Murray Breaks Down Over Lewis Rift In Union Crisis
Philip Murray, head of the CIO and United Mine Workers, tears up while recounting a rift with John L. Lewis before Local 1197 in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania. He vows to stay as president, accuses internal saboteurs, and criticizes dues disputes and large transfers to the CIO parent body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Murray
Lewis
Cokebure
United Mine Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Mmines
Murray
UBSIW
Miners’ Union
Miners' Union
GIO
NMW
UMW
CIQ
Crash of Plane Kills Seventeen at Salt Lake City
A United Air Lines transport plane crashed near Salt Lake City Airport killing 17 people including a 10 month old infant. The craft carried 3 crew and 14 passengers, with one child, all perished in the fiery wreckage. Fire and debris scattered as army trucks moved bodies to the city limits. The pilot Captain Devun W. Brown, a veteran of 650,000 miles, was among the dead. investigation and a public hearing were ordered.
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Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Thce
Devun W. Brown
Val
J. A. Lloyd, Srd
J. A Lloyd, Jr
Burlingame
Calif
Lawton Successor Arrives at Camp Forrest Tennessee
General Frank C. Mahin arrives at Camp Forrest to assume command of the Thirty third division and attached troops replacing Maj Gen Samuel T. Lawton who moves to the central defense command in the Chicago area. Mahin is a regular army officer and a graduate of the American War College. He previously served at Camp Barkley Texas.
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Camp Forrest
Tenn
Frank C. Mahin
Camp Barkley
Texas
H. E. Thornton
Mahin
Samuel T. Lawton
Central Defense Command
Chicago
American War College
Mabin
Commanders General Staff
Leavenworth
Kansas
Allied Air Activity Foreshadows Invasion Threat Over Australia
Allied reports detail mysterious planes over Townsville and Port Moresby area as Australian and American air forces engage. Actions include anti aircraft fire, interceptions, and several Japanese aircraft and ships damaged or destroyed in New Guinea and New Britain theaters.
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Allied
Australia
New Britain
New Guinea
MacArthur
Allied Headquarters
Townsville
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas Blamey
Jaluit
Marshall Isis
Brisbane
Sydney
Great Dividing Range
New Guinea-New Britain
Port Moreshy
Melbourne Herald
Port Moresby
Lae
Salameu
Rahal
Gesmata
Gasmata
Port Madoresay
Nazis Press for French General Return
New York report says General Henri Giraud, once escaped German custody, was returned to a detention near Vichy after a brief Paris transfer. European sources indicate talks with military and political figures outside Vichy about his fate, with Germany pressing to regain custody.
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New York
Henri Giraud
Vichy
France
Paris
Koenizstein
Switzerland
Giraud
India Urged Not To Resist Japs
Allahabad The All-India Congress working committee urged India not to fight if invaded by Japan adopting Gandhi s non violent policy while some leaders push for resistance. The body rejected recognizing the Muslim League demand for separate autonomy and backed a counter proposal against partition despite strong opposition.
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India
Allahabad
Alldadig Congress
Japan
Burma
China
Congress
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi
Congress Party
Britain
Dr. B. 5
Moonje
Tornadoes Leave Eight Dead in Pawhuska Area
A pair of tornadoes swept rural northeast Oklahoma and eastern Kansas Saturday, striking Pawhuska’s Lynn addition and a residential block. Reports list eight dead and scores injured with heavy property damage. Authorities search for missing residents and assess widespread devastation.
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Pawhuske
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lynn Addition
Pawhuska
U.S. Troops Back British In Libya Front Lines
U S forces are in increasing numbers supporting the British desert army against Rommel in Libya. Maxwell confirmed American personnel include mechanics technicians and trainers aiding British Indian South African Free French and New Zealand troops near Tobruk. American aircraft fight daily and a major U S built Eritrean arsenal is under construction with operations hoped to begin soon. Desert patrols reported occasional clashes.
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Cairo
Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel
Russell L. Maxwell
Maxwell
Torridorea
Egypt
Suez Canal
Desert Front
Tobruk
Mussolini
Libya
U. S
Eritrea
Desert
Charleston Under Blackout and Baby Born at St Marys
A 20 minute blackout hit Charleston Saturday night with sirens and an all clear at 21 20 no official explanation given. Knoxville Dr William E B Cole laughed when asked about Planned Parenthood plans as his wife delivered an 11 pound 7 ounce boy at St Marys hospital the heftiest since 1938. Mother and child are doing splendidly.
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Charleston
KDT
Planned Parenthood
Knoxville
William EB. Cole
Tennessee Association For Flanged Parenthood
Tunnel Work at Big Creek Near Standstill
Morison Knudsen workers protest a closed shop on the Big Creek tunnel project in Tennessee. TVA officials report no TVA fault, while a dispute over AF of L union terms stalls progress on the Holston river diversion to serve power and defense needs.
