Steel mill safety emphasized amid danger on home front
In a Pittsburgh steel plant visit, foremen and workers face high risks from hot metal, heavy machinery, and cranes. The Jones and Laughlin plant shows ongoing safety programs led by Paul C Kauffman, with monthly sessions and continuous monitoring to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marion
George Zielke
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Paul C Kauffman
J and L
Kauffman
Rubber probe ordered on Jeffers claims at war plants
The House naval committee ordered a formal inquiry into Rubber Administrator William Jeffers after he accused army and navy officials of meddling with war production. Chairman Vinson said the probe would allow Jeffers to prove his statements and hear from military leaders while Roosevelt decides if Jeffers gains priority for his synthetic rubber program. The dispute centers on potential conflicts with aviation fuel plants chemical warfare facilities and naval escort vessel production. Military officials reportedly supported a joint Byrnes memorandum outlining these priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
William Jeffers
Army
Navy
House
Navel Committee
Vinson
Democrat
Georgia
Jeffers
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Armed Services
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Ice Three Inches Thick Clamps North Mississippi
A winter storm coated north Mississippi and the delta with about three inches of ice. Telegraph and telephone lines along with tree limbs were iced over, disrupting communications with Greenville and Greenwood. Minor accidents occurred as sleet and icy rain fell, with temperatures dropping from the mid thirties earlier to near freezing tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale
Miss
Mississippi
Delta
Louisiana
Greenville
Greenwood
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Episcopalians to Meet for Louisiana Diocese Convention Events
The Louisiana Church Club schedules a Tuesday meeting at 7 pm with Bishop Alfred A Gilman as speaker on Western land experiences. Holy Communion is set for Wednesday at 7 3 am with bishops Jackson Gilman Hayward and Vail assisting as reports and nominations unfold and Grace church consecration is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diocese of
Loumane
Church Club of Louisiana
J. A. M. Witsng
Alfred A. Gilman
Hankow
Chima
Arthur M. Shermen
John L. Jackson
Lowisana
Alfred A Gilman
Edward F. Hayward
Sidney L. Vail
Diacesn
Robert A. Martin
All Saints’ College
All Grace Church
Grace Church
State of siege in Marseille reported by Vichy radio
Marseille authorities declared a state of siege amid house to house fighting in the old port district. German dispatches claimed 40 000 arrests while Vichy radio cited 6 000 and said evacuation and razing of the district were ordered to deter Allied invasion from north Africa.
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London
Vichy
Marseille
Vichy Radio
Switzerland
France
Reuters
North Africa
Moscow
Stalin
Red Army
Russia
Ukraine
Caucasus
Don
Rostov
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Red
Soviet Union
Rationing Of Oil Will Be Nation-Wide
Everett Lee DeGayler told the council of state governments the time is near when fuel will be rationed nationwide. He said wartime demand keeps production just above needs, with Pacific coast and eastern shortages delaying relief and fuel stockpiles for 1943.
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Baltimore
Jan
Everett Lee DeGayler
Council of State Governments
Courtry DeGiayler
Thh Council
Harold Ickes
DeGoyler
Seaboard
Muskrat Meat Luncheon Hopes To Boost Food Supply
In Louisiana a luncheon hosted by Representative Domengeaux features muskrat dishes to persuade Secretary Wickard to view the swamp rat as a viable edible meat. Fifty frozen muskrats arrive for the Capitol Shop event as debate over meat production for troops and civilians continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Representaive Domengeaux
Lousiana
Capitol
Claude Wickard
Domengeaux
Wickard
Louisiana
Wintry Weather Returns With Sudden 40 Degree Drop
A sharp temperature plunge from 69.9 to 27 degrees in just over 24 hours was reported by the Selman air port weather bureau. The cold snap brought light snow fading to sleet and iced roofs and trees by Tuesday morning. A biting north wind intensified the chill with little relief expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman
States blamed for federal encroachment on rights and duties
Governor J M Broughton of North Carolina criticizes states for empowering federal expansion and predicts Washington may pass buck back to states. He cites inadequate education, labor laws, and inequities driving reliance on federal relief, while noting wartime debt will curb new government experiments.
