Stop Gap Pay Hikes Proposed by UAW to Avert Shutdown
The UAW proposes five per cent stop gap wage increases to avert a broader walkout while bargaining for a thirty per cent blanket pay raise. President R J Thomas says anything under thirty per cent would not be final. Government intervention looms as GM faces a deadline and labor officials seek a middle ground.
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UAW
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
R. J. Thomas
Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Labor disputes stagnant as chiefs meet in Kenosha talks
In Kenosha no progress reported in the Nash Kelvinator wage dispute with UAW Local 72 as talks between the company and union board continue, while 1,100 American Brass workers stay idle after August walkouts amid ongoing negotiations with American Brass managers and Local 19322 AFL.
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Kenosha
UAW
Nash. Kelvinator Corporation
Nash-Kelvinator Maintenance
Brass and Copper Workers Local No. 19322
AFL
Brass and Copper Workers
Hot Press Department
Paul White
U.S. Conciliation Service
Milwaukee
Truman plans sweeping reorganization to empower Schwellenbach
President Truman moves to place most labor functions across agencies under Secretary Schwellenbach. The plan would fold WLB and military labor duties into the labor department and move NRLB and federal job programs under Schwellenbach. He would also shape national wage policy and appoint a conciliations director as Detroit faces escalating sit downs. About 215000 workers idle nationwide due to reconversion disputes and 84000 in Detroit.
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Secretary of
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington
Labor Department
Schwellenbach
Truman
Labor and Industry
Detroit
Ruman
Schnellenbach
UAW
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Mr. Truman
War Labor Board
WLB
Army
Navy
War Production Board
Maritime Commission
Conciliation Service
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Doolittle Arrives From Honolulu
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle arrived late last night at Mather Field from Honolulu aboard the B29 Sad Tomato piloted by Maj. Harold E. Feil with 16 aboard. He planned to depart for Washington today after the stopover and gave no interviews.
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Sacramento
Calif
U.P
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Washington
Mather Field
Honolulu
Doolittle
Harold E. Feil
South Coffeeville
Oklo
8Th Air Force
Turkey Asked to Renounce Title Over Land Assigned to Armenia
The Armenian Socialist party asked the Big Five to call on Turkey to renounce all rights and title over territories assigned to Armenia by President Wilan. The memorandum, presented by A. M. Missakian, cites injustices under Turkish rule and notes Russia’s intervention halted further advances.
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Turkey
Armenia
London
W.P
Armenian Socialist Party
Big Five
Wilan
Foreign Ministers’ Council
A. M. Missakian
Russia
United States
Britain
France
China
Edward Kardelj
Yugoslavia
Alecide de Gasperi
Italy
Patriots Fund Drive Sets $187000 Goal for October
Kenosha County launches its Patriots Fund drive with a $187000 goal, up from 142000 last year, to aid 14 local agencies and National War Fund units serving occupation forces. Campaign runs October 16 to 19 with headquarters at the Kenosha Youth Foundation building.
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Kenosha County
Patriots Fund
Gerard M. Phelan
Drive
National War Fund
America
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Fifty Ninth Place
Phelan
Army
Navy
Conditions at Belsen Camp Indescribable Witness Says
Brigadier H. L. Glyn Hughes testified at a British court about finding living women prisoners amid thousands of corpses at Belsen. He described indescribable conditions, noteing photographs fail to convey the horrors seen inside camp huts. Defendants face possible death penalty if convicted.
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Luneburg
Belsen
H. L. Glyn Hughes
Oswiecim
Auschwitz
Glyn Hughes
Army of the
Josef Kramer
Patterson Named to Succeed Stimson as War Secretary
President Truman selected Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson to replace Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of War. Stimson turns 78 Friday and retirement could trigger more War Department changes. Also mentioned are possible moves for Marshall, McCloy, Somervell, Arnold, and Snyder in the shifting leadership.
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Washington
Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
War Department
John J. McCloy
George C. Marshall
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Henry H. “Hap” Arnold
Army Air Forces
John W. Snyder
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
U.S. Establishes Office of International Information and Culture
The state department forms the Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs to publicize U S global presence. Acting chief is Ferdinand Kuhn Jr former New York Times editor and reporter.
