GM and UAW Near End of 94 Day Strike Talks
Federal Mediator James F. Dewey said negotiators for General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers are over the hump in resolving the 94 day strike that idled 175,000 workers. A tentative accord on union security and vacation pay was reached while wages remain unresolved. Talks could resume or end by midnight with a final settlement possible though not guaranteed.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Automobile Workers
James F. Dewey
Dewey
UAW
Atlantic City
N. J
Dia Oak
A Motors
Board Probes Death Of Vice Admiral Wilkinson
A three man inquiry began into the death of Vice Admiral Theodore Stark Wilkinson who drowned when a car driven by him plunged through ferry end gates into the Elizabeth River near Norfolk. The board will inspect the ferry site and the auto involved amid reports of loss of control during a pleasure trip from Norfolk to Charleston.
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Norfolk
W. L. Ainsworth
Fifth Naval District
Theodore Stark Wilkinson
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Elizabeth River
Charleston
Free Textbook Bill Advances in Virginia House
Richmond, Feb 22 A House appropriation committee reported favorably the Dodd bill to provide free textbooks for all elementary public school children. The plan would have the state fund two thirds of costs while local districts cover the rest, with a $525,000 conditional appropriation in the next biennium. Delegate Robert Whitehead argued the bill sets 90 cents per pupil and questioned who bears overrun costs, noting no clear answer. The measure now goes to the Senate finance committee for action.
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Richmond
House
Tee
Senate Finance Committee
Robert Whitehead
Jay County
Bluefield Urges New High Schools and Public Consultation
An editorial urges Mercer county postwar plans to fund new high schools for Black and white students and modernize facilities. It calls for a bond issue with Beaver and Genoa replacements, Princeton expansion, and seeks citizen input before any program is set.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Genoa
Beaver
Princeton
Daily Telegraph
Board of Education
Beaver High
Stalin Urges Soviet Army to Expand Might After War
In a radio broadcast noted in London, Generalissimo Stalin called on the Red Army to strengthen the military and economic power of the Soviet Union. He urged rapid training updates, discipline, and adaptation of wartime experience to move the army forward and deter future attacks.
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London
Stalin
Russia
Soviet Monitor
Oaan
Moscow
Communist Party
Condh
Red Army
Cardinals Finalize Symbols Of Office At Vatican Consistory
Vatican City February 22 Twenty seven of thirty two new cardinals received the cardinal ring at a secret consistory. Assignments of Roman and suburban churches for their titles were announced as five days of ceremonies concluded. Several Latin American cardinals were ill and could not attend, and two European cardinals could not travel due to health. No Papal secretary of state designation was given at this time.
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Vatican City
Vatican Apostolic Palace
Juan Cardinal Guevara
Peru
Jose Cardinal
Caro Rodriguez
Chile
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Y Betancourt
Cuba
Pius XII
John Cardinal de Jong
Netherlands
Jules Cardinal Saliege
France
Rome
Pal
Egyptians Demand British Withdraw After Rioting in Cairo
Cairo reports say 14 killed and 123 injured in yesterday's riots as student and labor groups push for British troop withdrawal to prevent further bloodshed. Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha banned demonstrations and discussed incidents with British officials.
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Cairo
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Egypt
Sidky Pasha
R. J. Bowker
City Officials Saluted At Bluefield Dinner For Civic Service
Judge F Morton Wagner praised Bluefield city government at the second annual municipal employees dinner. He urged public cooperation to solve city problems and commended the fire and police departments for their work. The audience included nearly all city employees and commissions with reference to duties during reconstruction era.
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Bluefield
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County
Wagner
Oe City
Piuefield
Meadows
Kanawha
Charleston
Porterfield
Sutceager
Disorders In Bombay Rage Out Of Control
Mutinous Royal Indian Navy sailors raised black flags in Bombay harbor and surrendered to shore defenses. Rioting with police fire spread, with casualties and looting as curfews were imposed. Mediation by Congress linked to efforts to end the mutiny amid demands over pay food and disparity with British sailors.
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Bombay
Royal Indian Navy
London
Attlee
Royal Navy
M L
Talwar
Treasury
Army Charts Broad Postwar Reorganization Plan
Washington reports outline a large army reorganization to reduce the army service forces and merge their roles into the War Department. Proposals favor greater autonomy for the air forces and a ground forces reorganization into an army group command to support future overseas expeditions.
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Washington
Ret
Army Service
William H. Sim
Alexander M. Patch
Patterson
D. Eisenhower
Army Airforces
Ate
Army Service Forces
War Department General Staff
Army
Army Group
Whhich
Washington ‘Post
Pigs Almost Missed Getting To Market
A truck carrying 71 pigs overturned near Archbold en route to a packing company plant. The spill lasted hours as the animals escaped their trailer before being rounded up. No injuries reported to the driver.
