All Faith Chapel Built From War Salvage on Island
On Jima in the Philippines servicemen built a chapel from salvaged materials with Rev Clinton B Meininger recounting. A quonset hut framework, salvaged lumber, sail cloth rugs, and plexiglass stained glass from wrecked planes were used. The chapel hosted all faiths in separate services for about 450 men each Sunday.
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Moline
Jinima
Philippines
Clinton B. Meininger
First Christian Church of
Portal to Portal Pay Suits Near Billion Mark
Labor unions filed suits across the nation seeking back pay totaling 905 million dollars as part of the drive for portal to portal compensation. Major actions include CIO United Steel Workers suit for 37.4 million at Jones and Laughlin Steel with 19 000 workers, and 50 million by Bethlehem Steel Hing ham shipyard retirees in Boston.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
CIO
United Steel Workers
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Portal
Aliquippa
Birmingham
Detroit
Michigan
American Federation of Labor
AFL
AFL Executive Council
Miami
Fla
Soviet Workers Survive 36 Hours in Air Bubble
Two workers Boev and Dimichev spent 36 hours inside an air bubble formed by a damaged tube after a dredge capsized in a storm near Konsomolsk on the Amur River. Diver Andrei Fomenko reached them, helped them into diving helmets, and brought them to the surface.
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Moscow
Boev
Dimichev
Konsomolsk
Amur
Andrei Fomenko
Panhandle Women's Open Bowling Tournament
Local bowling circuit announces the Panhandle Women's Open with rounds on January 18 19 and January 25 26 at regional lanes. Top regional bowlers compete for title and prizes.
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Panhandle
Boats Antedating Caesar Found in Britain at Humber Mouth
Archaeologists at the Humber River mouth uncover two 400 B C plank boats in mud, the oldest Briton craft yet. Cambridge University's C W Phillips calls the find a unique early ship type with oak bases hide thongs and yew bindings, showing advancement from dugout canoes.
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Hull
England
U.P
Britain
Humber River
British Museum
C. W. Phillips
Cambridge University
Julius Caesar
Good Neighbors Rally To Destitute Family
In Indianapolis Mr and Mrs Vernon Spears and their seven children lost their home in a fire leaving only two Bibles. A neighbor canvassed the area collecting clothing and goods until a sheriff’s truck gathered over 700 items of apparel and household gear for the family within hours.
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Indianapolis
Vernon Spears
Spears
Bell Aircraft unveils float equipped helicopter for water landings
In Buffalo Bell Aircraft introduces a helicopter with flotation pontoons, the first to receive a Civil Aeronautics Authority commercial license. Bell officials see vast utility across remote areas with many lakes, suggesting retractable wheels for land operations and noting use in Canada’s geophysical surveys where dry land is scarce.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Bell
Canada
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