Three Factions Hold Ground After Four Days of Debate
Washington AP reports the House split among three factions over pay-as-you-go legislation with Republicans pushing tax abatement, Democrats backing no abatement, and a bipartisan group seeking partial year cancellation. Both leading blocs claim enough votes, but a majority for any plan remains uncertain as labor disputes and postwar policy talks unfold. The Senate discusses a broader postwar security program, while OWI accuses the Nazi regime of betraying the middle class and pushing smaller firms toward monopolies.
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Ways and Means Committee
United Mine Workers of America
Congress
Senate
United Nations
Office of War Information
OWI
Hitler
Farmer Preacher Surrenders After Tanked Standoff
In Lexington Kentucky a farmer preacher Frank Hopkins forty five surrendered after barricading his wife and four children in a one room shanty for more than 24 hours following a gun duel in which Lexington contractor and landowner Andrew G Pierson was killed. Fayette County authorities and Kentucky militia surrounded the scene while Hopkins refused to surrender despite talks with Dr J Archer Gray who said Hopkins asked Jesus died then why cant we. A tenant farmer J L Green reported Hopkins and Pierson had a gun battle early yesterday after Hopkins shouted I am coming in and kill you.
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Lexington
Fayette County
Lexington Rifles
Kentucky Militia
J. W. McCord
Frank Hopkins
Andrew G. Pierson
Dr. Gray
Hopkins
Jesus
J. L. Green
Pierson
McCord
Service Tests Begin Friday in Army Navy Selection
More than 70 000 male students in Ohio West Virginia and Michigan are eligible to take Army and Navy qualifying tests in every higher education institution nationwide. April Ray G Wood director of tests in the fourth region said the tests aim to select officer material for both services. Navy test recipients are inducted through selective service into duty and kept in a college until courses are complete. The first Navy training program will start July 1 with enrollees receiving apprentice seaman pay uniform and maintenance.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Michigan
Army
Navy
Ray G. Wood
Wood
Charles H Parrett dies in Columbus hospital
Charles H Parrett brother of O K Parrett of Athens died in University Hospital Columbus Sunday. He lived in Thornville and was a Ohio University and Columbia University graduate. Phi Beta Kappa member, World War veteran, Elks in Findlay and Masons in Thornville. He served 18 years as superintendent of schools at McComb Ohio. Survived by three Columbus. funeral Wednesday at 2 30 p m Thornville.
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Charles H. Parrett
O. KK. Parrett
Athens
University Hospital
Columbus
Thornville
Parrett
Ohio University
Columbia University
Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic
Elks Lodge
Findlay
Masons
McComb
Ohio
Federal Price Control Law Legality Upheld
A three judge federal panel in Newark New Jersey dismissed a challenge to federal price control laws. The court found no jurisdiction over meat wholesalers seeking to enjoin enforcement of Office of Price Administration regulations as unconstitutional.
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Newark
N. J
Army Surrenders Part of Its Food Reserve
Washington report says the Army handed over about 12 million cases of canned fruits juices and vegetables to the Food Distribution Administration to be released later for emergency food situations.
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Washington
Housing units approved for war workers in Middletown
The National Housing Administration approved 103 privately financed units to provide housing for war workers in Middletown Ohio.
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Washington
Middletown
National Housing Administration
Earthslide threatens famed Valley of the Moon
In Santa Rosa California a seven acre mass of earth trees and boulders slid downslope toward the Valley of the Moon at about two feet per hour. The movement began before dawn yesterday as Glen Ellen residents heard a roar. Engineers attribute the slide to erosion of springs.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Valley of the Moon
Glen Ellen
Stoppage in Mines Averted By Agreement
New York report says a threatened work stoppage in the Appalachian soft coal mines was averted by an agreement to continue contract negotiations through April 30. About 450 000 miners in northern and southern Appalachia are involved as subcommittee talks resume today and this afternoon. The UMW seeks a $2 daily wage increase, a minimum of $8 for mine field workers, and unionization of minor houses.
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New York
Appalachian
Southern
United Mine Workers Union
Northern Appalachian
UMW
16 Year Low Mark Set By Traffic Fatalities
Chicago area report shows February traffic deaths at a 16 year low according to the National Safety Council. The toll is said to hover 40 to 50 percent below 1941 pre war levels, indicating a stabilization of fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Columbus students begin OSU summer farm work program
About 100 high school students from Columbus and nearby areas start at Ohio State University for a summer program to train them for farm labor.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Help for You in Garden Success
Nationwide rally for Victory Gardens is highlighted by The Messenger in this issue. It features community activities in the district and practical guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture on layout, planting, cultivation, and efficient use of scarce seeds, fertilizers, and insecticides. The message urges readers to preserve the issue for ongoing reference.
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The
Messenger
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Nazi Winter Air Losses Reach 3000 in Soviet Front
Moscow based Red Star reports German air force losses on the Russian front totaling about 3,000 planes by mid winter. From November 19 1942 to December 31 1942 the Germans lost 1,200 planes in the Stalingrad district. Russian forces captured 700 planes and January losses rose as defenses intensified.
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Moscow
Red Star
Stalingrad
Nikolai Denisov
Luftwaffe
New Allied Shipping Gains Outpace Losses Says Admiral
London reports first Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander stating Allied shipping tonnage in the past eight months surpassed Axis losses by more than 2,000,000 tons. He warns the U boat remains the deadliest menace as Germany plans intensified production of submarines and arms.
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London
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Guildhall
Germany
England Declares Coastal Restricted Area Ahead of War
In the House of Commons Herbert Morrison announced that the entire east and south coast extending ten miles inland would become a restricted area starting Thursday April 1 to prevent use of the country as a base for offensive operations.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Home Security
House of Commons
Ohio Protects Health In Congested Areas
Columbus report quotes State Health Director R. H. Markwith asserting Ohio safeguards health amid wartime production. He notes no local epidemic despite population congestion in industrial centers and praises local health departments for alertness.
