Electrical Workers in East Strike
A wage dispute led 17,400 Western Electric workers in 21 plants across New York City and northern New Jersey to strike, threatening national telephone service. A 30 percent wage demand and potential sympathy actions involve 48 unions totaling about 260,000 members, with broader industry-wide strikes looming in steel and meat packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Electric Company
New York City
New Jersey
Henry Mayer
Western Electric Employer Association
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Kearny
N. J
Empl Yes
Western Electric
Hawthorne
Ill
Baltimore
Haverhill
Mass
Mayer
Bell Telephone System
A. T. and
Joseph Beirne
Independent
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Beirne
CIO
United Steel Workers
General Electric Company
General Motors Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Company
CIO United Electrical Workers
Lewis J. Clark
Stark Did Not Notify Hawaii Before Pearl Harbor Attack
Admiral Stark testified he did not think to inform Pacific Fleet Commander Kimmel about intercepts warning of imminent war. He recalled President Roosevelt believed Hawaii defenses were alerted but Stark found no advance information in Washington of an attack on Pearl Harbor. He recalled Roosevelt saying he preferred to sit tight if unsure.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Chief of Naval Operations
Congressional Investigating Committee
Kimmel
Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
Stark
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Keefe
R-Wis
States Department
Dean Acheson
George C. Marshall
Pacific
Stark Added That He Reported To Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mass union demo halts Stamford industry in long Yale and Towne dispute
In Stamford Connecticut thousands of workers quit to protest a 57 day strike between the AFL International Association of Machinists and Yale and Towne. The mass action halted most city industry with buses running and shops open. Over 25,000 gathered in the town square to chant for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford, Conn
Stamford
Yale
Towne
AFL International Association
50 000th Man Sworn In From Pacific Area
Manila AP reports Sgt. Clifford Steele aged 27 from Blue Earth Minnesota will be sworn in Friday marking his status as the 50 000th U S Army re existing service member from the Pacific area.
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Manila
Clifford Steele
Blue Earth
Minn
United States Army
Pacific
Kraft Sues Bing Over Refused Radio Appearance Pact
Kraft Foods chief John H. Kraft said Kraft filed suit for a declaratory judgment and injunction against Bing Crosby. He alleges Crosby refused to continue his radio show appearances despite 1937 contracts with renewal options through 1950. Kraft states options for 1946 were exercised. Crosby contends no enforceable agreement remains.
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Chicago
John H. Kraft
Kraft Foods Company
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Kraft
Bing
Truman Talk Goes on Air At 9 Tonight
President Truman plans a 30 minute nationwide radio address from the White House at 9 Iowa time to explain the basic provisions of his legislative program and the status of proposals before Congress. He will not request new measures, but stress needs of White House proposals already pending before the House and Senate. This marks a shift in presidential technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Iowa
Congress
House
Senate
Ship with Okinawa Veterans Crippled
The crippled transport St. Marys carrying 1 866 army men from Okinawa battled a 30 knot gale 490 miles off the California coast. The heavy cruiser Nashville escorted the crippled ship as it burned out bearings and moved five knots. Both vessels headed toward San Francisco, with Navy officials stating no danger.
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San Francisco
St. Mary’s
Okinawa
California
Nashville
Navy
Sani Francisco
Liberty ship Hood tows to Azores for troop transfer
The Liberty ship John B Hood adrift with 570 returning war veterans loses its propeller in a storm and is towed by John McDonogh toward the Azores. Hood's units, the 3225th and 4203rd QMS and casuals, would be transferred to the aircraft carrier Enterprise, which plans to dock at the Azores to collect sailors from Athos II, which also faced sea difficulties.
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NEW York
John B. Hood
Azores
John McDonogh
Hood
Enterprise
Celebrator's 49-Hour Joyride Ends With Bus Bill
A Detroit New Year reveler, an industrial salesman, staged a 49 hour chartered bus joyride. starting Monday night and ending Wednesday, taking multiple buses and drivers around the city. He aims to pay about 150 dollars for the service.
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Detroit
Municipal Department of ‘Street Railways
D.S.R
Former Louisiana Governor Indicted in Tax Trial Conspiracy
New Orleans AP report: a federal grand jury indicted former Gov. James A Noe and three others for conspiracy to obstruct justice in the income tax trials of William T Burton, oil operator of Lake Charles. Burton, former State Senator Joe E Cawthorn, attorney Marcel F LaBranche, and a juror faced charges. Judge Wayne G Borah set bonds at $5,000 each on arrest warrants.
