Italian Gibraltar Surrenders As Fines Strain Miners
Union leaders claim Ickes acted illegally as authorities threaten fines for miners idle during a walkout. Government penalties escalating amid wage talks between United Mine Workers and Pennsylvania operators. Proposals to raise pay and travel allowances face disputes with Labor Board involvement and potential broader effects on coal production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wir
Labor Board
United Mines and Pennsylvania
Ycooe
Gemeat
UMLW
Uhr J. Lewis
Hough
Mvania
West Virginia
Ant Kentucky
Lewis
Tulegal
America
Yetime
Ation
Ap- Han
Ib Wer Labor Board
Pacifico
Med Mine Workers” District
PLJ
Fai
R Ickes
Iekes
Id Pacifico
Ickes
War talk on Pantelleria and invasion plans
A garbled wartime column discusses Pantelleria raid significance and possible invasion timing. It references Secretary Hull and Cordell Hull era policy, noting Allied aim to seize Italian mainland and reduce threats to security while avoiding precipitate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantelleria
Bom
Ian
Ely
Cordell Hull
Patsy Shields
Eric
Ohio
Netra
Haly
Hitler
Pantelleria Garrison Surrenders After 19 Days
Allied forces announce the Pantelleria garrison has capitulated after 19 days of sea and air bombardment. Roosevelt hails the victory and urges Italy to exit the war while Mussolini’s regime is toppled. Eisenhower notes the landings and claims the island is in Allied hands.
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Pantelleria
AS Lineas Press
Italy
Gibraltar
Sicily
Washington
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Re‘sime
Mus
Folini
Suttack
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ters
Allan
Telleria
Africa
Ike Witnesses Island Bombing Report
The account notes Allied actions near North Africa with General Dwight D. Eisenhower aboard a British cruiser observing forces in the area. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham leads command as allied forces engage in carrier and fleet operations amid ongoing campaign efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allarineaugeantens
North Africa
Wight D. Fisenhower
Hlet
Sir Andrew Browne
Cone Isinghar
Eniet
Mt Mean
New York Photographer Wins ADC First Prize
The captioned scene shows a baby peeking from a bow let behind a woman, credited to Roy Planes. The moment earned the New York photographer top prize in the Art Directors Club contest for 1943, highlighting a candid, expressive image that captivated judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Planes
New York
Photographer of Pinney
Art Directors Club
Roll Back of Coffee Prices Publicity Stunt
EW Orleans. P W F Williamson secretary manager of the National Coffee Association dismisses a proposed roll back of roast coffee prices as a deliberate publicity stunt. He says the announcement lacked knowledge of U.S. coffee supply and usual sale prices and aims only for front page headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
P.W. F. Williamson
National Coffee Association
New York
New Orleans
Prentiss Brown
United States
Williamson
Steel Workers Return to Mill After Open Air Meeting
Four hundred workers at Sanonsburg Steel and Iron Works returned to their jobs after an open air discussion with management and the United Steel Workers of America CIO. A.J. Hopkins of New York, VP and general manager, agreed to seek higher pay from the ordinance commission. The men voted to continue six days a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanonsburg
Steel and Iron Works
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
A.J. Hopkins
New _ York
Ordnance ‘Commission
Pay-Go Machinery Set in Motion Delayed by Parks Fight
Treasury moved to collect 2 percent from wages for income tax after the Roosevelt signing. Tax form updates and withholding for payrolls begin July 1, with first deductions in July. Officials claim heavy tax payments will fund wartime needs. continued discussion on parks funding and state salaries follows in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Fund
Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
Fers
Mer
Ma Vch
Milk Producers Warn of Impending Rationing Across Markets
Ohio dairy regions report rising costs and tightening supplies as production peaks fade from 1943 levels. Federation says substantial feed shortages and late planting threaten enough milk to meet normal home needs by August, with higher prices expected for farmers and ongoing market stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Continuance of FSA Voted Amid Farm Aid Debates
The Farm Security Act remains in force despite House moves to abolish it. Amendments providing 160 000 for the FSA were approved as part of a larger measure totaling 820 000 000 for farm purposes. The bill also considers authorizing a 30 000 000 loan to Rural Electrification Administration for cooperatives, with further battles anticipated. Reverend Terrence McDermott announced the Dominican Fathers of Saint Joseph Province and Charles Mutzinger named as superior at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
FSA
Rural Electrification Administration
New York
Terrence
McDermott
Dominican Fathers
Soteph’s
Charles Mutzinger
Somersey
Dominican House of Studies
Washington
GOP Leaders Agree on U S Role in Peace
Fifteen Republican leaders endorsed a postwar advisory council to draft a peace-time program for American progress. chaired by Harrison Spangler they split goals into preventing recurrence of war and solving home-front issues, including full employment and rapid shift from war to peace industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Harrison Spangler
Spangler
T Hose
Ameri
Butadiene Production Set to Start Soon at Rubber Plant
Koppers United Company plans to begin butadiene production at its synthetic rubber plant near Akron this month. Vice President Dan M. Rugg said after butadiene starts, styrene production will begin, with both products shipped to Akron for conversion into synthetic rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coenary
Koppers United Company
Tere
Dan M. Rugg
Koppers
Berlin Writer Reports Flood Loss After Dam Breach
Berlin correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet cites eyewitness accounts of heavy flooding in a western industrial town as Eder and Moehne dams breached. He describes garrack like houses swept away and graveyard scenes days later as residents bury their kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eder
Moehne
Berlin
Svenska. Dagbladet
Dagbinder
Soldiers May Be Organized by CIO Request
The national executive board of the United Automobile Workers of America CIO yesterday passed a resolution urging the Congress of Industrial Organizations to study the feasibility of organizing a labor region for returning U S soldiers. President R Thomas of the LVAW said labor has no differences with ordinary Legion ranks but its leadership has acted as a stooge for reactionary interests when not aligned with soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penume
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United States
R. Thomas
LVAW
American Legion
I Hite Dies at Logan County Superintendent Dead
Virgil Hite age 43 longtime Gore resident and former deputy sheriff died at Cherrington Hospital after Wednesday admission. He had served as superintendent of the Hocke ng County Infirmary and was a World War I veteran. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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Logan
Start
Virgil Hite
Hockeng County
Cherrington Hospital
Gore
Tank Corps
Seaier
Weights and Mes Gton
Emil
Laidwing
Hitler
Ludwig
Junkers
Indian youth rounded up in LA undeclared service war
Special agents in Los Angeles take into custody youths amid a sixth day of unrest described as an undeclared conflict. The report notes unusual attire and a tense atmosphere as authorities seek to control disturbances.
