Graziani Resigns As Africa Army Chief In World War II
Rome reports Marshal Rodolfo Graziani resigns as commander of Italy's north African troops and from roles as army chief of staff and Libya governor. Italo Garibaldi promoted to governor with Libyan command, Mario Roatta becomes chief of staff.
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Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Libya
Italo Garibaldi
Mario Roatta
Italo Balbo
Tobruk
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Albania
Visconti Prasea
Ubaldo Soddu
Ugo Cavallero
Pietro Badoglio
Cavellero
Soddu
Viosa
Belgrade
Germany
Europe
North Africa
Yugoslavia Joins Axis Pact In Vienna With Hitler
Yugoslavia signs the Rome Berlin Tokyo alliance in Vienna with a pledge not to allow axis troops to march through its territory. The move, seen as safeguarding Balkan plans, drew both approval and opposition at home and could alter the military balance in the Balkans and Greece.
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Balkan
Britain
Greece
Vardar
Struma
Bulgaria
Albania
Turkish Thrace
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Prince Paul
Hungary
Rumania
Slovakia
von Ribbentrop
Italy
Japan
London
Nineteen U S Seamen Missing In Tanker Explosion
Coast Guard reports 17 survivors aboard the Cities Service Denver near Morehead City and five saved by the W W Bruce after an 11 PM explosion. Planes and ships mobilized as 19 men remained missing in the forward section of the 9316 ton tanker.
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N. C
Cameron Mecekins
U.S. Coast Guard
Beaufort Inlet
Cities
Denver
Coast Guard
W. W. Bruce
Elizabeth City
Floyd Nett Field
Race
John Saxon
C. Heath
R. Gough
Philadelphia Corpus Christi
Tex
Philadelphia
British Ship Bombed by Nazis
German high command said a British battleship in the Mediterranean southwest of Crete took heavy bomb hits. An enemy outpost boat was destroyed and two large freighters around 8,000 tons were severely damaged in an air attack on a convoy south of Crete. Additional strikes were reported at Valletta harbor Malta with hits on anchored ships and loading facilities.
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Valletta
Malta
Mascot Workers Vote on Strike Resolution
Adoption of a resolution calling for a strike vote by members of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Quarter Workers at American Zone Co. was reported today by Howard Hicks, secretary of Local 188.
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Mascot, Tenn
International Union of Mine, Mill and Quarter
The
American Zone Co
Howard Hicks
Civic Problem Discussion At Big Stone Gap Meeting
Big Stone Gap Chamber of Commerce hears Kingsport merchants urge regional cooperation. Attendees consider publicizing highway route No 23 and a Florida to Canada motorcade plan. The group adopts a pine tree motif for its stationery and notes Kingsport as a friendly city with shared challenges.
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Big Stone Gap
Kingsport
C. B. Hay
Willard Hill
Florida
Canada
Lonesome Pine
TVA Removes Amortization Charge For Ripley Utility Bills
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced the removal of the amortization charge on monthly bills for more than 1,500 electricity customers in Ripley Tennessee. The action eases charges for municipal system users.
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Knoxville
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ripley, Tenn
Miners May Idle If No New Pact, Lewis Warns
New York L L Lewis head of the United Mine Workers joined a joint subcommittee negotiating a new contract to replace the one expiring March 31. He warned a potential work stoppage would be a lockout and said miners could not enter mines without a new agreement.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Martin Sets Out To Revitalize Minority Party
Chairman Joseph W. Martin of the Republican National Committee moves to rebuild the party after unanimous support. He promises intensive organization in every precinct and plans nine or ten committees to study party setup and strengthen weak areas.
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Martin
Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Republican National Committee
House
Impulse to Kick Cops Lands Woman in Jail
Minneapolis patrolmen Kolars and Jones confronted a 28 year old woman who attacked them by kicking shins on a street corner. After additional assaults she was taken to the city jail where she refused to identify herself and declared she always wanted to kick a cop in the shins.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Kolars
E. R. Jones
Kolars
Dignant Kolars
Jones
Senate panel backs farm loan bill to lift farmer income
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved legislation its author said would add about 1 billion dollars annually to farmers' income by increasing government loans.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bethlehem plant clash prompts state police appeal
An appeal for state police help was made today after clashes between CIO steel workers pickets and local police at the Bethlehem Steel Co. plant in Bethlehem Pennsylvania where tear gas had been used. Washington officials said Sumner Welles expressed satisfaction that Soviet Russia issued a new declaration of friendship to pro British Turkey.
