Veterans Return Home Face Unemployment After War
Westbrook Pegler argues veterans face unemployment despite Roosevelt era promises. He claims union leaders inflated or misrepresented strike data and blames Roosevelt allied labor boards for harming returning servicemen. He cites Ford Motor Company layoffs tied to United Auto Workers actions and pens a critical view of postwar labor politics.
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Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
United Auto Workers
C. I
U A. W
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Roosevelt War Labor Board
Gear Company
Gear Works
Ford Company
Asien
U. A
Henry Ford, Sr
Marshall Says Point System For Demobilization Can Be Dropped By Winter
General George C. Marshall told a joint congressional session that the point system for soldier demobilization could be abandoned by winter. He projected discharge totals for September and October and warned further cuts could remove the last remaining teams, while noting postwar plans should wait.
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Marshall
Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Army
Senate House
Library of Congress
Capitol
Gen. Marshall
Japan
Navy
War Department
No settlement seen in Crossett strike delay
Crossett Lumber Company workers in the sawmill division remain on strike after 46 carpenters and joiners left September 11 to protest a foreman grievance. Union leader Clinton Cameron says the company ignored a requested conference and fired union president W B Heinley. No talks are scheduled. 300 workers are said to be involved in Crossett Arkansas Industries.
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Crossett. Ark
Crossett Lumber Company
International Carpenters and Joiners Union
A. F. of
Saweill
Peter Watzek
Clinton Cameron
Cameron
W. B. Heinley
Crossett Company
Crossett Arkansas Industries
Price control plan seeks curb on home costs nationwide
OPA officials unveiled a sweeping price control measure to cover new homes and existing dwellings through resale ceilings. The plan tightens controls on building materials and contractor charges, secures rent ceilings in crowded cities through June 1946, and aims to head off inflation in the housing boom.
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Chester Bowles
Sid
Congress
Bowles
OPA
John W. Sovder
Orders Freeze Axis Assets in Japan and Call for Declarations
Domei reports the Japanese finance ministry under MacArthur will freeze assets of Axis nationals in Japan. Germans Italians Bulgars Finns Siam Rumanians and Hungarians must report holdings within a week or face up to three years in prison or a 10000 yen fine. Civilians must surrender firearms by October 10. An imperial decree allows government orders aligned with Allied HQ to become automatically legal without extra approval.
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Tokyo
Domei
Japanese Finance Ministry
MacArthur
Japan
Germany
Italy
Bulgaria
Finland
Siam Rumania
Hungary
Finance Ministry
Privy Council
Senators Seek Hatch Act Exemption for Veterans
Sen Elmer Thomas Democrat Oklahoma introduced legislation to exempt veterans of all wars from the Hatch Act. He said a strict interpretation would bar veterans who draw government income including disability from participating in politics or discussing government policy, though the act targets government employees.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Chinese negotiators commit to peaceful reconstruction under Chiang Kai-Shek
Ta Kung Pao reports that Chinese government and Communist negotiators agreed to a peaceful road to a unified China under Chiang Kai-Shek with equality between the two main parties.
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Chungking
Ta Kung Pao
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Government Action In Auto Industry Strike Awaited
Detroit reports a tense standstill as 8000 workers remain idle amid calls for a 2 percent wage increase. GM warned of further layoffs due to parts shortages while unions and management watch Washington for action by the restructured Labor Department in a key reconversion period.
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Detroit
Sept
General Motors Corporation
Washington
Labor Department
United Automobile Workers (C. 1
Edgar L. Warren
Labor Conciliation Service
W.C. LO
Percy Llewellyn
Richard T. Frankensteen
International U. A. W
Llewellyn
Frankensteen
Ford Company
Kelsey-Hayes
U A. W. Ford National Council
Congress considers Medal of Honor for Gen Claire Chennault
In Washington on September 20 a bill to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, former Flying Tigers head, is under consideration. Rep. Brooks of Louisiana authored the proposal as Chennault recently resigned his command and returned to the United States.
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Washington
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
Congress
Representative Brooks
Louisiana
Chennault
Epes Jurors Shown Grave In Murder Trial
The trial of Lt. Samuel C. Epes for his wife Mary Lee Williams Epes murder proceeds as jurors view a shallow grave at Fort Jackson. Sheriff Heise testifies about locating the body and a note to explain the self inflicted wounds. The case links Epes to Nelson Kingsland and a Louisiana affair during maneuvers and a New Orleans hotel weekend.
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Columbia
D. C
Samuel C. Epes
Florida
Epes
Mary Lee Williams Epes
T. Pau Taylor
Taylor
A. L. Gaston
Taylors
Fort Jackson
Mary Lee
Heise
Economic Controls Eyed By U S Britain On Spain Argentina
War time controls on coal and oil for Spain and Argentina face review by the United States and Britain. Officials warn that joint enforcement depends on U S Britain agreement and practical application to American trade. Coal shipments to Spain and oil supply for Argentina illustrate current constraints and pressures to ease restrictions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Spain
Argentina
United States
Britain
Buenos Aires
Madrid
London
Europe
Joon
Spruille
Braden
Ecuador
U. S. Petroleum Administration
Missionaries urged to stay in Japan for nation rebuilding
Tokyo's Asahi quotes Prime Minister HigashiKuni calling foreign missionaries to remain and aid Japan in moral reconstruction. He urges cooperation with Christians and notes revisions to school textbooks to remove content against peace while the ministry completes updates.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Higashi-Kuni
Japan
Three-Fourths Of Japan's Homeland Army Demobilized
In Tokyo the AP reports that Allied occupation forces head toward 400000 by year end while three fourths of Japan's homeland army have been disarmed. General Eichelberger says surrender terms are being observed and Tojo is to be moved to Yokohama jail.
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Japan
Tokyo
Third Fleet
MacArthur
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Honshu
Associated Press
Hamilton W. Faron
Okinawa
Hideki Tojo
Calaboose
Yokohama
Pearl Harbor
Richelberge
Yokohama Prefectural
Coine
New Guinea
Philippine
State Department
Full Employment Bill Heads for Senate Test
Washington reports the Full Employment Bill moves toward a decisive Senate test today as the Banking Committee signals a roll call. The measure, supported by Administration lines and Republican backing, would direct government resources to a planned program with the goal of universal employment. If job scarcity emerges, the president would propose steps including federal public works, with Congress approving any spending. Majority Leader Barkley expects action early next week.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
New York
Fulbright
Arkansas
Congress
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Company Clears All Service Men's Debts
Chicago announced that J and R Motor Supply Co has canceled all debts owed by service men, totaling about 16,000 dollars across Illinois and neighboring states. Carl Ragnitt, vice president, said service members bought radios parts and goods before the war and can start postwar life debt free. The firm will advertise in three newspapers at a cost of 5900 dollars.
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Chicago
J and R Motor Supply Co
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Carl
Ragnitt
Woman Pickets Pardons Board over Prisoner Husband
In Florence Arizona a woman paced the lobby with her 13 month old and two older children to protest the state pardons board. She sought parole for her husband C A Hall who is serving two to five years for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The board declined to talk and had previously reviewed the case without recommendation.
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Phoeni
Ariz
C. A. Hall
Florence
Arizona State
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
California
Arizona
Hall
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