U.S. Labor Fight Sparks Capitol Showdown
A heated debate rages over a new labor bill authored by Byrnes to curb strikes and freeze hiring. Opponents deem it an anti strike measure while supporters push for wartime labor control as Congress adjourns for recess amid a cramped quorum. Meanwhile Pacific hostilities widen with reports of Kerama Island activity and heavy air battles around the Ryukyus.
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Gophel Hill
Touse
R-Mo
Senate House
Wic
Hmerum of Labor
CIO
House
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Byrnes
Street Scene Amid Street Litter and Jail Chorus
A noisy city street shows disorder as debris litters the curb while a chorus from a city jail sings “Ah My Sins Are Been Away” amid distant war front reports. The Associated Press notes Front Line distances from major theatres and routes on the Western and Italian fronts.
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Sints
City Jail
New Bank Planned For City
Announcement that five East Tennesseans received a charter of incorporation for a second bank in Kingsport. Sullivan County Bank will occupy the C and O Restaurant building on Broad Street, with $100000 capital and $25400 surplus, remodeling to start once bids and details finish. Operation expected late June. officers and directors to be named after the first organizational meeting.
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Kingsport
State Department of Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wames
B. Carroll Reece
Johnson City
Tennessee
Thad ‘A. Cox
C. T. Hern
Don, Jr
J. L. Latimer, Jr
Earl M. Renger
Elizabethton
Herndon
Reasor
Monapy
Sullivan County Bank
C. and O
Broad Street
Herndan
Federel Deposit Insurance Corporation
New Bank
Nazi Raid Upon Eighth Army Repulsed Near Faenza
German raiders used searchlights to approach north of Faenza but were repulsed by Eighth Army forces. Fourteen enemy fighters captured, two killed, five wounded. A parallel two platoon attempt northwest of Faenza also failed as Allied units attacked a hill along the Murradi Castal road. Air forces bombed rail and river targets in the Po Valley as artillery fire increased on the Fifth Army front toward Bologna and Pistoia.
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Associated Press
Cebu
Philippines
Ryukyu
U. S
Kyustu
Jananefors
Ryukyus
Kyushu
Formosa
Rales
Sire Fields
Tokyo
Amegan
Prat
Hong Kong
Kerame Islands
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
Stonday
Ockinawa
Keramas
Mikado
U.S
MacArthur
Pacific
Kyu
Eighth Army
Faenza
Tha
Eighth
Fifth Army
Bagnacavello
Murradi - Castal Bolognese
Troad
Po Valley
Bologna-Pistoia
Tariff Debate Rises As Demos And GOP Clash Again
President Roosevelt pushes a three year renewal of the reciprocal trade act with authority to cut tariffs up to three quarters of one percent under Smoot Hawley. Democrats and Republicans trade arguments on protection, world trade, and employment as hearings are slated after Easter recess, with Senate resistance noted from Chairman George.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Daniels Report Starts Peace Rumors At San Francisco Conference
President Roosevelt requested cabinet officers and ambassadors stay at their posts to ease travel and hotel strain during the world security conference opening April 25. Jonathan Daniels said the aim was to keep chiefs of mission at home, not to spark a rush toward immediate peace. rumors followed as reporters sought confirmation.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Europe
Jonathan Daniels
World Security Conserence
Daniels
Chiefs of Mission
Stettinius
Stetlinius
Messber
Daniela
Congress
Daniels Remakis
Reds Reach Troppau and Moraveka-Ostreva
The First Ukrainian Army invaded Czechoslovakia and reached Troppau and Moraveka-Ostreva, per BBC quotes from German radio heard by CBS. The Navy cut ships from 34 to 12 in a plan announced March 6.
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Troppau
New York
Czechosiovakia
Opava
Moraveka-Ostreva
BBC
CBS
Navy
Washington
Navy Today
Lewis Paves Way For Hard Coal Miners To Strike
John L. Lewis notified the government labor dispute exists in the anthracite area, paving the way for a strike vote among 2,000 northeast Pennsylvania hard coal miners. The 30 day vote sets a deadline for April 26, while a broader strike by 400,000 soft coal miners looms under the Smith Connally Act. Negotiations begin in New York on April 4 with key contracts expiring April 30 and May 1 extension proposed by Ickes.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lahor
Anthrasite
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
New York
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Ickes
Only Four Days Left To Buy New Auto Plates
County clerks in City Hall reminded motorists that only four days remain to purchase 1945 state license tags before penalties. New blue and silver plates available at the County Court Clerk's office with extended hours from 3 am to 5 pm daily including noon. Kingsport office opens five extra hours Saturday noon to 6 pm to help those who cannot buy earlier. Motorists urged to cooperate to avoid long waits and last day crowds.
