Welles Delivers NoComment Report On Europe Visit
Special envoy to Europe James Byrnes returns to Washington after talks with Hitler Mussolini Daladier and Chamberlain. In brief remarks he declined to discuss personalities or diplomatic weather, saying no comment and denying plans to return to The Hague.
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Welles
Europe
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Wierstort
Washington
Italy
Germany
France
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Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
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Chanberlain
London
Shell
Burana
Hague
Netherlands
Airplane industry rushes 2700 more warships for allies
American aircraft plants report delivering about 2500 warplanes to French and British forces in four months and now rushing production on orders for 2700 more. Allies expect a large scale program for 8000 additional ships at an estimated cost of 1 billion dollars. Aviation spokesmen say plants can handle the surge while protecting national interests as export of steel models is permitted. Secretary Woodring outlined the new export policy to Congress with broad approval. Data show a 300 million dollar backlog in aircraft purchases to date.
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Maytul
Bnitlel
Army
Navy
Woodring
House
Mnilitary Committee
State
Treasury Department
German Fighter Downed by Scots Near Scotland Coast
London reports the Royal Air Force shot down four German warplanes off the northeast coast of Scotland. The Air Ministry said RAF reconnaissance flights over northwest Germany led to two aircraft failing to return, with one enemy plane shot down near the northwest Scottish coast just after midday.
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London
Royal Air Force
Scotland
Air Ministry
Germany
Netherlands
Helgoland Bight
Air Minianure
RAF
Naze
Watching Allied Attitude Toward Neutrals JIN
Allied attitude reports from JIN describe neutral nations under close scrutiny as Germany watches the seas and territorial waters for potential action.
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Neutrals
Jin
ATI
Norway
Mal Deimath
Co-Ed Slain After Brutal Attack Near Lemont School
A Pennsylvania State College freshman girl, Rachel Hutchinson Taylor of Wildwood New Jersey, was found slain in the Lemont Consolidated area. Patrolman James G Griffith noted she arrived by bus from Easter break and appeared to have been assaulted with fatal skull fracture. Clothing torn, Janitor found body. investigation ongoing.
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Pennsylvania State College
Lemont Consolidated School
James G. Griffith
Vieting
Rachel Hutchinson Taylor
Wildwood
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Griffith
Rormant
Hart
Francis Atherton
Lemant School
Maral
Dutch Down British Bomber Near Rotterdam
A British Bristol Blenheim bomber was forced down and burned near Pernis on Weselmonde Island southwest of Rotterdam after engagement with Dutch pursuit planes. One crew member died jumping from the craft, four were injured, and the four survivors will be interned. the attack occurred while the aircraft was at about 1,200 feet over Dutch territory.
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Amsterdam
Pernis
Weselmonde
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Waalhaven
Warrants Issued Against Drivers in Kingsport Area
Sergeant Claude Buckles of the State Highway Patrol announced warrants will be issued for suspects in recent highway accidents in the Kingsport area who failed to report. Patrols will sweep the Kingsport region to investigate unreported crashes, faulty vehicle optics, brakes, and license inspections. The department requires reports for all accidents involving property damage of 80 dollars or more, with all incidents logged regardless of damage.
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State Highway Patrol
Kingsport
Burkies
Johnson City
Buckles
State Bay
Highway Patrol Department
Buelion
Kingssport
Coeburn Fire Destroys Grocery Building at 3 A M
A rapid blaze in Coeburn Vi destroys the Coeburn Grocery Company building and damages nearby structures. Losses are estimated around 80 000 with 75 000 borne by the company insurance partly covering. Fireworks and ammunition ignited as flames swept through the wholesale grocer building. Edweards Chevrolet company building nearby sustained about 5 000 in damage. Witnesses noted flames fed by wooden construction and rapid spread before containment.
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Edweards Chevrolet, Co
C. L. Ed
Violence Hinted In Mine Dispute At South Pittsburg
In South Pittsburg Tennessee threats of further violence followed an ambush that wounded 10 to 15 people as trucks transporting workers came under gunfire near the Bettie Creek Coal Mine. Mine foreman D W Freeman and Sheriff Bene explained the mine will not reopen immediately amid an investigation by authorities and reports of gunmen believed to live in nearby towns.
