Miners Back to Work Until Oct in Detroit Violence Toll 29
Detroit remains under armed control as riots over two days raise the death toll to 29 and injuries to at least six. Troops patrol the negro districts while authorities urge workers to return to plants to offset wartime production losses. Baseball games resumed under eased restrictions as unrest continued late last night.
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Rio
Roosevelt
Upper East Side
Harry F. Kelly
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
May Demands Showdown on Dads Status
Chairman May of the House Military committee pressed Selective Service officials to clarify draft plans for fathers. He noted uncertainty as officials alternately indicated possible drafting in three months or perhaps not at all. Other lawmakers echoed the call for a clear, definitive policy from Manpower Commissioner McNutt and Director See on fathers with children.
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Washington
Selective Service
May
D.ky
House Military Committee
Paul V. McNutt
Lewis B
Theatre Ticket Teasers at Dixie for Tonight's Screenings
Grafton Sentinel lists tonight's Dixie Theatre showings featuring Gate the Fighting Guerrillas with Philip Dorn and Anna, plus The Hard Way starring Ida Lupino Dennis Morgan and Van Leslie. Venue address 823 West Main.
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Grafton Sentinel
Te Tewis Peters
West Main Street
Philip Dorn
Anna Gten
the Strand
Ida Lupino
Dennis Morgan
Re van Lesile
Dixie ‘Theatre
Nazi Rubber Plant Bombed Near Mulheim
London reports heavy RAF bombers blasted Mulheim Ruhr last night in a major round the clock Allied air offensive. The air ministry said the bombing was well concentrated and fires remained burning in Krefeld and Huls. RAF intruders over Holland and France shot down two enemy planes. 35 bombers plus one fighter failed to return.
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Mulheim
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Krefeld
Rhineland
Huls
U.S
Navy Oil Edict Probed as Teapot Dome Compared
Washington June 23. Lawmakers from both houses seek more data on a Navy oil project likened to Teapot Dome, while a push for on site field inquiry grows. Knox seeks chance to present view on the Elk Hills reserve contract with Standard Oil of California, canceled as illegal. Norman Littell cites Teapot Dome parallels. Peterson plans further questioning and a trip to the seen field. See BOTH HOUSES Page 6. Pittsburgh coal strikes mirror uncertainty as miners await UMW orders to resume with no contract in sight. District leaders say little digging before Thursday. general restart unlikely before Monday. Local meetings assess the administration handling of the contract. See MANY MINERS Page 3.
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Senate
Justice Department
House Public Lands Committee
Navy
Knox
Standard Oil Company of California
Elk Hills
Calif
Norman M. Littell
Teapot Dome
Peterson
D.fla
Littell
House Rules Committee
Tax receipts seen at 17 to 20 million in WV
Parkerburg report shows Collector F Roy Yoke expects second installment West Virginia income tax payments to total 17 to 20 million after final tabulation. He noted federal income taxes for the second quarter surpassed 13.4 million, versus 10.947 million paid in all of June 1942.
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Parkersburg
Internal Revenue
F. Roy Yoke
West Virginia
State Miners Resume Work in Coal Pits
Charleston June 23 Back to work orders went out to West Virginia s 130 000 soft coal miners but full production likely impossible for at least 24 hours. Workers who quit Sunday night for the third time in two months received notice from John L Lewis and the union policy committee that coal would be dug for the government through October 31. District 31 president C Fremont Davis said at Fairmont that many would not hear the order in time. a general return may not begin before tomorrow.
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United Mine Workers
Washington
UMW
Adolph Pacifico
Bellaire
District 6
Pennsylvania
Pacifico
William Hargest
Charleston
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
C. Fremont Davis
District 31
Fairmont
Its Nice Work If You Only Know How To Get It
Los Angeles night clerk John F Kraft was robbed of 183.07 dollars by a man who also took seven cents for carfare. Kraft, who faced the same robber twice during the past month, reported the incidents to police.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kraft
Kraft
It's Good Whiskey It Was Just Made Fresh Yesterday
Honolulu retailers report a new imitation Bourbon whiskey made locally from can products. The label claims 90 proof and Honolulu origin. This wartime novelty, sold around 3.07 dollars per quart, aims to meet ration card demand as Hawaii faces shipping limits and a swollen population.
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Honolulu
T. H
Cpy
Lquor
Hawaii
Ping
Guerrilla Band Destroys Rail Lines Behind Enemy Lines
Allied air raids and French guerrillas in occupied France cripple about 200 trains daily. Saboteurs derail locomotives and wreck facilities, with a notable derailment between Nevers and Chagny killing 52 Germans and injuring 150, blocking traffic for days.
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Wade Werner Washington
France
Europe
English Channel
Nevers
Chagny
BIG Gui
Invasion Hints Rise From Axis Broadcasts And BBC Call
The War Today notes Axis radio spoke of a June 22 invasion with no Allied activity. The BBC told France to be ready and ready to act at any moment, while Washington confirms preparations for a second front.
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France
Inter- Allied
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Holland
Belgium
BBC
Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Promise Help To Italy But Do So So Little
London reports Berlin radio says Italy as likely landing spot for invasion while Nazi aid to Mussolini’s forces appears limited. Broadcast notes only partial German support and hints troops and planes moving toward Calabria with Italy to bear most weight.
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London
Berlin Radio Today
Italy
Berlin
Ministry of Information
Mussolini
Europe
Balkans
Miners still press under ground time
The United Mine Workers ended the wartime general mine strike by ordering miners back to work until October 31. Operators and others warned the move delays instead of settles the dispute. John L. Lewis signaled possible court action for travel pay and challenged government control of mines, sparking further conflict.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
RAF Attacks Salerno and Starts Fires
Allied Headquarters reports British Wellington bombers attacked Salerno on the Italian mainland from North Africa bases. The raid set many fires in railway yards while air activity in the theater was otherwise limited to patrols. One Allied plane was lost. a separate communique noted RAF light bombers sank a sailing vessel off Scarpanto in the Aegean.
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Maniples
Daily Bulletin
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Jaffa
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Iret
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