Labor clash over coal wage contract shocks nation
President To Receive Full Sport Today a Situation Washington April 8 John L. Lewis testified that northern operators are waging a great economic outrage on the south by opposing a wage deal to reopen soft coal mines. He said 70 percent of car operators agreed while 30 percent in the south rejected the plan, threatening a 40 cent wage differential. Southern operator L. T. Putman labeled as opposing the deal and accused the northern group of wagging the tail. Edward F. McGrady warned that continued coal stoppages jeopardize the national defense effort by curbing steel and explosives production. He urged an immediate settlement to avoid harming the industrial mobilization program.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO United Tine Workers
Senate Deense
L. T. Putman
Beckley
W. Va
Edward F. McGrady
War Department
Senate
McGrady
War
Winston Churchill
United States Navy
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Royal Navy
North Atlantic
United States
Roosevelt freezes assets in United States amid Greece conquest
President Roosevelt issued an executive order freezing rock credits and cash in the United States after Greece fell to Germany. Greek assets in the U.S. are estimated between 40 and 50 million dollars, with other nations including Norway, Denmark, France, and Hungary also targeted, totaling over 4.5 billion across frozen holdings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Greece
Germany
Gerany
Jony
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Lindy Resigns Commission In Aur Corps Famed Flyer
New York April 28 Col Charles A Lindbergh resigns his commission in the air corps stating he is greatly disturbed by implications he says President Roosevelt has caused. The famous flyer and author says he cannot remain in the service under the circumstances.
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Lindy
Aur
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Portsmouth Is Hard Hit By Nazi Air Raid
Nazi air raiders struck Portsmouth in a three hour attack causing heavy casualties and damage to homes and businesses. The government described the casualties as not large, and noted no casualties in southwest England or the northeast coast of Scotland. One raider was shot down over the south coast. RAF bombers later struck Hamburg with new explosives in an offensive described as ongoing.
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London
Portsmouth
Churchill
Empire
England
Scotland
Three die in Fayetteville fire from wartime attack
The report notes Chas. Holbrook among three killed in a Fayetteville blaze. It details Allied air actions in North Africa with RAF claims of destroying a German troop transport at Benina and damaging others, plus attacks on Alo mata Ethiopia and a convoy strike the previous day.
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Chas. Holbrook
Fayetteville
Junkers
Benina
Bengasi
East Africa
Alomata
Ethiopia
Early Morning Blaze Traps High Point Man and Child
Three people died in an early morning fire that destroyed an apartment building. The deceased are Cecil Beard, 25, a Fort Bragg civilian worker, his four year old daughter Barbara, and Charles B. Holbrook, about 46, a plumber's helper at Fort Bragg. The blaze occurred in Fayetteville on April 28, trapping the residents in the structure.
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High Point
Fayetteville
Cecil Beard
Fort Bragg
Barbara
Charles B. Holbrook
Family Notes on Holbrook Incident and Death
Charlies B Holbrook resided with his mother Mrs E C Holbrook 606 Highland Avenue until last September when he went to Fort Bragg He was born in Guilford County on June 28 189% Surviving are the mother two sisters Mrs W E Arledge of this city and Mrs W A Matthews of Jamestown and one brother J R Holbrook of this city Funeral arrangements had not been completed as family members left for Fayetteville
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Charlies B. Holbrook
E. C. Holbrook
Highland Avenue
Fort Bragg
Guilford County
W. E. Arledge
W. A. Matthews
Jamestown
J. R. Holbrook
Fayetteville
Blaze Claims Lives in Early Morning Fire
Two residents perished in a midnight blaze that started around 2 a m. The fire destroyed the building and spread quickly, with investigators continuing coverage on page 2 column 2.
Re Survey on U S Policy Amid Balkan Debacle
Army and Navy officials privately urge President Roosevelt to rethink foreign policy and allied aid. They warn Britain faces surrender or compromise, urge restraint on weapon sales, and advocate a cautious re survey of strategic aims. A maritime plan may need revamping as convoy strategies and ship-building costs come under review.
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Roosevelt
Britain
Australia
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
London
United States
England
Empire
Germany
Japan
Hitler
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt-LaGuardia
Atlantic
Free French Massing in East Africa Near French Somaliland
The French government announced that de Gaullist forces aided by British units were massed just inside French Somaliland near Daouanich and a railway station to Addis Ababa. Other followers landed at Zeila while pamphlets urged French posts to defect, signed by General le Gentilhomme.
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Vichy
France
de Gaullist
Free French
French Somaliland
East Africa
Colonial Ministry
de Gaulists
Daouanich
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Jibati
Gulf of Aden
Charles de Gaulle
Zeila
British Somaliland
de Gaullists
le Gentilhomme
Somaliland
Aden
French Somaliland Amid Regional Conflicts
French Somaliland spans about 8,492 square miles on the Gulf of Aden. It lies between British Eritrea to the north British Somaliland to the south and Ethiopia to the west as fighting continues. The native population numbers 44,240 with 141,700 Europeans including 1,100 Frenchmen.
