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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1944

Page

6

Tieups Plague (Continued from First Page) as UAW CIO strike saga unfolds

The stoppages sparked racial tension in Philadelphia with 10 000 police on duty after window smashings and clashes between whites and Negroes. Detroit sees labor unrest with 4000 at Kelsey Hayes ruled a lockout, and relief actions by unions and officials. Other plants face walkouts, badge disputes, and workers returning in various cities.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Transportation Company C. I. O. Transport Workers Union Bernard Samuel Detroit War Labor Board United Auto Workers Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company WLB General Motors Chevrolet Gear and Axle Briggs Manufacturing Company Wayne, Mich

Allies plan to administer Germany after surrender

A joint military commission would civilize Germany and restore civil authorities. Disarming Germany and shutting armament works are required. The initial period could bring Berlin under one army or rapid overrun by one side. Officials hope Hitler may still be alive to sign surrender, with war criminals handed to the Allies for trial.

Germany Berlin Hitler

Deaths in Jerome Bastrop and Bacon Oklahoma Items

Obituaries note Don R. McCoy 78 of Jerome dies in a Lake Village hospital with funeral at Jones Funeral Home Hamburg Ark and burial in Portland Ark. C N Dalton Bastrop insurance real estate man dies at home. service at Bastrop Methodist Church with pallbearers. Robert M Bacon 38 WW II veteran dies in Prescott Arizona. funeral at Bastrop Methodist Church with listed pallbearers.

Jerome Don R. McCoy Lake Village Ark Jones Hamburg Portland W. T Bernice Georgia McCoy Monroe Opal Golson West Monroe Willie Mae Caldwell Pine Bluff Marion Crawford Laurel Miss James McCoy Johnny Bernard Earl McCoy M.W. McCoy Hamlet McCoy Camden L. D. McCoy New Willard Tex J. A. Avant el Dorado J. B. McCoy John James Bearden Levi Norman Pineville Bastrop C. N. Dalton Mr. Dalton Myrtle Caldwell Dalton J. T. Dalton Emmett Dorman Justine Dorman James H. Dorman Ouachita- Morehouse Frank Dorman Eunice Newton B. C. Hall Abbeville Methodist Church H. M. Bennett Jowny Harper Robinson Funeral Home Ferdinand Wolff James Madison Arthur McMeans W. C. Hornsby W. T. Smith M. V. Orr W. A. Page Leroy Mattison Robert M'Farland Bacon Robert McFarland Bacon Whipple Veterans Hospital Prescott Ariz Robert Bacon C. J. Bacon Charles Bacon Donald Bacon Mel Rouge Clara Walker Floyd McLeod St. Mary, Fla Evelyn Morrow Ed Crowley W. D .Loftin Cy Melton J. B. Rawlinson Jr Jack McKwain Jo Jo Turpin O. L. Bowman William Montgomery

Truman resigns from vice presidential committee role

The Democratic vice presidential nominee announces he will resign as head of the senate committee amid calls to replace him. He says he does not want any shadow of political influence on committee activities as it meets again to pick a new chair.

Wallace Senate Truman Hatch New Mexico Mead New York Harry John W. Bricker Dewey Brewster Maine Ferguson Michigan Burton Ohio Ball Minnesota Roosevelt

Ally advances prompt new Guam drive after Saipan talks

ANOTHER GUAM off Dutch New Guinea, and 300 more prisoners were taken. Allied planes sank a 5,000-ton Japanese freighter west of New Guinea and hit Japanese positions from the Netherlands East Indies to the bypassed Marshalls. At Truk, three intercepting enemy planes were shot down. Maj. Gen. A. D. Bruce received congratulations from Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith for the 77th division’s tactical ability and cooperation after capturing Mt. Tenjo on July 27, opening a drive to Guam’s east coast that split Japanese forces. One army general at Saipan was replaced after disagreement with Smith on tactics.

Dutch New Guinea New Guinea Netherlands East Indies Marshalls Truk Guam A. D. Bruce Holland M. Smith Fleet Marine Forces Pacific Mt. Tenjo Saipan Smith

Allied Drive Expands Across Brittany and Normandy Fronts

Allied forces push across Brittany with Canadian and American units striking toward Caen and Saint Malo while British spearheads reach Villers Bocage. Deep advances threaten German rear areas as tanks, air and artillery bombardments intensify the push into western France.

Bay of St. Michel Normandy Brittany Dinan St. Malo Brest Rennes St. Nazaire Loire River Pontorson Tilly-le-Campagne Caen Miles C. Dempsey France Bradley Roncey-Gavray Avranches Vire Aunay Villers-Bocage Guenther von Kluge Berlin No Man’s Land

Kilgore pushes federal standards for unemployment pay

Senator Kilgore of West Virginia proposes a federal framework setting weekly unemployment benefits from 12 to 35 dollars as part of a broader bill. The measure seeks a war mobilization director with authority over transition and demobilization and would fund state insurance banks via a federal loan pool.

George Kilgore West Virginia Murray Montana Truman Missouri Revercomb Congress

Gore Faces Primary Vote Over Congress Or Army Service

In Tennessee Fourth District Democratic primary voters decide whether Albert Gore will seek a fourth term in Congress or pursue active duty in the army as urged by President Roosevelt. Gore cites public interest while opponent W. H. Turner, backed by Alvin York, frames the issue around Gore’s reserve status and military service. The seat was formerly held by Cordell Hull.

Nashville Tenn Tennessee Albert Gore Congress Roosevelt Gore W. H. Turner Alvin York Turner France Cordell Hull

Allied advances and Nazi retaliation amid Italy and France fighting

Allied forces pushed German positions near Florence and Monte Maggio as British and South African units drive the enemy back. American heavy bombers pounded targets in the Rhone valley while Italian-based planes hit German supply lines in the Po valley. Nine Allied aircraft were lost and two enemy planes destroyed.

San Ubaldo Gubbio Strada Florence Monte Maggio Monte Scalari Rhone Valley France Italy

Dies urges laws to separate New Deal groups from public payroll

Senator dies asserts a committee found no criminal conduct by the P A C but calls for legislation to divorce the government from the C I O and to bar active P A C members from federal jobs. He proposes a penitentiary offense for holding a federal post while active in the P A C and says the setup is a political racket.

Baltimore Sun backs Dewey for president in 1944

The Baltimore Sun announces its support for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York as the Republican presidential candidate. It notes a history of backing different candidates in past elections including McKinley in 1896 and Willkie in 1940, and Roosevelt in 1932.

Baltimore Baltimore Sun Thomas E. Dewey New York Independent Democratic William McKinley William Jennings Bryan Wendell Willkie Roosevelt the Sun Mr. Roosevelt

Flying bombs hammer London as toll rises in longest assault

Luftwaffe flying bombs struck London and southern England in a 12 to 14 hour assault. At least 18 killed in the latest raids, raising the death toll to 4 753 as hospitals, homes, and a mortuary suffered direct hits and rescuers battled debris and water damage.

London England Channel

Coast Gunners In Action Amid Bombardment And Explosions

In heavy action both coastal divisions battled flying bombs detonating aloft and in the sea. A second hospital was damaged by an explosion nearby, patients evacuated with no casualties. Building damage estimated at $600.

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