Plane carrying dirigibles to hunt subs near Washington
Congress considers a Senate approved plan to build huge plane carrying airships to seek and destroy Axis submarines. Captain Rosendahl says the craft could carry 10 to 12 planes for bombing runs. In Canada a submarine entered the St Lawrence River and sank a freighter with likely casualties, as officials confirm the breach of coastal defenses.
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Congress
Senate
House Naval Committee
Charles E. Rosendahl
Navy
Ottawa
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Dominion
Japs Drive In China Slows As Burma Front Confusing
Chinese communique says attacks on Japanese supply lines in Northern Burma disrupt communications between Mandalay Lashio and Bhamo Myitkyina while Mekong river actions deepen in Yunnan. Reports note two major aims: push Burma Road toward Chungking and press British forces westward.
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Chungking
Burma
Mandalay-Lashio
Bhamo
Myitkyina
Yunnan
Burma Road
China
Mekong
Hawngluk
Mongko
Mongpalai
Domei
India
Reuters
Rangoon
Lungling
Paoshan
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
New Britain
New Guinea
Los Angeles Sees Record 12 Hour Accident Free Span
Los Angeles went twelve hours yesterday without a traffic injury, a record said by Police Sgt Amos Hamilton. The city normally reports about 15 accidents and as many injuries in the same period.
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Los Angeles
Amos Hamilton
Frigidaire unit shifts to war work with guns and propellers
Dayton report says General Motors Frigidaire division now produces Browning 50 cal guns for Army and Navy. Officials claim May output will exceed government targets by 50 percent. Delco division also converts to military items and other lines supply shells and aircraft components.
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Dayton
Frigidaire Division
General Motors Corporation
United Nations
Army
Navy
M. M. Roberts
National Association of Manufacturers
General Motors
Delco Division
Solons Debate Unlimited Gasoline Rights In War Powers
Senator Downey plans a resolution to waive special rights granting unlimited gasoline under rationing rules. Some senators worry about voter backlash while Rep. Faddis defends personal trips for constituent outreach. Gasoline registration at the capitol rotunda shows many lawmakers seeking X cards for office use.
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Washington
Downey
Calif
Faddis
D.-Pa
Capitol
District of Columbia
War Labor Policy Lacked by U S Industry Leaders
Cleveland. President Charles R. Hook of American Rolling Mill Co. urged use of the closed shop if it speeds victory. He said lack of a definite war labor policy hinders production and causes misunderstanding. He argued policies must be judged solely by whether they win the war.
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Cleveland
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Co
National Association of Manufacturers
Nature Helps In War Effort
The AP reports favorable growing conditions promise bumper harvests nationwide. Weather and soil are described as ideal, with the Agriculture crop board noting a decidedly good outlook. May 1 projections show winter wheat at 646,875,000 bushels and rye at 53,279,000 bushels.
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Chicago
Dame Nature
Food For Victory
Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Board
Commentator Injured In Three Car Collision
Hamilton to 42 year old Gregor Ziemer WLW radio commentator and author of Education for Death was seriously injured in a three car crash south of here early today. Four others injured Ziemer suffered skull and jaw fractures. Ziemer formerly headed the American School in Berlin and came to the United States less than a year ago.
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Hamilton
Gregor Ziemer
WLW
Nazi Germany
Here
Ziemer
Berlin
War Research Laboratory Planned at Ohio State University
Ohio State University will house a new war research laboratory with $350 000 funding from the state board of control. The same board allocated $20 000 for a naval radio training school at Miami University and $9 750 for a mess hall.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
State Board of Control
Miami Universe
Ohio farmers may host bombing victims under emergency plan
Columbus AP reports Courtney Burton, head of the state defense council, says evacuation plans include moving families from affected areas to farm homes, summer resorts and county fair grounds, with tents if needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Courtney Burton
State Defense Council
Staggered Hours Ordered for State Employees
A plan for staggered working hours for state employees was put into effect to ease traffic congestion and improve commuting.
