Idle in Strikes Loom as CIO Awaits GM Reply
Nationwide labor dispute focus centers on telephone workers and automaker plant negotiations. Joseph Beirne and leaders urge settlement as Illinois operators push for wage gains and retroactive pay while the War Labor Board award is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Blephone Workers
Illinois
Idea
Géneral Motors
CIO
Clothing Cio
Othing Workers of America
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federaton of Telephone
Chicago
Sunion
Beimme
Netw Son
Clinois
Ilno
War Labor Board
National Telephone Commission
Attempted assassination of Uruguay’s president fails
An unsuccessful attempt to kill President Luan Jose Amezaga occurred at 9 30 am as he left his home. The assailant was disarmed before firing. Amezaga, from the Colorado party, was elected in 1942 amid earlier riots that injured over 80 people and led to arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Luan” Jose’ Amezaga
Amezaga
Colorado’ Party
Juan .Carabajal Victorica
Juan’ Gomez. Folle
Plane crash near Chatfield kills two aboard
Federal inspectors probed a twin engine plane crash near Chatfield ten miles north of Bucyrus. Pilot Lloyd R. Hagan of Detroit died and a male passenger, identified by Sheriff Ralph Schreck, also died. The craft struck a tree and caught fire. Hagan’s body was recovered from the wreckage and the other victim was found burned nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatfield
Here
Lloyd R. ‘Hagan
Detroit
Crawford County
Ralph Schreck
Arar Hais
Schreck
Hagan
Chinese Nationalists in Strategic Advance
CHUNGKING Nationalist forces poised to seize the strategic Manchurian port of Hulutao as rumors say the capture is imminent. Communist claims report the seizure of Yencheng and Tinghsien in southern operations, with Yencheng 120 miles northeast of Nanking and Tinghien near the Peiding Hankow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hulutao
Yencheng
Tinghsien
Nanking
Peiding-Hankow
Shihkiachwang
Manchuria
Mrs Ernie Pyle's widow dies in Albuquerque
Mrs. Ernie Pyle widow of famed war correspondent and nicknamed that girl in his column died at 7 30 am in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Ernie Pyle
Albuquerque
N. M
Maritime Service To Take Discharged Vets
Cleveland report says honorably discharged servicemen will receive enrollment preference in the U S Maritime Service Ensign Charles Cramer of the regional office announced that men from 26 to 35 will get second preference for enrollment Fire damages Church Akron furnace overheated caused about 1000 damage residents of adjoining apartments evacuated but no injuries reported
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Cleveland
U. S. Maritime Service
Ensign Charles Cramer
Ensign Cramer
Akron
Church of God
Strike Boils in Calcutta Amid Unrest Figures Rise
Twenty thousand municipal workers strike in turbulent Calcutta as the Indian National Army trial resumes. Rioting has killed at least 15 and injured about 150, including 12 American soldiers. The U S base section headquarters evacuated the city, with women and children among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Indian National Army
U.8
Lundian National
Armiy
al- Ses
Surrender of Noted Imperial Group Figures Revealed
Baron Geh Sadao Araki titled highest priest of the military cult and Yoshishise Kuzuu head of the Black Dragon Society surrendered yesterday amid claims of innocence and calls for legal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geh
Sadao Araki
Yoshishise Kuzuu
Black Dragon Society
Butler County Sheriff Finds Stolen Safe
Butler County Sheriff Charles Walke reported yesterday that a 500 pound safe, believed stolen in Dayton, was found in a field in an outlying part of the county. He said the safe had been blown open and papers and documents were scattered about. Many letters were addressed to the Holland Furnace Co. in Dayton.
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Middletown
Butler County
Charles Walke
Dayton
Holland Furnace Co
Eight Killed in Ohio Holiday Car Crashes
Ohio records show eight deaths from holiday traffic accidents and two hunting deaths. Victims include Harry J Willdis 32 of Vanlue Carl Hatsch 32 and Ralph H Barclay 30 of Findlay and Richard Longe 32 of Findlay injured. Hunting casualties were Paul Buchmann 38 of Columbus and Charles Carpenter 15 of Wadsworth. Other victims listed include Mrs Edward Druhot 28 of Napoleon and Gilbert Jauchéin 32 of Akron. Charles Carpenter’s gun accident also cited.