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Ohio
Columbus
Commonwealth
R. H. Markwith
Axis Battles Yugoslav Patriots in Croatia
London reports Berlin acknowledges weeks of fighting in southern Croatia against Yugoslav patriots. A high command communique says Italian and Croatian troops smashed a Communist rising stirred up by Moscow in the region.
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London
Axis
Croatia
High Command
Berlin
Moscow
33 Bombers Lost in RAF Raid on Berlin and Ruhr
London AP reports the RAF raid on Berlin and Ruhr last night resulted in 33 bombers lost, with 21 shot down and 12 missing. British attacks also hit Rotterdam and Abbeyville, while St Nazaire endured a heavy bombardment. German reprisals on the southwest coast were minimal.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Abbeyville
France
St. Nazaire
Ministry of Information
Workers Hear Mime Chiang Kai-Shek Appeal
Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek spoke to about 2,000 CIO AFL and Railroad Brotherhood members at the CIO Hall in San Francisco urging labor cooperation and production for victory. She greeted military and business leaders earlier, then addressed workers with a simple line of fellowship.
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San Francisco
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
America
China
CIO
AFL
Railroad Brotherhood
Mme. Chiang
Plan Draft Boards in Ohio Penal Institutions
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood announced Selective Service Boards would be set up in three Ohio penal institutions by Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey federal draft director. The boards would allow immediate induction of eligible inmates upon parole release if the Fifth Service Command waives the probationary waiting period.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Lewis B. Hershey
Sherwood
Fifth Service Command
250000 Ice Boxes To Be Made For Civilians
Washington announces the War Production Board will produce about 250000 ice boxes in the second quarter to meet civilian needs. No retail sales restrictions are imposed. Some mechanical refrigerators will be released soon but numbers and eligibility are undecided.
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Washington
War Production Board
Americans Press In From West as Gabes Falls to British
British Eighth Army swept through Gabes after breaking Mareth Line defenses, advancing about 20 miles and driving Rommel's Africa Corps northward. Churchill announced Gabes' fall and El Hamma's capture, with New Zealand troops also moving through Gabes as Allied ships shelled the coast to hasten Rommel's withdrawal. A junction with American forces reportedly formed amid dust storms masking the retreat.
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Gabes
Bourj Fedjadj
Rommel
Afrika Korps
8Th Army
Mareth Line
Throuth
First Army
Tunis
Bizerte
Dour
Mareth
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Africa Corps
Churchill
Isee
el Hamma
New Zealand
London
Gulf
New Air Weapons Used in Tunisia
Prime Minister Churchill, cited by observers, hinted at 4000 pound bombs and new tankbusting Hurricane planes. Allied air power devastated Mareth Line positions with terrifically destructive drops as Rommel’s columns retreated. Fifty Axis vehicles were destroyed and nearly 300 damaged by Allied fliers between Oudres and Sfax, with fires visible for miles after an hour-long attack.
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London
Churchill
Tunisia
Mareth Line
Mareth Breakthroughs Drive Axis Back Near Gabes
Churchill announced a turning Allied victory after Montgomery broke through Mareth fortifications on a broad front. Rommel lost 8,000 prisoners as desert troops pressed toward a 200 mile coastal march toward Von Arnim’s army. Patton’s columns advanced east of Gafsa while Gabes fell to New Zealanders amid heavy naval bombardment and air clashes.
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Mareth
Churchill
Montgomery
Desert Army
Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
George S. Patton, Jr
Gafsa
Gabes
Sfax
Sousse
American and British Forces Push Axis Across Tunisia Front
Allied columns beat off three German attacks near Maknassy and pressure Axis forces northward as Rommel’s line tightens near Sousse. British First Army advances in Djebel Abiod while air power targets Tunisian bridgehead. Soviet troops seize three villages as spring thaw slows the front west of Moscow.
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Maknassy
Fondouk
Kairouan
K. A. N. Anderson
Djebel Abiod
Smolensk
Nazi Keys Stone
Moscow
State Draft Chiefs Confer On Inducting Fathers Plan
State Selective Service directors meet next week amid reports of regulatory changes to draft fathers when quotas run low. Talks center on creating a separate class for fathers or broadening nondeferable lists, to speed reclassification from 3-A and 3-B to 1-A as war demands rise.
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National Headquarters
To Complete Program For Unifying French Forces
ALGIERS reports that talks between Gen. Henri Giraud and Gen. Georges Catrax aim to unify all French forces opposing the Axis within ten days. Gen. Charles De Gaulle, with Catrax as liaison, is expected to travel to Algiers to approve the plan.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Georges Catrax
Charles de Gaulle
Catroux
2600 Ohio Physicians In Military Service
Columbus doctors survey shows Ohio has enough physicians to meet state needs though 2600 Buckeye State physicians are in military service. Ohio State Medical Association reported at wartime health problems conference.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio girl among plane crash victims in Canada
Washington says Miss Christeen Street of Barberton Ohio 32 and two USO entertainers were killed when a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashed in the Canadian Northwest last Saturday.
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Washington
Christeen Street
Barberton, O
USO
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Northwest
New Jungle Boots for U.S. Soldiers Developed
NAUGATUCK Conn UP A type of footwear named the kick the tap boot has been developed by the United States Rubber Company to aid jungle fighting. The uppers are green canvas protecting feet and ankles against tropical undergrowth and resisting frequent soakings. The soles are heavy rubber with cleats for sure footedness in mountainous terrain.
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Naugatuck
Conn
United States Rubber Company
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