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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
1
Thousands of miners idle after a midnight deadline ends a 15 day truce. John L. Lewis and operators failed to reach a new wage contract, leaving individual miners to decide whether to work. Local leaders warn of a broad shutdown as talks continue.
The executive board of the Progres sive Mine Workers of America announced it would not relinquish its AFL charter to allow John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers back into the AFL fold. President Lloyd A Thrush said the move would oppose the Lewis bid unless their rights under the AFL constitution are preserved.
Conferees recessed after negotiations with operators regarding portal to portal pay. United Mine Workers pressed for a $2 daily increase to settle underground travel issue. A. M. W spokesman said no statement would be issued tonight and government action on a nationwide stoppage remained unclear.
Washington reports the War Labor Board restricts individual pay rises to those with bona fide approved schedules or prior employer practice before Oct 27, 1942, barring increases unless aligned with a collective bargaining agreement or authorized by WLB.
A gas stove with oven and broiler, one drawer, priced at 20 dollars, is advertised for sale at 854 Spring Ave. A veteran, eager to set up a home, learns the seller’s sister-in-law also had a stove and purchases it the same evening. Call Troy 521 R after 5 pm. For Sales Action, call Troy 6100.
Detectives and officers pursue an unidentified man after Miss Catherine A Farley, 21, a Troy bank clerk, was stabbed 28 times on 109th Street late Saturday night. She remains in critical condition at Leonard Hospital with infection risk. Dist. Atty Wiley says motive appears absent and he will question her at the bedside today.
A 49 member Republican postwar advisory council announced by National Committee Chairman Spangler aims to draft a realistic peacetime program for American progress to guide the 1944 party platform. It includes all 24 governors, five senators, 12 representatives, and eight officials, with leaders McNary and Martin among its ranks.
Fewer marchers and far fewer spectators marked Troy s second wartime Memorial Day parade as war production and a driving ban reduced turnout. Civil War veterans John W. Hays and Henry A. Horton rode in cars as honorary grand marshals, led by John J. Tower and Gen A G Gillespie, with divisions including the NY Guard unit, veterans groups, and Red Cross delegations marching from Ferry and Second Streets to Monument Square.
In peacetime Memorial Day would pause work but war factories kept to duty. Authorities urged making the day after the date a production day. At Camden New Jersey shipyards a one day shutdown occurred due to a temporary shortage of critical materials. Several thousand workers gathered outside gates in an orderly protest as union leaders framed it as opposition to the shutdown.
Wendell L. Willkie warned at a World Christianity gathering that after the war the world faces de moralization and possible chaos even for the United States. He urged nations to stay united by the cement of universal goodwill toward America, stressing the need for faith to sustain freedom and well being. He noted widespread ferment among people and a breakdown of old bonds.
The Associated Press reports a Memorial Day weekend showing fewer violent deaths nationwide. Uninterrupted war plant operation and civilian shifts to armed services aided the drop, amid a gasoline shortage and an eastern ban on pleasure driving. The three-day toll fell short of last year’s two-day total.
Gen Henri Giraud announced last night that the French naval fleet at Alexandria has volunteered to fight with the Allies following successful negotiations. The British government was kept fully informed throughout.
The Allied air offensive over Italy crushed Naples and Foggia with about 150 American bombers succeeding against minimal losses. Mussolini's homeland faced a broad Allied assault as Allied planes conducted large scale operations across the peninsula, while around sixty enemy fighters contested the raids.
The Enterprise has sunk 19 Japanese ships including three carriers, damaged 13 more, and downed at least 185 planes in the year since Pearl Harbor. Sunk ships totaled about 211,200 tons. damaged ships 157,000 tons. Allies assess risks as mete out grand Mediterranean plans while De Gaulle and Giraud oversee a French governing body in Algiers and fighting shifts in Russia. German push claims progress between Velikie Luki and Smolensk amid Soviet resistance. midday Soviet reports note light but widespread German raids from Kalinin to the Donets. Air fighting continues.
National League results include Cincinnati sweeping New York 6 4 and 6 0, St Louis routing Brooklyn 7 0, Brooklyn edging St Louis 1 0, Boston defeating Pittsburg 6 1 and losing 0 4, Philadelphia 10 Chicago 2 then Chicago 8 Philadelphia 2. American League shows Chicago sweeping New York 10 5 in 10 innings, New York beating Chicago 10 4 in 10, Boston over St Louis 2 1 in 18 innings, Washington and Cleveland 7 7, Cleveland 7 Washington 6 in 13 innings, Detroit 7 Philadelphia 0, Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3, Eastern League Albany taking Utica 2 1 then 3 1, Hartford over Springfield 10 0 then 4 2, Scranton beating Wilkes Barre 10 4 and 1 0 in 15 innings, Elmira over Binghamton 4 3 then 9 6.
James F. Byrnes told a Spartanburg DC audience he would coordinate civilian government with military front lines, warning of a long, hard road ahead. He cited hitting many fronts, ramped aircraft and ship production, and tripled artillery output this year, asserting the axis is being caught up as war expands across Europe and the Pacific.
Deputy OPA administrator Kenneth Galbraith resigned after clashes within the agency and criticism from Capitol Hill. Administrator Prentiss Brown said no successor named yet. Brown indicated he might choose between Galbraith and Maxon if they cannot work together. Maxon, a Detroit ad executive, was last reported absent and not expected to return unless Brown acts.
Secretary Ickes urged cutting gasoline use to a minimum and warned the eastern states face a tight situation for weeks. He said shortages now affect the Atlantic seaboard and may spread inland, but East coast stocks cannot drop further. If possible, additional gasoline will be drawn from other regions to relieve the strain.
The Navy will delay initiating calls for fathers as physical standards are lowered for draftees. Manpower Chief McNutt said the shift may extend inductions slightly but will cause only a delay, with general induction of fathers slated to begin around August 1 depending on the rate of acceptances.
Special agent in charge Conroy said 66 men were rounded up last week for violating the Selective Service Act. One, Anthony Klarman of Brooklyn, claimed he could not get up in time for induction. The case notes a man sought for being AWOL from the Army for five weeks. Rejections for physical defects were reported to be rising. Secretary Knox indicated Navy eyesight standards were slightly lowered, affecting Army intake. No final decision announced.
In southern England American units under Col. Philip Wood stage major war game with British armor, acting as a German rearguard to delay a pursuing force. Brig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow commends the Am ericans as well prepared, with Rangers, artillery, and infantry delivering sharp, coordinated blows.
Four maps chart possible invasion routes based on historical attacks on Europe appear in today's Troy Record on page 2. The article notes German and Allied maneuverings and includes discussion of deception and strategic misdirection used by a British armored car regiment that fought without tanks.
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