Hershey Seeks Extension of Draft Law to Meet Quotas
Selective Service head Lewis B. Hershey told a Senate subcommittee the draft will fall short of the 50 000 monthly quota as many 18 to 25 year olds volunteer. He urged immediate extension of the draft law set to expire May 15 and proposed lowering physical standards and defining a clear service period to bolster man supply for overseas units. He noted Congress delegates authority to the war department and cautioned against further delays in replacements.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Armed Forces
Hershey
Senate Military Subcommittee
Army
Japan
Hershey Alan
Rangresa
Navy
Charman Johnson
D-Cale
Tiur
Johnson
War Department
Truman
Stang Hershey
Government fails to settle meat walkout by conference method
Washington ap the governments effort to end the meat packing strike by conference breaks down and the fact finding board will open hearings in Chicago Tuesday Edwin B F Witte says chances of settlement are not bright three day old strike involves 263 000 workers and unions seek wage increases CIO workers demand 1744 cents AFL 15 cents and later negotiations on a 17 1/2 cent rise continue
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Washington
Meat Fact-Finding Board
Chicago
Edwin FB. Witte
Witte
Truman
Labor
Schwellenbach
CIO
AFL
Washington, D. C
Western Electric Corp
W. E
New York
New Jersey
Reversal Of Cotton Price Ruling Sought
Washington action by a 19 man committee formed by house and senate members from cotton states to overturn OPA plans for a price ceiling on the 1946 cotton crop. The group met at the White House to consider a resolution condemning Bowles and to hear farm bureau officials on production trends and market effects.
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Washington
House
Senate
OPA
White House
Price
Chester Bowles
Ben
Stephen Pace
D. Ga
Hattan W. Summers
Bowles
Pace
Secretary of
Clinton P. Anderson
Thomas G. Abernethy
Miss
Abernethy
Orville Zimmerman
E. EB. Cox
William M. Whittington
South
State Farm Bureau
Walter Hammond
Texas
H. L. Wingate
Georgia
Hammond
Zinvi
Furvness
Arabe
Witahington
Fatecosa
Lhree White House
Murray
Fairness
County Farmers Meet In Lawton To Plan Livestock School
Two representatives from all sections of the county gathered in Lawton for a livestock school and discussion session. Oklahoma A and M specialists Dr. McElroy Jeda Arberg and C F Stiles attended. Participants will join the county pasture reseeding program at the US experiment station and a seeding drill schedule will be outlined by local officials and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawton
Allending
Mijor
Oklahoma A
Atolege
Dr. McElroy
Jeda Arberg
C.F. Stiles
U. S
Chaber of
Commerce
Herb Hyer
Woodward
Walter Osborne
Garlon Harper
Japs Ordered To Arrest 111 More Alleged War Criminals
Allied headquarters ordered Japan to arrest 111 more suspected war criminals, raising total arrests to over 700. The list includes generals such as Nakai Tachi and Watanabe, with other commanders and camp officials named. Bau Mao in Burma was being questioned by counter intelligence officers.
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Toxyo
Generis Ate Liehidest Hending
Nakai Tachi
Aut
Philippines
Ger. Saburo Watanabe
Singapore
Kyoto Kaswaguchi
Parang
Minganao
Rosuke Isonai
Greater Lawton Meeting Tonight
Stockholders of Greater Lawton The Wits, led by temporary president Baxnil Tinglish, are urged to attend the first regular session at 8 o'clock in the district court room. Adoption of bylaws and creation of 11 directors will be on the agenda with a 267 member majority required. Delegation by proxy is advised for absentees.
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Greater Lawton
Wits
Baxnil
Tinglish
English
Civic Finance Corporation
J State
New Officers Installed By Chamber of Commerce
New officers and directors were inaugurated at Friday’s Cham ber of Commerce meeting with Bob McCoy presiding. E. B. Neptune, elected president, urged a civic program and a budget of at least 25 thousand dollars while stressing postwar challenges and city development goals.
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C. of C
E. B
Neptune
Chamber of Commerce
Bob McCoy
Frank Kitchens
Ewing C. Sadier
Grand Jury
Ron Stephens
Frim
Robert Sprague
Lawrence Keegan
Stephens
Keegan
Dan Billingglea
Max Brack
Jasy Forbess
Bob Gilbert
E. B. Lacy
Joe Reed
Frank Kutchers
Chamber of Commercce
Charles W. Gallaher
Fort Sill
Ity Council
McCoy
Hig
Jst
Flo
Civiceenter
Induskrigd
Market
Cam- Crom College
Steel wage dispute sparks looming nationwide strike
The steel strike threat looms as Union leaders reject President Truman's proposed 1842 cent per hour wage increase retroactive to Jan 1. CIO and AFL meat workers face stalled talks with the packing companies as a 263000 strong walkout lingers. Electrical appliances and communications sectors report ongoing or budding disputes with arbitration and sympathy strikes spreading through major firms and cities.
