Mine Chief Hearings Resume as Lewis Skips Testimony
War Labor Board resumes hearings on the coal salvage dispute with John L. Lewis absent. Officials warn a nation wide coal shortage could trigger a wartime production dimout if miners strike again after the two week truce. Patman proposes criminal penalties for workers who delay war plant production, while Fuel Administration actions aim to conserve coal through stockpiles and emergencies. Panel Chair Morris Cooke says Lewis may be advised of proceedings as the hearing opens to the public.
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David M. Robertson
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Davis Reports on Farm Labor and Supplies Promise
Chester C. Davis, food administrator, reports to James Byrnes that farm labor, equipment, and supplies show improved promise. He notes sufficient labor to meet the 1943 crop goals if fully utilized, and urges immediate action to support the government's production program.
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Chester C. Davis
James ¥. Byrnes
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House votes against Senate changes on Treasury funds silver plan
Washington Republicans in temporary control block two Senate amendments to the Treasury Post Office appropriations bill and renew opposition to the governments silver purchase program. By roll call 194 to 159, the House reaffirmed using part of the 1944 Treasury allotment to fund the Silver Purchase Acts of 1934 and 1939.
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Cleaning rug ad sparks quick sale and use of door covering
A peculiar classified note from The Record Newspapers touts rug cleaning as a sales tactic. The seller claims the rug’s fall beauty impressed the buyer who wasted no time using and enjoying the door covering, with a stated sale within 48 hours.
Feuding Agencies Prompt Truman Committee Critique
The Truman Committee blamed confusing lines of authority for wasteful feuding among top war officials. It urged WPB Chairman Nelson to consult with rubber and gas czars, strengthen his authority, and proposed the War Production Board operate as a board with program heads involved to ensure coherent, fair decision making.
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Robert P. Patterson
War Manpower considers 48 hour nationwide work week
The War Manpower Commission studies a possible 48 hour week for the entire country but has not decided. Currently a 48 hour schedule applies only to 39 labor-short areas and three nationwide industries: steel, lumbering, and non ferrous metals mining. Officials say exemptions will largely drive a nationwide decision.
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Treasury Fights Tax Abatement Amid War Tax Debate
The Treasury argues that pay as you go tax plans would mainly burden middle and lower incomes, warranting larger abatements for 1942 taxes. Randolph Paul contends higher brackets should not bear extra taxes if overall levies rise, while Congress weighs Ruml plan options.
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Anti Poll Tax Petition Filed for House Vote
Washington report notes Rep. Marcantonio announced 218 signatures were filed to force a vote on anti poll tax legislation in the House. Rep Fernandez supplied the final signature and the measure is slated for May 24 as a potential special order of business.
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Welles Rejected for Armed Forces Service
Orson Welles, the actor and director, was rejected yesterday for military service due to physical reasons, an induction center official said.
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Armed Forces
Trade Pact Probe Urged by Republicans in House Ways and Means
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee urged an immediate congressional investigation into the administration’s trade pact policies. They urged a combined tariff and reciprocity policy protecting U.S. interests and proposed an independent agency to handle trade matters, criticizing Democratic hinge on postwar world policy signals.
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Troy Practices Unnerve with Dual Blue Signals in Blackout Drill
In a wartime drill, Troy observed first a blue warning and an actual blackout, then a second blue warning. The response showed 100 percent cooperation during the first phase but confusion during the second blue warning. Traffic and pedestrians misread the timing as lights went on and off. The business section experienced disruption as streets briefly darkened and then resumed under a revised prep period.
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Plane Out Of Control Sends Two Flyers Skyward
Emmett Duncan and Clifford Wick bailed out of a Troy airport training plane when controls failed. Both parachuted safely to fields near Speigletown and Raymertown, landing about two miles apart. The aircraft crashed onto John Johnson’s farm, missing the house by fifty feet. Duncan and Wick, both first parachute jumps, described the descent as beautiful and reassuring despite suspense as the chutes opened.
