Kaiser and Unions in West Coast Shipyards Tale
Westbrook Pegler critiques Henry Kaiser and unions in 1941 shipyard labor disputes. He alleges Kaiser favors closed shop deals with the A F L in Portland and later joints with C I O Ship Builders, accusing union leaders of graft and mismanagement tied to insurance methods and yard leverage. He mentions Ruth Meyers and Franklin figures, claiming influence over contracts, layoffs, and insurance defaults amid wartime labor tensions.
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Henry Kaiser
A. F. of
L. Boilermakers
West
Ruth Meyers
Kaiser
U. S. Congress
Boilermakers
A. F. of L
Portland
Ore
Vard
Mise Meyers Weys
Ibbie
Kan
J A Franklin
Harold
Franklins
Dee
Executive Council
Bel
Witter
WuTaner Company
German Drive Costs Heavily In Ukraine Retreat
Moscow reports that the Red army abandoned ground in the Zhitomir Korostyshev sector near Kiev due to stiff Nazi counterattacks and severe weather. The drive allegedly cost Germany 1500 casualties plus tanks and vehicles, with London dispatches claiming up to 150000 German troops engaged in the Zhytomyr counterattack.
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Henry €. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Zhitomir-Korostyshev
Kiev
Stalingrad
Zhotomir
Fustay
London
Tenke
Niklas Vatutin
Grat
RAF raids hit Ludwigshafen and other German targets
American Liberator bombers struck Ludwigshafen along with earlier attacks on industrial sites in Norway and Berlin. RAF heavy bombers returned to Germany with missions over Ludwigshafen, Bremen, and the Rhineland, while losses totaled one bomber for the Allies in compare to twelve on a prior Ludwigshafen raid.
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London
Norway
Hitler
Ludwigshafen
Rkukan
Oslo
Knasen
Rhineland
Berlin
Germany
Duesseldorf
Hamburg
Mt. Denis
Mondane
France
Strong Nazi line in Italy blocks Rome advance
Nov 1 report says German forces have pulled back to the Cassino to Rome valley line along the Fifth Army front while fortifying pill boxes and trenches. American and British patrols probe the winter line as heavy rains swell rivers and reduce movement amid expected bitter battles to clear the hills.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Garigliano
Rome
Winier
Rocky Mountains
Salerno
Cassino
Eighth Army
Apers Criticize Defeat at Leros
An AP dispatch from London reports British and other papers criticized the defeat at Leros. The Herald urged official action, while the News Chronicle blamed a blunder. Daily Mail warned of negative effects on neutrals and satellites.
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APERS
Leros
Allied bombers speed up attacks on Japanese bases
Allied air crews intensified raids across New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Bougainville, and Hong Kong targets. Reports claim sinking of enemy ships off New Guinea and off New Britain, plus strikes on harbor and air installations. Tokyo radio downplays losses amid claims of new air sea victories while Tokyo suffers utilities disruption and wider damage on Javon island.
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Astocmed
Japan
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
New Britain
Bougainville
Hong Kong
Liberator
United States
14Th Ear Force
Tokyo Radio
Ageitat
Manila
Javon Island
Hideki Toye
Tokyo
Rich in Italy Reaps Harvest as Prices Soar
In occupied Italy under Allied administration, shopkeepers exploit wartime hunger, selling luxury goods to soldiers at inflated prices while basic items soar. Black market money floods food and essentials. AMG controls fears inflation yet hardship persists for Italian workers facing steep clothing and commodity costs.
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Italy
Jukaiden
North Africa
AMG
Hull speaks to Congress on world peace effort
Cordell Hull, 72, addressed a joint session of Congress from the House floor, hailed as a hero as he reported Moscow declarations lay a foundation for a world freed from destructive forces of international anarchy. He praised Stalin as a great statesman, urged unity with nations for peace and security, and noted the United Nations were on the offensive in the war effort.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Congress
Moscow
House
Senate
Hull
Rayburn
Wallace
United Nations
Capitol
Nazis Attack Samos Island As New Aegean Strike
London Nov 18 The German aerial assault moves from Leros to Samos near the Aegean front. Berlin radio reports bombers and dive bombers hitting military targets on the Greek island, which lies less than 20 miles north of Leros, now fallen. Morning papers criticize the loss and call for a full official explanation.
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London
Leros
Samos
Aegean
Greek
The
Herald
Beatings Told by Witnesses in Towns Milam Trial
Two witnesses for the state testified in the trial of A M Towns and J D Milam ex prison officials accused in the murder of 11 year old Willie Hopkins Thompson. Robert H Thompson said he was within 100 feet of the boy most of the day Friday and demonstrated Milams beating method. Joe Stout a fellow prisoner testified Milam repeatedly beat Hopkins from morning till afternoon at a cemetery and later at a canal ditch while the boy cried for mercy.