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Electrical Appliances
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
Churchill Will Not Be Probe Witness
The Pearl Harbor committee voted 6 to 2 to oppose calling Winston Churchill as a witness. Ferguson sought to invite the former prime minister to testify about any prewar agreement with the United States and Britain regarding action before the Japanese attack. The majority of Democrats opposed the motion. Barkley announced no invitation or subpoena unless ordered by the committee.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Winston Churchill
Ferguson
R-Mich
Florida
Denas
TL Ferguson
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Port Author
Perguson
Barkley
Mentuely
George
Georgia
Lucas
Linois
Ergman
Yester
Miami
Seven Appear Before Jurors In Lawton Grand Jury
Seven appeared before the grand jury and six subpoenaed witnesses testified as sessions continued at the 100 hut. Witnesses heard Thursday afternoon with more subpoenas expected. timing for a possible recess or Saturday sessions was undecided. Justice and district court activity was largely suspended pending the investigation.
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Justice and District Court
Bob Landers Jr
Ralph Cline
Comanche County
Lawton City
Comanche
Black Beaver Scout Banquet Honors Youth Safety Theme
About 450 members from nine counties attended the Black Beaver Council banquet at Fort Sill Indian School gym. Stanley A. Harris of the Boy Scouts of America spoke on Is The Young Man Safe? detailing safety in war crime home church democracy and leaders’ actions to shield youth.
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Black Beaver Council
Boy Scouts of America
Areyris
Speakir
Gaddo
Grady
Comancini
Tillman
Sackyon
Harmon
Stephens
Catton
Jeffersson
Fort Sill
Harris
Dimes Contest Aids March of Dimes Drive Saturday
Lawton residents will place coins in state bottles to support the March of Dimes campaign. Forty four milk bottle displays representing each state will be in the downtown business district tomorrow with Boy Scouts helping collect donations.
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United States
J. H. Crosby
Lawton
Boy Scouts
Transport Plane Crash Kills 16 in Cheshire Connecticut
A large transport plane carrying 13 passengers and a three man crew crashed near the Cheshire state reformatory, about 14 miles from New Haven. The Eastern Air Lines flight was en route from LaGuardia to Boston when flames and smoke streamed from its engines and the vessel broke apart before crashing in flames.
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Cheshire
Conn
Bosd
Bol
Eastern Air Lines
Laguardia Field
N. Y
Boston
Cheshire State Reformatory
New Haven
Plan Rejected By Steel Firm Accepted By CIO
Washington date Jan 18 AP President Truman proposed an 18 cent an hour wage hike for steelworkers. The CIO United Steel Workers accepted the plan but US Steel rejected. Benjamin F Fairless called 15 cent offer insufficient while Philip Murray said the union endorses the president’s proposal. Fairless warned wage boosts would harm the company and steel users. The strike was set for 12:01 a.m. Monday with 4,000 workers poised to walk out.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
United States Steel Corp
Benjamin FP. Fairless
Philip Murray Steel Workers
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Philip Murray
UT. &. Steel
U. S
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless
Bencal
U. S. Steel Today
Truman Appeals for Steel Strike Settlement
President Truman urged United States Steel Corp to accept his compromise wage plan after the CIO steelworkers backed his recommendation of an 18 cent hourly increase for about 80 000 workers set to walk out at 12 01 am Monday He warned a steel strike would ripple through major industries and hinder reconversion efforts He noted he was not proposing a pattern for all industry and urged free bargaining while lamenting lack of required cooling off legislation.
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Sul
CIO
Truman
United States Steel Corp
United States
United States Corp
U. S. Steel
Mr. Truman
Benjamin F. Fairless
Steel
Russian Delegates Silence Iran at UN on Iranian-Russian Clash
At the United Nations in London on January 18, the Iranian delegation moved to bring their case against Russia to the Security Council while Soviet delegates, led by Andrei Gromyko, remained silent. Iranian chief Taquizadeh discussed technical steps with the assembly secretary, as Tehran weighs filing the complaint.
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London
United Nations General Assembly
World Security ‘ Council
Andrei Gromyk
United Nations
Gromyko
Seyed Hassan Taquizideh
Assembly
Taquizadeh
Tvan
Security Council
Gudwyn Jebb
Taquizadch
Chromkyo
UNO
Bigpower
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