New Ruling Halts Many Labor Disputes Wage Pay Postponed
Government moves to settle numerous labor disputes by delaying the wage price rule. Stabilization Administrator Collet postpones the rule’s effective date to March 15 allowing non approved pay increases for a period if employers file for approval within 30 days. Four orders accompany Bowles succession outlining exemptions for small firms fringe increases pattern orders and limited steel industry raises.
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John C. Collet
National Wage Stabilization Board
Collet
T Jin
OPA
Chester Bowles
Wage Stabilization Board
Indusstry
Ibasic Steel Industry
Evidence in Pearl Harbor Strike Ended
Ten members of Congress closed hearings on blame for Pearl Harbor as Public hearings ended after daily sessions since November 15. George W. Bicknell testified about Hawaii 1940-41 espionage weakness and the need for a centralized intelligence service. An ex-GI, George E. Elliott, described radar detection of planes before the attack and a superior officer urging to forget it.
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Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Barkley
George W. Bicknell
Hawaii
Bicknell
United States
Navy
Army
Senate House Inquiry Committee
George E. Elliott
Pacific Fleet
Elliott
New England Blizzard Worst of the Year
Snow flurries persist in the Northeast after the worst blizzard of the winter dumped up to 39 inches in Northwestern Maine. The storm’s western edge has passed with 10 deaths reported. flurries spread to New York mountains and the Great Lakes as heavy rains hit the North Pacific coast. Temperatures ran below normal in the Northeast and above normal in the Southeast amid a varied national pattern.
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Chicago
Maine
New England
New York
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Pacific
Mississippi River
Rockies
Far West
Notre Dame Student Says Fortune Letter Was Hoax
Jack E. Love 22 year old Notre Dame law student and war veteran says a letter promising a fortune was a hoax. He told a reporter he believes the same prankster sent him the notice three weeks earlier and that he is not responsible.
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South Bend
Ind
Jack E. Love
Notre Dame
New York
Love
Adam S Stewart 90 Dies at Home in Waterloo New Marshfield
Adam L Stewart aged 90 died suddenly of a heart attack at his New Marshfield area home on Wednesday. He is survived by half brother Charles L Stewart and niece Mrs Frank R Brewer of New Marshfield and nephew R A Walker Bar berton. His wife preceded him in death. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at Hoodlet Funeral Home with Rev Myles E Hoon officiating and burial at Union Cemetery.
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Adam Stewart
Waterloo
New Marshfield
Adam L. Stewart
Charles
L. Stewart
Frank. R. Brewer
R. A. Walker
Barberton
Hoodlet
Myles E. Hoon
Union Cemetery
Former President Risio Ryli Convicted in Finland War Case
Helsinki report says former Finnish president Risio Ryli was sentenced to 10 years hard labor after a special tribunal found him guilty of leading Finland into war with Russia. The war crimes trial also features a Vatican letter describing German outrages in occupied Poland presented by Soviet prosecutors against 22 Nazi leaders.
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Helsinki
Risio Ryli
Finland
Russia
Pius XII
Poland
Government to restore wartime clothing price controls
Washington announces a two part plan by the CPA and Civilian Production Administration to raise prices and ease shortages of cotton clothing. Officials say the program could cut shirt and garment output by about 50 percent but will not raise overall clothing costs to the public. Effects likely won t appear in stores for about three months.
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Washington
CPA
Civilian Production Administration
Akron Improvement Plan Hit as Airlines Move
City officials view the decision by American Eastern Pennsylvania Central and United Airlines to transfer operations to the Canton Akron airport as a death blow to a 1 million dollar municipal field improvement. The move could occur once construction is finished, likely in September, affecting Akron’s plans and local employment. A second item reports Peter Rebich, 27, a World War II veteran, dying in a crane collision at Wheeling Steel Corp's plant.
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Akron
ACP
Canton-Akron
American
Eastern
Pennsylvania-Central
United Airlines
Stark-Summit County
Steubenville
Peter Rebich
Wheeling Steel Crp
Russia Admits Secret Data From Canada
Washington reports Russia acknowledged obtaining insignificant secret data about atomic energy and other projects from Canadian citizens. A survey lists items still rated top secret including bomb material production, supply sources, component parts, explosive load, and trigger method for chain reaction.
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Washington
Russia
Iterms
Insignificant Soviet charge of hostility over Canada leak
Russia said its military attache obtained secret data in Canada but deemed it insignificant and accused Ottawa of an unbridled anti-Soviet campaign. Moscow recalled the attache after Canadian sources alerted authorities. Ottawa denied political motives, while a royal commission examines the leakage tied to atomic energy data.
