Coal Agreement Eases Move For Tough Labor Law
Washington reports an 11th hour 29 day extension to the wage talks between Southern Appalachian coal operators and the United Mine Workers. Congress weighs anti strike measures with the Hobbs bill ready for a quick vote, while two other bills could be added as amendments. If a strike occurs after Wednesday, a wave of anti labor legislation is anticipated.
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Washington
Mar
Capitol Hill
United Mine Workers of America
Congress
House
Hobbs
Bil
Senate
Whitehrouse
May
Kentucky
Russians Estimate Nazi Plane Losses on Front
The Red Star reports German air force losses on the Russian front reaching 3,000 planes by mid winter. From November 1942 to December 31, 1943, 1,200 planes were lost in the Stalingrad district. The army paper notes 700 planes captured and January losses increasing the toll. It cites personnel losses and fuel shortages as forcing a defensive posture in several sectors.
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Moscow
Red Star
Stalingrad
Berlin
Reidh
RAF
Nazi Spital
Bochum
Ruhr
Essen
Theeiuy
Bremen
Krupp
Axis fights in Croatia crush Yugoslav patriots report
Berlin stated in a high command communique that Malian and Croatian troops smashed a Communist uprising stirred by Moscow in southern Croatia after weeks of fighting. Western Bosnia was described as a major scene of the battles as Axis forces pressed against Yugoslav patriots.
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London
Axis
Croatia
Berlin
Moscow
Bosnia
British Lase 33 Bombers In Berlin Ruhr Attacks
British and German air actions dominate reports from London and Moscow. RAF losses rose to 33 bombers in a Berlin Ruhr raid as London notes heavy damage to Berlin and Ruhr targets, while Soviet forces push toward Smolensk amid contested Donets River crossings and gains near Bely.
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Berlin-Ruhr
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Amy
Smolensk
Bely
Donets
London
Mar
RAF
Berlin
Ruhr Valley
Air Ministry
Ruhr
New Ship Building Exceeds Sub Losses
London March 30 Lord Alexander first lord of the admiralty told the Guildhall that shipping tonnage built in the last eight months surpassed losses by a large margin. He called the U boat the deadliest menace, noting heavy losses to fleets but said Nazi claims are inflated and Allied escort ship production should rise rapidly in the coming months.
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London
Alexander
Admiralty
Allied forces trap Rommel in Tunisia victory update
In Commons Churchill lauds full Allied cooperation in Tunisia as Gabes falls and Rommel races to escape the encirclement. He warns days ahead will be bloody but credits British French American forces for superb leadership and coordinated effort amid rugged desert fighting. See CRENZIE, Page Sin-.
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Dewift
MacKenzie
Churchill
Tunsia
Gabes
Tunisia
Rommel
Crenzie
Ample Sugar For Canning Promise
Washington March 30 Administrato r Prentiss M l Brown promised home canners today a reasonable amount of sugar and aides indicated he had vetoed proposals to take canned goods from these canners. He wrote to Representative Brown Ohio that the OPA is working on rules for sugar issuance and will announce details when ready.
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Washington
Mar
OPA
Prentiss Mel Brown
Brown
Republican
Ohio
Ile
Spy Plot Against U S Is Cracked
Rio de Janeiro report says an Axis spy plot inside Brazil involved artillery captain Tullio Regis do Naschimento and other Brazilians plus present and former Axis diplomats. Police to study the claim for action. Intercepted clandestine radio linked Naschimento to seeking U S plant access and advice on fire control aboard American ships. A Berlin appeal for 3 000 by Albrecht Engels exposed the plot core. An organized system allegedly sent military data from Brazil to Argentina, with two other Brazilians involved in invisible ink transmissions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Tribunal of National Security
U. S
Brazil
Germany
Tullio Regis Do Naschimento
Berlin
Albrecht Gustav Engels
Naschimento
Rio
Argentina
River Rise Slows Crest Of Flood Is Due This Week
The James River rose slowly today with higher water than Monday and a rise of about five inches since this morning. Officials warned the crest may reach Huron by Wednesday as forecasts call for continued slow rises in the Huron Ashton area. River flooding has closed Fourth Street at Huron and flooded Riverside Park, threatening a large garden plot and nearby lands.
