United States Defense Spending Seen Surging Past 25 Billion
Washington reports a projected total of more than 25 billion dollars for one year's government activities as part of an all-out defense program. House actions include 17.82 billion to date with major sums for British aid and naval and war department activities. Supplemental requests and future obligations loom as Congress anticipates additional appropriations and contracted obligations.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
Army
Navy
Roomvelt
Britain
Greece
House
Senate
350 Recreation Places Needed
Washington March 25 Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator testified before the House Interstate Migration Committee that the government must build or rent 350 health recreation and community centers for migrants displaced by defense work. He warned the migrant trek could rival World War I dispersion and noted the shift of over one million soldiers will impact labor needs as camps and bases wind down. The administration cited similar problems to western farm labor wanderings.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
House
McNutt
Tolan
California
Roosevelt Makes Day's Best Catch Aboard Potomac
On March 23 aboard the USS Benson off the Potomac, President Roosevelt fished amid naval exercises simulating torpedo hits and balloon targets. Harry Hopkins landed the largest catch, a four-foot 25-pound kingfish, while the president grinned at the pretend wreckage.
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U. S. S. Benson
Potomac
President Roosevelt
Commerce
Harry Hopkins
North Africa Italian Army Chief Graziani Resigns
Rome reports Marshal Rodolfo Graziani resigns as army chief of staff and governor of Libya. Italo Garibaldi is promoted to governor with Libyan troops command, while Mario Roatta becomes army chief of staff. Josio Garibaldi designated to assume commander in North Africa.
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Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
Libya
Italo Garibaldi
Graziani
Aff
Mario Roatta
Italo Balbo
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Marshal Graziani
North
Africa
Josio Garibaldi
President to Sign Big Aid Bill at Sea
Vice President Wallace and Speaker Rayburn signed the 7.0 billion dollar aid bill, completing Congress action. The bill moves to the White House for the president, who is on a vacation cruise, to sign, with transport planned via commercial then special plane to Miami and on to Washington.
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Washington
Wallace
Rayburn
House
White House
Miami
Fla
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Adams
Colorado
Congress
Britain
Bethlehem Steel strike spurs state police help request
Bethlehem Ps March 3 9 state police were asked to aid as clashes erupted between pickets and Inca police during a walkout at Bethlehem Steel. Governor James dispatched Commissioner Adams to survey conditions after Sheriff Nickle warned he could not control the scene with available deputies. Bishops of conflict sought settlement with unusually large defense contracts at the plant amid two parallel efforts to resolve the strike.
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Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Inca
CSO. Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
Arthur H. James
Lyon G. Adams
Harrisburg
W Calvin Nickle
Easton
Union and Company
Governor Jones to Visit Alexandria for Army Day Parade
Governor Sam H. Jones and state leaders will attend Alexandria Army Day on April 7 as the 34th division parade through the city and the 2nd division hosts an open house at Camp Livingston. About 8 000 troops travel in 800 trucks with 400 in the parade. route plans discuss with Mayor Lamkin and officials.
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Alexandria
Sam H. Jones
Camp Claiborne
S2nd
Camp Livingston
34Th Division
Frayne Baker
Baker
V. V. Lamkin
Bert Lennon
P. C. Bettenberg
Lamkin
Rapides
Livingston
Wisin
Insurance Agents Open 22nd Louisiana Convention at Hotel Virginia
The Louisiana Association of Insurance Agents opens its 22nd annual convention at Hotel Virginia with hundreds of delegates registering from Wednesday noon. The executive committee meets at 4 p m and a Blue Goose International film of the Sugar Bowl game precedes a night dance at the Lotus Club.
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Louisiana Association of Insurance Agents
Virginia
Harold Monk
Louisiana Pond of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose International
University of Tennessee
Boston College
Lotus Club
Ouachita National Bank
Shop Suit Against LSA Dismissed
Baton Rouge Louisiana March 25 A suit by six Baton Rouge contractors challenging LSU construction of a $10 000 carpenter shop with its own employee was dismissed by District Judge Charles A Holcombe The judge ruled the petition showed no cause of action since the cited act of the legislature was not binding on the university The contractors argued the law requiring bids on public works applies to LSU
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Charles A. Holcombe
Holcombe
19 Seamen Missing After Tanker Blast
New York reports 19 seamen missing after explosion and fire on the oil tanker Cities Service Denver 8 miles off Cape Lookout North Carolina. The Pan New York rescued 17 officers and men. the W W Bruce picked up five others. Coast guard craft and planes rushed to the scene as rescue efforts continued. Rescued include Chief Engineer R Priestley and First Assistant C Matthews.
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New York
Cities Service
Denver
Cape Lookout
N.C
Pan-New York
W. W. Bruce
E. S
Coast Guard
Elizabeth City
N. C
Floyd Bennett Field
Beaufort
R. Priestley
C Matthews
Tax roll pressure hits New Orleans election
Rufus W Fontenot director of state revenue condemns use of assessment rolls as a political tool to coerce tax payers during municipal elections in several parishes. He urges immediate corrections after reports of threats of large property tax increases if residents vote as officials desire. Browder surrenders in New York to serve four year passport fraud sentence after Supreme Court uphold.