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Cleveland
Delegates Vote Pollution Bill in Virginia Legislature
Richmond lawmakers move a five member board to control river pollution and reject a fee amendment allowing certificates as evidence in civil suits. The Senate approved related measures including a study into state government reorganization and a joint resolution to permit city county school consolidation.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate
Virginia
House
Ac- Tt
John
Assembly
Crowder-Puller-Jordan Senate
State Highway Department
W. H. Irvine
Ted Towns
Boards of Supervisors
Irate poultryman ships chicks to high officials
Two thousand baby chicks were sent to President and Agriculture Secretary Anderson as a protest against government regulations. Lathrop of Richmond arranged to have 1000 chicks shipped to Washington and Putnamville. Anderson refused to pay the $70 C O D charges, calling the move a protest over calls to curb flocks to prevent overproduction.
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Irate Poultryman
Anderson
Indiana
White House
William Lathrop
Richmond
Ind
Agriculture Secretary
Lathrop
Ralph Gates
Putnamville
OPA Signals Possible Meat Price Hikes Over Wage Increases
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration warned meat prices could rise due to a new wage increase for packing workers. Congress weighed subsidy questions as Taft and others pressed for price impact details before action on subsidy measures. The Senate Banking Committee debated tapering subsidies, with possible end dates and effects on meat and bread costs.
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Washington
OPA
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Taftah
Ohio
Commodity Credit Corporation
RFC
Barkley
Cab Caravan Bivouacs At Unused Army Camp
Washington February 22 cab driving Chicago war veterans settle in an unused army camp awaiting city council approval of taxi relief. Two tons of coal from the Red Cross, hot showers, and cooking utensils promised. Matt Rottner of the American Cab Drivers association said cooperation is wonderful though funds are near exhausted. A $100 gift and gasoline from donors arrived as the group rests after a three day drive from Chicago seeking federal action against a taxi monopoly.
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Washington
Red Cross
Matt Rottner
American Cab Drivers’ Association For
Chicago
Federal
Nation Pauses To Commemorate Day
A nation paused to honor its founding father George Washington on his 214th birthday. Markets and post offices closed as officials and patriotic groups laid wreaths, and Washington's farewell address was read at the Capitol. Officials sailed aboard the Williamsburg on the Potomac for a commemorative cruise.
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George Washington
Capitol
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Williamsburg
Potomac
Miners See Large Wage Increase Under Little Steel Formula
West Virginia coal miners earned 91.6 percent more per month in 1945 than in January 1941 under the Little Steel Formula, according to the state chamber of commerce. The report notes high absence rates and compares wages across industries, citing lumber and retail trade as seasonal. It also records a 1079 percent rise from 1939 to 1945 with chemical workers next at 73.6 percent.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Little Steel
State Chamber of Commerce
United Mine Workers
Iior
Missing Babe Found In Station Nursery
A four month old girl kidnapped from a near north side Chicago department store was found unharmed in Union Station nursery hours later. Police traced a woman claiming to be the mother as using fictitious names while the investigation continued.
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Chicago
Near North Side
Union Station
John Enright
Evelyn Plestiko
West Virginia league seeks city tax revenue to fund municipalities
Clarksburg February 22 The West Virginia league of municipalities plans a program to obtain a portion of the state's revenue from city taxes and auto and line taxes. Roy F. Ash city manager said the league aims to reallocate funds to municipalities to avoid intermittent legislative requests.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West, Virginia
Ash
Yamashita Executed in Manila for World War II Crimes
Manila reports the execution of Lt Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita once known for Singapore and the Philippines campaign. He was hanged in civilian clothes in Laguna province, after a Manila trial deemed his forces responsible for atrocities. Also executed were Takuma Higashigi and a Japanese interpreter.
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Manila
Joayuki Yamashita
Japan
Singapore
Yamashita
Aoe Yamashita
MacArthur
Philippines
Manila Snanes
Eet
Kempei
Thought Police
Takuma Higashigi
Filip
Los Alonos
Laguna
Encores
Despine Islands
Russian Vessel Breaks Up At Sea Near Adak Alaska
In a storm south of Adak Alaska the Russian tanker Donbass broke in two. Coast guard said 16 crew including the master reboarded the forward section and reports indicated 23 people evacuated from the ship. Earlier distress signals from the Puente Hill Los Angeles tanker described the midsection breaking.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Donbass
Adak
District Coast Guard Office
Coast Guard
Los Angeles
Rei
Navy
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Cardinals
THE
Associated Press
Tiger
Gen
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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