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London
Russia
Canada
Buulss Luaravics Waris
Moscow
Soviet Union
Ottawa
Jdrawal
MacKenzie King v
Ussr
Smyth
Henry DeWolfe Smyth
Princeton University
Manhattan
World Ban on Army Training Urged by Solon
Washington reports that a proposed international ban on peacetime conscription gains momentum as the House Military Committee nears end of hearings on universal military training for the United States. Chairman May says action on universal training will wait while a separate measure seeks U.S. leadership to outlaw peacetime draft globally, introduced by Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr.
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Washington
House Military Committee
United States
May
D-Ky
Joseph W. Martin
House
Martin
Mutiny Reported as Indian Seamen Clash in Bombay Harbor
Striking Royal Indian Navy seamen exchange rifle fire with British and Indian troops in Bombay. Nine small warships are maneuvered into battle positions in the harbor as Vice Admiral Sir John Godfrey declares an open mutiny and vows forceful suppression. Heavily armed troops move on barracks where hunger strike protesters are confined after earlier demonstrations.
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Bombay
Royal Indian Navy
John Godfrey
Out of State Hospital Faces Old Charge in Manslaughter Case
Frank Towns send of Hamilton County awaits release from Lima State Hospital for Criminal Insane but must stand trial on a manslaughter charge in the December 15 1935 death of his 10 month old son. The State Supreme Court affirmed an Allen County appellate ruling that Townsend is sane and ordered his return to Cincinnati for trial.
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Columbus
Frank Townssend
Hamilton County
Lima State Hospital
State Supreme Court
Allen County
Town
Sane
Cincinnati
Wolfe Estate Valued Over One Million Dollars
Probate court inventory lists the late Harry P. Wolfe publisher of the Columbus Dispatch as leaving an estate of 1 102 355 dollars. Appraisers note the figure excludes property Wolfe transferred to family trust estates.
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Columbus
Harry P. Wolfe
The
Columbus Dispatch
Wolfe
Six Marines Demoted Over Petition On Discharge Policy
Six Marines including three sergeants and three corporals were demoted to privates after circulating a petition critical of Marine Corps discharge policy. Lt. Gen. Roy S. Geiger said the action, deemed final, shows their unfitness for non commissioned officer duties. A board led by Maj. Gen. J. T. Moore found the protest violated Navy rules and bypassed proper channels. Ralph Vossbrink of CIO linked protests to potential 24 hour strikes by area unions.
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Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
Leatherneck
Roy S. Geiger
Pacific Fleet Marine
United States Marine Corps
J. T. Moore
Pacific Marine Force
EWA
Oahu
Ralph Vossbrink
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
CIO
State Welfare Budget May Be Exceeded Soon
State Welfare Department could exhaust funds six months early in 1946 if new mental hospitals and doctors are funded. Frazier Reams, department director, said he is preparing cost figures for Hoover Pavilion at Cleveland City Hospital, Scioto Ordnance Works at Marion, and Fletcher General Hospital near Cambridge for the second half of the year. He noted the department has stayed within its 70 million dollar budget, including 14 million for institutional operations, but unexpected purchases like Youngstown Receiving Hospital for 80 thousand dollars and the Tiffin State Hospital for Epileptics at 750 thousand dollars affected finances.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
Frazier Reams
Frank J. Lausche
Hoover Pavilion
Cleveland City Hospital
Scioto Ordnance Works
Marion
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Reams
Youngstown Receiving Hospital
Tiffin State Hospital
Order of United American Mechanics
Troubles Grow For Jailed Man
In Columbus James Slater a 39 year old railroad yard engineer faced mounting tragedy as police report his wife Louise Margaret died of gunshot wounds and his mother Grace Allen Slater 69 died in hospital. Detectives say Slater confessed to shooting his wife with a 30 30 rifle during a drinking dispute. He is son of the late Clarence Slater former president of Columbus Railway Power and Light Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James Slater
Louise Margaret
Grace Allen Slater
Columbus State Hospital
Slater
John Curtis
Carl Clifton
Clarence Slater
Lold Columbus Railway Power & Light Co
Fire Victim Found Near Tarlton Lantern Fire Ruled Accidental
In Circleville area, the body of Frank Ward, 74, was located in a fire rated home at Tarlton. Sheriff Radcliff said a kerosene lantern near the body suggests the fire last Saturday was an accident.
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Circleville
Frank Ward
Tarlton
Charles Radcliff
Pauley rejects withdrawal pressure over Navy undersecretary bid
Edwin W. Pauley refused calls to withdraw his nomination for undersecretary of the Navy. He told reporters he wants a Senate vote after the Naval Committee inquiry pauses next Tuesday, expressing confidence in confirmation. Senator Morse urged him to withdraw, saying the country is unsettled by the case. Senator Stewart called for withdrawal as a matter of decency amid party strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Washington
Navy
Senate Naval Committee
Pauley
Senate
California
Nalout D Committee
Morse
Democratic Party
FHA Project Boon to Hiram Housing Short
HIRAM College reports no student housing shortage due to Windham federal housing nearby. Of 380 students enrolled, 43 veterans and their families and 12 single ex servicemen live at the project, which houses 230 more families.
