WLB to grant 44 cent daily wage boost for Little Steel
The War Labor Board approved a 44 cent per day wage increase for 157000 workers at Bethlehem Republic and Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube, a decision seen as far reaching for about 600000 steel workers. The ruling includes a union membership maintenance clause and a company checkoff for dues, with retroactivity to February.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Labor Board
Little Steel
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
Philip Murray
Bethlehem, Republic, and Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Pittsburgh
Murray
WLB
Labor Board
Bethlehem
Republic Steel Companies
Youngstown
Inland
Rommel and Allied Gains Mark Egypt Battle
Allied and Axis forces clash near El Alamein with British reports of gains by German troops along the coast and Tell El Bisa while central sector operations push to seize western ridge objectives. Australian forces hold Tel El Eisa as air and artillery bombardments continue and Joy Moore’s Victory Garden notes progress at home.
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Associated Press
CATRO
Enir Rommel
el Alamein
Tell‘ 1 el Bisa
Tel el Eisa
Tel Ely' Eisa
Joy Moore
Moores
Joy
A. H. Moore
Butler Street
Administration Moves on Wage Stabilization Plan
Washington July 16 The administration contemplates a wage stabilization measure as price controls near strain. Roosevelt has discussed steps with congressional leaders while Henderson reports strains in ceilings from rising farm prices and costs. Senate approval of funds and appointee flex for Henderson shapes continued wartime price policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Leon Henderson
Henderson
House
Vichy Protests U S Move to Free French Leaders
Vichy government protests Washington move to assign U S military representatives to Gen. Charles de Gaulle. Br Gen Charles L Bolte to consult in London with the Fighting French on war conduct. The issue touches on aid to De Gaulle while avoiding diplomatic recognition. Welles statement quotes published. Laval to release full negotiations details.
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Vichy
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
Charles L. Bolte
London
National Committee of the
General de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
Alexandria
State Department
Roosevelt
Suez Canal
U. S
Martinique
French West Indian Island
Sumer Welles
Laval
Welles
Sumner Welles
Repair to US-223 West of Adrian Contract Awarded
The Michigan highway department awarded a 135,932.80 dollar contract to Cooke Construction of Detroit for resurfacing and widening US-223 about west of Adrian. The project, part of a war transport program, includes a two foot widening to 22 feet and asphalt resurfacing. Work is set to start soon, with federal funding covering half the cost.
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State Highway Department
Cooke Construction Company
Detroit
Afiican
Cooke Company
Bissfield
Adrian
Billisfield
Somerset Center
Cincinnati Northern
Devils Lake
iThe Wph
Martin S. Westcott
Blissfield
Westcott
Rome Center
Mire shortage delays use of Wolf Creek dam
Water impounding behind the Wolf Creek dam is delayed as copper power lines must be moved and temporary lines installed. H. E. Smith says the lake fill will occur after necessary approvals from Washington, with lines shifted about 500 feet north and costs of 10,850 dollars borne by the city. The delay avoids loss during the dry season and the dam should be ready by September 1 when most needed.
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Wolf Creek
WPB
Washington
H. E. Smith
Consumers Power Company
Consummers Power Company
Smith
Phe
Poit
Tela
Coast Guardsman Traps Nazis After Coastal Landing
Washington reports 21 year old Coast Guardsman John C. Cullen spotted a fog bound Nazi saboteur group landing on Long Island. He pretended to take a bribe, raised alarm and helped expose eight saboteurs and their hidden supplies, as described by the War Information Office. The Nazis faced trial amid a lengthy statement to their captors.
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Washington
Coast
Tax Bill Goes Before House In Historic Wartime Measure
Washington July 16. The largest tax bill in U S history, a 6 143 900 000 wartime measure with new income and corporation levies, was set for general debate in the House. Rep Knutson urged recommitment to raise excess profits tax and alter rates, but leaders expected the bill to pass as drafted after 38 weeks of committee work.
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Washington
House
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Rules Committee
Tank Production Halted At Flint By Labor Pickets
Flint July 18 production at Fisher Body Division of General Motors halted as about 60 pickets blocked the line, only 20 percent of day workers reporting. Yesterday 60 percent of day workers walked out over the layoff of 30 welders. Night shift turnout was about five percent with a 40 man picket line outside gates. CIO regional director said talks may be arranged, GM denied notice of conference, but management would meet with a striker committee once named. The plant was not producing tanks.
