Train Collides With Work Train. Dozens Hurt in Ohio Wreck
A freight locomotive struck the side of a nine car Erie passenger train carrying 700 construction workers near Ravenna arsenal in Windham Ohio. At least 125 injured, 40 seriously, with one man said killed and others in critical condition. Dozens aided by fellow passengers as ambulances ferried victims to hospitals in Warren Youngstown Ravenna and arsenal field hospitals.
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Erie
Ravenna Arsenal
Youngstown
Cleveland
Warren City Hospital
Ravenna
Arsenal Field
Warren
Red Cross
Anthony Fusilo
Arsenal Grounds
Fusilo
Joe Tibella
Gus Peterson
Court Approval Sought In Ohio Fuel Refund
Columbus reports the City Council endorsed an agreement with Ohio Fuel Gas Co to refund nearly 2 million dollars from a 16 year rate case. The plan would distribute 1.4 million to consumers 439 thousand to the company with remaining funds for costs and expenses pending federal court approval and possible voter ratification.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Gallia County Man Sentenced in Fatal Shooting Case
Gallia County man Randal Martin, 56, was sentenced by the Gallia County Common Pleas Court to one to 20 years in the Ohio State Penitentiary for the fatal shooting of his son in law Granville White.
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Gallipolis
Randal Martin
Gallia County
Pieas
Ohio State Penitentiary
Granville White
Runs In His Veins Daniel Boone Found After Backyard Lapse
Police searched for two hours before locating four year old Daniel Boone who wandered from his backyard to explore beyond a fence. The incident prompted a safety reminder from local authorities.
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Los Angeles
Daniel
Boone
Billions to Make Work Following War Recommended
The National Resources Board urged a six year post emergency public works program to stabilize employment as defense industries wind down. President Roosevelt transmitted the plan to Congress, proposing a revolving fund for rapid surveys, investigations, and engineering plans for selected projects without immediate construction.
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Washington
National Resources Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Planning Agency
American Liner Exmouth Sail To France With Red Cross Cargo
The Exmouth cleared Jersey City bound for Marseilles with 1,250,000 dollars in Red Cross relief including food clothing and medical supplies. Three hundred tons of oatmeal and farina were left dockside due to British blockade restrictions. the ship carried no passengers.
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Jersey City
N. J
Exmouth
Young Proposes Draft Age Cut to 18 in Congress
Representative Young of Ohio introduced a bill to lower compulsory military service age from 21 to 18 while keeping the draft eligibility cap at 35 years. The measure seeks to adjust age limits without changing service tonnage rules.
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Young
Washington
Representative Young
Ohio
Miners Called To Fix Policy
New York UP report says the United Mine Workers CIO policy committee will meet to decide uninterrupted operation of bituminous mines during contract talks. John L. Lewis summoned a joint sub committee to meet at 5 p.m. EST as miners and operators resume negotiations after last week’s rejection of a Lewis plan for retroactive continued operation past March 31.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Appalachian
Draft Inroads Threaten 1941 Highway Program
State Highway Director Hal G. Sours reports a serious delay risk to the 1941 construction program as about 75 staff departures occur from planning and design due to the draft and defense industry recruitment. He notes 45 left the planning department with many drawn by selective service or reserve duties and defense firms offering unsustainable salaries.
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Columbus
Hal G. Sours
Defense
Sours
Selective Service
Defense Industries
Fugitives Captured After Reformatory Escape in Ohio
State police report three inmates who escaped from Mansfield Reformatory on March 13 were captured in Ripley West Virginia. They allegedly menaced a guard with butcher knives during the breakout.
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Ripley
W. Va
State Police Today
Mansfield, O., State Reformatory
State WPA Control Proposed by Welfare Director
Columbus town meeting hears Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood urge state administration of the Works Progress Administration arguing that taxpayers fund the program and should benefit from it locally. He contends local conditions would be better served if funds are spent by residents and officials.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Works Progress Administration
Sherwood
Marion County Pinball and Slot Machines Removal Order
Operators have until Saturday to remove pin ball and slot machines from Marion County businesses. Sheriff J. W. Harrruff issued the order.
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Marion
Marion County
J. W. Harruff
Ohio Senate Faces Tax Vote Test On 12 Million Plan
In Columbus the Ohio Senate faced a tight test as a 12 million dollar sales tax allocation bill went to a vote. A single Republican defection could block the measure, while Democrats pressed to redirect funds to cities counties and schools. The House moved on eleven bills and the Senate sent a Miami Conservancy District debt relief resolution to the House.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
John W. Bricker
House
Frank F. Whittemore
House of Representatives
St. Patrick's Day
State Executive Committee
State Central Committee
Miami Conservancy
State Utilities Commission
H. T. Phillips
Athens
U boat story to speed bill
Reports of a Nazi U-boat en route to American waters sparked Senate debate on a 7 billion dollar aid bill. Despite unconfirmed submarine reports, officials aimed to rush the multi billion dollar Brit ish aid program through by tomorrow night.
