Britain Expands Aid and Defense Meetings Seen
Washington April 2 AP New steps in defense and British aid programs were under way as President Roosevelt met with an enlarged cabinet and military leaders to discuss meeting British requests for new tonnage. Participants included Hopkins Morgenthau and three services chiefs with Jackson Marshall Stark Holcomb joining later amid questions on convoys and possible ship seizures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hig “Lend-Leage
Cabinet Council
Harry L. Hopkins
Jackson
White House
Trull
Brimson
Knox
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Stephen Early
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval
Thomas Holcomb
Marines
Eit Dee
Congress
United States Naval
Atlantic
Tober
Wheeler
Mont
German Ships Scuttled After Fleeing Callao Harbor
German merchant ships Muenchen and Hermanthis were found burning and sinking about 290 miles south of Callao Peru after fleeing the harbor Monday night. The Peruvian cruiser Grau located the vessels and crews were missing. the Prince Robert was reported nearby off the western South American coast after sailing from Callao.
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Peru
Muenchen
Hermanthis
Callao Harbor
Callao
Grau
Prince Robert
South American
Venezuela Protests Burning of Axis Ships
Foreign Minister Gil Borges filed formal notes with German and Italian diplomats in Caracas protesting the burning and scuttling of four Axis ships harbored in Venezuela. The government held Axis authorities responsible for their crews acts, describing the destruction at Puerto Cabello as deliberate and a scandalous violation of hospitality and Venezuela’s sovereignty.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Gil Borges
Puero Cabello
Veneziela
Yugoslavia mines Adriatic as tension grows
Belgrade reports secret Yugoslav mines sank two passenger liners, Karadjordje and Prestolonaslednik Peter, in the Adriatic near Zara, as war fears mount. All crewmen were saved. The sinkings reveal extensive mining likely conducted within the week.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adriatic Sea
Karadjordje
Obravac
Zara
New Axis protests flare over ship seizures and crews
Washington reports stronger protests from Germany and Italy after Axis ships and crews were seized. The United States prepares formal replies, rejecting earlier notes. Germany demands the ships be returned and protests over crew imprisonment while Italy seeks talks with Yugoslav representatives. An Italian legation spokesman cites ongoing conversations to find possibilities for relief. Coast guard orders removal of American flags from seized ships in protective custody. A Boston grand jury indicts Captain Ernst R. Hertzmann and four officers along with five crew members amid ongoing tensions.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
United States
Ais
Ameri
Vladimir Macek
Ger
Skolpje
Ara Wank Orince
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Vardar
Ian
Legation
Seu Upl Qecree
Coast Guard
Boston
Ernst R. Hertzmann
German Legation Staff Ordered Home as War Fears Rise
Belgrade April 3 diplomatic circles report intensified German troop concentrations near Bela Crkva and Szeged across from Yugoslavia. The German legation in Belgrade recalled all staff except the charge Walfeires and the military attache, with fears war between Germany and Yugoslavia imminent.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Legation
Walfeires
Berlin
One Man Strike Halts Iowa Traffic Lights
Des Moines reports traffic signals out of order due to a one man work stoppage. George Lister, supervisor of signals, seeks a $25 raise from $200 monthly. He belongs to an AFL union. Acting city traffic engineer H H Gunton could not say how lights will stay functioning.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Lister
A.F.L
H. H. Gunton
Lister
Weather outlook for Montana partly cloudy days
Partly cloudy weather is forecast for Montana on Thursday and Friday with warmer temperatures expected east of the Continental Divide.
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Montana
Divide
Mexican Officials Seize Nazi Vessel After Sailors Resistance
Tampico April 2 German seamen aboard the 9,660 ton liner Orvieto resisted but were overpowered by Mexican marines who thwarted an alleged plot to scuttle and burn Axis ships. Captains and crews were detained after forcibly removing Axis captains ashore for a conference. Detachment actions halted sabotage plans and the interior ministry held 590 crewmen as aliens.
