Slush Fund Debate Rises as West Virginia Primary Looms
West Virginia Democratic tensions mount over alleged campaign funds raised with state employee influence. Senator Gillette orders an inquiry while Senator Neely demands investigations after accusing extortion. Former Governor Kump denies knowledge of illicit funds as candidates prepare for the May 14 primary.
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Charleston
W- Va
West Virginia
Democratic Arty
Gillette
D., Sa
Senate Committee
M. M. Neely
Eader
Neely
Robert H. Jackson
H. G. Kump
Kump
Statehouse
U. S Senate
Mquor Interests
Blc
R. Carl Andrews
Homer A. Holt
Statehouse Wing
J. Buhl Shahan
Harley M Kilgore
Beckley
Stassen to Confer with GOP Leaders on Keynote
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota will meet with Republican congressional leaders in Washington on Monday to discuss his keynote address at the national convention. Senate Minority Leader McNary arranged a luncheon with Stassen and invited Sen. Austin and Rep. Martin, while others in foreign affairs and agriculture circles are expected.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Stassen
Austin
Vermont
House
Martin
Massausetts
Germany Accuses Britain of Plotting Norway Invasion
Berlin claims Britain and Norway documents prove an Anglo plan to invade Norway and declare Germany at war with Norway. Ribbentrop cites alleged Stratforce orders showing British units sailing for Stavanger aboard the Glasgow with other regiments en route, framing the April 9 German advance as preemptive.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Norway
Reich
Sweden
Fuehrer
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Great Britain
France
Rom
von Ribbentrop
Norwegian
Stratforce
War orders seen as potential lift for U S industry
New York April 27 report cites Factory magazine arguing allied war purchases could inject about 2 billion dollars into American industry in the first year of war. It notes war trade reviving production in chemicals, lumber, copper and leather, while Denmark Norway trade losses and Balkan risks temper gains. Exports rose 51 percent year over year in early 1940.
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New York
Factory
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Balkans
Mediterranean
U.S
Canada
Latin America
Roosevelt's Train Speeds Northward
President Roosevelt rides the presidential train north from Warm Springs Georgia toward Washington to face European war issues and the approaching congressional adjournment. White House officials say he will speak with Secretary Hull after arrival tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Warm Springs
Europe
Counstess
White House
Rooseveltly
Rotary Hull
Wmorrow
Coal contract ruling sparks operator criticism in Huntington
Huntington W V April 27 coal men charged that interior department rulings allow preemptive contracts pledging refunds if the Guffey act is ruled unconstitutional. Operators say the ruling creates uncertainty and financial instability for sellers and buyers amid fears of future price changes and refunds.
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Huntington
W. Va
Coal Division
Department of the Interior
Washington
Bard
Norse Envoy Denounces German Invasion Alibi
Norwegian minister Wilhelm Morgenstierne said Germany’s new white book repeats the 1914 Belgium invasion alibi. He cited German claims Britain planned to invade Norway and noted similar “secret papers” were used in 1914 to justify Belgium invasion.
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Chicago
United States
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
Germany
Belgium
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Norway
Britain
Morgens
Associated SS
Board finds Dunbar Glass discharged two CIO organizers
A Washington house committee heard that the labor board pursued a case against Dunbar Glass of Dunbar West Virginia for discriminatory discharge. The board settled to avoid circuit court, reinstating Basil Spradling and Harold Mains with back pay.
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Washington
House
Labor Board
CIO
Dunbar Glass Corporation
Dunbar
W. Va
Basil Spradling
Harold Mains
Philip G. Phillips
Cincinnati
Circuit Court
Phillips
Robert B. Watts
Johnson says no profiteering in war munitions program
Assistant Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson, directing munitions, told the West Virginia junior chamber of commerce that profiteering claims have no basis in fact. He warned the army must be large enough to defend overseas bases and deter threats, not a Europe expeditionary force.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
America
West Virginia
Europe
Germany
Army Releases Designs Of Tanks Guns For Sale Abroad
The War Department released designs of the Army latest tanks guns and weapons for export though few orders have been placed. Britain France and other governments are negotiating for potential large scale orders while some secret devices remain withheld. Officials cite policy to bolster U S munitions capacity in emergencies and to allow allies to buy planes with substantial orders.