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New Orleans
James A. Noe
William T. Burton
Lake Charles
Noe
Huey Long
Burton
Joe E. Cawthorn
Marcel F. LaBranche
Herbert W. Christenberry
Wayne G. Borah
Nylons Cause Phone Tieup In Washington
A radio announcer reported a rush for nylon stockings tied up Washington phone lines for nearly an hour. A shoe-store chain claimed 1,000 pairs were reserved by immediate calls, overwhelming exchanges. Earlier and similar disruptions had occurred weeks earlier over holiday travel reservations.
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Washington
Two cars explode at Marlborough camp kill soldier
Marlborough England two cars in an ammunition train exploded at a British camp killing one soldier and injuring four, with ten others reported missing. No American soldiers were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlborough
England
Homma Faces War Crimes Trial For Bataan Atrocities
In Manila Lt General Masaharu Homma goes on trial for his life charged with responsibility for the Bataan death march and related atrocities. The prosecution contends he is not entitled to U S constitutional rights and argues for broader links to troops crimes. The case tests military commission authority amid Yamashita precedents as prosecutors detail proximity to prisoner routes and ordered executions of Chinese officials.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
United States
Paul W. White
Lincoln
Neb
United States Army
Homma
Philippines
White
Corregidor
Tokyo
Japan
Nomma
United States Military Commission
United States Supreme Court
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Yamashita
Pacific
Kwangsor’ Young
Solon Flays Handling of Martial Law
Washington Senator Mc Carran accuses the army of abuses in martial law administration and calls for a congressional investigation. He targets Hawaii court-martial practices and says innocent people suffered, urging a probe by a special committee with judiciary and military members.
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Washington
LLP
Sen
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hawaii
United States
Morse
Two Millionth Pacific Return Sailor to Reach West Coast
The navy announced on Wednesday that the two millionth serviceman returning from the Pacific since September 2 is due to arrive on Thursday. The milestone marks a major shift as troops head home from combat zones.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Pacific
Navy
Housing in Cedar Rapids Corpsman Seeks Home
A former hospital corpsman with a marine air evacuation squadron, who tended wounded in Peleliu Iwo Jima and Okinawa, now a civilian working in a local laundry. He needs housing for him and his wife until a place is found. they have no children. Prolific producer before the war, he asks for apartment or house rentals or a room in a home. Call Howard McLaughlin at 32602 to help.
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Cedar Rapids
Peleliu
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Howard McLaughlin
Veterans housing plan targets Cedar Rapids apartments
The emergency housing committee says many property owners want to convert houses to apartments for Cedar Rapids veterans. A questionnaire is published to collect more interest, with plans to provide an architect, cost estimates, and assistance to ease conversions. The survey found 15 potential new units, with 118 rooms and eight apartments already identified as vacancies filled by veterans.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Howard McLaughlin
Emergency Housing Committee
Mayor’s Housing Committee
Memorial Building
McLaughlin
Housing Committee
James Scolaro
Boy's Play with Rifle Ends Mother's Life in New Jersey
Five year old Michael Lukacs played soldier with his father's hunting rifle at the supper table in Manville New Jersey. The weapon discharged as his father Steve Lukacs rose to remove it. The bullet struck Mrs Margaret Lukacs 25 in the jugular vein causing her death. Police Chief John J Jasinski reported the incident occurred Wednesday night.
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Manville
N. J
John J. J. Jasinski
Margaret ‘Lukacs
Michael
Steve
Jasinski
Joyce Pays Penalty of His Treason
London, UP) William Joyce, the Nazi radio figure Lord Haw Haw, was hanged for high treason at Wandsworth prison after midnight. He finished chess with a guard, slept, and died minutes after leaving his cell. A small crowd and police watched as the execution proceeded without incident. Born in America, Joyce held a British passport, broadcast from Germany, and faced execution after Britain rejected his appeal.
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London
William Joyce
Haw Haw
Wandsworth
Joyce
Trailor
Britain
Albert Pierrepoint
Germany
Holloway Prison
Flensburg
Quintin
House of Lords
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Tate
Lawrence Salisbury
Salisbury
State Department
Barkley
D-Ky
William D. Mitchell
Seth W. Richardson
Mitchell
Associated Press
Governor's House
Robert F. White
Governor's Mansion
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio State University
Louisiana
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Winston Churchill
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