Roosevelt Addresses Coal Miners War Effort Call
President Roosevelt urged coal miners to keep production steady for national war needs and warned against strikes. He emphasized a united home front and linked labor actions to victory, noting John L. Lewis supported a government war labor board while mine union officials resisted certain measures.
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Cornell
Washington
Rosey Hh
Evecutive
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Asonn Coal Company
LEW
UMW
Raveevell
Union Ends Coal Strike Two-Week Work Pact
New York May 2 John L Lewis announced a two week agreement with the government ending the world stoppage in the nations coal fields as of Tuesday The policy committee of the Mine Workers of America voted to restore all mines to immediate operations for 15 days beginning Tuesday to work out a new wage formula for anthracite and bituminous coal retroactive to April 1 1949 for bituminous and May 1 for anthracite The union seeks cooperation with the government and its policy committee to restore mines and ease wartime stress in the country Washington May 2 A War Production Board order keeping fuel available for war plants remains in force despite the 15 day coal strike pause It prohibits delivery of soft coal from rail cars if the buyer has more than a 10 day supply.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Mui
Urbont
Lewis
Petty Committee
Ifo
Lewie
Washington
War Production Board
Renaing Foal
Teansil
Tne
Wuel
Ickes
Germans Lose Heavy in Black Sea Caucasus Fight
Moscow reports heavy German losses as Red Army gains ground in the Caucasus. Air operations tally 281 German planes shot down to Russians 105 in the week ending May 4. Reports describe a widening front, with a Soviet battalion wiping out a Nazi unit and a key height south of Orel seized as fighting intensifies near Kalinin and the western Caucasus.
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Londo
Fierman
Black Sea
Novorossizk
Ams
Caucasus
Moscow
Hussain
Musvaw
Novorestivh Sertor
Ted
Moscow Bulletin
Lessoa
Red Army
Orel
Kalinin
Allies receive one tenth of meat supply via Lend Lease
Washington reports that in the first quarter of 1949 the Lend-Lease program shipped about one tenth of available meat to Allies. Pork, beef and veal together comprised roughly one per cent of beef and veal, two per cent of lamb and mutton, and eighteen per cent of pork. Administrator Edward R. Stettinius Jr. noted weekly shipments, per US population, average about a fifth ounce of beef, two fifths ounce of lamb and mutton, and four ounces of pork, ham and bacon, with expectations to exceed 1942 food loan levels.
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America
Washington
Lend-Lease Administration
Edward R. Stettining, Jr
United States
Stettining
Pravda Hails Allied War Effort Aids as Frontline Victory
A Pravda front page editorial compares Allied support to the Red Army victory at Stalingrad and says Hitlerite command fears active Allied operations in Europe. It lauds Britain and America for Africa battles and a possible second front, noting the enemy feels the alliance’s force.
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Moscow
Rype
Prusha
Communist Party
Russia
Red Army
Stalingrad
Africa
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Pravlau
Europe
Pravda
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Great Britain
United States of America
Sanders County Selective Service Board Member Donates Sweater
Virgil Tt. Pitts, Sanders county selective service board member and World War I veteran, donated a sweater to the army. The same sweater was provided by the Red Cross when he sailed with AR troops.
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Hot Springs
Mont
May
Virgil Tt. Pitts
Selective Service Board
Sanders County
State Will Have Big Supply of Pigs in 1942
Montana's pig crop is expected to reach about 1,090,000 animals in 1942, says the Montana Standard in a front page editorial. Doubling production from 1941, the paper forecasts another near 100 percent increase, projecting a peak well above the 1931 high of 459,000 hogs.
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Montana
Montana Standard
Warns of Casualties After the War
New York May 2 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt said the American people should prepare for tremendous casualties after the war.
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New York
Franklin JD. Roosevelt
U S Planes Play Key Role in Europe Raids
Report from Trindon May 2 describes U S bombers and fighters striking German targets in the Netherlands and adjacent seas. The raids hit convoy lanes and anti submarine positions while losses and weather disruptions affected operations. Local shipping damage was tallied at about nine hundred thousand pounds in value in broader counts.
