Roosevelt Presses Speed Up Of Defense Program
President Roosevelt told reporters progress on U S defense production remains unsatisfactory and must quicken. He cited labor issues and the need for faster plant speeds, while outlining new labor and distribution measures to boost wartime readiness. Vice President Wallace warned only defeatism could avert a Nazi victory and urged help to Britain by nonwar means.
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America
Roosevelt
Foreign Association
New York
United States
Germany
Wallace
England
Britain
Two senators discuss higher income taxes to fund national needs
Senate Finance Committee members George of Georgia and Taft of Ohio floated raising the corporate rate to 30 percent and broadening the personal tax. They argued the plan could yield at least 1 billion dollars in new revenue, with further gains from excises and other levies.
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Senate Finance Comitee
George
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Georgia
Taft
Republican
Ohio
Congress
Viking
Finance Comittee
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Andrews Hiatt in Astrop Mayoral Runoff Held
In Astrop Louisiana on April 9 special reports show mayoral candidates A B Andrews and G W Hiatt leading after unofficial returns. Andrews has 585 votes or one third of 1755 total while Hiatt leads the field with 338. Five aldermen were chosen from a slate of 22.
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G. W. Hiatt
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Hiatt
J. N. Jones
J. H. Nunlly
J. C. McDonald
Willipm
B. N. Smith
Beld
Andrews and Hiatt
B. Stanley
W. B. Limbrick
Claude Carpenter
General Chemical to Build New Plant in West Monroe
Announcement Tuesday that General Chemical Co will establish a manufacturing plant near Ban croft Bay West Monroe with an initial investment around 200000. The site spans 36 acres with rail spur access and local labor supply, target completion by July 1, and power from Louisiana Power and Light.
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General Chemical Company
New York City
A. O. Evans
Chamber of Commerce
West Monroe
Bancroft Bay
Evans
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Canada
Southern Governors Seek National Defense Industry Equity
Six governors from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Georgia South Carolina and Louisiana met with White House officials seeking a larger regional share of defense industries. They urged decentralization arguing national defense should serve the national interest rather than favoring any locality. The group led by Frank M. Dixon planned to present a conference resolution on current defense distribution.
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Southern Governors Conference
White House
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Paul B. Johnson
Mississippi
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Burnet R. Maybank
South Carolina
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Dixon
Bridges charges FBI anti labour at deportation hearing
Harry Bridges president of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union accuses the FBI of anti labor espionage as his deportation hearing in recess to allow him to preside at a union convention. He claims industrial overlords and political henchmen fuel anti labor measures and hysteria while the convention weighs a resolution pledging support for his defense.
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Los Angeles
Harry Bridges
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
LL. W. U
San Francisco
Prospects Brighten for Ford River Rouge Strike Settlement
Negotiations at the Ford River Rouge plant yielded a brighter outlook for settlement after an overnight conference involving federal and state mediators, Ford officials, and UAW leaders who had struck a week earlier. A further meeting was scheduled, while parallel talks continued on coal and copper plant disputes affecting thousands of workers and defense contracts.
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Associated Press
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River Rouge
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers
C. I. O. United Mine Workers
New York
Perkins
National Mediation Board
C. I.O
Phelps-Dodge Copper Products Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
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Phelps-Dodge
National Defense
Philip Murray
Harry H. Bennett
Farmerville to have new mayor in election upset
In Farmerville Louisiana Dr. C. C. Francis defeated incumbent Mayor W E Odom with 322 votes to 237. Marshall J W Gillum won re election for mayor with 379 votes to 178 over Ollie E Smith. Five member alderman board saw four incumbents reelected and T J Dean replacing R L Turnage. Local returns list votes for Tugwell Ward Ward Dykes Albritton Dean and Turnage.
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W. E. Odom
C. C. Francis
Dr. Francis
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Ollie E. Smith
T. J. Dean
R. L. Turnage
W. C. Tugwell
Emmett Ward
AC. Dykes
R. G. Albritton
Dean
Turnage
Germans Capure Salonika as Greeks Withdraw in Balkans
The World Today reports German blitz troops capture Salonika while Greek forces pull back, cutting the Aegean kingdom in two. Nazis claim Greeks are trapped in eastern Macedonia and surrender is reported, as Axis radios note British transports at Piraeus delayed.
