War Manpower Agency Extends Job Referrals Nationwide
Washington June 2 7 The War Manpower Commission extends its priority referral plan to the entire country starting July 1. All men except farm workers must clear through the U S Employment Service when seeking jobs. Only referred workers may be hired, with eight or fewer employee firms exempt. The scheme aims to place workers in vital war industries and top-priority jobs, though participation remains voluntary.
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War Manpower Commission
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West Virginia University Board Shakeup Sparks Firestorm
The reorganized West Virginia University board faces a looming two week meeting to consider a successor to President Charles E. Laynall. Gov M Neely, who just replaced two board members, declined comment as rumors swirl about action against a president and other faculty. New appointees include C Townsend and John H Hoffman, replacing President Koontz and Col H E Greer.
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Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Charles E. Layn
M. Neely
Morgantown
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
Col
HE. C. Greer
2D Congressional District
C. Townsend
John H. Hoffman
Neely
John. B. Hob- Titeell, Jr
Parkersburg
FF. M. McIntosh, Jr
Roosevelt Slip Reveals He Will Seek a Fourth Term
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt, in a slip of the tongue at a White House reception, indicated he may run for a fourth term. The remark came as he greeted Rep. William Lemke and others, prompting laughter and no formal confirmation. Members noted it as the first clear sign of deliberation on a new bid, with Roosevelt later suggesting caution about any candidacy.
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Professor Grau San Martin Wins Cuban Election
In Havana on June 2, professor Ramon Grau San Martin of the University of Havana defeated Batista allies to become Cuba’s president. Former prime minister Carlos Saladrigas conceded defeat and praised the election as fair. Grau urged unity and a Cuban program aligning with Allied nations, while government rivals trailed in Havana for mayor with 6,092 to 64,199 votes.
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University of Havana
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Asfair
Havana City
Raoul Menocal
John Baker White Dies at Rupert
Col John Baker White 75 former state board of control veteran of the Spanish American and World Wars I died of a heart attack yesterday at his summer camp eight miles from Rupert Greenbrier county. He was Charleston lawyer for many years and the body is at Wallace Wallace mortuary East Ram ile pending funeral arrangements. Born August 24 1868 he was the eldest son of Capt Christian Streit White and Bessie Shultze White of Romney. His father served with Gen Stonewall Jackson and Gen Jubal Early and later clerk of the seat court of Hampshire county. When 18 Sam Baker White came to Charleston to become messenger in the secretary of state office under Henry S Walker. He later was chief clerk and private secretary to Gov W A MacCorkle. After being with Chilton MacCorkle Chilton he resigned to enlist in the Spanish American War. He had 10 years in the national guard rising from private to major but accepted the rank of captain of Company B West Virginia.
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Romney
Spain
National Guard
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West Virginia
Yanks Mount Major Bomber Push Toward Rome
Allied air and ground forces launch massive operations across Pas de Calais to Paris regions and into Hungary Romania and Russia. About 48 500 Allied planes drop 4000 tons of bombs while heavy bombers target eastern Hungary and Transylvania. Shuttle bombing marks new cooperation with Soviet bases as American and Soviet crews greet each other. Rome front advances see Velletri and Valmontone fallen and German retreat forced toward Via Casilina.
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House Committee Puts Price and Wage Bill Forward
The House Banking Committee approved a bill to extend expiring price and wage controls for another year. It excludes the Bankhead cotton escalator but tightens subsidy rules, freezing the number of commodities eligible for consumer subsidies by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the defense supplies corporation.