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HIRAM
Hiram College
Windham
Frederick J. Holter
Dean Holter
Transit strike reaches stalemate as GM talks continue
Lancaster negotiators end a six day transit walkout crippling business while Detroit negotiations between General Motors and CIO United Auto Workers officials hinge on wages and seniority. Federal mediators warn of possible settlements as nationwide pressure grows on a 250000 telephone workers strike.
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Lancaster
Detroit
General Motors
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor
CIO
United Auto Workers
James F. Dewey
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
J. A. Beirne
Labor Department
Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Smith-Connally
Long-Time Resident of Athens County Is Dead
John Lohse 84 died this morning at his brother Joseph Lohse's home Athens Route 2 after two weeks illness. A farmer born and raised in Athens County he is survived by sister Miss Elizabeth Lohse and his wife Della and son Sherri had died earlier. Funeral 1:30 Sunday at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with Rev Earl Cowan. burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 Saturday afternoon.
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John Lohse
Joseph Lohse
Athens
Mr. Lohse
Athens County
Elizabeth Lohse
Fev
Earl Cowan
West Union Street
Southern Ohio Veterans Granted GI Loans
Southern Ohio World War II veterans sought GI Bill loans totaling 8,000,900 for homes farms and business ventures. The Veterans Administration reported 31 business loans 2 045 home loans and 22 farm loans across 46 counties in Southern Ohio.
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Columbus — LP
Ohio
Veterans Administration
Tests for Ohio's Drivers Urged as Safety Measure
Columbus reports the Ohio State Safety Council urges periodic physical and mental exams for Buckeye drivers. Council leader G. Jim Hares says licenses should go to those who are mentally and physically competent and standards must be enforced. The conference called for education, enforcement and engineering, with state help if local efforts fail. Harry E. Neal warns this could be the worst year for traffic accidents due to worn cars, tires, and aging drivers.
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Columbus
Ohio State Safety Council
Jim) Hares
Ohio
Harry E. Neal
Division of
State Highway Department
Meigs Driver Charged in Hit-Skip Death
Edward Warner of Middleport, 56, faces a second degree manslaughter charge over the hit-skip death of Kate Ebersbach, 62. Warner, held in Meigs County Jail, had earlier been fined 350 and 10 days for driving while intoxicated.
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Pomeroy
Edward Warner
Middleport
Kate Ebersbach
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ralph Welker
Warner
Meigs County
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Higgins’ Court
Vets Buy Federal Land Surplus Farm Tract
Eleven World War II veterans and the widow of another bought 1 751 acres of surplus Scioto Ordnance works land from the federal government for 156 900 dollars. About 9 000 acres of the Ordnance works property have been returned to the original farmers who cultivated the land before 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Scioto Ordnance Works
Ordnance Works
Regional Employment To Gain Says USES
Cleveland IP By March 15 employment in 1 500 major establishments of the Ohio Michigan Kentucky region will reach 1 611 000 a current increase of nearly five per cent the regional office of the United States Employment Service estimated today. Compared with January this would be an increase of about 15 00 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio-Michigan-Kentucky
United States Employment Service
Cleveland Robber Will Serve Term in Prison
Youngstown Common Pleas Judge David G. Jenkins sentenced Steve Yagoditch to ten to twenty five years for the 1938 Railway Express Agency holdup in Cleveland. He pleaded guilty yesterday and was captured in a Cleveland public library by the FBI after a six year search.
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Youngstown
Common 1 Pleas
David G. Jenkins
Steve Yagoditch
Railway Express Agency
Yadog
Ltch
Cleveland Public Library
FBE
Insurance Firm Faces Strike by Unionists
In Cleveland the CIO-Insurance Union delegates voted to strike as a last resort to secure a $10 weekly wage increase at Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The action follows union demands and raises the possibility of a citywide walkout. In Jamaica Kingston about 250 Government Printing Office employees were also called out by the Trade Unions Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFTW
General Assembly
Edgar L. Warren
CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
American Smelting and Refining Co
Washington
Cleveland
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Cio-Insurance
Jamaica
Kingston
Trade ‘Unions Council
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Eliot
McDonald
Kermit A. Tyler
Committee 5
Seth Richardson
Theie
Solon
India
Out of State Hospital
Andy Hardy
A. R. Boiling
Shin Infantry Division
Theater
Mickey Rooney
4Th Division
Roer River Crossing
NEA
Signal Corps
Hiram Housing
Akron—Lp
Melchair Firm
Loyal Oak
R. E. Amos
Cairo
Karl el Nil
Southern Ohio
Meigs
Says
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