Miners Walkout Halts Thousands as Strike Spreads
The nationwide strike halts about 20 000 workers as 1700 mines join a walkout on the first day of vacation season. In Pennsylvania 8200 miners and several other plants join the stoppage, while Timken Roller Bearing and other industries report output losses under war labor board orders.
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Associated Press
Sapeet Sek
Benesylvania
Union Rouen
Susquehanna Collieries Company
Wilkes Barre
Harold L. Ickes
Solid Fuels
Pennsylvania
Spokesman
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Vesta
California
Canton
Ohio
Cio-United Steel Workers’ Union
Timken Roller Bearing Co
War Labor Board
Detroit Independent Meat Packing Association
Chicago
Union Motor Coach
Hitler praises Dietl at funeral and Narvik feats
Hitler spoke at Edmund Dietl's funeral, lauding the late Nazi general for the Narvik expedition and urging officers to balance ruthlessness with kindness. The report notes Dietl's death in a plane crash and cites allied reports of German, Russian, and Allied general losses.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Hitler
Narvik
Diet
Normandy
National Cemetery on Saipan Island Memorial Services Planned
Memorial services will be held at the National Cemetery on Saipan Island with Catholic Protestant and other chaplains participating. Graves for our men were dug as they were laid to rest in the island’s military cemetery.
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Saipan Island
Tory
Japan
Onight
Impeachment Motion Named Judge in Sedition Trial
Petition seeks removal of Justice Edward C. Eicher over alleged tyrannical conduct in the mass sedition trial. Defense Attorney James J. Laughlin cites multiple contempt fines against the judge as part of the complaint.
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Edward C. Eicher
House la Defense
James J. Laughlin
Laughlin
Jackson Reflects On Roosevelt Term And VP Pick At Chicago Meeting
Senator Jackson, speaking in Chicago, said President Roosevelt is likely the Democratic nominee and reserved judgment on whether Wallace should be the vice president candidate. He noted Roosevelt has not announced his preference and discussed timing for the convention, aiming to conclude in three days to avoid contests.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Wee Jackson
Wallace
June Japs pay price in Pacific blitz
ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS reports in New Guinea a June summary listing 247 Japanese planes destroyed, five destroyers sunk, 14 merchantmen sunk and 95 barges damaged. The strikes supported Biak invasion where MacArthur’s forces operate airfields. A Friday strike hit Noemfoor 60 miles west of Biak. the prior day a Libera tor sank a small Japanese merchant ship near Palau.
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New Guinea
Pacific
Biak
Schouten Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Noemfoor
Carolines
Palau
Record Flight Sets 3,075 Mile Transatlantic Time
NEW YORK to Reynes, Eire flight covers 3,075 miles in 18 hours 16 minutes under Capt. eS A end 37-year-old American Export Airplanes. Airlines officials say the prior record of 18 hours 43 minutes was by Capt. Charles F. Blair Jr. on June 24 25. Thompson piloted a 2 746 ton load with 19 passengers and soldiers mail from Africa, averaging 169 mph with a 21 hour 26 minute total including Newfoundland stop.
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NEW
Es A
Reynes
Eire
New York
Airlines
Charles F. Blair, Jr
Thompson
Africa
Newfoundland
Russians claim major gains push toward Nazi capital
Moscow said the offensive advanced steadily with over 30 positions captured on the sector including Pryazha district center. reported German losses exceed 183,930 killed or captured with weekly totals likely 150,000 dead and 75,000 taken. German counterattacks in White Russia were described as desperate and short lived as demoralized units retreated toward Minsk.
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Moscow
Pryazha
Russia
Minsk
Prices for Sweet Cherries to Return to Earlier Level
The office of price administration said ceilings on table sweet cherries will revert Sunday to the higher pre June 15 level and stay there for the rest of the season.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Domestic refrigerator production quotas for 1944 third quarter set
Washington reports domestic ice refrigerator production quotas totaling 1 128 175 for the third quarter of 1944 assigned to 21 manufacturers. The WPB said Saturday. Second quarter quotas totaled 181 655.
