Murky Political Fallout Ties to Maritime Worker Deaths
A publicity release from the United States Maritime Commission notes Arthur M. Huddell of the International Association of Operating Engineers among “illustrious labor history” figures tied to Liberty ships. Huddell died June 1 1931 in Sibley Hospital Washington DC after cerebral rage and pneumonia. a gunshot near headquarters in a related case is discussed but details remain speculative.
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Maritime Commission
Arthur M. Huddell
International of
Lell
Sibley Hospital
Igton
D. C
Woner
Fan
Eket
Frank Langie
Onions
Ition
Langton
Passehl
Huddell
Langsnot
Dder
Joo
Met
Adt
Wilam B. Maloney
Wintering Place
Unionuma
Beech
Pomebhi
Maloneys
New Jersey
Fay
Maloney
Subee
Patrick A Dommecrratic Leader Patrick A Dommecrratic Dies in Chicago
Sago Oct 7 Patrick A Dommecrratic leader in Chicago Democrats and head of the Kelly-Nash organization dies of pneumonia after a four day illness. He helped control city and state Dems and shaped campaigns for years.
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Nash
Kelly
Sago
Patrick A
Che T Minols
Politi
Chicago
Democrats
Bernard J. Kelly
Kelly-Nash
Keily
Anton J. Cerash
Cook Democratic Committee
Sucte Cermak
Linois
al Post
Sheriff andes Screws testifies in civil liberties trial
In Baker County Georgia on October 7 Sheriff ande Screws and two other men on trial admit to striking a Black man named Robert Hall. Screws says he knocked a shotgun from the victim and fired, claiming Hall fell after being hit twice. Hall later died from skull fractures and burns.
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Ande Screws
Baker
Robert Hall
Jim Bob Keiley
Frank Edward
Newton, Ga
Bobby
Hall
Eby
Jones
Ickiack
Sas
Yankees Beat Cards 6 2 in Rome Clash
Allied and axis war dispatches describe a Rome showdown as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 2. British and Allied forces press the fighting with Montgomery in Italy and air bombardments targeting Rhodes Crete and German fields amid moves toward Rome.
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Rome
Conspiracies in Spain Alleged by Madrid Paper
The weekly El Espanol, from Madrid, claims conspiracies against Franco’s Falange in Spain. It cites Reds influencing violence, defends the Falange against perceived enemies, and accuses freemasons with foreign aid of opposing national unity under Franco.
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Lisbon
el Espanol
Madrid
Todas Ayat
Spain
Francisco Fragco
Falange
el Eapenol
Reds
France
Children Fight Dogs for Food in Northern Greece
Former Greek cabinet member George Extinaris said Greek children in the north are fighting dogs for scraps as famine deepens. He warned that from October 1940 to February 1942 Athens saw death rates six and a half times normal and starving men collapsing in the streets as Allied victories encouraged hopes leading to food reserves being exhausted.
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London
George Extinaris
Greece
Extinaris
Athens
Mediterranean
Rome Fascists Return to Streets Under Guarded Open City Claim
A Geneva dispatch reports Mussolini era Fascists reappearing in Rome under German protection. They patrol in groups, remove symbols of rivals, fly altered Savoy emblems, and guard headquarters with machine guns and tanks. The piece questions if Rome can remain an open city amid renewed intimidation.
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Bern
Switzerlant
Rome
Tribune de Geneve
Benito Mussolini
Tombe of Seavey
Palazzo Venezia
House of Savoy
Piazza Colonna
Branchi Palace
Mussolini
Allied military money challenged in Washington
Senator Clark of Missouri charged that Allied military currency used in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy amounts to extra army appropriations without congressional action. He questioned its legality and noted payments for supplies could imply promises of repayment. Senator Lodge warned against future payment promises amid Morgenthau’s talk of an international postwar currency stabilization bank.
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Washington
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Clark
Missouri
Congress
Senator Lodge
Republican
Massachusetts
Senate
United States
Treasury
Morgenthau
International Bank
Two Louisiana Marines Among 60 Naval POWs Named
The Navy lists Private First Class Walter L. Grice of Kentwood Louisiana Corporal Cody A. Miller of Lafayette Louisiana and Sergeant Fred Curet Jr of Bay St Louis Mississippi among 60 naval service personnel held as prisoners of war by Japan and the Philippines. The report raises the total published POW names to 4203, including 489 officers and 3714 enlisted men, with some deaths not yet disclosed.
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Washington
Navy
Louisiana
Mississippi Marine Corps
Naval Service
Japan
Philippine Islands
Walter L. Grice
Minnie Grice
Kentwood
Cody A. Miller
Inez Miller
Muddaverne
Lafayette
Fred Curet
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Naval Services
Wake Island Falls Under Allied Bombardment In World War II
Japanese defenses on Wake Island appear overwhelmed after a heavy naval bombardment and carrier plane bombing. The report notes related actions across the central Pacific including Marcus Island, Tarawa, Nanumea, and naval operations toward Japan.
