21 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
1
Officials announced charges amid ongoing investigations into German financial activities. The case confirms earlier suspicions of illicit funding and cross border dealings influencing national finance, with authorities stating concrete links between individuals and German financial networks.
Federal conciliator James F. Dewey said mediation conferences improved prospects for settling the dispute between the United Auto Workers CIO and Ford Motor Co. Reemployment of Rouge plant workers and talks with Ford personnel director Harry H. Bennett were noted, with potential NLRB hearings on union elections. The union demanded reinstatement, seniority, contract negotiations, and an NLRB vote.
In Manlius New York Mrs James Kirkpatrick returning from hospital with a newborn learns she was given the wrong infant. A hospital attendant delivers the error and asks for an exchange. Local authorities investigate the mix up and reunite families.
New York reports that Tead of the Higher Education Board dismissed Dr. Lewis Balamuth, one of 46 City College staff named as Communists, as hearings are set to determine further terminations. The board cites unsuitability and improper appointments tied to Rapp-Coudert testimony.
Vichy confirms the dismissal of seventeen French mayors and municipal councils for failure to cooperate with the government as part of wartime administrative changes.
Washington reports that the House appropriations committee recommended an additional 4.11 billion dollars for Army and Navy outlays to sustain a 4 million man force on combat status. The plan covers 3.6 thousand bombers, new plants, ordnance, and Atlantic bases with Navy anti aircraft and ship conversions.
The Toronto District Trades and Labor Council urged affiliates to boycott Henry Ford and his products placing them on a we do not patronize list. Vice president Robert Brown moved to ban Ford after noting Ford’s refusal to manufacture engines for British planes.
The NAZI PROPAGANDA CLUB in San Jose accuses Henry Ford of underestimating Britain and labeling him an arch dictator on the continent. The vice president cites Ford attacking labor unions and questions whether organized labor should resist him or other figures amid the controversy. Reports mention numerous $20 American bills allegedly connected to the group.
Authorities said two million dollars withdrawn from American banks by the German American Bund for propaganda purposes has been discovered in circulation in Costa Rica. The find underscores continued activity tied to the organization in wartime era movements.
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