Move Planned To Aim Anti-Strike Bill At Miners
In Washington on June 4 the House backed an administration plan to curb coal mine strikes. Ramspeck's substitute would bar coercion or funding of work interruptions in government seized plants with a 5000 dollar fine and up to a year in prison. The measure targets coal strikes but applies to government run industries.
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Washington
House
Ramspeck
Georgia
Smith Connally
War Labor Board
Ramspectk
McCormack
Massachusetts
Connally
House Military Committee
Representative Harness
R-Ind
Harness
Senate
Norton
D-Nj
Labor Committee
Military Committee
John L. Lewis
Hirohito
Hitler
Mussolini
Morrison
Celler
Key Bastion Of Italy Again Hit
Allied forces intensified operations around Pantelleria Harbor as bombers and naval units attacked with slight retaliation reported, while island bombardment continued. The strikes also targeted Salian mainland and Naples port, with RAF bombers crossing from North Africa for a Mediterranean raid.
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Eisenhower
Pantelleria
RAF
Naples
Rome
Milan
Death toll soars as Warsaw ghetto alleged to be wiped out
A secret Polish radio report from Stockholm claims 14 000 Warsaw ghetto Jews were deported east after weeks of street fighting. It says 2 000 shot, 3 008 died in fires, while Jews killed 800 German troops and wounded 8 000 others before surrender amid artillery and air attacks.
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Stockholm
Warsaw
Poland
Ion
Galicia
Bulgaria
Treblinka
Coal Strike Threatens To Close Major Mills
Officials said stockpiles at the Great By-Products Plant in Clairton fell below the safety line, forcing coke production to taper within days and risking steep cuts in steel output. The no contract no work policy kept most mines idle as unions monitor Washington for Roosevelt’s directive and policy committee guidance.
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Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
Clairton
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Lindley
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Gabor Kish
Washington
UMW
John L. Lewis
William Hargest
Pittshareh
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Illinois
AFL
Progressive
West Virginia
Harrison County
Sunnihill Coal Company
Arrest of Williamsport Draft Evader Brewer
Reuben Brewer, 22, of North Prospect Street, was arrested last night on the Williamsport trolley by State Trooper A. J. Coady and Deputy Leister Isanogle. He had been sought for 10 months as a draft evader and was also wanted for check forgery in various parts of the state.
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Reuben Brewer
North Prospect Street
Williamsport
A. J. Coady
Leister Isanogle
Isanogle
Brewer
Motorist to Face Charges in Court in Maryland
Hartle Eugene Miller of Keedysville Route 1 is summoned to appear before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder to answer charges of altering a 1943 license plate by flattening the digit 3 and painting a 4 in white. Trooper Joseph J. Coady reports the offense falls under a new Maryland law effective June 1 with a minimum $100 fine.
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Hartle Eugene Miller
Keedysville
Route 1
Harry E. Snyder
Joseph J. Coady
Miller
Maryland
Coady
Charles Calvin Yost
Clearspring
Route 2
Francis Melvin Glass
Sykesville
Revolt Flare and Military Move Shake Argentina Politics
News reports from Montevideo indicate Argentina faces a rising revolt with Castillo naming Gen. Martinez to lead repression. The clash pits supporters of Ramirez against the Castillo regime amid presidential election campaigning and a tense state of siege.
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Castillo
Argentina
Rodolfo Maruiez
Rawson
Ramirez
Martiez
Bel
Senate
Robustiano Patron Costas
Manuel de Iviondo
Giraud Remains Commander as De Gaulle Leads Liberation
The French Army’s leadership remains split with Giraud to direct field operations while Charles de Gaulle co heads the liberated group. A Committee of Liberation governs the non Axis controlled empire units. Hope grows for a conciliatory political solution as Americans note progress.
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Giraud
Leis
Committee of Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Algiers
Robert Murphy
Be Gaulle
Allegany County Fish and Game Council Disbands
The Allegany County advisory council to the Maryland game and inland fish commission votes to disband citing inability to carry out the conservation program. Members say the council was not used as a clearinghouse for game and policy and that its work was hampered by a gasoline shortage and the war effort.
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Allegany County Fish and Gave Advisory Council
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Roosevelt orders coal miners to return or face draft risk
President Roosevelt gave 500 000 striking coal miners four days to decide to resume work by Monday or uphold the union’s no-work stance. Officials warned of possible drafts, federal intervention, and alien-law actions while most idle areas stayed wary and mixed in their replies.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Alabama
Tennessee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Lewis
Hugh White
Clinogis
West Virginia Mine Union
Charleston
Huntington
Oil Men Get Sore Feet At Fort Belvoir Maneuvers
Prominent New York oil operator and fellow executives spent 24 hours with the 6th Battalion at Fort Belvoir observing drills and maneuvers. Generals watched as industry leaders endured mud, exchanged jokes, and faced the realities of military life during the visit.
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New York
Edwin H. Marks
Fort Belvoir
W. Alton Jones
Cities Service Company
Lfe
Marks
Four Boys Held Over Bicycle Theft Ring
Patrolmen Rohrer and Doornberger broke up a bicycle theft ring with four youths, ages 13 to 15, arrested yesterday. One suspect named a trio of accomplices after being found with a stolen bike. A Juvenile Court hearing is scheduled for Saturday afternoon before Justice Harvey M. Miller.
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John E. Rohrer
Grason Doornberger
Harvey M. Miller
Ivy Poison Precautions and Remedies Against Poison Ivy
An article outlines home remedies for poison ivy including ferric chloride and ferrous sulphate solutions, ammonia washes, salt water baths, and lye soap. It warns against oral immunity and promotes seeking a doctor for severe exposure and eye or mouth involvement. It also advises avoiding the plant and offers a basic warning about dangerous popular cures.
Status of Wives and Draft Deferment Clarified
Colonel Stanwood stated that a wife's employment status does not affect deferment. The State War Manpower Commission urged women to work in canneries and essential industries, while only men with pre Pearl Harbor children or extreme hardship on dependents qualify for deferment. Women on the home front are aiding the war effort and do not raise their husbands' induction chances.
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Stanwood
State War Manpower Commission
Pearl Harbor
Armed Services
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Italy
Congoleum
Everly
Warsaw Ghetto
Man
Montevideo
Uruguay
Drummond
Ramon Castillo
Buenos Aires
Fish
Game Council
Allegany
Kool Aid
Glenn K. Campbell
Rest Area
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
OUR Eliamee HK
Sears
Wall Paper
USA
Searn
N. Potomac
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