Steel Unions to Seek Strike Votes in Key Industries
The CIO plans strike votes for over 700000 workers in steel aluminum and iron ore sectors with petitions filed Monday by United Steelworkers of America authorized by Philip Murray. Some plants including US Steel Jones and Laughlin and Youngstown Sheet and Tube refused wage requests, while UAW mobilized for potential action at Chrysler and GM.
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Philip Murray
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National Labor Relations Board
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Youngstown
Ohio
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Midwest
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New York
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Brockton
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Stors
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Chinese Red Troops Fire On U S Ship Off Hulatao
On a Manchurian port approach, Chinese Communist Fourth Army soldiers fired on an admiralty barge flying the U S flag. No casualties occurred though a bullet pierced the hull. Admiral Barbey reported the incident and sought explanation while confirming no Russian garrison presence.
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Manchuria
Fourth Army
United States
Daniel E. Barbey
Hulatao
China
Great Wall
Red Army
Barbey
Catoctin
Cmdr
William S. Maillard
San Francisco
Maillard
Missing Fighter Pilots From Cedar Rapids Listed as Killed
Two Cedar Rapids pilots listed as killed in action after being missing over Germany since last winter. Lt. Eugene Estill 23 a P-38 pilot and Lt. Cavanagh 27 a P-47 pilot, with families in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Both had wings earned in Texas and Illinois training before overseas service.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Eugene Estill
Ninth Air Force
Cavanagh
Ce Ae
Estill
Mary
B Avenue NE
G. E. Estill
Franklin
John Deere and Company
Moorefield
Mission
Texas
Wesley Estill
Navy
Pacific
Margey Ann
New York Honors Largest Navy Fleet in Historic Parade
New York city prepared for a Navy Day display with 47 ships anchored on the Hudson from 60th Street to Spuyten Duyvil, including the Missouri and carrier Midway. About 1,200 Navy planes would fly overhead as President Truman inspected the fleet in a three salute ceremony and a mass airpower show.
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60Th Street
Spuyton Duyvil
Hellcats
Avengers
Missouri
Truman Seeks Outlawing of Atomic Bomb in 12-Point Policy
President Truman outlined a twelve point foreign policy to preserve peace using military power when needed and to outlaw the atomic bomb. He warned that loss of faith in international organizations threatens peace and that an atomic age without trust would be disastrous.
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New York
Truman
Truman Navy Day Address Highlights
Summary of President Truman’s Navy day remarks stressing a postwar world led by US naval power. He pledged no territorial expansion or forced government changes, urged UN cooperation, and outlined 12 principles for peaceful global order including freedom of the seas, equal trade access, and denuclearization aims.
Boy Severely Hurt When Hit By Car In Front Of Home
Roger Millard an eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Millard of 5150 Mt Vernon Road SE was struck by a car driven by Leigh Calvin Milan Til in front of his home. The accident occurred at about 4 p m Friday as he alighted from a west bound car from Rosedale school crossed in front of the mill s car and walked into its path. He was in serious condition at Mercy hospital Saturday. Police say the boy was struck after leaving the car and stepping into the path of the other vehicle. Highway patrol is investigating the accident.
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Ralph Millard
Mt. Vernon Road
Leigh Calvin
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Til
Mercy Hospital
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Rosedale
Calvin
Highway Paper
Acci
Stalin Gets Truman Note From Harriman at Sochi
AP report notes Harriman met Stalin at a Black Sea resort near Sochi and discussed Truman’s Oct 14 letter. Stalin’s health was clarified as not seriously ill, and Harriman’s talks signaled possible future Allied cooperation. Molotov confirmed Harriman’s visit and referenced Stalin’s status.
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United States
W. Averell Harriman
Stalin
Truman
Harriman
Black Sea
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V. Stalin
W. A. Harriman
J. V. Stalin
Five Servicemen Die In Transport Plane Crash
A transport plane crashed in a field near Portland Indiana, killing five servicemen and injuring at least 11 others. Reports varied on the plane’s occupancy, with estimates of 16 to 18 people aboard and tentative identification as an Army transport.
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Ind
Dutch Regime Opens Talks with Indonesian Nationalists
The Hague reports the Dutch government will start negotiations immediately with Indonesian nationalists following last week’s events. The move signals a shift toward decolonial talks as authorities seek a peaceful settlement.
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Einstein Urges World Government to Avert Atomic War
In an Atlantic Monthly interview, Einstein proposes a World Government formed by the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union to curb atomic warfare. He warns a failure to act could yield a war of wars with a single dominant power and urges immediate US readiness to back such a world framework.
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Albert Einstein
Atlantic Monthly
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Britain
Sept 2 Eligibles Relieved of Duty under readjustment rules
American enlisted men and officers below brigadier general rank who are eligible for release under Sept 2 readjustment regulations have been relieved of duty and ordered to the nearest disposition center. Those with 80 discharge points on V J day are included. Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger of the Eighth Army says most will return to the United States by November.
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Tokyo
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
United States
MacArthur Says No U.S. Trip Planned Soon
TOKYO Gen. MacArthur says he has no plans to return to the United States soon. Congress has invited him to address a joint session at his convenience.
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Ee MacArthur
Siurgmond
Congress
Navy Day Celebrations Open Fleet to Public in San Francisco
United States Third Fleet ships and crews hosted Navy Day events in San Francisco Bay with battleships carriers destroyers and submarines open for tours. Public tours and air shows featured 300 naval aircraft and blimps over Market Street as part of the coast wide tribute.
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San Francisco
INS
United States Third Fleet
West Coast
San Francisco Bay
Japan
Navy
Market Street
This G I s Wife Just Too Perfect
FRANKFURT AP one reason why men sometimes murder perfect wives: a Third infantry division G I spent nearly three months taking a Luger apart and mailing it bone by bone to Boer postal restrictions against mailing pistols. He then received a heavy ordinance tool to do it for you.
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Frankfurt
G.I
Lord Strabagh Says Palestine Has Room for Jewish Survivors
London AP report quotes Lord Strabagh on Palestine offering space for all survivors of Hitler's failed extermination of European Jews. The remark, made Friday, referenced a large number of displaced Jews and the need for safe haven.
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London
Lord Strabagh
Palestine
Hitler
Europe
Polio Strikes Lt Tom Shive
Lt. Tom Shive son of Maj and Mrs Philip W Shive 1856 D avenue NE was stricken with polio this week. He reported to the medical department at the army air base in San Antonio Texas and is confined to the isolation ward. Shive was a navigator on a Flying Fortress shot down over Linz Austria in November 1944 and was a six month German prisoner of war.
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Philip W. Shive
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Red Cross
Shive
Army Air Base
San Antonio
Texas
Army Regional Hospital
Linz
Austria
Maj
Camp McCoy
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