Miners resume work as talks resume amid division
The United Mine Workers return to pits under a fourth truce while John L. Lewis and operator delegates meet. Despite resumed production, WLB expectations falter and southern operators push for a WLB ruling on all issues. Near normal output begins to reappear, with some mines idling in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
War Labor Board
Dded
WLB
Houston
Ohio
Six Big Ohio Shafts Stay Idle In Dispute
Six large Ohio bituminous mines remained idle as the rest resumed after President Roosevelt's order. About 4546 workers in the east Ohio coal area were to meet to decide on a resumption. William Maloney, superintendent of Rail & River No. 6, said a shift reported but a union division prevented entry.
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Associated Press
Bellaire
Arge Ohio
Roose Velt
Big East Ohio
William Maloney
Rail & River No. 6
Maloney quotes workers split on pay offer
Mr Maloney described the group of workers as about one third in for $9 a third undecided and the remaining third leaving. He framed the vote as a split in opinion among laborers at the site.
Connally to Press For Strike Bill Action in Congress
Senator Connally of Texas plans to press the Connally Harness measure on anti strike actions after the United Mine Workers agreed to resume work and reopen wage talks. The revised bill would punish grants of aid or causing walkouts in war plants or mines under government control, with a target deadline tied to Roosevelt's desk.
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Washington
Sen. Connally
Texas
Senate
House
Aent Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
City bus strike ties up Portsmouth traffic for hours
A four to five hour bus traffic disruption hit Portsmouth as city lines drivers walked out over a complaint against Charles Welch. The union claimed the strike aimed to secure Welch’s reinstatement and back pay. Transit delayed, taxi business surged while services resumed after an amicable settlement.
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Portsmouth City Lines, Inc
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
Norfolk & Western Railway
City Lines
Carl J. Phipps
Charles Welch
Front St
Welch
Cincinnati
Maintenante
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway and Electric Coach Employes of America
American Federation of Labor
Arthur F. Taylor
Phipps
Imme
Weather notes from Ohio valley report
Thunderstorms and cooler tonight sweep the Ohio valley. Observer Schirrman records at 11 a.m. show a high of 75 and a low of 67. Yesterday’s high reached 92 with a low of 67. a year ago today the high was 92 and the low 71.
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Ohio Valley
Schirrman
84 Die As Ships Crash Off East Coast
Norfolk news reports a collision off the U.S. east coast between an American tanker and a freighter loaded with ammunition. Eighty four men died, including 35 Navy gun crew members, as fires and explosions swept decks and lifeboats burned. Debris coated nearby vessels as survivors describe the chaotic scene and rescue efforts.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
United States
Navy
Coast Guard
W. J. Leonard
Malverne
N. Y
Leonard
Roosevelt Fourth Term Hopes Tied To War Course
George Gallup reports public opinion centers on whether war developments will aid or hinder Franklin D. Roosevelt in seeking a fourth term. Survey data indicate likely Democratic nomination strength remains high, but defeating a reorganized Republican party amid wartime shifts depends on the war’s direction.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Publicinion
Princeton
N. J
Roosevelt
Argentina crowns crumble as Rawson resigns and Ramirez takes over
Gen. Arturo Rawson resigns as head of Argentina's revolutionary government after failing to agree on a cabinet. Gen. Pedro Ramirez, war minister under Castillo and Rawson, declares he has assumed power. Swearing in ceremonies postponed with no clear timeline for Ramirez's administration.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Rawson
Ramon S. Castillo
Revolutionary One
Ramirez
Castillo
Congress
Gen. Rawson
Montevideo
Mayor Clayton Bows Out Of Council Race In Portsmouth
Harold Clayton long served as Portsmouth mayor and will not seek another term. Tal mage Edwards and Lantz announced bids for the Third ward seat as the new ward-based council election system begins. Jack Bush and Albert Pressler also seek seats in the coming race. London dispatch notes a large U S air force contingent arriving amid invasion talk and Churchill conferences with Marshall and Brooke.
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Clayton More
U. S
England
Marshall
Harold Clayton
Offncrest
Portsmouth
Talmage Edwards
Clay D. Lantz
Mr. Lantz
Mr. Edwards
Clayton
Jack W. Bush
London
U. S. Army Air Force
Churchill
North Africa
Atlantic
Europe
Rennes
St. Nazaire
RAF
Wuppertal
Union Lays Strike at Packard Co On Klan
Detroit June 7 production of aviation and marine engines at Packard Motor Car Co. neared normal levels as army authorities sought strike instigators over a racial dispute. UAW President R J Thomas said he had absolute evidence the strike was promoted by agents of the Ku Klux Klan acting for the enemy and would present it to the FBI and request senate civil liberties committee inquiry.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
Ku Klux Klan
R. J Thomas
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Senate
U S Bombers Help Chinese In Attacks On Hupeh Front
American bombers and fighters backed Chinese forces on the western Hupeh front with wide operations Sunday. They swept the Yangtze from Ichang to Shasi, damaged a large boat and strafed a gunboat. Chiang Kai-shek’s troops pressed toward Hwajung in Hunan, a key Yangtze valley position.
