Westbrook Pegler on Lewis and the government strike dispute
Westbrook Pegler argues John L. Lewis did not strike the government but accuses New Deal era editors and union bosses of misrepresenting events. He claims the government seized mine properties as a pretext to challenge miners and insists the miners did not strike the government or their employer, challenging claims of confiscation and legality. He recalls past coal strikes and organizational threats linked to C I O and notes.
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Uenver
John L. Lewis
United States
New Deal
Ftml
Lewis
Moyer
United O Ho L
C. 1.O
Pennsylvania
Emtes
Healthy 4-H Group Chooses National Representatives
In Baton Rouge Louisiana the annual 4-H health contest crowned top 4-Hers. Lafourche parish led with Norma Falgout and Frances Per as coordinators while Rapides, Caddo placed well. Winners include Pat Bella Jefferson Par Arthur Exscnde and Evelyn Aa n East Baton Rouge Maydla Weils on Emily Joyce Cannon Cameron. Betty Joyce Stephesybherville named healthiest boy and girl to compete nationally. Rapides finished second, Caddo third.
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Wey
Pat Bella Jefferson Par Arthur Exscnde
Evangeline
Miller
Cameron
Evelyn Aan
East Baton Rouge
Maydla Weilson
Emily Joyce Cannon
Betty Joyce Stephesybherville
Cher
Lafourche Parish
Norma Falgout
Frances Per
Rapides Parish
Caddo
Clifton Diaz
Mary Parkbill
Rapides
Vincent
John Bartth
Demonatra
Marion Broussard
D Paul Champagne
Winne
Assumption Te
Dairy
Stimson Denies WAAC Rumors as False Attacks
Secretary of War Stimson dismissed sinister rumors about the WAACs as acutely and completely false. He warned that unfounded charges of immorality and claims the War Department approved contraceptives or protective equipment would harm recruiting, damage the corps’ reputation, and aid the enemy.
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Ashington
Stimson
Waacsough
War Department
Recognition of Ramirez Begun in South American States
The provisional Ramirez government in Buenos Aires gains surface support as four Latin nations Bolivia Paraguay Chile and possibly Uruguay recognize the regime. Spain reportedly followed, while Argentina factions show growing backing amid unrest. Mendoza province faces direct intervention as Col Humberto Suma Molina is ordered to quell perceived uprisings.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez Coneno
Foreign Office
Brent
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chile
Madrid
Spain
Montevideo
Uruguay
Ratoon S Cuetillo
Ramirez
Mendoza
Ramirez Forcrs
Humberto Suma Molina
Castillo
Argentina
Draft prospects for fathers under wartime conscription
Washington reports draft age fathers face a roughly 17 percent chance of induction this year with chances falling next year unless casualties surge. Occupational and child status deferments shape the pool, as about six million nonfarm fathers exist and about 1.3 million are needed overall from August onward amid exams and medical checks.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service
Mrs Howard Freed In Slaying Of Tulsa Woman
In Tulsa Oklahoma Mrs Eila B Howard was acquitted yesterday of killing Mrs T Earl Simmons wife of a wealthy oilman who had given her diamonds and money. The Fort Worth divorcee wept as jurors found her not guilty after an hour and a half of deliberation. She said she would lead a quiet life with her two children and her mother, while Simmons had testified he gave her twenty two thousand dollars and other gifts.
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Tulsa
Okla
T. Earl Simmons
Eila B Howard
Fort Worth
Mrs. Simmons
Mayo
Simmons
Mrs. Howard
Oras B. Shaw
Louis Howard, Jr
Finland accedes to Nazi pressure over Finnish SS unit
Stockholm's Dagens Nyheter reports Finland yielded to German pressure and recruited replacements for fit Finns who returned from the Russian front with the Finnish SS battalion. Nearly half of the 1,400 men were killed or invalided, initial refusals gave way to a compromise, and Finland fears being drawn deeper as Germany sinks.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Finland
Germany
Russian Nazi Planes Battle Over Moscow Fronts
Air battles intensified across front lines as German and Soviet aircraft clashed near Moscow Don river vally and Smolensk. Reports say dozens of German planes shot down, Soviet defenses strong, with casualties on both sides and minor land action around Kursk and Leningrad.
