Lewis Fights WLB as 58000 Miners Idle Threaten War-Energy Shutdown
In Washington the wage dispute leaves more than 58000 soft coal miners idle as the war labor board reviews the case. John L. Lewis threatens an all out strike at midnight Friday if demands are not met, while the government weighs military protection to keep some mines operating. The Appalachian field spans Pennsylvania to Tennessee, with 450000 miners in the unionized area and 150000 extra covered by the standard contract.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Alabama
West Virginia
War Labor Board
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
UMW A
Newark
UMW
Illinois
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Ohio
Virginia
Tennessee
New York
Geo. W. Taylor
Red Writer Points Accusation At Poles
Moscow dispatch reports Izvestia carries Wanda Vasilev-Skaya signed article accusing the Polish government in exile in London of not representing the Polish people. She asks whom the Polish immigrant government represents, stating the people did not choose or authorize it.
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Moscow
Russia
Izvestia
Wanda Vasilev- Skaya
Union of Polish Patriots
London
Jewish Congress accuses Nazis of starving race
The Institute of Jewish Affairs of the American Jewish Congress accuses German authorities of use of planned starvation to assert postwar dominance. A pamphlet released by Dr. Stephen S Wise outlines diet levels by group with Germans at 94 percent and Jews at 20 percent, covering Wartheland and other regions.
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New York
Institute of Jewish Affairs
American Jewish Congress
Germany
Europe
Stephen S. Wise
Institute
League of Nations
Wartheland
Poland
Posnan
Wartha River
Shonbrun's Execution Stay Denied in New York
The U S Supreme Court denied Eli Shonbrun's request for a stay of execution in Sing Sing N Y for murder. Justice Jackson ruled no grounds existed to federally interfere with state court sentence. The appeal argued pretrial publicity denied a fair trial and improper cross examination by the district attorney.
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Washington
Elihonbrun
Sing Sing
N. Y
Supreme Court
Jackson
Shenbran
Medeline Webb
Stillwater
Ohio
Cor
Susie F. Reich
New York
Arnold Cohen
Shonbrun
Man Shoots Self At Home Near Roff
Albert L. Clary of Hickory shot and killed himself Monday afternoon at his home. He had been in ill health for months. no motive was given. The 65 year old resident of the Hickory community lived near Roff and Hickory for 55 years. Funeral arrangements pending at Sulphur Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, three daughters and two sons.
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Albert L. Clary
Hickory
J. T. Walling
Clary
Roff
Smith Bound Over On Forgery Charges
Harry W. Smith was bound over to district court today by Percy Armstrong justice of the peace on forgery charges. He allegedly forged Ralph H. Ramsey's name on a lease and sold it to R. E Hodges for $56.18. He was released on a $1,000 bond.
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Harry W. Smith
Percy Armstrong
Smith
Ralph H. Ramsey
R. E Hodges
Barbers Shift to Appointments Amid Labor Shortage
Lancaster barbers cut hair for loyal customers as labor shortages bite. In nearby Ephrata barbers are so busy that haircuts and shaves are now by appointment only.
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Lancaster
Ephrata
Oklahoma City OKs Telephone Bill Refunds by May 1
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will distribute a 437,161 dollar refund to 67,768 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. subscribers starting May 1. Refunds, from 1 to 35 dollars, address rate reductions and service charges, with 10 percent kept for state revenue and the rest paid to 26 communities including Maud, Sapulpa, Ada, Durant, Guthrie, and Stillwater.
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Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
The
Corporation Commission
State General Revenue Fund
Maud
Sapulpa
Ada
Durant
Guthrie
Holdenville
Ponca City
Sand Springs
Wilson
Chelsea
McAlester
Ringling
Seminole
Blackwell
Chickasha
Davis
el Reno
Stillwater
Lawton
Marietta
Okmulgee
Shawnee
Ardmore
Elk City
Norman
Tishomingo
Jones Pleads Guilty To County Drunken Driving Charge
Albert J. Jones pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 25 dollars and costs before county judge Moss Wimbish. George Steele John Neal and Emmett Pates also pled guilty to public drunkenness and were fined 10 dollars and costs before justice J D Willoughby after arrest by patrolman Harold Watson a half mile north of Ada.
