Roosevelt pledge on foreign war stands amid mixed signals
A column argues the President and officials must justify abandoning the 1940 pledge to stay out of foreign wars unless attacked. It urges Congress to grant any change and warns against evasive wording that drags the nation toward conflict. The piece disputes Navy plans and political rhetoric as dangerous to public trust.
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Roosevelt
United States
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Navy
U. S
Congress
Truce Reached In GM Union Labor Dispute
The mediation board asked for retroactive fruits of its May conference in the General Motors labor dispute. GM President C E Wilson approved the retroactive condition and union leader Walter Reuther suspended strike action for a reasonable period while the board seeks settlement. A panel also works to end the coal mine shutdown, with a May 2 meeting and April 28 retroactivity, as officials hope to avoid fuel shortages for defense plants.
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C. E. Wilson
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Vanadium Corporation of America
Bridgeville
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Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Mediation Board
Detroit
United Mine Workers-Cio
One Fourth Of Income To Be Taken In Taxes In 1941
Washington experts project national income at 90 billion dollars for the year starting July 1. Taxes are expected to total 22 billion as federal state and local levies rise. The federal share tops 12.7 billion with states about 4 billion and locals 5.3 billion. President Roosevelt to discuss additional levies Wednesday night as defense savings drive launches.
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Train Jump Ends in Engineer’s Death and 11 Hurt
A Reading railroad express train derailed in Manayunk Philadelphia Saturday night, killing the engineer and injuring at least eleven passengers. The locomotive and two or three passenger cars overturned.
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Reading Railroad
Manayunk
British Reveal New Typhoon Fighter In Full Production
London AP reports Britain announced at the weekend that a new super fighter named Typhoon is in full production. It surpasses the Spitfire and Hurricane with speeds over 460 miles per hour, a 2 400 horsepower Sabre engine, and cannon and machine gun armament.
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London
Martin urges GOP to meet crisis and rebuild freedom
U S Representative Joseph W Martin Jr chairman of the Republican National Committee urged the GOP to meet the crisis by restoring financial solvency and political freedom. He warned the nation stands on the verge of war and urged planning for a tough postwar era while criticizing the dominant party for exploiting the emergency to tighten control.
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Showman Bob Reynolds Tops News as Military Committee Leader
Washington AP reports Bob Reynolds the veteran North Carolina Democrat now rankings member on the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Reynolds backs defense buildup yet opposed some administration foreign policy moves including lend-lease and arms embargo, while pushing patriotism and curbs on aliens.
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Robert Rice
Bob” Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate
Reynolds
Morris Sheppard
Texas
United States
America
Bob Reynolds
Weather Service Reports For Army Posts
The Weather Bureau sets up a new reporting system to tell families the weather at military camps. Relatives can call to learn conditions at Fort Benning or nearby areas, with expected warm fair weather of 80 to 90 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Georgia
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British Hold Tobruk as Axis Probes Rebound
British gunners pounded Axis forces around Tobruk on Saturday sustaining the siege defense. Artillery and patrols in Sollum area inflicted casualties on German units, breaking up a possible new attack concentration.
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Tobruk
Sollum
Signs Point To One Or Two Nazi Battleships Kayoed
The piece argues that repeated British air raids on the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest may have eliminated one or both, aiding the Battle of the Atlantic. It weighs ship design, armor, and risk to Allied convoys, noting uncertainty about actual damage and future impact.
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Mysterious Athens broadcast chides U S on aid promises
A radio broadcast from Athens interrupted NBCs schedule with a message from Mildred Kirker urging the United States to fulfill aid promises to Greece. The unidentified woman claimed to report from Albania and spoke in English, warning of German approach as Athens faced invasion.
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YMCA drive for $60,000 begins May 9 in Cedar Rapids
A $60,000 all-out YMCA campaign will start May 5 to retire $48,212.19 net indebtedness and fund building improvements. Robert Armstrong says pledges must reach the goal or be canceled. Byron Anderson leads as general chairman with 125 workers in four divisions.
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Lee B. Winterberg
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Joseph C. Ainsworth
Edward M. Soboda
Entry Of German Hordes Into Athens Awaited Imminently
United Press reports that German spearheads were within miles of Athens as night fell, threatening a swift fall of the Greek capital. General Papagos reportedly resigned at his own request amid blackout orders as Britain guards Athens with mountain defenses within 25 miles.
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Alexander Papagos
Axis plans drive on Suez and Gibraltar from the Balkans
Budapest reports massed German divisions along the Spanish frontier prepare a two pronged push toward Suez and Gibraltar. Axis aims include swift Mediterranean control, diversion of British forces from Crete, and a march toward Iraq and Iran with Turkish near-term accord.
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Italian naval attache recalled to Rome
Vice Admiral Alberto Lats, Italian naval attache, who had his recall requested by the United States government, was en route to Rome on Saturday after defending Italian seamen for damaging ships in American harbors.
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INS
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United States
Rome
Jackson Denounces Nazi Flaunting of U S Law at Richmond Dinner
Attorney General Jackson condemns Nazi treatment of Americans in Germany and cites Franz von Werra case to contrast with American justice. He says Germans and Italians in the United States receive full legal rights while American citizens abroad face arrest, detention without counsel, and lack of bail. He blames German consular officers for aiding Werra's bail jump.
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Cedar Rapids sees warm spring day with late near 80s
Under mostly clear skies Cedar Rapids recorded a cold start of 43 degrees at 6 am and climbed to the upper 70s by afternoon. Evening temperatures fell from the 60s to near 50 by 7 pm, with a late-night reading around 81 degrees and a Friday high near 71.
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