Greece To Put 500000 On Frontier U S Planes Arrive
A Balkan battle loomed as U S planes arrived at Greek ports and Greece announced a plan to mobilize 500000 on the frontier. Washington faced a House GOP showdown over a 7 billion dollar foreign aid fund with leaders predicting a strong vote for approval despite opposition. Rep Lambertson urged sending the measure back for a 5 billion reduction to prove resolve and to avoid broader war drift.
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Grip of Winter Over Most Areas Believed at End
Severe cold spread across much of the country with mixed changes. Midwest saw up to 20 degree warmups while Pennsylvania New York and New England faced northwest winds and snow squalls. Some eastern regions remained cold with sub-zero readings in Michigan and Maine. other areas turned milder with southeastern states fair. Balkan front news noted Greece preparing 500000 troops against a German invasion from Bulgaria and arrival of American warplanes at Greek ports for the Balkans battle.
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Tense Balkans Near Showdown In War of Nerves
Belgrade reports a looming Axis showdown as Yugoslavia allegedly plans to join Rome Berlin Tokyo by March 26. German-Yugoslav talks followed by Turkish and British moves amid heavy Balkan troop buildups and Allied air raids on Hull Kiel Rotterdam.
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Miners Allow 120000 Outside Appalachia to Continue Work
The United Mine Workers CIO approved 120000 miners outside the Appalachian field to keep working past March 31 while a new non Appalachian wage clause is negotiated. Operators must accept retroactive benefits, aiding railroads utilities and manufacturers seeking no stoppage. Washington testimony by Howard Gray warned of chaos if the coal regulation act lapses.
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Bombing hits Durazzo port in Albania raid
British bombers carried out a heavy and successful attack on Durazzo, the main Italian port of entry into northern Albania, as announced by RAF headquarters. In Washington, President Roosevelt plans to send a message to Congress on Friday outlining a joint Canada Saint Lawrence river power development agreement.
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U. S. Arms Outlay May Soon Equal Britain's Budget
Washington reports rising armament spending could near or surpass Britain's monthly war outlay of 1.5 billion dollars if Congress approves a 7 billion dollar lease lend package. Production expansion aims to accelerate equipment output for army and navy with vast federal and private plant investments and large army and navy expansion authorizations.
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CIO Mediation Choices Named
New York Philip Murray CIO chief names his own and Thomas B. Kennedy UMWA secretary as CIO picks for Roosevelt’s 11 man mediation board.
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Judge to Rule On Steak House Closing Thursday
Judge Shelburne Ferguson will decide Thursday on Eddie's Steak House closing petition filed as a public nuisance on the Johnson City highway. Today he heard a motion for a new trial in a separate case against Fuller Dykes with a verdict for his daughter and against Dykes in the main suit.
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Missouri lawmakers begin $11 a day pay after 70 day limit
In Jefferson City Missouri lawmakers faced a $11 a day pay after 70 days of service with $5 daily pay for the first 70 days and a $1 minimum living cost in city. The Democratic controlled assembly spent most of the period wrangling over the seating of Governor Forrest C Donnell. Descendants of the Church family in England reportedly hold the world’s largest smoking pipes collection.
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American Reporter and Briton Bastin Hit in Bomber Crash
Unidentified American newspaperman and British football star Bastin were reported injured when a British bomber was shot down by Italian fighters over Albania on March 15. Italian news agency Stefani said three crew members were killed and the rest captured. the American injuries were described as not serious.
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Councilman Held On Bribe Charge In Detroit
A special grand jury indicted councilman Robert G. Ewald for accepting a $5,000 bribe to influence the Herman Gardens low cost housing contract vote. He is ill in a Detroit hospital with pneumonia. Earlier, councilman John F. Hamilton was indicted for a $15,000 bribe and confessed to the charge. Hamilton offered to resign. the council refused.
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Destroyer Lane Across Atlantic Proposed to Replace Ship Convoys
Shipping experts advise Britain to abandon full convoys for a 2000 mile destroyer lane from Labrador to the British Isles. Forty destroyers would patrol, rotating duty, with ten in port or en route, ensuring a ship is within an hour at all times.
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Council Approves Planning Board On First Reading
City council on first reading authorized a Kingsport planning commission to guide future development within three miles. A five member board, headed by the mayor, will include the planning commissioner. Paul Opperman announced as future commissioner.
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Twelve-State Defense Meeting Planned in Memphis
Twelve states invited to Memphis on March 22 for a conference sponsored by the National Defense Advisory Council. Gen. Lytle Brown, chairman of the state defense commission, said representatives from several state departments most vitally interested in defense matters were expected to attend.
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Georgia Asked To Ok to Build Pipeline
President Roosevelt urged the Georgia legislature to permit gasoline pipelines for national defense. The message interrupted Senate debate as a final vote neared on the bill clearing the way for pipeline construction in Georgia.
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Australia Weighs War With Japan Considerations
A Sydney bound statement quoted by New York Domei asserts Australia is seriously weighing the possibility of war with Japan. The broadcast cites Japanese arrivals from Sydney discussing mounting tensions and potential military options.
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Roosevelt Montages Key Officials For Secret Europe Mission
President Roosevelt convened a high level conference with Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and Harry L Mopkins alongside Colonel William Donovan who has just returned from a secret European mission.
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