Threats of Wholesale Strikes Lifted in Detroit
Labor unrest eased as Detroit residents faced a potential walkout affecting about 80 thousand workers, with 39 thousand in Detroit alone, while Chicago truck drivers returned to work and a glass workers stoppage in six states showed limited movement. Union leaders warned of ongoing disputes and planned further talks in Washington to resolve reconversion and jurisdiction issues in the auto and glass industries.
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MI Reno
Detroit
Chicago
RaMiment
Columbus
Pittsburgh, Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Selon
Packard Lator Company
Buddy Heel
Uival
Washington
Department of Labor
Chicago Truck Drivers’ Union
A. ¥. L. International Brothers Hood
Teamsters
Bt Défense Transportation
Southern senators move to speed FEPO funds relief
Southern senators discuss abandoning filibuster against 446 200 funding for the FEPO for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 in hopes of quick approval. Senator Bilbo warns he will speak until Christmas if needed while the Senate appropriations committee backs an FEPO amendment to the war agencies bill amid statutory limits and looming agency expirations.
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House
Senate Appropriations Committee
FEPO
Senate
Selective Service
War Production Board
War Shipping Administration
FEFC
Roosevelt
Nebate
July hires reach five million total in month’s start
The report notes 2.5 million hires for July at the outset of the month, continuing strong recruitment momentum for the season. Specific company or regional details are not provided in the fragment.
Stevenson Nixes Pay Hike For Judges
Governor Stevenson vetoed a $413,000 pay raise for district and appellate judges as part of the judiciary appropriation. He argued the increase would erode public confidence and urged redistricting before salaries. the approved $27.6 million departmental appropriation for the new biennium passed. A separate bill to fund taxes for counties and districts was vetoed, while several new laws and failed acts outlined changes in state fees, park maintenance, and hospital operation.
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Austin
Stevenson
Secretary’ of State
WIN Tecome
Iran
Oviedo
Webb County
Churchill Tours English Countryside With Boos and Cheers
Prime Minister Churchill, tired yet sharp, campaigned through rural England with Conservative escorts in an open car. He praised the United States, urged friendly ties with Russia, and traded taunts with Labor opponents. About 20,000 crowded Coventry square, many waiting hours. at Rugby, schoolboys added color to the scene.
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Coventry
Churchill
Pels
United States
Russo
Coveritry
Churchil
Britain
Sponsor Arms Well Airman Gets Bottle
VANCOUVER Wash June 16 An army air corps veteran at the launching of the iaapehip Ernie Pyle didn't know why two bottles of champagne are always used Shipbuilder Edgar Kaiser explained one is for the sponsor and one In case she misses The veteran said hopefully But the sponsor didn't miss Kaiser caught on and the airman got the bottle.
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Vancouver
Wash
Army Air Corps
Ernie Pyle
Edgar Kaiser
Fragmented Puzzle Clues From a Yesterday’s Puzzling Page
A damaged OCR style entry lists mixed clues and numbers across topics from music theory to geography. The fragment mentions Guido, birds, a missing answer key, and various undefined terms, hinting at a past crossword style puzzle page with incomplete clues awaiting solutions.
Speed Brush Helps Push Back Japanese On Negros
Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush and the 40th Infantry Division earned rare praise from captured Japanese officers after a rapid Negros landing. Brush moved fast, bottling retreating forces despite an estimated 15,000 enemy. Lt. Gen. Eichelberger lauded him as “Speed Brush” as tears flowed at a moment seen as pivotal in Brush’s decades-long military career.
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Tieth
Diviste Philippines
Rapp Brush
40Th Division
Brush
Negros
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Neg- Se Reee
Bengholz
Ife
Lingays
Luzon
Hisather
Brig
Gan
Dan'l BR
Rapp
Maile
Visayan Department
Zamboanga
Philippines
Lily Service
Beush'a Lite
Philips Exeter Academy
University of Tilisois
Ao Ragial Army Commission
Army
Grass Cutter Leaves With Lawn Mower
Mrs D J Engle of 623 Haya Street reported her lawn mower was taken Monday afternoon while she was indoors. A grass cutter, described as a mower, disappeared from her property and was reported to the sheriff's office.
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D. J. Engle
Haya Street
Hei
Sherif
Market Plan Announced for Mexico City Markets
Mexico City mayor Javier Tojo Gomez announced a reconstruction plan for the capital’s dive markets and suburbs. Within a month 10 new small superhand markets will open as part of a push to establish modern markets with abundant water supply and midyear inaugurations.
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Mexico City
Javier Tojo Gomez
Borin
Rojo Gomez
Chutist Force Helps to Free German POWs
British parachutists described as a secret force of 518 men and 12 women of five nationalities staged a single successful operation to aid Allied prisoners in a May mission. They dropped into Allengrabow near Revit, aiding 26,000 POWs and thousands of slave laborers. Wireless contact helped Allied forces advance and led to the camp’s surrender without violence.
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London
Inc
Reig. J
Nichol
Hey
Mborale
Allengrabow
Revit
Leach Tante Nichol
Altengabay
Cane
Liberation Prisoners Aid Group In Burma Unit
A wartime report notes a mixed transport group aiding liberated prisoners. The unit includes British, French, Belgian, and Polish members with women mainly Belgian and French and one Biré girl who had three parachute jumps in training before serving in dangerous Burma operations.
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Biré
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Winnie
Guido
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Ny Richard
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San -Antonio
Burma
Annas
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Jorrie
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