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Flint
Fisher Body
General Motors Corporation
Ted
CIO
AFL Automobile Workers Union
Jourist
Carl Swanson
CIO Union
S. W. Duncan
Detroit
Federal Labor Conciliation Service
General Motors
Naval craft losses rise since Oct. 1941
An Associated Press tally lists 48 U.S. naval vessels lost since the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James in October 1941. The compilation names battleships aircraft carriers and dozens of destroyers submarines and support ships with several destroyed or sunk to prevent capture.
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Associated Press
United States
Reuben James
North Atlantic
Arizona
Lexington
U. S
Houston
Reuben Jamies
Downes
Cassin
Peary
Jacob Jones
Pope
Stewart
Edsall
Pills
Sims
Hamman
Ome
Shark
Sea Lion
Perch
Langley
Utah
Asheville
Mindanaa
Oahu
Luxon
Wake
Liberty
Meigs
Penguin
Bittern
Finch
Pigeon
Quail
Tanlager
Oglala
Neches
Peopsy
Neosho
Coast Guard
Alexander
Acacia
Renegotiation of War Contracts Urged by Vinson Group
Chair Vinson told the House naval committee it will press to renegotiate army and navy contracts to recapture commission fees paid to war brokers. He said the move would save millions and end the “commission racket.” The probe into commission agents, with Justice and military witnesses, focused on William Scrimgeour and Sons and the Washington firm Shirley Olcott Nichols, which claimed profits over 208 thousand dollars in six months. Triumph Explosive Co's Decker noted a contract guaranteeing a one percent commission for contract wins through the trio's firm on government war work.
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Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Naval Committee
Navy
Department of Justice
Army
Thomas Hinkel
Coun
Sel
Willian Scrimgeaur and Sons
Hinckel
A. P. Shirley
F. B. Olcott
F.C. Nichols
jNavy Department For
3. B. Decker
Triumph Explosive Company
Elkton,Md
Shirley-Olcott-Nichols Company
Triumph
House Concedes on Farm Measure Amid Parity Debate
Washington July 16 A two month deadlock over an Agriculture Department plan to convert government surplus wheat for UN war needs ended as the House accepted a Senate proposal to allow the sale of 125 million bushels of government wheat at about 83 cents a bushel for livestock feed and industrial uses. The move followed appeals by President Roosevelt and Secretary Wickard who warned the House plan would raise feed and food prices or reduce livestock production. The administration offered subsidies to maintain parity while stabilizing grain prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United Nations
House
Senate
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
White House
Farm Security Administration
Roosevelt
Wickard
Egypt Cuts Cotton Acreage Significantly Under War Policy
Cairo reports a reduction of over 50 percent in Egypt cotton area for the current crop, down to 700,000 acres from 1,600,000 last year. Legislation and government bonuses to grow cereals spurred the shift to save war shipping. Authors note ample cotton in storage ensures no shortage despite the drop.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ministry of Agriculture
Two More Positions Abandoned by Reds
German advances drive to within 175 miles of Stalingrad as Voronezh sees counter attacks and a reported breach of a Red encirclement. Voronezh area fortifications falter with Boguchar and Millerovo fallen, while Bryansk reports a new Southeast push. Duitse forces claim 113,689 Soviet losses in Kursk Voronezh clash as bombs and armored units strike road junctions and rail lines.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Voronezh
Red Army
Aeds
Don River
German von Boguchsr
Milleroyo
Kalitvia
Rostov
Bryansk
Volge
Caucasus
Don
Boguchar
Mblillerovo
Russian Information Bureau
Mars
Fedor von Bock
Kursk-Kharkov
Berlin
War draft age and allied wartime notes
Secretary of War Stimson urged that young married men and those aged 18 to 20 be drafted to win the war, noting that every great war required calling up both groups. He hinted the draft age could drop to 18 as needed. Laughlin Currie arrived in Chungking to consult with Chang Kai-Shek as Japanese pressure rises in China. Senate approved a 1.857 billion supplemental bill including 125 million for the Office of Price Administration. A Washington family revealed profits of 613,288 in 1941 from war contracts via an eleven-manufacturer commission, sparking debate on war profiteering. Adrian defense officials set no blackout date yet, with likely timing around late July or early August, as readiness plans await state guidance.
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Washington
Stimson
House Nn War Committee
Magnuson
Willam Scrimgeour
Adrian
Lenawee County
Karl B. Hoch
Adrian Defense
Notif
Geour
Maxwell and
G. Bailey
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Aljone
Bengasi
Tobruk
Alamein
Manay
Auchinleck
Mexandria
Boan
OPA
U.S
REDS
Bulletins
Office of Price Administration
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