State Route 82 near Hudson
Mrs. Frank Hach, 68, was killed when struck by an automobile along State Route 82 near Hudson. Authorities investigated the fatal accident and identified the victim, with no further details provided.
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Akron
Hudson
Frank Hach
Growers Plan Bolster Of Truck Crops Prices
The Vegetable Growers' Association of America advanced a program to bolster truck crop prices, noting a 32 percent rise over the last year. It urged federal and state governments to cut interstate trade barriers affecting vegetable marketing.
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Columbus
Vegetable Growers’ Association of America
Association
Senator Connally Pushes Billion Tax Hike to Fund Defense
Texas Senator Connally proposes adding one billion dollars to the House approved tax bill to offset rising defense costs. He cites potential revenue boosts from higher rates, reduced exemptions for couples and singles, and raised nuisance taxes on liquor beer and soft drinks.
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Texas
Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Finance
House
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
Father Beats Girl Attacker in Twin Peaks Incident
San Francisco police investigate Russell Chambers after he beat Dewitt Bell for allegedly assaulting his daughter's group. Bell, 28, allegedly drugged three girls with liquor disguised as orange juice and attacked the 11 year old. the father confronted him in a hotel lobby and was restrained by officers.
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San Francisco
Russell Chambers
Ralph Litner
Joseph Farrell
Dewitt Bell
Chambers
Twin Peaks
Bell
Rural teachers to get $30 to $200 yearly raise
About 10 000 Pennsylvania rural teachers will receive a pay increase under 1941 legislation. The raise ranges from 30 to 200 dollars annually, benefiting teachers across the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State to test brine in Hocking Valley for chemical plant
Wilbur Stout announced Friday tests to determine brine quantity in the Hocking Valley for a possible chemical plant. Initial tests will use abandoned Nelsonville gas wells to judge brine quality comparable to West Virginia and Michigan. The study aims to support a large industrial venture producing soda ash bromine chlorine alkalis and magnesium for defense needs with $2,000 allocated by the state board of control.
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Columbus
Wilbur Stout
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Stout
West Virginia
Michigan
State Board of Control
Detective Nabs Hold-Up Man on Vacation Trip
New York report states Detective John Gallagher, on vacation in Salem Ohio, tracked down 21 year old Joseph Scianablo accused of holding up a poker game here last spring. Gallagher lived in a tourist camp and tailed the suspect after a tip from Salem police. The detective quips that it was a good vacation.
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New York
John Gallagher
Salem
Joseph Scianablo
Gallagher
German Columns Press on Leningrad Front
Soviet and German forces clash around Leningrad as two Nazi columns push from the south along Lake Peipus and from the north on the Karelia Isthmus within 75 miles of the city. Red army reports claim a division defeat and heavy casualties while Soviet broadcasts describe fierce battles across Smolensk and Kiev regions.
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Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Karelian Isthmus
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Schutz-Staffel
Estonia
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
Taft Pushes Farm Bill Aims to Cut Surplus Crops
Senator Taft proposes a bill authorizing 2 million dollars yearly to promote discovery and development of crops for industrial use. The measure includes a section directing 800 thousand dollars for research by the agriculture department in cooperation with the states to replace surplus farm goods.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Nazi war claims clash with Soviet defense in seven weeks war
The War Today notes Nazi claims of massive Soviet losses and a Moscow break in line while Bolshevik defense persists. The piece questions the truth of reported 3 to 4 million casualties, suggests the communique serves morale and policy aims, and weighs German publication against battlefield realities.
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Hitler
Japan
Britain
United States
Renowned Indian Poet Rabindranath Tagore Dies at 80
Calcutta reports the death of Rabindranath Tagore aged 80 a Nobel laureate in literature for 1913. He had been seriously ill last October but recovered briefly before an operation for a kidney ailment.
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Calcutta
India
Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore
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