Bricker backs $12 million sales tax for local govts
Columbus AP report says administration leaders predict enactment of a bill allocating 12 million dollars a year in sales tax revenue to local governments. Republicans held a split line, with holdouts from Rogers Jameson Nickels wavering after Bricker rejected a larger city county share. The measure faces a House vote amid debates over diverting 5 million dollars from auto tag revenues and a bond provision for poor relief deficits.
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Columbus
Senate
P. H. Rogers
Joseph Jameson
Lorain County
Walter G. Nickels
Tuscarawas
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Frank E. Whittemore
Whittemore
Walter W. H. Baertschi
Perry County Mine Burning Near Crooksville
New Lexington and nearby fire crews battled a Tropic Mine blaze at the New York Coal Company near Crooksville. Officials said the fire, discovered last night when no workers were present, was confined to a small area and flooded with hose lines. Inspector Elmer Sagle found no injuries. The coal seam was safe but loose coal and several loaded cars were burning.
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New Lexington
Corning
Crooksville
Rosedale
New York Coal Company
George Strain
Elmer Sagle
Columbus
Logan Resident On Child Care Committee
Columbus report that the State Citizens Committee on Child Care will hold its first meeting on April 2. The panel was recommended at a White House conference in Washington in January and includes Miss Margaret Lutz of Logan.
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Columbus
State Citizens Committee On
White House
Washington
Margaret Lutz
Logan
Burns Cause Death of Young Gallia Co Child
Louise Queen aged four daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Queen died this morning at Holzer Hospital from burns suffered when her dress caught fire on an open grate in the home.
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Young Gallia Co
Gallipolis
Louise Queen
Harold Queen
Holzer Hospital
CIO Workers Strike at Jersey Alcoa Plant Over Time Pay
CIO union employees at the Edgewater New Jersey Aluminum Company of America plant walkout claiming overtime pay violations under the contract. The plant with about 3000 workers makes aluminum shapes for defense needs, delaying defense orders worth 45 million dollars.
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CIO
Jersey
Alcoa
Washington
Edgewater
N. J
Aluminum Company of America
Sweeewe
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Lackawanna, N. Y
New York City
AFL
St. Louis
Ickes Advocates Two Year Federal Coal Price Act Extension
Secretary Ickes urged Congress to extend the federal coal act for two more years to allow a fair assessment of operations and to help the industry and nation through a critical period. He noted millions invested in the act and that the industry has only five months of minimum prices, with a rare period of nonloss operation.
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Washington
Ickes
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt eyes vacation after lease lend bill signing
President Roosevelt told reporters he would like to take a vacation now that the lease-lend bill has been passed and signed into law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Franklin County Cattle Rustlers Take 49 Steers
Columbus report says 49 steers vanished from a Rome area barn on J. I. Gates farm near Franklin County. Only one steer remained, described as the corneriest, as deputies investigated a cattle rustling case in Ohio's capital region.
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Franklin County
Columbus
Ohio
J. I. Gates
Sheriff's
Rome
Here
Gates
Britain Faces Britain in the War At Hand
The piece argues Hitler's spring offensive and the American lease lead bill aim to aid Anglo Allies as Britain faces intensified German bombing and U-boat activity. It notes Axis powers regrouping, Matsuoka's Europe trip, and the risk the United States may be drawn into war as Britain nears a perilous moment.
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British Isles
America
Britain
Europe
Balkans
Matsuoka
United States
Japan
Axis
Nazi Troops Planes Ready for Offensive Across Balkans
German warplanes bomb Greek towns from bases in Bulgaria as Hitler masss troops on Greece and Turkey frontiers. Belgrade cites Soviet promises to Turkey while Yugoslav leaders face German demands to join the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis. Luftwaffe raids hit Kiel and English cities as Allies claim shipping losses.
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Adolf Hitler
Greece
Turkey
Istanbul
Dede Agach
Grecian
Thrace
Belgrade
Russia
Danube
Tokyo
Yugoslavia
Sofia
Plovdiv
Europe
United States
Berlin
Roosevelt
England
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Kiel
London Air Ministry
Bremerhaven
English Midlands
Athens
New York
Ex-Newsman Baldwin Wins New York 17th District Seat
Joseph Clark Baldwin, a 44 year old former newspaperman, won the Manhattan 17th district seat left by Kenneth F. Simpson. He credited Willkie’s endorsement and called the victory a sign of unity for aid to democracies.
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New York
Joseph Clark Baldwin
Manhattan
Kenneth F. Simpson
Baldwin
Wendell L. Willkie
Illness Forces Davey To Exit Politics
Kent Martin L. Davey, 56, the former governor, says he is nearly out of politics while recuperating from a heart ailment at home after a month in the Cleveland Clinic. He implies nature has determined his future involvement in Democratic affairs.
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Kent
Martin L. Davey
Cleveland Clinic
British Submarine Sinks Italian Transport
A heavily laden Italian troop transport was torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine, the Admiralty announced last night.
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London
Admiralty
Churchill lauds US aid bill as new Magna Carta in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill thanked the United States for passage of the British aid law. He called it a new Magna Carta and praised the US for backing the fight against Naziism. The gallery showed eight US army mission members in uniform as the speech ended.
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London
Churchill
United States
House of Commons
United States Army
States Ready To Aid Army Transportation
States of the Fifth Corps Area stand ready to assist the army in traffic problems to expedite large scale troop movements by highway. War Department and state officials agreed on full cooperation and exchange of information to avoid delays.
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Columbus
Fifth Corps
War Department
Roosevelt Addresses Girl Scouts on Defense Efforts
In New York on the 29th anniversary of the Girl Scouts founding President Roosevelt urged the organization to aid national defense by promoting democracy in homes, troops, schools and through family and friends.
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New York
Roosevelt
Girl Scouts
Senate Lease-Lend Bill Advances as Roosevelt Announces Aid Plan
The House approved Senate amendments to the lease-lend bill 317 to 71 and the measure moves to ready debate. Roosevelt signed the bill as army and navy aid allocation to Britain and Greece was confirmed for early dispersal. A radio address on the aid program was hinted, with debates over funding size and tax increases ongoing.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Britain
Greece
Mead
D-Ny
Congress
Woodrum
D-Va
Wheeler
D-Mont
Britain Likely to Request Concentrates on Lease-Lend
Washington officials said Britain will request substantial quantities of concentrated foods on lease-lend. Expected items include lard pork products cheese dried milk evaporated milk beans fruits juices and eggs. Britain may avoid bulk farm crops like cotton wheat corn and tobacco due to shipping constraints.
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Washington
Shortage of Farm Labor Threatens Ohio as Planting Season Nears
Ohio faces looming farm labor pressure as peacetime drafts pull workers to cities and defense industries. Officials note no severe shortage yet but expect help to decline in March and April. Ohio State University economists warn farmers may raise wages or farm alone, while a USDA study and local trials seek time-saving livestock care methods.
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Ohio
Columbus
Buckeye
National Defense
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Svennes
J. R. Falconer
Ohio State University
F. L. Morison
U.S.A
Morison
Selective Service
B.U.C
Britain Admits Damage To Buckingham Palace
The government disclosed that Buckingham Palace, the royal residence, was damaged in a recent air raid. No members of the royal household were injured. Two bombs fell in a courtyard during the latest raids after prior bombings last fall.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Government Acts To Stabilize Egg Prices
The surplus marketing administration expands egg purchase operations to stabilize producer prices. It asks dealers nationwide to submit price offers twice weekly on eggs. Officials say winter purchases were limited to terminal markets.
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Washington
Surplus Marketing Administration
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