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Hoosier Republicans Vote No on Dewey
Indiana Republicans at the state convention rejected a proposal to instruct the 29 delegates to vote for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. The motion, led by Rep. Gerald W. Landis, was met with a thunderous negative as Homer Capehart gained prominence for the U. S. Senate bid. Maryland Democrats also chose free agents at their state convention, declining to bind delegates to a Roosevelt fourth-term vote.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Thomas E. Dewey
Gerald W. Landis
Homer EF. Capehart
Dewey
U. S. Senate
Baltimore
Maryland
Roosevelt
Russell Says Fighters Know War Is Long One
Georgia Democrat Senator Richard 5 Musser told the West Virginia Bankers Association that frontline troops do not believe the war is near end. He said many Americans misread the pace of victory and noted 50 000 gold stars in windows as evidence the fighting is ongoing with broader battles ahead. He described Allied fronts in Europe Asia and the Pacific and praised the performance of U S troops.
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Georgia Democrat
Divide Germany To Insure Peace Proposes Gerard
James W. Gerard argues that belief in “two Germanys” is a myth and urges dividing Germany to secure peace. He contends Germany remains united yet dangerous, with a history of serfdom and arrogance. He warns vigilance is needed to prevent a future war and notes postwar aid aided German leaders rather than reform.
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Gerard
Ay James W. Gerard
New York
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Prussia
Lord Urges Lower Rents for Bigger Families
London on June 2 1 Lord N urged a system of finishing rents for increasing families at a meeting of building societies. He said a slogan like The bigger the family the cheaper the rent would be apt.
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London
Roosevelt casts doubt on Arabian oil line project
President Roosevelt said at a news conference the 1250 mile Arabia pipeline plan is in an iffy stage and U S talks with Britain continue on who builds it and how. Reports indicate wartime necessity may be dropped and construction left to private firms after the war, with interior secretary Ickes citing a cost around 130 to 165 million dollars and repayment with interest over 25 years. The plan originally envisioned government building from Kuwait and eastern Arabia to Egypt or Palestine, with oil companies to repay government costs.
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U S Pressing Japs on Biak and Myitkyina Advance
Allied forces press the Japanese on Biak island as Liberator bombers pound positions along the Mokmer road and coastal ridges. Gefaulted air support aids ground troops as the attack concentrates near the Mokmer airfield. In Burma, Americans and Chinese push on three sides toward Myitkyina, reporting steady gains and northwestern advances.
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Burma
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Dover Strait Weather Report From Folkestone
Dover Strait offers fair weather with calm seas and a moonlit sky. Palpable humidity, early evening haze, and a waning northwesterly breeze. temperatures fell from seventy to fifty nine by 10 p.m. with barometer rising through the day and listed tides for Dover and Calais.
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Pope Urges Wise Peace Over Vengeance In War End
London dispatch reports Pope Pius XII urging moderation and wisdom to shorten the war. He warned that insisting on total victory or destruction fuels prolongation, praising heralds of peace while condemning vengeance as destructive to future relations and spiritual unity. He spoke amid Allied moves toward Rome and cautioned against schisms within Christianity.
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Germans Drive Into Red Lines Near Iasi
German forces hammer through moldavian Romania for a fourth day, driving a dent into Russian lines northwest of Iasi. Moscow called the wedge insignificant but costly in losses, while Berlin reported fierce fighting, claiming continued German gains and air action over the Romanian front.
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Germans Anticipate Invasion in Balkans
London dispatch summarizes a Berlin broadcast suggesting a Balkan front could precede invasion of western Europe. It cites AP quoted Syrian and Lebanese dispatches via Ankara stating Anglo American forces have concentrated troops in the Near East in recent weeks.
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Escaping Aviators Ambushed on Frontier Ambush near Pyrenees
Reports from Andorra state that 34 American and Allied airmen guided toward the Spanish frontier by patrols were ambushed by border guards. Only two Americans and one French aviator escaped alive into Spain. Surviving fliers were sheltered by French families, dressed in peasant clothes and provided money and false identities.
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Pyrenees
France
Tito narrowly escapes Nazi airborne trap at Drvar
Partisan reports detail a German paratrooper and glider assault on Tito's Bosnian HQ near Drvar, led by Rommel. Tito and key Allied staff escaped to the mountains with Maj. Randolph Churchill. two correspondents were captured but Privichevich later freed. Stuka dive bombing preceded the raid.
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Time
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