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Sullivans County
Hugh Copeshaver
Kingsport
Jon
Careful Driver Award Given to M Fulkerson of Highland Park
The Kingsport Safety Council names M Fulkerson of Highland Park winner of the Careful Driver Award for Tuesday. He received two theater tickets after driving cautiously and signaling properly amid traffic.
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Kingsport Safety Council
M. Fulkerson
Highland Park
Fulkerson
Reds Strike To Lower Raba River Near Vienna
The Third Ukrainian Army advanced toward the Raba River within 20 to 23 miles of the Austrian border and 60 to 63 miles from Vienna. German reports said Russians breached near Kuestrin and fought on the Baltic fronts while advancing toward Gyor and Papa. Moscow dispatches noted rapid river crossings as engineers hurried to the Raba.
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London
Raba
Vienna
Hungary
Danube
Gyor
Bratislava
Tlolbukhin
Papa
Lovaszpatona
Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder
Baltic
Danzig
Gdynia
Austria
Moscow
Preas
Manhunt Continues for Jailbreakers in Blountville
Sullivan County officers hunt four of five escapees from Blountville jail after Sunday break. One prisoner, George Hutching of Kingsport, was recaptured Monday near his home. A lead near Hickory Tre s Bluff City mentions a stolen truck and a breakfasting escapee. At large are Everett Collins, Hmary Adkins, Tommy Thacker of Kingsport, and Hugh Henson of Bluff City.
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Sullvan
Blountville
George Hutching
Kingsport
Mondey
Hickory Tres
Bluff City
Everett Collins
Hmary Adkins
Tommy Thacker
Hugh Henson
Britain Pays Tribute To Lloyd George After His Death
Britain paused to honor David Lloyd George the wartime prime minister who died at his Welsh farm. Formal tributes were planned in Parliament with Prime Minister Churchill expected to speak. Messages of condolence poured in from around the world as Ty Newydd mourned the notable statesman who rose from poverty to power.
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London
Britain
Tadey
Bey
David Lloyd George
North
Wales
Germany
House of Comimons
Churchill
Viscount Cranborne
House of Lords
Lloyd George
Vittorio Orlando
Italy
Wilson
Clemenceau
France
Ty Newydd Llanystumdwy
England
Dwyfor
Hart of Dwyfor
George VI
American Tanks Burst Into Open Through Reich Defenses
Allied victory signals decisive gains as First and Third Armies drive across middle Germany toward Berlin. Eisenhower says German forces lack strength in the west and will be capitulated by an imposed unconditional surrender after western Russian linkup. German routs widen with Weitburg, Wuerzburg, and Lohr reported within about 200 miles of Berlin.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Hisenhower
Reich
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Westphalian
First Army
Weitburg
Ber
Third Army
Wuerzburg
Bavar
Lohr
Czechoslovakia
21St Army
Ninth Army
Duisburg
Essen
Rhineland
U. S. Seventh Army
Rhine
Mannheim
Seventh Army
Ninth
Dorsten
Frankfurt-on-the- Main
George S.patton
Wetterau
Kinzig
Aschaffenburg
Frankfurt
Luxembourg
Bavaria
Italy
Austria
Bar
Bo Ying-chin
Stat
Wwe Ennee
Robert B. McClure
Patton
Yunnan
McClure
Bitter fighting as Jap drive to close big Chinese base
In Hupeh and Honan, Chinese forces report heavy fighting as Japanese columns push south and west toward Hankow and Lachowkow. Japanese advances threaten air bases and wheat crops while sieging key centers. Chinese commanders claim to slow the invaders 60 miles from Hankow with heavy losses on both sides.
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Chungking
Honen
Ing-Hankow
Hupeh
Lachokow
Hankow
Ithin
RAF Hurls Big Volcano Bombs On U Boat Pens
RAF Lancasters dropped il-ton volcano bombs on submarine pens at Farge near Bremen in a heavy morning attack. Weather limited Western Germany air operations. Allied air forces destroyed and crippled German tanks and self propelled guns near the front, while railways feeding the battlefront came under sustained strikes.
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London
Farge
Bremen
Germany
Rhine
Ith
Field Marshal Montgomery
U. S. Ninth
Jts
Enschede
Gsmmunition
Wupper‘tal
Berlin
RAF Mos
Army Locates 7 Vehicles Here With State Guard
The Third Regiment of the Tennessee State Guard receives seven Army vehicles including five trucks two ambulances and one command reconnaissance car from Col W J Donnelly. A display is planned Saturday in Midtown Parking Lot if weather allows. Armored cars with machine guns may follow after processing.
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Tennessee State Guard
W.J. Donnelly
Donnelly
Kingsport Guard
Col. Donnelly
Army
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Pratas
Formoasa
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Kerama Isle
Capitol
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Ike
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Hengyang
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