Land Advocates Use of Troops in California Strike
Senate defense investigation hears Emory S. Land urge use of United States forces to break a San Francisco area machinists strike halting work at 11 shipyards. Navy officials and union leaders to testify as ships worth 500 million dollars sit idle amid defense orders.
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California
Washington
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
United States
San Francisco
Land
AFL
Mediation
A _ board
CIO United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Battle Looms Over Neutrality Act Revision
Senate opponents vow a last-ditch fight against repeal of the Neutrality Act. Senators Nye Wheeler Taft condemn the act as essential to keep U.S. ships from war zones while Stimson and Knox denounce it as a burden and violation of tradition.
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Washington
Stimson
Knox
Senate
Nye
R.-N.d
Roosevelt
Knoxes
Stimsons
Wheeler
D.-Mont
George
D.-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
England
British Empire
Taft
Ohio
Great Britain
Dairy Watchdog Bites Worker in Illinois Incident
In Peoria, Melvin Price age 19 clashed with Jiggs the watchdog at a dairy. Jiggs bit Price on the arm and scalp. Price cuffed and nipped back. Deputies separated them. Price sought hospital care while Jiggs received veterinary treatment.
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Peoria
Ill
Melvin Price
Iggs
Price
Jiggs
Frank Reinhard
War Department seeks 13,000 planes for security fleet
Washington reports the War Department will ask Congress for a 2.5 billion dollar appropriation to build a new security fleet of 13,000 bombing and fighting planes to be ready in about 18 months.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
England
Germany
London
Britain
Great Britain
Vichy
Stab Wounds Fatal Man Found Near Ravenna Arsenal
Herbert W. Huser 28 of Danville Pit Virginia died from stab wounds after being found in a ditch near the Ravenna shantytown outside the arsenal gates. Three men brought him to St Peter's Hospital. A woman seen with Huser was arrested but not yet questioned.
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Warren
Herbert W. Huser
Danville Pit
St. Peter’s Hospital
Ravenna Arsenal
Portage County Sheriff's Office
Ravenna
Huser
Arsenal
Jenkins Demand for Economics Renewed
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio presses Secretary Morgen thau to specify how a billion dollar non-defense spending cut could be achieved. In a Ways and Means interview Jenkins says Morgenthau has offered no serious economy suggestions after Jenkins previously challenged him in a letter.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
Jenkins
Ohioan
Funeral services for Henry H. Crow
Funeral services for Henry H. Crow brother of Judge Fred Crow will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at the Great Bend Baptist Church with burial in Letart Falls Cemetery
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Pomeroy
Henry H. Crow
Fred Crow
Great Bend Baptist Church
Letart Falls
Heavy Storms Bring Widespread Damage Across Mid West
A late season weather blitz from thunderstorms and a heat break floods, knocks out power, and damages property across central and northern areas. Mahoning County areas lose electrical service as lines collapse and 12 buildings take lightning strikes. Kenton, Navarre, Oberlin, Girard report outages and downed trees with Route 31 blocked briefly.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Mahoning County
Girard
Kenton
Navarre
Stark County
Oberlin
Union Chiefs Are Indicted for Extortion in Film Industry
New York. William Bioff and George Browne, leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Emppolers, were indicted under federal anti racketeering laws. They are accused of extorting 550000 from four major movie producers and distributors by threatening a strike that would mobilize about 35000 workers in the mechanical crafts.
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New York
William Bioff
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
George E. Browne
Bioff
Browne
French Colonel Leads 200 Volunteers to British in Palestine
A French commander Colonel Collett with 200 volunteer soldiers deserted to the British in Palestine and trans Jordan after clashes with frontier guards leaving casualties on both sides. Authorities denied any Free French troops entering Syria or that French forces were retiring under General Henri Dentz.
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Damascus
Syria
Palestine
trans-Jordan
Collett
Henri Dentz
Equatorial
Africa
Employment Reaches Record High in Nonagricultural Sectors
Washington reports non agricultural employment rose past 1929 peak to the highest level in U.S. history. Preliminary figures show over 37,500,000 wage earners at work driven by defense efforts, compared with 37,470,000 in September 1929 and 26,381,000 in March 1933.
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Washington
United States
Youth Drowns in Madison Lake Near East Liverpool
Seventeen year old John Carroll Jr. drowned in an artificial lake in Madison Township near East Liverpool. Rescue units investigated the incident and police awaited routine autopsy results.
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East Liverpool
John Carroll, Jr
Madison Township
Close Plant To Eliminate Agitators Among Workmen
Ravenna AP report says a federal labor conciliator declared 5,000 shell loading plant strikers not serving labor’s purpose and an army spokesman warned construction would stay halted until workers ranks were cleared of agitators. The AFL business agent termed the strike unauthorized and badges were canceled for identification at the arsenal.
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Ravenna
Army
R. E. Harris
Kenneth Statler
AFL
Carriers, Builders and Common Laborers Union
Earl D. Payne
Hankin-Conkey Construction Co
Payne
Arsenal Grounds
Hankin-Conkey
Nazi U Boat Hero Missing
Berlin reports ace U boat commander Guenther Prien is presumed lost after his submarine failed to return from its last mission. Prien, famed for sinking the Royal Oak at Scapa Flow on Oct 14 1939, had been listed missing since April 30 with British confirmation of his status still unclear.
