Sweeping Changes In Labor Laws Proposed To Assembly
A North Carolina house bill would create a labor conciliator and illegalize payroll fees to unions for work permits. It sets a four year term for the conciliator with a governor appointed special panel for urgent disputes. The measure allows subpoenas, voluntary arbitration, and a three member commission to hear major conflicts and issue reports.
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Raleigh
Office of Labor Conciliator
Reps. Richardson
Union
Gestapo Will Fight On After Peace Former Nazi Says
Dr. Robert M. W. Kempner, former Gestapo adviser and Penn researcher, says the Gestapo will continue fighting in Europe long after Hitler’s defeat. He predicts Allied occupation will need trained American police admins to combat an underground Gestapo. He notes many Nazis hold police positions in Germany.
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Gestapo
Philadelphia
Europe
Hitler
Robert M. W. Kempner
Kempner
University of Pennsylvania
Secret Police
Herman Goering
Germany
Farm Bloc Girds For Bitter Attack On Administration
Washington February 10 The administration takes a firm stand against further farm price increases and signals readiness to defend its farm and food price and production policies. James Byrnes said ceilings and floors would keep prices from extremes while acknowledging the need for higher returns to cover rising costs as production expands. Extra expense to be met by benefit and incentive payments.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Series on Victory Gardens Begins Today
Beginning today in The Enterprise a series of articles on Victory Gardens prepared by experts from the Department of Agriculture will explain soil preparation planting cultivation and pest control. The pieces aim to guide every family in growing a garden and may offer layout tips seed and plant choices and related advice.
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Department of Agriculture
Atill
Winchell Says Radio Muzzled By New Order
Blue Network president Mark Woods accuses commentators of violating policy by discussing controversial topics. Walter Winchell declares in Miami that radio surrendered freedom of speech while newspapers may defend it, amid reports Pearson and Winchell broadcasts were censored over political criticism.
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New York
Mark Woods
Blue Network
Walter Winchell
Drew Pearson
Miami
Fla
Winchell
Pearson
Vinson Proposes Probe into Pacific Base Acquisitions
Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Committee proposes an immediate congressional investigation into methods for permanent American acquisition of stepping stone aerial and naval bases across the Pacific. He plans to appoint a naval subcommittee to study development and procurement, acknowledging potential involvement of territorial possessions of France Holland and Japan.
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Washington
Pacific
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
France
Holland
Japan
Halsey quips on Patchs tailoring job at Guadalcanal
The Associated Press reports Admiral Halsey’s playful remark after Guadalcanal’s capture, praising General Patch for effectively removing the enemy’s pants. The piece notes Guadalcanal’s significance and hints at broader Allied offensives in the Pacific led by MacArthur and Halsey, while cautioning against overestimating pace.
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Guadalcanal
Halsey
Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Admiral Halsey
Patch
Russia
North Africa
Cuadalcana
Long Island
Tokyo
Pacific
MacArthur
Tmumpn
New Guinea
Allied Bombers Softening Axis Supply Lines
Allied bombers shifted focus across the Mediterranean to disrupt Axis supply routes as the Eighth Army advances into Tunisia. Gen. Alexander said Axis forces east of the Tunisian frontier were eliminated and combat continued on multiple fronts with air and ground activity reported in Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy.
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Associated Press
London
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Africa Corps
Mediterranean War
Harold Alexander
Cairo
Tunisian
Middle East
Alexander
Gernard L. Montgomery
Mediterranean
Kairouan
Sousse
Palermo
Sicily
Italy
Trapani
Tripoli
Tangier
Spanish
Morocco
Strait of Gibraltar
Paris
MacArthur’s Force Press Japs Back In New Guinea
Allied headquarters report Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s troops press the Japanese southwest of Salamaua New Guinea with added strength. At least 100 Japanese were killed as ground and air actions unfold in the Wau Mubo corridor 35 miles from Salamaua. The Wau airfield fight last week destroyed or damaged more than 40 Japanese aircraft.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
New Guinea
Wau-Mubo
Wau
Army plane crashes near Salisbury killing pilot
An Army plane crashed and burned about 11 30 this morning on a farm owned by R L Bernhardt near Salisbury. The lone occupant pilot was killed and the pilot’s identity had not yet been released.