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Ohio
Teast
Uead
Hancock County
Détroit
Miche
Harry
J. Willdis
Vanlue
Carl Hatsch
Ralph H. Barclay
Napoleon
Edward Druhot
Deshler
Middletown
Francis
Kissell
Pitsburg
Darke County
Rene
Butler County
Akron
Gilbert Jauchéin
Columbus
William Heneka
Church
Cleveland
Richard W. Price
Parma Heights
Cold Squalls Hit Ohio Amid Frigid Thanksgiving Day
The Associated Press reports a first season cold snap for Ohio with cloudy skies and occasional snow squalls Friday and Saturday. Temperatures plunged across the state, Dayton 1 below, Toledo 19, Cincinnati 20, Columbus 26, with wind chills and slick roads.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Tempéta
Dayton
Mi T
Toledo
Findaly
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
British Use Sherman Tanks in Java Battle
British Indian troops use Sherman tanks in the Java offensive at Surabaja pushing 2000 yards and halting two thirds of the city by nightfall with about 40 Indonesian casualties while Gurkhas lift the siege of Ambarawa. Fire Chief Dies in Lorain Ohio William J Dietrich 55 died after hospital operation following Oct 1 appointment.
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Java
Batavia
Soerabaja
Semarang
Ambarawam
Dieslorain
William J.J. Dietrich
Lorain
Hosital
Hull Denies Ultimatum To Japan In Pearl Harbor Hearings
Former Secretary of State Hull tells Congress that he and Roosevelt sought more time before Pearl Harbor. He cites prewar warnings to Japan, and says no ultimatum should have been delivered. He notes the Atlantic and Aug 1941 talks with Churchill aimed at parallel warning actions.
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Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Oak Bridge
Tenn
Army-Navy
Senate
Military Committee
Elbert’ Thomas
Utah
John J. McCloy
Elmer Thomas
Okla
UNRRA
James Tunnell
Hull
Japan
Roosevelt
Senate House Committee
Pacific
Hult
United States
Kra
Dutch East Indies
Roosevalt
Churchill
Indo-China
Far East
End of All Meat Rationing Nears Saturday
Washington report states meat rationing ends Saturday while all food fats rationing ends. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson says meat per capita availability will rise to 165 pounds annually, with sugar remaining rationed. Termination follows White House talks. government plans for ships and fats remain unaffected.
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Washington
Anderson
Retary of Agriculture
Chester Bowles
Allied Eind
Bert
Truman Administration Eyes Revision of Farm Price Policy
The administration aims to lower price guarantees for cheaply produced crops like cotton and wheat while potentially raising prices for labor-intensive goods. Export subsidies, including flour at 18 cents per hundred pounds, are discussed as part of trade policy. Senate Chairman Thomas and Rep Pace push bills for higher farm price goals.
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Truman
Ince
United States
Byrnes
Charleston
S.C
Memphis
Anderson
Thomas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Churchill and Bevin Clash Over Greek Plebiscite
In the Commons the wartime prime minister and Foreign Secretary Bevin argued over delaying Greece's royal plebiscite. Bevin proposed moving the vote to March 1948 while Churchill warned such a delay risks a monarchist or republican clash. Bevin challenged anyone to run a plebiscite in Greece now as he urged great powers to state aims on territory or bases to protect peace.
