Board Reopens Non-Op Wage Case for Overtime Pay
President Roosevelt orders reconvening of the Shaw emergency board to examine unsettled wage claims of 1,100,000 non-operating railroad employees. The panel will judge overtime pay provisions and aging sliding scale increases, with a report due within 20 days.
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Washington
Roosevelt
R. Shaw
Springfield
Jertime
Cartiers Thelé
White House
Shaw Board
Snsetile
Fred M. Vinson
National Meditation Boards
Exse
E Treinmen
Marshalls Push Nears as US Eyes Final Drive
The Associated Press reports Washington notes the push toward Marshall Islands may near, with Navy Secretary Knox stating continuous bombing raids since the Gilbert Islands’ capitulation are softening Japanese positions. The term softening typically describes serial bombardments aiding a larger operation.
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Marshalls
Associated Press
Washington
Marshall Islands
Mandated
Navy
Knox
Secret Mingarian Hungarian border talk reported
A Zurich dispatch from Budapest said the Mingarian parliament met secretly to discuss Hungarian Ru mihiak territorial differences. Chinese lamps reportedly seized villages along the Yangtze north of Puneting Lane with one force advancing toward Samurb city. A Moscow dispatch quoted Geneva saying Nazi railroad workers faced charges and many sentenced to death. Chinese minister Li Nan Chao said a general counter offensive could occur this year if Allied operations permit.
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Associated Press
London
Morocco
Zurich
Budapest
Oyebuhkow
Vie Des Hesefelt
Yangtze Ry— Ey
Puneting Lane
Samurby
Stxoff
WEW
York
Moscow Radio
Geneva
Senate BATTLES WAR CONTRACT ALTERATIONS amid revenue twists
Senators La Follette Connally Walsh and Lucas push amendments to a war profits tax bill. They attack profiteering and warn that renegotiation of war contracts could decide the postwar economic landscape. The minority report cites examples of extreme after tax gains, urging Congress to act.
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LaFollette
Connally
Walsh
Lucas
Associated Press
Washington
Jal
Congress
Senate
LaFullette
Wis
Hive
Senster Walsh
Americas
Krest
Philadelphia transport union defies order on integrating work force
The Employes' Union of the Philadelphia Transportation Company refused to accept Negro workers on buses and trolleys. In letters signed by President Frank F. Carney the union said it cannot comply with the President's Fair Employment Practices Committee directive and asked the company to make no stops to meet the order.
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Voy
RT. Senter
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Union
Smith
Allied Air Losses for Day Long Raids Listed as 25 Planes
Allied air losses for a daylong raid tally 25 planes as RAF Mosquito bombers struck Berlin and allied bombers targeted Kiel and Münster. American heavy bombers attacked shipyards at Kiel and rail targets at Münster, with allied escorts. The German claims noted heavy fires at Kiel, and Britain reported a night raid on London with minor damage and casualties.
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London
Berlin
France
Simi
Kiel
Miensten
Iwelleed
Quito Soraya
Germany
Sd J
Maeister
RAP
Hyhlers
Sem
Lelentapl Bureau
Niaval
Muenster
Britain
Londo
Seenuny
Coal Hole Tragedy Claims Two Died and Fifteen Entombed
A collapse at an Independent coal hole near Mahano y City leaves one man dead and fifteen entombed. The coroner, Franz Worskowski, reports Joneyn Kath, 24, of McAdoo, died on site, while Larry Clemers, 69, of McAdoo, remains buried about 200 feet underground. Rescue efforts continue as authorities seek further details.
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Associated Press
Mahanoy City
Puydana
Joneyn Kath
McAdoo
Seisuyilil
Franz Worskowski
Yeselle Crow
Larry Clemers
McAdon
Bombers Hit Into Bulgaria Near Sofia
Allied planes struck railway yards and a bridge at Dupnitsa, 60 miles south of Sofia, as reports said Bulgarian military occupation was expanding. News from Algiers cited 60 killed and 106 injured, amid rumors of regime upheaval and pressure to repudiate the Germans.
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London
Jai
Bastew
Bulgaria
Dup
Nitsa
Sofia
Algiers
Berlin
Thade
Bajoliv
Dm Associated Press Dinates Tron
Tsumbul
Lave
Corry Soldier Hospitalized in California
Cpl Genner ME Collier, son of Mr and Mrs Perry Collier of 438 Congress Street, was reportedly hospitalized in California after completing the voyage to New Caledonia. He arrived on the west coast aboard a ship and entered Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco for a lengthy recovery period. Collier had served fifteen months, including time in six hospitals, with earlier service in the Southwest Pacific and Guadalcanal.
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Cpl
Genner ME Callier
Perry Gallite
Congr Strest
Ater
New Caledonia
Tipolis Artives
California
Collier
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Collier Hirst
Fort Jackson
D. C
Corry Bay
Southwest Pacific Area
Guacalcanal
New Enle~donia
Leese Named to Replace Montgomery as Eighth Army Chief
Lt Gen Sir Oliver Leese is named to command the British Eighth Army in Italy, succeeding Sir Bernard Montgomery. Montgomery heads the British ground forces under Gen Eisenhower for the upcoming invasions of Europe, with Leese having led a corps in the desert campaign from El Alamein to Tunis. A Canadian front dispatch notes Leese is already on the field.
