Italy Ordered to Close Two U S Consulates
The United States told Italy to close its consulates at Detroit and Newark New Jersey for reasons of national policy. The State department announced the move following Italy’s order to close U S consulates at Naples and Palermo. Giacomo Profili heads Detroit consulate as vice consul since 1938 while Newark is led by Consul in charge Shatidella Chiesa De Isasca.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Detroit
Newark
N. J
State Department
Naples
New Nazi blows stage wide war claims
Berlin reported German warplanes struck Britain and the Mediterranean in a 24 hour Luftwaffe blitz. The high command said Portsmouth barracks and shipyards, Malta airport, Marthra airfield, and a British minelayer off Scotland were damaged or sunk, with several aircraft shot down or destroyed on the ground.
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Berlin
Mar
Britain
Mediterranean
RAF
Reich
Luftwaffe
High Command
Portsmouth
Malta
Halfar
Marth
Scotland
Nor
Theatre Tickets For Daley Tonight At Id Theatre
The Grafton Sentinel invites Evelyn Stevens of Lincoln Street to attend tonight's presentation of Daley starring Ann Sothern at the Id Theatre. Queen of with Anna Nagle is now showing at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Evelyn Stevens
Lincoln Street
Daley
Ann Sothern
Id Theatre
Anna Nagle
Dixie Theatre
Howard Blue
Riders of Black Mountain
Tim McCoy
Missus
Roscoe Kars
Opera House Theatre
Confessed Strangler Linked to New York Bronx Murders
Police say George Joseph Civek confessed to strangling Mrs Catherine Papas in the Bronx and were also questioning him about the death of Mrs Elizabeth Jensen in the same neighborhood. An alarm had been issued previously describing the suspect in detail.
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Catherine Papas
George Joseph Civek
Bronx
N. Y
Elizabeth Jensen
Truce Ends Strike Threats in Defense Industries
Mediation led to talks resuming in key defense sectors as iron workers in Birmingham Alabama halted a planned strike at Ingalls Iron Works after a national defense commission envoy arrived. CIO workers at Aluminum Company of America Edgewater New Jersey paused threats pending union management talks.
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Associated Press
AFL Structural Iron Workers
Ingalls Iron Works Company
Birmingham
Ala
National Defense Commission
CIO
Edgewater
N. J
Aluminum Company of America
Agreement On Japan's Mediation Is Accepted
Tokyo reports that the principal points of Japan mediation to settle the Franco Indo China Thailand dispute are agreed. The French ambassador Charles Arsene Henry and Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka conferred about remaining points after a one hour discussion. Completion of full agreement was expected within a few days.
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Tokyo
Japan
Thailand
Charles Arsene Henry
Yosuke Matsuoka
Effort To Burn School May Bring FBI Inquiry
KUTTAWA KY March 6 The FBI was asked to assist in probing an attempt to set Kuttawa High School afire Friday night Authorities found two kerosene soaked spots and a burning torch made from a kerosene bottle and rag wick No damage occurred A second torch had burned out The incident followed the resignation of Coach Holland Harvey amid dissension over his successor and hiring decisions by the sheriff and school officials
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Kuttawa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kuttawa High School
Allen Williams
Bulding
Holland Harvey
Sheriff i Smid
Backers Plan Limit On Use Of U S Troops
Washington March 6 administration leaders draft a compromise amendment to the British bill to restrict American land and naval forces abroad. Senator George D Ga says he opposes a broad western hemisphere limit but notes concerns over Japan. The proposal aims to state that U S armed forces should not be sent outside the western hemisphere.
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Washington
Mar
George
D.ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Blender
D.-La
Western Hemisphere
Japan
Far East
Jim Crow Case Before Supreme Court Argued
The U S justice department urged the Supreme Court to require railroads to provide equal accommodations for Black travelers on interstate trips. Solicitor General Francis Biddle filed the brief in Mitch ell Mitchell's suit after he says he was forcibly ejected from a Pullman car in Arkansas in 1937. The I C C had dismissed his petition due to limited colored traffic, a ruling the filing argues violates the Constitution and Interstate Commerce Act by guaranteeing equal treatment to every passenger.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Representative Mitchell
D.-Til
Congress
Mitchell
Arkansas
Chicago
Hot Springs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Biddle
Big Business Blamed For Defeat By Labor
Charleston March 6 Van A Bittner union leader charged administration backed labor relations measure fell due to pressure from corporations and utilities. He said lawmakers cross party lines repudiate their parties platform and voters mandate. He warned labor would grow stronger despite defeat and face opposition at the polls in 1994.
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Charleston
van A. Bittner
House
Senate
Bittner
District 17
United Mine Workers
Minnesota
West Virginia
Bill to raise salaries of legislators beaten
Charleston March 6 members of the state legislature will continue 60 days at every regular session and receive 200 a year for their services The house rejected a resolution to submit a constitutional amendment providing for 80 day sessions and pay raises to 1000 a year
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Charleston
House
Weygand’s secret return to meet Petain in Vichy
The French government admitted the reported arrival of General Weygand in Vichy last night was a deliberate cover for his actual arrival today. He plans to report to Chief of State Marshal Petain on conditions among French forces in North and West Africa, amid speculation tied to Jean Chiappe’s death.
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Vichy
France
Maxime Weygand
Africa
Weygand
Petain
Jean Chiappe
Syria
Chiappe
Mediterranean
Philippe Petain
North Africa
West Africa
Housing Measure Passes House Goes To Senate
Charleston March 6 delegate Hudson co sponsor says four bills would grant city housing authorities the right to build national defense housing projects if acceptable to the government the measures aim to modernize the state's housing statutes and were sent to the senate last night
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Senate
Hudson
D.-Cabel
Arbitration Agree Reached Over Power Strike in Michigan
Governor Van Wagoner announced that management and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have agreed to arbitrate differences that prompted AFL unionists to threaten a strike against Consumers Power. The utility serves gas and electricity to two million Michigan customers. The governor had warned he would use full power of the office to keep public service from disruption.
