Strikes Halt Defense Orders Across East and Midwest
Strikes halted production on defense orders worth tens of millions in the East and Midwest. The Allis Chalmers Milwaukee plant tied up 45 million dollars in orders and 9 000 workers were idled for nearly four weeks. A CIO United Mine Workers wage dispute at Niagara Falls prompted talks with Vanadium Corp management. A settlement was announced for the Allis Chalmers strike, while a wage dispute board was appointed for Rutland Railroad workers. Other walkouts affected International Harvester plants in Chicago and Rock Falls Illinois Marion Indiana and Carteret New Jersey multiple firms cited.
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National Defense
East
Midwest
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Vanadium Corporation
CIO United Mine
Niagara Falls, N. Y
Washington —P
Office of Production Management
Allis-Chalmers
Roosevelt
Rutland Railroad
Vermont
Motor Wheel Corporation Ee Mich
Farnsworth Levision and Radio Corporation
Marion, Ind
Fosterate Corporation
Carteret
Lindbergh Books Withdrawn From Alberta Schools
Alberta education officials announced that certain Charles Lindbergh authored publications will be withdrawn from school book lists due to lack of demand. Protests were received after Lindbergh testified against the British aid bill in Washington.
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Edmonton
Alta
Charles Lindbergh
Alberta
Department of Education
Findbergh
Washington
Robbery reported in Miami Beach jewelry valued at
Mr and Mrs N F Kriezvogel of New York reported to police that they were robbed of jewelry valued at 38575 and 120 in cash on Saturday in Miami Beach Florida.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Fla
N. F. Kriezvogel
New York
Enteres Reserves Washington
War Department announces George R. Bowers of Laurelville has accepted appointment as second lieutenant in the field artillery reserves.
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Washington
War Department
George R. Bowers
Laurelville
Field Artillery
100000 Pilots Seen as Certificated by June 30
Washington estimates the Civil Aeronautics Administration that 100000 pilots of all grades will be certified by June 30. Since February 1939 the civilian pilot program has expanded from 23236 certified airmen to 41000 by July 1, 1940 and an estimated 75000, with 19000 currently in the third and final session of the 1940 41 training program.
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Washington
United States
Civilian Aeronautics Administration
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics
CAA
American Eagle Squadron Pilot Killed in Action
London reports the first action fatality of the American Eagle Squadron, Edwin E. Orbizon, age 23 from Oklahoma, died while pursuing a German plane during a training flight. He is the second American pilot to die, the first, Howard Lekrone, having died in a noncombat flying accident.
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London
Eagle
RAF
Edwin E. Orbizon
Orbizon
Howard Lekrone
Amendments Accepted On Aid To Britain Bill
President Roosevelt is reported pleased with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Aid to Britain bill. The panel added two changes including Congress approval before manufacturing war gear for foreign nations and directing funds paid by foreign buyers into the Treasury until June 30 1946. Debates begin Monday with both sides pledging quick action and potential opposition of a quarter to a third of Senate votes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Treasury
Administration
George
Barkley
Kentucky
Austin
R-Vt
Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Clark
D-Mon
Wheeler
D-Mont
Two Convicts Wounded In Escape Attempt
Two inmates at the Junction City brick plant were seriously wounded by guards after an escape attempt. Charles Gartin and Elwyn Howell, both serving 10 to 25 years for robbery, were reported by Warden Frank Henderson of the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
Junction City
Frank Henderson
Ohio Penitentiary
Charles Gartin
Franklin County
Elwyn Howell
Cuyahoga County
U S and Britain Agree On Scientific Information Exchange
The United States will send Harvard President James B. Conant to London to exchange vital scientific information with Britain. The move aims to coordinate war research on new weapons and defense devices, with future missions expected to study British advances and share findings via the National Defense Research Committee.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
James B. Conant
Harvard University
London
Britain
Dr. Conant
Roosevelt
White House
America
National Defense Research Committee
FBI Arrests Bridges Will Hold Hearing
Harry Bridges longtime Pacific Coast waterfront leader is arrested by the Department of Justice in San Francisco and held on bond. He faces a deportation hearing with a March 31 date at district immigration headquarters and new FBI evidence to review.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
California Cio
West Coast
United States
Bridges
Australia
District Immigration
U. S
Robert Jackson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ohio Plans Taxes on Defense Plant Corp Buildings
Ohio will tax the Defense Plant Corp buildings with personal property taxes, denying extra depreciation on equipment built for government orders. Tax Commissioner William S. Evatt called the revenue amount a tremendous figure, though exact totals were not disclosed.
