CIO 7-Point Plan to Bridge Postwar Deflation Gap
The CIO proposes a seven point re employment program uniting labor industry agriculture and government to avert a postwar deflationary gap. It calls for wage gains to sustain demand, expanded collective bargaining, annual production goals, and a national production council alongside industry councils. It envisions reconstruction across transport housing and cities, with foreign trade support and expanded health and education security.
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
Philip Murray
Murray
CIO
Little Steel
War Production Board
Flak Holes Packed Fort Survived Flying Fortress Return
Tech. Sgt. Eugene T. Pinney 22 of Cedar Rapids survived a B-17 mission over Germany on November 29 with the aircraft riddled by flak and two wounded aboard. He landed in England on one engine and later received treatment in Missouri before returning to Cedar Rapids for leave and planned surgery. Pinney and his crew faced heavy anti aircraft fire and occasional fighter opposition on fourteen missions targeting German oil bases, with Brussels seen after a forced land and two unmolested days before resuming duty. His brother Richard Pinney, 20, serves with the Third Army.
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Flying Fortress
Germany
England
Eugene T. Pinney
Eugene M. Pinney
Ridgeway Drive
Sgt
Pinney
Cedar Rapids
United States
O'Reilly General Hospital
Springfield
Sgt. Pinney
Brussels
Air Corps
Scottfield
Kingman
Ariz
Pyote
Texas
Pfc
Richard Pinney
Aboard an Aircraft Carrier Bound for War
Charles Stevenson recalls life aboard a Pacific fleet carrier en route to Tokyo. He describes dawn takeoffs, perilous deck operations, crew roles from cooks to machinists, and the constant threat of fire and explosions as 3,500 crew members manage citylike duties while fighting for survival at sea.
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Pacific
Tokyo
Charles Stevenson
Bronze Star Award To Sgt Jas Shannon
Sgt James P Shannon 1415 B avenue NE infantryman receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Italy from November to December 4. Acting regimental operations sergeant he compiled data and map blow ups that accurately plotted regiment and enemy sectors. The medal was awarded December 22, 1944. Buy War Bonds.
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James P. Shannon
Avenue NE
Italy
Shannon
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Tombigbee
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Columbia
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Pinney’s Fort
A Gazette
Flattops
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Second Treet
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