250000 Will Get 10-Cent Pay Increase
Southern soft coal operators and United Mine Workers adjourned wage talks with little hope of a quick agreement as a GM settlement grants a flat 10 cent hourly rise for about 250 000 workers in 89 plants. The contract runs a year from April 28 1941 and includes no union shop or maintenance of membership.
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NEW York
Southern
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
UMW
John L. Lewis
General Motors Corporation
National Mediation Board
Mediation Board
Ex-Cell-O Corporation
Detroit
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
Flint
Saginaw
Mich
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
U S Population Nears Total of 133 Million
Census Bureau data show the United States has risen by about 1.2 million to reach nearly 133 million residents. The government report notes continued growth in population across the nation.
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U. S
Washington
Toll taker retires after 52 years in Bridgeport
Bridgeport marks the retirement of Thomas Lawson the 82 year old toll taker who served 52 years at the Ohio River bridge. Authorities say his departure ends a long era of toll collection and local traffic care.
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Bridgeport
Thomas Lawson
Ohio River
Parachute Rescue Beats Fatal Jump Over San Diego
Walter Osipoff a U S Marine from Akron Ohio nearly died when his parachute fouled a transport plane during a practice jump over San Diego California. A Navy pilot calmly maneuvered a small open cockpit plane under the dangling Marine and plucked him from several thousand feet Y the rescue avoided a tragedy at sea or air.
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Walter Osipoff
U. S. Marine
Akron
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Osipoff
Naval Airmen Rescue Marine Parachutist in Midair Feat
Two naval aviators, Lieut W W Lowrey and Aviation Machinist's Mate J R McCants, performed a daring midair rescue off a navy field. They steadied a biplane dive bomber near a transport, snagged Marine Lieut Walter S Osipoff from a head down parachute, and severed the static line to free him, an act hailed as one of aviation history's most remarkable rescues.
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San Diego
Calif
W. W. Lowrey
Dallas
Tex
J. R. McCants
Jordan
Mont
Lowrey
Walter S. Osipoff
Akron
Ohio
McCant
Osipoff
McCants
Bandits Take $13700 in Canton Cafe Holdup
Robert Efinger, 51, cafe operator, died after resisting two robbers who fled with $13,700 in cash shortly after he withdrew it from a bank. He was ambushed outside his cafe at Tuscarawas and Shroyer streets as one robber fired and Efinger returned fire. A car waited in an adjoining lot for the getaway. A third man stood by to drive. The shooting occurred in Canton's west end commercial district near downtown.
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Canton
Robert Efinger
Efinger
Tuscarawas and
Shroyer Sts
New Hess Case Developments Hinted in UK Analysis
British intelligence assists in reviewing statements from Rudolf Hess as government seeks outside help. An early morning meeting between Alfred Duff Cooper and the Duke of Hamilton foreshadows possible new developments in the case, spotlighting Hess's claimed peace talks with Britain.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duke of Hamilton
Hess
Britain
Akron Church Janitor Denies Killing Teacher
Albert B. Lukens a 58 year old Akron church janitor entered a not guilty plea to a first degree murder indictment in the Easter morning fire that killed Ruth Zwick er a 24 year old Akron music teacher He told the court he could not afford counsel and said he did not know if he wanted an attorney appointed Judge Walter B Wannamaker gave him 10 days to decide on counsel
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Akron
Albert B. Lukens
Ruth Zwicker
Lukens
Walter B. Wannamaker
Wheat market resumes advance on loan rate hopes
Chicago reports wheat prices moving higher as traders priced in prospects of higher loan rates for the new crop, signaling renewed buying interest and early gains of about a cent per bushel.
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Chicago
New Adjutant General Named
Col Whit Tire Bird returns to Columbus May 22 after leaving Camp Shelby to serve as chief of staff of the 37th Division Ohio National Guard. Gov Bricker will appoint Bird as Adjutant General to succeed the late Gilson Light once War Department confirmation is received. Bird faces setting up the Ohio State Guard created April 28 to replace the National Guard in federal service.
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Columbus
Whittier S. Bird
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio National Guard
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bird
Gilson D. Light
Toledo
War Department
Registration Reveals Draftee as Bigamist
Clarence Paul Morehead age 26 was charged with bigamy after his draft registration. He pleaded guilty. Born facts show he married Doris Buchner then 16 with parental permission in 1939 and had a daughter born May 1. Alberta Alt Morehead of Upper Tract W Va swore to the affidavit.
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Chardon
Clarence Paul Morehead
Morehead
Doris Buchner
Russell Township
Alberta Alt Morehead
Upper Tract
W. Va
Steel Operations Resume At Youngstown Plant
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation will restart iron making next week at its lone idle blast furnace in the Youngstown District. Only three of the district's 25 stacks remain inactive, all presently under repair.
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Youngstown
Carnegie Ilinois Steel Corporation
Funeral services for Civil War veteran William S. Porr
Funeral services will be held in West Newton Saturday for William S. Porri 99 a Hardin County Civil War veteran.
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Kenton
West Newton
William S. Porri
Hardin County
Entombed Miners Rescued After Mine Accident
At 3 p.m. a mine motor jumped tracks inside the Rail and River Coal mine near Bellaire. James Roscoe Sr., 48, was buried under rock but survived after rescuers, aided by safety measures, freed him. By 6 p.m. all 600 miners had escaped to safety.
