Veterans Protest Exclusion In War Industry Unions
A letter from a 20 year hoisting engineer reveals repeated rejections from Local International Union of Operating Engineers preventing membership for a Marine Corps veteran. He cites hostile bias and political protection hindering his return to work at steel plants despite honorable discharge and wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interational Union of Operating Engineers
United States Marine Corps
France
Theiladelphia Navy Yard
Union
Roosevelt proposes postwar united nations crime commission
President Roosevelt said the United States would cooperate with Britain and others to establish a united nations investigating commission after the war to pursue war criminals. He stressed punishment for ring leaders and that surrender of war criminals would be sought, while mass reprisals would not be used.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Nations Commission
United Nations
Stephen Early
Stephen Early, Who Distributed Mr. Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Willkie Calls For All-Out Armed Offensive Everywhere
In Chungking Wendell Willkie urged the United Nations to wage an all-out armed offensive everywhere. He said he would dedicate his life to a post-war world with free governments and that the time has come for a united action. He emphasized his personal independence in making these statements.
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Chungking
Wendell Smllkie
United Nations
Willkie
Roosevelt
Therm
Navy gains on submarine menace praised by U S senators
In Miami Florida Senator Mead and Senator Andrews spoke during a trials event for two war sized craft intended for submarine chaser work. They praised naval performance since Pearl Harbor noting unity of command and noting victories at the Coral Sea Midway and Makassar Strait and saying the war picture looks better today.
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Miami
Fla
Jay M. Mead
New York
United States Navy
Florida
General Appropriations Committee
Truman Committee
Small Business Committee
Andrews
Praval Affairs
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Macassar Straits
Coral Sea
Midway
Clarifying Steps in US Russia Aid Policy
President Roosevelt announced Ambassador Standley will return from Moscow with military and naval attaches to clarify misunderstandings in the lend lease program to Russia. He also noted Willkie's second front demand did not warrant reading the headlines. Also returning to Washington are other diplomats including Laurence Steinhardt.
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Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
United States
William H. Standley
Soviet Union
Moscow
Wendell Willkie
Standley
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Turkey
Spares Wife Grief and Gets Good News
In Tulsa on October 7 Jack Spears faced whether to tell his wife of a navy telegram reporting son Donald killed in action. Earlier their 13 year old daughter Barbara Jean died, nearly driving Mrs. Spears to collapse. A second telegram later arrived saying Donald arrived Charlestown navy yard and all is well.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jack Spears
Navy Department
Donald
Barbara Jean
War victory in year seen by economist
Chicago economist Dr. Mel chior Palyi predicted September marked the turning point of World War II in favor of the Allies and that victory would come within about a year. He warned Germany could collapse if 25 percent of its production was halted by bombing while fighting on multiple fronts.
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Chicago
Melchior Palyi
Germany
Palyi
National Restaurant Association
Egypt
Stalingrad
Russia
Reichsbaunk
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
University of Chicago
Europe
British Raid Tobruk and Bengasi Strikes Reported
British patrols raided and destroyed a garrison at an Axis strong point while R A F bombers hit Tobruk and Bengasi ports. Fighter bombers attacked transport and camps in all sectors. seaplane base at Bomba was attacked and one three engined seaplane set on fire. Four British planes were lost.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Bengasi
el Alamein
Middle East
Bomba
Libya
Crete
Scrap Drive Gaining Momentum Across City Schools
City children from all schools join a wartime scrap drive aiming for $3,800 in prizes. Parishes and parochial systems compete on per capita scrap, while colored schools plan two daylong canvasses ending with a bonfire at Monroe Colored High School. Ray Pittman of the War Production Board leads the first steps to remove abandoned street car rails.
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Moon
Monroe Colored High School
Ray Pittman
Special Projects Division
War Production Board
Scrap Drive Shows Massive Metal Salvage Progress Across States
Reports from the 21 day metal salvage drive led by national newspapers indicate strong gather rates as cities and states report totals in the hundreds of millions of pounds. Pennsylvania tops per capita and tonnage with 283 770 000 pounds collected. other states list varied gains across Michigan Maryland Virginia Missouri Oklahoma West Virginia Maine Iowa Massachusetts and Alabama-Mobile among others.
