Ford and Union Near Agreement To End Strike
United Auto Workers CIO approved Governor Van Wagoner plan at a mass meeting in Detroit. Union negotiators authorized to press for company modifications as the strike at Ford continues uncertainly. About 16 000 union members backed the proposal while vowing to return to picket lines if terms falter.
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Associated Press
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Ford Motor Company
Murray D. van Wagoner
State Fair Grounds Coliseum
Widman
van Wagoner
Ford Company
Ee Ee
Rouge
A. S
Tional Relations Board
Convicts Escape Tazewell Camp Fugitives Sought
From a convict camp near Baptist valley two inmates fled before dawn. David Calvin, 34, of Winchester Virginia, on a third house breaking sentence with nine years left, and Sam Dillon, 38, of Bland County, with two years remaining on a 15 year term for a previous conviction, served as camp cooks and disappeared after the alarm was raised.
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Garvey
Superin
Seargee
Baptist Valley
Tazewell
David Calvin
Winchester
Sam Dillon
Bland County
House
Mass evacuation ordered for Istanbul residents to interior
Istanbul authorities announced plans to move a large portion of the city’s 750000 population to Anatolia as a precaution amid German occupation nearby. Free train and boat transport will be offered for orphans pensioners and unemployed civilians not in defense work with applications due by April.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Golden Horn
Bosphorus
Bulgaria
Greece
Vardar
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Bern
Switzerland
Hungary
Mae
Banat
Rumania
United States Secures Greenland Bases in World War II
The United States signs an agreement with Danish minister Henrik de Kauffmann to base air and naval defenses in Greenland, extending protection to the North Atlantic amid German blockade. Roosevelt notes Denmark cannot act in the western hemisphere while the invasion continues and pledges Danish sovereignty after it ends.
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Washington
United States
North Atlantic
Greenland
Waylington
Henrik de Kauffmann
Aed
Denmark
Roosevelt
Greas
Berg
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Louis de Rochemont Receives Pandeng Service Cross Award
New York April 10 Louis de Rochemont producer of March of Time received the Pandeng service cross of run Flag association for his Snohin subjects that have stimulated patriotism among millions of Americans who have seen them.
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GETS
New York
Louis de Rochemont
Run Flag Association
Roosevelt seeks power to seize foreign ships in U S waters
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to commandeer any idle foreign-owned vessel in American ports, beyond the Danish German and Italian ships already seized. He cited a growing shortage of shipping facilities and emphasized just compensation, with a draft bill referred to the Senate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Commerce Committee
House
United States
Red Cross Mercy Ship Encounters Storms On Outbound Run
The outbound voyage faces rough seas near Gibraltar as British patrol officers inspect papers aboard. First mate Carl Bentsen reports only immigration and United States Lines officials were allowed on the pier during the docking of the Collector.
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Red Cross Mercy
Gilbraltar
Carl Bentsen
New York
United States Lines
Coal Conferees Struggle Over New Wage Contract
Soft coal negotiators and operators press to end a 10 day idle period for 400000 miners. Dr John R Steelman led talks as officials study production cost statistics while CIO wage demands face regional resistance over differing pay scales between northern and southern Appalachian groups.
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New York
John R. Steelman
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Steelman
Appalachian
South
Fire breaks out at Southern Harlan Coal mine Lenarue
A fire started today in the Southern Harlan Coal company mine at Lenarue, six miles south of Harlan, Kentucky. General Jack Dickinson said serious damage could close the mine for six weeks. James Bryson led sealing efforts as workers awaited the labor contract outcome in New York. Company officials had no idea how the fire began but denied sabotage.
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Harlan, Ky
Southern
Harlan Coal Company
Lenarue
Here
Jack Dickinson
James Bryson
Harlan County Coal Operators Association, Thon
New York
Dickinson
Traffic Violator Hitchhikes to Court Dismissal
The driver faced a court appearance but the charge was dismissed. Officials did not pursue further action. The incident involved a traffic violator choosing to appear rather than plead out. The case concluded with no conviction recorded.
Norway and Russia Sign Trade Accord
Norway and Russia sign a bilateral trade pact outlining new economic terms. Officials from both nations discuss duties, export rules, and mutual access to key markets in a formal ceremony.
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Norway
Russia
April Grand Jury Returns 43 Indictments
The April grand jury returned 43 indictments including two murder counts. Henry Wilburn faced a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Murder counts named Guy Mills for the Mingo Parley killing and Waite Stoots for the shooting of her husband near Lamar. Carl J. Jones, ex East River magistrate, indicted on three larceny counts totaling burglary entries. One bigamy count named Riley Elmer McKinney for marriages to Ross Mae Armstrong in 1930 and Mary Violet Richmond in 1938. Other names included Marvin Anglin, Chester Bennett, Cela Levens, and Eugene.