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London
Winston Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Commons
Labor
Bevin
Greece
Eisenhower Enters West Virginia Hospital
General Dwight D. Eisenhower entered Ashford General Hospital in White Sulphur Springs on doctors orders to avoid complications from a severe cold. The move follows his testimony to the House Foreign Relations Committee noting the cold could delay his return to Germany by air. Mrs. Eisenhower remains ill with pneumonia in Boone, Iowa, but is improving.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
W. C O
Army
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
House Foreign Relations
Germany
Boone
Bandit Steals $600 From Bus Line Depot in Hamilton
A lone bandit robbed the Ohio Bus Lines Depot on High St in Hamilton, taking over $600 in cash. The thief said he had just left the Army and fled in a car. Nearby, a cafe robbery attempt ended with the gunman beaten by six patrons as police arrived.
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Tokyo
Sendai
Army
Ssn
Sen
Dai
Beach
Calif
MacArthur
South
Dakota
Halsey
Hamilton
Ohio Bus Lines
High St
Eldon Bruck
Return of Youngstown Pupils After Flu Seen
Youngstown Superintendent Paul Bunn reported a Thanksgiving holiday should cut pupil absenteeism from a recent influenza epidemic. He said absenteeism reached about 17 percent in some district schools.
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Youngstown
W—I
Paul Bunn
Bunn
United States Holds Bombs Until UN Oversees Control
Top government officials say atomic bombs are being produced in the United States and will remain here until the United Nations adopts world control measures. No sharing of possession with Britain is official policy, as authorities stress international handling of all atomic issues. Churchill recently told Parliament Britain should help guard the bomb as a sacred trust until UN takeover, even if made elsewhere and kept in Britain with minimal delay.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Britain
Churchill
Parliment
United 'S
Bring Em Back Says Ohio Girl Sweetheart of the Regiment
Frances Halpert a 19 year old Ohio State freshman asks when the 405th Regiment will come home. She notes reports that Mrs Bete Ann McCormick of Montgomery Alabama won the Miss 405th title and mentions Sgt Myron Strauss who claimed she was the regimental sweetheart.
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Cleveland
Frances Halpert
Ohio State University
405Th Regiment
Myron Strauss
Miss Halpert
Harry
Halpert
405Th
Bete Ann McCormick
Montgomery
Ala
Strauss
Potters-WLB Dispute Near Potters-WLB
United States Potters Association plans a meeting to discuss a War Labor Board directive affecting about 18 000 workers in 12 states. The ruling requires retroactive wage adjustments to Dec 15 1944, preserves a two week vacation for longtime employees, sets an eight hour day, overtime pay, a night shift bonus, and a 35 cent minimum wage for female workers. It denies several employer and union demands including no strike clauses and severance pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
War Labor Board
United States Potters Association
Joseph M. Wells
Sid
WLB
AFL National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Americans Expose Nazi Secrets at War Trials
U S prosecutors at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of 20 top Nazis exposed how German industrialists and firms like Krupp and I G Farben financed the Nazi Party and rearmament. They detailed Keitel and Schacht roles and alleged campaign fundraising. A Boston prosecutor described Nazi conspirators as unscrupulous in controlling schools and youth organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Hitler
Krupp Steel
I. G. Farben Chemical Trust
Thomas Dodd
Hjalmar Schacht
Krantworks
Gustav
Krupp von Bohlen
Germany
Frank B. Wal Ilis
Boston
U.S
Hull recalls Chinese warning and prewar U S stance
Former Secretary Cordell Hull testified before Congress about Chiang Kai Shek warning of a Japanese attack on Kunming, urging air aid and a warning to Japan. He noted military leaders opposed overt intervention beyond Flying Tigers and discussed efforts toward a temporary agreement as war loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Hull
Congress
Hull
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kunming
Japan
Army
Navy
China
Flying Tigers
Joseph Grew
United States
Pacific
War Council
War and Wavy
Hut
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Epupticans
Pias
House
Free
Ams
International Relief Agency
Maritime Service
Thomas IP Shipe
Clevelant
Canonsburg
Wooster
GM Empire
Strike Shadow
General Motors Corporation
R. J. Thomas
Charles Erwin Wikon
North Ameriean
Tary Anderson
White House
Rawlac
W. Virginia Hospital
Bandit
Nobber
U. S
UNO
Chiang
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