Phone Union Delays Strike Heads Toward Settlement
A 15 000 member Long Lines telephone workers strike was postponed to November 21 after a last minute plea from Dr John F R Steelman United States conciliation service. Steelman urged delaying the walkout amid renewed negotiations between independent Bell companies and American Telephone and Telegraph officials. Moran Federation president approved the move after council review.
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Federation of Long Lines Telephone
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American Telephone
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Federation
National Council
Bonuses To Defense Workers At Alils Chalmers Plant
Milwaukee November 14 The Alils Chalmers Manufacturing Company announced a defense bonus exceeding 1 million dollars for 21 000 hourly employees across ten states. Bonuses will be paid as 2 cents per hour for all hourly workers plus 3 cents for time and one half overtime and 4 cents for double time. The plan, effective immediately for 12 months, adds to a 5 cent wage increase granted in April and rewards daily earnings as long as the plan runs.
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Alils-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Mack Motor Strike at End
In New Brunswick New Jersey a two day strike involving 1800 Mack International Motor employees ended after an agreement among the CIO the AF of L and the plant's independent union to hold a national labor relations board election next Wednesday and Friday Production of 28 ton tank transmissions for the army has resumed The CIO seeks a 15 cent hourly raise above the 50 to 75 cent scale while independents had asked for a 10 cent raise.
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Lie Mack International Motor Company
Reds Reject Jap Claims on Sinking of Inner Kehi Ma Tu
In a Nov 1 reply to Japan's protest over the sinking of the Inner Kehi Ma Tu in the Sea of Japan on Nov 11, 1944, Russia reportedly rejected all major Japanese claims. Ambassador Constantin Smetaniy presented Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo’s reply in a brief meeting as Japan blamed the Soviets for the disaster, with dead and missing totaling 326.
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Sea of Japan
Constantin Smetaniy
Shigenori Togo
Foreign Office
Polar bear cubs at Cincinnati zoo one dies
One of two bottle fed polar bear cubs at Cincinnati died last night while the other cub was reported thriving today. The cubs were born Tuesday and their mother ignored them.
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Rail Unions Delay Action Amid Wage Dispute
The 14 non operating rail road unions rejected Roosevelt board recommendations delaying a planned strike. Big Five organizations had called a nationwide walkout starting December 7, risking paralysis of major lines. Non operating unions, 450000 members, voiced disappointment but will press for equitable consideration. The Big Wire brotherhoods, over 350000, could trigger widespread disruption if mobilized.
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Roosevelt
Parleys On Truckers Demands In Midwestern Talks
In Chicago on November 14, leaders from the Teamsters unions representing about 300 local Midwest locals resumed negotiations with 200 motor freight companies across 11 states. They seek wage increases for roughly 250000 truck drivers and maintenance workers whose two year contract ends tomorrow midnight. Both sides hoped for a peaceful settlement as talks continued.
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Central States Employers’ Committee
Lamour Palaces Bill Opens With Dor othy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall star in aluma of the South Seas a Palace theater program opens Friday featuring Jan Hall as an island prince returning from America to be crowned miler and claim his promised bride Dor othy Lamour plus a color travel page Old MacDonalds Duck cartoon and news reel
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South Seas
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Palace Theater
Jan Hall
America
Dela
MacDonald
Donald Duck
News
Paris Monuments To Be Scrapped
Government scrap metal commission orders 32 Paris monuments melted down to relieve raw material shortages. The heaviest is a two ton replica of the Montgolfier balloon the world’s first successful free flight.
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Montgaltier
RAF Slowed By Weather On Night Bombing Effort
Weather again hampered Allied air operations over Germany delaying a fourth straight night bombing run. British air ministry records show limited RAF activity as efforts to aid the push toward Berlin continued. German reports claim raids on eastern territory caused civilian casualties while German harbors at Falmouth andBigland saw enemy strikes with some effect.
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Falmouth
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Sat Munique
Noose Ends Life of Slayer in Spokane Valley Murder
John Bruce Anderson, 58, was hanged shortly after midnight for the henhouse murder of neighbor David Johnson in Spokane Valley, 16 months ago. A jury convicted him of killing Johnson after Johnson caught him stealing.
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Bruce’ Anderson
Spokane
David Johnson
Pandas Sent to U.S. From Chungking in Relief Effort
Two pandas depart Chungking for the United States aboard a plane today. One will go to the Bronx Zoo in New York and the other to the United China Relief organization as part of a relief initiative.
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United Stat
Bronx Zo
United China Relief Organization
Consumption of Cotton in Upturn
Washington May 14 The census today reports cotton consumed for October totaled 963,600 bales. Finer figures show 133,006 bales of lint and 815,062 bales of seed cotton, with September this year at 770,832 lint and 113,837 seed. October last year recorded 129,731 lint and ?
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