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Tampico
Mexico
Orvieto
Vera Cruz
Orinoco
Lylo Hurtado
Mendoza
Tampico Harbor
Weral
Oror
Ministry of the Interior
Atlasi
Two Americans Arrested by Police in Berlin
Berlin officials detained two long time American residents, John Paul Dickson of the Chicago Tribune and Arthur J K Dunning, secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce, for about two hours after an order from higher authorities with no stated reason. A spokesman said the detention was a mistake. Dickson had lived in Germany 11 years since student days, Dunning since World War I. Also held briefly were a New York music student and a Californian whose names were not released.
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Berlin
John Paul Diesen K
Chicago Tribune
Mutueli! Broadcasting System
Arthur J. K. Dunning
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Dickson
Germany
Dunning
New York
Brazil protests German attack on freighter Tarbate
Brazil protested to Germany over an air attack on the Brazilian freighter Tarbate in the Mediterranean March 22. The 5,999 ton ship was bombed 108 miles northwest of Port Said, one man killed and three wounded. The vessel continued to Alexandria.
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Rilo de Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
Mediterranean
Port Said
Alexandria
Senator Harry Martin Killed in Accidental Gunshot
Senator Harry Martin of Royall County died from an accidental shotgun discharge on his ranch near Stevensville while climbing a fence. Coroner John Dowling said there would be no inquest. Martin, born May 24, 1883 in Laurin, had lived in the Bitter Root for 13 years and served in the Montana state senate since 1935.
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Stevensville
Harry Martin
Royall
County
Here
John Dowling
Hamilton
Martin
Taidh House
Root Valley
Dowling
Theody
Montana
Laurin
Madison County
Bitter Root
Tie
State Senate
Four Are Killed in Riots at Harlan Kentucky
Rioting in Harlan Kentucky left four men dead after gunfire erupted when men with burst weapons attacked a Crimmies Creek company store and beat five others. Governor Keen Johnson called the violence a grave situation and said measures may include a 24 hour armistice and mobilization of armed citizens to clear the streets.
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Harlan
Crimmies Creek
Frankfort
State Capitol
Pany
Keen Johnson
Harlan County
Rabet Ising
Hodge
Japan Ready to Act with Axis Against United States
Rome reports Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka agreed with Mussolini and Hitler on a joint plan of action against the United States if hostilities arise. He bid farewell to Mussolini and heads to Berlin for more talks with Hitler. He also met Pope Pius XII at the Vatican. Foreign observers question the extent of Tokyo’s pledge and mediation chances between Britain and the Axis. Virginia Gaida, a fascist editor, suggested possible joint action against U.S. aid to Britain.
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Tohey
Senate
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Wheeler
Cornors
United States
Congress
Tentora
Rome
Yosuke Matsuoka
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Muscolini
Berlin
Hitler
Britain
Matsuoke
Japan
Europe
Africa
Asia
Matsuoka
Italy
Germany
Virginia Gayda
Coal operators agree to halt mining under new pact
Hodge said officials in New York including W J Cunningham and Charles Guthrie representing the Thailand coal operators and William Turnblazer and Jack O Lear union leaders told areas no mines would operate and no workers would be harmed. The four in New York aided in negotiating a new work contract effective immediately. The union would allow 24 hours to show good faith. L P Johnson, general manager, declined further comment amid dispute over disputed fatalities and firing by company men.
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Hodge
New York
W. J. Cunninghan
Charles Guthrie
William Turnblazer
Jack O'Lear
Aig
Houge
Tledge
Strike at Chalmers Plant Sent to Defense Board
Secretary of Labor Perkins announced late tonight the 10 to 14 week strike at Allis Chalmers Manufacturing was certified to the National Defense Mediation Board. The move includes offering to tap the resources of the Conciliation Service to help settlement. United Auto Workers Local 7 at the Milwaukee plant had urged Roosevelt to reopen negotiations with the conciliation service.
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Washington
Perkins
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
National Defense Medication Board
Secetary
Tidce
LS Conciliation Service
United Auto Workers Union
Ulis-Chelmecs
Milwaukee
Roosavelt
Conciliation Service
British radio report on Eritrean city evacuated by Italian troops
New York dispatch of April 3 states a British radio broadcast heard via CBS reports Italian troops evacuating an Eritrean city under Italian control. The message notes the operation occurring as forces withdraw, with details from the unconfirmed broadcast.
