Operators Split By Lewis in Mine Pay Settlement
Pennsylvania mine operators and John L. Lewis near a portal-to-portal pay deal for United Mine Workers. The agreement would cover about 65,000 miners in Pennsylvania and total concessions around $1.50 a day, subject to government price approvals and agency clearances. Charles O Neill withdraws from Appalachian Joint Wage Conference as talks teeter toward a broader accord.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association
Appalachian
Conferees Approve Strike Ban for War Industries
Senate House conference committee approved a broad anti strike bill to keep war plants and mines operating. It would allow seizure of strike bound facilities, ban strikes, impose a thirty day cooling off period, and punish noncompliance with civil suits and imprisonment. The War Labor Board would gain authority to settle disputes and compel witness attendance as production continues for thirty days under wartime terms.
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Washington
Senate House
War Labor Board
House
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Connally D-Tex
Secretary of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Drowned Child Missing in Hudson River Search Halted
The body of seven year old John Thomas Nash, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Nash of 3451 Sixth Avenue, drowned in the Hudson near Ingalls Avenue about 1145 am yesterday. The search was halted by darkness and to resume today. Jackie was with his brother Richard and three playmates when the accident occurred near River Street. The Red Cross children are involved in the report.
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John Thomas Nash
John J. Nash
Sixth Avenue
Hudson River
Ingalls Avenue
Jackie
Richard
Marie
Betty Jean Redcrons
Jackie Nash
John Nash
Frank R. Hoercher
American Red Cross
Byrnes Denies Vice Presidential Ambitions in Press Conf
War Mobilization Chief James F. Byrnes told reporters at the White House he has no aim to be vice president and would not seek the nomination under any circumstances. He said he plans to curb war controversy through executive legislative talks and to reduce war investigative chiefs’ Capitol appearances, naming Bernard Baruch as a principal unpaid assistant.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Capitol
Bernard Baruch
New York
White House
Roosevelt
Thevice
Supreme Court
Lodge Urges Wider Draft to Protect Dependents
Washington Senator Lodge urged expanding conscription to all physically fit men to sustain the war and protect families. He advocated raising dependent compensation by 15 percent and cited a 140,800,000 manpower figure from military leaders as necessary, arguing drafted husbands and fathers should have government support for their wives and children.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Army and Navy Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brooklyn Electrician Dies by Own Action
Charles Lurie, 53, a Brooklyn electrician, reportedly killed himself by pouring gasoline on his body and igniting it with a birthday cake candle while in bed. Two sealed letters to his son Abraham and his widow were given to the medical examiner. in a note to his son he asked for forgiveness and said he could not stand it any longer.
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New York
Charles Lurie
Brooklyn
Snyder Avenue
Lurie
Abraham
Navy
FSA Backers Win Round in Senate Clash Over Funds
Supporters of the Farm Security Administration win a preliminary victory in the Senate as they block a point of order against an $160 million FSA addition to the $820 million Agricultural Appropriations bill. The fight delays actions on farm price ceilings and rural electrification lending. Byrd and allies vow to continue the battle while Byrd seeks further amendments and possible transfer proposals.
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Byrd
Washington
Farm Security Administration
Senate
D-Va
Clark
D-Ma
Tydings
D- Ma
Taft
R.-C
Russell
D.-Ga
Rural Electrification Administration
Appropriations Committee
FSA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Byrnes Takes Lead in New Tax Push and Policy Coor
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes, amid Roosevelt’s push for a pay as you go tax bill, announced he will assist in tax matters. He scheduled a conference with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, Stabilization Director Vinson, and Budget Director Smith to align views. The administration eyes further measures to tighten revenue for the Treasury.
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Washington (P
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Treasury
Byrnes
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Fred M. Vinson
Harold D. Smith
White House
U S Contingent Reaches Britain
A sizable U S contingent arrived at a British port after a fast uneventful crossing. The group includes air force personnel and engineers for the growing Eighth Engineering units serving in Britain.
