Army Seizes Ward's Chicago HQ in 1944 Labor Clash
Sewell Avery refuses to extend an expired contract prompting government plans to seize Montgomery Ward headquarters. Army MPs or mob escort remove Avery from the building as Atty Gen Biddle and Roosevelt aides confront the stand-off. Avery leaves with a final scornful remark as photographers record the incident.
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Montgomery Ward
Sewell Avery
United States of America
Europe
Peleliu
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Avery
FDR
Department of Commerce
Chicago
Sewell
Ludwig Pincura
Francis Biddle
Associated Press
Harry Hall
Ward Headquarters
Army
Hall
Hot Mt. Baker forces closings
Concrete Washington reports Mt Baker, a dormant volcano, has prompted closure of forest lands as scientists warn mud flows from melting glaciers could threaten Baker Lake and Upper Baker Dam. Officials form a task force to plan disaster contingencies while seismographs register frequent bumps likely from ice rather than eruption.
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Mt. Baker
Cascade Mountains
Forest Service
Washington
Baker Lake
Baker Dam
John Spencer
State Ecology Department
Puget Power
State Department of Emergency Services
New Mexico Gov Urges AG to Probe Government Corruption
Gov. Jerry Apodaca directs Attorney General Toney Anaya to investigate corruption or misuse of state funds and equipment. He asks Anaya to coordinate district attorneys and judges and to use grand juries as needed. Santa Fe DA Joe Castellano says the move signals anti corruption aims but will not relinquish current probes.
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Santa FE
Jerry Apodaca
New Mexico
Atty
Toney Anaya
Anaya
Joe Castellano
State Health and Social Services Department
Apodaca
Castellano
Attorney General's Office
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Islander
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Sears, Roebuck and CO
Roswell
N.M
HBA Life
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Pat Hughes
Roswell Inn
Chouse UK
West Second Street
Ana Jeweleas