House Passes Big Fund Bill for Army Maintenance and Planes
The House approved a $10,009,655,187 defense appropriations bill for the coming fiscal year, funding 12,834 additional warplanes and 1,418,000 troops. Two anti strike amendments were adopted, while three others were defeated, and the final roll call was 350 to 1 in favor. The measure heads to the Senate.
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Washington
House
War Department
Rep. Case
R-S. C
National Defense Mediation Board
Pace
D-Ga
Senate
Marcantonio
Al-N
House Ec
Defense
Engel
R-Mich
Atlantic Island
Starnes
Dala
Smith
D-Va
Rendolph
Congress
South Gathers Agreement On Coal Pay And Reject Clause
North and South mine operators debate coal pay differentials and a reject clause. The board urges abolishing the reject clause and basing tonnage pay on coal measured before cleaning. Negotiations face wartime tension as strikes and national emergency actions unfold with potential contract closures by March 31, 1943.
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Davis
Diarelet
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
Justice Department
Ite
U. S
Wei
United Mine Workers of America
Southern
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Northern Group
Red Insurrection Plane Strike Debated As Labor Ties Take Sides
The article frames the plane strike as an insurrectional effort and contrasts loyal labor leaders with those aligned to the Communist line. It covers President Roosevelt’s defense orders, Stimson’s report of resumed production, Hillman’s demand for workers to return, and the mobilization of 2600 troops to speed up aircraft output at North American plant.
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Communist Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Jackson
Office of Production Management
Defense
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
CIO
Stimson
Army Command
Roosevelt
Aim
Cleveland
Chicago
Northmerican
Coast Artillery
California
Washingon
White House
Oval Room
Wer
Robert Patterson
Robert Jackson
Sensa- Lend
Harry Hopkins
Work or Fight Edict Issued by Hershey
Hershey orders draft boards to reevaluate deferments for defense workers who have stopped working. Roosevelt supports plant seizure and defense needs while urging workers to return to jobs and protect rights through bargaining. Hillman condemns strikes threatening defense production. Senate mulls a measure to defer training and empower plant takeovers.
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Charleston Gazette
Hershey
Brig. Geo. Lewis B
San Francisco
Northwest
Bershel
Roosevelt
Federal troops move in after plot out of local control
President informs via another official that Secretary Stephen Early telephoned Lieut Col. Charles E. Branshaw in southern California to place command of the occupation. Branshaw reports over long distance that federal troops are necessary to quell a situation beyond local police control.
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Stephen Early
Patterson
Charles E. Branshaw
Army
Southern California
Branshaw
Allies Near Damascus as 4000 Desert from Vichy Force
Allied forces push into Syria and Lebanon as 4000 French troops desert the Vichy regime on the first day of the march. British French units advance from the Lebanese coast toward Beirut and Damascus amid scattered resistance and minimal Allied casualties.
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Kamish
Telkechek
Kemish
Free French Radio
Brazzaville
Equatorial Africa
CBS
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Tyre
Sour
Jebel Druse
Merj Ayourm
Syrian
Merj Ayoum
Dodecanese Islands
Surete
Grandjean
Rasennakura
Germany
Vichy
Crete
Rhodes
Italy
Dodecanese
Latakia
Damascus
Euphrates River
Iraq
Rakka
Aleppo
Nurses Plan June Meeting At Wrens Nest Charleston
The Allstate Nurses club a group of graduate nurses from other cities will meet in Wrens Nest St Albans at 7 p m on Thursday with a dinner session. Reservations are to be made with Miss Grace Dick at Charleston General Hospital and transportation will be furnished.
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Allstate Nurses’ Club
Charleston
St. Albans
Grace Dick
Charleston Nemeral Hospital
Sinking of US Vessel Probed by State Department
The report by Ambassador Caffrey gave no cause for the sinking of the vessel in the Mid Atlantic. Lt Commander Graves forwarded a similar account to the embassy in Rio de Janeiro. Earlier messages from the Navy stated the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, relayed via the Radio Corporation of America.
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State Department
Caffrey
Naval Communications
Ambassador Caffeey
Edwin P. Graves
Navel Atteche
Rio’ de Janeiro
Navy Department
Radio Corporation of America
Fire at detonator plant prompts sabotage probe
The Wheeling plant housing detonator fittings for ships and army camps burned after a watchman reported Ordnung. Ernest Krause noted indicators of arson as FBI agents state police fire marshal and national fire underwriters joined the investigation. 300 workers affected and coordination with defense efforts noted.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Ernest W. Krause Asid
H.C. Myers
John W. Bosworth
Myers
FPEI
Wheeling
Fred B. Watkins
Howard M. Welcher
War production forecasts from industry leaders
Business executives predict rapid U S war material output with plants scaling to high monthly totals. Evans cites 400 engines now rising to 1000 monthly, while Rentschler expects ten million horsepower monthly in American aircraft engines next year. Hardy notes tank and gun output rising to 20 tanks daily and 300 anti aircraft guns monthly. Keller highlights trucks and armored vehicles, Ford touts blitz buggies and Pratt and Whitney engines, with Consolidated bombers planned to reach 10 per day after plant completion.
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Jwe
Evans
Adison
Frederick B. Rentschler
United Aircraft
Charles J. Hardy
American Car and Foundry
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Navy
Edsel Ford
Ford, Motors
Army
Pratt and Whitney
Consolidated
WPA Budget Cut Prompts Reevaluation of Relief Programs
A congressional committee rejects Roosevelt and WPA Commissioner Hunter proposals to trim employment of aliens and 18 month rolls. The panel insists WPA is emergency relief, not a permanent service, urging reductions and safeguards to curb abuses while noting plans to use German machinery for Romanian highway reconstruction.
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Roosevelt
Howard D. Hunter
WPA
Industrial Accidents To Be Investigated
Sattler reviewed reports finding about 60 percent of accidents from foreign particles in workers eyes during sandblasting without goggles and from chipped steel. Broken glass and poor first aid are major causes in factories bottling works and other establishments. Labor commissioner says 95 percent of accidents are preventable and oversees safety news except coal mining.
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Sattler
CIA
West Virginians Earn Purdue Degrees at Lafayette Commencement
Three West Virginians received degrees at Purdue University exercises in Lafayette Indiana. The group included two Charleston residents Myra A. McKee and John A Pianfetti both listed with degrees and George E Harver of Sprague who earned a BS in electrical engineering.
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West
Birth Announcements From Ecorse And Nearby Homes
Mr and Mrs Robert Rumgay of Ecorse Mich former residents Mahan are parents of David Ashbrook born Friday at Ecorse Mr and Mrs James D Thaxton of Ue Sssonville Star route announce the birth of Athea Kathryn Sunday at their home A son Corey Les born to Mr and Mrs Edward Parsons of Hernshaw Sunday at their home Mr and Mrs Albert A Smith are parents of Myna Lynne born Sunday at their home A son born to Mr and Mrs dee Dawson of Nitro Saturday at McMillan hospital Albert Edward Cutlip of 1203 Bigtey avenue Sunday at McMillan hospital Uncle Sam makes about 4200 tos or 82 carloads of stamps a year
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Robert Rumgay
Ecorse
Mich
Mahan
David Ashbrook
James D. Thaxton
Ue Sssonville
Athea Kathryn
Corey Les
Edward Parsons
Hernshaw
Albert A. Smith
Myna Lynne
Dée D. Dawson
McMillan Hospital
Albert Edward Cutlip
Bigtey Avenue
Sam
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