Troops Withdrawn as California Plane Plant Rebounds
The North American Aviation Los Angeles plant reduced guard troops by 900, leaving 2,500 on duty while production rose to 10 warplanes daily after a strike. Wages drive labor disputes at Piper Aircraft in Lock Haven, other plant tensions stretch across Detroit and Baltimore ports.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation Corporation
Lock Haven
Piper Aircraft Corporation
AFL
CIO United Automobile
Douglas & Lomason Company
Detroit
Morgan Line
Baltimore
Houston
Galveston
Cincinnati Man Hurt in Gallia Auto Accident
Homer Riggs 27 of Cincinnati was seriously injured in an automobile crash near Chesapeake last night. He is not expected to recover. His mother Mrs Bertie Riggs and sister Mrs Frank Porter live in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Homer Riggs
Cincinnati
Chesapeake
Riggs
Bertie Riggs
Frank Porter
Same Name Williams Enlistments Mirror Each Other
Wilkes-Barre reports two Joseph David Williams with identical birth date December 28 1922 eye and hair color and teeth count. Both lived on Market Street and had a brother Daniel and a mother listed as accident beneficiaries. They were not related.
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Wilkes-Barre
Joseph David Williams
Army
Market Street
Daniel
Roosevelt Signals U S Readiness to Arm Merchants
President Roosevelt said the United States is prepared to arm merchant ships if necessary to counter submarine threats. Officials said action would hinge on Germany’s reaction to a formal protest over the sinking of the Robin Moor, with arming plans having been drawn up since 1918.
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Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Berlin
State Department
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
South Africa
NYA Plans Ten Ohio Shop Schools for 3000 Youth
The National Youth Administration will open ten new shop schools in Ohio to train 3000 youths in metal work welding automotive mechanics and radio construction. Buildings cost about 75000 each with land materials and instructors provided by sponsoring municipalities NYA will supply supervision. Open to ages 18 to 25 and some adults with no fees or educational requirements.
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Columbus
National Youth Administration
Ohio
NYA
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Zanesville
Lima
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Garbage piles up as collectors strike in McKeesport
McKeesport, Pa., an industrial center of 57,000, faced mounting garbage in alleys and vacant lots as service workers including garbage collectors, street cleaners, and maintenance men struck Sunday night. They demanded pay raises and union recognition as they studied ways to carry on normal city operations.
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Mckeesport
Ohio Bell seeks new intrastate rates in proposed tariff
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company asked the State Utilities Commission for authority to set new intrastate long distance rates. The plan would cut charges mainly on person to person calls and overtime and report fees, with the new schedule aiming to save Ohioans about 345000 dollars annually and would become effective July 10.
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State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Secret Black Book Reveals Lend-Lease Scope and Debt
Washington reports the coveted Black Book on lend-lease to Britain is kept under tight security with only two copies. President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins hold copies while Major General Burns and Philip Young describe it as a vast 7 billion dollar general store of aid.
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United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Lend-Lease
Britain
Lend-Lease Administration
White House
James H. Burns
Office of Defense Aid Reports
Philip Young
Burns
Young
Republic Suit Against CIO Is Dismissed
In Cleveland the Republic Steel anti trust suit seeking 7.5 million dollars from the CIO and leaders was dismissed. Judge Wilkin held the Apex Hosiery ruling limits the action and found no valid Sherman Act cause of action. Republic did not indicate if it would appeal today's decision.
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Republic Steel Corporation
CIO
Federal District Court
Robert N. Wilkin
Republic
U. S. Supreme Court
Apex
Apex Hosiery Co
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Roundup of Former Sex Offenders Ordered
Washington police launched a capital wide manhunt after the slaying of 23 year old Jesse Elizabeth Strieff. Capt Ira Keck ordered a roundup of men previously arrested in connection with sex crimes as a14 member homicide squad chased tips and rumors.
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Washington
Jessie Elizabeth Strieff
Ira Keck
Democrats Dig Deep Save Headquarters
Democrats at the state headquarters in Columbus faced eviction over a $2300 bill from the Neil House. State Chairman J Freer Bittinger organized fundraising by phone and secured enough contributions to keep three rooms open and avoid eviction.
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Save
Columbus
Neil House
J. Freer Bittinger
Robbers Escape After Sl ot Machine Theft In Gallipolis
Two armed men and a woman robbed a slot machine at the Stover Restaurant in Gallipolis and fled in an automobile. State Highway Patrolmen were notified of the theft.
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Gallipolis
Stover
Inmates Escape from London Prison Camp Reported
London Prison Farm Supt W F Amrine said two inmates walked away from the Lebanon Honor Camp. Details on the incident and any follow up were not available in the report.
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London
Lebanon
W. F. Amrine
Farmer Glenn Taylor Dies After Cherry Tree Fall
Bascom farmer Glenn B. Taylor, 44, was killed when he fell from a cherry tree on his property. Details indicate the accident occurred in Bascom, prompting local authorities to investigate.
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Glenn B. Taylor
Bascom
Ickes Proposes Tanker Switch to Boost Atlantic Oil
Secretary Ickes announces a plan to reallocate tanker routes increasing East Coast oil supply by 210 million gallons annually by moving three California to East Coast runs to Gulf ports. He warns further steps needed to avert shortages as civilian use restrictions loom. Secretary Knox urges St Lawrence Seaway approval to aid naval ship passage and defense.