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U. S
Europe
Trindon
Afimck
Midurlika
Turgela
Lymuiden
Netherlands
Ladas
Asbmarine Bisaat
Holland
Huhters
Nis Artard
St. Naeaire
Solons Debate Bill to Seize Struck Industries in War Time
Senators discussed a proposed measure to empower the president to take over active or closed factories during a strike or with essential industries in wartime. The Connally bill aims to authorize seizure from any industry for the national war effort, with Roosevelt already ordering steps toward similar actions.
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Wastangier
Femarn
Renee Bet
Roosevelt
Tut
Connally
Japs Strike Darwin Airdrome In Heavy Night Assault
Japanese bombers attacked the Allied airdrome at Darwin in northern Australia on Sunday, with Australian and British pilots countering in a fierce air battle. Allied losses were heavy, including fighters shot down and aircraft damaged, as the Fifth Air Force conducted punishing strikes in New Guinea and elsewhere.
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Absttralia
Darwin
Atlatealla
Pwaters
Fifth Air Force
Mubo Anetor
New Guinea
Giraud Anticipates Victory in Africa This Month
The article reports General Giraud predicting Allied victory in Africa and a complete win over Germany within 1944. It references Allied operations, German resistance, and the wider war effort with remarks on anticipated successes and strategic moves across theaters.
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Giraud
Africa
Germany
Joan Bennett Fleeing Fire Sweeps House
Fire consumes a large house prompting Joan Bennett and another occupant to flee in the pre-dawn hours. The story notes Bennett expects a child next month and mentions a former spouse. Fire originates in the basement of the structure, with significant smoke affecting the scene. Estimated loss reaches $100,000. Also: Libbey announces the Coing-to -be-San highway opening to Avalancho basin at Glacier Park, May 2.
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Lillywood
May
Bennett
Hey Hannaly
Miss Bennett
Wanger
Lass
Report on Allied shipping losses in Atlantic declines
The Associated Press reports a drop in shipping losses among Allies in the Atlantic during a recent week marked by U boat activity. Total announced merchant vessel sinkings reach 650 since Pearl Harbor, with nine ships per week on average over 72 weeks, and the latest tally includes 259 merchantmen sunk in the western Atlantic.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Maro
Captured Nazis Seek U S Visit for Peace and Quiet
An Advanced American evacuation hospital reports that many captured Nazi soldiers, exhausted from fighting, wish to be sent to the United States. A surgeon notes the men are eager to rest after years of captivity, while one veteran describes being conscripted after his family faced food deprivation.
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P Tee
United States
Vlent
Bedford Ty Otey
Memphis
Tet
Gereman
Feod
Goal Is Near as Allied Push Tightens Tunisian Front
American and French troops push toward Mateur and Bizerte while British naval forces join the blockade around Tunis. Allied gunners shell shore targets as air and sea forces operate along Cap Bon and the Tunisian coast, with Patton’s corps driving near the Sittt area and advancing toward strategic positions. The article notes ships sunk, planes lost, and continued heavy fighting with Japanese-like confusion.
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Thy Williaw B. Benganied
North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Avie
Tunis
Cap Bon
Breily
Brelogs
Treut
Philip Franelg
New Shrine Crom
Usr
pOrt 5
Patton
Sit Stetr
Finish Fight Begins Today on Pay-Go Taxation Proposals
Washington May 2 The finish fight begins over pay go taxation with Republicans and Democrats debating proposals. Both sides back a 20 percent withholding levy on wages and salaries effective today. Democrats and Republicans anticipate some defections in voting as the plan faces party rivalries and a House with 222 Democrats and 209 Republicans.
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Washington
Republiccans
Linn
U. S. Subs Report High Score Against Japanese Shipping
American submarines in the Pacific sank more than 426000 tons of Japanese ships including warships transports cargo ships and merchant vessels. Ten submarine commandos were decorated for their actions as additional enemy craft were damaged or likely sunk.
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U. S
Washington
Pacific
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