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Albert J. Jones
Moss Wimbish
George Steele
John Neal
Emmett Pates
Jones
J. D. Willoughby
Ada
Harold Watson
Marshal Captures Draft Dodger Near Ada
Coleman Roy Pennington 21 from 15 miles northwest of Ada arrested by Deputy U S marshal Allen Stanfield for dodging military service. He was ordered to report and failed with other draftees. Transported to Hugo for federal court before Judge Eugene Rice.
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Coleman Roy Pennington
Allen Stanfield
U. S
Pennington
Ada
Hugo
Eugene Rice
School Beginners Get Physical Check
A pre school clinic will be held at the Irving school Thursday from 1 30 to 3 30 p m. Nurses from the city county health unit will be on hand to conduct the clinic for children who have not started to school. The Irving P T A urges all parents of under school age children bring their children to the clinic.
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Irving School
Irving P.T.A
Japan Tries to Drag Indo China Into Pacific War
London April 28 The Far Eastern correspondent for the Independent French news agency says Japan has demanded active Indo China participation in the Pacific war. General conscription was ordered in Indo China April 23 after Kazuo Aoki the minister of affairs of greater East Asia arrived in the area.
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London
Japan
Indo-China
Indo China
Kazuo Aoki
Greater East Asia
Foot Tells Parliament Forts Damage Nazis
Din gle Foot parliamentary secretary for the ministry of economic welfare said in Scotland that U S flying fortresses during the raid on Renault works near Paris damaged more than 40 shops and robbed Germany of at least 1 500 tricks and other war materials.
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London
Dingle M. Foot
Ministry of Economic Welfare
U. S
Renault
Paris
Germany
Coastal Command Torpedo Hits Merchant Ship Off Norwegian Coast
British aircraft of the coastal command scored a torpedo hit on a medium sized enemy merchant ship off the Norwegian coast yesterday afternoon and returned without loss, the air ministry reported in a communique today.
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London
Coastal Command
Air Ministry
Ohio Tornadoes Ravage Northeastern Region Killing Three
Destruction across Cleveland Akron and Fremont totals exceed one million dollars with over 150 injured and four dead. Tornadoes strike Medina Norwalk and Tiffin areas destroying homes barns and power lines. Red Cross disaster workers mobilize as civilian defense wards guard streets and evacuate through debris.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Fremont
Richard Paternoster
Anthony Fernbach
Medina
Arthur Cawrse
Norwalk
C. G. Andrus
Red Cross
Civilian Defense Corps
U. S. Naval Reserve
Boy Scouts
Tiffin
Wach
Ickes Warns of Hidden Rubber-Gasoline Clash
Petroleum Administrator Ickes testifies before the Truman committee warning of a broad Washington lack of understanding about the 100 octane gasoline program. He cites pressure from war production and notes a refinery-plant conflict with rubber goals, stressing the need for new materials and expanded refineries to prevent transport breakdowns.
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Washington
Ickes
War Production Board
Truman Committee
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Kaober
Ferguson
OPA
Senate
Yanks Charging For Road Toward Bizerte
A Philadelphia publisher and an Oklahoma educator debated the role of education and enterprise at a state teachers and business leaders conference in Oklahoma City. Walter D. Fuller of Curtis Publishing urged faith in private enterprise while Dr. A Lin schneid of East Central State College argued schools must point out evils in government and industry.
