Federal relief board faces coal mine labor row
Labor leaders remain non-committal while opposing restrictive bills as President Roosevelt signals ongoing mine control by Harold Ickes. The UMW back-to-work stance raises concerns of renewed tension in coal regions and potential return of mines to private owners if terms stay governed by the War Labor Board.
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Roosevelt
UMW
War Labor Board
WLB
Ickes
Mr. Roosevelt
Tom
Congress and Miners Clash Over Draft-Raising Plan
President Roosevelt proposed raising the draft age to 65 and drafting striking workers, prompting stiff opposition in Congress and from miners led by John L. Lewis. Supporters of the Connally-Smith anti-strike bill urged a veto while advocates of work-or-fight bills pressed for action.
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Miners
Raymond Lahr
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Senate
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Forest A. Harness
Indiana
William Colmer
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
John J. Hanratty
UMW International
Birmingham
Ala
Lewis
UMW
House
Tom Connally
Texas
Reds Crush Nazi Positions in Major Soviet Push
Soviet communique reports nearly 900 German officers and men killed in jabs at Orel Smolensk Belgorod Staraya Russa and Lenin grad fronts over 24 hours. Artillery destroyed a battalion HQ near Sevsk and Moscow also targeted Pskov rail junction and several airfields.
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Belgorod
Staraya
Russa
Leningrad
Sevsk
Kursk
Pskov
Riga- Staraya Russa
Ers
Kharkov
Maples Fail To Thrive In Amarillo District, City Nursery Notes
Amarillo's municipal nursery holds 15 000 to 20 000 trees grown from seed with no maples among varieties like Chinese elms and hackberry. Forester Chester Fitz says maples are not suited to the area and require iron shots for color. watering limits hit Thompson Park yet trees still grow. Earlier, Col. Ernest O. Thompson era saw 10 000 trees planted by schoolchildren, many died or moved to other parks.
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Amarillo
Chester Fitz
Thompson Park
Mr. Fitz
Ernest O. Thompson
Ready Made Hangars Hauled To Fronts In Planes
Kansas City dispatch notes pre fabricated hangars for quick front deployment. Each 92 ton unit packs for rapid air delivery and swift assembly by 90 soldiers to yield a 130 by 160 foot shelter with 39 foot clearance and no interior pillars. New thin steel outer planks create insulation for varied climates. Also mentions rapid blood recovery after donation.
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Kansas City
Glen C. Speakman
Butler Manufacturing Company
Speakman
Tropics
Miners Still Not in Pits Amid War Labor Strife
Thousands of coal miners defied United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and failed to report to work in central and western Pennsylvania. Only 20,000 of 125,000 miners returned, hurting steel mills producing armor, tanks, and ships as unions demand wage increases.
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Central
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers Union
Steel Mills
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
Shenango
Sharpsville
United Mine Workers
Lewis
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
John P. Busarello
Lewis’ Order
Twin Raids Hit Sicily and Sardinia Docks and Airfield
Allied communiques report twin bombing raids on Olbia Sardinia and Comiso Sicily. Northwest African Air Forces hit Olbia docks while Middle East command bombed Comiso airfield causing multiple fires and explosions. Both raids completed with all planes returning. two aircraft lost on patrols. The Cairo dispatch notes an enemy tanker sunk by coastal patrols.
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North Africa
U.P
Sicily
Sardinia
Cairo
Comiso
Olbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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