Roosevelt Calls Conference On Coal Strike Turbulence
President Roosevelt summoned a high level coal conference at the White House to resolve a growing dispute that threatens soft coal output and rail traffic. CIO leaders UMW executives and steel firm chiefs invited to discuss a union shop demand amid mediation board tensions and looming wage talks. A national strike by 350000 workers set for December 7 seeks a large wage increase as a presidential board had urged smaller gains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CSO
National Defense Mediation Board
CI0
Steel Company
White House
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thomas Kennedy
U.M.W
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Corportion
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Eugene G. Grace
Beth
Jehhem Steel Corporation
Lewis
M.w
Geofmand
Mediation Board
U M.W
France's War Minister Dies In North Africa Plane Crash
General Charles Huntziger, French minister of war and army commander, was killed in a four engine plane crash returning from a North Africa tour. The crash occurred near Le Vigan, southern France, burning him and seven others. His death affects the government balance in Vichy with Petain. Huntziger, 61, had led wartime duties since 1940 and helped sign the 1940 armistices.
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Vichy
France
Charles Huntziger
North Africa
le Vigan
War Ministry
Marshal Petain
Hintziger
Jean Darlan
Maxim Weygand
Huntsiger
Weygand
Last Minute Government Action Halts Strike At Ravenna Arsenal
Cleveland, Nov. 12. Last minute government action apparently dispelled the threat of a strike by more than 1,000 workers at the Ravenna arsenal. David B. Robertson, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, said four unions received a telegram from Robert P. Patterson, assistant secretary of war, assuring action by Monday on proposed labor contracts if the walkout was postponed. Union leaders recommended postponing the strike to Wednesday, Nov. 19, to allow the War Department time to act. The groups protested army involvement in approving contracts negotiated six weeks ago with Atlas Powder Co., operators of the arsenal.
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Cleveland
Ravenna Arsenal
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Robert P. Patterson
Robertson
War Department
Independent
National Arsenal Workers
A.F.L
Atlas Powder Co
Churchill Sees 1943 Invasion Possibility Amid Ship Shortages
London November 12 AP Churchill warned in parliament that Britain could not yet meet large future shipping demands, but expected enough ships by 1943 for an overseas invasion if the U boats stay checked and American shipbuilding continues at wartime pace. He cited US aid and warned Hitler seeks invasion as war turns.
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London
Wilston Churchill
Freedom Living Powers
House of Commons
Britain
Russia
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Churchill
George VI
United States
Sucre
United Kingdom
War Front Outlook Hints at British Near East Offensive
London reports heavy British air and naval blows against Axis shipping in the Mediterranean and at Italy’s dwindling war fleet. Churchill hints at broader operations as Allied forces in Libya and the Near East may soon strike, while sources debate whether action will focus on Caucasus or a push from Libya and Tripolitania.
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London
Mediterranean
Italy
Egypt
Libya
Near East
Winston Churchill
Caucasus
U. S
Former Greek King To Visit President Roosevelt
Greek King George II plans a several week visit to the United States this month to confer with President Roosevelt, announced by Nicholas G. Lely, Greek economy official, in New York. The trip includes meetings with U.S. officials and a stay in New York during which discussions on economic matters are expected.
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New York
George 11
Greece
Roosevelt
Nicholas G. Lely
Six Die as Cannonball Express Collides With Truck
Six men including a Bayside father and his two sons were killed when the Long Island Railroad Cannonball Express struck their truck at St Pauls crossing Mineola during rush hour. The six car train dragged the truck a mile, halting traffic for over ninety minutes. Victims named include Edward Kranglewicz and his sons Edward Jr and Michael, plus Joseph Oleski, Joseph Huguski, and an unidentified man. One son Joseph Jr. was driving the truck home from concrete work and was severely injured.