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Associated Preaat
America
United Scrap Metal Drive Committee
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Maryland
Virginia
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Maine
Iowa
Massachusetts
Alabama
Mobile
Arizona
Senate Faces First Test On Big Tax Bill
The senate rejected 75 to 9 Senator La Follette’s bid to raise corporation taxes to 56 percent combined. Taft warned that steep taxation could curb initiative and wartime success. The vote followed debate over raising the normal 24 percent rate and varying surtaxes to push total corporate levies higher.
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Senate
Washington
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Taft
Ohio
House
Senate Finance Committee
French Warn Evacuations as U S Bombing Targets France
The BBC warned French civilians to evacuate work sites aiding Germany after American air attacks on occupied France. Osnabrueck suffered another RAF raid, the second on Germany and the fourth in six nights, as Parliament reviewed RAF and USAAF losses with two Flying Fortresses lost in many daylight raids.
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London
BBC
United States
France
Osnabrueck
House of Commons
RFC converts barges to fuel carriers for shortage areas
New Orleans reports 27 river cargo barges of the Federal Barge lines are being converted by the RFC defense plant corporation into petroleum carriers for charter. They will carry up to 400000 barrels of fuel and the conversion costs are about 32000 dollars per charge, with contracts already let.
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New Orleans
Federal
RFC Defense Plant Corporation
J. S. Brodie
Brodie
Guadalcanal battle looms as Japanese press for gains
Allied forces push toward Kokoda strength remains in Owen Stanley range as Australians advance toward Port Moresby. In the Solomons, Japan enlarges Guadalcanal forces under cover of darkness but loses 11 planes and a heavy cruiser while U S Marines drive toward air and sea control.
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MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley
Kokoda
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
the Solomons
Crop acreage boosts asked for 1943 production goals
The agriculture department plans higher acreages and output for 1943 despite reduced manpower and resources. Officials say needs of armed forces and Allies, especially Russia, are greater than expected, with possible civilian food consumption cuts to stretch existing supplies. Continued on Second Page
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia
News-Star-World Commended for Scrap Drive Work
Telegram from Basil B. Cobb Alexandria executive secretary salvage drive Louisiana commends the News-Star-World for aggressive leadership and parish cooperation in the school salvage drive. He says the effort will contribute to the state total and aid in national leadership and awards by Donald M. Nelson. The state conservation division conveys appreciation for the grand job.
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Basil B. Cobb
Alexandria
Louisiana
News-Star—World
Donald M. Nelson
State Conservation Division
Germans Put New Troops Into Battle
Moscow dispatches report Marshal Semeon Timoshenko’s counterdrive deepening the push between the Don and the Volga. German forces reinforce against stalwart Russian defenders as the 44th day of siege unfolds with fighting framed as trench warfare and gains for the Red Army.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Steppes
Red Star
Red Army
103 Senate candidates seek November seat sweep
Washington dispatch reports 103 candidates for the United States Senate in the November 3 election, including 28 incumbents. Governors Ralph L. Carr and George A. Wilson head slate challenges, with several former governors and lawmakers among nominees and a mix of major and minor party hopefuls across states.
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Washington
House
United States Senate
Senate
Maine
Wallace H. White, Jr
Bankhead
Alabama
Russell
Georgia
Ellender
Louisiana
Maybank
South Carolina
Glass
Virginia
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
James QC
Eastland
Mississippi
Thirty seven named for wartime education advisory group
Baton Rouge October 1 Thirty seven persons from civic business industrial and educational groups in Louisiana have been asked to serve on a wartime education advisory committee announced by Superintendent John E Coxe The first meeting is set for October 21 in the state capitol to study educational needs of military forces industry and local committees and to recommend curricular adaptations for schools and colleges during wartime and postwar adjustment.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Department of Education
John E. Coxe
State Capitol
Department Education
Bomb blast kills two in Paris theater
London dispatch says a bomb exploded in a Paris motion picture theater last night killing two people and wounding 18, according to Reuters.
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London
Woundee
Paris
Reuters
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Pegler
Britain
Tin
Mead
NAVY
Monroe Navigation School
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
T. H. Milliken
Parish
Lieber Company
Economist
Trondheim
Josef Terboyen
Terboven
Stockholm
Henry Greditseh
Harald Langhelle
Per Lykke
Roeros
Orkanger
Moresby
Stanley Mountain Pass
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