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London
United States
United States Air Force
Engs
Baseball Scoreboard Amid Mixed Results Across Leagues
National League saw St Louis defeat Pittsburg 4 to 3 while Boston faced Brooklyn and Philadelphia faced New York both postponed. American League results included Boston 3 Washington 2 St Louis 6 Cleveland 0 Chicago 3 Detroit 1. Eastern League games Albany at Wilkes Barre Utica at Scranton postponed with Binghamton 4 Springfield 3 and Springfield 5 Binghamton 2 Elmira 6 Hertford 2.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Albany
Wilkes-Barre
Utica
Scranton
Binghamton
Springfield
Elmira
Hertford
Pantelleria demand for surrender prompts Mediterranean bombardment
Allied forces pressed the Pantelleria siege with a second bombardment after issuing an unconditional surrender demand. American Flying Fortresses and British ships pummeled the 32 square mile island as speculation swirls of a first land invasion near Sicily. Rome radio reported overwhelming forces besieging Pantelleria while British cruisers and destroyers shelled the island in the sixth bombardment in ten days. The note warned continued bombing, blockade, and pressure until capitulation.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Halian Sea
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Press Association
Reuters
Mediterranean
Pantellerra
Lampedusa
Casablanca
Sicily
Rome
Russians Bay 150 German Aircraft
London reported Soviet authorities announced raids on six German airports Tuesday night destroying between 150 and 160 German planes while losing 21 Soviet aircraft. A separate line claimed 24 German planes shot down near Volkhov front southeast of Leningrad with two Soviet losses. Observers saw these air actions as prelude to summer ground battles with no major ground movements noted, despite German claims of heavy fighting in the Kuban Caucasus.
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London
Moscow
Volkhov
Leningrad
Kuban
Caucasus
Berlin
Hartford Worker Gets Life Term
Hartford, Conn. A Hartford plant worker, Robert J. Fister, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Edward J. Quinlan. The 23-year-old father of a baby girl killed Betty Woodlock, 23, of North Bennington, Vt., in March, the two workers at the same plant.
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Hartford, Conn
Robert J. Fister
Superior Court
Edward J. Quinlan
Hartford
Betty Woodlock
North Bennington, VI
Fistler
Woodall Denies All in Dempsey Hearing
White Plains report recalls Benny Woodall testifying in Jack Dempsey's divorce case that he and Hannah Williams Dempsey were friends, denying intimate involvement. He said he might have kissed her goodbye on a train but did not sleep in her bed or share her New York apartment. He described being asleep during a raid on the Los Angeles apartment and said private detectives saw him fleeing her bedroom.
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White’ Plains
Benny Woodall
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams Dempsey
Mrs. Dempsey
Los Angeles
Dempsey
Woodall
Benny
Hannah
Goldman
Harry
Lew Jenkins
Argentine Regime Gains Recognition Across South America
The foreign office in Buenos Aires announced that Brazil extended recognition to Argentina's new regime, followed by Bolivia, Paraguay, and Chile. Uruguay was expected to follow. A source close to deposed president Ramon Castillo said he urged full public support for the provisional government of Gen. Pedro Ramirez to ensure national stability.
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Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Brazil
Argentina
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chile
Uruguay
Montevideo
Ramon
Castillo
Associated Press
Pedro Ramirez
Allied Guerrillas Played Cat-and-Mouse on Timor
Seventeen young Australians from the Timor guerrilla force returned to home duty after five weeks of evasive fighting against Japanese forces. They recounted use of bloodhounds by the enemy and described close escapes, with many Japanese losses during the first five months of operations while few Australian casualties occurred.
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Australia
Timor
Commandor
Dilli
Pearl Harbor
Dith
Ate
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Darwin
Woman Acquitted Of Hotel Slaying In Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma Mrs Ella B Howard a 44 year old Fort Worth divorcee wept as a district court jury acquitted her of manslaughter in the hotel room slaying of Mrs T Kari Simmons wife of a wealthy oilman who had given diamonds and seventy thousand dollars The verdict came after deliberation of one hour and fifty minutes Howard testified that Simmons forced entry March 75 at the Mayo Hotel and threatened to kill her noting the dramatic cross examination where Simmons allegedly said Damn you I kill you leading to the fatal shooting
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Tulsa
Okla
Ella B. Howard
Fort Worth
T. Kari Simmons
Louis Howard, Jr
Simmons
Mayo Hotel
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