Stratoliner Crash Kills Ten In Seattle-Area Flight
The Boeing Stratoliner crashed near Alder 30 miles south of Tacoma killing ten aboard, including two Dutch airline executives and eight Boeing officials. Eyewitnesses described a loss of power and a spinning fall as investigators and patrols secured the scene.
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Easter Sunrise Services Planned At Laidley Field
Charleston and Kanawha valley churches unite for Easter sunrise services sponsored by The Gazette. The mass meeting at Laidley Field will begin at dawn three weeks from now with broad Christian participation and brief programs so worshippers may attend their own church services afterward.
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AFL Rejects Labor Merger Peace Plan
The AFL denounces the CIO as infiltrated with Communism and rejects a merger as a path to labor peace. It demands CIO rejoin under strict terms and presents a six point formula, warning against government control of labor and citing totalitarian states as a warning. The CIO accuses the AFL of breaching faith by secrecy and vows a counterattack as peace talks resume.
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Bold Rail Plan Being Studied
New York dispatch reports rail executives and Wall Street bankers examining a bold plan to avert nationalization via targeted legislation. The approach seeks to end arbitrary competition and allow justified rate changes within fixed limits, with protections for shippers, passengers, and workers, while preserving incentives for investors and efficient management.
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What is Hitler's next move in Europe plan
Berlin observers ponder the next step after Czechoslovakia as Hitler’s inner circle tightens secrecy. The question of future territorial rearrangements looms, with hints from Hitler’s policy aims and the limited circle aware of his plans.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Early End Seen In Spanish Civil War
Madrid dispatch reports Julian Besteiro, foreign minister of the Madrid defense junta, announcing on radio that negotiations for surrender to Gen. Francisco Franco are being launched immediately as Europe faces a new crisis.
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Nazis Surprised By Icy Greetings In Bohemia Occupation
Prague reports some German troops, aged 18 to 20, surprised by icy Czech greetings as they occupy Bohemia and Moravia. Soldiers show discipline though streets still display Czech army khaki alongside German field grey.
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Shrine Directors To Meet In Charleston This Week
Charleston hosts the 21st annual Shrine Directors Association of North America convention opening Thursday at the Shrine mosque. An expected 1,500 to 2,000 Shriners from U S and Canada will attend, with about 600 delegates. Beni Kedem temple oversees about 4,000 members. Two special trains will bring delegates Wednesday night from San Diego and Boston. Imperial officers including Andrew A. Rahn and James H. Price will attend along with association leaders Lex Lord Ray Newton and Louis C. Fischer. There are 159 temples in the U S Canada Mexico Hawaii and the Canal Zone.
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Des Moines
Louis C. Fischer
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Stop Hitler Movement Returns 25 Percent Tariff On German Goods
The United States imposes 25 percent penalties on German products effective April 23 as part of the Stop Hitler drive. War Department launches a national Air Cadet recruiting plan to train up to 4 000 pilots and a medical air corps tour visits colleges. Treasury cites Morgenthau and Atty Gen Murphy on German subsidies, while Hungary is targeted over Ruthenia tariff concessions. The move follows Germany's claim of sovereignty over Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia and notes the broader aim of a diplomatic economic front to halt fascist aggression.
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Berlin Welcomes Fuehrer Hitler in Grand Triumphal Return
Berlin prepared a massive reception for Adolf Hitler as he arrived from Linz to celebrate the Reichsführer's reentry into the capital. Officials touted a new German empire amid protests from Britain and France over the annexation of Czechoslovakia.
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Powers Seek Allied Aid Over Czech Crisis
London reports Britain and France denounce Germany over Czechoslovakia seizure and push to enlist Soviet Russia in aiding Romania against a German threat. Chamberlain held a special cabinet session as Rumania reportedly rejected a German ultimatum offering protection in exchange for oil and grain access.
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State Income Tax Returns Lower
State personal net income tax in 1938 lagged behind 1937 as of March 17 with receipts at 644 057 57 versus 756 234 77. Tax officials cited a general business slump and predicted further declines below last year’s level, noting sales taxes also fell by about 805 035 68 and gross sales tax down by roughly 1 500 000 for the period.
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Germany to rule Bohemia Moravia as Reichsprotector
Berlin reports Germany will impose the Nazi will on Bohemia Moravia with Baron Konstantin von Neurath named Reichsprotector. Hitler travels from Vienna to Berlin while Britain and France condemn the Czech dismemberment as illegal under Munich terms.
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Coal Regulation Plan Is Devised
Rep Allen plans a bill to reshape coal regulation eliminating compulsory price fixing and replacing a seven-man board with a three-member commission. The measure would expand voluntary marketing provisions allowing producer groups to form their own marketing agencies with the commission serving as umpire.
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Allen
Hungarian Troops Blockade Ruthenia Roads Into Romania
In Tivad ar Carpatho Ukraine near the Romanian frontier, Hungarian forces report occupation of eastern Ruthenia and have begun blocking roads into Romania. A column under Col Baron Unger seized the eastern main road and blocked it with logs and barbed wire, digging trenches along both sides. About 200 000 Hungarian troops were present in eastern Ruthenia for undisclosed aims.
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Carpatho-Ukraine
France Grants Daladier Absolute War Powers
The French Chamber of Deputies approved Premier Edouard Daladier’s request for plenary powers to form a military dictatorship of defense. The measure passed 321 to 264 as socialists failed to block it, with Paris also recalling its ambassador to Berlin amid protests over Germany’s actions in central Europe.
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Maginot Line
Plea and Mobilization as Romania Appeals for Help
Europe braces for a possible German advance toward the east as Romania appeals to Britain for aid. Germany reportedly has about 700000 soldiers, with 42 to 44 divisions and 22 in the newly German domain. Britain weighs defense options while US signals support and potential munitions aid.
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Rumania
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George
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Cash and Carry Policy Sought
Senator Pittman announced a cash and carry neutrality bill allowing the United States to sell arms and munitions to all belligerents in war or peace. The measure would require the president to invoke cash and carry within 30 days of any war outbreak and repeal prior neutrality laws. Pittman said enactment would aid Britain and denied harm to China despite its blockade.
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