Strike Totals Near 300000 Members in Auto Strike
Chrysler announces a conference with CIO United Auto Workers on a 30 percent wage demand. Ford and General Motors idle workers push the strike total toward 300000 in the Detroit area. Westinghouse plants await a dispute verdict as 8000 issues loom. Potential labor actions surface in Lancaster Pennsylvania and Monongalia County West Virginia.
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Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
Ford
General Motors
Detroit
International OU
Westinghouse Electric Company
Lancaster
Monongalia County
B. L. Weigand
Central Labor Union
Conestoga Transportation Co
Weigand
AFL
West Virginia
United Mini Workers
United Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Employes Union
EWT
Crashed Airman Burial Details From War Disclosures
The article notes an airman buried outside Japan and cites disclosures that Japan handed over ashes of at least 2,000 Allied POWs. Col Morris Marcus says no graves found yet. former POWs describe torture and execution attempts. Rescued Americans recount beatings, starvation, confinement, and threats as they arrive in New York.
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Japan
U. S
Col
Morris Marcus
San Francisco
Formosa
William Cook
Alexandria
la Guardia Field
Karachi
India
First Liberty Ship Patrick Henry Launched in Baltimore
The first Liberty ship, the Patrick Henry, was launched in Baltimore on September 27, 1940, marking a milestone in wartime ship production and the U S Navy logistics effort.
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Baltimore
Fair Week Ends With Success At Hagerstown Fair 1945
The Great Hagerstown Fair of 1945 wrapped up Saturday with over 10 000 on the Midway and in the grandstand for day and night shows. Attendance exceeded last year on all but the opening two days when rain dampened crowds. Had not Tuesday rain and Wednesday threats affected turnout, records would have been broken. Thousands of schoolchildren entered free in the afternoon, as B Ward Beam drivers staged wrecks and escapades and Frank Melville circus acts closed the week. exhibitors and carnival workers began leaving Saturday night, with dismantling finished Sunday. Most vendors head to Frederick for that fair starting tomorrow through Saturday.
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B. Ward
Frank Melville
Cellin-Wilson
Frederick
Two Autos Crash Head-On On Rt 40 Near Hagerstown
Two cars were badly damaged in a head-on collision on Route 40 west of Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon. Archie Taylor Cumberland collided with John E. Conrad Washington DC while attempting to pass Ronald Stratton St Paul Minnesota. Taylor was fined 105 dollars plus costs for operating while drunk and no license.
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Hagerstown
Bruce Spickler
Archie Taylor
Cumberland
John E. Conrad
Washington, D. C
Taylor
Ronald J. Stratton
St. Paul
Minn
Stratton
Spickler
Conrad
John H. Hetzer
Williamsport
Herbert T. Perdew
Jamis Street
North Potomac Street
Don Smith
Per
James F. Herbert
Bristol
Polka Beats Out Jump as GE Scientists Study Vibration
In Schenectady on September M4 a GE research team reports that atmospheric vibrations match the tempo of a polka in a quirky study. The article notes the dance and music vibe while scientists measure mill per second vibrations and their effect on a dancing studio audience.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Move To Reduce River Pollution
The Maryland Stream Pollution Committee plans to appoint an executive secretary to supervise a waterfront study and identify plants polluting rivers. The secretary, to be named soon, will earn 4000 dollars annually and survey all streams and waste sources. If pollution is found in covered cases, it must be remedied. gaps will prompt legislative action. The secretary will maintain a state map with survey results and conduct regular checks.
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Baltimore
Maryland Stream Pollution Committee
John W. Sherwood
Sherwood
Rent Control Office Moves to Third Floor in Harle Building
The Hagerstown area OPA Rent Control office has moved to the third floor of the Harle Building at 74 West Washington Street from the seventh floor. Edward Condron, area director, announced the relocation which places the Rent Control and Ration Board on the same floor with a shared central telephone switchboard. The Rent Control number changed from 3543 to 2870.
