First nationwide steel strike sees limited violence
In six days of the nationwide steel strike 750000 CIO USW workers and 35000 in related industries were idle as plants closed to conserve assets. Scattered violence was minor with a tear gas incident in Lockland Ohio. The dispute extended to tax carryback rhetoric from U S Steel officials and continued war of words between CIO USW leaders and steel executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
America
Cio-United
Its
Lockland
Ohio
CIO
E. M. Voorhees
U. S. Steel Corporation
USW
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel
Vorhees
Murray
Secretary of Treasury
U. S.S. Steel Corporation
Congress
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
CIO Packers Continue Picketing
Chicago January 26 CIO United Packinghouse Workers union kept picketing meat packing plants while AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Bucher Workers union helped operate strikebound plants. Patrick E. Gorman said 55 000 AFL members would return to work by Wednesday, with CIO workers staying on strike and picketing nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam
Afl-Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Bucher Workmen
Cio-United Packinghouse Workers
Patrick E. Gorman
AFL
CIO
Short Says Marshall Gerow Miles Tried To Shift Pearl Harbor Blame
Maj. Gen. Walter Short testified before a joint Senate House committee that Generals George C. Marshall L T Gerow and Sherman Miles as individuals on the general staff sought to put the Pearl Harbor blame on him. He said the war department tried to make him the scapegoat and named the three generals when pressed.
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Short
Marshall
Gerow
Miles
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Jan
Walter C. Short
George C. Marshall
L. T. Gerow
Sherman Miles
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
War Department
Ferguson
General Staff
Harriman and Winant Expected to Quit Envoy Posts
Washington reports say Averell Harriman ambassador to Russia and John Winant ambassador to Britain are ready to resign. Harriman has left Moscow en route home and may seek private business, while Winant likely will be offered the U.N. council post though returning to politics is possible.
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Harriman
Winant
Washington
U. S
Averell Harriman
Russia
John Winant
Britain
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
la Guardia
South America
Truman
Brazil
Moscow
Joseph Davies
James Dunn
Chungking
Tokyo
Korea
Geo.c. Marshall
China
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Social and Economical Council
London
New Hampshire
Senate
Franco Defends Slow Political Reform In Spain
In Madrid on January 26 DeWitt MacKenzie quotes Generalissimo Franco backing gradual reform. He argues progress is relative and says democracy will come step by step once the people are ready, countering the view that Spain is backward on reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
DeWitt MacKenzie
Madrid
Franco
el Pardo
Spain
Japs Seek to Extend Fishing Areas in Defiance of Surrender
At Tokyo Gen MacArthur HQ accuses Japanese government and fishery officials of a planned push to broaden fishing zones since surrender. Lt. Col. Hubert G. Schenck says six area revision requests have been filed in 4.5 months, four denied, with some requests stretching beyond home islands to serve world markets.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Hubert G. Schenck
Natural Resources
No More Surplus Cars For Veterans
The War Assets Corporation will stop accepting veteran automobile purchase applications after this week. Certification of veteran preferring applications will be discontinued Monday as demand already exceeds the cars expected to be surplus.
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Washington, Dan
War Assets Corporation
Air Force Plans Own High Level School for Officers
Washington dispatch reports the army air force will establish senior and junior air officer schools aimed at creating an AAF university system. Lt Gen Carl A Speatz and Maj Gen Muir S Fairchild lead plans for specialized programs including air war, command and staff, tactical junior officer, special staff, and an engineer school to develop leaders for longer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Force
Army and Navy Register
AAF
Carl A. Speatz
Air Force
West Point
Annapolis
Muir S. Fairchild
The
Register
Fairchild
Army War College
Clark Sees Big Men As Powerful Threats to U.S.
U.S. Attorney General Tom Clark, in Indianapolis, says business and labor leaders hold too much power and must settle disputes or government action will come. He warns disputes cannot be settled with a stroke of the pen and criticizes strikes harming the public, vowing government intervention if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U. S
Tom Clark
Clark
Bar Association
GOP, CIO and GM Face Charges Over Labor Strife
The GOP CIO and General Motors are charged with fueling a troubled labor scene as Rep McCormack accuses the party of backing big business to break unions. Senator Morse notes a slug it out approach in the GM strike and calls for more info from the labor committee. Walter Reuther, GM officials, and UAW leaders testify on the deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Party
General Motors
CIO
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
GOP
Morse
R-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Republic Party
America
Labor Committee
C. E. Wilson
J. Thomas
UAW
Six Killed in Head On Collision Near Mt Airy
A head on crash on Fancy Gap highway near Mt. Airy killed six people and left two others critically injured. Victims include Wa Greenwood Mazie Money and J D Flippin from Mt. Airy and Dewey Owens of Seagrove. Police report the crash occurred last night on a curve, with two cars involved.
