Debate over CIO purge list and political power
The piece discusses CIO backed anti-poll tax bill debates in which Sen Eastland names senators the CIO intends to purge. It contrasts CIO tactics with historic labor craft unions and notes statements by McClellan. It also touches on Hungarian Council ties to Britain and praises Bryan Price for wartime censorship administration.
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CIO
Eastland
Mississippi
Glass
Virginia
McKellar and Stewart
Tennessee
Bankhead
Alabama
McClellan
Arkansas
American Federation of Labor
Congress
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Steel and Automobile
Congress For Industrial Organization
America
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Michael Karoly
Moscow
Britain
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Council
Europe
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Count Karolyi
Karl Marx
Germany
Italy
Bryan Price
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Price
Army
Navy
Vivien Kellams
Baron von Zediit
Washington
Senate
Congress of Industrial Organizations
D-Miss
United Automobile Workers Union
House
D-Ark
George
Georgia
Caraway and
Nazis Russians Battle West of Dnestr River Near Tiraspol
A Soviet communique reports intense fighting on the Dnestr west bank near Tiraspol with 4,000 German soldiers and 100 tanks knocked out by Soviet forces securing a bridgehead. The report also cites the fall of Sevastopol and heavy Axis losses across the Crimean campaign.
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London
Dnestr
Tiraspol
Crimean
Sevastopol
Soviet Information Bureau
Monitor
Black Sea
Information Bureau
Red Army
Gettysburg College to Honor Fulbright With Degree
Fulbright Senator J William Fulbright of Arkansas will receive an honorary doctor of laws from Gettysburg College at the May 29 commencement in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Amos Taylor says Fulbright is a leader of thought in international relations and Allied education plans. Fulbright spoke at the college in 1943 and will also receive a GWU alumni achievement award May 31.
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Washington
Rep
Fulbright
D-Ark
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Amos Taylor
Commerce Department
College Board of Trustees
Arkansas
George Washington University
George Washington
War Worker Admits Killing Woman in California
John F. Serensky a 38 year old war plant shipping clerk confessed to killing Mrs Marian Berger 40 wife of the factory personnel director after questioning. He said they danced at Ocean Park Wednesday night and that he later attacked coast guardsman Kenneth R Sneathen with a tire iron during his arrest in Ventura county.
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Los Angeles
John F. Serensky
Ad Brown
Marian Berger
Serensky
Brown
Berger
Ocean Park
Government units levy taxes and provide public services nationwide
A nationwide figure notes that 155,148 governmental units in the United States levy taxes and render public services across states. The statistic underscores the breadth of local governance and fiscal administration.
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United States
Bank Holdup Rewards $1900 In Junction City
Earl Kinard brother of Lloyd Kinard of Hope was one of two victims in a Junction City bank holdup near El Dorado on the Arkansas Louisiana line. A lone bandit forced assistant cashier Kinard and cashier and vice president P E Murphy to stand still while he fled with about $1900 from the Union State Bank at noon yesterday.
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Earl Kinard
Lloyd Kinard
Hope
Junction City
el Dorado
Union State Bank
Kinard
P. EB. Murphy
Dies Announces Retirement Ending Longtime Un American Activities Committee
Washington May 13 Dies announced his decision to give up his seat in Congress ending the Dies committee on un American activities after 1938 creation. The Texas Democrat faces throat illness hindering reelection to the seat held 13 years and once by his father. The committee’s fate appears sealed with Dies signaling its end and calls to curb such panels.
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Washington
Martin Dies
Congress
Guy
Capitol Hill
House Committee On UN
Dies
Chrismn Cochran
D-Mo
Accounts Committee
Jasper
Tex
United States
Dies Committee
CIO
CIO United Steelworkers of America
Cleveland
Philip Murray
Americans Shift Toward Rome Victory Objective
The American high command shows a definite tilt toward Rome as a major objective in Italy. General Mark Clark’s secret talks with Roosevelt signal the campaign’s rising importance, but frontline reports warn the Gustav line remains a strong barrier and a breakthrough seems unlikely.
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William Frye
Washington
Italy
Rome
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Prieiden Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
All-Out War Effort Ties Local Life to Homefront
Clemson, South Carolina resident J H Tannery of Westminster Route 1 toils on his farm from dawn until 2 pm then works in a mill from 3 to 11 pm. He also preaches on Sundays at a community church as part of the wartime effort.
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Clemson
S. C
J. H. Tannery
Westminster
First Mississippi Steamboat Debuts in 1811
The first steamboat on the Mississippi River appeared in 1811 marking a landmark moment in river navigation and American transportation history.
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Mississippi
European Rail Centers Bombed by RAF Planes
RAF heavy bombers hit Louvain and Hasselt rail centers near Brussels and attacked targets in France and northwest Germany. American Thunderbolts and fighter-bombers supported raids on oil plants in Leipzig and Czechoslovakia as Allied air forces continued pre invasion striking targets. The night raid carried losses on both sides with about fourteen British bombers missing.
