Labor Dictatorship Debate Delays Defense Legislation
Washington reports show Representative Smith D Va warns against labor sabotage of national defense as House leaders push to pass a neutrality revision. Speaker Rayburn confident of a substantial majority while Republicans say administration bill is licked though some doubt figures remain. A cooling off period for defense strikes and CIO union shop opposition are central issues.
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Washington
Smith
D-Va
Rayburn
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Congress
Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
CIO
United Mine Workers
Rich
R-Pa
Leland M. Ford
R-Calif
Mediation Board
United States
Murray
Kennedy
All Right
Local Weather Report Highlights Day Temperature Extremes
The 24 hour period ending 11:30 a m shows readings from 31 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit with a high of 60 and a low of 31. Precipitation for the 24 hours is 0. Month to date 0 and year to date 32.47. Sunrise 6 26. Sunset 4 58. Length of day 10.5 hours. Normal highs and lows for the date are 64 and 34.
Rapidly Developing Crisis In Whole Defense Strike Issue
A CIO wave of resignations from the defense mediation board, the threat of renewed strikes in captive coal mines, and congressional impatience signal a worsening crisis. Washington observers link this to the board’s rejection of a CIO shop demand and a strong CIO reaction, with possible army precautionary steps underway.
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CIO
Mediation Board
Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Congress
Capitol Hill
Murderer Jumps From Hotel While In Custody
Abe Peles known as Kid Twist of Murder Inc. leapt or fell to his death from the sixth floor at the Halif Moon Hotel in Coney Island where he was held after testifying against associates. He was about 35 and found at 7 45 am on the hotel’s second floor extension. He had admitted killing or aiding in the killing of six men. Prosecutor William O Dwyer said he supplied information on the gang after arrest of members. He was once called executive vice president of Murder Inc by O Dwyer and had been indicted for the 1933 slaying of Red Alpert, a case not pleaded to.
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New York
Abe Peles
Kid Twist
Brooklyn
Murder, Inc
Halif Moon
Coney Island
Petes
William O'Dwyer
Peles
O'Dwyer
Reles
King’s County
George Martin
Dillinger
Alex
Red) Alpert
Churchill says Hitler may invade as blockade backfires
London November 12 Prime Minister Churchill said Hitler failed to starve Britain into submission and may resort to invasion. He cited Hess's report that Germany hoped to starve Britain but improved shipping and losses halted such plans. He forecast 1943 shipping enough for overseas operations and promised better food from exports and crops.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Britain
House of Commons
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Scotland
Hitler
Eigne
ElkS To Sponsor Refresher Course for Cadet Applicants
The Roswell Elks Club will sponsor a refresher course for young men aiming to enlist as aviation cadets. B. B. Ginsbere announced with cooperation from the city school board superintendent J. D. Shinkle and Roswell High Principal Paul H. Deaton. The program helps those lacking two years of college prepare for the mental examination. Enrollment and physicals determine course start date.
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Roswell Elks Club
B. B. Ginsbere
City School Board
J. D. Shinkle
Roswell High
Paul H. Deaton
Plan to use defense stamps to curb inflation studied
Washington November 12 A proposed forced stamp plan system of savings was reported in administration circles to brake inflation and prices. Originating with vice president Wallace, the plan is being studied by congressional leaders as a possible curb on inflationary pressures.
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Washington
Wallace
Jap Council Analyzes Churchill War Statement At Palace
Tokyo reports foreign minister Shigenori Togo explained Churchill and Knox remarks before the privy council at the imperial palace. Headlines mocked Knox and Knox’s warning of a decisive hour while Japan stressed pursuit of peace via Kurusu envoy. A Tokyo dispatch suggested four naval stations would be defense posts under naval command.