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Washington
WPB
Local Soldier Injured Again
Sgt. Theodore M. McDonald son of Mr and Mrs J J McDonald 2202 South 16th street has been wounded in action for the second time His first wounds were December 4 1943 in Italy with shrapnel in the chest Parents say injuries not serious He previously received the Purple Heart January 25 while in North Africa and was discharged after an accident at Harvey airport Missouri He re enlisted and served in Camp Allen Norfolk and Helena with paratrake unit overseas since October
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J. J. McDonald
South 16Th Street
Italy
McDonald
Red Cross
North Africa
Central High School
Army
University of Wisconsin
Scott Field
Ill
Harvey
Air Force
Helena
Mont
N Allen
Norfolk
Aumber
Opera Singer Wins Over Dishpan Beater
Dmitri Ono fries of the Chicago Civic Opera sought a warrant from Judge Michael Tremko to arrest Mrs. Amanda Spielman on disorderly conduct charges. Ono fries testified the dishpan noise in the window disrupted his singing and led to confrontations with a voice student. Bond was set at $100.
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Chicago
Dmitri Onofries
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Sathe
Michael Tremko
Amanda Spielman
Onofries
Point Values May Be Put On More Meats
Washington reports that if maldistribution of better grades and cuts of meat worsens, other meats may follow lamb in restoring point values. An OWI nationwide survey finds two of three people think meat rationing is handled very well and four of five feel the same about canned goods.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
Revolting Texans May Support Jim Farley
E. G. Germany former Texas Democratic chairman and Texas revolt leader says Texas and southern delegates may back James A. Farley for president if they receive voting seats at the convention. He reports possible broader southern support against Roosevelt.
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Dallas
Tex
Germany
Texas
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
experts debate tortoise as reptile's most intelligent
Some scientists argue the tortoise may be the wisest reptile, citing problem solving and memory tests. The claim reflects ongoing study of reptilian cognition and species differences.
Production Below Goals Prompt War Office Warning
The War Department said monthly goals for war goods deliveries are not being met and urged the War Production Board to avoid relaxing controls. It called for even more vigorous efforts to boost weapon manufacture, warning that current production delays threaten battlefront expenditures and could cost lives.
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Washington
War Department
War Production Board
Chiefs of Staff
Wis VFW Selects Officers at 23rd State Campment
George H. Johnson of Milwaukee was named commander and Mrs. Edythe Soper of Madison was elected auxiliary head at the 23rd annual Wisconsin VFW encampment in Kenosha. Other officers named include Edgar Frimund, Jyde Thomas, E A Lewis, Herman J Longebloed, the Rev Gustav Stearns, Dr John A Halgren, and officers for the auxiliary and Past Department Commanders' Association.
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Kenosha
Wis
George H. Johnson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edythe Soper
Madison
VFW
Edgar Frimund
Sheboygan
Jyde Thomas
Superior
E. A. Lewis
Manitowoc
Herman J. Longebloed
Gustav Stearns
Wood
John A. Halgren
Menomonie
Clara Blank
Eau Claire
Myrtle Christensen
Racine
Lucille Schoonmaker
Dorothy Krech
Portage
Inslee Gallenberger
Green Bay
John Macco
Past Commanders’ Club
Lawrence Brown
Dan Fulbrecht
al Higgins
Hugo Ziepke
Convict Mil dred Skelton for Murder in Second Degree
A California jury convicted Mil dred Skelton, 19, of second degree murder for allegedly drowning her 10 month old daughter in the Colorado River near Yuma last May. The court scheduled Monday to hear evidence on an insanity plea, with two alienists appointed.
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EL Centro
Calif
Mildred Skelton
Colorado
Yuma
Ariz
Elmer W. Heald
Betty Seigal
St. Louis
Man
Dean
Nazis Smashed Back In Italy Front Lines Move On Livorno Siena Ancona
Allied forces in Italy push German lines back along a 165 mile front. The 5th army nears Cecina and Livorno area while the French advance toward Siena and Florence. British Indian and South African troops push along Lake Trasimeno as U S units cross the Cecina river near Cecina.