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New York
CBS
Saul Italian Troofa
Nmassa
Montana to Furnish 45 Men Under April Draft Call
Montana will furnish 44 men for selective service training under draft call No 6 announced by headquarters War Department. Men from 32 counties will be called April 21, 22 and 23. Missoula Havalu Silver How Gasl cade and Deer Lodge will furnish no one. Lewis and Clark will contribute one. 33 replacements will be called for men rejected on call No 4. Five Helena men depart April 11 under call No 6: Gray Tevis Hoblitt Theodore Brathen Harry N Gilbertson and Jers 8 Held, a transfer from Tailings.
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Montana
Missola
Havalu
Silver How
Gas l Cade
Deer Lodge
Lewis and Clark
Rene Lone
Helena
Gray
Tevis Hoblitt
Theodore Brathen
Harry N, Gilbertson
Jers
Tailings
Eritrea Falls Toward British Control Amid White Flag Moves
British forces tighten grip in East Africa as 30,000 to 40,000 Italian troops flee Eritrea toward Addis Ababa. Massawa port lies near capitulation while Asmara is urged to surrender as Italians seek to open Asmara city. Naval actions include sinking a merchant ship and tanker in the Red Sea.
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Cairo
Egypt
Eritrea
Addis Ababa
Italy
Massawa
Red Sea
Levty
Ethiopia
Africa
Massana
Mediterranean
Libyan
North Africa
East Africa
Khartoum
Sudan
As Jmara
Asmara
Differences on Beef Purchase Dispute Settled
A joint conference committee resolved semite and house differences on a 4.848 billion defense appropriation bill. They kept a modified semite amendment allowing Army purchases of Argentine canned beef and other foreign products under conditions. The changes clarified the foreign purchases amendment while preserving the principle that purchases may only occur if U S products of comparable quality are unavailable at reasonable prices.
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Washington
Joint
Conferess
United States
Mary Pickford in Los Angeles under observation
Mary Pickford is under observation at St. Vincent's hospital in Los Angeles after arrival from New York. Officials say her condition is not serious, and she issued a statement about income tax issues. The report notes recent airline accident fatalities near Schueck, and details a kidney stone diagnosis for Joseph Muadian.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sefal
Joseph Muadian Press
Schueck
New York
Robert Mot
Condie
Crystal City
Maul
James White
McInosh
MacLeod
Aita
Italians Say Fleet Went Down In British Sea Battle
Survivors of the Italian cruiser Fiume and Zara and the destroyer Alfieri arrived in Athens claiming British warships destroyed their ships last Friday night. They reported hundreds of seamen died below decks and only a few, including a 21 year old gunner, survived after abandoning ship on lifeboats and rafts. Rescued by a Greek vessel, they cited chaotic scenes aboard flooded craft and crowded rafts with men fighting, while the battleship Vittoria Vento’s fate remained unclear.
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Athens
Fiume
Zara
Alfier
Vittoria Vento
Settlement Plan Is Reported In Ford Strike
Detroit April 2 Swift mediation ends in a plan for settlement in Ford Motor Company s Hiver Rouge strike. Federal mediator James P Dewey announced the plan after a 90 minute conference with Gov Van Wagoner state officials and U A W C IO leaders. Troopers patrolled Dearborn as thousands of pickets watched while a five member Ford committee met with Governor s aides to press mediation efforts and a possible resolution.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Yponlcea
James P.dewey
Murray CD
van Wagoner
Dearborn
Dewey
Sword Company
Roosevelt
United Automobile Workers
U.A.W.C.I.0
August Scholle
Gi. O
Walter Reuter
International Executive Board
U.A.W.C.1.0
Ford Company
Winter Wheat Crop Will Be Larger
Chicago reports indicate private crop estimates point to a winter wheat harvest around 616 million bushels, up about 27 million from last year. Prospects show abandonment of certain Missouri and Nebraska ports affecting totals.
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Chicago
Missouri
Nebraska
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