Retroactive pay set for Wheeling Steel workers June 19
Wheeling Steel Corp announces a retroactive wage adjustment totaling about 1 571 319 dollars for hourly-rated employees from Dec 25 1943 to Apr 30 1945. About 450 000 dollars goes to Portsmouth works with 380 000 dollars in current pay, boosting Greater Portsmouth totals. Over 65 percent of plant workers will receive extra pay checks. former employees can apply within 60 days after June 1 unless they joined the armed forces. The pay cover four and six cent increases from the War Labor Board, and the payroll shift rates differ by day and evening shifts.
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Wheeling Steel Corp
Portsmouth
U. S
Roger J. Turrell
Sciotoco
Uncle Sam
Wheeling Steel
Japan
L. D. Huestis
Tine Company
Army
Navy
War Labor Board
WLB
Save Wastepaper Drive Plea From Local Scouts
Local Boy Scouts urge residents to save wastepaper for war products. New Boston troops plan a house to house canvass Saturday while Portsmouth and rural Scouts canvass Sunday at 1 p.m. A. M. Mitchell urges residents to tie paper and place at front steps for collection.
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Boston
Portsmouth
A. M. ‘Chell
Scout “Vic and War Service Committee
Strike in 11th Day Affects Cincinnati Rail Workers
On June 7 the National War Labor Board reported progress in a dispute involving 350 employees of the Cincinnati Newport and Covington Railway Co. in Covington. The action marked the 11th day of the stoppage as the labor board sought a settlement.
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Cincinnati
National War Labor Board
Mesa
Cinnati, Newport & Covton Railway Co
Covington
Assistance Pact Burgh Ad Sparks Unclear Clash
A fragmented June 7 item describes a lone ad in a block of text about a man and his wife amid a row of lines. The note quotes a spouse statement but lacks clear event or outcome details for a full summary.
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Burgh
City votes sale of flood wall bonds
City council voted to sell bonds immediately to fund the Portsmouth and New Boston flood protection levee and wall. A federal appropriation of 1.5 million was announced. sale would occur after seven to eight weeks of advertising, bids, and issuance. Mayor Salladay said this is the opportune time to ensure floodwall funds are available when needed.
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Portsmouth
New Boston
James D. Williams
Salladay
Drainage Petition Seeks Permanent Relief for Shawneerd East Side
Residents of the east Shawneerd side present a petition to council calling for permanent drainage improvements after repeated floodings. Spokesmen Carl H. Zeune and H. E. Whit latch describe basements flooding during heavy rains and a storm sewer trial that will not provide lasting relief. City officials note the storm and sanitary sewer now checked but not a permanent solution.
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Shawneerd
Carl H. Zeune
H. E. Whitlatch
U S To Get Europa on S S Europa at Bremerhaven
June 7 in Bremerhaven Germany reports the 49 700 ton Europa long slated to carry German invasion troops to England will be overhauled and sailed again, this time for the United States. The $16 million ship, now rusty camouflaged and stripped of furnishings, is expected to be ready for service within three months.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
England
Atlantic
United States
Sugar supply to be less in next 6 months
Civilian outlook warns sugar shortages will tighten through late 1945 and into 1946. Meats allocations hold July to September but total supplies drop about 9 percent. Regional OPA officials say civilians in Ohio Michigan West Virginia and Kentucky will get about 45 percent of 1945 sugar quota in the last half of the year. Emergency home canning sugar policy may continue after district discussions. Washington notes meat for July-September remains near current levels despite reduced totals, with no lend-lease allocations. Per capita meat supply could dip to about 110 to 112 pounds quarterly. slack will be absorbed by cutting military and war-service allocations.
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Associated Press
Price Administration
Cleveland
OPA
Birkett L. Williams
Williams
Ohio-Michigan-West Virginia-Kentucky
Washington
War Food Administration
Landon Urges United Support of Truman at Rotary
Alf Landon, 1936 Republican nominee, urged Americans to back President Truman as he faces negotiations with Stalin and Churchill. He warned against empty words and stressed leadership unity and vigor in foreign policy.
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Associated Press
Manhattan
Eas
Alf M. Landon
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Kansas
Yalta Pacts Above Board Churchill Tells Britain
June 7 Prime Minister Churchill declared no secret agreements were made at Yalta. He spoke amid concern that the big three left Crimea with differing interpretations of Crimea decisions. Some British press and critics cite the Polish deadlock and San Francisco conference rifts.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Yalta
Crimea
San Francisco
Six held in Secrets Probe across Washington and New York
Six individuals including a naval officer and three State Department staffers were arrested in New York and Washington on charges of conspiring to violate espionage laws. The group allegedly stole documents ranging from restricted to top secret from several agencies. Local arrestees include Lt. Andrew Roth and Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen, with others tied to Amerasia magazine and related work.
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Government Today
State Department
FBI
New York
Washington
National Defense
State
War and Navy Departments
Office of Strategic Services
Office of War Information
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Andrew Roth
Arlington
Office of Naval Intelligence
Emmanuel Sigurd Larsen
China
Office of
John Stewart Service
Foreign Service
Philip Jacob Jaffe
Amerasia
Jaffe
Kate Louise Mitchell
Western
Pacific
Japan
Mark Julius Gayn
Mark Julius Ginsbourg
Sweden aided Danish underground with arms via Sweden
In June Stockholm said Sweden approved by Allies secretly arming the Danish underground against possible German aggression. Erik Husfeldt, a Danish underground leader and Copenhagen University surgery professor, detailed Swedish ships meeting Danish fishing boats off the Swedish coast with cases of automatic pistols and ammunition before dawn.
