War Agencies Guarantee Voice in Postwar Plant Cuts
War Mobilizer Byrnes approved a directive requiring armed services to give advance notice of proposed cutbacks. The WPB will prepare a report on output status as of VE Day and future dates, with a seven day advance notice to workers and unions. The plan prioritizes keeping labor on war jobs and размещing idle workers to civil production.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
WPB
Byrnes
Japan
Army
Navy and Maritime Commission
WPH
WPR
WEB
Denver Rio Grande Units Threaten Strike Over Wage Award
Denver and Rio Grande Western operating units announce a strike call over NRAB wage awards. C W Burbank and F E Frakes inform C D Denver crews of the action. The dispute centers on three year old NRAB awards of about 150 000 to 200 000 dollars.
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Denver-Rio Grande
Denver
Denver & No Grande Western Railroad
C. W. Burbank
Cleveland, O
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
FE. O. Frakes
Operating Engineers Union
National Railroad Adjunstment Board
J. A. Bush
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
NRAB
Postwar Wife to Need Can Opener
Postwar wives face greater dependence on the can opener as rationing ends. American Can Co. statistics show processed food consumption rose about 73 percent from 1925 to 1940, reflecting shifting household needs and storage.
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New York
American Can Co
Gen Adler Heads ANPA Group on Communications
The American Newspaper Publishers Association formed committees on press communications led by Brig. Gen. Julius Ochs Adler of the New York Times. Members include ELM Antrim Chicago Tribune Hugh Baillie United Press J. W. Connolly International News Service Edwin S. Friendly New York Sun Brig. Gen. Clark Howell Atlanta Constitution John Knight American Society of Newspaper Editors Hubert McLean Philadelphia Bulletin Joseph Pulitzer St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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New York
March
Paper Publishers Association
Julius Ochs Adler
ELM
Antrim
Chicago Tribune
Hugh Baillie
United Press Associations
J. W. Connolly
International News Service
Edwin S. Friendly
New York Sun
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
John Knight
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Knight Newspapers
Hubert McLean
The
Philadelphia Bulletin
Associated Press
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispitch
New Snoplane Herds Caribou In Alaska Venture
A Durango-built snoplane, weighing under 600 pounds and carrying three passengers plus crew, is en route to Alaska to aid in caribou herding. Builders Howeard Davis and Jack Price describe the craft as a hobby turned profitable venture and it operates at about 65 miles per hour.
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Caribou
Domingo
Colo
Alaska
Howeard Davis
Jack Price
Journalism School Professor Calls for Free World Press
Professor Ralph L. Crosman director of the University of Colorado College of Journalism advocates an international bill of rights including a freedom of the press clause similar to the U S model.
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Journalism School
Free World Press
Boulder
Colo
INS
Ralph L. Crosman
University of Coloorado College of Journalism
Crosman Advocates Free Press for World Unity
Prof. Crosman argues that a free world press is the greatest means of achieving worldwide unity. The statement appears in a short excerpt emphasizing press liberty as a unifying force across nations.
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Prof
Crosman
Gladiola planting ordered for State Capitol grounds
Baton Rouge March 8 Frank Grevemberg State Capitol Building Manager has ordered 5 000 gladiola bulbs to plant on the grounds of the state house where large camellia bushes are blooming.
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Baton Rouge
State Capitol
Frank Grevemberg
State House
French Girls Make Dresses of Chutes
French girls from Maquiss near Atlantic City create dresses from parachute silk, described by Lt. Claude E. Webber of Framington Maine, a Bel17 RAF Redistribution Station No. 1 pilot, who notes the fabric yields stunning garish colored garments.
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INS
Claude E. Webber
Framington
No. 1
Brothers Bailen Wounded in Action Weeks Apart
Brookline residents learn two brothers Lt Richmond L Bailen and Pfc Marshall J Bailen who enlisted after Pearl Harbor were wounded in action within three weeks of each other. The mother Mrs Samuel J Ballen received the notice confirming their injuries and distances apart reach over 3 000 miles.
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Brookline
Mass
Richmond L Bailen
Marshall J. Bailen
Pearl Harbor
Samuel J. Ballen
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Chay
First Army
Hitler
Mannheim
Rhine
Signal Corps
Gen. Adler
ANPA
Hompson
Glenmore Distilleries
Caz Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
Gregory
Eton
Saling
Eres
Addisco
Wells & Coverly
Wells & Coverly’s
Salina St
Atlantic City, Nj
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