Showdown on Board's Order Due Friday
A tense clash looms as John L. Lewis and the CIO United Mine Workers press for a wage concession in the captive coal mines. Officials report swift government moves, including an intelligence center in Pittsburgh, amid fears of a potential mine seizure if a strike ensues.
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Pittsburgh
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
CIO
National Defense
Kennedy Murray back plan for closed shop in captive mines
Associated Press reports Philip Murray and Thomas Kennedy urged the Defense Mediation Board to back a closed shop in captive mines. UMW leaders pressed for action while Lewis summoned the scale committee to Friday’s meeting to decide whether to accept the board’s recommendation or renew the strike affecting 53 000 miners.
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Embezzler's Dream Farm Sold At Auction
The dream farm on which Robert J. Bolte spent $263000 of customers money was purchased at auction by a New York insurance executive for 75000 The Bucks county estate of the former Philadelphia investment counselor was consummated yesterday between a bankruptcy referee and Stewart B Hopps of New York Bolte is serving a lengthy prison term for embezzlement Eight die from poison in Fall River Mass state police reported eight deaths suspected from food poisoning with autopsies pending
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Robert J. Bolte
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Bolte
Boston
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Armistice Day Observance Highlights World War Sacrifices
President Roosevelt spoke at Arlington Cemetery as Armistice Day ceremonies honored World War I veterans. He stressed the duty to safeguard democracy and freedom, noting soldiers died to defend decency and self respect against tyranny. Generals Stimson Marshall Knox and Admiral Stark stood with him at the tomb of the unknowns.
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Washington
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Knox
Geo . Marshall
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Harold R. Stark
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Thoray Hotcouib
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American Legion
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Roosevelt
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Hospital seeks full amount for share offer amid defense needs
Uke Coity Hospital Association board holds 10 sessions to decide on a $65,000 federal grant for a new wing. Efforts focus on deferring to one third of the request while aligning with local defense council programs and hospital cooperation. A bank and the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation each sent a contribution to the appeal.
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Dalmatian Uprising Against Italian Units Reported
Rome reports a Dalmatia area attack near Spalato with bombs and machine guns. About 100 hostages held. 24 soldiers and 25 civilians wounded, one later died. Communique says 150 prisoners, from Romy orders, to be treated as hostages and tried by a special defense tribunal.
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Court Upholds US Draft Law in World War precedent
The Third US Court of Appeals in Philadelphia affirms the constitutionality of the selective service act. It sustains the conviction and sentence of Rev. Allen Clay Lambert, 85, of Altoona, for failure to register, noting Supreme Court rulings predate and settle Congress power to require military service. The ruling cites the 1917 World War test case as settled authority.
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Supreme Cou
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Pittsburgh
Japs Stirred By Churchill Warning
Japanese public anger rises over Churchill’s remark that Britain would declare war with the United States within the hour if Japan acts. The Yomiuri newspaper notes trust in the government’s resolve to handle the crisis and willingness to cooperate with the United States for a peaceful settlement.
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Global unrest and strikes disrupt politics and war
Chronicle of global turmoil with reports from Santiago about President Geta’s illness and temporary handover, San Diego trade strikes at a $35 million project, Berlin military movements near Karelia, a Pennsylvania Railroad crash aftermath, Alvin York reflecting on wartime strategy, Armistice Day collapse in Houston, a London gunman rampage, and British submarines hitting Axis targets in the Mediterranean.
House weighs White House tax request
Washington November 11 The House Ways and Means Committee debated President Roosevelts plea for immediate action on a broad tax program to curb inflation and fund defense. In private remarks members favored prioritizing the measures but warned major price control bills and Senate changes would shape the timetable. The president urged rapid steps to reduce purchasing power through taxes, arguing inflation is a hidden tax and could derail price controls if not checked soon. Downton replied that inflation dangers demand full House effort, while the president stressed tax action as a complement to price control.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
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Roosevelt
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Senate
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Autoists Battle Slippery Highways In Multi-Vehicle Crashes
Dozens of motorists faced dangerous road conditions as a mild winter thaw left roads slick and covered in a glaze. Reports from Corry Spartansburg and West Smith Street describe numerous fender benders, with ten serious crashes noted by state motor police and many minor incidents across the city.
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New federal auto use tax forms mailed January first
Internal Revenue collectors will mail application forms for the new federal auto use tax about January 1. The tax, effective February 1, 1942, runs for five months to June 30, 1942, with a $2.08 levy per vehicle. Taxpayers receive a revetpt displayable vehicle stamp. enforcement will be by bureau agents.
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Pittsburgh Banks Cut Savings Rates Next Month
Inter est rates in four leading Pittsburgh banks will be reduced by one half of one percent on savings next month. The return will be one and a half percent on accounts from fifty dollars to five thousand dollars and one half of one percent on balances above that.
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Pittsburgh
Taft charges Japan peace move refused
Senator Taft claims Roosevelt rejected a Japan peace offer after Tokyo refused to promise not to attack certain Chinese cities. He cites talks between Japan and United States officials and says Japan would quit China except for five key garrisoned cities. Taft did not reveal his source, but calls the account reliable.
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Bombs Sink German Vessels in Submarine Attack
London November 1 The News agency reported hundreds of German troops aboard torpedoed ships near a submarine attack. A Norwegian vessel rescued German sailors from the Denau and Bahia Law after the torpedoing. German torpedo boats were convoying, and several ships were damaged or sunk with many men drowning amid rescue efforts.
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Parents' Night Highlights Travel Speaker at Corry High
Parents filled the Senior High assembly as a travel speaker Miss Warder compared European school conditions with local ones. She warned against fascist and other isms while praising American institutions. School officials announced similar programs at Junior High and Vocational School as American Education Week opened.
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Germans Encircled West of Moscow in Soviet Dispatch
A Soviet communique reports German forces trapped 65 miles northwest of Moscow near Valu kolamsk and German and Romanian troops advancing elsewhere. The front line claims indicate heavy fighting, with Nazi forces reportedly pushed back toward Keren and Leningrad, while British and Allied air operations attacked targets around Naples and Brindisi.
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French Readies to Give Up Djibouti Amid Surrender Talks
A chaotic dispatch from Vichy reports Colonel Rene Pinot returning after a quick trip to Paris. Platon claims Somaliland port assets will be handed to Britain as talks unfold. A colonial ministry representative cites untenable conditions and blockades as reasons for surrender.
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