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Washington
House
Seven year old Patricia Kelly Fatally Struck by Bus
Seven year old Patricia Kelly was killed yesterday after darting in front of the bus returning her home from school in Columbus.
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Columbus
Patricia Kelly
Yugoslavia Faces Axis Choice In War Time Dilemma
The article analyzes Yugoslavia's hesitant stance between joining the Axis or resisting, noting public hostility to Germany despite official ties. It weighs trust in Nazi promises against the threat of war and highlights a 1938 Belgrade note about Czech Slovakia’s impact on public sentiment.
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Balkan Peninsula
Yugoslavia
Germany
Toll of Storm Deepens Across Regions Amid Arctic Cold
The Arctic chill from the storm-lashed Middlewest sweeps the East and South with 78 reported deaths. Minnesota and North Dakota see rising fatalities as 66 bodies are recovered. fears grow for 20 people on ice floes in Lake Superior. Winds up to 40 miles per hour disrupt highways from New York to Maine. temperatures fall to near zero in several states. Ohio reports two direct deaths from the cold, with two more due to indirect effects as forecasts promise a warming trend by midweek.
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Middlewest
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
New York
Maryhead
Seaboard
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Cherry Fork
Adams County
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
Ohio Mine Operator Charged With Assault
NEW PHILADELPHIA The Tuscarawas County Grand Jury will consider a charge of assault with intent to kill against Frank Lenarz 33 coal mine operator at Brandywine. Sheriff John McIntosh accuses Lenarz of pouring gasoline on his stepfather Fred G. Smith 65 and setting fire to his clothing with a carbide lamp. The victim suffered only minor burns.
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New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Frank Lenarz
Brandywine
John McIntosh
Lenarz
Fred G. Smith
License Tag Demand Lax as April 1 Nears
Columbus motor vehicle officials report the slowest demand in years for new auto tags. State registrar Dylon W. Wallace warns there will be no extension of the April 1 deadline and urges motorists to act, noting no particular rush at deputy registrars.
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Columbus
Dylon W. Wallace
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Wallace
White To Report for Active Duty in Fleet
Apprentice Seaman William Blueford White visits his sister Mrs Fielden at 135 Franklin Ave after finishing primary training at Naval Training Station Great Lakes Illinois He enlisted in Louisville Kentucky and will report to the U S Fleet on the west coast for active duty after leave.
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William Blueford White
Fielden
Franklin Ave
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
White
Naval Forces
Louisville
U. S. Fleet
Federal moves to counteract strike delays at Wright Field
Washington expects two swift government actions to ease defense delays. The War Department may take action on a jurisdictional strike halting a 5.9 million Army Air Corps expansion at Wright Field Ohio. Roosevelt to name a federal mediation board to handle broader defense labor disputes. Isaac Penner said he refused an army officer request to discharge CIO workers as AFL trades walkouts followed CIO input.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Ohio
Roosevelt
Federal Mediation Board
Isaac Penner
New York
CIO
AFL Building Trades
Sees No Shortages Through Lend Leases Says Consumer Chief
Washington report quotes Harriet Elliott defense commissioner representing consumers saying no shortages in necessities from the British aid program and continued armament. She notes no real need for higher shoe prices and potential small rise in woolen clothing next fall and winter.
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Washington
Harriet Elliott
Miss Elliott
Six Navy Flyers Die In Crash Over Pacific
The Navy Department announced six men attached to the aircraft carrier Yorktown were killed yesterday in a collision of two planes during maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean. The exact location of the crash and details of the accident were not disclosed.
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Washington
Navy Department
Yorktown
Pacific Ocean
Mayor Fines King for Unsafe Vehicle Operation
Mayor Cliff Cornell fined William H. King age 24 of Logan ten dollars and costs after state highway patrol arrested him Sunday morning for unsafe operation when his car ran off Route 33 following a failed curve.
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Cliff Cornell
William H. King
Logan
King
Churchill says German cruisers join U boats in Atlantic hunt
Prime Minister Churchill warns in London that Adolf Hitler has dispatched German battle cruisers as well as U boats to attack shipping on the American side of the Atlantic. He notes raiders have sunk independent ships as far west as the 42nd meridian about 1500 miles east of New York. The Pan American neutrality zone extends 300 miles offshore but is unrecognized by belligerents.
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Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
Winston Churchill
London
Churchill
42Nd Meridian
New York
British U-Boat Threat Reported Across Atlantic
Washington says Viscount Halifax reported a German submarine heading toward the U S coast to prey on shipping. Churchill notes three U boats sunk yesterday. Berlin scoffs at the claim as propaganda while British bombers attack Northwestern Germany and Valona suffers heavy bombardment.
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M— Sumner Welles
Viscount Halifax
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Churchill
United States
John G. Winant
Berlin
Wheeler
D-Mont
Britain
Lord Halifax
London
Germany
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Bremerhaven
England
Yugoslavia
Valona
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