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Columbus
Ohlio
Defense Plant Corp
Reconstruction Finance Corp
William S. Evatt
Defers Manslaughter Sentence for Teacher
PORTSMOUTH Orvy May a 24 year old Adams County school teacher convicted of manslaughter in the traffic death of State Highway Patrolman John Hough of Versaillés last Sept 19 was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 60 days in jail by Common Pleas Judge B F Kimble. The judge deferred the sentence until the close of the current semester subject to school board concurrence after the patrolman was struck while aiding a motorist.
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Portsmouth
Orvy May
Adams County
John Hough
Versaillés
B. F. Kimble
Kimble
May
Hough
C O Railroad Reports January Coal Loadings
Huntington West Virginia January coal loadings reported by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad show 3 746 540 tons for the month and total year to date 516 095 tons.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Mrs Marge Fick Dies in Childbirth After Radio Show
Englewood New Jersey broadcast mourns Marge Fick real name Mrs Peter Fick a 29 year old radio team member of Myrt and Marge who died in childbirth after appearing on air Friday as usual.
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RADIO
Marge
Englewood
N. J
Peter Fick
Small income groups to fund defense via savings drive
The Treasury plans a nationwide campaign to tap the savings of children housewives and small earners to finance up to 9 billion dollars of defense borrowing next year. The plan includes postal savings stamps savings certificates and baby bonds sold at post offices with no sales quotas and a thrift oriented approach. Public appeals via newspapers and radio will replace former Liberty Bond style coercion.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House
Senate
Morgenthau
National Defense
Postal
United States Savings
Higher Price And Rationing Of Sugar Seen
Clarence R. Bitting, head of the U S Sugar Corporation, warned in Baton Rouge that government rationing and price fixing for sugar appear inevitable as reliance on offshore producers covers about 70 percent of U S consumption. He cited doubled shipping costs from the Philippines and noted Cuba’s shrinking share.
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Baton Rouge
Clarence R. Bitting
U. S. Sugar Corporation
Philippines
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Bitting
U. S
Cuba
Navy Expansion Bill Approved by House Naval Committee
The House Naval Committee endorsed about 400 million dollars for navy shore base expansions and recommended congressional authorization of the navy share in Atlantic bases from Britain. Admiral Stark testified on needs at distant Pacific outposts in Samoa and Guam, with a late addition of 40 million dollars for a Marine Corps training and aviation center in North Carolina.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Navy
Atlantic
Britain
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Pacific
Samoa
Guam
Marine Corps
North Carolina
Trio Admits Sabotage In Train Wreck Plot
Three Sacramento men admitted to removing spikes and angle irons from a 24 foot track section near Towle on Feb 8 after being questioned by FBI agents. They reportedly confessed to plotting to wreck a Southern Pacific passenger train and sending a $50 000 extortion letter to the railroad.
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Sacramento
Calif
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Southern Pacific
Nat. J. L. Pieper
San Francisco
FBI
Towle
Here
Law aims at parking near accidents to curb ambulance chasers
Columbus lawmaker Rep. John E. Seymour introduces a bill to punish drivers who park within 300 feet of an accident with up to a $500 fine and six months in jail. The measure targets ambulance chasers who rush to crash scenes to solicit business for lawyers and auto shops.