British shipping losses rise in Greek campaign
Berlin reports British shipping losses in the Greek withdrawal have surpassed those at Dunkerque, with 287000 tons sunk in the past 11 days. The German dispatches claim this phase of the Eastern Mediterranean action is not yet finished.
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Berlin
Greece
Dunkerque
Actio
Mediterranean
Dunkirk Shipping Losses Reported by Lloyds
Lloyd's lists British shipping losses at Dunkerque as 72 ships totaling 280,556 tons and Allied losses at 39 ships totaling 163,348 tons. The Lloyd's figures exclude small pleasure and fishing craft used at Dunkerque.
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Lloyd's
Dunkerque
Wagner Act Strength Increased By Court's Far-Reaching Decision
The Supreme Court held that the Wagner Labor Act requires a company to hire and give back pay to workers denied work for union membership or activities. Justice Frankfurter delivered the decision, affirming Labor Board orders to reinstate two men at Phelps Dodge Copper Mine in Bisbee Arizona after a 1935 strike, and noting the board's power to reinstate striking workers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Justice Frankfurter
Phelps Dodge Corporation of
New York
Bisbee
Arizona
War games draw 19000 troops from Jackson area
Approximately 19,000 officers and men of the 30th division left the fort today for war games in the Jackson area. In Berlin, April 28, a German colonial ministry is being formed, with preparations under way as an authorized spokesman stated Germany holds a claimed right to colonies.
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Jackson
S. C
Berlin
Germany
Australian troops begin withdrawal from Greece succeeds
Sydney April 23 The Australian Army Minister Percy C Spender said withdrawal of certain Australian troops from Greece has begun and has been successful. He could not confirm or deny reports that most Australians and New Zealanders had been moved safely from the Hellenic peninsula with their weapons.
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Sydney
Australia
Greece
Percy C. Spender
Hellenic
Berlin Says Speech Wear and Defeatist Tone
German sources called Churchill's Sunday speech the most negative since the war began. They argued the premier has lost certainty and that aid to Britain invites destruction, citing lessons from the Balkan campaign about every hand extended to assist Britain.
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Churchill
Britain
Fall of Dessie falls to British forces in Ethiopia
Nairobi report confirms Dessie, the Italian stronghold 140 miles northeast of Addis Ababa, was captured. British South African troops said they routed Italian defenders from mountain barricades near the town and entered Dessie at 6 p.m. on April 26, the fiercest action yet in the East African campaign.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Dessie
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Leiber Ends Cubs Holdout Signs Chicago Contract
Hank Leiber, Cubs outfielder, ended a 62 day holdout today by signing a contract after talks with general manager James T. Gallagher. He departed with the club for Boston where the Cubs start a series tomorrow.
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Chicago
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
James T. Gallagher
Cubs
Boston
Axis Forces Crossed Egyptian Border At Points
German observers claim major action in Greece is over and Nazi forces ready for new tasks. Mopping up in Greece and Yugoslavia continues as Luftwaffe harasses retreating Allied troops. In Egypt, Axis penetration five to twenty miles inland prompts British notices of light armored division contact near the front. Tobruk holds out amid ongoing clashes.
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Athens
Hitler
Egypt
Associated Press
Berlin
Greece
Adolf Hitler
Yugoslavia
Luftwaffe
Peloponnesus
Pelo
North African
Sidi Barrani
Libya
Tobruk
Government Starts Sale Of Bonds In Nation On Thursday
Washington April 28 five thousand radio announcements opened the peacetime defense savings drive as the Treasury began selling new securities aimed to raise up to 3 billion dollars in 18 months. Sales start Thursday morning in 16000 post offices and thousands of banks with department stores to follow. Bonds range from 10 cent stamps for children to 10000 denominations for wealthier buyers.
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Washington
Treasury
Offshore Patrol Raises Interest In Washington
Washington hearing on the extended offshore patrol highlights Britain’s needs and convoy debate. Churchill’s praise fuels questions on U S naval transfers to Britain and timing of convoy duty as senators weigh risks to the fleet and Pacific focus.
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Washington
Axis con quest seen as springboard for prizes in Africa and Asia
Alfredo Signoretti in La Stampa predicts the Axis will use a near complete conquest of Europe as a springboard to gains in Africa and Asia, notably the Suez Canal. Observers in Vichy and Moscow note possible moves toward Ukraine and the Black Sea region as Red Star reports maneuvers and Greek isles occupation. Gibraltar is cited as a future Nazi objective as Viscount Gort arrives at the Rock to assume command.
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Alfredo Signoretti
la Stampa
Turin
Europe
Africa
Asia
Suez Canal
Vichy
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
Winston Churchill
Siberia
Moscow
Red Star
Black Sa
Samothnice
Lemnos
Dardanelles
Aegean
Turkey
Vatan
Gibraltar
Rock
Viscount Gort
France
Army information post gives tough workout at Lee camp
Two women visitors at Camp Lee reception center sought an old friend named Dear. Privates Schmidt and Tierney searched centers for 35 minutes and finally found Brigadier General William R. Dear, set to command the medical replacement training center soon.
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Camp Lee
Quartermaster Replacement Center
Joseph W. Schmidt
John W. Tierney
William R. Dear
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