U S Takes Over Railway After Three Month Strike
President Roosevelt ordered the federal seizure of the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad marking the first use of wartime powers to take over a common carrier. The action followed a three month strike by 104 workers and a dispute over seniority and wages. Eastman is to operate the road for war needs.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
George P. McNear Jr
Peoria
Ill
War Labor Board
239 Mile
Brotherhood of Railroad
William H. Davis
Eastman
McNear
Russia and Japan Renew Fisheries Relations
Moscow reports both nations extended their Siberian fisheries accord by Kuibyshev showing intent to stay within the neutrality pact framework. Neutral sources say there will be no radical changes in Russo Japanese relations as the agreement prolongs the current status quo.
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
Siberian
Kuibyshev
Sugar Rationing Registration Dates Set by OPA
The office of price administration fixed registration dates for sugar rationing in April May for consumers and industrial users. Frank Bane announced at a meeting that industrial registrants will use two April dates while individual consumers register May 4-7 at public schools. The final weekly ration size was undecided with a 28 one pound stamps book issued.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Office of Price Administration
Frank Bane
OPA
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Overtime probe deemed futile in wartime hearing
Senate committee chair Thomas said four days of hearings into war production show no labor legislation likely. House leaders push for 40 hour week suspension and closed shop ban, while CIO and AFL chiefs demand probe of anti labor propaganda. Key issues remain double time Sunday and incentive pay plans.
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House
Vinson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Sen. Truman
Missouri
Senate Defense Committee
Sen. Thomas
Congress
Phillip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Murray
Thomas Wallner
Nashville, Tenn
Southern States Industrial Council
Roosevelt
Green
Oklahoma
Thomas Subcommittee
Genoa Community Meeting Set at Genoa School
Residents of Genoa Community are urged to attend an important meeting at Genoa School on Monday March 23 at 7 p m. The Adv. notes the event as a key local gathering for community planning and concerns.
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Genoa
Genoa School
Soviets Storm At Five Vital German Bases
Soviet forces on the 1 200 mile front attacked five Nazi bases as Hitler’s troops faced renewed pressure. Reports from Vichy claim Soviet troops penetrated Staraya Russa, while other fronts target Bryansk Kharkov and Taganrog. German high command admits fierce attacks around Lake Ilmen but omits Staraya Russa fate.
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Associated Press
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Staraya Russa
Bryansk
Kharkov
Taganrog
Leningrad
Lake Illmen
Hitler
Lake Ilmen
Crimea
Donets
Ukraine
Moscow
Vichy
Red Army
Azov
Geman
Romania
Hungary
Bern
Switzerland
Michael Antonescu
Rumania
Transylvania
American freighter sunk with two crew missing
Norfolk reports a large American merchant ship torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. Survivors say 23 of 38 crew members were rescued locally, 13 taken to Morehead City. The vessel sank after two torpedoes about ten minutes apart. Names of the two missing not available.
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United Press
Norfolk
Atlantic
Morehead City
N. C
Survivors of Greek freighter torpedoed off Atlantic coast
Thirty five crew members of a medium sized Greek freighter torpedoed off the Atlantic coast Tuesday count themselves lucky among about 100 United Nations vessels sunk in western hemispheric waters. None were lost as the radio operator sent an SOS. They waited 25 to 30 minutes before abandoning ship and were rescued 45 minutes after getting away.
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Norfolk
United Nations
Amusements and features listed in today's index
The newspaper's index shows sections for Amusements and Side Glances and various features. It includes Believe It or Not, Comics, Day in Canton, Damon Runyon, Editorials, Markets and Financial, Radio Programs, and Serial Story with page references. Sports items appear on pages 6 and 7, with Up Through a Century by Walter Lippmann on page 4.
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Damon Runyon
Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Allied Bombers Sink Japanese Cruiser Off New Britain
Australian and Allied forces report sinking one Japanese cruiser at Rabaul, damaging another, and driving off a Japanese heavy bomber near Port Moresby. An air raid on Saumliki followed, with Curtin stating Australian planes returned safely after fending off AA fire and Japanese fighters.
