Miners Idle Across New River Gulf District Amid Walkout
The New River and Winding Gulf coal fields faced widespread stoppages as about 4 500 miners stayed home, raising non working mines to 13 in the Gulf area while 53 mines in the field reportedly operated. Meetings were called and union leaders prepared to urge a return to work ahead of Monday shifts.
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New River District
Gulf
New River Coal Operators Association
Winding
Gulf Field
Eccles
Kopperston
Koppers Coal Company
Brule Smokeless Coal Company
Otsexo
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Tams No. 1
Stotesbury
Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company
Fireco
H. Mead Coal Company
Lillybrook Coal Company
Lillybrook
Big Stick
Stephenson
Buckeye Coal and Coke Company
Crab Orchard
Gulf Mining Company
Affinity and Killarney
Lillybrook Company
Slab Fork
Slab Fork Coal Company
Winding Gulf Operators Association
T Hat
New River
Operators Association
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
George Titler
United Mine Workers
Nick Aiello
Titler
Ming Union
U.M.W
William Blizzard Friday
Normal coal production seen Monday
Mounting signs from the Appalachian coal fields suggested near normal production might resume next week though Pennsylvania remained unreliable after mine closures. United Mine Workers leaders predicted most men would return Monday, while large segments stayed away in Pennsylvania Alabama and Ohio. About 210 000 idle workers appeared, with over 300 000 expected back in the mines. Kentucky district 23 members took a 10 day vacation after low vacation pay.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers District
Alabama
Ohio
Kentucky
U.M.W
District 23
Ed Morgan
Morgan
The
United Mine Workers
Reds Strike New Blows At Germans
Russian bombers pounded Bryansk rear airfields and rail hubs as Soviet fliers struck enemy sea and air units. The midnight communique noted little ground activity along the front while reporting Soviet planes damaged a mine sweeper and sank a patrol ship. Ground actions west of Moscow breached barbed wire defenses and killed and captured prisoners, with strong gains and high enemy losses cited on multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
London
Bryansk
Red Army
Moscow
Orel
Gulf of Finland
Belgorod
Leningrad
Irig
Red Star
Make Flag Salute Mandatory Resolution Adopted
Pittsburgh reports that the Pennsylvania encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars approved a resolution urging Congress to amend the constitution to require all citizens to salute the flag regardless of religious beliefs. The move cites a Supreme Court ruling that excused Jehovah’s Witnesses from saluting for religious reasons as weakening a sacred ideal.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Congress
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States Supreme Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Last unit of plant working in magnesium firm
The tenth and last metal producing unit of Basic Magnesium Inc was started today at the world's largest magnesium plant in the Colorado desert. The plant's rated capacity is 15 tons per unit per day, totaling 150 tons daily, but manager F. O. Case said the plant is exceeding the rated output though he would not specify by how much.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
Basic Magnesium, Inc
Colorado Desert
F. O. Case
Two Women Fly B-25 to History Making Flight
In Cincinnati a B-25 medium bomber was flown from the west to a Midwestern airport where it landed into the wind, marking the first American military aviation trip with a woman pilot and a copilot on part of a bomber flight. Pilot Nancy Harkness Love of Boston led the mission with Barbara Towne of Ross, California as copilot, both members of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Army Air Corps
Nancy Harkness Love
Boston
Women's Auxiliary
Barbara Towne
Ross
Calif
WAP. S
Massive air raid shatters Messina port and rail hubs
Allied Fortress bombers struck Messina in the Mediterranean, destroying port facilities and rail yards in a major effort to isolate Sicily. The attack aimed at docks, freight yards, and station complexes, with two ships hit and a large fire visible in the railway area.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Messina
Mediterranean
Sicily
Mussolini
Ssland
Italy
RAVF
Olbia
Northfern Sardinia
Reuters
Reggio Calabria
San Nicandro
Adriatic
Vizzini
Catania
William H. Tunner
Air Transport Command
Army
Tunner
W.A.F
Allied daylight raids devastate Ruhr and Hart of War Cradle
American heavy bombers joined British forces in a large daylight strike on airfields and industrial targets across France and the Ruhr valley. The operation, part of the week’s intense Allied air offensive, aimed at crippling German war capacity along the Ruhr and coastal defenses. High casualties were reported including losses of five bombers and seven fighters, with some unescorted bombers shot down.
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Associated Press
London
France
Ruhr
Hitler
U. S. Army
Air Ministry
Crowds Force Hope To Scram
London based comedian Bob Hope planned a quiet visit to his 99 year old grandfather James Hope in Hitchin Hertfordshire today but crowds surged for autographs and handshakes forcing him to hurry to his car. Grandfather Hope grinned despite illness and joked about flags as he noted his 100th birthday on August 21. Bob hoped to stay for the celebration.
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Associated Press
London
Bob Hope
U. S
James Hope
Hitchin
Herfordshire
Father Hope
Bob
Granddad
Meeting of Coal Group Postponed
The National Coal Association's annual convention set for June 29-30 in Cleveland is indefinitely postponed. Executive Secretary John D. Rattle said the meeting is deferred so operators can focus on producing fuel for the war effort.