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Tokyo
Shigenori Togo
Winston Churchill
United States Navy
Frank Knox
Privy Council
Imperial Palace
Churchill
Japan
United States
Knox
Sapuro Kurusu
Washington
Miyako
Nichi Nichi
America
Pacific
Yomiuri
Majjor
Railroad Brotherhoods Call 1941 Strike To Begin December
Chiefs of five operating railroad brotherhoods ordered 350000 workers to strike for a 30 percent wage increase. They directed staged walkouts starting December 7, 8, and 9 as the wage dispute with the carriers escalated after an emergency board ruling. Signed by leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and Switchmen's Union of North America.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North
The
C. J. Goff
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H. W. Fraser
A. F. Whitney
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Red Cross Roll Call Reaches 750 Members By Noon
At noon today 750 members enrolled in the Red Cross here as Roll Call chairman Will C. Lawrence urged further effort to meet Chaves county’s 2500 member quota by Saturday night. The breakfast at Nickson Coffee Shop honored workers and officials as Mayor Hall praised the chapter’s flood relief work.
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Red Cross
Will C. Lawrence
Chaves
Lawrence
Nickson
Vernon Knapp
Hall
L. O. Fullen
Intr
Ced
Claude Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lawrence
George W Coe Pioneer Of New Mexico Dies At 85
George W Coe 85 pioneer rancher and farmer of New Mexico died at St Marys hospital at eight this morning from pneumonia. He lived in Glencoe with two children Will Coe and Mrs Elza Perry. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at Mrs Perrys Glencoe home with burial in family cemetery beside his wife. Ballard Funeral Home in charge.
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George W. Coe
New Mexico
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Coe
Glencoe
Will Coe
Elza Perry
Nan Hillary Harrison
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
George Coe
Coe
Brighton
Iowa
Colfax County
Ruidoso
Lincoln County
Ruidoso Valley
Roswell
Armistice Day Observances Highlight National Tensions
Armistice Day across the United States honored war dead as President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned of grave dangers in a strife torn world. He attended ceremonies at the tomb of the unknown soldier and Arlington Cemetery, urging Americans to fight to preserve liberty.
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Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Arlington Cemetery
Sumner Welles
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Navy
Knox
Naval Air Base
Quonset, R. I
Far East
Army
George C. Marshall
Ray Waggoner Dies Suddenly
Ray Waggoner, former Roswell resident, died suddenly from a heart attack at 8:30 this morning at his home in Amarillo. He was brother-in-law of Mrs. S. P. Johnson Jr. of Roswell. Mr and Mrs. Johnson left for Amarillo. Funeral arrangements not yet learned here.
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Ray Waggoner
Roswell
Amarillo
S. P. Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Germans Said To Be On Threshold Of Caucasus Oil
Adolf Hitler's Crimea armies were reported to have reached the Black Sea coast near Kerch gateway to the Caucasus oil fields while on the central front Russians claimed they held the Germans to a standstill with more than 70 000 Nazis killed and wounded in the 41 day drive on Moscow. Soviet dispatches showed growing confidence in Donets fighting and before Moscow though acknowledging German advances to near Narominsk 35 miles southwest of Moscow the situation was said to be stabilized. Churchill told the House of Commons Hitler may invade Britain as blockade fails. Continued story notes Axis forces along Kerch strait would reach critical stage in the battle of the Crimea.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Crimean
Black Sea
Kerch
Caucasus
Moscow
Leningrad
Red Star
Tula
Ukraine
Donets
Narosominsk
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
London
Hitler
Britain
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Crete
Caucasan
Retail Credit School Postponed
Edward L. Harbaugh announced the postponement of the Retail Credit School to avoid conflicts with other events. The two sessions are now scheduled for Tuesday nights November 18 and November 25 at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Edward L. Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Gladys Lutz Seeks Measure of Classified Ads Reach
Mrs Gladys Lutz of Hamilton Justice speaks this morning about estimating how much business her regular classified ads generate. She admits tracing exact figures is impossible but notes the response from single day service ads gives a sense of their impact.
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Gladys Lutz
Hamilton Justicte
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