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New Orleans
Rufus W. Fontenot
State Revenue
Fontenot
Louisiana Seen As Major Industrial Power By Governor
Governor Sam H. Jones predicted Louisiana would become a leading manufacturing state, citing Higgins Boat Co. of New Orleans as a rising international player. He noted 1997 goods valued at 580 million dollars, up 400 percent since 1935, and forecast near one billion dollars this year. Walter D. Fuller urged firm federal action against strikes in defense industries and predicted rapid airplane production ahead.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sam H. Jones
National Association of Manufacturers
The
Louisiana Manufac
Jones
Higgins Boat Company
Fuller
America
Hitler
Yugoslavia Funds Frozen in United States After Axis Pact
President Roosevelt froze all Yugoslav funds in the United States after Yugoslavia joined the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis. The move blocks cash and securities with about 1 million dollars in assets estimated, the 13th nation to face such measures. Indirectly, roughly 36 million dollars of American investments in Yugoslavia may be affected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Yugoslavia
United States
Treasury
Commerce Department
Four Nations Clear Decks for Big War on Balkan Front
Belgrade reports Germany Britain Greece and Turkey moving toward large scale warfare. Britain warns Yugoslavia and Hungary over their Axis ties while Soviet Russia pledges neutrality if Turkey enters the war. Russian oil shipments to Germany are said to halt and Greek forces clash with German units near Thrace. Greek Yugoslav talks threaten Salonika free port status if trains pass through. Yugoslav Communists urged sabotage to disrupt German logistics.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Germany
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Balkan
Hungary
Russia
Caucasus
Ankara
Europe
Reich
Bulgaria
Mediterranean
Thrace
Salonika
Moscow
London
Yugoslavia Signs Rome Berlin Tokyo Alliance Amid Pledge
Yugoslavia joins the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact while obtaining a clause promising no axis troops cross its territory. Balkan reports note Greek German frontier clashes as Russia moves to bolster western defenses and Turkey. Moscow pledges benevolent neutrality if Turkey must fight.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Greece
Balkan
Russia
Turkey
Germany
Moscow
Belgrade
Italy
Marshal Graziani
Neghelli
Ethiopia
Libyan
Agheila
London
Axis
Roosevelt
United States
Balkans
Brinkley Publicity Empire Faces Bankruptcy Court
Dr John R Brinkley told creditors court his fortune built on a powerful radio station and medical ventures disappeared. He recounted hospital and radio expansion on the Rio Grande, claimed little cash on hand, and noted Mrs Brinkley moved funds totaling about 154000 before banking transfers and yacht purchases. Legal actions followed with bonds needed to leave Canada.
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del Rio
Tex
John R. Brinkley
Brinkley
Rio Grande
Milford
Kan
Brinkleys
Minnie T. Brinkley
Brinkley Hospital
Serb Bishop Vows Firm Stand Against Germany
Bishop Dionisie of the Serb Orthodox Church in North America says Serbia will not yield to Germany and cites long history of British support and resistance to empires. He notes Serbs as central to anti-Austro-Hungarian and anti-German efforts over centuries.
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Chicago
United States
Dionisie
Germany
Yugoslavia
Great Britain
Serbia
Turkey
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Peter I
New Nation
Belgrade
North America
Austria
Yugoslav Minister to Russia Resigns in Moscow
Milan Gavrilovic, Yugoslavia’s first minister to Soviet Russia and Agrarian party leader, announced his resignation after Belgrade cabinet reshuffle. He plans to return to Belgrade where family reside, having aided Yugoslavia’s recognition of the Soviet government last May.
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Moscow
Milan Gavrilovic
Yugoslavia
Russia
Agrarian Party
Axis
Gavrilovic
Belgrade
Fontenot Reports Louisiana Revenue Rise Amid Administration
New Orleans report notes eight months to February 1941 show higher state revenue due to better business and improved administration. Fontenot claims $268,600 in expenses cut since taking office, with tax gains including $500,0000 in income tax, $1,700,000 in severance tax, $925,000 in alcohol tax and a 60 percent rise in gasoline tax collections. He says collection cost fell from $2.98 to $1.85 per $100.
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New Orleans
Rufus W. Fontenot
Fontenot
Yugoslavia Signs Rome Berlin Tokyo Pact to Preserve Frontiers
Yugoslavia joins the Rome Berlin Tokyo alliance in Vienna with Adolf Hitler present. Vienna reports Germany guarantees Yugoslavia's territorial integrity and excludes it from Axis military aid obligations. Observers say pact aims to prevent a Nazi invasion plan, aiding Britain and Greece defenses.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Vinna
Adolf Hitler
Vienna
Germany
Balkan
Britain
Greece
London
Balkans
Struma
Vardar
Albania
Turkish Thrace
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Prince Paul
Hungary
Romania
Slovakia
Bulgaria
32nd Division Rouses For Quick Mobilization At Camp Livingston
Soldiers of the 32nd Division sprint from Camp Livingston in a rapid mock alarm. About 12,000 troops in steel helmets and 15-pound packs rushed to trucks as the Red Arrow division from Michigan and Wisconsin moved in blitzkrieg tempo toward an imagined attack. Major General Irving Fish praised the swift readiness and emphasized the alert as a test of mobility and discipline.
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Livingston
Uncle Sam
Irvig Fish
Safety record and traffic rule of the day
The report lists accidents and injuries to date this year and last year with figures for deaths. It states a traffic rule prohibiting operating a vehicle on streets while intoxicated or under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics.
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U. S
Uae
Pitth
North Africa
Mary Churchill
Paul Jones
Turers Association
Walter D. Fuller
England
Canada
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