Coal Strike Fallout Sparks Wage Fight in Washington
A 500000 miner walkout paralyzed the industry as Secretary Ickes pressed John L. Lewis to end the stoppage. Ickes accused powerful operators of blocking compromise and called for swift action. The United Mine Workers demanded 2 per day with retroactive 1.50 pay contested by operators. Reports said both sides faced impasses and escalating tensions.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Labor unions gain right to be consulted on steel hires
Union Washington reports Paul V. McNutt and the labor movement win a new order granting unions the right to be consulted on hiring and discharge actions in steel plants under a 48 hour work week. Officials say this is the first government concession of its kind, while industry representatives call it interference with management. The plan also notes a temporary travel time adjustment and a commission study into underground travel time, with continued coverage on page eleven.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Milk Dispute Referred to War Labor Board
Ralph T. Seward, impartial chairman of the milk industry, announced last night that he had referred to the National War Labor Board the dispute between the milk drivers union and distributors over every other day retail milk deliveries as ordered by the Office of Defense Transportation. The announcement followed a three hour conference with heads of local unions affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs, A. F. of L.
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Ralph T. Seward
National War Labor Board
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Office of Defense Transportation
International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters and Chauffeurs
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Car Sold By Early Afternoon Advert Brings Buyer
A brief classified ad in The Record Newspapers promotes selling a car quickly. It notes the item drew a buyer by early afternoon on the day of publication and encourages readers to use classified ads to reach buyers.
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Record
West Coast Jap Raids Disclosed and Aleutian Fight
Three West Coast Japanese raids were disclosed with mentions of a Japanese air and submarine attacks on Oregon forests. Additional reports claim Soviet and German successes in the Caucasus with heavy casualties and Allied air actions over Italy and North Africa. Attu Island saw Americans kill 400 Japanese in a single night as part of the Aleutian campaign.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Caucasus
Europe
Africa
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Russia
Peyrouton Quits French Post to Become Army Captain
Algiers reports Marcel Peyrouton resigned as governor general of Algeria and asked for a commission as a French army captain under General Charles De Gaulle. The move aligns with De Gaulle and Henri Giraud’s plans for a unified war leadership and a new executive committee to direct liberation efforts. De Gaulle was reported to be named president of the committee, though not officially confirmed.
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Marcel Peyrouton
France
de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Japanese ships sunk in Pacific operations revealed
Washington U P military brief reports U S submarines sank eight Japanese destroyers and six enemy auxiliary vessels in Pacific actions. A large tanker was damaged and likely sunk. An incendiary bomb dropped by Americans did not ignite. Assertions of three West Coast attacks and forest area bombardments by subs are noted with bomb fragments and inscriptions found.
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Oregon Forest
Senate Appropriations
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Lyle F. Watts
Oregon
Holman
R.ore
Coos County
Curry County
United States
Pacific
Navy
Earl W. Loeridge
Watts
Columbia River
Big Inning At Foggia Raid Impresses Army Flyers
Allied Headquarters report a large air attack on Foggia airdrome in Italy with New York Mayor LaGuardia among trained Americans, as Flying Fortresses and other bombers target Sardinia and Pantelleria. Brooklyn gunner Garone recalls the raid, saying bombs peppered the area while many enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground. Official notes acknowledge ground losses but with no figures.
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Pantelleria
Ebbets Field
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John G. Garone
Brooklyn
Naples
Air Command
Allied Planes Halt Nazi Threat Over Europe
British and American air forces kept pressure on western Europe as RAF bombers stayed idle for a second night. RAF fighters swept the Channel with a five to one victory, damaging German supply ships. two Focke Wulf 190s and three Messerschmitt 109s were noted lost by British pilots.
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Paroled man confesses to brutal knife attack near home
Kendrick John Richard Kendrick a 20 year old parolee from the New York State Vocational School at Cohoes confessed to stabbing Miss Catherine A Farley 21 a Troy bank clerk 28 times near her Troy residence late Saturday night The attack left her in very critical condition at Leonard Hospital Kendrick identified by the victim in the police presence after sobbing at the Detective Bureau He was to be arraigned in Police Court on a first degree assault charge Police seek the weapon thrown near a billboard two blocks away and officers praised for solving the case The assault occurred after Miss Farley alighted from a Troy Cohoes bus on 109th Street between Second and Third Avenues Kendrick boarded the same bus earlier and followed her home from Grand and Fourth Streets at 11 40 p m
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Troy
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Manufacturer's National Bank
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Sergt
William R Conroy
Albert J. Watson
Grand and
Fourth Streets
Compromise Pay-go Tax Bill Sent to Senate by House
The House passed a pay-go tax compromise with abatements and a 20 percent withholding levy, sending it to the Senate. The bill, amid partisan battles, promises significant relief for individual taxpayers for 1942 taxes and sets payment schedules through 1945. The administration expects rapid passage, with President Roosevelt likely to sign. Senate debates focus on reciprocal trade and future approval of agreements, with administration leaders confident in defeating amendments to show U.S. cooperation after the war.
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Administration Subsidy Plan Challenged
Washington The House Banking Committee approved unanimously a measure extending the life of the Commodity Credit Corporation for two years while opposing subsidies to curb living costs. The panel added an amendment barring funds from government agencies from paying subsidies to maintain maximum prices on agricultural products.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Baseball Scoreboard National and American League results
National League games featured Cincinnati 3 New York 1 and St Louis 11 Brooklyn 9 in 12 innings. Pittsburgh 5 Boston 4 in 14 innings. Philadelphia 7 Chicago 2. American League saw Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3 and Washington 3 Cleveland 2 in innings. Low games at Boston and Chicago at New York postponed. Eastern League open date.
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Shipyards Set Building Record This May
Washington merchant ship yards delivered 175 new vessels totaling 1,782,000 deadweight tons in May, a new record. Among them were fifteen 16,000 ton tankers and 120 Liberty Ships, the Maritime Commission announced yesterday.
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Washington
United States
Maritime Commission
Canned Milk Ration Ordered
Washington announces OPA order rationing canned milk to one point per pound for adults via red coupons. No extra points beyond the standard 16 per week. babies use red coupons, feeding needs cited. Production shortfalls linked to Army, Navy, lend-lease demand and shifts to manufactured products.
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Washington
OPA
War Food Administration
Mass Murder in Leesburg Leaves No Clues
A well-to-do farmer cattleman his wife their grown son and a tenant couple were shot and bludgeoned to death in Leesburg Virginia yesterday. Police report no apparent clues or motive at this time.
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Leesburg
Virginia
War Production Board keeps trouser cuff ban with tweaks
The War Production Board extended its controls on trouser lengths, keeping restrictions on cuffed pants but allowing a three inch simulated turn up and broader finish limits for heavy cotton and rayon fabrics. Officials argued the policy saved wool and helped small retailers against large distributors while outlining a special exception for light weight summery wool blends.
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