War Labor Board Faces Brewing Stabilization Crisis
Washington May 7 The War Labor Board the main bulwark against inflation faces a fresh crisis as coal wage hearings continue while the United Mine Workers ignore the board and resist representation. AFL and CIO leaders warn the WLB is tottering under political pressure. discussions push toward potential resignations and broader labor probes loom.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
James F. Byrnes
WLB
UMW
John T. Lewis
Philip Murray
C.so. Executive Board
Cleveland
A.F.L. Executive Council
Tottering
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May Control Feed Tightens as War Demands Rise
Washington considers government control over corn and protein feeds to assure livestock supplies. Proposals include requisitioning excess midwest corn and rationing feeds such as fish meal tankage meat scraps cottonseed and soybeans. Officials warn eastern southern and western feeders face shortages while surplus Canadian wheat is used to offset deficits.
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Washington
Midwest
Food Administration
Canada
Agriculture Department
Feeding Levels for Poultry Dairy Cows and Livestock
The text notes percentages for resources: poultry at 85 percent, dairy cows at 90 percent, and beef cattle and sheep at levels matching past feeding. It implies a plan to maintain or adjust livestock feeding relative to prior trends.
Romer Leaves Russia as Polish Exile Ambassador
The Italian radio report cited by the Associated Press said Tadeusz Romer, ambassador to Moscow for the Polish government in exile, left Kuibyshev by plane for Tehran after Moscow severed ties over an inquiry into German propaganda charges involving 10,000 Polish officers executed near Smolensk.
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New York
Associated Press
Istanbul
Tadeusz Romer
Moscow
Kuibyshev
Teheran
Iran
Romer
Smolensk
Senate Truman committee calls for stronger WPB authority
The Truman committee urged WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson to enforce final decisions over department heads and run the board as a true collective body. It stressed the need for decisive, fair action to keep capable leaders from leaving amid the Patterson-Jeffers dispute and to sustain war program momentum.
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Washington
Senate
Truman Committee
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
William M. Jeffers
Robert P. Patterson
War Production Board
Patterson-Jeffers
Destructive Feuding Needs Thrifty Leadership
A call for unity and strong leadership appears in a blunt editorial urging immediate suspension of wasteful feuding. The piece stresses decisive action, clear direction, and disciplined conduct to restore order and progress.
Wrong Coat Mixup Delays County Treasurer
County Treasurer Flory grabbed a borrowed coat in a hurry to reach the bank and wore it unknowingly. Ernest Klooz later called attention to the mix up, prompting light teasing from locals.
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Flory
Roy Flory
Ernest Klooz
Klooz
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