CIO votes full support of Roosevelt foreign policy
The Congress of Industrial Organizations at its annual convention endorses Roosevelt's foreign policy and urges aid to Great Britain the Soviet Union and China. John L. Lewis adherents abstain as a small opposing minority remains seated amid a largely unanimous vote. President Roosevelt earlier urged labor cooperation in defense and unity to counter Nazi Germany.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
Charles A. Lindbergs
Hisses
Great Britain
Soviet Union
China
CIO
Philip Murray
Sise
Lewis
Welagien
Murray
UMWA
Nazi Germany
Lindberg
Britain Changes Chief of Staff See Page 2
General Dill relinquishes the Imperial General Staff post at 60. Lt Gen Paget and Lt Gen Pow are named to new commands as Britain reshuffles senior officers.
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Britain
Stafe
Dill
Imperial General Staff Command
B. C. T. Paget
Home Forces
Henry R
Red Armies Hurl Invaders Back In Moscow Front
Red Armies drive German forces back along two Moscow front sectors and seize three villages and a railroad station. Russians report progress near Mozhaisk and Donets basin while German reinforcements arrive in Tula and Kalinin sectors. Weather turns favorable for Germans as Soviet holds Crimea and Kerch area.
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Tula
Donets
Associated Press
Moscow
Moscow Front
Moscow Radio
Moazhaisk
Vavets
Crimea
Kerch
BBC
NBC
Caucasus
Pierce Ory
Kalinin
Volokolamsk
Ae Cee
Moscow Sree
Berlin
Leningrad
High Command
Local Red Cross Roll Call Lags In Bluefield Drive
Armis tead Wellford, chairman, said the Red Cross annual roll call was disappointing with Bluefield's $2,400 of a $7,500 quota raised so far. He urged volunteers to complete canvassing and reporting contributions promptly.
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Red Cross
Armistead Wellford
Bluefield
Wellford
Miners Walkout Shakes Logan County Mines
About 1,500 miners walked out of three Logan county commercial mines in Logan West Virginia today. Reports say the strike may spread to all county miners within 12 hours. Three state troopers were sent from Logan to Gary. no disturbances reported.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan County
Gary
Coal miners idle as sympathy strike hits Monongalia field
In Morgantown West Virginia on November 18 more than 3 000 miners in commercial pits joined a sympathy walkout crippling output in Monongalia county as 12 county mines idled and others in adjacent Marion county halted, impacting the vital defense area near a $40 million ordnance works.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Monongalia County
Marion
Monongalia
Ceapa
State Police Move Into Gary as Coal Walkouts Surge
West Virginia miners and sympathizers stage a nationwide shut down scene. Blizzard warns all 550 state mines may close within 48 hours as sympathy walkouts hit Kentucky Pennsylvania and Ohio. Roosevelt debates open shop stance while Congress eyes 30 day cooling off period.
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Gary
House Labor Committee
Norton
N. J
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Troop Train Through Coalfields Faces Strike Tension
A U S troop train of about 10 cars from Fort Harrison Indiana to Fort Bragg moved through coalfield towns after a midnight stop. President Roosevelt had ordered troops to quell a strike but no soldiers were assigned to the situation during the stop.
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Roosevelt
Fort Ben Harrison
Ind
Fort N.C. Brags
German Air Ace Ernest Udet Killed Testing Secret Weapon
Berlin reports Colonel General Ernest Udet, a top Luftwaffe figure in both World War I and World War II, died from injuries after a wartime test of a secret weapon. He was 45 and first in line to Adolf Hitler in air force leadership, with a state funeral ordered. Details of the accident remain withheld as Germany honors his service.
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Ernest Udet
Adolf Hitler
Udet
Air Force
Adof Hitler
Annka Nrnandiv Af Hiehr
Poes
Boersen
Penarel
Gente
Wes 2Neavy Bey
Her- Goemann Ring
Reich Air Ministry
United States
Strikes In Coal Fields Anchor National Labor Tensions
United Mine Workers official in Charleston predicts a 48 hour West Virginia miners walkout in sympathy with captive pits. Hazard reports a 6000 mine sympathy strike across 32 pits. Washington cites Roosevelt on defense production while rejecting open shop in captive mines. Bloodshed reported in Gary and Pittsburgh protests. Manila sees 1300 navy workers walk out. Labor Dept cites a 250000 Midwest Teamsters strike threat.
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Charleston
W. Va
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
West Avia
Washington
UMWA
Logan County
West Virginia
Blizzard
Steel Company
Symi
Gary McDowell County
U. S. Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CIU United Mine Workers Union
Kentucky
Ar Reynalds
Union Field
Hazard
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Lewis
CIO
John L Lewis
Neely Pledges Quick Probe of Miners Union Violence
Governor M M Neely ordered a thorough investigation into charges of violence at captive Gary mines after a telegram from the Independent Associated Miners Union requesting protection. He pledged vigorous action to enforce the law and safeguard liberty across West Virginia during his administration.
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Gary
Charleston
W. Va
M. M. Neely
Independent Miners Union
Independent
Associated Miners Union
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia
Neely
W. P. Nunnally
The
Union
Japanese Envoys Optimistic After Hull Talks
Secretary Hull met with Japan's Ambassador Numura and special envoy Kurusu for 2 hours 45 minutes in Washington. Hull said the war or peace question remains exploratory but he expected to continue discussions, while Numura and Kurusu expressed cautious optimism and declined detailed comments.
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Hull
Washington
Stave Hull
Japan
Kichisaburo Numparley Af i
Saburo Kurusu
Tery
Nomura
Kurusu
San Francisco
Gary Miners Hurt and Troopers Deployed at Gary Pits
At Gary last evening 100 state troopers arrived with 75 more ordered as 160 coal cars from six captive mines were shipped. Governor Neely dispatched troops to shield miners from MWA pickets amid a prolonged strike, while Bosworth and officials coordinated patrols and relief officers guiding Gary Hollow security.
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United States Steel Company
Gary
Neely
MWA
President Roosevelt
Lucian Fry
McDowell County
John W. Bosworth
State Department of Public Safety
Theers
Points
Gary Hollow
Bosworth
Neely to Stand With President West Virginia Coal Crisis
In Charleston West Virginia on November 18 state police moved to break a sit down strike in coal regions as Governor Neely faces criticism over alleged coercion of independent miners union actions. He remained silent while his supporters defend peaceful picketing rights.
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Gary
W. Va
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Franklin D Roosevelt
United States
White House
Washington, D. C
Independent Associated Miners Union
McDowell County
Charleston
Westginia
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Hazard, Ky
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