Ickes orders six day week in coal mines nationwide
Fuel Administrator Ickes ruled a six day week for about 3,850 mine operators as work resumes after a weekend crisis. The order ties overtime pay to a sixth day and aligns with price ceiling allowances. Dispute over wage settlement remains with War Labor Board and union leaders seeking final authority.
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Oners
War Labor
Tikes
Uncle Sam
Office of Price Administration
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
New York
Harold L. Ickes
James F. Byrnes
Stepheny
Perkins Sid Ickes
Secretary of Labor
Eien Lewis
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Association
Ezra van Horn
North Appalachian Joint Conference
Aare
van Horn
Predict invasion threat as Japan plans American-born invasion
Korean agents based in Nippon claim an invasion of the United States is being prepared between June and October 1943. They allege an occupation army of 10,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry, plus 2000 Nipponese educated on the Pacific coast, has been mustered. Kurile Islands activity and troop movements are cited as early indicators.
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Washington
Japan
Nippon
Hawaii
United States
Korean National Front Federation
Kilsoo Haan
Mr. Haan
Kurile Islands
Alaska
Manchuria
Kwangtung
Kurile
Americans Extend Hold on Islands Near Guadalcanal
The United States reports occupation of the Russell Islands northwest of Guadalcanal, expanding its Solomons foothold. The Russell group lies about 18 miles from Guadalcanal and under 100 miles from Viru Harbor and Rekata Bay, near Japanese outposts. The move follows a February operation after resistance ceased on Guadalcanal and precedes other Pacific consolidations.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Navy
Russell Group
Solomons
Viru Harbor
Rekata Bay
Russell
Ellice Islands
Southcentral
Pacific
Gilbert Island
Russell Island
Ohio collects knives for jungle fighters
Appeals from Ohio boys in the Southwest Pacific prompted the State Defense Council to sponsor a knife drive for soldiers under threat of ambush. State Defense Director Ralph H. Stone urged 930 local defense councils to gather hunting knives so the troops can meet the Jap ambushers on even terms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Southwest Pacific
State Defense Council
Ralph H. Stone
Dutch Patriots Hold Seyss-Inquart's Daughter as Hostage
London report cites Reuters Istanbul correspondent that Dutch patriots have kidnapped the daughter of Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the German high commissioner of the Netherlands, and hold her as a hostage. Dutch sources in London could not confirm the report.
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London
Reuters
Istanbul
Today
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Netherlands
Meigs Man Wounded In European War Zone
Washington reports names of Ohio soldiers wounded in action in Europe North Africa and the Southwest Pacific. Pvt John D Thomas of Syracuse is listed as wounded in the European theater, with his wife Mrs Ruth Thomas noted as next of kin.
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Meigs
Washington
Ohio
Syracuse
John D. Thomas
Ruth Thomas
Territory for Italy New York-4
The Moscow Radio reported from Stockholm that Pierre Laval signed an agreement to cede Nice Savoy and Corsica to Italy after a Stockholm dispatch. The claim centers on postwar territorial reshaping and Italian expansion plans amid shifting European borders.
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Italy
New York
Moscow
Tadio
Stockholm
Pierre Laval
Nice
Savoy
Corsica
Ohio Senate rebirth of 22 congressional district plan
The Ohio Senate renewed a dispute over revising Ohio's 22 congressional districts. Senator Carl D. Sheppard led the measure, previously defeated by one vote, and he sought support from absent colleagues to secure approval of the proposal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Carl D. Sheppard
R-Summit
Lausche Seeks Meatless Day Reinstatement in Cleveland
Mayor Frank J. Lausche proposes reactivating a weekly meatless day in Cleveland restaurants. He will urge the meat rationing committee to assess the advisability of restarting the measure, signaling continued concern over wartime food conservation policies.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
House Voters Debates Pay Go Tax Bill Today
The House prepared to vote on pay as you go tax measures after two days of debate. Three major proposals could reduce as much as half of the ten billion dollars in 1942 individual income assessments and a 20 percent withholding on wages. John Monroe, the Mystery Man of A Street, is due to testify to the Military Committee tomorrow about his dinner party connections with Washington officials.