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Mineola
N.Y
Long Island Railroad
Edward Kranglewicz
Bayside
N. Y
Edward, Jr
Michael
Joseph
Orltgally
Joseph Oleski
Joseph Huguski
Flushing
St. Paul’s Crossing
New York
Montauk
Japanese Privy Council Takes Up U S Crisis
Tokyo reports the privy council, Japan's top foreign policy body, debated the trans-Pacific crisis at the imperial palace amid warnings from Prime Minister Churchill and U S Navy Secretary Knox. Foreign Minister Togo presented the dispatches as Saburo Ikuritsu heads to Washington with a final Japanese offer.
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Tokyo
Japan
Privy Council
Imperial Palace
Churchill
United States
Frank Knox
Shigenori Togo
Kurtsu
Miyako
Saburo Icuritsu
Washington
Railroad Workers Ordered to Strike Dec 7 8 9
A nation facing potential paralysis as 860000 railroad workers prepare to strike on December 7 8 and 9 in demand of a 30 percent wage increase. The unions reject the 74 percent proposal from the emergency fact finding board and urge President Roosevelt to intervene.
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Velt
Wayne Lyman Morse
Roosevelt
Nazis Claim Drive Reaches Crimea Strait Front
Nazi reports claim the German army reached the east coast of the Crimea near Kerch and pressed toward the Caucasus with a continuing pursuit of Soviet forces. Soviet fronts at Leningrad and Moscow saw limited activity, with weather hindering operations and roads reported unusable.
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Berlin
Crimea
Caucasus
Tomight
Moscow
Leningrad
Kerck
Karch
Sivyastopol
Black Sea
Moscow Front
German Position Near Tula Said Seriously Endangered
Soviet dispatches report the German hold on Tula’s southern sector on the Moscow front was badly strained as Russian counterattacks drove two German divisions back five miles. Red forces attacked with infantry, artillery and tanks from Tula’s southern suburbs in a series of counter strokes, forcing a retreat to avoid encirclement until reinforcements arrived to restore balance.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Tula
Moscow
Red
Douglas Bomber Crashes in Arizona Desert Killing Pilot
Mohawk Ariz Nov 12 A Douglas DB T bombing plane ferrying from California to England crashed and burned near Mohawk killing the pilot Lyvan J. May 24 of Topeka Kan. A companion ship was missing. The crash occurred one mile west of the state highway as witnesses said the pilot attempted a landing but pulled up to avoid an automobile.
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Mohawk
Ariz
California
England
Arizona Desert
Long Beach
Calif
Tucson
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Topeka
Kan
Arizona Highway Patrol
Japanese Diplomat Arrives in Honolulu on China Clipper
Japanese ace diplomat Isa buro Kurusa arrived in Honolulu aboard the China clipper after a transpacific flight from Hongkong via Midway. He left Japan on short notice and faced a two day delay at Midway due to repairs on an ailing motor, aiming to ease Washington Tokyo relations.
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Honolulu
Isaburo Kurusa
Washington
Midway
Japan
Hongkong
Pan-American Airways
Hono- Tulu
Late Montana Crops Fall Short of 1949 Averages
The November crop report shows Montana late crops below last year’s averages but with higher yields on Nov 1 than a month earlier. Beneficial late October to early November weather allowed harvests delayed by heavy September rains. Sugar beet production is projected well below the 1949 record, contributing to AAA program impacts. overall 1911 year yields and per acre averages are down from prior figures.
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Montana
Office
Agricultural Marketing Service of
Department of Agriculture
Jay G. Diamond
AAA
President Roosevelt’s Cold Improves. Expected Back Tomorrow
Washington November 12 The president’s cold kept him in quarters at the White House but improved tonight. Admiral Hoss McIntire said he had a half degree temperature in the morning that vanished by day’s end and that Roosevelt would resume a normal schedule tomorrow after greeting Armistice Day crowds in Arlington Cemetery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hoss
McIntire
Arlington Cemetery
Four Workmen Die in Industrial Powder Plant Blast
Four workmen were killed when tons of explosive powder manufactured for the war department detonated at the Western Powder Manufacturing plant near Ed Ward, Peoria. The blast shook windows 15 miles away and was mistaken for an earthquake. federal agents found no sabotage signs around the demolished buildings.