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Columbus
John E. Seymour
Lucas
Relief worker shot at SRA headquarters in Bakersfield
Mrs Elizabeth Tarbox 29 an employee of the State Relief Administration was killed at the SRA headquarters. Sheriff John Woustalot said Walter Fairbanks 59 blamed her for delay in sending his relief check and shot her in the back with a rifle.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Elizabeth Tarbox
State Relief Administration
SRA
John Woustalot
Walter Fairbanks
Tarbox
Navy Aide Bard Named Assistant Secretary by Roosevelt
Ralph A Bard formerly of Cleveland now a Chicago banker is nominated as assistant secretary of the navy by President Roosevelt. He succeeds Lewis Compton who has recently resigned.
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Ralph A. Bard
Cleveland
Chicago
Roosevelt
Lewis Compton
Six British Ships Safe in Port After Atlantic Attack
Six ships from a British Atlantic convoy reach Funchal Madeira after German raiders attack between Madeira and the Azores. A German report claims 14 ships sunk with one afloat to pick up survivors. Berlin presumes a fifteenth ship held as a prize. Survivors say six ships were sunk. dawn attack involved a raider circling at high speed.
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Funchal
Madeira
Berlin
Blair Athol
Margot
Volturno
Clune Park
Polyktor
Anna Mazaraki
Azores
Logan Dentist Burned When Steam Explodes in Office
Logan reports Dr. Harry Eastman suffered burn injuries and temporary blindness after a vulcanizer exploded in his dental office Friday. He was taken to his son in law and daughter Darley Kitchen’s home for care. a physician said on Saturday it was too soon to tell if his sight would be affected.
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Logan
Harry Eastman
Darley Kitchen
Columbus selects Egory Glander as Bricker aide
Egory Glan der of Columbus was chosen Saturday as executive secretary to Governor John W. Bricker, taking over from Harry Miller who was moved to the state utilities commission.
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Columbus
Egory Glander
John W. Bricker
Harry Miller
State Utilities Commission
Egg prices fall as government buys to stabilize market
Chicago reports egg prices dropping to near 1940 levels as government agents continue purchases to steady the market. Fresh arrivals of about 454000 dozen feed offerings rising to 770000 dozen. government buys of 178260 dozen at 16 3 4 cents for extra firts and 16 1 4 1 2 for firsts amid record seasonal production.
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Chicago
Ges
France
Stock Market In War Test Hits New Lows
New York stocks fell last week to their lowest levels since 1933 amid wartime uncertainty. Despite higher defense production and expanded industry, investors faced grim sentiment as war news persisted across much of the world.
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New York
America
Europe
Wall Street
Amercan
Britain
Army Skiers Trek Four Days Through Alaska Blizzard
Ten U S Army skiers reported safe at an Alaska railroad section house after a four day trek through a raging blizzard. They left Anchorage with five days of supplies to test cold weather warfare equipment and methods, planning a two day mush through mountain passes but were caught in the storm.
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Anchorage
Alaska
United States Army
Port Clinton Youth Drowns Near Sandusky Quarry
The body of 16 year old Verrie Ireland was pulled from an abandoned quarry west of Sandusky. He held a pair of skates when recovered. Police investigation ongoing.
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Port Clinton
Verrie Ireland
Sandusky
Martello Sea Fortresses Guard Britain Coastlines
England renews a 146 year old coastal defense plan by modernizing Martello towers on the southeast and southern coasts. The sea forts sit partly offshore, housing artillery and garrisons with reinforced steel exteriors to withstand aerial and naval threat. Originating from Corsica in 1794, the towers inspired Britain’s defended coast strategy against invasion.
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Hitler
Corsica
Cape Martella
Ireland
Axis Spring Assault May Open in Italy
Allied air raids pound the French and Belgian coast as RAF bombers strike Ostend to Boulogne and Cap Gris Nez in the fiercest raid yet. In Italy British and Italian forces focus on the southern boot as parachutists reportedly land and rail lines suspend to disrupt disruption efforts.
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Italy
English Channel
Ostend
Bouselogne
RAF
London
Strait of Dover
Dunkerque
Gravelines
Calais
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nez
Britain
Mediterranean
Rome
United States
Naples
Tyrrhenian
Palermo
Sicily
Ministry of Information
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Jane Withers
Jackie Cooper
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Kge
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Liverpool
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Indian Ocean
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Klisura
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