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London
RAF
Fortress of Europe
Louvain
Hasselt
France
Germany
Dover Strait
Schleswig-Holstein
North Sea
Berlin
Second Tactical Air Force
Tourcoing
Folkestone
Brussels
Leipzig
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Brux
Europe
Younger Generation Sure Is Sturdy
In Knoxville, two veteran lawyers near eighty and one nearly eighty five braved a raw day. Attorney John W. Green, aged about 85, and James A. Fowler, nearly 81, joked the other should stay indoors. Across the street Hu Barton Lind, 88, marveled at their stamina in winter weather.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John W. Green
James A. Fowler
Hu Barton Lindsay
Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Origins Noted in 1665 Claim
The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps stands as the senior sea-going service of the United Nations, tracing its origins back to 1665.
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Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
United Nation
Canning Sugar Issuance Schedule For Hempstead County
The schedule lists home canning sugar issuance with clerks at local offices from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The rationing board urges applicants to use their designated location on Monday May 15 at Bingen for convenience.
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Hempstead
Bingen
Allied Forces Forge Ahead in Italian Offensive Front
Allied troops press the Italian offensive from Cassino to the Tyrrhenian, with American Fifth Army units capturing Ventosa and advancing on Damiano Hill and Hill 316 while crossing the Rapido to form a bridgehead. French forces seize Monte Faio and push toward Castelforte as fighting intensifies along the Gus tav line.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Cassino
Tyrrhenian Sea
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Ventosa
Damiano Hill
Hill 316
Castelforte
Cerebi
Gadrigliano
Tyrrhenian
Gustav Line
Liri
Monte Failo
San Sebastiano
U S Troops in Italy Have Their Own Sandy Beach
With the Fifth Army in Italy May 10 a new beach named The Lido opened for officers and enlisted men. Lt Coil Novotny led the project, creating a fully equipped shore with sand breakers parking for jeeps and lifeguards. Soldiers, nurses and WACs can use the facility while artillery rumbles inland and mines linger on the shore.
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Sid Feder
Hal Boyle
Fifth Army
Italy
Tyrrhenian Sea
Lido
Ray Novotny
Ohio University
Brooklyn Dodgers
Coil
Novethy
Special Services
Saida
Africa
Jones Beach
Atlantic City
Lake Michigan
Bob Newbill
East St. Louis
Marion, N
Dick Kates
Sunnyside
Long Island
Bill Walters
Olean
N. Y
Kates
Riviera
Navotny
Jerry
Fulbright Plan of Education Faces Congressional Opposition
Washington reports that Fulbright and Keefe clashed over funding education abroad to aid liberated Europe. Keefe warned of major American costs while urging focus on domestic educational growth. Fulbright argued international education helps prevent war and cited his London UN education leaders conference leadership.
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Washington
Europe
Fulbright
Dark
Keefe
House Appropriations
Arkansas
United States
United Nations
London
Thames Frozen for Fourteen Weeks in 1063
The Thames River in England stayed frozen for fourteen weeks during the winter of 1063. This prolonged freeze disrupted river traffic and trade, marking a notable episode of severe cold in medieval England.
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Thames
England
87 Degrees Record for Year So Far
The Hempstead county Experiment Station reported the year's high temperature at 87 degrees yesterday with a tenth of an inch of rain. Downtown Hope saw a brief 30 minute downpour while several residential areas recorded only light rainfall.
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Hempstead County
Hope
Head hunting banned but still likely to persist in Africa
The article notes colonial governments have officially banned head hunting in Africa while scientists say the practice remains deeply entrenched in certain tribal cultures and likely to endure.
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Africa
Canada Population Claim on Land Area Per Square Mile
The statement asserts Canada has a population density of 3.32 people per square mile, using a unit of land area measurement to relate population size to space.
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Canada
Hospital Day At Julia Chester Draws Large Crowds
Approximately 150 visitors attended the National Hospital Day open house at Julia Chester hospital yesterday. Hospital superintendent Mrs. Elizabeth Woolson reported endowment donations from callers and local merchants reached 1000 dollars. Volunteers and nurses aides aided reception and tours were led by hospital staff through the building.
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Julia Chester Hospital
National Hospital
Elizabeth Woolson
Arch Moore
Woolson
J. H. Cheser
E. G. Wingfield
W. Y. Foster
Roy Anderson
T. S. McDavitt
Orie Reed
A. L. Black
Frank Howson
Ernest O'Neal
W. B. Mason
Ernest Graham
J. W. Perkins
Brents McPherson
James Embree Named to Hempstead County Draft Board
Hope Fire Chief James Embree was appointed to Hempstead County Draft Board replacing the late W Aubrey Lewis. L Bowden was named chairman and E S Richards serves as secretary.
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James Embree
Hempstead County
Hope
Hempstead
Coyote Filed By Hazell After Exciting Bull Charge
Kasansans, Hazell the stockman, tried to rope a charging bull that chased his horse Old Snake. The horse bolted and Hazell swung a lariat to lasso a coyote fleeing the scene and hauled it to the ranch house.
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Penalosu
Kas
A. B. Hazell
Old Snake
Hazell
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