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Tenn
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D. W. Freeman
R. ©. Bene
R. H. Lane
South Pittsburg
Horace Minnis
Slaying Suspects Vanish After Venue Change
Four men charged with murder and held in Breathitt county were granted a venue to Nicholas county. They were en route to Carlisle jail but vanished after a court recess. State police reported the escape and noted the prisoners were unhandcuffed and unshackled during the transfer.
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Broathite County Union
Carlisle
Owens
U. S. Lieptern Jackson
LeLune
Joh Aiken
Tayette
Lexineton
Bagh
Rae
Allman
Breathitt County
Judge Rules Out Raid by Patrol in Tennessee Case
Knoxville March 28 In a trial of eight defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the liquor laws and possessing and selling whiskey Judge E G Stooksbury ruled highway patrolmen were trespassing when executing a search warrant in raiding a liquor house near here The judge declared the search warrant invalid but said the information obtained by the patrolmen remains under question in the case and refers to patrol raids on page 16.
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Knoxville
ATP
Grimmal Court
E. G. Stuaksbury
Tenessee
Here
Stookebury
Farley Strength Draws Interest In Maine Delegation
Washington March 28 President Roosevelt's Maine victory sparks interest in James A Farley as the second Maine choice for renomination if needed Maine pledged him 10 votes in such a contingency The Maine delegation totals 24 to Chicago 1 100 delegates Republican split includes Dewey Taft Gannett and Bridges Eight Bridges backers from New Hampshire Also Senator Barkley plans harmony talks among Democratic Senators Dewey campaigns in Chicago after St Louis and Wisconsin primary next Tuesday Wisconsin GOP House members release letters from Vandenberg and Dewey supporting St Lawrence seaway and opposing reciprocal trade agreements
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Farley
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Chicago
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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Thomas B. Dewey
St. Louis
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Local Girl Awarded 9000 Judgment Against Legion Post
A Kingsport jury awarded Sarah Venus Willis nine thousand dollars and her father two thousand in a damage suit against American Legion Hammond Post No. 3. The verdict totals nine thousand and fits within the March term’s results. The case stems from injuries alleged during last year’s Legion carnival when Willis says she was thrown from a riding device causing permanent disability. Witnesses described gross negligence by carnival operators. defense argued no negligence. The ruling concludes the March term. further details appear on page 40.
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American Legion
Hammond Post No
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George Q. Willis
Cour
Miss Willis
Boing
Kingsport
Baltimore
Drownings Reported As Japanese Soldiers Die Trying River Crossing
A Central News report from Honuuxong on March 28 notes 700 Japanese troops were said to have drowned during an attempt to cross the Ula river while a counter-offensive pressed toward Wuyua in Suiyuan province. Both sides claimed to have occupied the city yesterday.
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Mareh
TO Dupe E Anders
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Wuyua
Suiyuan
Central News
Office Chinese Agency
Mutual Allied Aims For Lasting Peace
London dispatch reports the British and French governments agreeing that no armistice or peace treaty will be negotiated or concluded without mutual agreement during the present war. The Allies, led by Premier Reynaud and General Gamelin, pledged to seek complete agreement on security terms before any peace. The report notes diplomacy over Russia, Soviet neutrality, and ongoing measures against Germany, with broader Allied coordination and anti-submarine efforts in the Atlantic.
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Tondon
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Foreign Office
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Mannace
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Starport
Sil Marine Menare
Garemany
Costal Command
Farley to Visit Tennessee At Columbia Festival
Postmaster General James Farley will visit Columbia for the town festival and lay the cornerstone of the new post office as 2000 girls and 2000 mules are shown in the parade. He speaks in Nashville Monday night and attends a reception at the home of Senator Silas Lovanin. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, may discuss 1940 presidential plans.
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Jane Ernie
Tennessee
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Armerican Postmasters' Association
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