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Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
Oklahoma
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing Company
A. Linschneid
Ada
East Central State College
Fuller
Dr. Linscheid
America
Arnall Intercepts Kidnap Threat From Suspect Caller
Gov Ellis Arnall said a man claiming to be escaped convict Leland Harvey telephoned Mrs. Arnall threatening to kidnap their five year old son Alvan unless police were called off. He notified the FBI and ordered a state patrolman to guard the child.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Leland Harvey
Arnall
Alvan
Kemar
Harvey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Portrait of Williams to State Museum
Friends of Judge Robert L. Williams former governor of Oklahoma will present a portrait to the Shish Jews historical society at a banquet tonight. Williams is president of the society. The portrait will hang in the historical museum.
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Oklahoma City
Robert L. Williams
Oklahoma
Rubber shortages loom into 1944 say Truman panel
Washington officials warn the rubber outlook may stay tight into 1944 as the Truman committee tightens scrutiny of tire and gasoline restrictions. Senators Brewster Ferguson and Ball press for explanations of recaps and synthetic rubber programs while Ickes and Nelson defend decisions aimed at avoiding rubber bankruptcy.
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Washington
Truman Committee
Brewster
Ferguson
Mich
Ration Book No. 3 To Be Mailed To Consumers
The local war price and rationing board will mail ration book three to simplify distribution and avoid delays. Ben L. Morrison says the new book will supplement books one and two and arrive in late June or early July. No new rationed items are planned. holders of books one and two will receive a reporting card to request book three. No need to visit the board or central offices.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Ben L. Morrison
Office of Price Administration
Vt Salvage
J Langford Shaw Returns to U S for Treatment
Mrs. J Langford Shaw announced that Captain Shaw has arrived in San Francisco from the southwest Pacific theater ill with tropic fever. He will receive medical care at a government hospital before resuming duty as an intelligence officer in the U S Army Air Force.
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J. Langford Shaw
Captain Shaw
San Francisco
Southwest Pacific
Capt. Shaw
U. S. Army Air Force
Soviets Readies Summer Campaigns Urged by Izvestia
Izvestia called on the Red Army to prepare for decisive battles as fighting continues on the front. Red Air Force jets bombarded German lines and rear areas from the Kuban delta to near Leningrad while heavy artillery reshaped the Kuban front. German broadcasts claimed Soviet losses and raids on supply bases along the Sea of Azov.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Red Army
Red Air Force
Kubar
Caucasus
Kuban
Novorossisk
Volkhovo
Leningrad
Sea of Azov
Associated Press
British Point For Tunis
Allied forces push through Tunisia as American troops seize three hills near Mateur and Bizerte while British First Army fights for Medjerda height. French and Eighth Army advance toward Pont Du Fahs as German defenses, minefields, and counterattacks slow progress. Air force strikes targets across the frontline.
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William B. King
North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
Medjerda
Tunis
Tunisia
Second
U. S. Army Corps
Medjez-El Bab
Medjez- El-Bab
Massicauit Road
Tebourba
Si Abdallah
Goubellat
Pont du Fahs
Hayes
Mitch
Administrators Address U S Chamber Of Commerce
New York April 28 William L Batt vice chairman of the war production board announced an expected output of nearly 100000 airplanes this year an increase of about 50000 from 1942 He urged preparation for idle plants in war time Davis praised farmers and urged continued spring plowing as the nation aims to surpass last year s food production Rear Admiral Emory S Land and Joseph B Eastman led the program in their respective roles at the event.
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New York
William L. Batt
War Production Board
Batt
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Davis
Chester C. Davis
Washington
William Byrd
Emory S. Land
United States Maritime Commission
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
The Pessimist by Bob Blanks Jr and the Bank Account
A humorous piece by Bob Blanks Jr critiques John L. Lewis and laments how hard it is to grow a bank account. The speaker imagines lowering blood pressure by escaping conflict, underscoring the stubborn grip of labor and finance on daily life.
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John L. Lewis
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NEA Telephoto
Pvt
James Kalaman
England
U. S. Chamber Commerce
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