Trade Pacts and Japan Watch Malaya’s Riches Amid War Strains
The article analyzes Malaya’s role in U.S. trade, noting 300.6 million dollars in exports to the United States last year and a population mix of 2.3 million Chinese, 2.2 million Malays, 743,000 Indians, and 30,000 Europeans. It details rubber and tin wealth, Singapore’s strategic position, British control, and Japanese interests including iron ore exports and fishing fleets.
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Mailava
United States
Asia
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Mallava
Dutch East Indies
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China
Malava
Far East
Malaya
Singapore
Iron Times
Malayan
Strait
Penang
Roche Scheduled To Head Buffalo's Police Department
The Common Council meets in special session to appoint Austin J. Roche as police commissioner to replace Glenn H. McClellan who is retiring after 27 years in the Buffalo Police Department. McClellan was ousted by Mayor Thomas L. Holting for delaying patrolman appointments not certified by police surgeons. Roche previously served as commissioner from 1930 to 1933.
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McClellan
Roche
Fewer Rejections Mark Fifth Draft Call in New York
Albany March 7 Reuters. Rejections of prospective trainees fell from 16.6 to 13.6 percent during the fifth call Feb 17 28 at State Selective Service stations. Of 3933 registrants sent to induction sites 535 were rejected. Director Ames T Brown said the drop reduces the problem as many rejections stemmed from temporary illnesses injuries and both which were later cured.
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New York
Albany
Selective Service
Ames T. Brown
Brown
German Family Feeds Goat with Odd Food Links
A fragmented news item notes a German family feeding a goat using unusual links to food. The report mentions a young woman disappearing with money from male acquaintances including an artist with a portrait bust, later found and arrested.
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Mhagen
Ferdinand Story Bulls Escapes Spur Ten Mile Chase
In Woxfeld Thuringia villagers pursued a bull that escaped from a cooperative. The chase spanned about ten miles before the animal walked into a stream and allowed itself to be caught.
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Ferdinand
Rabbit frightens kids as crows drive rabbits to sled
In the Harz Mountains near Luderode two large rabbits chased by crows leaped into a child’s sled and hid beneath a blanket. The startled children wailed as the birds fled and the rabbits later escaped back to the woods.
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Luderode
Harz Mountains
British Hold U S Writer Under Defense Rule 18 B Arrest
Erland Echlin former Time and Newsweek London correspondent is detained under defense regulation 18 B and held in Brixton Prison. He says charges are unspecified and he appeals to the Home Secretary, with the Home Office Advisory Committee about to consider the case.
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London
Erland Echlin
Time Magazine
Newsweek
Brixton
Echlin
Home Secretary
Home Office
Echiin
France
Rutland Strike Barred for Two Years by Mediation Board
A strike by 1,360 Rutland Railroad workers is barred for two years under a mediation board pact led by I. L. Sharman. The accord includes a voluntary five percent cut for workers earning over $15 weekly, restoration of the Dec. 9, 1938 wage cut, wage back pay of about 235,885 deferred to April 1, and limits on force reductions without employee consultation. If railroad working capital exceeds 285,000 in two years, excess funds go to the employer.
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I. L. Sharman
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Margesson Sees Failure Of Invasion
British War Secretary Captain Margesson delivers a full press speech to Parliament outlining army reforms and wartime estimates. He cites Africa victories, 150000 Italians killed or captured, 1800 British losses, and notes gaps in equipment being filled. He stresses administration and civil defense roles as key to modern warfare.
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Chicago Dary News, Inc
London
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House of Commons
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Parliament
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Air Force
War Office
Mediterranean
Mergesson
Middle East
Archibald Wavell
Hollywood man to be sentenced for 17000 theft in New York
Aubrey L. Eads of Hollywood California pled guilty to first degree grand larceny for stealing 17000 from the Madison Industrial Corporation. He will be sentenced March 21 by General Sessions Judge L Donnell. Police tracked him after he vanished from New York by using fictitious accounts and he surfaced in a Houston civil damage suit over a car accident.
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New York
Aubrey L. Eads
Hollywood
Calif
Madison Industrial Corporation
General Sessions
L. Donnellan
Eads
Houston
Tex
Cystex Featured For Kidney and Bladder Discomfort
An old advertisement touts Cystex for kidney and bladder issues. It claims over ten million units sold and emphasizes relief from burning scanty or frequent urination and back or groin discomfort.
British Ports Badly Hurt by Bombing Threaten UK War Effort
Washington reports severe damage to west coast British ports Bristol Cardiff Swansea Liverpool Glasgow from bombing. Shipping losses grow as dock facilities suffer and pilots become scarce. Analysts say American production may be wasted if materiel cannot reach Britain while Britain seeks faster pilot training and eventual influx of Canadian and Australian pilots.
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Enxgar Ansel Mowrer
Chicago Daily News, Inc
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Cardiff
Swansea
Liverpool
Glasgow
Germany
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Amer
British Isles
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Balkans
Britishers Say Current Aid Worth More This Spring
Public remarks from Britain claim aid provided now this spring is worth many times the same aid expected six months from now, indicating a shift in perceived value and urgency.
Armistice negotiations and royal voyage marked the day
On March 7, 1340, Finns and Fussies agreed to an armistice while Queen Elizabeth faced a British blockade and arrived in New York.
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Queen Elizabeth
New York
Eskimo Inducted Into Alaska Guard in Nome Tonight
Listed as the first in his race to be inducted, an Eskimo will join an Alaska National Guard company organized in Nome tonight. The ceremony marks a historic entry into the nation’s armed forces.
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Juneau
Alaska
Am Alaskan National Guard
Nome
Applicants surge for service in Far Western territories post
A radiogram reports 209 men have applied for service in the Far Western territories outpost, with more applicants including Eskimos coming from isolated wilderness posts.
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Far Western Territories
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