02 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1943
Page
1
The United States government again takes control of coal mine operations and disrupts UMW leadership amid wartime labor tensions. A 200-member policy committee planned to meet to decide on back-to-work orders or possible penalties under the war disputes act.
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers met with Harold L. Ickes for 45 minutes as U.S. flags were raised over strike paralyzed coal mines signaling a second government seizure this year. Neither leader would discuss immediate bargaining.
The President says he has allowed the Interior to enter into secure bargaining contracts with miners to govern employment terms during government operation. Contracts will follow the National War Labor Board opinion and require its approval under the War Labor Disputes Act. The move partly satisfies Secretary Ickes' demand for broader authority.
The CIO's sixth annual convention, with 600 delegates, hears Philip Murray denounce John L. Lewis and the UMW as unity grows since their exit. Murray recalls CIO reform since 1940 and cites a 5,285,000 membership.
Allied forces under Admiral Halsey launched a large invasion on Bougainville, landing 45 miles up the west coast at dawn. Empress Augusta Bay fell with light ground resistance as bombers and naval gunfire aided the assault near Rabaul. Japanese airfields and ships faced heavy bombardment while MacArthur demanded any fleet clash, promising to fight back with all their heavy bombers.
The War Today comments on a Moscow communiqué where the United States United Kingdom Soviet Union and China pledge joint action through unconditional surrender into peace. The declaration calls for a general organization based on sovereign equality and warns Nazis to face trial. Austria is promised independence but urged to cooperate for peacetime credits.
At the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation annual convention Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation voiced opposition to government food subsidies. He argued subsidies shift burden to taxpayers and would raise postwar demands as wages fall.
Ukrainian lieutenant Vasily MarKo travels from the southern front to Moscow for rest with his violin and his company carries a real piano. The piano, carried with the guns, anchors morale and food-like comfort. it survives a near direct hit and is used when the unit rests.
Allied Fifth Army reports capturing large parts of Massico ridge and Matese mountain, advancing toward Venafro and Garigliano river. British forces seize Casanova and nearby villages while American units push inland toward Marest. Air strikes target La Spezia, Rimini, Ancona, and Split. German resistance remains fierce along the ridge.
Nassau Bahamas November 2 Chief Justice Sir Oscar Bedford Daly scolded a crown witness for questioning his testimony in the Alfred De Marigny murder trial of Sir Harry Oakes. Corpl Cleophas Knowles moved to guard the crime scene as guards dispute the timing of events with the defense. The witness described guarding Oakes estate rooms and noting the bedscreen movements while a photographer documented the death scene.
MOSCOW Nov. 2 Fifty words summarize Secretary Hull calling the Moscow conference a base for postwar political and economic cooperation. He says the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union cannot remain isolated and that Soviet leaders have embraced moderate international cooperation.
In Algiers American soldiers shrug off the Moscow four power declaration, focused on finishing the war and homeward move. In Chungking Chinese Foreign Minister Soong hails the four power pact as advancing common action and collective security amid World War II diplomacy.
In Algiers and Stockholm reports the Moscow declarations draw mixed reactions. French officials regret exclusion from the general settlement process though participation exists for the Mediterranean commission on Italy. Swedish papers welcome the frank, fact rich communique as a base for optimism.
The light cruiser Savannah was struck by a German bomb off Saler. Several crew members were killed or wounded, flames controlled within 20 minutes, and the ship continued to support landing troops. Captain Robert W. Cary, age 53, of Kansas City, Mo., commanded the vessel and was uninjured. Next of kin had been notified.
Secretary Ickes urged coal dealers to ship only to customers with no coal left and asked retailers to verify fuel stocks to locate the areas of greatest need. He warned that if conditions do not improve, households with surplus coal may be required to share with neighbors.
London reports German forces retreating under pressure as Soviet troops advance in the Crimea. Tolbukhin’s Fourth Ukrainian Army pushes into the Kerch region, seizes key railway junctions, and drives German units toward Perekop and Armyansk while Reuters notes large German surrender groups and disarray on the Tavrida steppe.
Oklahoma City and Pearl Harbor records show Mrs. Anna McNeilly sewing rayon panties and ribbon trimmed shorts for her son Robert W McNeilly a Pearl Harbor printed third class sailor. At the USO club Pte Nino Polisena Providence RI models the item with amused remarks about life for the sailors.
Officials in Washington weigh the Baltic question as Estonia Latvia and Lithuania remain unlisted in the Moscow declarations. The issue tests U S stance on the Baltic states whose status is seen as linked to Soviet recognition and diplomatic practices.
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