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Charleston
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virgina Coal Association
National Coal Association
Cleveland
John D. Rattle
National Association
Wants Vice In Capital Halted
A House district sub-committee told Congress of possible epidemics in Washington due to overcrowding and vice. It warned syphilis and gonorrhea among soldiers rose 47 percent in late 1942 and urged swift action, police support, and court cooperation. It cited rats with typhus, TB in new government hires, and malaria mosquitoes amid quinine shortages.
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Washington
National Capital
Congress
House
Washingto
District of Columbia
Princeton Man Awarded Medal In San Diego Ceremony
Two Marine Corps pilots returned from overseas were decorated for heroism in aerial actions against the Craos in the Solomons. The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to Captain Joe H. McGlothlin, Princeton West Virginia, and Captain Roy T. Spurlock of Washington DC received the Air Medal for valor and service.
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San Diego
Marine Corps
Craos
Solomons
Joe H. McGlothlin
K. 25
Princeton
W. Va
Roy T. Spurlock
Washington, D.C
Weather West Virginia Continues Hot With Scattered Storms
West Virginia remains hot with scattered thunderstorms forecast for this afternoon. High temperatures expected to remain elevated as humidity adds to the heat. Local radar shows cell development across counties, with some storms bringing brief heavy rain and gusty winds.
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West Virginia
No Strike Pledge Renewed as War Labor Bill Passes
Washington reports the war labor disputes bill override by Congress. Labor spokesmen pledge renewed support for the no strike policy, while government agencies defer action pending study. The war labor board faces potential constraints re defined cases and affiliations, sparking questions about AFL membership handling.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
A.fi
War Labor Board
W.L.B
Inter IL
AFL
Stalin Thanks FDR For Praise From Moscow Radio
Stalin thanked President Roosevelt for his praise of Soviet determination and bravery in a Moscow radio broadcast. He said conditions have been created for final defeat of Hitlerite Germany and urged united blows from East and West for early victory.
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London
Stalin
Russia
Preside
Roosevelt
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Germany
North
Africa
Senate votes to transfer subsidy control to Davis amid OPA rollback
The Senate 46 to 29 approves ditching the OPA food subsidy rollback and transfers future subsidy operations to War Food Administrator Chester C. Davis. The move follows Congress backing the President's veto on an anti strike bill, signaling a fresh crisis for OPA as Brown's meat and butter rollback costs loom.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House Today
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administrator
Chester C. Davis
Congress
Roosevelt
Prentiss Brown
Sendor O'Mahoney
D.- Wyo
O.P.A
Brown
Kilgore Votes Against ec Amendment in Senate Battle
Washington reports a Senate passage of an amendment to the commonly credit corporation bill prohibiting price reducing subsidies. The roll call shows 39 for the amendment and 37 against with Kilgore among Democrats voting against it. OPA faces a funding crisis as the House trims CCC operations and price control is questioned. The Senate approved extending the Commodity Credit Corporation life for two years, and authorized a $1 billion increase in CCC lending authority in a substitute bill, sending it to conference.
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Washington
Senate
Commonly Credit Corporation
Byrd
McKellar
Tenn
Tydings
Mad
Kilgore
Radelidde
Steward
Glass
Revercomb
OPA
House
Brown
Commodity Credit Corp
C.C.C
Chc.c
Allied Planes Bomb Jap Base on New Guinea
Allied raiders dropped twenty tons of bombs on Rabaul and surrounding targets in New Britain and on Lae in the Hion gulf. Medium bombers hit Lae airfields and the Finschhafen building area as heavy anti aircraft fire aided by clouds limited damage assessment. Night raids struck Penfoci and Diliony Timor airfields, while two large bombers were reported missing.
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Associated Press
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
High Command
Fiers
Lae
Kaban
New Guinea
Hion Gulf
Vunakanau
Rae
Penfoci
Diliony Timor
Finschhafen
De Gaulle Arrival in Tunis Praised by Population
London radio reported Gen. Charles De Gaulle arrived in Tunis at 5 pm. The Allied French leader, co-president of the French Committee of National Liberation, was greeted with enthusiasm by residents as he was welcomed in the North African capital.
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London
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Tunis
Associated Press
French Committee of National Liberation
Coal Miners To Forego Vacations For $50 Pay
West Virginia coal miners totaling about 117000 are to work through the usual vacation period. They will receive $50 in vacation money while continuing to work, with 8 cents per day rebates on jam use and related concessions. Districts 17 and 29 expect large swells in beneficiaries and retroactive payments to April 1. The plan follows a war labor board decision and a request by Interior Secretary Ickes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
War Labor Board
United Mince Workers
National Leadership
Solid Fuels Admin
Harold Tafekes
William Blizzard
U.M.W. District 17
George J. Titler
District 29
Beckley
Titler
Tifler
Harold Lekes
Rach Distrier
John B, Lewis
Swimming Classes Begin Monday at Waterdale Pool
Classes start at 9 a m tomorrow at the Waterdale pool under Raleigh county Red Cross sponsorship. Open to all ages, enrollment at the pool with Howard Fillmer or Miss Genevieve Hollandsworth. Includes beginning, senior and junior life saving. merit badges for Boy and Girl Scouts. entry fee is 1 dollar. sessions run through July 10.
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North Sea
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Bernay Airfield
le Harve
Coal Group
Green
Murray
Fdr
Chester Dayis
Waterdale
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