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MT. Airy
Martin Memorial Hospital
Fancy Gap Highway
U. S. 52
Wa Greenwood
Mazie Money
Ra Flippin
Pilot Mountain
J D. Flippin
Dewey Owens
Seagrove
James F. Ppell
Hazel Hiatt
Route 1
Edison Johnson
Greenwood
Miss Money
Poisoned water tale from Iwo Jima survivor
Tokyo report via Kyodo News Agency recalls a Japanese soldier claiming 169 wounded Nipponese were tricked into drinking poisoned water just before U S Marines completed Iwo Jima. The corps commander reportedly sent the tainted water to a hospital tent housing 170 severely wounded men. only the teller survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kyodo
Today
Iwo Jima
U. S
AFL Leaders See Lewis Return Boosting AFL CIO Threat
John L. Lewis rejoined the American Federation of Labor after a decade with CIO splits. He joined the AFL executive council as a 13th vice president, with dues paid for 600000 members. AFL leaders say his return could draw CIO members back to the AFL and may influence future leadership. The federation plans its Chicago convention in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Ward
Miami
Fla
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
AFL
CIO
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Mine Workers
Parents Federation
Iowa
Federation
Executive Council
Lookout
Green
Chicago
Tobacco Sales Largest In Old Belt History
North Carolina and Virginia markets on the old belt reported record tobacco sales for the season ending, totaling 298,548,191 pounds at an average price of 44.02 per hundred. Eleven Virginia and eight North Carolina markets contributed, with nine belt markets in NC selling 155,971,731 pounds. The 1945 average price rose to 43.61, 20 cents higher than last year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Departments
Old Belt
UN London Meet Nearing End
London reports say big UN leaders aim to wind up the London session in 10 days and move the security organization to a U S site as soon as possible. The site decision involves New York area or Boston options with no clear priority. Lester Pearson is favored by the United States for secretary general while the Soviet stance favors an Eastern European candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Waterloo Station
United States
Lena Strand
Boston
Mass
Jean Bleakley
Utica
Mich
Margaret Eldridge
Chicago
Esme Lilian Lawrence
Acenerel Bruce Lawrence
Bond du Lac
Wis
Doris Wagar
Michigan
John M. Hightower
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Organization
Security Council
America
Iran
Greece
Indonesia
UNO
Gladwyn Jebb
New York
Bee
Moscow
Lester Pearson
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Council
Raft Found With Two Unidentified Bodies
A sea-going tug reached Newport harbor with the bodies of a man and a woman and two men still alive recovered from a raft at sea. They were taken to Newport hospital. identities unknown and clothing minimal. The survivors were unconscious on discovery.
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Newport
R. I
Southerners Press FEPC Bill Talking To Death
Senate foes of the FEPC bill vow to continue filibuster tactics to stall passage. Despite 41 petition signatures to limit debate, a two thirds vote is required and administration polling shows over one third oppose invoking cloture.
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Washington
FEPC
Senate
White House sees possible action in meat or steel dispute
Secretary Charlies G. Ross said there might be some action today in the CIO meatcutters or steel strike, but urged reporters not to count on it. He added that nothing is immediately in prospect and action could come at any time, though not necessarily immediately.
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Washington
Whitehouse
Charlies G. Ross
Planne d
CIO
Ross
WOR
CIO Unions Vote to Stay Out Until Government-Written Wages
The CIO national wage committee representing 193,000 strikers voted to refuse return to work unless government guarantees that wage increases from a current fact finding board would be implemented under government operation. Seizure of 134 plants took effect at 12:01 a.m. with AFL planning to resume work under federal operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO National Wage Co
Uncle Sam
Gorman
Anderson
AFL
CIO
Lewis J. Clark
Clark
Ane
C.S.T
Gun Battles Escalate in Argentina Campaign
In Buenos Aires on January 26 a clash between communists and Peron supporters left one dead and six wounded. The violence followed a clash near a railway station and a march toward central Buenos Aires, marking a second outbreak in 48 hours after an attack on Jose Tamborini’s campaign train.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Laborite
Peron
Jose P. Tamborini
The
Democratic Union
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Bradley Beach
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Great Britain
Raft
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