Roosevelt seeks to limit Work Relief eight months
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 975 million dollars to run WEA next year and proposed spending the entire sum in eight months if necessary to avoid suffering. He abandoned hopes for 460 million in new taxes, urged flexible spending with discretionary authority to spend eight months if needed, and noted war uncertainty could alter employment.
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Balkans Seek Soviet Aid to Thwart German Threat
Budapest reports Hungary may engage Soviet Russia for security against a possible German push into southeastern Europe. Romania and Yugoslavia are leaning to Moscow, while Hungary weighs ties despite prior anti Soviet stance.
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CIO Wins Decisive Victory Over AFL In GMC Elections
Detroit April 18 The CIOs United Automobile Workers won a decisive victory over AFL rivals in a National Labor Relations Board counted vote among General Motors Corporation employees. Of the first 40 plants to report the UAW received a majority in 35 including large divisions in Michigan centers Detroit Flint Saginaw Lansing and Pontiac. Five plants selected the UAW AFL as their bargaining agent.
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City Paved Street Repair Underway Despite Cold Weather
Four city crews began the annual spring repair of downtown paved streets but work is slowed by continuing chill. Patching cannot proceed on asphalt until conditions warm. Several blocks in the downtown district are included in the repair program.
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County Board Member Ousted in South Dakota Case
Zie bach Count commission member Ben Henderson of Dupree faced suspension pending removal proceedings for misconduct malfeasance and corruption. Gov Bushfield ordered the action after a petition by county residents. The complaint lists 17 violations including misused mileage per diem county land leasing and improper use of county resources. Judge Frank Gladstone named L M Graslie to oversee the case.
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Wartime Market Lifts Farm Prices Driven by War Psychology
Wartime grain markets raise prices for 1940 crops with No. 2 red wheat at 1.12 a bushel and No. 2 white corn at 72 cents as experts cite psychological effects of Europe’s fighting. Officials note no clear European demand yet, limits on supplies, smaller domestic harvest expectations, and loans withholding 500 million bushels of corn from the market.
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German Battleship Deutschland Reported Grounded
A Norwegian en route to Sweden from Trondheim reports the German pocket battleship Deutschland ashore in Quvenfjord northeast of Trondheim. The 10,000 ton vessel, renamed Lützow last October, is the sister ship of the scuttled Admiral Graf Spee, and the report notes there is condemnation of the Norwegian account.
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Britain warns Sweden may be next target in war
London reports British troops contact Norwegian forces in Norway with operations continuing as Nazi advances press toward Oslo. Admiralty notes sinking a Nazi transport near Bergen and a submarine hit by fleet air arm. Britain warns Sweden to beware possible attack within a month while Italy is urged to stay neutral and Balkan policy seeks to preserve peace.
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Nazi Forces Move Closer To Sweden
German invaders push toward Sweden as Halden falls and Fossum fortifications near Oslo come under attack. Sweden tightens restrictions on foreigners and travel while battles rage in Narvik and southern Norway. Norway’s General Erichsen crosses into Sweden as United States urges citizens to plan departure if danger grows.
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British Foothold Grows in North as Germans Fall Back
Eye witness describes British marines consolidating positions in northern Norway after German retreat south. Reporter details Narvik area, Harstad debarkation, and ongoing Allied control while German claims conflict with official news. Narratives include a traveller arrested near Narvik and returned to Norwegian authorities due to passport visa issues.
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Hands Off Dutch East Indies Policy Aligned With Japan
President Roosevelt urged maintaining the status quo in the Pacific at a press conference while Secretary Hull warned that any interruption of the Dutch East Indies status quo would threaten regional stability. Tokyo cited Japan's own wishes and denied territorial designs, as U S and allied concerns over Dutch assets and strategic rubber, tin, quinine, and petroleum resources persisted.
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Nazis Plan Unrestricted U Boat War After May
The British press report says Germany would launch unrestricted submarine warfare after May. A Stancliffe survivor quoted the U boat commander promising to sink every ship at sight and spare no one after that date.
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Norwegian Sailor Claims Bremen Sunk Off Norway
A Norwegian survivor of the Stancliffe says the German liner Bremen sank off Norway after the Stancliffe was torpedoed near Scotland. He says a telegram of safe arrival found in the Bremen captain's pocket was sent to Germany by Norwegian authorities, while Berlin officials denied prior reports and dismissed the claim as a familiar swindle.
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Nazis Claim Grip Is Strengthened In Norway
Berlin reports German forces are steadily strengthening their grip on Norway on land air and sea as British resistance eases Norwegian King Haakon VII recognizes a German administrative committee as the government Norwegian troops reach the border near Sweden and claim Narvik harbor and city are in German hands official radio notes Norwegian iron ore port vicinity under German control
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Taft Won’t Contest Dewey In Maryland
A Washington report states Senator Taft of Ohio announced he would not contest with Dewey for Maryland’s Republican presidential nomination. The New Yorker report suggested Dewey failed to enter other state primaries, and Taft’s decision reflects strategic choices among early GOP contenders.
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