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Baltimore
Council of State Governments
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Broughton
Washington
Councl
Council
Annal General Assembly
Broughton Sid
Citien
Reservists in colleges called for active service
The War Department announced enlisted reservists in colleges will be inducted for 13 weeks of basic training and may be reassigned to further instruction. Induction dates depend on college term length with exemptions for certain science and military students while a joint committee screens colleges for capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Sherman Miles
First Service Command
Boston
Ensitred Reserve
Army and Navy
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Opposition to Flynn Grows in Senate over Australia Post
Democratic opposition to Edward J. Flynn for minister to Australia and ambassador to the southwest Pacific gathers as Senate Republicans near solid opposition. A senate showdown likely next week hinges on possible Democratic defections and non-committal votes. The Foreign Relations Committee faces a vote tomorrow with mixed signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Flynn
Foreign Relations Committee
British Capture Tripoli Amid Joy and Sorrow
The arrival of British troops and Royal Air Force units in Tripoli ends Mussolini’s African empire. In the Jewish ghetto 16,000 residents react with wild emotion as crowds press to greet American reporters. Some merchants were dragged from shops and shot earlier, according to locals.
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Tripoli
Royal Air Force
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mussolini
Witnesses For Flynn Slap At Girls Stories
Defense calls more witnesses in Erve Flynn statutory rape trial including Elaine Patterson aboard the yacht Sirocco during a Catalina cruise in early August 1941. Betty Hansen denies pursuing film ambitions and denies seduction claims while Peggy LaRue Satterlee testifies of alleged misconduct on the Bel Air estate. Flynn sits calmly as witnesses testify on opening day.
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Los Angeles
Flynn
Peggy LaRue Satterlee
Betty Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Betty
Betty Gray
Elaine Patterson
Stars
Catalina Island
House Ways and Means to Begin Revenue Hunt for Debt
The Ways and Means Committee in Washington will meet to start raising new revenue to cover a national debt near 210 billion dollars. Chairman Doughton says the debt limit may rise from 125 to 210 billion as the panel tackles pay-as-you-go tax plans and wartime financing, with hearings focused on current tax collection and objections to shifting tax timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
North Carolina
Coughton
Beardsley Rum
New York
Treasury
U S Forces Take Kokumbona Guadalcanal Beach and Village
American troops joined at Kokumbona on Guadalcanal and control the village and beach after killing 293 Japanese, capturing supplies including guns and vehicles. Allied air strikes damaged shipping and air facilities in Burma and the South Seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kokumbona
Guadalcanal
Navy
South Pacific
United States
Guadalcanel
Associated Press
Burma
South Seas
Red Cross Red Cross Sets 1943 War Fund Goal
At a area meeting in Hotel Virginia the national Red Cross announced a 1943 war fund goal of 125 million dollars with Quachite parish allocated 42000. M C McDonald chairs the parish drive as the local committee of Mc Donald Strauss Kellogg Touchstone and EB Gibson directs efforts. Ron Campbell named publicity chairman as plans proceed.
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Red Cross
Virginia
National Red Cross
Quachite Parish
M. C. McDonald
Mr. McDonald
C. M. Strauss
R. D. Kellogg
H. K. Touchstone
EB. C. Gibson
Moany
Ron Campbell
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone
Girl Ends Life After Canary Death In Farm Incident
In Sodus New York 13 year old Jennie Lewis killed herself with a shotgun after a stray cat killed her yellow canary as it fluttered away Jennie left a note for her mother grieving the loss and then took her own life Covener Arthur Besemer reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sodus
N. Y
Jennie Lewis
Jennie
Wayne County
Arthur Besemer
Allied Forces Drive West Toward Tunisia From Tripoli
British eighth army advances from Tripoli reach Zauia while Fighting French units arrive in Tripoli to join a push toward the Tunisian front. Axis airfields in southern Tunisia are targeted as American and Allied forces press the Mareth line and Ousseltia sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tripoli
Rommel
Eighth Army
Zauia
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Taniman
Ousseltia
Sicily
Avola
Syracuse
Cairo
Tuenisia
Medenine
Ben Gardane
von Arnim
Maknassy
Mareth
Navy subcommittee probes alleged Sunday work refusal
A five member House naval sub committee was named to probe a Beacon Journal report that Guadalcanal Marines loaded a ship due to merchant seamen refusing to work on Sunday. The panel, led by Chairman Vinson, will seek names of marines and forward findings within ten days.
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Washington
House
Naval
Guadalcanal
Akron
Beacon Journal
Magnusen
Morrman
North Carolina
Hebert
Louisiana
Anderson
California
Smith
Maine
Vinson
Georgia
Aad
James V. Forrestal
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Uni
Unio
Navy
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