Miners Vote To Strike On Wage Demands
Miners vote to strike over wage and working benefits in wage talks with leaders pressing for higher pay and improved conditions as negotiations continue.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
1
Coal Strike Talks Stall as Union Leader Presses Wages
The union and operators failed to reach progress in talks over extending the contract with wage concessions. Lewis declined to join a letter for extension without Ickes retroactive clause while suggesting wage adjustments could be retroactive to April 1. Ezra Van Horn said meetings would resume with no agreement yet. Perkins reportedly spoke with Lewis and ONeill by phone during the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Miss Perkins
Charles O'Neill
Classified Ad Users Near Success
Local r alar users explore opportunities in the classified ads as success appears within reach for readers seeking items services and job listings. The notice signals growing interest and practical steps toward achieving favorable outcomes.
Allied Breakthroughs Sweep Ruhr German Strongholds
American Sth Army penetrated Duisburg losing its redoubt as Volks sturm collapsed. 1st Army tank columns seized Wealzhausen near Muenster while Hodges' armor closed in toward Frankfurt and Mainz under Bradley. Patton's 4th Armored Division pushed toward Giessen and Iuenberg as Ruhr lines disintegrated and Frankfurt neared fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth
Ruhr
Duisburg
Volkssturm
Rhine
Wealzhausen
Muenster
Marburg
Germany
Ampereburg
Courtney H. Hodges
21St
Hodges
Leipzig
1D Army
Frankfurt-am-Main
Omar N. Bradley
Kamberg
Idstein
Limburg
Bradley
Montgomery
George S. Patton
4Th Armored
Frankfurt-Leipzig
Iuenberg
Berlin
Giessen
Baltersham
Berlin-Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Eenter
3Rd Army
Hanau
Aschaffenburg
Amoeneburg
Russians Reach Austrian Border
Russian forces pressed through Hungary toward Austria as operations along a 120 mile front yielded gains up to 17 miles. A 29 mile wedge enveloped Csorna and Sarvar, with 200 Hungarian towns captured. Other Red Army units reached the Baltic naval base Gaynia and moved into western Danzig as Zhukov’s forces push east of Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Rada River
Csorna
Sarvar
Tolbukhin
Red Army
Gaynia
Danzig
Gregory K. Zhukov
Oder River
Berlin
Battleships and Carrier Planes Press Okinawa Shelters
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz said on March 29 that U S forces continued bombardment of Okinawa using its largest rifles as hundreds of carrier airplanes attacked remaining strongholds. Tokyo radio claimed Kerama islands landings and a transport fleet aiding invasion, but no confirmation from fleet headquarters followed. Nimitz noted preliminary damage with 38 enemy aircraft destroyed 19 ships crippled and several escorts and cargo ships damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Radio Tokyo
Kerama Islands
Nimitz
Treatment cuts scalp fungus cases by seventy percent
Dr McCallum says about 70 percent cure rate for scalp fungus with treatment and notes a drop in new cases. Barbers will help by using new sterilization methods once materials arrive, with instruction from U S Public Health Service officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCallum
U. S. Public Health Service
Local Boy Recounts D Day Invasion Ringside Seat
A sailor describes witnessing the D Day landings from a harbor position. He recalls staying awake with his gun for days, the invasion dawn with ships and planes, bombardment on the beach, and close mortar fire while anchored off the coast for four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rother
Higher Ration Point Values Spark Debate on Meat Prices
A Senate committee heard opposition to raising ceilings on beef and pork prices. Officials warned higher ceilings could drive wage demands and hurt farmers, while advocates urged increased finished beef ceilings to boost supplies. Experts projected limited near term gains for civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Brownlee
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
OPA
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
Farm Bureau Federation Committee
Chicago
Francis Johnson
Washington
Thomas 2. Wilson
Wilson and Company
Wherry
Senate
War tale of air raid and close call aboard a wooden ship
An eyewitness recalls Japanese planes flying in pairs or alone, one breaching flak while bombs failed to do harm. Two bombers are shot down, boosting morale. The crew left before a major naval battle, reporting no casualties and a weary march to departure after sleeping in their clothes without a bath.
Japanese war prisoners kept near bomb targets, Henderson says
Maj Arthur Henderson reports Japanese POW camps are located near military targets in Tokyo Yokohama Osaka and other cities. He cites article nine of the international convention and says protecting powers informed, but camps have not been moved.
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London
Arthur Henderson
War Office
Commons
Henderson
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Osaka
Freed Yank POWs Describe Harsh Camp Diet and Conditions
An American private held three and a half months at a German camp recalled dire food rations for ten men: one loaf daily, ersatz coffee without sugar or milk, potato peel soup, and thin nightly soup with little to no meat or vegetables. He weighed 126 pounds on capture, spent most days in bed, and received only minimal soap and towels. Red Cross packages were not provided to Americans. The camp commandant, a German major, reportedly disliked Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardennes
Red Cross
Undelivered Senate Bill On Undertaker Lobbying Questioned
The article notes a bill aimed at allowing undertakers drafted into military service to operate their businesses, a change Kimble says is not allowed by current law. Kimble reports the bill, though receipted by a House clerk, was not introduced in the House as other Senate approved measures were after an executive session. He checked with Dr Horace Flack, Bureau of Legislative Reference, and found discrepancies in the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kimble
House
Horace Flack
Bureau of Legislative Reference
Clothing drive plans mapped for April collection
United Nations relief agencies oversee the national drive led by Henry J. Kaiser. Sub committees near completion prepare for a month long clothing drive in April with depots planned in Hancock and Williamsport. Urgent needs include infants and children garments, coats, shoes, and bedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United National Clothing Collection
Henry J. Kaiser
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United States
Hancock
Jack Casper
Kenneth
Legislative clash over bills and funeral board monopoly claim
Senator Kimble recounted failed access to Speaker John S White in a dispute over measures in the House. He said White's secretary barred him from meeting. Kimble then briefed the Senate in an executive session. Earlier funeral directors board members responded to lobbying charges with one denial of monopoly allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
John S. White
Prince George's
White
Kimble
Senate
Funeral Directors’ Board
Baby Leather Shoes Put Under War Ration System
Washington dispatch reports that all babies leather shoes will require ration stamps after May 1. OPA aims to produce 150 million pairs of fabric adult shoes with synthetic rubber soles to restore the two pair per year standard. OCR says infant sizes 0 to 4 are added to rationing to free leather for toddlers and tighten scarce supplies.
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Washington
OPA
Office of Civilian Requirements
OCR
William Y. Elliott
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