Labor Strikes Freeze Steel Plants and Raise Meat Prices
The article details a major wave of labor actions including a steel strike paralyzing plants, wage demands by unions such as United Packinghouse Workers and Meat Cutters, and proposed meat price hikes for wholesalers. President Truman comments amid rising unemployment and broad industrial disruption nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. I. O.united
A. F
L-Mest
Swift and Company
C. I. O. Union Steelworkers
Truman
U. S. Steel Corp
TAN
Goan Coto United Farm Equipment
International Harvester Company
CTO Metal Mines
Smeker Weathers
Utah
Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Crenetal Motors
Imp
Ford
Jach Chrys Sl Corp
Chryste
Pearl Harbor Imbroglio Haunts War Dept Hearings
Testimony outlines the December 1941 alert decisions and communications around Pearl Harbor. General Short accuses the War Department of withholding crucial data and mismanaging alerts that could have mitigated losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Marshall
Hawa
Navy
Marshal
Marges
Washington
General Staff
Short
Joint Congressional Committee
Set
Pearl Harbor
Taff
Arpen Rae
Oewen
T Ter
UN confronts twin Soviet British protests at security council
UK and Greece and Indonesia face separate charges after Russia and Ukraine accuse Britain of endangering peace and meddling in Greece and Java. The United States seeks balance as Andrei Vishinsky arrives in London and the UN weighs commissions and possible council action amid Greece hostages and a rising crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNO
Britain
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Iran
Russia
World Peace Agency
United States
Security Council
Greece
Java
United Nations
Ernest Bevin
Indonesia
Andrei J. Vishinsky
London
Berlin
UNO General Assembly
Soviet Ukraine
United Nations Organization
Council
Gladwyn Jebb
Assembly
Ndonesia
Congress Cool On Extension Of Draft In Truman Program
Congress signaled lukewarm support for extending the draft beyond May 16 and showed divided views on universal military training and national defense mergers. Tax and price control proposals drew favorable reactions, while Fair Employment Practice Commission debates persisted. Pearl Harbor inquiries summoned Maj. Gen. Walter Short for testimony on Hawaii defenses in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Truman
Capitol
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Russell
Georgia
House Labor Committee
Capitol Hill
Pearl Harbor
Walter C. Short
Short
Hawaii
Greek government reacts to Russia at UN over Greece
The government was the first official to respond as Greece faced a Soviet request at the United Nations. Russia argued that British troops in Greece meddled in Greece's internal affairs. Sophoulis gave a statement in reply to an Associated Press inquiry outlining Greece position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United Nations Organization
Greece
Sophoulis
Associated Press
Occupation Policing Sparks Detentions in Japan
American troops were called out twice in two days to restore order and 35 Formosans, nine Chinese, and 17 Japanese were arrested. Trucks with food and clothing were seized, believed intended to block market sale. Kyodo News Agency warned Japanese press over censorship evasion. Allied HQ ordered a Yokohama customs office to control funds leaving Japan, with strict per‑person currency limits and bans on precious metals and art not owned by the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyodo
Council Sets 1946 as Year of Transition and Growth
The council president framed 1946 as a pivotal year of transition and acceleration. He announced a broadened program targeting greater production and marketing efficiency and vowed to attack expert problems with energy and effectiveness beyond wartime. English slapstick comedy was linked to Biblical drama in local arts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tapas
Posttran
Charman George
Geor
Senate Finance Committee
Woo Ontay
Senator Lafollette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Imadie
Geraw
Hadi
Joet
Eid Aower
Vosaki
Charles D. Herron
Sonally
Oahu
Japan
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Mar Hall
Gerow
Kimmel
Army
Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Wonder Bait Kids
Fred
Eng
Dr. Caldwell
Oye
Annie Laurie
Bloomsburg
Silverstein
Ilverstein
Louisiana
Voung Alteration Shop
Kusin
Colorado
Monroe
DECCA
Victor—Majestic
Appliance and Service CO
J. Leon Dennis
Mr. Harbuck
Walnut St
Wreeeel
Inasiat
Weinz
Calvert
Sa Tatit
Calvert Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!