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Pennsylvania
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Co
Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Soviet Russia
Turkey
Plane Decapitates Mother in Robertsdale Field
A low flying plane struck a 35 year old mother in a Robertsdale field today, decapitating her before the aircraft disappeared toward Florida. No further details on the aircraft or investigation were provided.
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Robertsdale
Ala
Florida
Bethlehem Steel Pickets Driven Off by Tear Gas
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee began a strike at Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem Pennsylvania affecting defense orders worth over a billion dollars. Pickets blocked gates while tear gas dispersed demonstrators as federal conciliators were sent to Chicago to mediate.
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Roosevelt
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Greeneville Garage Fire Destroys 31 Cars
A downtown Greeneville garage fire of undetermined origin destroyed 31 automobiles and caused about 50 thousand dollars in losses. Firemen worked hours to save adjacent structures as onlookers gathered.
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Greeneville
FDR Set To Sign Record British Aid Bill Today
Washington reports that Speaker Rayburn and Vice President Wallace completed congressional action on the 7 billion dollar British aid appropriation and the bill was to be flown to President Roosevelt for signature. The defense program pushes yearly outlays toward a record total above 25 billion, with the House already approving 17.81 billion including the British aid.
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Navy
War Department
All American Kingsport Days Bargain Event Opens Thursday
Kingsport prepares for its semi-annual sale with patriotic colors, offering unusual buys certified by the Kingsport Days committee. The new certified value seal will appear on spring merchandise in show windows and stores, and in newspaper ads. Special transport discounts are available for distant shoppers.
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Kingsport Days
Germans Ready to Enter Balkans with 800000 Troops
A foreign source reports Germany has about 800000 troops fully equipped for immediate battle in the Balkans to push toward the southeast and guard the Soviet frontier. British officials would not comment or confirm intelligence checks.
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Hitler
Balkan
Balkans
Soviet
Russia
Turkey
Britain
Greece
Germany
Europe
Anthony Eden
London
Aussies Welcome American Sailors in Brisbane
A large Brisbane crowd greeted seven United States naval warships and officers led by Rear Admiral John H. Newton. Newton said America is not far from Australia and cited President Roosevelt's lease lead bill speech to reflect friendly ties.
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Australia
United States
John H. Newton
America
Roosevelt
Willkies to Occupy Royal Suite in Montreal Halt
Willkie arrives in Montreal on the second day of his Canadian tour. He calls for the United States to supply ships to Britain until victory, drawing a strong ovation in Toronto and addressing 1400 at the Canadian Club luncheon in Montreal.
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Royal Suite
Montreal
Wendell L. Willkie
Toronto
United States
Britain
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Canadian War Services Fund
Willkie
Yugoslav Funds Frozen After Axis Pact Signed
President Roosevelt froze all Yugoslav assets in the United States after Yugoslavia signed the Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis pact. The move blocks use or removal of cash securities and other assets totaling about 1 million dollars. The action follows a policy to freeze funds of nations falling under Axis domination.
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Roosevelt
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United States
Treasury
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Denmark
France
Belgium
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Lithuania
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Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Yugoslvia
Man Wins Wife In Contest With Relatives In Knoxville
Georgia farmer George W. Murray asks dismissal of a writ of habeas corpus to reclaim his wife Cora Keith Murray taken in a family dispute after their June 18 marriage. Judge L H Carlock heard the case in circuit court with Murray and Mrs Murray present and relatives reconciled to the union. The petition alleges the Keith family removed Mrs Murray at 2 a m claiming illness in her family in Knoxville.
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Tenn
George W. Murray
Cora Keith Murray
Georgia
Rossville
L. H. Carlock
Murray
Keith
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