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Moscow
Bataisk
RossBy
Don River
Don
Junkers
Heinkel
Donbasin
Volkhov Front
Leningrad
Kursk
Pravda
Communist Party
Richard Hagerman
France
England
Smolensk
Lishchansk
Donets
Two Sailors Save Girl From Bears At San Diego Zoo
In San Diego California on June 10 two sailors leaped into a bear pit at the zoo and fought three Malayan sun bears to rescue 13 year old Joyce Howlett who had climbed a fence and moat entry. The rescuers W H Fields and Leon Chrisk rutz initially fought the bears with clubs then used a hose to subdue them.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
Joyce Howlett
Zoo
Belle Benchley
W. H. Fields
Aviation
Leon Chriskrutz
Naval Training Station
U S Doubles Air Fleet In Europe
London June 10 The Eighth United States Air Force will operate a larger bomber force in England this summer matching RAF strength by fall Major General Ira C Eaker said in London press briefing The USAAF in Britain has grown from 15 to percent monthly and will double from March to October Fortress and Liberator fleets will carry daylight precision raids while fighters and medium bombers expand readiness to support the Allied invasion Bombing losses in May were under four percent with over 1600 heavy bombers raiding and 2800 tons dropped on 19 targets Forty two big bombers were lost and US forces claimed 359 enemy aircraft destroyed or probably destroyed in May"}
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London
United States Air Force
England
Germany
Ira C. Eaker
Eaker
United States A. A. F
Britain
Baker
Europe
Fortress
Oil Wells Flooded as Sabine River Rises in East Texas
Hundreds of oil wells were flooded in an east Texas field as the Sabine River swelled beyond banks in Wood Van Zandt and Smith counties. In Gladewater the river reached 39.5 feet at 9 am, two feet above prior records, with a crest expected near 41 feet by evening. Major highways from Gladewater were blocked and traffic halted on US 271 US 80 and the state highway to Kilgore business and farmland disrupted. Mayor C W Cumbie of Hawkins noted thousands of acres of farmland affected as the story continued on Ninth Page.
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Associated Press
East Texas
Sabine
Wood
van Zandt
Smith
Gladewater
United States
Three Chinese Bayoneted Survive Japanese Atrocities Reach American Base
Three Chinese soldiers from the fifth army crawled into an Indian base after a brutal retreat through Burma. Severely wounded, they endured starvation and infection, aided by American, British, and Chinese officers. They survived by faith in American doctors and intend to continue fighting the Japanese.
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India
Fifth Army
Shinghwiyang
Burma
Liu Ping Wu
Colorful Navy color girl named for June ceremonies
Marilyn Sandquist, 18, of Chicago, chosen as the navy's color girl for United States Naval Academy June week in Annapolis. She will trade the nations colors for a kiss with the commander of the top company, Midshipman George F. Jubb of Corpus Christi, Texas. Her identity was kept secret until hours before Tuesday's ceremony.
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Marilyn Sandquist
Chicago
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
George F. Jubb
Corpus Christi
Tex
Curtin signals shift from defense to possible attack in Pacific
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin announced that allied strategy in the southwest Pacific may move from defense to limited or full scale offensive against Japan. He spoke after meetings with General Douglas MacArthur in Sydney on June 7, describing the day as productive. The statement followed discussions on strategy agreed in Washington by Churchill and Roosevelt and is set against ongoing difficult holding operations.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Southwest
Pacific
Curtin
Sydney
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
Three German POWs captured near Temple Texas
Six German prisoners of war escaped from North Camp Hood. Two were captured by Sheriff Bigham near Belton, while Ludwig Jung and Harold Stallebsen remained at large. Hans Masseeur was also reported recaptured at Flat, Texas. The escapees included former college students who spoke English.
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Temple Tex
Camp Hood
Texas
Ludwig Jung
Harold Stallebsen
Jung
Staileidjen
Adolph Bodenberg
Rolf Zeischang
Invasion Hints From British Paper Amid War Tide
London reports mark third anniversary of Italy entering the war with Pantelleria threatened by renewed bombardment and possible Allied landings. Officials note surrender demand and bombardment while Rome radio claims resisting garrison. Sicily Sardinia and Czech reactions mark broader turbulence.
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London
Italy
Mediterranean
Mass Japanese endown lives on Attu in final assault
On Attu on May 30 1943 American forces repulsed a last major Japanese counterattack. Surviving Japanese killed themselves with grenades to avoid surrender as hundreds were slaughtered in renewed fighting near Corie’s Lake. The assault began at 4 am and temporarily regained positions before the Americans routed them.
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Corif Slake
Attu
Cories Lake
Bombing Attacks Upsetting Nazis Declare War Nerves Strain
Stockholm report cites Nazi circles saying allied bombardment harms Reich morale more than invasion nerves. Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter calls it a serious matter while informed circles note European fortress readiness and that daily air sorties weaken British more than Germans.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Stockholms Tidningen
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Voelkia« Ter Beobachter
Germany
Allied Air Attacks Pummel Pantelleria and Sicily
Allied air forces pressed the Mediterranean offensive with raids on Pantelleria and Sicily while British Commandos tested Lampedusa's defenses. The operation left light casualties, with ships unharmed, and reported enemy losses of twelve planes during Pantelleria and three by American bombers.
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Allized
North Africa
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Sicily
Lampedusa
Cairo
Gerbini
Catania
Coal Workers Face Fines Under June Walkout
Secretary Ickes announced miners who joined the June 17 walkout from government pits will be fined per contract terms, typically one dollar per day. About 530,000 United Mine Workers were cut from June 1 to 5, making them liable for five dollar fines for the five days absent. Fines go to selected charities and may recur if further walkouts occur around the current truce deadline.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Broad No-Strike Bill Emerges in Washington
A sweeping antistrike bill seeks presidential power to take over mines or plants amid work stoppages, outlaws strikes or lockouts in such cases, creates a War Labor Board with subpoena powers, and requires prior notice to labor authorities and a 36 day cooling period tied to a secret ballot. The measure faces quick House action and unclear presidential stance while coal wage disputes loom as a primary focus.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
WLB
Secretary of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
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Lin Sung Lin
Wei Hei Feng
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