Ickes Blames Miners for Coal Crisis
Interior Secretary Ickes charged that the coal shortage in the East is severe and pledged to embargo hard coal shipments west of the Ohio Pennsylvania line in April. He criticized the Manpower Commission for recruiting failures and claimed miners were diverted to other industries, worsening coal production and risking fuel shortages.
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Washington
Ohio-Pennsylvania
Wentward
Bhorrace
Eta
Ae Ead
Meniner
United State
York City
Hi Ineus
Lawrence A. Appley
The
Manpower Commission
Ickes
WMC
Pacific Northwest
Tennessee
Ick
Glasheen Named Acting Police Captain
Chief George F. Preston announced Troy Police Department changes affecting two men. Edward L. Glasheen named acting captain to succeed retirement of Captain Michael B. Shea. Patrolman Ctes W. Op net transferred to the Fourth Precinct and Paze, a former roundsman in the Traffic Bureau, moves to the Frost Precinct for the two years ahead.
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George F. Preston
Troy Police Department
Edward L. Glasheen
Fi Pntrimer
Nets
Michael B. Shea
Ctes W. OP
Paze
Berlin Air Raid Tops Heaviest Allied Assaults
Allies unleash a massive Berlin air raid described as one of the war’s heaviest. RAF and American bombers dropped thousands of tons, with fires seen across the city and extensive destruction reported. Luftwaffe fighters were largely grounded by cloud cover and searchlights.
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London
Exernia News
Nio
Sweden
Europe
Air Ministry
Luftwaffe
Berlin
Germany
France
R.A F
Staarekholm
Dage Nyheter
DNB
Deast
Botto
Ceea
iNew Drivers To Get Raise At Public Service Round Table
Albany reports informal agreement at a Public Service Commission round table raising driver pay from a dollar a day to about 74 cents an hour for new operators. Nine buses idle, four new hires at current rate. War Manpower Commission, United Traction, and bus operators union collaborate to classify a new operator as apprentice and grant the increased wage.
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Pub Service Commission
Yortieneck
United Traction
Albany
Xco
Pettallion Tangie
Usique
Mission Annals
Tray
Cammer M Wiham Bray
Breakin
Pon Neve
Canpierce
Uminn
Rail Unions Seek Settlement Amid War Rail Seizure
Leaders of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Order of Railway Conductors, and the Switchmen's Union criticized the Roosevelt administration over rail seizure delays. They argued the National Mediation Board should have kept jurisdiction and pushed for peaceful talks, noting five-day window and wage-related stumbles. Several unions cancelled or delayed strike actions as Somervell and Byrnes held talks, with some agreements reached on wage increases and allowances while others awaited firm commitments.
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David B. Robertson
Harry W. Fraser
War Department
Thomas C. Cashen
Fraser
Robertson
Cashen
Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotne Fremen
B Somervell
Unioen
Somervell
Flease
Babes
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enneers
Faith Mills Receives Army Navy E Award On Site
Faith Mills in Averill Park received the Army Navy E Award for production excellence in woolen underwear blankets and knitted fabrics for soldiers and sailors. Pfc. Kenneth D. Bailey, a wounded WWII veteran, pinned the emblems on mill representatives as officials from War and Navy departments praised the company. President Mahony credited workers for speed and loyalty and shared a story of commitment that helped earn the honor and a flag ceremony accompanied by military band.
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Faith Mills
Pfc
Kenneth D. Bailey
Averill Park
Aheadz General Hospital
Thomas W. Rourke
The
National City Bank
Troy
Faith Mills, Inc
Ray Palmer Baker
Rensse Polytechnic Institute
Emone
Baker
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Navy Department
Newhboring
Athens
Hudson
Pittfield
Kisber
Willan D. Mahon
Mi Th
Ropers P Patterson
de. Baker Puy
Kony
Mahony
Ican
MW. Mahonyid
Nhis
Army
Navy
H. B. Sou Orth
Ry Pey
United States of America
Southworth
Bailey
Whitate Dailey
Sheen Htems
Mary Brown
Aaron Ditchie
Hiram G. Smith
Mahel A. Staniex
Mahel Sta
Henry Krakeur
Nectady Army Depot
Ned
Russians Break Through in Ukraine Seizing Key Rail Hub
Soviet forces under Vatutin shattered German lines near Kazatin and advanced across ten miles of Ukraine flatlands, routing elite divisions and capturing 103 guns, 100 trucks, trains, locomotives, and vast stockpiles. Stalin ordered a 20-gun salute as Vatutin struck west, south, and southwest, threatening encirclement of German forces along the Kiev front.
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Stalin
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hitler
Stalingrad
Kiev
von Mannstein
Vatutin
Ukraine
Red Star
Skvira
Kiev-Vinnitsa
Dnieper
Korosten
Cherniakhov
Zhitomir- Berdichev
Red Army
Ivan C. Bagzramian
Baltic
Sierian
Vitebsk
Konstantin Rokossovsky
White Russia
Pripet Marshes
Poland
Zaporuzhe
Korosten-Zhitomir
Russia-Wide Struggle Deepens As Hitler Faces Dnieper Plan
Soviet reports describe worsening German friction with army commanders as Hitler presses to build a winter line along the Dnieper. West of Kiev Russian gains threaten the Nazi front, while Vitebsk nears isolation and a Baltic push looms. The Arctic lend-lease and Scharnhorst loss underscore mounting Berlin defeats from the Volga to the Dnieper and beyond.
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Kiev
Dnieper
Zaporozhe
Acros
Dneproges
Mikopal
Krivel Rog
Nend
Kantser Lukasheve
Novodorovka
Wwest
Ategic
Vitebsk
Losvida
Ine
Russia
Hitler
Riga-Odessa
Bug
Poland
Ukraine
Red Army
Baltic
Moscow
Esthenia
Arctic
Norway
Volga
All Russia
New York Synagogue Despoiled Amid Wave of Vandalism
Mayor LaGuardia commented after affidavits from the Anti-Defamation League detailing anti Jewish attacks in Washington Heights. The report cites hoodlums targeting Jewish boys and desecrating synagogues and a Protestant church with swastikas. Police and city officials pledge coordinated efforts to curb juvenile violence and vandalism.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Pearl Harbor
Willian D. Herlands
Washington Heights
Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'Rith
William B. Herlands
Herlands
Lewis J. Valentine
Manhattan
Juvenile Aid Bureau
Roberts to Direct D. & H. Lines Traffic
Joan E. Roberts of Albany has been elected vice president in charge of traffic for the Delaware and Hudson railroad. The board announced after a New York dinner. He has been general traffic manager since 1936 with Albany HQ and long service at D and H and its affiliates. Max V. Beckstedt will succeed him as traffic head, effective next month in Albany.
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Joan E. Roberts
Albany
Delaware & Hudsean
New York
Roberts
Max V. Beckstedt
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Fitzgerald
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WTRY
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Troy Masonic Temple
Rensselaer-Schenectady
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