Icy Snow Blankets North Carolina Amid Easter Turmoil
Snow blanketed the state from mountains to coast as Easter approached. Accidents rose during the snowbound weekend with several fatalities reported near Greensboro and Rockingham. Winston-Salem held a sunrise service for 35,000 in freezing conditions. The Greensboro Open golf tournament suspended its second round and Pinehurst events faced delays. Weather left highways slick, especially in the western region, while eastern towns mostly escaped the worst.
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Tate
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Burlington Road
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White Oak
Avery Herring
Wayneounty
Kathryn McRae
Rockingham
McCoy Sullivan
Garon Fendt
Goldsboro
Thomasville
Rex H. Sheppard
Snow General From Arkansas To Coast
Snow blankets the upper South from Arkansas to Virginia with 1 to 8 inches. Ice coats budding trees while Easter finery is hidden by winter wraps. Nashville reports 5 inches the heaviest March snow since 1917 as Knoxville sees 6.1 inches and Georgia officials abandon a mountain trip amid icy roads.
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Four youths killed as truck rear-ends auto near Sandusky
Four youths from Cleveland died when a large transport truck rear-ended their car near Sandusky Ohio on March 25. The victims were Frank Ollom, Mariani, Louis Mastro, and Jeg Galloway. Joseph Mazur, 29, and driver Ken Millheim were injured. Police reported the truck was rivaled by train headlights before impact.
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Cleveland
Frank Ollom
Vem Mariani
Louis Mastro
Jeg Galloway
Joseph Mazur
Ken Millheim
Sandusky
Capital Egg Roll Braves Frosty Easter Morning
Children with blankets and baskets braved a 19 degree morning to be first on the White House lawn for the annual Easter egg roll. A White House guard tested the frozen ground as volunteers opened the gates at 9 a.m. under cold, sunlit skies.
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White House
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Frenchman begins 71 mile swim from Bahamas to Florida
Paul Chotteau a 42 year old victim playing marathon swimmer started a 71 mile gulf stream crossing from Bimini Bahamas at 7 08 am EST. He hopes to reach Palm Beach Florida in about 36 hours landing early tomorrow evening if uninterrupted.
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Bahamas
Paul Chotteau
Gulf Stream
Chotteau
Palm Beach
Fla
America Recovers From Worst Magnetic Storm
The Earth endured a major magnetic storm blamed on a solar disturbance that disrupted land telegraph and telephone lines, undersea cables, wireless and shortwave services, isolating America for hours. AT&T called it the worst wire disruption in memory as currents spiked and insulation burned on some circuits. The AP 285 550 mile lease line and 10,000 mile wirephoto network suffered significant outages.
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Paris
Rome
Hayden Planetarium
William H. Barton, Jr
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Press
Senator Harrison Urges Retention Of Reciprocal Trade
Sen. Harrison argues to Senate for extending the reciprocal trade program to all nations and warns that abandoning executive tariff policy could trigger a world trade war and economic collapse. He notes the balance of power rests with a few undecided senators as Roosevelt backs renewal.
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French Advance Scatters German Patrol East of Moselle
French advance guards east of the Moselle River reported scattering a large German patrol and taking prisoners after a scouting operation Sunday. Aerial reconnaissance continued on both sides as German leaflets and French counter-fire persisted. Premier Reynaud planned a radio address to the nation at 7 p.m. to rally support for the government amid a tightened vote margin in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Moselle River
Saar
Paul Reynaud
E.S.T
Chamber of Deputies
Three Men Die In Tank Explosion At Liberty Yard
Three men were killed and three injured when an air pressure tank exploded at the Austin Bridge Company materials yard in Liberty Texas. The dead were A L Alby 26 Coleman Zollie Carl Gage 23 Longview and Owen Kerfees 25 Caddo Mills. They stood over the 12 foot tank when it blew apart. C W Bramlett Dallas M D Avant Austin and John Webb Fort Worth suffered minor injuries.
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A. L. Alby
Coleman
Zollie Carl Gage
Longview
Owen Kerfees
Caddo Mills
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Bramlett
Dallas
M. D. Avant
Austin
John Webb
Fort Worth
Anti-Lynching Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the controversial anti lynching bill 10 to 3, sending it to the Senate floor. Senator Connally opposed, pledging resistance, while sponsor Van Nuys and others prepared for further debate and potential floor action.
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Texas
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Ariz
King
Utah
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Danaher
Conn
Taft
Ohio
van Nuys
Senate
Nazis Charge British Violation Of Holland
German officials accuse Allied air reconnaissance over the Netherlands and British naval actions in Danish and Norwegian waters. Robert Ley proclaims Germany’s resolve to win while reporting a sinking by a British submarine and alleging repeated Allied incursions into Dutch airspace.
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Berlin
Netherlands
Germany
High Command
France
Teleky Ciano talk on Hungary in southeast Europe parley
The Hungarian premier Count Teleky and Italy foreign minister Count Ciano conferred in Rome on Hungary position in southeast Europe war issues. Possible topics include Hungary Romania relations and a potential Rome Berlin axis stance toward the Soviet Union amid frontier concerns.
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Hungary
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Europe
Pal Teleky
Mussolini
Ciano
Rumania
Soviet Russia
Germany
Foreign Buying Aids Economy
House military appropriations subcommittee members said foreign purchases of war planes would trim the army budget by reducing reserve aircraft and engine needs. They noted production has tripled in six months and immediate replacements could be funded by reassigning manufacturers planes, aiding a potential $50 million saving.
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House
Military Appropriations
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Air Corps
Today’s Big Question on Modern Life Explored
On page 7 of the Enterprise Dr. Donald A. Laird a noted psychologist analyzes one question in a common sense style. The feature invites readers to turn to page 7 for the full discussion and insights.
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Donald A. Laird
British Scout Shipping Lanes In North After Reich Actions
Britain’s warships patrol Germany’s North Sea lanes to choke Scandinavian trade amid fears of a Reich oil grab. Two German freighters were sunk by British submarines, and another grounded while a 210 ton naval trawler was lost off Scotland. A British plane also disappeared on a night recon mission. The Balkans loom as a possible hot spot with Romania’s oil in focus amid expulsion of a Reuters reporter.
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Air Ministry
Rumania
Man’ Lovell
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Reuters
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Daily Mail
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News Chronix
Dolsen Testifies to Communist Ties Before Dies Committee
James H. Dolsen told the Dies Committee during opened hearings on un American activities that he was a Communist party member and a WPA veterans' education project teacher in Pittsburgh. He said he has engaged in Communist activities in China Russia and the United States since 1927 and identified a membership book made in Franklin Roosevelt's name.
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Pittsburgh
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