Rogue’s gallery in union ranks cited by critics
The article cites claims that a large portion of union officials have criminal records, or have held illicit posts. It notes Newark grand jury indictments of 17 individuals and three liquor firms for running a black market diet. Benjamin Foss, linked to the Wine Liquor Distillery Workers union, is mentioned with a history of larceny charges and federal conspiracy convictions.
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Will Green
American Federation ‘Labor
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N. J
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New York
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Roosevelt fourth term push grows amid party activity
Associated Press reports 582 votes pledged for a fourth term, 589 needed for renomination on the first ballot at the July Democratic convention in Chicago. Washington and Florida delegates, plus a Tennessee convention, shape weeklong party actions as Roosevelt faces internal pressure and talks with Senator Wheeler amid a split in Democratic ranks.
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Associated Press
Sident
Roosevelt
Jago
Washington
Tennesare Republi
Florida
Andrews
Socrat
Ashington
Wheeler
Ocrat
Montana
Harmony Campaign
Ind Party
Roose
Congressional Democrats
German air raid shells Anzin beachhead as Fifth Army fights
An Allied dispatch reports a German barrage around Anzin beachhead reaching a new peak with about 4000 shells in half an hour. Fifteenth German planes raided the head port area but caused limited damage as Eighth Army troops held positions inland 23 miles from Monte Cassino amid indirect fire and ground combat.
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Anzin Bea
Fifth Army
Anmy
Thee
Worfake
Cassino
Ciluterna
Red W Dozer
Cistertia
Corps of Liberation
Italan
British drive back Japanese. Burma front death toll hits twenty thousand
Southeast Asia scene in May reports Allied communique tallies 15 000 Japanese dead since February 1 across Arkan front Imphal Kohima and behind lines with 6 100 killed in Imphal advance. Stilwell’s Chinese forces seize two villages east of Mogaung valley while air and tank actions support operations. Japan’s total casualties far exceed Allied losses not disclosed. Separate note: Jena council member O J Evans appointed after W D Hodges resignation in Baton Rouge.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Arkan
Burma
Imphal
Kohima
Chindit
Joseph W. Stilwell
Japan
Indian
India
Stilwell
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Palel
Iril
Kanglatonghi
Mogaung Valley
Kalewa
United States
Aungban
Kangaung
Ward dispute unsettled tensions rise in Chicago
The two year old Montgomery Ward C I O labor fight seeks a new extended contract as federal seizure and court actions loom. Board chairman Sewell Avery governs Ward under federal control while the union reports a bargaining victory but main issues remain unsettled. Washington and Chicago officials indicate negotiations will continue with lawsuits pending on maintenance of membership and the right to operate under federal orders.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Sewell L. Avery
C.I. 0
Avery
William H. Holly
Wards
Roosevelt
Henry Anderson
United Mail Order
Wac Labor Board
WLB
Samuel Wolchok
Returned interned American says Germany remains strong
Ex interned American Henry Wormer reports to Texas readers that morale in Germany is high and living conditions are good. He notes Germany controls much of Europe, reveals long Nazi propaganda has shaped youth, and warns Americans face a hard ongoing struggle. He plans further European travel after his Texas visit.
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Palestine
University of Tekes
Wety
Pont Tatier
Menry
Texas
Germany
Beewk Parwearn
Vick
Janeth Heery
Europe
Ted Press
Pratee
Hitler
Reich
A P Named to Announce D Day News
York officials designate the Associated Press as the official source for proclaiming York’s hour of prayer on D day. Mayor John L. Snyder appoints E B Williamson of the York Dispatch to transmit invasion news to the Manufacturers Association, the Chamber of Commerce and city hall.
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York
Associated Press
John L. Snyder
E. B. Williamson
York Dispatch
Manufacturers Association
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Forrestal Seen As Next Navy Chief After Approval
Washington May 11 President Roosevelt’s proposal to elevate James V. Forrestal to secretary of the Navy faced swift Senate approval. Forrestal, veteran undersecretary who led wartime production efforts, would become a cabinet member and chief naval spokesman while continuing to push ship and weapon deliveries on schedule.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Navy Department
Forrestal
Frank Knox
Publc
Indoor helicopter flight demonstrated at Buffalo armory
At the 65th Regiment Armory in Buffalo New York a Bell Aircraft helicopter performed takeoff hover and landing indoors under a 60 foot ceiling. Company president Lawrence Bell called it the first indoor helicopter flight in America designed to show restricted area maneuverability for air patrol use.