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Bellaire
Rail
River Coal Company
James Roscoe
James, Jr
Roscoe
Woman Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzling
Disbarred Columbus attorney Mrs. Agnes B. Dickinson was convicted by a common pleas court jury of embezzling 10800 dollars from a guard ianship estate. Judge Cecil J. Randall deferred sentence pending a motion for a new trial.
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Columbus
Agnes B. Dickinson
Common Pleas Court
Cecil J. Randall
Ohio Legislature Prepares Final Slates On Adjournment Day
In Columbus the 94th biennial Ohio Legislature nears sine die with three must actions left. A coal mine safety bill advances in the House, a $350,000 state claims appropriation awaits action, and a compromise report on the $352.8 million biennial budget awaits final approval.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Senate House
State University
State Highway Patrol
Fred Adams
Senate Finance Committee
General Revenue Fund
Japanese Bomb Chungking In Fourth Bombing Wave
More than fifty Japanese planes hit Chungking today as the fourth wave of bombing since May 3 targets the Chinese capital.
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Chungking
France Risks Nazi Expanded Control of Syria and Colonies
The piece reports France moving toward greater collaboration with Nazi Germany, including Germany’s occupation of Syria and use of Syrian airfields against Britain. It notes Washington’s view of a Western Hemisphere threat, Petain’s ambiguous stance, and the potential loss of colonial privileges, with Weygand as a possible counterweight.
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France
Germany
Syria
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Marshal Petain
Near East
Petain
Hitler
Mediterranean
Dakar
Africa
General Weygand
Rise in Grain Prices Brings Paper Profit to Producers
Chicago dispatch notes a large paper profit on stored grain held by the Commodity Credit Corporation and producers. Higher prices above loan rates flip red to black for over 700 million bushels of wheat and corn, with futures dependent on price trends and sale timing.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Commodity Credit Corporation
Advocates Big Navy in Peace
Navy Secretary Knox urged maintaining a strong navy in peace and war. He warned that a disarmed Germany could again threaten the world within years if policing power is relinquished, citing Hitler's rise and the need to protect the common man.
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Newport
R. I
Navy
Knox
United States Navy
U. S. Naval War College
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Ickes Orders Mine Inspections for Ohio
Secretary Ickes directs the Bureau of Mines to deploy engineers to Ohio after a UMA request for immediate safety inspections. Thomas J. Price UMA District No. 6 vice president wired that Ohio mines are operated unsafely and that state inspections are unsatisfactory.
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Washington
Ickes
Bureau of Mines
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas J. Price
UMA
Lightning Strikes Barn In Avon Lake Area
A severe electrical storm disrupted power and telephone service in Amherst and Avon Lake. Lightning struck a barn on Ervin Oster’s Avon Lake farm, starting a fire that destroyed the $2,000 structure.
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Avon Lake
Lorain
Amherst
Ervin Oster
Germans Move Planes and Tanks Through Syria
German tanks and bombers escorted by French planes were seen crossing French mandated Syria toward Iraq. France’s wartime role sparked grave repercussions in London and Washington as the crisis deepened.
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Syria
U.S
Garden of Eden
Kingdom of Iraq
France
London
Washington, D. C
U.S. vows protection of commerce as war widens
President Roosevelt emphasized that the United States would defend its commerce on all seas while commenting on German moves in the Red Sea and Allied counteractions. Britain reports RAF raids on Syria and fighting near Salam and Fort Capuzzo as Axis and Allied forces clash in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Red Sea
United States
Middle East
RAF
Syria
Damascus
Rayak
Palmyra
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Berlin
Snea
Salam
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Asia Minor Drive Signals Nazi Campaign Across Syria Iraq
Reuters quoted Cairo dispatch that German occupation of Syria began with tanks war matériel and planes moving toward Iraq in response to Rashid Ali al-Gailani coup in April. Germany reportedly landed advance pars of propagandists and specialists in Iraq as Hitler readies a major Asia Minor push. British officials warn of possible direct conflict with Vichy and Eden signals bombing Nazi bases in Syria by RAF.
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Reuters
Cairo
Syria
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Adolf Hitler
Asia Minor
London
France
Atti
Tude
London Daily Express
Britain
Vichy
London Radio
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
RAF
French Mandate
Eden
London News Chronicle
Roosevelt Appeals to French People and Coast Guards Guard Vessels
Washington signals a shift in stance toward Vichy as President Roosevelt appeals to the French public to reject collaboration with Nazi aims. U S Coast Guardsmen guard all French ships in American ports including the liner Normandie to deter sabotage.
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Washington
Vichy
Roosevelt
Petain
U. S
Normandie
Marshal Petain
France
Martinique
French Guiana
Britain
Germany
English Channel
RAF
Berlin
Hannover
French
Scotland
Rudolf Hess
Suspect Incendiarism in Costly Zanesville Fire
In Zanesville an extensive barn fire at the Muskingum Livestock Market Inc destroyed 31 head of livestock and caused an estimated $25,000 loss. Manager Bernard Anderson, citing a prior fire at the plant four weeks earlier, suspects incendiarism while firemen consider transient involvement.
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Zanesville
Bernard Anderson
Muskingum §Livestock Market, Inc
Anderson
Nazis Call Hess Embarrassing Guest in England
A Nazi spokesman said Rudolf Hess is an embarrassing guest in England and predicts Britain will soon want to return him. The report notes Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden did not court Hess, seen as a sign of his limited usefulness to the British.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hess
England
Hess
Churchill
Anthony Eden
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