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Hagerstown Area
OPA
Harle
West Washington Street
Edward Condron
Ration Board
US Troops in Japan Debate Warns Against Weakness
Officials emphasized that showing reluctance to continue occupation could cede control to Allied forces. Plans call for long term civilian oversight after disarming Japan and breaking up major monopolies. Acheson criticisms and Wherry questions surfaced before a formal White House statement. In Troy, windows were broken at East Washington garage behind 45 East Washington street but no entry occurred.
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United States
Japan
Acheson
MacArthur
Wherry
White House
State, War and Navy Departments
Truman
A. F. Hyson
Troy Laundry
East Washington Street
Prices and Goods in Local Markets From Renewals to OPA
Local market quotations list prices for bacon shoulder fowl country ham and chickens with OPA ceilings. Wheat and walnuts appear with per bushel and per pound figures. Prices for peaches, green beans and various canned goods fluctuate. sections note ceilings and varying values across items.
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Bara
Addios
Haepbarries Hadaareneen
Hama
Tieane
Tom Ges
Abe Emperor Visit and War Crimes Trials Report
A wartime briefing notes Emperor Hirohito and Tojo aides tied to peace pleas and abdication rumors. MacArthur’s order bans uranium 235 research while trials for war criminals move toward special tribunals. Hiroshima toll and occupation broadcasts expand across Japan and Korea.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Kiochi Kido
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Pearl Harbor
Kido
MacArthur
Seihin Ikeda
Central Liason Board
U. S. Eighth Army
Camillo Osias
Yokohama Prefectural
Truman
Washington
Hiroshima
Japanese Broadcasting Corp
Korea
Nippon Times
Commerce Ministry
Empire of War Industries
Kenji Dobara
Com
First Army Commander Surrenders to War Crimes Probe
The commander of the First Army surrendered last week and was jailed in Yokohama while being questioned about alleged war crimes.
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Mander
First
Yokohama
Big 5 Parley Faces Unity Test At Council
An editorial in the Daily Mail says the first Foreign Ministers meeting failed to yield a clear plan and warns a race saving formula will be proposed before departure. Moscow balks at Hungary talks, citing Potsdam armistice signatories only. Molotov’s protest stems from fear the US and Britain will pull France away. The key dispute centers on spheres of influence and exclusive control. Baptism at Willow Grove postponed yesterday by Mt. Pleasant People's Tabernacle.
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Europe
Daily Mail
Council of Foreign Ministers
France
China
Iast
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
United States
Britain
Moscow
Council
Truman to Decide on Atomic Bomb Use Alone
President Truman declared he will bear sole personal responsibility for decisions on the atomic bomb. He told reporters after a weekend at Jefferson Islands that he will present recommendations to Congress and act in the country’s best welfare. He cited Lincoln's act as a cabinet vote against emancipation and said ultimate choice rests with him.
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Congress
Ross
White House
Jefferson Islands
Truman
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Two Million Suit Filed Over Mari tal Deception
Mrs Ruby Dickey Bartges formerly of Pueblo Colorado sues her ex husband George P Dickey a Kansas and Denver oil man for two million dollars alleging misrepresentation of the marital estate value at divorce The filing occurred in Denver district court and cites events leading to the claim up to October Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
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Ruby Dickey Bartges
Pueblo
Colo
George P. Dickey
Kansas
Denver
Dickey
Wallace Sees Budget Balanced By 1950
Secretary of Commerce Henry A Wallace told a University of Chicago round table that the federal budget could be balanced by 1950 while pursuing full employment and production under a free-enterprise system. He cited the goal of sixty million jobs and urged government to set sales goals as businesses do. He warned that imbalance could not occur if unemployment rises and emphasized foreign trade as part of the plan.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
University of Chicago Round Table
Wallace
Star Spangled Banner origin remarks and Key dates
A discussion highlights the department’s role in expanding national heritage work citing Francis Scott Key and the composition of the Star Spangled Banner on September 13, 1814. The comment links cultural policy with historic events and national memory.
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Francis Scott Key
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