Wage Freeze Thawed Slowly Across Industries
Washington observers note Roosevelt’s wage freezing policy will be eased in stages to avert inflation, with steel first and textiles, autos, and rubber following. The plan relies on reclassification and gradual raises without openly abandoning the front, while unions press for higher pay amid price spikes and shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
James Byrnes
White House
Europe
Byrnes
Labor Board
Phil Murray
CBS
RCA
Petrillo
Promie
Bombing Japan From Saipan Faces Key War Hurdles
War briefing outlines risks in B 29 raids from Saipan including crew fatigue maintenance weather and home front production. It notes reconnaissance shows Tokyo area damage while crews face safety defects and planning for future bases in the Philippines. A Tokyo raid tale recalls a plane drifting to Soviet soil and a tense border standoff. Capital chaff references Mrs. Melvyn Douglas and AFL labor panel row with Thomas Cashen.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Saipan
Tokyo
Air Corps
MacArthur
Philippines
Stalin
Jimmy Doolittle
Soviet Siberia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Melvyn Douglas
Congress
California
Railway Brotherhoods
AFL
CIO
Thomas Cashen
AFL Switchmen's Union
War Mobilization and Reconversion Board
Cashen
Man Seeks Missing Wife After Midnight Dash
A man bursts into a police station at midnight claiming his wife disappeared earlier in the day. He details the dog she took, a brindled bull terrier, 53 pounds with distinctive markings, and insists the dog will lead to his wife. The sergeant reassures, promising to find the dog.
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Western Newspaper Union
Chicago
Lucille Latza
Letcher
S. D
Robert Tolbert
Paul’s Valley
Okla
Elizabeth Laughner
Leetonia
Ohio
Lyle Ramey
Redwood Falls
Minn
Raymond Taylor
Kentland
Ind
Prince
Chester White Barrow
China
U. S
U. S. First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Germany
Durviss
Dorchester
L. To
Alexander D. Goode
George L. Fox
Army
Navy
Bruce
West Pointers
Walton Trohon
Caplan, la
Third Army
Orphaneis
France
Russia
Elliott Oil Co
Pine Bluff
Ark
Feathers
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
Dept. A
Ludwig Music House
Pine St
St. Louis
A. G. Brauer Supply CO
ST. Louis 3
Roche
Randma
Rubber
Dewey
Bfgoodrich
Mother Gray
WNU
Doan
Asia
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