Lewis Rejects War Labor Board Order in Coal Strike
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, rejected a War Labor Board order to appear in Washington to push for a new coal contract. He warned of possible a second nationwide stoppage if the 15 day truce expires without a deal, while saying negotiations could resume if operators join. He refused to commit on post midnight action and said miners await a conference with operators.
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New York
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Washington
WLB
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Fourth Term Propaganda Fight Urged
Miss Marion Martin, director of women's activities for the Republican National Committee, urged women’s groups to examine government publications for propaganda aiding Roosevelt’s fourth term and New Deal goals. She cited five clues on propaganda from the Office of War Information and Office of Civilian Defense and urged scrutiny of school and civilian group materials.
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Washington P
Marion Martin
Republican National Committee
Miss Martin
Office of War Information
Office of Civilian Defense
Roosevelt
Peace and economy need time for lasting postwar order
Dr. LC J Hambro urged against ready made peace by leaders of major powers. He warned Versailles was too rushed and urged social economic and educational issues be addressed by international experts. He called for patient democratic processes and smaller group conferences to handle refugee aid food and monetary problems under UN initiatives. Washington noted Treasury support for a payroll tax plan that could sway Roosevelt on revenue legislation.
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England
Russia
United States
LC. J. Hambro
League of Nations Assembly
Rruesell Sage College
de Hambro
Hambro
United Nations
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Famed Cancer Specialist Dr. James Ewing Dies at 76
New York report says Dr. James Ewing, 76, renowned pathologist with extensive cancer research honors, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was professor of oncology at Cornell University Medical College and consulting pathologist at Memorial and several other New York hospitals.
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New York
James Ewing
Memorial Hospital
Tornado Ravages Fort Riley and Nearby Towns
A tornado swept through Fort Riley and the western Kaw River Valley damaging 41 frame buildings at the Cavalry Replacement Training Center. It injured about 200 soldiers, with 28 needing hospital care, yet no deaths were reported. extensive damage affected several towns in Kansas.
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Kas
Kaw River Valley
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Senate battle promised on trade pacts clash looms
Senator O Mahoney warned Congress must gain veto powers over the reciprocal trade program to participate in postwar reorganization. He said Congress will seek submission of agreements, arguing representative government cannot be bypassed at the threshold of postwar economic restructuring. The House passed renewal of reciprocal trade authority amid a 170 to 149 vote against a nine ty day rejection option, as the Senate Finance Committee prepares to hear from Secretary Hull who argues for extending the program while preserving presidential tariff negotiating authority.
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O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Congress
O’mahoney
House
Senate Finance Committee
Hull
Republicans claim shift to pass modified tax reform
Passages indicate Republicans asserted a three vote shift in the House to move the modified Ruml Flan bill toward final passage. They argue a 20 percent wage and salary withholding, as in the Senate bill, should start July 1 to curb inflation if the current pro tax lineup holds.
Postwar UN meeting opens in Hot Springs hotel setting
Soldiers guard the Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs Virginia where 43 nations and 200 security staff prepare for the first United Nations postwar conference. Delegates will live and work under one roof in a self contained estate with extensive facilities and a private airport. The scene blends luxury with military presence as preparations continue for a world free from want.
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Hot Springs
Homestead
United Nations
League of Nations
Geneva
Allegheny Mountains
Allies Hit Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea Action
Allied air and ground forces pressed in New Guinea with ten Japanese planes machine-gunned on Lae ground while Australian and American troops fought near Salamaua five miles away. The day saw heavy enemy air raids on Vunakanau Rabaul Gasmata and Cape Gloucester with allied counterattacks at Bobdubi and Wau as control of Huon Gulf hangs in the balance.
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Lae
Allied High Command
Salamaua
New Guinea
Japan
Huon Gulf
Cape Ward
Hunt
Vunakanau
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
Kumel River
Madang
Finschhafen
Bobdubi
Mubo
Laa
Wau
Attu Battle Cloaked In Secrecy
Washington reports indicate 4 American ground troops fought on Attu in the Aleutians as heavy seas and fog delayed air and sea support. Ground forces reportedly pressed the Japanese positions on rocky Attu as weather limited communications and details remained scarce. Secretary Knox later said the campaign was progressing satisfactorily.
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Attu
Aleutians
Hemisphere
Navy
Knox
Japs Lose 15 Raiders Over China
Japanese losses total 15 confirmed planes and ten more damaged beyond repair in a major air raid on the Yun Nan airdrome at Kunming China. One American was lightly wounded and a Liberator bomber fell to ground fire. Sixty Japanese aircraft, including 35 bombers, were intercepted by P-40 War Hawks after bombing. Civilian casualties were reported in two nearby Chinese villages.
Americans Hit Burma Bases
American heavy bombers pounded Lashio railhead in Burma on Saturday while Allied air forces struck Japanese positions across Burma. A US Air Force communique reports bombs hit enemy barracks and the power station at Lashio, with gasoline dumps causing two large explosions. Medium bombers also targeted central Burma rail installations, dropping seven tons on Sedan station near Mandalay.
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New Delhi
Burma
Lashio
United States Air Force
Sedan
Mandalay
Army Engineers Combat Floods in Arkansas
Army engineers advancing efforts to curb historic Arkansas River floods threatening Fort Smith Van Buren and Camp Chaifea after a water main break. War Department report notes troops moved in following record high river levels along the White St Francis and Arkansas Rivers.
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White
St. Francis
Arkansas
War Department
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
van Buren
Camp Chaifea
London Air Strikes and Allied Bombing Campaigns During Invasion Preparations
Allied and British air forces renewed raids on Berlin and other targets in the buildup to invasion. American Thunderbolts and RAF crews attacked the Atlantic Wall and German airfields, with several enemy planes shot down and one missing. London and Thames area air raid alerts followed as bomber streams pressed continental targets and coastal shipping.
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Berlin
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
United States Army Air Force
United States
Associated Press
Germany
Adolf Hitler
European
France
Caen
Morlait
Air Ministry
Thames
Hitler Withdrawing From Italy Report Sparks Invasion Fears
London newspapers say Hitler plans to abandon Italy, leaving it to face Allied invasion. German officials and Gestapo are said to be returning to Germany, with signs that Nazi troops may withdraw and defend Brenner Pass. Rumors circulate of abdication of King Victor Emmanuel and resignation of the Roman cabinet, amid reports of imminent invasion.
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Hitler
Italy
The
Daily Mail
Germany
Brenner Pass
Morocco
Algiers
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Ministry of Information
Federal Communications Commission
New York
Bern
Tunisia
Mussolini
Reds claim 1300 German planes destroyed in two weeks
Soviet announces 1300 German planes destroyed in two weeks and a Red Army seizure of a new bridgehead on the west bank of the Donets near Kharkov. Air force totals show 376 enemy planes down in the week, with the preceding week at 936. Bombing raides targeted Bryansk, Kremenchug, and Dnieperopetrovsk, causing fires and depot damage.
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Red Air Force
Moscow
Red Army
Donetets
Kharkov
Russia
Wal
Bryansk
Kremenchug
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dneiperopetrovak
Dnieper River
Allied air strikes hit Palermo as Sicily campaign widens
Allied bomber thrust on Palermo docks and industrial zones set large fires after a Friday night raid by British Wellington crews. