Soldiers Vote Plan Faces Senate Battle in 1944 Election
Senator Lucas warned that only about 15 percent of armed forces could vote under the Lucas Green plan to create a special war ballot commission. The proposal would have soldiers receive blank ballots via military channels and cast votes by write‑in for president, vice president, or Congress, with states counting. Southern Democrats countered that the bill violates states rights and could lead to a court fight over the presidential result.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate
Green
D-Ri
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Army
Navy
Eastland
Miss
McKellar
Tenn
McClellan
Ark
Steel unions reach new contract with Carnegie-Illinois and four affiliates
Benjamin F. Fairless, president of United States Steel Corp, announced that Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp and four other subsidiaries will negotiate a new labor contract with representatives of the United Steel Workers of America.
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Pittsburgh, Dec
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corp
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
United Steel Workers of America
Strike Postponed By A. B. C. Railway Trainmen
E. E. Oster vice president of the Brotherhood of Trainmen said the strike set for 11 pm tonight has been postponed indefinitely at the request of the National Railway Mediation Board. The delay affects members of A. B. C. railway trainmen in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
E. E. Oster
The
Brotherhood of Trainmen
National Railway Mediation Board
New City Stationery Adopted With City Seal Feature
City department heads mayor and city manager will begin using new stationery today bearing the City of High seal in the upper left corner. Department head sheets are printed while mayor and city manager papers are lithographed.
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City of High
Quiet Pearl Harbor memorial siren falls short
In Los Angeles a ten second air raid siren tribute to Pearl Harbor drew few listeners as officials noted the sound faded quickly before reaching more than a soft moan. City authorities explained the brief, low volume observance did not reach many residents.
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Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
Reader proposes replacing Nazi term in news with Germans
A reader argues U S editors should drop Nazis for Germans in war coverage. He notes Nazis is a nickname for the Nazi Party and that Germans, not a single group, fight in the war. He recalls wartime terms like Reds and Huns and describes headline language and terminology shifts by copy desks.
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United States
Hitler
Witness posts bond in liquor case trial followup
Phillip Yates, sought as a defendant and witness in the September trial of two state officials on liquor law charges, posted bond to appear in superior court next Monday, per an announcement from C. C. Hayes, clerk of court in North Wilkesboro.
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North Wilkesboro
Phillip Yates
Superior Court
C. C. Hayes
First NC Steel Barge For Army Transport Corps Displayed
The first steel barge built in North Carolina for the U S Army Transportation Corps will be shown Saturday at the Peden Steel Company in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. Army Transportation Corps
Peden Steel Company
Polynesians Try Customs with U S Air Force in Pacific
Officer Lt James McKinney of Hawkinsville Georgia mentors 7th U S Air Force personnel in the Pacific as Polynesian crew arrive and adapt to American meals. The men share greetings each morning while misunderstandings over bread jam and soap amuse and challenge the officers.
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U. S. Air Force
Pacific
James McKinney
Hawkinsville
Germans Admit Fear Through Demolitions in Italy
Andrei Vishinsky, the Soviet delegate to the Allied advisory council for Italy, says German withdrawals show a fear of losing and they are repeating scorched earth tactics from Russia. He cites Naples as evidence that the Italians and civilians were abandoned as the Germans retreat.
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Belman Morinnes
Eed
Andrei J. Vishinsky
Allied Advisory Council For
Italy
Russia
Vishinsky
Naples
Thanksgiving Dinner Prayer Scene
A narrator describes McKinney attempting to convey a simple message at dinner. Twelve waiters drop to their knees and await his lead in prayer after the failed effort to explain the idea.
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McKinney
BC Headaches and Neuralgia Relief Ad Across Ad
Agonizing headaches and neuralgic pains yield quickly to the quick acting ingredients in the BC formula. BC relieves muscular aches and functional periodic pains and acts as a sedative in simple nervousness. 10c and 25c sizes. Use only as directed. Consult a physician if pains persist.
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