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Piraeus
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Belgrade
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Rotterdam
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Federal Court Arraigns Thirteen In Revenue And Game Violations
A federal court session arraigned 13 defendants with 11 charged for game conservation violations and two for internal revenue violations. Jessie Wright pleaded guilty to internal revenue charges and received six months in federal jail. George Lyons was found guilty of killing a woodcock in closed season and given a three year suspended sentence.
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Gaston L. Porterie
Jessie Wright
Jackson Parish
Fred Marsh
George Lyons
Denmark and Norway Occupied by Nazis A Year Ago
A year ago Nazi troopers occupied Denmark and seized Norway in a swift campaign. The piece draws parallels with this week’s Yugoslavia Greece invasion and notes British involvement, naval activity, and shifting German strategy as Europe endures a new phase of conflict.
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Associated Press
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British Official Admits Grave Extent Of Smash ing Nazi Advance
Churchill warned of a grave German advance through Greece and looming threat to Soviet Ukraine. He reported Nazi troops entering Salonika at 4 am and noted British forces had not yet engaged. He announced Massawa capture and near completion of Italian East Africa conquest. Ten US coast guard cutters were to be transferred under lease lend.
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Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas dies at 65
U S Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas dies after weeks of overwork from an intracranial hemorrhage. As dean of Congress and sponsor of the national prohibition amendment, he served 38 years, chaired the Senate military affairs committee, and helped shape the defense program. He is survived by his widow and three married daughters.
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Morris Sheppard
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George W. Calver
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Walter Reed Hospital
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Cotton Ed) Smith
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Cheniere Dam Move Discussed by Ouachita Parish Jury
Ouachita Parish Police Jury met to approve purchases and bids including 5357.39 for creosoted piling for bridges and timber. They agreed to invite Conservation Commissioner Hodges and Governor Jones to discuss the Cheniere dam project and to revive the James A Noe fish hatchery.
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Lumbermen's Supply Company
Hodges
Jones
Cheniere
David I. Garrett
Garrett
James A
Labor Federation to Elect Officers
Baton Rouge workers focus on officer nominations at the Louisiana State Federation of Labor. Wi bur Keith explained the shift from state old age aid to a federal retirement program based on wage taxes. Senator E. S. Clements urged American principles. Phil J. Charlet cited job referrals to army camps in Alexandria and Leesville areas.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Federation of Labor
Wibur Keith
Social Security Service
San Antonio
Tex
E. S. Clements
United States
Phil J. Charlet
State Labor Department
State Federation of Labor
Alexandria
Leesville
M1 Safety Record and Traffic Rule Update
Accidents to date this year 137 versus 125 last year. Personal injuries 20 this year against 25 last year. Deaths 6 this year, 3 last year. Traffic rule of the day relaxes prohibition on moving a parked vehicle into the path of an approaching vehicle and requires a timely arm signal before turning.
Greek Army Trapped Wing Surrenders Amid Balkan Blitz
From Salonika to Nis and Belgrade the rapid German advance spurred talk of a Balkan Dunkirk as the trapped Greek east wing around the Struma river reportedly sought terms. British forces in Greece held a secondary line near Salonika while Athens warned of limited contact with German units.
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Associated Press
Struma
Aegean
Rome
Berlin
Piraeus
Athens
Italy asks recall of U S attaché in Rome
Italy demanded the recall of Captain William C Bentley the U S assistant military attache in Rome in apparent reprisal for Washington forcing the withdrawal of Admiral Alberto Lais the Italian naval attache. The U S complied with Italy in withdrawing Lais in the same note.
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Italy
Rome
United States
State Department
William C. Bentley
Alberto Lais
Marcel Prevost Dies in Vichy France at 79
Marcel Prevost, 79, renowned novelist and playwright and long time French Academy member since 1909, died at his home in Vianne after a long illness.
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Vichy
France
French Academy
Vianne
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