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San Francisco
Sweden
Erik Husfeldt
Denmark
Copenhagen University
Elderly man faints in drugstore cigarette line
Canton report says James B. Jeffers, described as elderly, fainted while waiting in a cigarette line at a drug store yesterday but was revived in a few minutes. He felt well after and returned to the line to finish his purchase.
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Canton
James B. Jeffers
P. T. A. Urges Delay in Draft Proposals
National Congress of Parents and Teachers urged today that peace time draft legislation not be enacted at this time. Mrs. William A. Hastings of Madison Wisconsin, president of the organization, said a member.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
William A. Hastings
Madison, Wis
Leaders Debate Compulsory Military Training Pros and Cons
Page 11 reports leaders from opposing camps weighing the merits and drawbacks of mandatory military training. Proponents argue discipline and readiness while opponents cite civil liberty and cost concerns amid broader defense debates.
Postwar policy talk on national preparedness
A committee session discussed postwar military policy and the PTA stance after full member consultation. The speaker stressed national preparedness hinges on multiple elements including education and other factors.
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House
Fight forecast on free talk at United Nations plan
American Soviet tensions over free discussion mount as the world security council moves toward an open clash at the United Nations conference. Reported Soviet delegates expect no shift from Moscow and anticipate defeat for Russia over the Yalta voting formula.
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San Francisco
World Security Council
Russia
Moscow
Yalta
Bretton Woods Pact Approved by House
The Bretton Woods world monetary agreements were approved overwhelmingly by the House. The ratification moves to the Senate where opposition is anticipated to mount in a vigorous battle.
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Washington
Bretton Woods
House
Senate
Big Five Veto Standoff Shapes UN Discussion Potential Break
Moscow dispatch hints at Russia blocking veto reform while Britain France China and the United States push for free discussion. Small nations press for a united front as major powers clash over how a veto should operate and when disputes may be debated.
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Moscow
Britain
France
China
United States
Russia
Weather Outlook and Temperature Report
Ohio Valley sees cloudy skies and warmer conditions with scattered showers tonight and Friday. Schirrman reports 11 am temperature at 57 degrees, today’s low 49, yesterday’s high 69, and notes last year’s max 72 and min 61.
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Ohio Valley
Schirrman
War Bond Rally Highlights Heroes From Scioto County
At a Wednesday night rally in American Legion hall Scioto County residents heard Lt. Harold W. Goad recount his miraculous return from captivity as a B 24 pilot in Burma and Capt. Robert C. Siler urging war bond support. The event drew about 600 people as organizers reported Scioto County lagging in bond sales with total local contributions at 702 105 toward a 2 123 000 goal. National and state figures were cited to encourage stronger home front backing for the mighty seventh loan drive.
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Anna Lince GR
Scioto
American Legion Hall
Portsmouth
Harold W. Goad
Burma
Ohio
Bachtrup
Sciotoco
Ohio Senate passes school funds bill after showdown
The Republican led Ohio senate approved a $111 million school funding measure for the biennium by 28 to 0 with minor house amendments and sent it to Governor Lausche. He pledges to veto, citing $104.22 million as more reasonable, and has 10 days to act while proponents claim potential override.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Frank J. Lausche
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Lausche
Cunningham Killed While in Germany
Charles H. Cunningham a 31 year old technician fifth grade was killed May 2 in Germany while moving equipment from Steinburg to Austria. He served with Gen. Patton's Third Army and had four years of service. He lived in Portsmouth and is survived by his wife, mother, two sisters, two brothers, and two nephews.
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Charles H. Cunningham
Germany
Bertha M. Cunningham
11Th St
War Department
Steinburg
Austria
George S. Patton
Third Army
Tech. Cunningham
Ireland
Iceland
England
France
Portsmouth
James E. Cunningham
James Cunningham
Fourth St
Garnet Howell
Carey’s Run
Irene Kerms
James
Ironton
Loren
Columbus
Billy Howell
Charles Howell
Japanese Balloon Reported Fell In Michigan
The army disclosed that a Japanese balloon has fallen in Michigan within the last few months. The Sixth service command limited the statement to this fact as the first official disclosure of a Jap balloon reaching so far east on the continent. Capt. Donald S. Leonard said no bombs were attached to the balloon.
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Detroit
Michigan
Sixth Service Command
North America
Donald S. Leonard
Ground Forces Mark Up Gains On All Fronts
Allied forces press advances across multiple fronts as Stilwell drives toward Manila and Okinawa nears final phase. B-29s strike Osaka and Tokyo area targets, while Naha airfield is prepared for future air offensives. British Indian troops push mop up in Burma as Mindanao landings accelerate the Philippine drive.
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Stilwell
Manila
Associated Press
Osaka
Naha
Okinawa
Japan
U. S
Futing
Burma
Philippines
Mindanao
Tokyo
U. S. 10Th Army
Sixth Division
Domei
Patton Welcomed by Massachusetts at Bedford Airport
June 7 Gen George S Patton Jr commander of the Third Army arrives by air from Europe to Bedford airport in Massachusetts where his North Africa and European campaigns helped defeat German forces are highlighted.
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Boston
Commonwealthh of Massachusetts
George S. Patton Jr
Third Army
North
Africa
Europe
Patton
Bedford
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Tass
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10Th Army
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Catholic Hierarchy
By John M. Hightower
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U.S
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