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Washington
House
John Monroe
House Military Committee
Jap Official Warns Material Reserves Are Low
A Japanese official warned that American and British war production will strain Tokyo and that Mikado forces have reserve material for only a short period. Reports from MacArthur’s HQ cite heavy Allied losses in the Darwin area caused by winds, not Japanese skill, with pilots missing after a battle against 21 bombers and 30 fighters. Further, U.S. fliers claim six Japanese planes shot down over Hunan Province with one American aircraft lost.
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Douglas MacArthur
Arafura
Darwin
Australia
U. S. Army
Hunan
China
Roosevelt Proclaims June 14 as Flag Day
President Roosevelt announced June 14 as Flag Day and urged Americans to fly the Stars and Stripes alongside United Nations flags where feasible. He framed the flag as a battle emblem uniting 32 allied nations in a common offensive, symbolizing hope for allies and despair for enemies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Berlin
Tokyo
Rubber Not by Critical Point Contends in Washington
The Rubber Director Jeffers argued the synthetic rubber program may still avoid a fatal overreach, noting demand was not as high as months ago due to Army and major users’ conservation. He warned curtailment would be a tragic error but held some hope for civilian driving normalization. Columbus reports highway crews and equipment aiding Sandusky and Seneca counties farmers in clearing debris from last week's tornadoes.
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Washington
Jeffers
Army
Columbus
Sandusky
Seneca County
Step Up Drive Against Subs
Secretary of the Navy Knox says allied attacks on enemy submarines rose in April but success is unclear. He notes no significant rise in subs in operation versus March and ties more attacks to more escort vessels and air coverage. He calls the new destroyer escort a very satisfactory anti submarine ship.
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Washington
Knox
Eden Blames Nazis for Russian Polish Break
London, (RP) Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden condemned in the House of Commons the Nazi murderers of hundreds of thousands of Poles and Russians. He said the Nazis used a manufactured mass murder story to sow discord among the Allies and that Britain pushed early to keep Poles and Russians united against German maneuvers.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Arms Output Breaks Record Yet Short of 1943 Pace
Washington reports March totals show record production in aircraft, warships and merchant vessels, with heavy bombers surpassing 500 a month and the Iowa battleship completed. First-quarter output still trails the rate needed for 1943 plans, though munitions rose 11 percent from February.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Iowa
Allied push splits Axis forces in Tunis area
Moving in today American troops drive toward the Tunis and Bizerte front after capturing Mateur yesterday. Axis troops, boxed in and threatened by Allied air superiority, face likely defeat or evacuation difficulties along Tunisia's northern coast.
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Tunis
Bizerte
Mateur
Tunisia
McNutt Maps Substitute for Job Freezing
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt directs a temporary setup replacing the planned nationwide stabilization with twelve regional labor agreements. The changes allow workers to transfer to higher paid jobs if laid off or underemployed, or to take new roles that aid the war effort, making the system more liberal than the April 17 freeze.
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Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Work Stoppage at Ford Factory Is Investigated
DETROIT AP Production neared normal at Ford Rouge divisions as management and the United Automobile Workers CIO began a joint probe into idleness affecting 6000 men yesterday. The stoppage was described by the company as an organized refusal to work and by the union as a lockout.
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Detroit
Ford Rouge
United Automobile Workers
CIO
County Officials Pay Increase Approved by House
In Columbus the House passed by 97 to 21 a bill to raise salaries for county court clerks recorders prosecutors and sheriffs. Effective January 1945 to end 1949 the increases scale 15 percent under 2000 10 percent 2000 to 3000 and 12 percent over 3000.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Coal Mines in Ohio Reach Full Production
Ohio coal pits resumed full production as a 15 day truce ends a nationwide stoppage. Eastern Ohio shafts restarted yesterday and Southern Ohio diggers returned today under UMW and federal government oversight.
