Training Is Again Issue in Congress
Congress opened amid disputes over universal military training and the WWII era issues. The Senate planned to debate reorganization of federal agencies, GI Bill changes, and a World Security Council bill while the Pearl Harbor inquiry and domestic concerns dominated Capitol activity. Auto dealers pressed the OPA over car prices as House committees prepared testimonies and bills on labor and full employment.
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Pearl Harbor
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House Military Committee
Senate
House
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Dtex
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OPA
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Military Committee
Rules Committee
House “Expenditures
Parker Says Prisoner Planned Own Recapture
Miami police captain states Clifford R. Parker, an Ohio State Penitentiary trusty who walked away from his job as a cook for Gov. Lausche, schemed to recapture himself here. He allegedly enlisted a woman to pose as his wife, staged a quarrel, and called police to aid his return to Ohio.
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Fla
James O. Barker
Clifford R. Parker
Ohio State Penitentiary Trusty
Frank J. Lausche
Buckeye
19 000 Overseas Vets Arrive at Ports Today
New York will receive two ships with over 3 000 veterans. Newport News expects two ships with more than 500 troops. Boston is slated to receive five vessels carrying over 5 500 veterans. West coast ports anticipate 10 ships with nearly 6 000 Pacific troops.
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New York
Pacific
Newport News
Boston
Dismissed Teacher Wins Seat on School Board
Cincinnati report says J Donald Bradford, once ousted as Reading suburbia teacher, won a Read ing board of education seat. His former colleagues on the board were defeated, Bradford claiming his dismissal arose from union leadership with the Reading Federation of Teachers Local 796 AFL.
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Cincinnati
Reading
J. Donald Bradford
Board of Education
Bradford
Reading Federation of Teachers, Local 796
AFL
One-Armed Veteran Captures Theft Suspect in Canton
Canton police say 25 year old Robert Denton a veteran who lost his right hand in a grenade explosion restrained a 14 year old boy accused of 11 thefts and burglaries. The youth was fleeing from a home when apprehended.
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Robert Denton
Benton
Homs
Army to discharge many low point enlisted men this month
Washington reports the army will release enlisted soldiers with 50 or more discharge points who are on furlough. Most affected served in Europe and were slated for redeployment to the Pacific, but Japan’s surrender changed plans. The army sets exemptions for overseas duty affecting about 125,000 officers and enlisted personnel.
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United States
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Pacific
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Medical Department
Military Intelligence
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Panhandle to refund $24 million under new wholesale rate plan
Pi eri Pi Company of Chicago will receive refunds totaling about 24 million dollars under Panhandle's wholesale rate schedule approved by the Federal Power Commission. It is unclear if the savings will be passed to retail customers. The plan lowers rates 32 percent from 1944 levels, stemming from an April 2 supreme court ruling upholding a commission order for at least 5.09 million dollars in reductions under 1941 schedules.
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Panhandle
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
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Zanesville Students Protest Bond Defeat
About 2,000 high school and junior high students walked out in Zanesville to protest the defeat of a $2,775,000 school bond plan. Lash High School principal E D Cleary said students paraded downtown without violence as the bond failed by roughly 300 votes to fund a new high school and other improvements.
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Zanesville
E. D. Cleary
Lash High School
Edwards Dies. Noted Tinpan Alley Tunesmith Passes Away
Hollywood mourns Gus Edwards 66 a famed tunesmith who wrote School Days By the Light of the Silvery Moon In My Merry Olde Mobile and Sunbonnet Sue and helped mentor stars Eddie Cantor Georgie Jessel Lin Lee Mae Murray The British Press Association reports Prime Minister Attlee will address Congress during his Washington visit.
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Gus Edwards
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Eddie Cantor
Georgie Jessel
Lin Lee
Mae Murray
Congress
London
British Press Association
Attlee
Washington
Service Chiefs Urged as Aides With Cabinet
General MacArthur proposes adding military chiefs as ex-officio cabinet members to strengthen civilian control of defense. The plan faces pushback from Brig. Gen. Davison and Senator Keating, who defend civilian leadership and oppose cabinet inclusion of service heads.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
FE. Trudee Davison
Army-Navy Staff
MacArthur
Europe
Edwin CeJonteanr
Keising
Saboteurs’ Tip Leads to Rapid Agency Roundup
A 1942 incident near Washington saw a German saboteur reveal plans to the FBI, triggering arrests within 14 days. Attorney General Tom C. Clark said the disclosure halted a raid on the TA power plant and other war targets, forcing a German shift to sending saboteurs by submarine every six weeks.
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Washingston
FBI
Tom K. Clark
Navy V-12 Students to Receive GI Benefits
Navy V-12 students placed on inactive status without actual service are entitled to most benefits under the GI Bill of Rights, according to a Veterans Administration spokesman. They will not be entitled to educational provisions.
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Washington
Navy
Veterans Administration
Wheeler Warns UN Partnership Law Risk War Involvement
Senator Wheeler of Montana denounces a bill to make the United States a working partner in the United Nations Organization, warning the security council could send American troops into war. He is the sole senator to oppose the implementing legislation with no dissenting votes to date.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
United States
United Nations Organization
Security Council
Foreign Relations Committee
Pearl Harbor probes bogged by political fighting
As the Pearl Harbor investigating committee debates scope, Senators and representatives clash over partisan influence. Democrats accuse Republicans of steering the probe with politics, while Republicans demand individual access to files and broader inquiry powers.