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Jan
Oliver Leese
Eighth Army
Italy
Bernard J. Montgomery
Leese
el Alamein
Egypt
Tunis
Montgomery
London
Dwight D. Risen
Europe
Unemployment Claims Sparse in Corry as Fraud Suspicions Fade
Local employment records show few compensation claims in Corry despite reports of fraud. AO Reeti and Lager Ewan J. Paine note the policy aims to place workers quickly and thoroughly audit benefits. Five new claims were filed in the October–December quarter, with average weekly payments about $10, while lenient eligibility rules keep many unemployed eligible for modest benefits.
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AO Reeti
Cuker
Ih Corry
Ewan J. Paine
Loos
Uva
Corry
Sctober
Alwims
Hecox
Paine
Iaw
Reese Ls Univmeloy
Qin
Guimy
Comen
Guffey predicts Roosevelt seeks fourth term in 1983
Senator Joseph F. Guffey told Democrats in Pittsburgh that Roosevelt will run for a fourth term and win Pennsylvania. The remarks came at a banquet with state chairman David L. Lawrence, signaling a renewed party alliance after a feud. Lawrence said party unity would grow from the county level up as the two leaders repair their long alliance.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Guffey
Roosevelt
Oly
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Gottay
Lawredee
Kynong
Lawrence
Shin
Guffey
Colin
Eee County
Plan to Convert Industry After War Gains Backing
A postwar program proposed by Representative Tolnay outlines a centralized civilian production plan. It calls for immediate creation of a three and three member board, an advisory council from state governors, and a broad agency to coordinate civilian manufacturing and unemployment relief.
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Alex
Singleton Washington
Jst
Tolayy
Phas
Pla
Pederal
Stein
Tou
Fromy
Cariculare
Lahor
Industry
Erie's Thirty-One 10 Report From Corry Induction Details
The Erie area induction centers will assemble a group from Union City and surrounding districts for a two week furlough before departure for a new training base. Most candidates are older recruits with recent calls largely from the older pool. expected acceptance unlikely to top 20 percent, while some may be redirected to united service. Names from Innit district will be withheld from publication until Friday.
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Corry-Union Ty Drat
Erie
Covey Ane
Hhe
Union City
Ers
al Bo'clbek
UL wIaith Hinea
Weil
Gary
Evie
W Dyatk Basra
St “East
Pearl Arbor
Leyland
Exie
United Service
Innit
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Connellsville Man Held For Murder Of 24 Year Old
Herbert Schomer age 49 a plumber was held under guard in a hospital today charged by District Attorney H Vance Cotton with the murder of 24 year old Waitrees blind at her home in Connellsville Cotton said Schomer told him Mrs Betty Dominick attacked with a small hunting knife in the bed and Schomer was cut in the chest but said he believed the stabbing was accidental in the struggle Mrs Dominick suffered about a dozen wounds to chest arms and throat. his condition reported good.
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Herbert Schomer
H. Vance Cotton
Waitrees
Cotton
Schomer
Betty Brown Dominich
Abe
Dominick
Cottom
Identity of Lost Warships Revealed in Navy Disclosures
Washington reports Navy disclosures identify destroyer Turner as off Banksy Hook with crew of 152 enlisted men and two officers missing after Christmas Day clash. Leavy, another destroyer, found near New York with four four-inch guns, two torpedo tubes, and a crew of 190. Navy holds next of kin notifications pending.
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Washington
Banksy Hook
Turner
Bate
Leavy
Coast Guard
Mole Shan
Navy
Leary
Bertomin
Watt
Corry Youth Veteran Charles Dever Honored for 8 Years Marine Service
Ex Marine Sergeant Charles A. Dever of 117 Essex Street is celebrated for eight years of Marine Corps duty. He left the U S in September 1942, served on Guadalcanal, and later worked with Kaiser shipyards while recovering from battle injuries. Dever spent extended periods in hospital, and his wartime role included intelligence duties and notifying next of kin.
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Charles A. Deyor
Essex Street
Charles Deyoe
Willy
le Bole
All Servier
Fox
South
Galifortia
Perman Cement Compar
Kaiser Shipyards
Bud” Dever
Corry
United States
Marine Corps
Samos
Mani
Guadalcanal
Dever
German Defense Line Split Into Two Fronts
Berdichev, once a Nazi armies headquarters in Ukraine, is analyzed as a center of German resistance. The report notes doubts about restoring the frontline through counter-attacks and highlights the capture of a stronghold at Belaya Tserkoy.
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Berdichev
Ukraine
Belaya Tserkoy
Siberians Capture 100 Towns On Drive Toward Latvia
Soviet forces pushed toward Latvia as 100 towns fell on the approach routes from the Baltic region. The Soviet operation cut a deep wedge near the Pripet marshes, with heavy German losses and 4,000 slain in attacks around Beleya Tserkov and Vinnitsa, while German counteractions around Novograd Volynski failed to halt the advance.
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Hy Associaed
Berdichev
Ukraine
Hiller
Zhitomir
Polish Ukraine
Ube Naai
Fad Beer
Anu
Stockholm
Moscow
Pripet
Lhe
Kiev
Vatutva Ukrainian Gems
Nuai
Beleya Tserkov
Vinnijtsa
Odessa-Warsaw
Nevel
Velikie Uuki
Blood donors needed as drives plan new hours
Community drives announce extended hours for blood donations to avert shortages. Chairman Gert Cherry reported rising registration and urged workers from Avro Simply Mfg. Co. to donate. new hours set 10 AM to 4 PM and 1 PM to 6 PM on day one, with day two extending 9 AM to 11 AM and 1 PM to 9 PM.
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Gert ‘T
Cherry
Aigad
Avro
Mfg. Co
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