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Island
Pacific
Hawaii
Guam
Truk
Solomons
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wake
Central Pacific
Marcus Island
Japan
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Nanumea
Ellice Archipelago
Ready to Aid In Installing Appointed Sheriff
District Attorney L. H. Perez of Plaquemines parish says he has summoned the parish grand jury to probe complaints of an alleged conspiracy to incite riot connected with Governor Sam Jones efforts to seat Walter J. Blaize as sheriff. Five state guard units reportedly head for New Orleans as armed deputies guard Pointe-a-la-Hache courthouse. Perez vows full prosecution and protection of peace and property rights in the parish.
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New Orleans
L. H. Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Sam Jones
Walter J. Blaize
Louisiana State Guard
Pointe-a-la- Hache
Mississippi
Jones
State Guard
Perez
Home Guard
Blaize
Bruce Nunez
Baton Rouge
J. Perry Cole
Louisiana State University
Plaqile
Submarine sinks Japanese steamer off Honshu coast
An Allied submarine, likely American, sank a Japanese steamer on its Shimonoseki to Fusan route near Oki island in the Tsushima Strait. Of 616 aboard, 12 were saved as rough seas and communication issues hampered rescue efforts after a single torpedo hit the vessel, the Konron or Hondon Maru.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Shimonoseki
Honshu
Fusan
Korea
Railways Ministry
United States
Oki Island
Tsushima Strait
East China Sea
Sea of Japan
Stimson Surveys War Fronts From Washington Oct 7
Secretary of War Stimson outlined Allied and Axis actions across multiple fronts. Germany strengthens in Italy with 20 to 25 divisions, while the Eighth Army advances in the east threatening flanks. Allied forces secure Corsica and push toward northern Italy and southern France air bases. In the Dodecanese, Germans seize Cos airfield. Allied air bases in Greece and Crete targeted. Bomber raids on Emden and Frankfurt noted. Russian front shows German withdrawal and flooding. MacArthur reports speed and success in New Guinea as Japan evacuates Kolombangara. China sees heavy air activity and Chennault’s 14th Air Force maintains initiative. Burma subject to daily Indian air raids.
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Washington
Stimson
Germany
Italy
Eighth Army
North Africa
Corsica
France
Dodecanese
Mediterranean-Aegean
Cos
Greece
Crete
Britain
Europe
Emden
Frankfort
Dnieper
Kerch Straits
Crimea
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
Kolombangara
China
Claire L. Chennault
14Th Air Force
India
Burma
Salerno Campaign Casualties Reported By Stimson
Secretary Stimson reported four weeks of Salerno landings casualties totaling 8010 with 511 killed in action, 5428 wounded, and 2368 missing. He noted American losses were slightly higher than the British Fifth Army fatalities.
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Washington
Stimson
Salerno
Italy
Fifth Army
Russians Consolidate Front as Winter Offensive Looms
Moscow reports fierce but inconclusive battles in White Russia as Red Army units along the middle Dnieper reorganize for a large winter operation. Berlin notes new drives near Leningrad as German forces fall back, with heavy losses cited at Vitebsk Mogilev and Gomel while Red troops near Gomel tighten the surrounding of a rail hub.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Red Army
Dnieper
Berlin
Leningrad
Ludwig Sertorious
White Russia
Vitebsk
Mogilev
Gomel
Donets
Ukraine
Orsha
Zaporozhe
Melitopol
Sea of Azov
Wallace 95 at birthday urges common man's century
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, 95, argues the century belongs to the common man with hope for food jobs and living standards after victory in World War II. He warns against US overcommitment abroad and favors helping others only on emergency grounds to spur self production.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
United States
United Test
Yankees Rally For Five Inning Eighth In World Series Victory
The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 2 at Yankee Stadium to move ahead 2 games to 1 in the 1945 World Series. A five run eighth inning produced the decisive margin as Hank Borowy held the Cards and Stan Musial led off with a single.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Hank Borony
Stan Musial
Whitey Kurowski
Ray Sanders
Danny Litwhiler
Short
Marty Marion
Borowy
St. Louis
Hank Borowy
House Panel Proposes Lower Dependents Aid For Servicemen
The House Military Committee voted to pare liberal dependents allowances for enlisted men. They recommend $30 to a wife, $73 for wife and one child, $89.50 for wife and two, $110 for wife and three, and $15 for each additional child under 18. The bill expands eligibility to dependents of all seven grades and adds $650 million annual cost. The Senate already approved $50 for a wife plus $10 per extra child.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Senate
Committee For House Action
House
May
Kentucky
A F L Welcomes Machinists Back In Historic Reconciliation
Boston October 7 The American Federation of Labor welcomed back the International Association of Machinists as its largest affiliated union The Machinists membership was 625000 as of August 31 making them the top A F L unit surpassing the Teamsters with 602900 members President William Green praised tolerance fairness and good judgment in resolving the dispute and welcomed the return in a packed convention The move ends a long jurisdictional row that had involved the Carpenters union and reshapes A F L leadership dynamics.
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Americcan Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters
Carpenters’ Union
William Green
Hewdow
A. F. of L. Rule
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