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Robert H. Thompson
Joe Stout
A.M. Towns
J. D Milam
Willie Hopkins Thompson
Quachita Parish
Young Hopkins
Thompson
Willie Hopkins
Bend
Milam
Stout
Hopkins
Doughboys in front lines observe Christmas in Italy
In the Novil area near Venafro Italy American doughboys in the front lines receive Christmas packages from home. Mail arrives by jeep mule train and hand with candy cigarettes cakes and bedsheets. Soldiers say they ignore the no open until Christmas rule eagerly packing and sending gifts to family and friends while awaiting Christmas amid mud and rain.
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Don Whitehead
Fifth Army
Venafro
Italy
Novil
Maine
California
Truch
Herman Sumner
Cranberry
W. Va
Thomas Wallace
Walnut
Louis Laudone
New London
Conn
Landone
John Boyd
Sparta
Tenn
Delayed Allied Move to Far East Warned by General Dewing
Major General R H Dewing warned of a long delay between Europe’s war end and assembling Allied forces for a strike on Japan. He said time was needed to concentrate units for the second front in Europe and for redeployment to the Far East, noting Germany and Japan rely on prolonging the war and Allied discord.
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Melbourne
Australia
Europe
Japan
R. H. Dewing
North African
Far East
Germany
Dewing
Soviet View on Small European States
Izvestia argues for a transition period for postwar small European states to determine their futures and opposes any federation against Russia. The article states the Soviet position was presented at a foreign secretaries conference and met with no objections from the United States or Great Britain, warning that premature tie ups could bring dangerous consequences for those nations and Europe’s peace.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Paratrooper Survives 700-Foot Fall After Chute Fails
William Robson of Burlington Ontario recounts a near death in northwest England during parachute training when his chute opened only two feet wide. He tumbled 700 feet, thinking of his mother and girlfriend, then crashed and survived with multiple fractures and a possible lifelong disability. Medical officers say he will recover except for lasting left leg issues.
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Britain
William Robson
Burlington
Robson
England
Treasury faces no tax hike push despite new revenue bill
Washington reports chairmen George of the senate finance committee says it is futile to ask Congress to raise taxes beyond the $2.142 billion in the new revenue bill. He notes the House Ways and Means Committee will not accept large increases, aiming instead to net roughly $154 million from individuals, $616 million from corporations, and about $1.372 billion more from excises.
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Washington
The
Treasury
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means
Coughton
Subsidy Fight Over Subsidies Sparks Inflation Debate on Capitol Hill
Washington November 18 The row over food subsidies dominates inflation talk as House and Senate push a twin measure to bar government subsidies while reopening CCC support. President Roosevelt’s veto is anticipated. lawmakers fear inflation if subsidies end and prices rise, with debate spanning wages and production. Senator Lucas warns of “inflation overnight” without a compromise.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lucas
Tinos
Thonas
Oklahoma
Bushfield
South Dakota
Turkey Nears War With Axis Amid Allied Aid
Ankara reports Turkey edges toward war footing as it expands aid to Allied forces. The correspondent notes that what began as friendly neutrality is becoming genuine cooperation and Turkish plans anticipate eventual all-out participation in the war. Turkey’s move follows heightened cooperation seen with Britain before Pearl Harbor.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Britain
Citrus fruit ceiling down in new price schedule
Washington November 18. Representative Sheppard Democrat California announced new ceiling prices for citrus fruit after weeks of conferences with government officials and the fruit industry. The schedule, likely to reduce consumer prices, covers oranges grapefruits and lemons with multiple price points from on tree to consumer.
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Washington
FPI
Sheppard
Democrat
California
Reeonenve
Fred M. Vinson
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
F. OB
Pee Tailor
Re~ Uuler
Tojo Denounces Allied Greed In East Asia War Claim
Premier General Hideki Tojo addressed a Tokyo luncheon for greater East Asia newspaper representatives and charged the Allies with greed for world hegemony. He said Japan fights to emancipate East Asia from British and American domination and to build a moral East Asia with prosperity free from colonization.
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Associated Press
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
Japan
East Asia
Tojo
Greater East Asia
Great East Asia
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Daily Express
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Rman
Gander
Samos Island
Halftrack
Torokina Cape
Bougainville Island
Wiliam Halsey
Solomons
Assert Hopkins
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