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Washington
Pearl, ‘Harbor
George
D- Ga
Brewster
Ohio Division To Start From Manila Nov 15
Toledo reports the War Department set November 15 as the tentative start date for about 6 000 officers and men of the 37th Buckeye Division to begin homeward travel from the Philippines. A spokesman cited tentativeness and noted veterans fear a long stay abroad while others with substantial overseas time have already departed.
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Toledo
War Department
Buckleye
Philippines
Toledo Blade
Islands
Charles B. Close
Kenton
37Th Division Veterans’ Association
Ohio
Jess
Ohio Outfit
Java Tension Mounts as Dutch Retake Tililitan Airfield
British Indian troops and Dutch forces clash near Batavia as tensions rise in Java. A pitched battle lasts nearly an hour with Dutch forces repelling an attack on a camp for released Allied internees and war prisoners. Locals report Indonesians mounting organized resistance for the first time.
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Batavia
Java
Tililitan
Admission of Disbarred Attorneys Is Amended
Ohio rules now require the state supreme court consent for readmitting disbarred or suspended lawyers. A reinstating tribunal must certify its action to the supreme court clerk and obtain approval before readmission. Previously reinstatement by a tower court was final.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
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Tower Court
Supreme Court
Tower
Steel Industry Demands OPA Answer on Price Increases
The meeting of the labor management conference drew focus as United States Steel Corp refused to restart wage talks with the CIO Steel Workers until the government responds to proposed steel price increases. U S Steel insists any wage rise requires simultaneous price ceiling adjustments and warns current ceilings can’t support higher wages. Philip Murray led talks toward resumption under a special conciliator, while lawmakers debated anti strike measures and a full employment bill. A senior official from the National Association of Manufacturers opposed reopening wage negotiations, signaling difficulty in resolving the national wage issue. Donald Kudela, 17, Vermilion High School senior, died after injuries from football practice on October 29.
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Truman
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Benjamin F. Fairless
Schwellenbach
CIO
Fairless
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OPA
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
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Murray
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
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Schnellenbach
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Walter P. Reuther
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States Steel Corporation
Philip Murray Parlier
Chiang Forces Lose Top Generals as Marines Withdraw
Chiang Kai shek’s Kuomintang admits a severe setback in North China with two senior commanders captured in battles along the Peiping Hankow rail line north of Tzehsien. The government claims troop withdrawals to Chung king while communists report 70,000 Nationalist troops involved. General Ma Fah Wu reportedly died by his own hand.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Kuomintang
Washington
Peiping-Hankow
Tzehsien
Hopeh
Increase in Pay for Federal Workers Urged
Washington Attorney General Tom Clark urged higher pay for government workers including congress members and judges. He argued many public servants are underpaid, prompting departures to private sector as compensation fails to attract and retain talent.
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Washington
Tom Clark
Congress
GM Wage Offer Rejected as Auto strikes loom
Unionists reject General Motors wage proposal as UAW and Ford workers push for a 30 percent rise. Early voting shows strong sentiment for strikes to back higher pay with widespread plant support across GM Chrysler and Ford. The dispute widens as U.S. Steel resists reopening talks.
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General Motors
Timken Strike at Canton Hampers Four Factories
Timken Roller Bearing Co reports a 25 day strike in Canton halting operations at the Zanesville plant and endangering output at three other plants 95 percent of 450 workers laid off at Zanesville. Streetcar and bus service resumed in Washington after AFL walkout. Goodyear Akron plants see some 10000 idle workers return after CIO dispute. Archbishop Schrembs leads reburial procession as Stewart faction maintains Catholic diocese control in Cleveland.
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Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Zanesville
Timken
J. ©. Fick
Washington
AFL
Capital Transit Co
Pickering
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
CIO United Rubber
Maintenante
U.S. and Russia fail to reach control accord
Washington reports indicate Molotov rejected an Allied control agency plan for Tokyo and Byrnes would not compromise further. The U.S. four point Dardanelles proposal aims to revise straits control, less than Moscow seeks. Byrnes refused to discuss Molotov speech on atomic energy and the bomb secret.
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Washington
Moscow
Japan
Turkey
Molotov
Tokyo
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Byrnes
United States
Dardanelles
Russia
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Hunt Slayer At Cleveland
Police seek a breakthrough in the Dorothy Delin slaying in Cleveland. Lt Denk says three detective teams are tracking leads as coroner Gerber suggests a possible acquaintance of the couple. A concentrated Euclid Avenue 105th area search was conducted.
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Cleveland
Dorothy Delin
Louis “Yockey" Delin
Lawrence G. Denk
Cleveland Heights
R. Gerber
Colin
Euclid Ave
Jane E
Dolin
Jobless figures projected for spring and fall
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach told the House expenditures committee that unemployment would reach six to eight million by next spring and likely fall to four to six million by next fall, urging passage of full employment legislation.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
House Expenditures Committee
Occupation of Japan Seen As Three to Five Years
Tokyo reports that an American occupying force of about 200000 could accomplish demilitarization and a democratic framework within three to five years. Leaders from both sides cite 190 percent compliance with MacArthur directives and a peaceful initial occupation, while warnings warn against extending beyond five years to avoid renewed unrest or dependence.
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