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Peoria
War Department
Western Powder Manufacturing Company
Ed Wards
Here
Weather Across Montana West of Continental Divide
The forecast notes continued cloudiness on Thursday and Friday with occasional rain. Snow is expected in the mountains while temperatures change. east of the divide will see cloudy skies with light rain or snow, colder in the extreme southeast and warmer in the northwest.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Neutrality Bill Faces House Split Amid Delicate Talks
Washington reports show administration leaders scrambling to salvage amendments to the neutrality act allowing American ships to ports of belligerents, amid defections by southern Democrats. Speaker Rayburn met with the president and urged confidence, while anxious officials warned of mounting opposition before a Japan Reno envoy visit.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Rayburn
White House
Roosevelt
Japan
Reno
Orient
Telephone Workers Strike Ordered for November 14
New York November 12 The president of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers John J Moran says a strike of about 15000 long distance wires workers in 42 states will start November 14 at midnight. The action follows a November 3 decision after talks with the I S conciliation service and American Telephone and Telegraph officials over a 4 percent wage hike and geographic pay differentials. Moran said no progress was made and no move toward national mediation was taken.
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New York
John J. Moran
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
I. S. Conciliation Service
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Moran
National Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Washington
Labor
Perkina
Alas
Community Chest Total Reaches 19000 In Helena Drive
Helena campaign workers push to finish the Community Chest drive by Saturday night with a $235,000 goal. Cards were issued to several firms not contacted before, and Chest officials hope the end is near at close of business November 15.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County Tops Montana Red Cross Roll Calls
M. J. McNally, Red Cross field representative, praised Lewis and Clark County for leading Montana in membership during the current campaign. Montana as a district leads with 10.7 percent state enrollment versus 20 percent in the county, and Armistice Day marked the roll call opening with several firms displaying 100 percent signs. Ruth Beem reported sticker shortages delaying the first 100 percent list, though firms were contacted to enroll.
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Lewis and Clark County
Red Cross
Wille
Montana
M. J. McWally
Bud
Ruth Beem
Tokyo Says U S and Britain At War With Japan
Tokyo radio reported by NBC claims the United States and Great Britain are in an undeclared war with Japan based on forming a united bloc and the oncoming military actions are a logical consequence of that bloc. The statement frames the two nations as jointly opposing Japan in the current conflict.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
NBC
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Four Hurt In MacDonald Pass Accident
Four men from Comb, Arkansas, were injured when their car overturned on MacDonald Pass while descending toward Helena. Driver Bert Woods and passengers Newburn Napier and James Hawkins suffered bruises and cuts. H. T. Cornwall of Omak, Washington, sustained back injuries and was admitted to St. Peter's hospital. State Patrolman Hugh Potter transported the injured to Helena after the crash near the highway maintenance case.
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MacDonald Pass
H. T. Cornwall
Omsk
Waeh
Newburn Napier
James B. Hawkins
Bert Woods
Combs, Ark
Napier
Cornwall
St. Peter
Four Livingston Women Injured in Park City Area Crash
Four Livingston young women received minor injuries when a car driven by Audrey Thomas collided with a second vehicle driven by R L Steele seven miles west of Park City. Thomas had bruises and a possible rib fracture while Margaret Garr Ning Kinnick and Hazel Kruse were treated by a Laurel physician. R L Steele escaped injury as investigators pursue the accident details.
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Park City
Billings
State Patrol
Livingston
Audrey Thomas
R. L. Steele
Miss Thomas
Margaret Garr
Ning Kinnick
Hazel Kruse
Laurel
Steela
New Army Volunteers Face Overseas Service Question
Washington on November 12 under AP reports war department officials said selectees and national guard enlisted men were asked if they would serve overseas as part of a drive for three year regular army enlistments. The policy aims to build an army not restricted to the western hemisphere for overseas duty.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Department
Western Hemisphere
Philippines
North Carolina
War. Department
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