Second Series Of Locks Urged To Guard Canal
Secretary Woodring urged immediate congressional action to fund 277 million dollars for an extra set of canal locks built to resist air raids and sabotage. Brig. Gen. Ridley’s feasibility report supports locks near the existing structures to move ships between Pacific and Atlantic levels. The defense plan aligns with ongoing national defense efforts. details on Roosevelt’s recommendation time frame were not disclosed.
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Washington
Woodring
Congress
Panama Canal
Senate
Clarence S. Ridley
Pacific
Atlantic
Ridley
Secretary of War
Election in City Will Be Ethical
City election heads of two parties met under a white flag to outline fair and unfair campaign tactics. Republicans hold a 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. primary today. Democrats nominate tonight at the national guard armory seeking a business mens ticket and a strict administration for four years.
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National Guard
Teacher Says Rabbit Likely Innocent in School Incident
A teacher argues Rabbit did not commit the act, noting a frightened child would appear guilty when questioned, implying the real culprit is someone else and highlighting the classroom dynamics.
Wage talks in New York set early goals for soft coal
Leaders John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers and CIO and Duncan Kennedy of Charleston W V meet at a joint wage conference in New York City. Workers press for a six hour day and a fifty cent daily increase.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Duncan Kennedy
Charleston
W. Va
Appalachian Soft Coal Operators’ Association
New York City
Michigan Governor Fitzgerald Dies in Detroit at 54
Michigan Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald, age 54, died at his Detroit home from a heart attack while suffering from influenza. He began his second term on January 1 and was the first Michigan chief executive to die in office. Lieutenant Governor Loren Dickinson will succeed him.
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Grand Ledge
Mich
Frank D._ Fitzgerald
Frank Murphy
U. S
Fitzgerald
Michigan
Murphy
Roosevelt
E. M. McCoy
Loren Dickinson
Cooking School Will Close Today
The Gazette reports the cooking school at tendance nearing 2000 attendees marks its third session in WCHS auditorium. The final class starts at 1 30 p m with Miss Charlie Mae Elliott teaching meat planning and new cookery methods.
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the Gazette
WCHS
Charlie Mae Elliott
Miners Demand Turned Down in New Coal Talks
New York March 16 negotiators for the soft coal industry hit a snag as operators refused to extend the existing contract if no agreement is reached by March 31. United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis said the miners offered a resolution to ease shutdown fears. operators called it premature.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Charles O'Neill
Lewis
Doctor Recommends Frequent Small Meals
Philadelphia March 16. A doctor from Jefferson Medical College told the Philadelphia Medical Society that eating four to six moderate meals a day helps remove excess weight. He warned that cutting meals to two or three may increase appetite and weight rather than reduce it.
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Philadelphia
Garfield Duncan
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia Medical Society
U S May Seize Foreign Debts Here in Retaliation
Washington report says the United States may impound assets of Germany and the vanished Czechoslovak governments if Germany repudiates the 165 million dollar Czech debt. Officials note legal and policy hurdles, with authorities unsure if new legislation is needed. The Commerce Department also took note of potential actions.
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INS
U. S
Germany
Czechoslovakia
U. S. Treasury
Austria
S. Reich
Treasury
Reichsbank
Federal Reserve Bank
Roosevelt
U. S. Supreme Court
Commerce Department
Japanese Troop Movements Reach Sakhalin and Manchukuo
Neutral observers report a week of Japanese troop shifts toward the Soviet frontier with about 40 000 troops landed on Sakhalin and additional divisions sent to Manchukuo ports. The action coincides with a fishing rights dispute and disrupts Harbin Manchukuo railway service.
