Glass Strike Settled At Pitt Glass Plants
Glass strike ends after 15 000 workers reach a settlement in Columbus Ohio. Plants in Pittsburgh district including Libbey Owens Ford reopen as maintenance and production staff receive 10.7 cent hourly increases retroactive to October 2, 1945. Contract runs to February 1, 1947 with one wage reopeners.
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Giftissman
Pittsburgh Plate
Abbeys
Owens-Ford Glass
Siites
Mey
Pitsburgh Ustrict
Columbus
Ohio
Ci0 Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Glass
Jos
Froesch
L. G. Bryan
Libbey- Owens-Ford
Creighton
Pittsburgh
Ford City
Charleston
W. Va
Mt. Vernon
Toledo
Organize to oppose Toll Highways in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Good Roads Association, formed as a permanent group, opened a campaign in Harrisburg to oppose further toll highways and to modernize the commonwealth’s highway system. About 100 businessmen attended, with leaders named including Claude Bennett pro tem, G Albert Stewart president, E S Shuck vice president, Gavin W Laurie secretary, and Charles Zimmermann treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Good Roads Association
Martin
Claude Bennett
Wellsboro
G. Albert “Stewart
Clearfield
E. $. Shuck
Ligonier
Gavin W
Laurie
Philadelphia
Charles Zimmerman
Huntingdon
Spighway
Eptor
Kenneth’ Wagner
Somerset
Andrew J. Sordoni
Wilkes-Barre
Guardian event to feature notable local figures in college show
Guardians of Victory week reaches a climax on Thursday evening January 24 1846 at the College Auditorium with a half hour radio broadcast from 8 to 830 pm on Station WDAD from the auditorium stage. Participants include J R Maloney Burgess of Indiana Dr J M Uhler president of State Teachers College Indians Penna and Lt Col Milton E Sah ers commanding officer of this recruiting district. Also shown will be Army life movie shorts and the College Band will close the program. Admission is free.
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WDAD
J. R. Maloney
Burgess
Indiana
J. M. Uhler
State Teachers College, Indians
Penna
Milton E. Sayers
Burned Wet Saves Two From Blaze
In Meadville on January 2 an about 25 year old discharged veteran William G Main used kerosene fire starter to ignite a stove and was badly burned while saving his five year old son and two year old daughter from a burning home. The four family dwelling was destroyed and Main was taken to Meadville hospital in stable condition.
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Meadville
William G. Main
Meadville Hospital
Ralph
Main
United Nations approves atomic energy control commission
The Political and Security Committee approved creation of a UN atomic energy control commission after a short vote. It will only make recommendations, not compel states, and goes to the full assembly for final action. The plan aims for peaceful development and global cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Nations Assembly
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Dmitri Maniulsky
Ukrane
Philippines
Thomas Cabtl
Andrei Gromyko
Ernest Bevin
Connally
Bevin
Zan
Zygmunt Modbielewski
Poland
Full Assembly
Security Committee
Commission
Security Council
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Byrnes
UNO
United States
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Atomic Commission
Assembly
Temporary Work For Jobless Vets Across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg officials ordered U S employment offices in Pennsylvania to refer World War II veterans idle due to strikes to temporary jobs. The policy creates an exception to the rule of withholding referrals during work stoppages to assist veterans ineligible for unemployment benefits, following a Veterans Administration ruling on strike related eligibility.
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Harrisburg
U.S
Pennsylvania
Floran J. Boland
Boland
Gunton
Levy Anderson
Philadelphia
Veterans
Employment Service
State Department of Labor and Industry
Filipinos Nominate Roxas for Philippine Presidency
Manila Jan 21 Manuel Roxas president of the Philippine Senate was nominated by acclamation for the presidency at a Liberal Wing convention. Osmena likely to be nominated Monday on the Osmena ticket. The platform opposes re-opening independence, vows action against collaborators, and supports equal terms for American and Philippine capital with protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Manuel Roxas
Philippine Senate
Nationalists Party
Sergio Semena
Osmena
Roxas
Philippines
750000 Workers Walk Out Across Steel Industry
The nationwide steel strike begins after months of negotiations with U S Steel rejecting the wage rise while CIO unions press on. About 750000 workers idle, plants shut or winding down, with picketing at Bethlehem Steel and other sites as maintenance crews pass lines to avoid plant damage.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
U. S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel
Henry J. Kaiser
Fontana
Cal
Kaiser
Washington
Murray
CIO
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. C C
Steubenville
Ohio
Harrisburg
CSO
George Meldrick
Pennsylvania
Columbian Cutlery Company
Reading Hardware Corporation
Beryllumn Corporation of Pennsylvania
Dick Brothers, Inc
Reading
Alloy-Rods Company
York
International Harvester Co
New York
Iowa
Indiana
Mlinois
Chicago
Union
US 8. Steel
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Edward J. Brogan
United Steel Workers of America
Steel Company
C. B. Newell
District 9
USA
Bethlehem-Allentown Gas Company
Allied Push Halted Nazi Slave Plans
The closing stages of World War II disrupted Nazi plans to draft 1.5 million slave laborers from France and the Low Countries, with Fritz Sauckel seeking 4 million foreign workers in 1944. Assistant prosecutor Jacques Bernard Herzog said France and Vichy regime collaboration limited sending women, while Sauckel urged harsh measures and claimed 5 million foreign workers were brought to Germany, only 200,000 voluntary.