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Washington
State Department
The
United States
Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs
Ferdinand Kuhn, Jr
New York Times
Senator Russell demands arrest of Hirohito for war crimes
Washington reports rising congressional discontent over Japan peace terms. Senator Russell blasts a soft peace, urging Emperor Hirohito be tried as a war criminal to expose Japanese imperialism and end Allied occupation ambiguity. He argues Hirohito as head of state enabled militarists and atrocities.
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Washington
Japan
Russell
D-Ga
Emperor Hirohito
Georgia
Senate
Orient
Hirohito
Council Moves to Help Local Industry Growth
Kenosha city council authorized its industrial committee to secure and prepare sites for new plants by removing sewer water and delinquent assessments, aiming to attract industry. Arguments cited sites lacking facilities as a barrier to offers. The ordinance restricting police and firemen from outside employment was reviewed but no action taken.
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Thomas Montemurro
Edward Nelson
Gilbert Petzke
Kenosha
R. V. Baker, Jr
Restrictions on Home Building Lifted by Snyder
Washington announces removal of all restrictions on private home and building construction effective October 15. Six point program to speed industry, but no price ceilings. WPB L-41 order also revoked. Bowles urges Congress to authorize price limits on new dwellings amid talk of a large price boom. Snyder meets with Davis Krug Bowles Blandford to outline actions.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
OPA
War Production Board
Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
Senate
WPB
National Housing Agency
William H Davis
J. A. Krug
John B. Blandford, Jr
Two Day Ban Imposed on Jap Newsweek Asahi
General MacArthur ordered a two day suspension of the Asahi after inflammatory articles. The paper and others criticized wartime leaders as Japanese outlets denounced military actions while MacArthur set a deadline for disarming the armed forces and discussed a restricted air transport service from Tokyo. The occupation continues with about 200000 troops likely to supervise Japan within six months.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Asahi Today
Big Morning Daily
United States
Yomiuri Hachi
Imperial Palace
Japan
Jap War Lords Being Removed from Korea
President Truman announced that Japanese war lords are being removed from Korea and a new Korean nation is forming. He said the United States, China, Great Britain and the Soviet Union are aiding and that Korea shall become free and independent, though self rule will take time and patience.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
United States
China
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Prisoner of Japan Stanley Bareika Reaches U S
Stanley Bareika, held since the fall of Corregidor in 1942, arrived in the United States and sent a telegram to his parents reporting he is safe at Mare Island Naval Hospital. A letter dated April 18, 1944, indicated he had received home mail and hoped to be home soon.
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Corregidor
Pfe
Stanley Bareika
Anthony Bareika
Twenty-ninth Street
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
Bareika
United States
Tokyo
Controversy Over U S Policy May Go To Truman
Washington reports that General MacArthur’s claim that 200000 troops could occupy Japan sparked cheers on Capitol Hill and consternation at the State Department. The debate touches end of the draft, demobilization, and possible presidential review of occupation policy as Dean Acheson seeks clarification.
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U. S
Truman
Washington
MacArthur
Japan
Capitol Hill
House
Navy
State Department
Senate
Library of Congress
Senate Debates Jobless Pay Bill In Uncertain Times
Senator George opens Senate debate on unemployment pay arguing federal interference with state systems should be avoided. The bill would extend payments to 26 weeks with state option on supplements and follow state rates, not meeting Truman’s $25 top. Senator Lucas proposes returning the US Employment Service to the states within 30 days to end divided authority.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate
Finance Committee
Truman
Lucas
D-Il
United State Employment Service
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Walter Castagnetto
San Francisco
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Superior Court
Thomas C. Foley
NEA Telephoto
Kardelj
Verizia
Giulia
Trieste
Europe
Patriots
Beast of Belsen
Patterson
Information Agency
Solon
Shigeru Yoshida
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Council
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
States
Dedseey
Mareina
Associated Press
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Department
Pacific
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