French Arrest Wodehouse in Paris News
English author P G Wodehouse and his wife were arrested by French authorities in Paris. Details of the charge were not disclosed and procedure questions were being discussed between French and English officials. The couple had been moved from Berlin to Paris by German forces before the Allies drove the enemy from France.
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London
P. G. Wodehouse
Paris
Wodehouse
Berlin
France
Chevalier Cleared Of Collaboration Charge
Maurice Chevalier the French entertainer has been cleared of collaborating with the Germans during occupation. A Paris statement said he gave only one entertainment at a German prison camp, was not paid, and ten prisoners were released in exchange. Chevalier’s conduct was reviewed by a French committee among music hall entertainers.
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United Press
Maurice Chevalier
France
London Radio
Paris
Chevalier
Living Costs Jump Higher Than Wages
A Washington dispatch notes that factory workers saw notable earnings gains during wartime. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 71 percent gross weekly earnings rise since Jan 1 1941, 47 percent net spendable earnings, 42 percent straight time hourly wages, and 16 percent general wage rate increases across plants.
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JAMES MAR _ WASHINGTON
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Labor wage rules under wartime limits and CIO demand
The article explains a 28 percent total wage rise including a 16 percent general increase and a 12 percent addition for merit and incentives. It notes the War Labor Board policy capping gains at 15 percent above January 1941 levels, while living costs rose about 30 percent, prompting CIO pressure for a 17 cent hourly rise for steelworkers and a possible presidential decision. An air pilot can photograph every two seconds with an electric camera.
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War Labor Board
WLB
Labor
Dobie Says Faculty of Texas Tech Is Cowed and Whispered Roosevelt Vote
AUSTIN Nov 22 UPI reports J Frank Dobie said Texas Tech faculty are cowed and that if they voted for Roosevelt they did so in a whisper. He also linked faculty dismissals to regents actions and claimed freedom of expression depends on Rainey’s presence at the UT.
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Dan J. Harrison
Houston
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Dallas
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Arthur L. Brandon
Life Magazine
Bobby Sockers Baffle Police By Shoplifting
Portland youths including 12 and 17 year olds have been arrested for shoplifting across many schools and neighborhoods. Police note it as a fad and say stores are boosting patrols as detectives and officials audit inventory and crack down on theft.
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Portland
Ore
Bobbysock Brigade
Elizabeth Moorad
CIO delegates reaffirm no strike pledge during war
In Chicago on November 22, 600 CIO delegates unanimously reaffirmed a no strike pledge for the war duration. Philip Murray urged labor to honor the pledge as a sacred commitment to support U S efforts and ensure troops win the war. The resolution stressed the CIO's duty to maintain the pledge without question.
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Chicago
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
United States
Thief Tries to Exchange Garment After Shoplifting
Bristol officials report Assistant Prosecutor Joseph M. Donovan says a woman charged with taking a dress from a department store was arrested when she returned the garment and asked to exchange it for one that would fit.
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Bristol
Conn
Joseph M. Donovan
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