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Bristol
Tenn
Holston
Big Creek
Tennessee Valley Authority
Oo Virtual
Morison-Knudson Company
Buus
Tennessea Valley Authority
Eugene Worrell
Leonard R. Ball
Morrison-Knudsen
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor Unions
Cecil Earle
Morrison- Knudsen Company
Utah Construction Company
TWA A
TWA
TVA
Watauga Dam
APL
Hall
Morrison-Knudson Company, Inc
John S. Turner
Chattanooga
International Hod Carrires
Astrcnh of America
Morrison-Nuudsen Company
South Holston Dam
Elizabethton
Full Ticket Urged for Republicans in Sullivan County
Sullivan county Republican convention in Blountville urged a full slate for August elections. EB M Brown was re-elected chairman over Dr J Fierce 41 to 7. Sub-chairmen and secretary treasurer re-elected. The meeting endorsed drafting candidates to fill vacancies and to file applications with the county executive committee. Congress man Carrol Reece sent a letter of regrets. E Lynn Minter and Brady Hendricks spoke briefly. Completion of the county committee roster expected in about ten days.
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Sullivan County
Blountville
EB. M. Brown
Kingsport
J. Fierce
Remine
Bristol
Clyde Reeser
Tom Still
Charles Keener
Lewis Foster
Brown
Dri Pierce
Finas
Carrol Reece
E. Lynn Minter
Brady Hendricks
Executive Committee
1,302 Aliens Ordered Interned in War Powers Move
Washington attorney general Bidle announced that 1,302 aliens were ordered interned for the war duration. This accounts for more than half of the 2,548 arrested and heard. Of the remainder 875 paroled and 371 released. Japanese led with 633 interned about 47 percent. 536 Germans and 113 Italians were ordered interned.
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Washington
Bindle
Biddit
Sailor Thought Dead Returns After 22 Days at Sea
Rufus Hol ler Roller a 24 year old Surgoinsville youth was listed missing after action. He turned up in a Halifax hospital Nova Scotia Canada after 22 days afloat on a raft following the sinking of his ship by a submarine. He mailed news to his worried parents describing scant rations and weight loss and said he hoped to return to sea soon.
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Rogersville
Rufus Bascom Holler
Surgoinsville
B. F. Roller
Navy
Rufus
Halifax
Novia
Canada
Raller
Roller
Democrats Name County Candidates in Jonesboro Meeting
In Johnson City Washington county, Democrats met in a mass convention Saturday afternoon and nominated Miller Sells for sheriff over William Mosier. Clyde Walters for register of deeds and Bynum Chase for county judge were chosen while four Republican held offices remained unchallenged. Walters and Chase were unopposed incumbents, and Judge Guy was re elected. Quase as county chairman and Frank Bryant as secretary of the county executive committee were confirmed.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Washington County
Jonesburo
Miller Sells
William Mosier
Johnson ‘City
Clyde Walters
Register of Deeds
Bynum Chase
Walters
Chase
Guy. Quase
Frank Bryant
Escaped Nazi pilot captured in Texas after roaming U.S.
Lieut Hans Peter Krug, 22, an escaped German bomber pilot shot down in 1940, traveled about 3000 miles across the United States before being held in San Antonio. The F B I traced him with a card of pictures. He claimed Germany’s "stupid" Americans aided his escape. He carried forged papers, a pistol, and a map of his route through Detroit Chicago New York Harrisburg Louisville Nashville Texarkana Dulles and Brownwood Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
United States
Federal Bureau of ‘Investigation
Mexico
Hans Peter Krug
F&i
Bowmanville
Ontario
Krug
Lafayette
Normandie
Detroit
Nate
Japs Close On Mandalay In Burma Invasion
Japanese forces claimed Mandalay fell and pushed toward the Chinese border as British defenses retreat along the Irrawaddy. Lashio and Hsenwi are mentioned as targets with heavy fighting and claimed Chinese counterattacks leaving Japanese casualties. Reinforcements from China were said to be moving toward Hsenwi amid Burma Road disruption.
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Mandalay
Burma
Lashio
China
Mandzlay
Gsenwi
Chungking
Triputary Myitnge
Ava
Monywea
Irrawaddy
Manfalay
Taungzyi
India
Hsenwi
British Bombers Hit German Warship in Night Raid
British air crews attacked northern France targets but weather kept many aircraft on the ground. An American Hudson bomber briefly strafed a German warship, dropping two bombs on deck before escaping. Heavy mist limited daylight sky clashes as RAF and German planes lingered in hangars awaiting clearer weather. The report notes a lull after eight productive nights of raids on German industry.
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London
France
Fittler
Reich
Oil Struck In Virginia's Lee County Farm Well
Oil discovery announced in Lee County on the George Fugate farm near Rose Hill and Ewing. At 1192 feet the well is described as Virginia's first commercial oil well, expected to yield 80 to 100 barrels daily, according to drilling superintendent R. Walker who has led operations since February 25.
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Bristol
Lee County
R. ¥. Walker
George Fugate Farm
Nese Rose Hill
Ewing
Virginia
Walker
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Herbert H. Lehman
Clent
Joh R. Lehman
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Ed Murray
Lawton
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Spurgeon Akers
Times
Rufus Roller
the Associated Press
Imperial
Tokyo
Upper Burma
New Delhi
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