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Henry Wilburn
Ing Crane Creek
Guy Mills
Mingo Parley
Waite Stoots
Johnnie
Lamar
Carl J. Jones
East River
Bluefield
Eugene
Moose- Brown
Riley Elmer McKinney
Ross Mae Armstrong
Raleigh County
Mary Violet Richmond
Cope
Marvin Anglin
Chester Bennett
Cecilevins
Mary
Germans Bomb London In Second Raid In A Month
German raiders bombed London for the second time in about 20 days and struck other English towns last night and today. An all clear followed a five hour alert as RAF night fighters and heavy guns engaged the intruders. Officials say many planes may have been shot down while a midland town reported damage to a police station post office and public shelters.
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London
Berlin
England
RAF
Midland
West Midlands
Separate Croatian State Formed Amid German Advances
Bern reports April rumors that separate Croatian rule emerges as German troops move toward Zagreb. The Zagreb regime, led by Pavelic and Kvaternik, is linked to the 1934 assassination of King Alexander. Dr Macek appears as a prime mover while London sources call the claim a German ploy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Zagreb
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Pavelic
Kvaternik
Alexander
Sina
Macek
Internationales Nachrichten
Buro
High Command
Tion
London
Marx Brothers Plan Retirement From Screen Career
Hollywood April 10 Groucho Marx announced the Marx brothers will retire from the screen after their current picture and terminate their 20 year Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract. He said fans may tire of them and Chico plans to pursue a swing band and later legitimate drama.
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Hollywood
Groucho Marx
Groucho
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Chico
Relief bureau crews housekeep for Sierra family
In Los Angeles on April 10 AP reports Guillermo Sierra 35 his wife and seven children begin housekeeping duties in the state relief administration office. They set up temporary quarters and start daily routines as aid continues.
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Los Angeles
Guillermo Sierra
State Relief Administration
Nazis claim 100000 prisoners taken in Balkan drive
Allied readers were told by a German spokesman that the Balkan campaign has yielded about 100000 prisoners 80000 Greeks and 20000 Serbs with the count still rising. Goering’s air force will soften up British forces in Greece before ground action as German troops push through Yugoslavia and into Serbia.
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Berlin
Balkan
Greece
Thrace
Aegean
Salonika
Serbia
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Yugoslavia
Military secrecy tightens over overseas bases
Washington announces new policy classing all details of troop strength units and garrisons at overseas points as confidential or secret. Officials call it censorship at the source with only about five percent of military information subject to disclosure, while no changes affect Hawaii Philippines Canal Zone or other key areas. The aim is to protect national defense and frustrate foreign intelligence.
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Washington
Greenland
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Hawaii
Phillippines
Canal Zone
United States
War Department Com mends Rome Military Aide Bentley
Washington April 10 the War Department praised Major W C Bentley assistant military attache at Rome recalling him after Italy called him persona non grata. The department stated no charges existed and lauded his record and ethical conduct while serving in Rome amid tensions over the Italian naval attache in Washington and Italian sabotage allegations.
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Washington
War Department
W. C. Bentley
Rome
Italy
Bentley
United States
Berlin Bombing Raid Targets Key City Landmarks
British bombers struck Berlin as German celebrations continued. The raid damaged the opera house and Goering’s residence near Unter den Linden, with losses in civilians and damage to churches and museums. Seventeen British aircraft were shot down. Allied ships and ships at Ipswich and Southampton faced losses and convoy damage.
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Berlin
Balkan
den Linden
Deakins
Peely
Reichsmarshal
Luftwaffe
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Kiel
Bombers Strike German Capes for First Time Since March
British air forces smashed at the German capes last night in a raid described as the first major bombardment since March 23. Strong fighter escort supported the operation with no immediate reports of heavy losses.
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German Capes
Officers And Men Leave Berlin For New Armored Division Camp
Nine officers and 479 enlisted men departed Fort Knox for Pine Camp New York to form a trained nucleus for the new fourth armored division. A second contingent will depart April 14 in a 151-vehicle convoy five miles long under Maj. G. B. Hudson.
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Fort Knox
Fourth Armored Division
United States Army
Pine Camp
New York
G. B. Hudson
Greeks Hold Front as Second Phase of Battle Near
Greek and British troops gird for a brutal new phase in the Greece campaign as German advances in western Thrace and Salonika are followed by Greek resistance in the northeast. Athens reports a temporary halt in major German moves while forces in Bulgaria and Yugoslavia shift. Greek radio lauds heroic defense amid heavy odds as Salonika’s fall looms in the latest theater updates.
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Associated Press
Greece
Thrace
Salonika
Aginst
Athens
Piraeus
Kozane
Broadca
Arees i T
Macedonia
Second Phase Of-See Page 8 Identifies Photo Of Prisoner Son
Rochester April 10. Vasil Yovanovich a fruit and vegetable dealer had worried about his son Effio a sergeant in the Yugoslav army. The page notes identification of a prisoner and mentions another prisoner named Ersta.
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Rochester
Vasil Yovanovich
Effiio
Yuyen
Chronicle
Euhoto Pistune
Sement
Ore Vv
Priewners
Vice
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Harlan
Mingo Farley
Old
Marx Brothers
Goering
BEF
Unter den Linden Castle
Adolf Hitler
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Leitich
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Cantile
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