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Los Angeles
Report on Free Balloon Bomb Attacks and Fire Threats
Lt. Col. James W. Fraser warned lumbermen that balloons of probable Japanese origin released last year could trigger forest fires inland in Oregon. He said future fire season may see balloon bombs, planned with timing to maximize damage, joined by airplane bombing and sabotage at an unpredictable hour.
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Oreton
James W. Fraser
Fraser
Pacific
Northwest
Allied Breakthrough Near Cap Bon Presses Axis
Allied air and ground pressure around Cap Bon Tunisia intensify as a heavy bombing campaign and fighter sweeps wear down Axis defenses. RAF and U S forces report multiple air battles over the area with several enemy planes downed while waves of bombers pound targets. Capt. Ralph Taylor of Warhawk squadron is cited among pilots engaging the Luftwaffe in the dusk operations.
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Cap Bon
Tunisia
Sicily
Antico
Premi ‘Mussolin
RAF
Pantele
Ely
Sara Mall
Fort Jensen
Ralph Taylor
Dts
Durham
Soviet onslaught pushes across European fronts in renewed offensives
Berlin reports claim Adolf Hitler’s armies massed up to 200000 troops ready for a summer drive while Soviet communicates say two more German thrusts were crushed and aerial supremacy held in the Caucasus. The front line centers near Sevsk Lisichantie and Kharkov show tank-led attacks repulsed as Russia claims no weak spot found after weeks of jabbing the Red Army. In the Pacific Mace Arthur’s bombers hit Rabaul while U boats claim nine ships sunk totaling 4000 tons. Argentina bans code messages and De Gaulle calls for purge of Vichy officials as submarine activity spikes. Burma RAF strikes Kalewa Rathedaung and nearby enemy bases.
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Adolf Hitsier
Berlin
Caucasus
Ukraine
Hitler
Stalingen
Sevsk
Kursk
Lisichantie
Kharkov
Testo
Southwest Pacific
Macearthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Argentina
de Gaulle
New Erie
Burma
RAF
Kalewa
Rathedaung
Meat Price Roll-Back Plan Cited by Paol Industry
Paol industry issues a statement predicting a meat price roll back and subsidy plan. Judge Joe Montague of Fort Worth, Texas, representing the National Livestock and Meat Council, lauded the statement after conferences including one with President Roosevelt. The subsidy plan becomes effective in retail stores on June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woulden
Blackmark
Joe Montague
Fort Worth
Texas
National Livestock and Meat Council
Roosevelt
Cars at Cleveland Ball Game Prompt Gasoline Rules
Investigators from the Cleveland District Office of Price Administration checked out-of-town fans who motored to the Cleveland St. Louis baseball game at the Stadium last night to curb misuse of gasoline ration books for pleasure driving. The State Department announced the United States recognized Argentina’s new government led by President Petro Ramirez.
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Converns
Cleveland District Office of Price Administration
Zacomize
REGIM
Washington
State Hall
United States
Argentina
Petro Ramirez
Evacuees Allege Jap Aiding Invasion Plans
Testimony from a former Poston Camp official before a Dies sub committee alleges Japanese evacuees plotted to aid invading forces. Witness Townsend said camp occupants claimed the country and spoke of helping paratroopers. theft rings in the camp reportedly stole about $500 worth of supplies daily. He said Japanese drillings occurred near the camp and that some evacuees claimed to have “our country.”
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Wadees
United States
Poston
Ariz
Parker
Aziz
Ube
Officials Inspect Rubber Process Site in Charleston
A government delegation led by William Jeffers and Jesse Jones arrived in Charleston on a special train from Washington and New York. About 150 to 200 persons from the War Navy departments and industry toured the plant connected to synthetic rubber production at the wartime institute.
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Igh
Charleston
Institute
U. S
William Jeffers
Commerce
Jesse Jones
War and
Navy
Washington
New York
West Virginia Expects To Break Coal Output Record
West Virginia aims to surpass its 1942 coal production record despite current contract difficulties. State Mines Department reports January-April output near 523572 tons, compared with 500,361 tons in 1942, with 136,752,500 tons produced that year.
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Virginia
State Mines Department
West Virginia
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Carl D. Sheppard
Robert A. Pollock
Forest Friends
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Daniels
Cuyahoga
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Licking
Wrnter
Hite
Paol
Eck B
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