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Columbus
U S Radio Widens Lead in War Propaganda Fight
Guy Hickok of New York, now with Inter-American Affairs Office, says American 12 shortwave stations reach Latin America better than Axis stations, shaping favor through news dispatches and persuasive broadcasts at the National Association of Broadcasters convention.
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Cleveland
Guy Hickok
New York
Inter-American Affairs Office
Germany
Hickok
National Association of Broadcasters
Cut Sugar Use in State Institutions Cuts in War Time
The State Welfare Department cut its sugar use by more than 30 percent in the first four months of this year. From a 1941 total of 2 500 000 pounds the department has built a reserve to cover 38 000 residents in 22 institutions for several months without using rationed sugar.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Herbert R. Mooney
John W. Bricker
Agents Nab Counterfeit War Stamp Ringleaders
New York agents arrested six men on counterfeiting charges in a plot to sell fake war savings stamps. Secret Service confiscated 210,000 unperforated stamps worth 25 cents each and printing plates.
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New York
Secret Service
James J. Maloney
RFC To Subsidize Businesses in a Squeeze
Senate Banking Committee members disclosed they recommended empowering the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to subsidize businesses caught between price ceilings and rising costs. They approved legislation to boost RFC borrowing power by 5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Miller Considers Governor Bid After Canvass
Former Cleveland mayor Ray T. Miller said he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor if a canvass shows favorable odds. He told party leaders at a Draft Miller for Governor meeting that he would run if he believes he can win.
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Columbus
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Miller
Rev. James Nicholls Dies After Auto Crash Near Delaware
Injuries from an automobile accident near Delaware Ohio cause the death of Rev. James S Nicholls aged 76 a retired minister from Lakeside. The crash site and further details are reported by local authorities.
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Port Clinton
Delaware
James S. Nicholls
Lakeside
Nazi Spring Offensive Moves In Crimea Front
Reported German thrusts in the Crimea of southern Russia aim at a final objective as four days of bitter fighting continue. Nazi claims of Red defense annihilation contrast with Moscow saying the onslaught has been stopped.
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Adolf Hitler
Crimea
Russia
Moscow
Service Men May Receive $50 Base Pay
Washington house members signaled no stand up vote today on a military pay bill aiming to raise base pay for lower ranks beyond the Senate's $42 level. The measure would lift privates and apprentice seamen to $50 monthly and first class privates to $54, with no changes to other base pay or allowances.
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Washington
Congress
Man
Senate
House
U.S. Seeks Foreign Scenic Photos From Amateurs
Roy W. Winton announces that the Amateur Cinema League will supply 60 000 questionnaires to dealers and clubs nationwide seeking foreign scenic motion pictures stills and transparencies for federal authorities under special authorization.
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New York
United States
Roy W. Winton
Amateur Cinema League
Winton
Two Paris Cafes Bombed by Allied Forces
Bern dispatches report two Nazi patronized Paris cafes bombed with more restaurants used by Germans in the capital attacked. Earlier dispatches noted a wave of bombings on Paris hotels serving as German barracks, seen as a rising stretch of anti German demonstrations over ten days.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
West Virginia mine blast claims dozens dead
Rescue teams locate 47 bodies of an estimated 54 killed in a Northern West Virginia coal mine explosion. Four exhausted workers wear oxygen helmets. 23 bodies recovered, including a foreman. Seventy others escaped. Officials say the death toll could rise. cause under investigation.
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West Virginia
Osage
W. Va
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bartley
Soldier Saves Crash Victims in Miles City Plane Wreck
Army sergeant Car Dinius forced a window and opened a cabin door to free nine passengers and a stewardess from a Northwest Airlines crash near Miles City Montana. Three pilots died when the plane overshot the airport in high winds. Lieutenant Alfred Allen aided from inside.
