Los Angeles Blackout Hits Citywide Across 3 Mile Radius
Los Angeles endured a citywide blackout after a powerful disturbance disrupted power lines. The outage stretched three miles from the center, with sirens signaling the blackout and hindering daily life across buildings. Seven elderly residents died during the blackout due to Kraut attacks at the Georgia Street Receiving, according to hospital reports.
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Lalo
All Clear
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Oberlin Students Hear British Vice Consul Talk
British Vice Consul in Cleveland, J. Risher, addressed Oberlin College students in Finney Chapel. He urged youth to continue the war effort until a successful outcome and spoke on labor, rationing, and American- British unity. He praised the Liberator bomber as a finest long range aircraft and noted Bermuda stores source much from abroad.
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England
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Japanese Planes Strike Trincomalee and Cloud Colombo
Japanese warplanes attacked Trincomalee on the northeast coast while reconnaissance planes circled Colombo, capital of Ceylon. A defense communique said initial reports showed no civilian casualties. Tokyo claimed an expeditionary force neared Calcutta with major Japanese units north of Akyab, Burma, advancing toward India.
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India
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Two Men Admit Kidnaping Woman in Cincinnati Case
Federal grand jury considers indictment under the Lindbergh act against George Shimchuk and Joseph Hepburn, who confessed abducting Mrs. Mary Jacobsen of Calmet City UL and detaining her in a car during a 30 mile drive to Cincinnati. They pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges and were bound over on $10,000 bonds. Jacobsen testified about the March 31 abduction found bound by stockings and garland.
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Cincinnati
George Shimchuk
Joseph C. Hepburn
Chicata
Tho
Mary Jacobon
Calmet City
Cailly
U.S
J. Paul Geoghetan
Heavy Trucks Strain War Work on Ohio Roads
Ohio highway officials warn heavy trucks supplying war plants strain roads as asphalt materials become scarce due to transport shifts. Highway Director Hal Sours says railcar shortages and sunk tankers push more loads onto trucks, risking longer resurfacing delays. The state plans to relax limits, grant extensions, and speed up releases of tank cars to meet 1942 road needs.
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Hal G. Sours
Ohio
Sours
Seaboard
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Sishway
War Production Board limits on nondefense housing in critical areas
Q Aimed at curb on new nondefense construction but not existing or already begun projects. A It does not halt private, federal, state, or local builds in designated critical areas. materials may be supplied only if start occurred before April 9. no full resumption or material shifting for new homes.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPA
Construction permits and limits under the order discussed
The text explains spending caps for construction within a 12 month period and clarifies that repairs to restore a structure to working condition do not require permission. It notes that agricultural construction is limited to buildings used in producing agricultural products and does not permit a $1,000 home addition.
State Employees Drive Over 40 Miles An Hour
State Highway Director Hal G. Sours reported that despite urging, state employees continue to drive state owned automobiles at speeds above 40 miles an hour. He cited reports of drivers reaching 30 and 60 miles per hour in various vehicles and noted at least one suspension for risky speed. He warned of the seriousness of the emergency and need for conservation.
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Hal G. Sours
John W. Bricker
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