Nations to map far east war in White House
President Roosevelt announces creation of a Pacific war council to meet first at the White House. The body includes Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, China, Great Britain, and the United States, with Roosevelt to represent the US and Lord Halifax for Britain. The council links with a London counterpart to coordinate policy and strategy.
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White House
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Canada
China
Great Britain
United States
United Nations
London
Lord Halifax
Herbert Evatt
Walter Nash
A. Loudon
T. V. Soong
Hume Wrong
Legation
D. Evatt
Nash
Wrong
Leighton McCarthy
McCarthy
The
Dominion
High Court Upholds Statute Restricting Peaceful Picketing
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision upheld a Texas injunction barring two AFL unions from peaceful picketing connected to a cafe project. The ruling, part of three labor decisions, permits states to restrict picketing not directly tied to the labor dispute and affirms that such actions can violate state anti trust law. Justice Frankfurter led the majority with Stone Roberts Byrnes and Jackson concurring.
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United Press
Ashington
Supreme Court
Texas
AFL
Houston
Wisconsin
New York
New York City
Justice Frankfurter
Stone
Roberts
Byrnes
Jackson
Carpenters and Painters
Passenger Car Tube Quota Boosted Here
The April rationing quota expands eligibility for recapped rubber in Stark county. Boards may authorize recapping 899 passenger tires and 429 truck tires. Eligible include essential war industry workers, farmers, taxi operators, and B class workers who prove indispensability and neighborly car sharing. April quotas show increases in passenger tires and tubes and truck tires and tubes compared with March.
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Stark County
Americas Unite to Map Defense
Secretary of the Navy Knox appeals to Latin American nations for loyal cooperation to defend the hemisphere. He warns of widened war theaters, states shipping is in danger, and urges continental solidarity with reciprocal aid and realistic preparation for a long conflict.
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Knox
Latin America
Hemisphere
Inter-American Defense Board
Americas
Britain
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Bricker Visits Ohio's 37th Division
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker and Adjutant General Whittier S. Bird reviewed Ohio's 37th division. They arrived at the camp Saturday night and will return home Tuesday. Piano tuner D. Crouch. 28355. Adv.
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Ohio
John W. Bricker
Whittier S. Bird
Cripps Offer Sends India Freedom Question To Vote
News from New Delhi reports India's 390 million diverse people face a pivotal choice on Cripps' wartime self rule plan. The proposal ties immediate independence to postwar status, pending Indian acceptance of postwar autonomy terms. Indian leaders weigh conditions, timing, and national aspirations amid wartime uncertainty.
Cripps urges India to choose its postwar dominion status
Sir Stafford Cripps in a radio address calls on India to decide its future by accepting a wartime postwar offer of dominion status and equal partnership in British empire and UN councils. He says unity is possible if accepted, and warns a new offer may not come before the war ends.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Sir Stafford
Brittain
Andaman Islands
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Moslem League
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Sir Stafford Cripps
United Press
New Delhi
United Nations
Lash Extends Date On Personal Taxes
Lester S. Lash county auditor announced personal property tax returns are extended to Monday April 6 with penalties waived through that day. Taxpayers must pay at least half of the tax when filing as many were unable to meet the federal deadline, and office activity remained high with many returns still outstanding.
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Buffalo
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Cincinnati
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Louisville
Lester S. Lash
Lash
Apple House Advertisement for Fresh Sweet Cider
Daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. sweet cider available at Apple House located on Fulton NW. A brief local ad promoting fresh daily cider.
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Apple House
Fulton
Nazi Destroyer Sunk In Battle Across Fronts
World war phase widens as Hitler’s forces face setbacks at sea and in the air. A German destroyer reportedly sank in a convoy to Russia while a 10,000 ton transport was claimed sunk. British forces attack German shipping off Norway and strikes on Luebeck and the Ruhr are noted. Berlin reports civilian losses from Luebeck raid.
