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March 18, 1941

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Headlines from March 18, 1941

OPPOSITION FADES AS 7 BILLION AID NEARS HOUSE TEST; Taber, Once Foe of Lease-Lend Bill, Strongly Backs Fund at Republican Caucus QUICK SENATE VOTE LIKELY Roosevelt Tightens Control of Arms Exports -- Post-Crisis Works Plan Is Offered OPPOSITION FADES TO 7-BILLION AID

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

House opposition vanishes; Repubs after conf decline to take partisan stand; Taber to support bill; Dem Steering Com to oppose all amendments; Wheeler not to lead Sen opposition

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U-Boat Is Believed on Way To Raid Ships Off New York; U-BOAT REPORTED EN ROUTE TO U.S.

By the United Press

foreign source tells U S Govt Germans plan U-boat operations near N Y harbor; Sens Wheeler and Gillette call story Brit propaganda

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POLICE BUS GUARD IN STRIKE PLEDGED; Valentine Promises 'Adequate Protection' if Lines Decide to Operate in Walkout POLICE BUS GUARD IN STRIKE PLEDGED

By Unknown Author

Police Comr offers police protection if cos wish to operate; union repr comments; LaGuardia admits gravity of situation

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15 COLD GRIPS CITY; 60 DEAD IN WEST; Returning Winter Covers All East -- Lake Fishermen Saved -- Spring 'Official' Thursday 15 COLD GRIPS CITY; 60 DEAD IN WEST

By Unknown Author

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REDS, NAZIS BARRED IN TEACHING POSTS AT CITY COLLEGES; Board Rules Membership in Any Subversive Group Is Ground for Dismissal WEAPON IN SCHAPPES CASE Parents Charge Communists Seek to Rule Association by Boring From Within REDS, NAZIS BARRED BY CITY COLLEGES

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Higher Educ Bd resolution rules Communist, Fascist or Nazi group membership ground for teacher dismissal; Coudert testifies in Dist Atty inquiry on perjury by com witnesses

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1941Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (died 2006)^[†]

Wilson Pickett was an American singer and songwriter.

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1941Henri Cornet, French cyclist (born 1884)^[†]

Henri Cornet was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. He is its youngest winner, just short of his 20th birthday.

Headlines from March 18, 1941

OPPOSITION FADES AS 7 BILLION AID NEARS HOUSE TEST; Taber, Once Foe of Lease-Lend Bill, Strongly Backs Fund at Republican Caucus QUICK SENATE VOTE LIKELY Roosevelt Tightens Control of Arms Exports -- Post-Crisis Works Plan Is Offered OPPOSITION FADES TO 7-BILLION AID

U-Boat Is Believed on Way To Raid Ships Off New York; U-BOAT REPORTED EN ROUTE TO U.S.

POLICE BUS GUARD IN STRIKE PLEDGED; Valentine Promises 'Adequate Protection' if Lines Decide to Operate in Walkout POLICE BUS GUARD IN STRIKE PLEDGED

15 COLD GRIPS CITY; 60 DEAD IN WEST; Returning Winter Covers All East -- Lake Fishermen Saved -- Spring 'Official' Thursday 15 COLD GRIPS CITY; 60 DEAD IN WEST

REDS, NAZIS BARRED IN TEACHING POSTS AT CITY COLLEGES; Board Rules Membership in Any Subversive Group Is Ground for Dismissal WEAPON IN SCHAPPES CASE Parents Charge Communists Seek to Rule Association by Boring From Within REDS, NAZIS BARRED BY CITY COLLEGES

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