United States to send mission to India for UN supply base
The United States will deploy a mission to India to study creating a major supply base for the United Nations in the Near and Far East. India welcomes the mission, which will assess American aid to fully develop India’s industrial resources for war needs. Roosevelt withheld details on Eritrean base plans, warning disclosure could invite bombing.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
India
State Department
United Nations
Asia
Near East
Far East
Roosevelt
Eritrea
Africa
Oliver Lyttleton
Mediterranean
London
Tom Mooney Dies After Long Legal Battle at 58
Thomas J. Mooney, 58, labor leader and key figure in the 1916 San Francisco preparedness parade bombing, died at St Luke's hospital after a major abdominal operation. He served 22 years in prison, was paroled in 1939, and had fought for freedom amid claims he was framed. His case drew repeated Supreme Court hearings and a 1939 pardon by Governor Olson.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mooney
San Quentin Prison
Anna
John
Warren K. Billings
Wilson
Billings
Bhisee
Taft Charges Draft Boards Favor Married Men
Sen. Taft quoted a Canton official letter alleging Board No 5 sent 120 men for final exams with many married, while only 17 were sent in a prior period and 85 men called this year. Board officials deny bias and defend deferment practices as factual and limited.
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Canton
Robert A. Taft
Washington
Ohio
United Press
Sen
Taft
Board No. 5
Columbus
Draft Board No. 5
Sen. Taft
Fred G. Marburger
Revenue office to open Sunday in Canton area
Canton internal revenue office will be open Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help filers. The office will also stay open late the rest of next week. Deputy collectors will be at Massillon Alliance and New Philadelphia post offices with similar hours. Deadline for filing is Monday March 16. Estimated 60 percent of about 50,000 returns from Stark and six neighboring counties have been received.
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Canton Internal Revenue Office
Earl D. Gross
Canton Division
Massillon
Alliance
New Philadelphia
Soviet Encirclement Tightens on German Forces at Staraya Russa
Soviet troops widened the ring around the 16th German Army near Staraya Russa and pressed a separate squeeze on the Rzhev-Vyazma pocket by retaking Yukhnovy a frontier town on the Ugra river. Casualties were heavy as Germans fled, abandoning wounded and dumps. The capital Moscow endured an air raid while Britain reported no flights due to bad weather. Paris area factories faced fires with Renault Waks damaged. French war material output may rise to meet German needs. American industrialists say France’s plants now operate around the clock, boosting Germany’s wartime production.
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Associated Press
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Yukhnovy
Yukhnoy
Ugra
Moscow
Vyazma
Smolensk
Air Ministry
Paris
Germany
New York
France
Dutch Attacks Regain Plains In Vital Java Zone
Allied troops on Java face heavy Japanese pincer moves as Batavia falls and Western Java is overrun. Dutch forces recapture part of the plains near Bandoeng while Japanese drive toward Soerabaja. Aneta says Jogjakarta captured and Java split in two, with Allied troops retreating to stronger cover amid relentless air bombardment.
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Shima Island
Tokyo
Port Moresby
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New Caledonia
Burma
Philippines
Pacific
Associated Press
United Nations
Bandoeng
The
Netherlands East Indies
Reuters
Soerabaja
Aneta
Jogjakarta
Netherlands
US and Japan reportedly halt diplomat exchange deal
A Vichy radio broadcast cited a Tokyo report saying the United States and Japan have concluded an agreement on exchanging diplomats and nationals held by the belligerents. No confirmation was received.
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International News Service
London
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Viereck Guilty Faces 2 to 6 Years in Prison
United Press reports George Sylvester Viereck was found guilty of concealing part of his activities as a registered German agent. He faces a prison term of two to six years and a maximum $3,000 fine. A jury of 12 convicted him of violating the foreign agent registration law by concealing aid to noninterventionist lawmakers. His attorney predicted an appeal as court officers led Viereck away, a brief courtroom drama ending with a farewell to his wife.
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United Press
Washington
George Sylvester Viereck
Congress
Emil Morosini
House
Viereck
F. Dickinson Letts
Boy 4 hurt in fall from taxi turning on Bellflower
Edward Stern four suffered a scalp contusion when a Checker taxicab door opened during a right turn from Tuscarawas Street West onto Bellflower Avenue. He was taken to Mercy hospital. Goodlow Sperry 28 sustained chest contusions and minor abrasions after crossing Market area from Hercules Motors gate into traffic near Paul Hetrick's car. he was treated at Mercy hospital and released. Joseph Toth Jr 24 was arrested on temporary driving permit charge after a collision on Route 30 east of Canton.
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Bellflower Ave
Tuscara
St W
Mercy Hospital
Goodlow Sperry
Navarre Rd
Hercules Motors Corp
Paul M. Hetrick
Joseph Toth Jr
8Th St
Canton
Thick fog halts traffic after winter storm
Harsh fog blanketed Stark county Thursday night following the season’s worst snow. Visibility vanished, drivers crawled with doors open to see curbs, lights and oncoming vehicles barely visible. Some parked off highways awaiting dawn while midnight workers faced delays as buses ran late. Early morning frost froze the mist into icy streets.
Amusements and Notes Digest Highlighted Sections
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President Roosevelt Urges Saving Electricity for War Needs
President Roosevelt appealed to Americans to economize on electricity to support vital war industries. He urged government building managers and civilians alike to conserve, using press and radio to reduce paperwork and costs. The urging stressed every kilowatt must be saved amid rising demand for war production.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Debt limit bill approved for 125 billion dollars
The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a measure to raise the federal debt limit from 65 billion to 125 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified that borrowing power could be exhausted before month end and urged voluntary savings over forced measures. He said most large companies already use payroll deductions for defense bonds and projected debt rises to 70.6 billion by June 30 and 110.4 billion by June 3, 1943, as war material needs grow.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
Robertson
Virginia
Three Months Of War Early Blows Help U S For Fight
Ninety days after Pearl Harbor Guam Wake Midway and the Philippines are cited with Gen Douglas MacArthur Hong Kong Malaya Singapore and Burma Road among the early fronts. The piece notes signs of a turning tide as America strengthens control of vital sea lanes and expands industrial war production for eventual Axis defeat.
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Guam
Wake
Midway
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Hong Kong
Malaya
Singapore
Burma Road
Dutch Indies
Australia
America
Local School Aid Hopes Hit By Federal Policy
Canton school officials learned the federal government will not fund permanent school buildings to handle enrollment growth from defense workers. A federal education representative said temporary, portable frame buildings could be considered, but the district preferred not to pursue temporary structures on school property.
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U. S
Canton
Jesse H. Mason
H. E. Talley
Federal
Department of Education
Harter
Supt
Mason
Talley
Board of Education
Defense stamps free with gas at Smith Tire
Smith Tire at 2nd and McKinley Northwest offers defense stamps free with gasoline purchases. The promotion appears tied to wartime measures and runs at the shop location.
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Smith Tire
2Nd & McKinley NW
Java's Mountain Strongholds May Become Second Bataan
Java defense hinges on fortress mountains around Bandoeng as Japanese push through the north and northwest lowlands including Batavia. The action tests mountain positions against a numerically superior foe, with air power potentially deciding the outcome for the fourth largest city in the Netherlands East Indies and wartime Dutch defenses.
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Bataan
Batavia
Bandoeng
Netherlands East Indies
Dutch Defense Forces
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