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Washington
War Department
Great Britain
France
Woodring
Congress
American Car and Foundry Company
Louis Johnson
Army
Allies cling to rocky foothold in central Norway fight
British and Norwegian forces push to secure bases and lines in central Norway around Trondheim as German armor and air attacks press hard. Steinkjer remains unchanged with some German prisoners taken. Kvam area repels a heavy assault with losses to the enemy. Narvik quiet amid snow and Arctic conditions. Allied council meets in London for ninth time, unity stated.
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London
Norway
Trondheim
West Coast
War Office
Steinkjer
Gudbrandsdalen
Dombas
Kvam
Arctic
Narvik
Allied Supreme War Council
Registration figures show party shifts in West Virginia districts
Official registration totals for five of six WV congressional districts reveal Democrats widening leads in districts four five and six while Republicans narrow the gap in districts one and three. Counts show Democrats holding 83 500 registered in district one and Republicans 77 999, with district three a 26 568 Democratic edge and district four 104 503 to 87 112.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Charles Lively
Congress
West Virginia
Iron Gate Policing Plan Receives Cold Reception
Budapest reports a cool response to an international policing proposal for the Danube Iron Gate region. The plan, backed by Germany, seeks joint control of the 75 mile border stretch and was sent to Yugoslavia Romania and Bulgaria. Hungary supports allowing Nazi gunboats to patrol the river.
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Budapest
Hungary
Danube
Bucharest
Belgrade
Germany
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Moldavia
Turnu-Severin
Berlin Reports Success at Sea and Norway Campaign
German bombing forces claim major naval successes in Norwegian waters. One British cruiser put out of action and another damaged, two transports set afire, a third sunk. About 400 British and Norwegian prisoners reported captured as operations unfold.
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Berlin
DNB
High Command
Ce x
Norway
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Narvik
Ore
Lillehammer
Steinkjer
Beatrice Simpson Killed in Hot Coal Crossing Crash
Beatrice Simpson 16 a sophomore at Stoco High School in LeGo died after a Virginian Railway time freight crashed into the car driven by her father Joe Simpson of Hot Coal. He, her mother, and two other children were only slightly injured. Betty Jo remained under observation after hospital care. The eastbound freight was led by Engineer Si Smith and Conductor C. B. Brown of Mullens. The collision happened on a sharp curve at Hot Coal.
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Beatrice Simpson
Stoco High School
Lego
Hot Coal
Joe Simpson
Mullens
Betty Jo
Si Smith
C. B. Brown
Scalise Resigns as Union Chief Amid Indictment
George Scalise resigned as president of the AFL building service employed international union after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on conspiracy and extortion charges. His attorney said the indictment stemmed from a four month drive to target a national figure, claiming $97,150 wrongdoing allegedly harmed union members and employers.
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New York
George Scalise
Thomas E. Dewey
AFL
Building Service
International Union Today
Scalise
Manhattan
John Kadel
Planes Aid Nazi Forces In Norwegian Front
British troops retreat under heavy fire as planes aid German forces in Gudbrandsdalen south of Dombas. German advance slows temporarily while Trondheim sector quiets besides patrols. German hold on Roros near the Swedish border. Osterdalen drive toward Storen continues. Swedish volunteers recount daring escape after gunfight. Grong near Namsos lies 30 miles east and 45 miles from Sweden.
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Grong
Norway
Gaddede
Sweden
Gudbrandsdalen
Dombas
Trondheim
Steinkier
Trondheim Fjord
Roros
Osterdalen
Storen
Lillehammer
Namos
Nazi War Machine Advances in Central Norway Front
Adolf Hitler is reported to have sped a 50 mile column of Nazi motor units across steep Norwegian terrain from Tynset to Storen and toward Trondheim. The rapid advance shows armored cars and tanks moving over dangerous Tynse trails as Norwegian forces fight to slow German progress in the Roros and Glomma river area.
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Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Trondheim
Tynset
Boros
Kvikne
Storen
Trondhein
Glomma River
Roros
Tynse
Sian
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Carl Andrews
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Cal
Gov. Stassen
GOP
BY Lynn Heinzerling
Trade Organ
Allied
NLB
Jornson
Fairmont
J. D. Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Morgantown
By Robert Bunnelle
Steinkjer Unchanged
Chasseurs Alpines
Iron Gate
Aoros
Thomas F. Hawkins
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