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Buffalo
WN. Y
65Th Regiment Armory
Bell
Lawrente D Bell
America
Cougery
He Weld
Giva Air Patrol
Arthur Young
Hendeweh Felke
Berlin
Germany
Canadian PM Praises U S Harmony in London Speech
In a joint Lords and Commons address, Mackenzie King lauded the Canada United States partnership as the finest example of a small nation thriving with a powerful neighbor. He cited joint defense and resource pooling as boosting North American security and urged sustained cooperation for peace and wartime victory. He paid tribute to Britain's sacrifice in the Battle of Britain and praised its lasting impact on global freedom and Commonwealth unity.
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London
Mackenzie King
Canada
United States
North American
King
House of Lords
House of Commons
British Commonwealth
United Nations
England
Britain
Commonwealth
Red Cross flood survey begins in Louisiana parishes
Red Cross investigators start a survey of high water in Rapides Grant Catahoula Concordia and LaSalle parishes to determine needed regional headquarters and aid for families along the Red Ouachita Little and Black rivers. Miss Fannie May Iravet says hundreds of families have been advised to evacuate and live in refugee tents if no housing is available. River levels were at 37.6 feet, 5.6 feet above flood stage and near crest forecasts.
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Alexandria
Red Cross
Rapides
Grant
Catahoula
Concordia
LaSalle
Red
Ouachita
Little
Black
North Louisiana
Fannie May Iravet
Atlanta
Japanese Drive Reaches Yellow River in Henan Front
Chinese dispatches say Japanese forces crossed the Yellow River near Yuanchu 45 miles from Loyang and threatened to outflank defenders of Loyang and Sian as Tokyo widens a north Henan push. The Peiping Hankow railway may fall under complete Japanese control, with fighting described as bitter and ongoing. The focus centers on a possible westward advance toward Chungking and Szechwan, while reinforcements and railway tunnels near Loyang loom as strategic risks.
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Chungking
Henan
Yellow River
Shansi
Loyang
Yuanchu
Sian
Shensi
Szechwan
Peiping-Hankow
Nazi Vessels Sunk as Soviets Press Sevastopol Stand
Russian war planes in the Black Sea region sank two 4,000 ton transports and several enemy craft as Sevastopol’s defense continued on the Crimean coast. Soviet engineers raced to restore the base while Germany and Romania reportedly held a small beachhead at the western tip.
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London
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Crimean
Gomse
I Sunita
Crimea
Ukraine
Marshal Stalin
Moscow Radio
Liberation of 707 Japanese-held prisoners announced
Allied forces freed 707 prisoners of war in New Guinea led by Gen Douglas MacArthur. Among the liberated were 462 Sikhs from Malaya, 86 Javanese and numerous Americans Australians Chinese Dutch Filipinos and others. Descriptions detail brutal treatment including violence and executions in the Japanese camps.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Malaya
Admiralty Islands
Department of Information
Singapore
Jemedar Siingara Singh
Lance Neik Gurman Singh
Havildar Bahadur Khan
Me Bahadur Khan
Shreveport flier brings plane home after collision
A Liberator bomber base in southern Italy reports May 1944 action when Big Fat Mama returning from a raid over northern Italy collided with another B-24. Crews bailed, bombardier and navigator parachuted, pilot Wingfield guided the damaged craft to land, with crew recalling dramatic near-misses and a graceful recovery despite the crash.
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Italy
Corsica
Fost
Robert L. Wingfield
Ratcliff Street
Shreveport
Michael B
Borutinikiewicy
Amsterdam
N. Y
Tam
Borotioskiewicz
Allied air fleets intensify pre invasion raid across western Europe
Allied bombers from Britain and the United States staged a massive 27th day offensive against German rail hubs and airfields in France Belgium and Hungary. American Liberators Marauders and Havocs joined heavy bombers in targets at Beau mont le Roger Cormeilles en Vezin Lens Lille Ghent Courtrai and Ludwigs hafen while Mosquitoes dropped 4000 pound bombs and mines were laid in enemy waters.
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London
Hitler
France
Paris
Austin Bealmear
Euerope
Budapest
Italy
Ninth Air Force
Beaumont-Le-Roger
Cormeilles-En- Vezin
Britain
Europe
English Channel
Calais
Folkesstone
Berlin
Geremany
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Kunin
Air Ministry
Lens
Lille
Ghent
Courtrai
Belgium
Ludwigeshafen
Germany
Wheeler Opposes Fourth Term After White House Talks
Senator Wheeler of Montana, a Democrat, says he remains against a third or fourth term for any president. He spoke with President Roosevelt at the White House for about 45 minutes, denying politics came up as they discussed postwar communications. Wheeler, arranging a Capitol centennial event, noted friendship with Roosevelt in earlier terms and recalled the court reform clash. Gandhi Released Returns to Bombay After Internee Haul. Poona to Bombay line. Gandhi travels toward Juhu to stay at a seaside resort temporarily.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
White House
Montanan
Capitol
E. M. Watson
Senate
Bombay
India
Mowadas K. Gandhi
Intertie Bastek
Poona
Juhu
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