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Joseph Dynan Muernberg
Jan
France
Low Countries
Jacques Bernard Herzog
Herzog
Fritz Sauckel
Sauckel
Hitler
Vichy
Petain
Reich
Germany
Truman Urges Wage Growth and Peaceful Labor Policy
President Truman outlined 1946 budget priorities emphasizing better labor management relations, higher wages as good for business and country, and a plan to reduce strikes. He urged joint action by Agriculture Commerce and Labor secretaries to develop new industries, especially in underdeveloped West and South areas, and endorsed federal steps to enforce anti trust laws while expanding military manpower and UN atomic energy controls.
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Truman
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
United Nations Commission
Present Middle Road Stream Bill Aims For Clean Waters
A compromise bill to purify U S streams will be presented to the House Rivers and Harbors Committee by Chairman Mansfield. It blends provisions from rival proposals while keeping loans and grants for local and state purification programs. Engineers estimate large plants and cleanup costs to clear surface waters over years, noting streams like the Ohio River as heavily polluted.
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Washington
Ton Dan
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Mansfield
D-Tex
Congress
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Spence
D-Ky
Public Health Service
Truman outlines postwar policy and unity call in address
President Truman argues for safeguards on control of war powers and envisions a possible outlawing of the atomic bomb as a war weapon. He links a proposed 3.75 billion loan to Britain to easing postwar transition, stresses a unified domestic and international program, and calls for economic stability, labor peace, and UN development while warning against disunity and defending smaller nations in peace treaties with Germany and Japan.
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Britain
Truman
United Nations Organization
Jsworrd
United States
Geramny
Japan
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Marines to Remain in China as Stabilizing Force
U S Marines may stay in North China as a stabilizing presence while Japan repatriation is completed and China pursues a peaceful settlement. Rep. Bates says the four naval committee aims include disposal of surplus material, Pacific base inspections, demobilization, and postwar conditions, with duration tied to Chinese cooperation and world peace guarantees.
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Tientsin
North China
Chine
Bates
R-Mass
House Naval At- Laas
Naval Affairs
United States
Pacific
China
Slaying of US Officers In Passau Stirs Allied Inquiry
Passau dispatch reports a powerful killer used 35 gallons of gasoline in a premeditated attack that killed three U S military government officers and wounded another. Investigators say the scene shows careful planning by a single, floor‑familiar assailant. two leads led to dead ends.
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Passau
Germany
U.S
Danube River
S. 8
Pfarrkirchen
Maj
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D. C
Regensburg
Adrian L. Wesseler
New Rochelle
Stanley Rosewater
Omaha
Nebr
Hugo Hesson
Lexington
Cofran
Corran
Rosewater
Wesseler
Hesson
Japanese War Plants Seized by Allied Command
Tokyo reports General MacArthur announced seizure and guard placement of over 300 Japanese war plants, including 266 aircraft plants, with many slated for transfer as reparations. The Allied Reparations Commission details first priority materials and removal plans, while Japan is ordered to halt removals and secure facilities. Maxwell of Tacoma said Japan retains surplus industrial capacity and may pay more reparations than expected as Sixth Army and Eighth Army report progress against war materiel.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Allied
Allied Reparations Commission
H. D. Maxwell
Tacoma
Sixth Army
Eighth Army
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Gems Lure GI Shoppers in Calcutta Jewel Quest
GI servicemen flock to jewelers in Calcutta as the Red Cross and inspectress Mrs. Mitra supervise gem purchases amid rising prices, while locals warn that star sapphires carry superstition and some buyers misjudge their value. A later note warns motor vehicle owners of a January 31 deadline to pass inspection and renew licenses, stressing safety and compliance. A report also notes the discovery of a poison so potent that one pound can kill 300,000 rats.
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Calcutta
India
Red Cross
Ella Mitra
Mitra
Burma
Ceylon
Air Corps
Upper
Assam
David W. Harris
Harris
Seventeen Veterans From Armed Services Listed
Five states along with Pennsylvania reported honorable discharges for area veterans at week’s end. Separation centers in Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, and Indiana sent men back to the region, including Pfc Charles A. Pifer of Rossiter and others from Homer City, Blairsville, and Indiana R D. 3. The notes reference assignments at Indiantown Gap Fort Knox Charleston Naval Air Station Bainbridge Great Lakes and Camp Atterbury with names such as Daniel Harmon Mickey Lessnick Peter Knapp Blair Stitt Tony Pinizzotte and others. A separate note mentions flowers treated with a soil absorbing compound to make them insect toxic.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Minois
Kentucky
Maryland
South Carolina
Indiantown Gap
Charles A. Pifer
Rossiter
Pic
Bernard Calabrese
Spring St
Carl E. Newry
Salisburg
R. D
Alexander G. Pino
Beyer
Fie
Steve J. Vilcheck
Coral
Pile
Kenneth H. Strickland
Clune
Charleston Naval Air Station
Walter Crawl
Homer City
Fort Knox
Daniel D. Harmon
Columbia St
Mickey Lessnick
James P. Culliver
Indians R. D
Acat Joseph A. Pina
Joseph C. Boyer
Seward
Camp Atterbury
Peter Knapp
Holsopple
Blair M. Stitt
Blairsville
R.D
Bainbridge
Navy
Tony A. Pinizzotte
Plumville
Great Lakes
E. Risinger
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