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Lansing
Mich
Murray D. van Wagoner
AFL
Consumers Power Company
Michigan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
State Police Head Resigns Amid Interim Appointment Talk
Governor Neely accepted the resignation of Col. C. C. Tallman as superintendent of state police effective March 31. Rumors tied former Mercer county Sheriff G. H. Crumpecker to the post as Tallman’s possible successor. Tallman, appointed in 1937 and given a new four year term last December, had been on Holt’s list of interim appointees. Tallman resides in Mason.
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Charleston
Mar
Neely
Col. C. C. Tallman
Tallman
G. H. Crumpecker
Mercer County
State Senate
German Air Raiders Over London No Bombs Drop
London reports two alerts at noon with no bombs dropped. A raider over an east Anglian town dropped a bomb that wrecked a house. a man and his family were rescued. Other bombs caused little damage with no casualties. Dover strait raids in rain ended with no early reports of casualties.
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London
Dover Strait
England
Man Slain Girl Wounded in Whitesville Shooting
In Whitesville a shooting at Henry Holstein’s home near Seth left Tony Maloski dead and Dorothy Gillespie a 17 year old girl injured. Henry Holstein faces a murder charge. Corporal Walter Hampton reports Maloski died at Charleston hospital and Gillespie is expected to recover.
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Whitesville
Henry Holstein
Walter Hampton
Hampton
Tony Maloski
Dorothy Gillespie
South Malden
Huntington
Holstein
Seth
Gillespie
Maloski
Maleski
Charleston Hospital
Carl Andrews Will Remain State Banking Commissioner
Governor Neely said R. Carl Andrews will be reappointed as state banking commissioner and submitted to the senate for confirmation. Andrews, defeated by Neely in 1940 primary, had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of George Lee and once served as state Democratic chairman from 1936 to 1940.
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Carl Andrews
Charleston
Neely
R. Carl Andrews
Senate
V. Andrews
Homer A. Holt
Bachmann
Andrews
George
House of Delegates Fights After Budget Adjournment
Charleston March 6 The House approved a 72 077 644 budget for two years and then erupted in protest as Speaker Malcolm Arnold declared adjournment leaving the chamber. Republicans threaten a filibuster while Democrats cried unfairness over the late session and roll call gaps. Ballard led a protest demanding a 2 pm adjournment.
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Charleston
Mar
House of Delegates
Malcolm Arnold
House
Senate
Ballard
D.-Mercer
Arnold
Powell
R.pleasants
Amendment Vote To Be Held On Tax Diversion
Charleston to voters in the 1943 election will cast ballots on a constitutional amendment prohibiting diversion of gasoline and automobile license taxes from road purposes. The senate completed final action on the measure yesterday.
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Charleston
Senate
World Famous Sculptor Gutzon Borglum Dies at 69
Chicago report states Gutzon Borglum died after a brief illness at Henrotin hospital. He had been in care since February 13 and his wife Lincoln Borglum and a daughter were at his bedside. Borglum created the Mount Rushmore memorial and other colossal works.
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Chicago
Mar
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Hen—rotin Hospital
Mount Rushmore Memorial
Black Hills
South Dakota
Eleven German Vessels Sunk In Surprise Raid
London March 6 British and allied Norwegian forces sank eleven ships under German command and captured 225 prisoners in a surprise raid on the Lofoten islands off Norway. The joint communique said nine German merchant vessels a German armed trawler and one Norwegian ship under German control were sunk. The total tonnage was about 18000 with the largest unit around 10000 tons.
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London
Lofoten Islands
Norway
Ding
Neely Bills Pending in State Senate Action
Six of the administration's 32 legislative proposals reached final action stage in the State senate. Bills for permanent voter registration and the little Hatch act to curb public employees’ activity are among those advancing. Fourteen measures passed one house. nine governor requests fulfilled. two await minor amendments. one inheritance levy bill remains in committee. Three days remain in the 1941 session to clear pending legislation. See NEELY BILLS Page 3.
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Charleston
State
Senate
Honest King Carol II Plans to Pay Hotel Bill in Lisbon
Ex king Carol II of Romania telephoned from Lisbon to Seville to assure hotel officials the bill left when he escaped would be paid in full. He fled Monday with Magda Lupescu and ordered four of her dogs left in care of Infante Alfonso de Orleans, related to the late King Alfonso XIII.
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Seville
Spain
Carol II of
Romania
Lisbon
Portugal
Magda Lupescu
Alfonso de Orleans
Alfonso XIII
Greece Masses Six Divisions To Meet The Threat
Greece orders six divisions to bolster front lines as Nazi forces sweep into Bulgaria from the north. German air fleets mass 1700 bombers and fighters based in Bulgaria photo Greek and Turkish defenses while Athens reports the general staff coordinating troops and supply lines.
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Ofia
Bulgaria
Sigmund
List
Boris III
War Ministry
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Balkan
Bern
Reso
Eden Pledges Aid To Greece Amid War Talks
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden pledged Britain will fight beside embattled Greece until final victory. He spoke after talks with Greek leaders in Athens that the communique said showed complete agreement on the Balancing crisis. Eden left Athens with General Sir John Dill after praising Greek heroism against brutal attack and warning of a future that may be arduous.
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Mar
Anthony Eden
Greece
Eden
John G. Dill
Leo Eden
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John W. Knotts
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