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New Britain
Port Moresby
Associated Press
Canberra
Australia
Rabaul
Japan
Conquest
New Guinea
Papua
Broome
Derby
Darwin
John Curtin
Saumliki
Yamdena
Curtin
Filipinos and U S Troops Raid Japanese Near Zamboanga
Washington report says American and Philippine units struck Japanese forces near Zamboanga on Mindanao with heavy enemy casualties and negligible allied losses. Command details were not announced as Lieut. Col. Roger Hilsman previously led forces from Davao. Curtin names Gen George H Brett to command Australian and U S air forces.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Zamboanga
Philippine
Mindanao
United States
United States Army
Roger Hilsman
Davao
Bataan
Australia
John Curtin
George H. Brett
Four die as bomber crashes in Indiana
Four army fliers perished when a bomber suffered engine trouble and exploded near Greenfield Indiana. The crew were Lieut Paul F Hawkins Ponca City Oklahoma pilot Lieut James P Van Story Lincolnton North Carolina co pilot Lieut Lawrence J Rux Henderson North Carolina navigator and Sgt Robert W Morgan Uniontown Pennsylvania mechanic. The aircraft from Patterson Field near Dayton Ohio was on a routine operations flight.
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Paul F. Hawkins
Ponca City
Okla
James P. van Story
Lincolnton
N. C
Lawrence J. Rux
Henderson
Robert W. Morgan
Uniontown
Patterson Field
Dayton
Vichy Promises To Keep Axis Out Of Martinique
Washington reports an incident with a German submarine at Fort de France Feb 21 prompted U S warning to Vichy. Paris promised no Axis vessels or planes would enter French Caribbean ports or waters, with Petain pledging neutrality and fleet reassignment while observers remain.
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Vichy
Axis
Martinique
Washington
United States
Fort de France
Caribbean
William D. Leahy
Western Hemisphere
Henri Philippe Petain
Europe
37th Band Plays Reveille For Beightler Birthday
On March 21 the 37th Division post band woke the men with Happy Birthday in honor of Maj. Gen Robert S. Beightler’s 50th birthday. Regimental commanders saluted him at a luncheon. Beightler, born March 21, 1892 in Marysville, Ohio, is a former Ohio highway director and World War I veteran descended from Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.
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37Th
Ohio
Robert S. Beightler
Buckeye
Beightler
Ohio State Highway
Marysville, O
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Rain Dampens Spring Debut Season Of Grass Fires Opens
A soggy spring arrives at 1 11 a m with 48 degree temperature and drizzle. Signs of growth appear as buds and crocuses bloom while children play outside. Fire departments report the start of the spring grass fire wave, with four fires extinguished including one at Anderson Road and Bedford Area SW.
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Harry Wise
12Th St NW
Anderson Rd
Bedford
Arnold Says Unions Threaten Business
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, told the house judiciary committee that organized labor injures independent business and harms farmers consumers and businessmen. He argued government registration of unions and trade associations does not go far enough to protect the public and noted unions hinder the distribution of housing and food.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
U.S. Men To Be Freed Transfer Plan Outlined
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that United States citizens serving with Canadian forces may apply for transfer to the U S armed forces under a new agreement. The plan, announced Friday, outlines eligibility and process for graduates seeking return to service.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
United States
W. L. Mackenzie King
Drastic curbs on building orders expected by WPB
Washington reports indicate the War Production Board will halt all building not tied to war production within a week to ten days. The order limits plumbing and heating equipment to defense housing and war plant expansions, allows substitutions to conserve metals, and may include licensing with local stock control for repairs.
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United Press
Washington
War Production Board
W. Walter Timmis
WPB Heating and Plumbing
WPB
Timmis
Christmas Island Guns Sink Sea Raider
Shore batteries at Port of Spain Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean sank a Japanese submarine after it torpedoed a Norwegian steamer. Two submarines attacked and sank the Norwegian ship before a direct hit by shore batteries on the enemy raider. Broadcast recorded by CBS said the action occurred recently.
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New York
Port of Spain
Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
CBS
Ohioan Wins Cross In Pendleton Flight Honor
Lieut. Col. Curtis E. Le May of Columbus Ohio received the Distinguished Flying Cross at Pendleton Field for outstanding achievement in pioneering the south Atlantic flying route to Africa and Asia Minor.
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Pendleton
Ore
Curtis E. le May
Columbus, O
Pendleton Field
South Atlantic
Africa
Asia Minor
MacArthur Tells Cheering Crowd Of Victory Faith
Gen Douglas MacArthur rode into Melbourne to a hero’s welcome and vowed to carry the United Nations cause to ultimate success. He said he would keep a soldier’s faith and praised Australian troops, acknowledging immediate cooperation with the Australian soldier.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Bataan
Philippines
Commonwealth
Spencer Street
Southwest Pacific
Adelaide Express
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