Rail Union Leaders Delay Strike After White House Call
In Cleveland, union chiefs Alvanley Johnston and A F Whitney adjourned in Whitney’s office as carriers and Washington proposed settlements. President Truman spoke with Whitney and the Empire train resumed after a five day postponement, with crews and officials coordinating in Syracuse and Albany.
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Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
A. F. Whitney
Whitney
Washington
Labor Department
John Spellman
White House
Truman
Johnston
Dream Party Networked By GIs From Italy Bombing
Fifty American infantrymen of the 351st Infantry Regiment 88th Division held a dream party in a New York hotel after a bombing raid on an Italian farmhouse south of Rome during the Rome push. Five of the doughboys were missing. The idea began with a hand crocheted tablecloth found in the farmhouse dated March 21 1944. The signers remembered the date and recounted the incident in detail.
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New York
Rome
Thomas Downs
Union
351St Infantry Regiment
88Th Division
Rail Tieup Ends as Empire State Express Leaves Syracuse
Trains shed and platforms fill as a railroad strike impacts Syracuse. The Empire State Express departs at 7 45 P M and the North Shore Limited and Dewitt Clinton follow, with freight resuming by night. Officials announce a truce at 7 34 P M and traffic is expected to normalize by dawn.
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Empire State Express
Syracuse
North Shore Limited
Dewitt Clinton
Empire
Train Delays and Frustrated Passengers Plague Syracuse Stop
Eastbound Empire State and Dewitt Clinton trains lagged hours leaving Syracuse as delays mounted. Passengers faced no dining service, though radios filled the platform chatter. Engineer A W Hurley arrived, and the Empire State finally pulled out at 7:46 PM toward Albany.
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Albany
Syracuse
Dewitt-Clinton
Empire
Dewitt Clintons
North Shore
Dewitt
A. W. Hurley
Asassalaer
Hurley
Nazis Urged Singapore Attack Plans Revealed in Testimony
Grand Adm. Raeder testified at the international military tribunal that Hitler pressed Japan to seize Singapore in early 1941 to frighten the United States into neutrality. He said Hitler believed Singapore's fall would deter U S involvement and that Japan might strike Vladivostok but would be mistaken. Raeder denied plotting to draw the U S into war and noted Nazi plans shifted toward the Russian campaign. He also said Pearl Harbor surprised the Nazis who expected Pacific moves against Britain and the Dutch.
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Japan
Vladivostok
Singapore
United States
Malaya
Raeder
Hiller
Tingland
Hitler
England
Karl Joenitz
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
United States submits Franco Spain report to UN subcommittee
The United States filed a 62 page general document with 15 attachments to the UN, offering new material on Franco Spain. The report discusses German assets in Spain, Spanish war potential, Franco penetration of the Americas, and regime reactions toward the United States. Iran’s case remains unsettled as Hussein Ala seeks conclusive evidence of Soviet troop withdrawals, with a May 20 deadline to report.
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United States
United Nations
Council
U. S
Spain
Hussein Ala
New York
Iran
Azerbaijan
Russia
War shortages delay replacement of chemical processing equipment
Perfume notes that replacing the battered wartime chemical processing apparatus will be delayed for a long period. The indicates sheet copper and stainless steel supply constraints affect reconstruction and ongoing production.
Du Pont Aromatics Plants Face Output Cut From Steel Strike
An E I du Pont de Nemours official warned the steel strike has curtailed production at plants making steel containers for du Pont aromatics and foreshadowed a serious reduction at the aromatic plant in New Brunswick New Jersey. He said restoring output after coal derived intermediates exhaust will take weeks as automatic chemical demand grows in pharma and perfume sectors.
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E. I du Pont de Nemours
du Pont Aromatics
New Brunswick
N. J
Stevenson
Ship Fire Baffles Firefighters Near Old Ironsides
Navy firefighters aided by Boston fireboats battled two hours to control a stubborn blaze aboard the wooden net-tender Whitewood tied near the frigate Old Ironsides. No injuries reported and damage deemed repairable. The fire was confined to a shaft area.
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Boston
Whitewood
Gliey
Rugs Cleaned Properly at Albino's Park Street Ad
Rugs cleaned properly at Albino's 2033 Park Street with free pickup and delivery. Phone 29291 for service. Advertises twenty four years experience.
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Albino
Park Street
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