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Troy Flyers, Inc
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Raymertown
John Johnson
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Mother Held for Killing Boy and Girl in Dallas
Blonde Mrs. Mary K. Franey was charged with murder after her six year old daughter Louise Beaumont Martin and seven year old son Watt Martin II were shot at her apartment. The girl was dead in a rocking chair when officers arrived and the boy died in a hospital.
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Telimax
Will Fritz
Louise Beaumont Martin
Watt Martin II
J. T. Luther
Senator Warns U S Must Stop Pampering Japanese in Camps
Senator Robertson of Wyoming charged in the Senate that government practices amount to pampering and petting disloyal Japanese in relocation camps. He warned Americans will not tolerate Japanese loyal to Hirohito consuming unrationed food while American citizens’ sons are murdered or mistreated by Japanese militarists.
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Robertson
Wyo
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Hirohito
Russian Repeats Polish Stand Amid World War II Tensions
Moscow radio quoted deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinski saying the Polish government in exile remains under pro Hitler influence and that Polish officials and media spread false statements about Russia. He asserted Russia’s policy was consistent and accused Polish elements of exploiting the lack of public knowledge to distort relations.
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Andrei J. Vishinski
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Japanese subs sink five Allied ships near Australia
Japanese submarines sunk four Allied ships and one American recently off Australia, one high command disclosed today. The majority of the crews were rescued by naval units, headquarters reported.
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High Command
Reds Repel five Axis Attacks On Caucasus Front
Soviet dispatch says Red Army smashed five Axis counterattacks near Novorossisk in the Caucasus. Moscow reports 1,500 more Germans killed and several heights seized as forces push toward isolating the Novorossisk garrison and cutting escape routes toward the Taman Peninsula.
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Moscow
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Neberdjayevskaya
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Crimea
Reds Bomb Nazi Munition Trains
Soviet radio said large formations of Russian bombers attacked German held railway junctions at Dnieperopetrovsk, Kremenchug, and Bryansk on Wednesday night hitting trains filled with ammunition and arms. Stations were crowded with trains and fires and heavy explosions were reported.
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Kremenchug
Bryansk
Allied forces close on Tunis area with heavy air support
Allied troops and air forces report major advances in North Africa as American forces breach Axis lines near Djebe Chiniti Diebet Achkel and push toward Ferryville and Bizerte. British First Army advances threaten Tunis from west and southwest while air power dominates and German retreat accelerates.
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Lake Achkel
Devers Takes European Command After Andrews Death
Lieut Gen Jacob L Devers, renowned armored warfare expert, is assigned to command American army troops in the European theater succeeding Lieut Gen Frank M Andrews who perished in an Iceland crash War Secretary Henry L Stimson praised Andrews while confirming Devers is prepared to carry out ongoing European operations Devers has long led the armored force at Fort Knox Ky and prior to 1941 held staff and teaching roles at West Point and in France after World War I.
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Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
Henry L. Stimson
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Fort Knox
Deverys
Stimson
Henderson Hired by Research Institute of America
Henderson Leon Hender son, formerly price administrator, announced last night that he joined the staff of the Research Institute of America, Inc., a private organization.
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Leon Henderson
Price
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Research Institute of America, Inc
Father Son Team Honored Washington
A famed father and son duo, Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt and Capt. Quentin Roosevelt, were cited for gallantry in North Africa. General Roosevelt earned a second Silver Star Oak Leaf Cluster, and Capt. Roosevelt received the Silver Star for bravery under heavy fire and a forward observation post push. Lieut. Col. Charles P. Summer, of Phoebus Virginia, son of Gen. Charles P. Summerall, also received the Silver Star for leadership contributions.
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Quentin Roosevelt
North Africa
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Charles P. Summerall
Citadel
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Charles
Roosevel
Soldier Shot at Selfridge Field After Command Change
The early morning shooting of a Negro private at Selfridge Field follows yesterday’s post command change and the detention of the former commander at Battle Creek Army hospital for observation. Pvt. William dilcRae, 24, of Morven, North Carolina, is listed in fair condition at the base hospital.
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