U S Will Defer Trust Suits If War Is Factor
President Roosevelt approved a cabinet plan to defer federal anti-trust actions that could hinder war production of tins, tanks, planes, and ships. Atty Gen Biddle and Cabinet members will study cases to decide if deferral slows the war and will publish final decisions to inform the public.
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U.S
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Kite House
Atty
Gen
Biddle
War Stimson
Navy
Knox
Thurman W. Arnold
Justice Department
Mr. Arnold
White House
Stephen T. Early
Congress
Atty Gen. Biddie
Knox and
Stimson
Secretary of War
Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
House
Rep. Cannon
House approves vast warplane bill with 6 percent profit cap
The House passed a new 18.3 billion appropriation for 31,070 warplanes and expanded ground facilities, with a 6 percent profit limit on payments to contractors. The measure, 70 to 8, includes 17.357 billion for the Army and 820 million for naval aviation, and notes production goals and a shift in profits policy amid wartime demands.
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International News Service
Washington
House Tonight
Senate
Army
Naval Aviation
Allies Fortify Far East Lines to Pin Up Foe
Allied reinforcements flow to Australia Asia theatre boosting hope to pin Japanese gains. New Zealanders and a Dutch East Indies division land in Brisbane. Burma reports bolster Chinese line and retake air field north of Toungoo. Britain sends naval task force to Indian Ocean as Japan eye Timor and Port Moresby raids continue. Mindanao raids widen offensive as Bataan defenses hold.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Tokyo
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Brisbane
Burma
Toungoo
Axis
Britain
Indian Ocean
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Philippines
Jonathan Wainwright
Wainwright
Bataan
Mindanao
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Port Moresby
Darwin
Navy
Navy Department
Washington
London
Two U S Freighters Attacked in Atlantic
The navy announced today that two medium size United States merchant vessels had been torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. No further information was released by the navy here.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
United States
Atlantic
Weather Report From Stark County Station
Local temperature readings tracked through evening by Stark County State Highway Department noting highs, lows, and midnight values. Almanac data shows sunrise and sunset times with additional lunar phase details.
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Stark County
Xenia High Wins State Cage Title
Xenia High of Xenia claims the Class A Ohio basketball championship by defeating Central Catholic of Toledo 51 33 in the final at Will s gym Kent. The Buccaneers had beaten Lehman High Canton 39 29 in the semifinal to reach the title game. Toledo Central upset Akron North Vikings 48 35 in the other semifinal with a strong second half rally.
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Gerdden High School
Xenia
Ohio
Xenia Cagers
Central Catholic
Toledo
Wills Gymnasium
Kent
Buccaneers
Lehman High
Canton
Toledo Central
Akron North Vikings
Garden Corner
Society
Veterans Activities
Schools Set Registration Hours For Sugar Ration
United Press reports that 8500 school superintendents and local rationing boards will set sugar registration hours. Some districts may close May 4 to 7 for the event, others may hold after school hours from 4 to 9 pm. Elementary schools will handle consumer registration while high schools handle commercial registrations on April 28 and 29.
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United Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Nazis Hunt Staraya Russa Trench Escape Amid Heavy Losses
German reinforcements pressed a costly assault to break the Staraya Rus sa siege as the Red army defends the area near Murmansk and Leningrad. Front line reports note heavy fighting, failed attacks, and planned Nazi relief columns aiming to link with the 16th army, while fresh Soviet forces prepare to join the front.
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United Press
Moscow
Staraya Russa
Hitler
Leningrad
Arctic
Murmansk
16Th Army
Red Army
Ural
Daily War
Two Japanese Officers Arrested in Brazil Raid
Rio de Janeiro March 28 Two Japanese naval officers posing as agriculturists were arrested at Belem port while large caches of arms and propaganda were uncovered in Sao Paulo. Names Jossio Yamato and Krota Ushi, photos ships maps and spy reports found. Farm raid near Campinas owned by Choji Inamura described as nerve center of the Japanese nucleus inland.
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Associated Press
Rio
DE Janeiro
Belem
Sao Paulo
Jossio Yamato
Krota Ushi
Amazon River
Brazil
Campinas
Choji Inamura
Bulgaria pledges to fight Russia and aid Axis
Bulgarian premier Bogdan Philov pledged in principle to wage war against Russia and to aid the Axis, while avoiding an outright troop promise. Turkey and Bulgaria reportedly signed a commercial treaty enabling cotton seed shipments to Bulgaria in exchange for Bulgarian goods, with observers unsure if troops would be sent to the eastern front.
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Associated Press
Bern
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Russia
Bogdan Philov
Adolf Hitler
Boris
Philov
Balkan
Ny International News Service
London
Reuters
Vichy
Turkey
Havas
Sofia
Hitler
Europe
Britains Campbeltown raid on St Nazaire docks tested by explosion
Britain led a combined force of Commandos and airmen against St Nazaire in occupied France, aircraft and naval units supporting a former U S destroyer loaded with five tons of explosives. The Campbeltown blasted the main gate of the Atlantic coast dock, with heavy casualties reported and evacuations completed, aiming to cripple Nazi submarine operations. The raid followed German claims of success and included RAF diversions and coastal escorts.
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Associated Press
Britain
United States
St. Nazaire
Atlantic
Campbeltown
U. S. S. Buchanan
Tirpitz
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Royal Air Force
Hitler’s Propaganda Tactics Aimed at U.S. War Effort
The office of facts and figures says Hitler adapts divide and conquer tactics for the United States at war. He allegedly urges belief that democracy is dying, the west coast is in danger, and that the Japanese and British will strike peace separately. The strategy seeks to create unrest among groups and undermine national unity while pushing Americans to focus on defending only their shores.
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U.S
Office of Facts and Figures
Associated Press
Ashington
Hitler
United States
Pacific
Stalin
Europe
Germany
Japan
Stroy
Axis
English Channel
Downtown stores set noon opening for wartime Mondays
Stores downtown will open at noon and close at 8 30 p m each Monday during the war to aid workers. Canton City Lines will boost service to handle extra riders between 5 30 and 8 30 p m. From June 1 to August 29 downtown shops will close at 5 p m except Mondays, with summer hours showing department and women's wear opening at 9 30 a m and other stores at 9 a m on non Monday days.
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Canton City Lines, Inc
Charles M. Isaac
Canton Retail Merchants Board
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