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Fuehrer
Russia
Libya
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Tobruk
Malta
Britain
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Germany
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Berlin
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Air Ministry
Vhe Associated Press
London
St. Nazzaire
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St. Nazaire
Lorient
Bordeaux
Blizzard Ties Up Capital Disrupts Rail Schedules
A March snowstorm paralyzed Washington D C with 18 inches of snow over 30 hours. The Manhattan limited, starting in New York, arrived in Canton six hours late while Pennsylvania railroad officials said it was the only train delayed. Power and communications were knocked out and damages ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Manhattan Limited
Canton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan
New York
Washington
Senate Studies Naval Defense in Atlantic Patrols
Washington March 30 The senate naval affairs committee under Chairman Walsh plans to call Admiral Ernest J King to probe the effectiveness of anti submarine patrols in the Atlantic. The inquiry aims to determine if surface and air patrols are doing their job, with any needed criticisms voiced if issues are found. Coordination of defense forces last week gave navy command over army patrol planes used along coast waters.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Congress
Walsh (D
Massachusetts
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Ernest J. King
Sen. Walsh
Army
Waters Push Enemy 27 Miles Back Across Invaded Island
Australian air mastery over New Guinea and New Britain cited by Air Minister Arthur S. Drakeford as American and Australian planes wrestle air superiority from Japan. Reports say Japanese forces evacuating Lae amid floods in the Markham valley as Allied counter-offensive builds, with plans for closer Australian artillery and air cooperation and integration with U S forces.
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United Press
Arthur S. Drakeford
New Guinea
New Britain
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Lae
Port Darwin
Port Moresby
Drakeford
Markham
Nadzab
Butch O'Hare Tangles Nine Bombers In Single Seat Fight
Pearl Harbor correspondent reports Lieutenant Edward H. O'Hare, later dubbed a hero, describing how he single handedly attacked nine twin engined Japanese bombers in the southwest Pacific February 20. He claimed six or seven destroyed, after launching from a carrier in a one seat fighter. The officer’s quarters scene in Pearl Harbor is recalled as the air action is recounted.
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Southwest Pacific
Atlantic Sea War Sinks 22 UN Ships in Week
AP reports 22 United Nations vessels were sunk in Atlantic waters last week, raising total Atlantic sinkings since Pearl Harbor to 98. Eleven American ships and four Norwegian, four British, and one each Dutch, Honduran, and an unidentified Allied merchantman were among the losses. Sinkings included 12 vessels off the U S coast and 51 in the area since December 7. Canadian waters saw five more sinkings for a total of 22 since Pearl Harbor. the Caribbean added five more to 24, while off South America apenas one ship has been sunk since U S entry.
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New York
Atlantic
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
United States
Canadian
Caribbean
South America
Netherlands
Honduras
Today's Index Highlights Amusements and Columns
A compact index lists sections such as Amusements Believe It or Not Bringing Up A Family Comics Crossword Puzzle Deaths of Damon Runyon Day In Canton Editorial Markets and Financial Needlework Pattern Pitfalls Of Love Paul Mallon Radio Programs Serial Story Side Glances Sport News Sports Up Through a Century.
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Paul Mallon
Traffic toll in U S reduced in February
The National Safety Council reports America's February traffic deaths at 2380, down 8 percent from 2590 a year earlier, ending 18 months of increases. Fragmentary mileage data prevent clear attribution to car and tire rationing, and officials caution against complacency or assuming further reductions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
America
National Safety Council
Council
Attacks on Bataan Dwindle as Corregidor Bombarded
War department reports Japanese onslaughts at Bataan Peninsula diminished after heavy losses, while Corregidor, Fort Mills Fort Drum and Fort Frank, endured day and night air raids. Anti aircraft fire shot down one enemy plane. Mindanao patrol skirmishes occurred at three points.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Philippines
Corregidor
Mindanao
Bataan Peninsula
Manila Bay
Wainwright
Department
Fort Mills
Fort Drum
Fort Frank
Nippon
Manila
Uhrichsville Youth Killed In Army Plane Crash
Uhrichsville residents mourn Aviation Cadet Charles Fleming Hufford 22 a native of Easton killed in a B-13 basic training plane crash near an auxiliary field. He trained at Lemoore base California enlisted December his body to be brought home for services and burial.
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War Department
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N. Mainst
Charles Fleming Hufford
Lemoore
Frenso
Calif
Hufford
Easton
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Thomas Blamey
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Butch) O’hare
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