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Associated Press
Chungking
Hupeh
Joseph W. Stillwell
Yangtze
Ichang
Shasi
Chiang Kai-shek
Hwajung
Hunan Province
Yangtze Valley
Great China
Draft boards warned on inducting fathers
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt said some draft boards have violated the ban on inducting fathers and urged men in that status to appeal. He noted boards have gone beyond the nondeferrable list and improperly inducted fathers not engaged in the listed 70 activities that carry no deferment for dependents. He added that complaints have reached his office and boards taking fathers off the nondeferrable list have been corrected.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Nimitz Indicates U S Arms Flows Up in Pacific
Admiral Chester W Nimitz said the Pacific fleet is being reinforced with substantial gains expected by year end He appeared in Berkeley to discuss new offensive moves against Japan Washington reported April munition production rose 7 percent from March with aircraft up 8 percent and ships up 3 percent while merchant ships and miscellaneous munitions climbed 11 percent
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Berkeley
Calif
U.S. Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Continental
United States
Univer
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
Stilwell Sees Plans Satisfying Allied Demands
Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell returning to China after talks in Washington with allied leaders said plans from those discussions would satisfy all who cry out for strong aggressive and immediate action. Stilwell, commanding U S forces in China India and Burma, was en route back to his post in China.
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Cairo
Washington
Joseph Stilwell
Stilwell
U. S
China
India
Burma
Admiral Nimitz at California commencement honors duty over parade
The Pacific fleet commander spoke at the University of California commencement, receiving an honorary doctor of laws while noting he could not leave his post without a task. He cited a conference not focused on Hirohito and denied neglect of Pacific supplies, promising ships and planes in the Pacific by year end.
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Sity
California
Hirohito
Pacific
Japan
Tragedy as Army Truck Plunges 30 Feet Killing 18 Soldiers
In Nashville on June 7 two Ohio soldiers were injured as an army truck returning from weekend leave plunged through a bridge rail and fell 30 feet. The crash killed 18 soldiers. Capt. Gordon B. Free of Bainbridge and Technician Fourth Grade Edward Metzger of Cleveland were named among the injured.
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Nashville
Tenn
Second Army Public Relations Office
Gordon B. Free
Bainbridge
Edward §. Metzger
Cleveland
Portsmouth Steelman Helps Make Yanks At Home In India
Lome China, Portsmouth High School graduate and former Smokehouse football star, helps create an American enclave in Jamshedpur India near Calcutta. Ten American families employed by Tata Steel welcome U S troops, hosting tours, social events, and club activities at the plant and country club, offering a home-away-from-home atmosphere amid the empire’s largest steelworks.
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Portsmouth
Steelman
India
Portsmouth Steel Plant
America
Oa Steel
Jpur
Bihar
Calcutta
Lome China
Portsmouth High School
Old Smokehouse
Tata Iron & Steel Corp
Jamshedpur
United Press Dispatch
The
Times
Country Club
Pantelleria Lobs as Allied Bombing Intensifies
Allied forces press Pantelleria Island with round the clock bombing and strategy talks as U S air forces attack near Messina and La Spezia. British attacks sink ships and hit port installations while the Axis defends the island amid fierce air battles. American Flying Fortresses fly 1400 miles to strike La Spezia base.
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Pantelleria Island
Gibraltar
Italy
America
la Spezia
Peemiet
Mussolini
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Corsican
Gulf of Genoa
Caania Bay
Monte Carlo
Riviera
Gulf of Policastro
Naples
Sardinia
Corsica
Pantelleria
Axis Eyes Spain as Possible Allied Invasion Route
News from Stockholm reports Berlin and Rome leaking fears that Allies may strike through Spain to reach air bases for operations against Western Europe. Observers recall Francisco Franco offering to aid whichever side prevails, while Italian presses warn of an Allied breach through Spain.
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Pantelleria
U. S
Desert Air Force
Messina Strait
Sicily
Pantelleria Island
Associated Press
Stockholm
Berlin
Rome
Axis
Spain
Francisco Franco
France
Death takes Bishop Washington
Bishop James E. Freeman aged 76 longtime head of the Washington Episcopal diocese since 1923 died yesterday near the cathedral he built after months of ill health and a heart attack last Friday in the nation’s capital
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Washington
James E. Freeman
Washington Episcopal Diocese
Nationnal
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FE. J. Kenrick
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Channel
Eastbourne
Daily Herald
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Daily Express
Alan Brooke
United Nations
Mark W. Clark
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Packard CO
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