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Sakhalin Island
Manchoukuo
Japan
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Siberian
Isle
Rashin
Changkufeng
House Debates Record Vote on WPA Fund Restoration
Washington March 16 AP A fierce battle is expected in the House as President Roosevelt presses to restore the 150 million cut from relief appropriations. Administration planners aim to force a roll call vote to record each member on restoration versus cut, shifting control to Taylor in the appropriation panels.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Taylor
Col
Woodrum
Slovakia Proclaims Independence Amid Bratislava Riots
In Bratislava street riots erupt as Slovakia declares independence under Hitler’s influence. Reports of Hungarian invasion in Carpatho Ukraine and potential German moves in Bohemia or Moravia add to the tense atmosphere.
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Slovakia
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Carpatho-Ukraine
Bohemia
Moravia
Daladier to Seek Broad Emergency Powers in Cabinet
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier will ask parliament to authorize a decree giving the government power to requisition factories and control labor during international tension from Germany’s advance into Central Europe. He may also alter the 40 hour week for munitions plants. Ambassador Coulondre to Berlin to be recalled for reprimand.
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Paris
INS
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Europe
Robert Coulondre
Berlin
Reich
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Coulondre
Doomed Child Clings to Toy in New Rochelle Hospital
Harold Holt Jr a 12 year old from Monongahela Pa is treated in New Rochelle for Wilm's tumor declared incurable by doctors. X ray therapy may extend life as he clings to a toy airplane during transport and treatment planning.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Harold Holt, Jr
New Rochelle Hospital
Wilm
Monongahela
Harold
Wilma Holt
Pittsburgh
Alexander J. Chilko
Children’s Hospital
Page Eight Part One Item 3 Update
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Lady Astor Triggers Commons Uproar Over Germany Policy
In London March 16 Lady Astor prompted a Commons uproar during questions on Germany’s eastern expansion. She pressed Chamberlain about alarming the Munich pledge breach as Labor MPs shouted Too late Cliveden set and Give another lunch. The lunch remark referred to a May luncheon for Chamberlain with foreign correspondents.
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London
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Germany
Munich
Cliveden
Astor
Chamberlain
Hungarians Cap Chust Capital in Carpatho Ukraine
Hungarian troops stormed Chust at 4 p m and after 90 minutes of combat secured the city. Ukrainian and Czech defenders were driven into the surrounding mountains as the area came under Hungarian control. Fierce fighting centered in forward trenches seven miles east of Chust before the bayonet assault ended resistance.
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Robert B. Parker, Jr
Chust
Carpatho-Ukraine
Ukraine
Romania
Hun
Britain Plans Mild Protest Against Munich Pact
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain seeks to head off Conservative unrest by recalling Sir Nevile Henderson, Britain's ambassador to Germany, to London for a symbolic protest against Nazi Germany's Munich pact. Viscount Halifax pushes for the move as a firm diplomatic gesture.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Nazi Germany
Berlin
Nevile Henderson
Britain
Reich
Sir Nevile
Washington
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Viscount Halifax
Motorists on Honor As City Waives Laws
FOSTORIA Ohio March 16 motorists were on their honor as city officials abolished all parking restrictions for 60 days in an experiment to curb traffic problems. City council members said the laws had failed and that even double parking would be permitted.
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Fostoria
Anti Nazi Demonstrations Erupt in Warsaw
In Warsaw a 1000 strong crowd shouted down with Germany and down with Jews during a display against German influence tied to a Hungarian Polish frontier plan. Police blocked a march on the German embassy and protected Jewish shops as windows were smashed before order was restored.
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Warsaw
Hungary
Carpatho-Ukraine
Germany
Hitler seals new German empire by absorbing Slovakia and Bohemia
Prague reports Hitler extends the Reich by accepting Slovakia as a protectorate while Bohemia and Moravia are fused into the Reich. German troops move through Prague as Budapest's forces seize Ruthenia amid harsh winter fighting. Brunn and Vienna host talks with Slovakia's president about a second protectorate.
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Prague
INS
Adolf Hitler
Slovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Czech
Germany
Bismarck
Frederick the Great
Reichsfuehrer
Brunn
Brann
Vienna
Josef Tiso
Bohemia- Moravia
Ruthenia
Carpatho-Ukrain
Czecho-Slovakia
Budapest
Chust
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