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Berlin
Germany
Guenther Prien
Prien
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
British Submarines Sink Axis Ships in Libya Run
British submarines torpedoed and sank a 9000 ton troop ship and a 7000 ton tanker while attempting to reach Axis forces in Libya. The Admiralty also reported a probable sinking of an Italian destroyer.
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London
Libya
Admiralty
War Today: Crete Air War Sets Stage for Near East Clash
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Crete shows air power as decisive in World War II. He notes German aircraft operations mark a new era and that Royal Air Force actions in Libya aim to divert German air strength, shaping moves toward Egypt and the Suez Canal. Syria’s strategic role grows as both sides seek control.
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Crete
Near East
Hitler
Germany
Royal Airforce
African
Libya
Africa
Wavell
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Diesmen
Syria
Near Eastern
Egypt
Turkey
Governor Bricker Signs Broad Authority for Township Trustees
Gov John W Bricker approves a bill granting township trustees near unlimited power to spend on road work. The measure allows bids on projects over 1000 a mile but lets trustees reject bids and perform work themselves with no spending limit. Bricker planned to issue reasons for signing.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Joe Thomas
Thomas
Hayesville
Bricker
Hoosier Mine Blast Kills 14
The Panhandle Mine near Nicknell Indiana saw 14 miners killed by a blast last night. Seventeen other workers escaped via a 2.5 mile route after the explosion at 9 10 p m causing severe burns to most bodies. Rescue chief Jack Ogilvie suspected gas ignition in the underground workings.
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Nicknell
Ind
Panhandle
Jack Ogilvie
Bicknell
Agreement Reached on Ship Seizure Measure
A Senate House conference committee agreed on legislation allowing government seizure of about 80 idle foreign ships in U S harbors. Only final approval by both houses remains before sending the bill to the White House. Senator Bailey noted two vessels in U S waters are foreign government owned.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Bailey
Four Family Drown. Boat Sinks on Kanawha River
Four members of the Crown Hill family drowned when an overcrowded boat leaked and sank on the Kanawha River near Riverside in Cedar Grove West Virginia. Two brothers a sister and another relative were not recovered and four others were saved.
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Cedar Grove
W. Va
Crown Hill
Kanawha River
Riverside
Cody Champe
Charles Champe
Juanita Champe
Mark McClelland
Newark Head-On Crash Kills Local Man and Child
A head-on collision near Newark and Granville killed Charles R. Fredrickson, 6, of Coshocton. The fatal crash injured other driver and prompted a police investigation.
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Newark
Here
Granville
Charles R. .Fredrickson
Coshocton
Crete Battle Shifts to Allies as Navy Halts Axis Reinforcements
London reports Crete battle turning to the Allies with British forces recapturing Candia and Retimo. Navy guns disrupt sea landings while air strikes and fierce ground fighting center near Malemi airport south of Canea. several Axis vessels and craft destroyed or sunk.
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London
Crete
Candia
Retimo
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Malemi
Canea
Pic Mn
Moni
Darlan Denies France Will Return as Nazi Ally
French Vice Premier Admiral Darlan said France would not ally with Germany, calling France a defeated nation. London warned Britain would attack France if Petain collusion continued as Crete battles raged with heavy German air drops and sea attempts failing near Candia.
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Jean Darlan
France
Germany
Darlan
Berlin Claims Major Luftwaffe Blow Across Crete Scene
German press says Air Marshal Goering's Luftwaffe sunk four British cruisers and damaged destroyers in a major strike, with battleships and more vessels reported destroyed or damaged. Churchill reports a British fleet attack on a 30-ship convoy near Crete amid bitter fighting and heavy parachutist casualties.
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Berlin
Hermann
Goering
Luftwaffe
Britain
Crete
Churchill
Mediterranean
Investigation Removes 160 From Relief Rolls
Gallipolis report states M. R. Allen relief director and Gallia County commission orders cut able bodied heads of families and car owners from relief rolls. City and county listings drop from 207 to 47 families. March costs $4,400. April costs cut to $3,396. May projection under $1,500.
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Gallipolis
M. R. Allen
Gallia County
Allen
Midnight Fire Fatal for Chillicothe Attorney Gordon Phillips
Chillicothe attorney Gordon Phillips, 43, died after a midnight fire at his home. Firemen believe the blaze started from a lighted cigarette after Phillips fell asleep, with investigators continuing to probe the cause.
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Chillicothe
Gordon Phillips
Phillips
Dock Workers Strike Ties Up Lake Shipping
About 200 stevedores and warehousemen at Cleveland’s three largest terminals walked out for two days halting loading and unloading of Great Lakes Transit Corp. freighters and some bulk carriers. Employers said the strike blocked stone pig iron and scrap to steel mills but no shortages were reported and other supplies could be obtained. Coal iron ore and auto traffic remained unaffected.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes Transit Corp
Exemption of Jackson Company Is Renewed
The bituminous coal division renewed minimum price exemptions for two Ohio producers. Jackson Iron and Steel Co. of Jackson, Ohio, received an exemption for mine output in Jackson County and for pig iron production at its Jackson plant used to produce steam and heat.
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Washington
Ohio
Jackson Iron and Steel Co
Jackson, O
Jackson County
Jackson
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