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Miles City
Mont
Car Dinius
Northwest Airlines
Dinius
Alfred Allen
Cottage Grove
Ore
Savannah
8. A. Dinius
Ohio asks WV to cut bridge valuations
The Ohio Bridge Commission asked West Virginia to reduce by 742000 dollars the valuations on three Ohio river bridges at East Liverpool Steubenville and Pomeroy. Gov Neeley signaled a reciprocal move to lower valuations on WV owned bridges.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Buckeye
Ohio Bridge Commission
Mountain State
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Pomeroy
N. M. Neeley
Columbus sales tax receipts dip for week ending May 2
Columbus records show sales tax receipts totaling 1183.71 for the week ending May 2, down 206,048 from the prior year, reported by State Treasurer Don H. Ebright.
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Columbus
Don H. Ebright
The War Today: Greatest Air Battles Loom This Summer
Observation piece notes three British destroyers sunk in the Mediterranean as a sign air power will dominate in 1940s warfare. It cites RAF and U S air forces as strongest, Nazi buildup, and potential Mediterranean and Caucasus offensives. The summer promises unprecedented aerial combat and strategic shifts.
Plan to Recruit 12 000 Women for Auxiliary Army Corps
The Army plans to recruit up to 12 000 women for the Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps after President Roosevelt signs the enabling legislation. War Department says immediate need for that many auxiliaries, with about 10 000 to be assigned to air raid interceptor command. The corps could reach 150 000 members ages 21 to 45 under the new law, Senate already passed it. Initial steps call for selecting 25 to 30 volunteers in each of nine army corps areas for officer training, then general enrollment.
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Washington
Army
Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps
Roosevelt
Volunteer Corps
War Department
Congress
Senate
Rommel May Direct Nazi Forces in East
Reuters reports Field Marshal Erwin Rommel withdrawn from Libya and may command on the eastern front. General Albert Kesselring, directing air attacks on Malta, also left Italy as Mediterranean air strength shifts to other fronts.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Reuters
Albert Kessering
Malta
Sicily
Italy
Mediterranean
Coal Industry Sees Ample Raw Materials For War
Cincinnati report says the coal industry has ample raw materials essential to the war program and an opportunity to regain market share from substitutes. President Thomas J. Borden told the 11th annual coal conference that coal producers will do their jobs in the present crisis.
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Cincinnati
Thomas J. Borden
van Wert
Conservation drive urges carpooling among workers
Columbus. Ted F. Silvey, secretary treasurer of the Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations, urged war production workers to form car groups to save tires and gasoline. A survey in a major industrial city found an average of 1.3 persons per car commuting to war production factories.
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Columbus
Ted F. Silvey
Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations
Wilson A. Blazer Dies At Gallia County Chil es Home
Wilson A Blazer 72 longtime superintendent of the Gallia County chiles home died today from paralysis at Gallipolis. He served the county in public welfare roles and was active in community affairs. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Gallipolis
Wilson A. Blazer
Gallia County Chiles
RAF claims downed 15 German planes off North Africa
Cairo dispatch says RAF Middle East headquarters reported 15 German aircraft were shot down in engagements off North Africa yesterday. The report notes air actions involved Allied forces near the North African theater.
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Cairo
Egypt
RAF
Middle East
North Africa
Capture of 40 000 Reds Reported in Kerch Episode
War editors report the battle to break through on the Isthmus of Kerch in the Crimea has been decided with the annihilation of encircled Russians and the capture of 40 000 prisoners. Berlin and Moscow dispatches describe heavy fighting, extensive air strikes, and continued German advances toward Kerch City with multiple losses on both sides.
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Crimea
Red Force
Adolf Hitler
Caucasus
Kerch Strait
Hitler
Berlin
Europe
Balkans
DNB
Parpatsch
Moscow
Crimean Panhandle
Gulf of Feodosiya
Ojuspete
Gulf of Arabat
Army Seeks Men With Building Experience
Columbus army announces enlistment for men aged 18 to 45 with construction experience and promises appointments in grades matching ability.
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Army
Columbus
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