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Washington
Ickes
Atlantic
Sun Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of California
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
California
East
Gulf
Youth Leaps From Steamer Near Ohio River Excursion
Officers reported Arch Walters aged 23 of Pt Pleasant jumped from the Ohio River excursion boat Senator near here about 9 30 last night and is believed drowned. Police dragged the river today with no trace of the body by noon Walters had domestic trouble with his young wife who was aboard the excursion steamer.
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Gallipolis
Arch Walters
Pleasant
Senator
Walters
Parachute Troops Open to New Trainees
Washington says selective service volunteers may join parachute troopers after completing thirteen weeks at infantry replacement centers. Previously parachute service was limited to regular army soldiers.
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Washington
War Department
Germany moves troops on Russian border eyes invasion
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George said Germany concentrates troops on the Russian border to close the eastern door before a possible invasion of Britain. He argued Germany distrusts Russia and may seek oil and wheat concessions, warning Stalin might react if Britain invasion fails.
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Washington
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Britain
Europe
Russia
Stalin
Connally Calls for U S Ownership of Aluminum Plants
Senator Connally urged government construction and operation of aluminum plants to rapidly boost aircraft metal output. He suggested using sites like the Aluminum Company of America facility at Fontana on the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D., Tex
Senate Defense Investigating
Connally
Aluminum Company of America
Fontana
Little Tennessee River
North Carolina
Native Syrian peddler turned NM tycoon dies at 75
Nathan Salmon aged 75 a Syrian immigrant who sold goods by horse in Navajo Country during the 1980s became one of New Mexico's wealthiest men and died last night in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Santa FE
N. M
Nathan Salmon
Navajo Country
New Mexico
State Department opens path to sending German consuls home
The State Department reported a strong German protest over expulsion of Nazi consuls, with Sumner Welles saying the note would be flatly rejected. Arrangements were made for the consuls to depart, signaling a firm stand amid the dispute. In a separate report, Axis powers claimed a decisive victory over a British counter‑offensive in the Salam desert near Egypt. Italian dispatches cited about 1,000 British tanks involved. Rome said around 200 were knocked out as British forces reportedly withdrew to forward positions in Libya to avoid encirclement. Stefani claimed hundreds of American tanks, described as Mark Two, were used in the battle.
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United States
State Department
Sumner Welles
Welles
Germany
Italy
Salam
Egypt
Middle East
Libya
Tobruk
Stefani
RAF Bombs Germany and Fights Over Channel as War Broadens
British air units firebomb Cologne and Düsseldorf in seventh straight night raid with American planes aiding. RAF sends 150 craft in sandwich formation against the French coast and targets Rotterdam Ostend Boulogne Cherbourg. Berlin claims British losses while British defense repels a three day mock invasion in Sussex and West Kent. Canadian divisions reinforce British forces in the Middle East as De Gaulle’s Free French press toward Damascus.
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RAF
Germany
Cologne
Dresseldorf
Rotterdam
Ostend
Boulogne
Cherbourg
English Channel
Berlin
Hitler
Kingdom
Sussex
West Kent
Increase in Crude Oil Prices by 20 Cents a Barrel
Pittsburgh report says the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency of South Penn Oil boosted three Pennsylvania crude grades by 20 cents, with Bradford Alleghany at 2.75 dollars per barrel. The rise follows six increases since November. Demand cited as the motive. May deliveries set a pipeline record of 22 840 barrels, up from 21 010 000 last May. For January to May 1941, deliveries reached 100 283 000 barrels versus 94 910 000 in 1940.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Joseph Seep
South Penn Oil Company
Fire destroys wing at Sandusky Metal Products plant
A fire at the Sandusky Metal Products Company destroyed a wing of its two story plant after workers said an electric light bulb burst and fell into a paint can.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Metal Products Company
U. S. Plans Review Boards for Future Immigration Applicants
Washington announces tighter immigration control with review boards to exam immigrant visa applications and prevent Fifth Columnists. Five boards will include State Justice War and Navy reps, plus possible FBI input, as officials bar German nationals from leaving the United States to enforce a broader freeze on European funds.
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Washington
United States
Immigration Bureau
Jackson
Congress
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Immigration Investigation Agency
Army
Customs and Immigration Services
Plan College Air Tourney Opens At Middletown
An avia tion tournament to boost intercollegiate flying opened in Middletown with over 100 pilots mostly under 20. The three day event is the seventh National Intercollegiate Flying Club meet, sponsored by Aeronca Aircraft Corp with Ohio State University hosting. Girl entrants compete for a trophy endowed by Aeronca president Carl Friedlander.
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Middletown
National Intercollegiate Flying Club
Aeronca Aircraft Corp
Ohio State University
Flying Club
Carl Friedlander
Aeronca
Nazi Publicity Agent Peeved at L S Press
New York Herald Tribune published a letter from Dr. Manfred Zapp director of Trans Ocean News Service claiming he tried to persuade the American press to accept German agency reports and lamenting his lack of success saying German circles show little intelligence and questioning Americans.
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New York
New York Heralds Tribune
Manfred Zapp
Transocean News Service
Foreign Office
Zapp
Transocean
Wojkowick Wojciechowicz Enrolls at College of Pacific Football
Trouble looms for football writers as Wojkiewicz Wojciechowicz enrolls at College of Pacific to play under Amos Alonzo Stagg.
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Wojkiewicz
Wojciechowicz
College of Pacific
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Body Identified in Ohio River Death in Ironton
Huntington police identified the body recovered from the Ohio River at Lock 28 as Perrie May Day 27 who had been missing from her home since April 7.
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Ironton
Ohio River
Huntington
Perrie May Day
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