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Livorno
Leghorn
Florence
Ancona
Cecina
Tyrrhenian Sea
Siena
Lake Trasimeno
Chienti
Musone
U. S
Buoconvento
San Giovanni
Flying Bombs Stir South England Fear and Debate
The article reports on flying bombs deployed against southern England. Vernon Bartlett proposes publishing casualty figures to ease unease. Berlin media describe the weapon as rocket propelled with 2,240 pounds of explosive, launched from underground emplacements. The public faces casualties and homelessness while Nazi claims and Franco involvement spark controversy over peace aims and manufacture sites in Pamplona.
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Vernon Bartlett
Bridgewater
Morrison
England
France
Pas-de-Calais
Berlin
Bristol Channel
London
Britain
London Sunday Dispatch
Hitler
Francisco Franco
Spain
Pamplona
WPB extends due date for pressure canners to Oct 1
The war production board postponed the finish date for 900,000 cold pack and aluminum pressure canners from July 1 to October 1. Delays by two of six authorized manufacturers meant part of their quotas shifted to two others, with no official reason given for the 500,000 enamelled cold pack canners.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Troop Rotation Plans Hit Manufacturing and Morale Snags
Washington reports the troop rotation program faces shortages and morale issues as battalion leaders resist green replacements. With 15,000 sailors and soldiers to rotate, the plan strains induction, training, and transport, likely shrinking as shipping tightens. Women workers face layoff and kitchen return pressures despite manpower protests. WPB controls and wartime policy shifts loom as Congress plans return after Labor Day.
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Washington
U. S
Voluntary War Manpower Controls Inaugurated Nationwide
The United States imposes voluntary wartime manpower controls to staff war industries and curb turnover. The plan channels hiring through the U S employment service, aiming to add 200000 workers, with limited penalties and some opposition in Chicago. Government leaders urge workers to stay in war work until victory.
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War Manpower Commission
C. E. Belk
Texas
WMC
Chicago
United States Employment Service
Marshall
Arnold
Admiral King
Dynamic Economy Urged At United Nations Conference
President Roosevelt opened the UN monetary and financial conference at Mount Washington urging a dynamic expanding world economy. Delegates from 44 nations and an observer from Denmark heard Morgenthau lead as conference president. Proposals include an $8 billion monetary fund and a $10 billion development bank.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
Roosevelt
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Denmark
Mount Washington House
Treasury
Morgenthau
Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Proposal to accelerate sale of better quality goods
The clause aims to authorize selling higher quality goods as fast as materials arrive and to avoid delaying upgrades to force manufacturers to exhaust stock of war model items. The intended effect is quicker consumer access to improved products and reduced incentive to hold back better goods.
Richard Hanson Dies in Southwest Pacific War
Richard Hanson, nephew of Miss Grace Drake of Milwaukee, was killed on Biak in the Southwest Pacific on June 6, according to the War Department. Hanson lived in Milwaukee.
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Richard Hanson
Grace Drake
South 9Th Street
Biak
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Hanson
Milwaukee
Court to invest $10 million garrett funds in bonds
The court will invest ten million dollars from the Henrietta Garrett snuff fortune in the fifth war loan bonds with approval expected Saturday. Mrs Garrett died in 1939 and more than 26 000 claimants worldwide have sought the funds.
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Philadelphia
Henrietta Garrett
Garrett
Grown ups to receive 17 500 bicycles in July
The office of price administration announced a July quota of 17 500 bicycles for adults, matching June. Regional reserves total 4 400 and national reserves 2 600 to meet urgent needs including war work assistance.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Flywheel Breaks at Carnation Plant Injures Worker
A three ton flywheel on the generator shaft at the Carnation Milk plant in Chilton Wisconsin exploded on Saturday. It shattered windows tore holes in the roof and injured a worker in an adjoining room.
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Chilton
Wis
Carnation Milk Company
Daily Vacation Bible School Opens July 5
Church of Christ at 8th and Cass will host a daily Vacation Bible School from July 5 to 14. Miss Cecil Grice and Miss Evelyn Appel of Minnesota Bible College will lead. Classes run 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Church of Christ
8Th
Cass Streets
Cecil Grice
Evelyn Appel
Minnesota Bible College
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