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James River
H. M. Pierce
Huron
B. Laskowski
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huron-Ashton
Sweet Bridge
Laskowski
Jim” River
Miel Harris
Ruskin Park
Forestburg
Fourth Street
Charles Sinclair
Ninth Street
Third Street
Max Tischier
Commercial Road
Tischler
Seo
Giraud and Catroux Work Toward United French Front
Algiers report says Gen Henri Giraud and Gen Georges Catroux have agreed on major steps to unify French forces abroad against the Axis. A plan would place Catroux as head of revived overseas government while Giraud leads military forces. De Gaulle’s role remains to be clarified as talks progress.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Georges Catroux
Charles de Gaulle
Catroux
Plan Solid Front
Giraud
Aads
North
Africa
de Gaulle
France
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Minneapolis For Talk
Eleanor Roosevelt arrives in Minneapolis to greet 7 000 victory aides from across Minnesota at a city auditorium ceremony. Her train from Chicago is over an hour late as FBI agents four detectives and two patrolmen guard the station before the first lady’s arrival.
Record March Heat Hits New Highs Across City
Temperature soars to 85 degrees for March and 82 degrees at mid afternoon breaking 1910 marks. U S Weather Bureau meteorologist B R K Laskowski notes record warmth with continued mild forecast and overnight lows staying above freezing.
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Mt Auron
B. R K. Laskowski
U. S. Weather Bureau
Sonaay
Air Students Begin Advance Course at Huron College
Air students from Civil Aeronautics Administration war training arrive at Huron College for a two month advance course. Dean C Fisher says 42 arrive from across South Dakota Missouri and Nebraska joining 20 already on campus. Training alternates between campus Link trainers at 2241 Third Street SW and municipal airport flight instruction.
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Huron College
C. Fisher
Civil Aeronautics Administration War Training Service
South Dakota
Missouri Andebraska
Third Street
Air Rt
Ken Neville
Dakota Aviation Company
Lt Marvin Furch Killed In Plane Crash
Lt Marvin Furch an army air flier from Huron was killed in a plane crash at 3 am on the west coast according to messages to relatives. The body fate is as yet undetermined and may be returned to Huron or buried in Medford Oregon. Born October 29 1917 in St Paul he graduated from Huron High School and earned a BA from Huron College in 1940. He joined the army air forces in February 1942 and trained at Thunderbird Field Ariz and Santa Ana Cal. He received wings and was assigned to B 17 training at Casper Wyo and for the past five or six weeks taught B 17 at Ephrata Wash. He married Janette Shultner of Huron last July in California and she resides at Ephrata.
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Marvin Furch
Army Air Flier
Huron
Medford
Ore
R. G. Furch
L. Furch
St Paul
Huron High School
Huron College
Army Air Forces
Thunderbird Field
Ariz
Santa Ana
Cal
Casper
Wyo
Ephrata
Wash
Air Forces
Janette Shultner
California
Allied forces seize Gabes and El Hamma in North Africa
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower's headquarters reports the Eighth Army and American troops captured Gabes and El Hamma, taking about 8 000 prisoners as they press a northward drive from the Mareth Line. Churchill praises the American advance and notes Rommel's losses amid allied air and ground assaults.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Gabes
Mareth Line
Envin Rommel
Africa Corps
Churchill
Mareth
Alresty
Dwight D
Sfax
London
K. A. Anderson
Djebe
Abiod
George S. Patton, Jr
el Caetar
Morocco
Kairouan
Sousse
U.S
New Zealand
Romme
Gulf
Miareth
Churc
Montrommery
Desert Army
England coastal zone to be restricted for defense use
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison announced in the House of Commons that the entire east and south coast to ten miles inland will become a restricted area from Thursday April 1. He said there would be no general ban on visiting the area but access to specific sites could be temporarily restricted or barred by military authority for military purposes.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Home Secretary
Home Security
House of Commons
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Royal Canadian Air Force
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Foster Creek
Lake Byron
Mud Lake
Air
Escape Gap
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Associated Press
England
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