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Ohio
Bellaire
United Mine Workers
Hamilton Postwar plan seeks $6.86 million for city growth
Hamilton City Manager R. P. Price announced a postwar program of construction, expansion and improvement with estimated expenditures totaling 6,857,930 dollars. The plan outlines major projects and funding to spur growth and modernization in the city.
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Hamilton
R. P. Price
American Advance Toward Tunis Threatens To Split Enemy Defense Positions
Allied reports say U S troops push toward Tunis and Bizerte after capturing Mateur, aiming to split Axis forces. Advances reach toward Tebourba and Ferryville as German hold on Bizerta is uncertain. letter from captured German official hints at reprisals.
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Tunis
U. S
Mateur
Bizerte
Ferryville
Tine River
Tebourba
Cap Bon
Gulf
Axis eyes invasion as Sicily and Sardinia loom
Allied and Axis actions unfold across the Mediterranean. Vichy radio warns of an imminent sea-borne invasion of Sicily and Sardinia, while Allied forces in Tunisia threaten Bizerte with the capture of Mateur and a 14 mile advance. Eisenhower confirms French cooperation near Bizerte as Montgomery pushes from Enfidaville. In the Caucasus the Kuban battle intensifies, Soviet claims of 8,000 German deaths accompany 54 German planes downed in two days, and more American planes head to Russia.
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Gibraltar
Algeria
Sicily
Sardinia
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Italy
Europe
Tunisian
Mateur
Bizerte
Tunis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
First
Eighth Army
London
Bernard L. Montgomery
Takrouna
Enfidaville
Kuban
Caucasus
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Hitler
Caucasian
Moscow
Russia
Fisher-Cleveland Bomber Plant Closed for Mass Production
The Fisher Body division of General Motors announced with Army approval the completion of the Fisher Cleveland aircraft plant. It will supply mass production of the Army s longest range and most powerful bombers. Engineers note the fabrication section is the longest span flat slab concrete structure.
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Cleveland
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Army
Fisher-Cleveland
Newspapers Part in Loan Drive Lauded
Washington AP says Secretary Morgenthau thanked the nation’s newspapers for aiding the Treasury in the second war loan campaign. He called their support invaluable and unparalleled in promotional history.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
West Virginia Miners Return to Work Amid Bright Weather
Upward of 130000 West Virginia coal miners returned underground today after a pause last Friday. Athens enjoys sunny conditions with noon temperature at 58. A separate item notes Sgt Henry D Eynon of Bergholz Ohio was killed in a Camp Carson combat training accident.
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Charleston
W. Va
Athens
C. N. France
Camp Colorado Springs
Colo. P
Henry D. Eynon
Bergholz, O
Camp Carson
Flying Fortresses Blast Barges at Bizerte in North Africa
In fierce North African weather, advancing Flying Fortresses attacked a fleet of more than 100 barges at Bizerte. It is unsure if the vessels were for evacuation or supply, but they could have been used to remove troops if needed. The barges lined the quays as the bombers, flying blind through 15,000 foot clouds, found a break over Bizerte large enough for the bombing run.
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North Africa
Bizerte
1800 English Miners End Five Day Strike
London reports 1800 miners ending a five day strike at two Warwickshire mines. Authorities say the action reduced the nation's already tight fuel stocks by 17 000 tons of coal. The dispute was local with no threat of a wider stoppage, unlike the US.
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London
Warwickshire
United States
Capture Four Fugitives After 18 Mile Chase
Cleveland AP report: state highway patrol captured an escaped Cleveland workhouse prisoner and three companions after an 18 mile chase through Medina Lodi and West Salem. bullets flattened a tire and punctured the gas tank. the car burst into flames before four fugitives were nabbed.
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Cleveland
State Highway Patrol
Medina
Lodi
West Salem
Owl sits on third brood after hatching two sets
A barred owl in a tree hollow near R. A. Rose's Bypass Road home in Williamsburg, Virginia, hatched two broods of chicken eggs and is now incubating a third set. The unusual nesting behavior drew notice as the bird guards its eggs on the property.
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Williamsburg
R. A. Rose
Bypass Road
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