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Salisbury
R. L. Bernhardt
China Grove
Final Jap Opposition On Guadalcanal Ends
Major Gen. Alexander M. Patch announced Guadalcanal has been taken with no remaining Japanese organized forces. Captain Browning said the last resistance was overcome at 4:25 p.m. Guadalcanal time. Japanese losses cited include 30,000 to 50,000 dead and 1,100 planes shot down. 72 ships sunk. Juniors bore the blame as senior officers evacuated.
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South Pacific
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Patch
William F. Halsey, Jr
U. S. Naval
Mypes Browning
Halsey
Browning
Cape Esperance
Army
Marine
U. S
Navy
North Carolina Senate Debates Wartime Governor Powers
A wartime powers bill would grant the governor unprecedented authority to mobilize resources evacuate civilians regulate traffic and oversee food fuel clothing and utilities. It would authorize inventorying resources directing civilian defense and coordinating with federal agencies while honoring federal supremacy.
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Raleigh
Senate
Broughton
Larkins
Jones
Blythe
Mecklenburg
Carlyle
Forsyth
Weathers
Cleveland
Hodges
Buncombe
Office of Civilian Defense
United States
Mighty Japanese base at Mingaladon hit in Rangoon raid
The tenth U.S. Air Force said bombers attacked Mingaladon, the main Japanese air base near Rangoon, causing five fires and hit runways. RAF raids at Sagaing and Magyichaung damaged rail yards, road camps, and several vessels on the Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers with no losses reported.
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New Delhi
United States
Mingaladon
Rangoon
Tenth Air Force
Thazi Junction
Chindwin
Irrawaddy
Farm Families Set to Move to Beaufort County
About 20 farm families from western North Carolina are slated to relocate to Beaufort County within three weeks. They join 108 families moving to larger family farm units across the eastern part of the state under the U S Department of Agriculture program.
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Washington
Beaufort County
North Carolina
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Japs Are Told Solomons Stand Not In Vain
Tokyo radio quotes Maj. Gen. Kenryo Sato saying Japanese positions on Guadalcanal and Buna area were not in vain. He cites how Japanese fronts held while Americans fought in the southwest Pacific and notes bases at RabauI and Truk as strategic anchors.
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Tokyo
Berlin
Kenryo Sato
Bureau of Military Affairs
Guadalcanal
Buna
New Guinea
East Asia
Southwest Pacific
Sato
Rabaul
New Britain
Truk
Carolina
UNC President Dr Frank Graham to Speak on Lincoln Birthday Radio
Raleigh report states Dr Frank P. Graham president of the Greater University of North Carolina will address a nationwide radio program on February 13 in observance of Lincoln's birthday. The Office of War Information announced the schedule.
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Raleigh
Office of War Information
Frank PB. Graham
Greater
University of North Carolina
Lincoln
Bombing Attacks on Japanese Reported in Aleutians and Solomons
The Navy announced bombing runs on Japanese forces at Kiska in the Aleutians and described air activity and ground fighting in the Solomons, events seen as part of Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific
Navy
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Spartan 48 Hour Week Aims To Boost War Effort
President Roosevelt ordered a 48 hour minimum work week on the home front with time and a half overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. McNutt limited the order to 32 labor shortage areas from Maine to California. The action aims to speed victory while warning against creeping inflation and outlining civilian sacrifices.
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Europe
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Maine
Washington State
Florida
California
James F. Byrnes
Wagner
D-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Small Business Committee
Congress
Bath
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Hartford
New Britain
Russians Make Greatest Gains From Kharkov To Orel Front
Moscow dispatches report strong Soviet pushes through the Belgorod gap north of Kharkov and advances toward Kursk and Belgorod. Belgorod is retaken in a two way attack with heavy fighting along the Donets and Rostov fronts. Izvestia notes many defenders killed or captured as Red Army tanks and ski troops surge into the city.
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Moscow
Bel‘gorod
Kharkov
Upper Donets
Red
Rostov
Kramatorsk
Sea of Azov
Karekov
Orel
Kursk
Belgorod
Pravda
Moskalenko
Izvestia
Kursk-Belga
Caucas
Donets
Azov
Uni
Red Army
Uper
Easi
London
Sovi
Gandhi Begins 21 Day Fast For Full Freedom Protest
In Poona at the Aga Khan Palace Gandhi, age 73, begins a 21 day fast after the government denies his unconditional release. He will subsist on fruit juice and water during the protest while All India watches for unrest.
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Gandhi
Bombay
M Handas K. Gandhi
Aga Kahn
Poona
Government of India
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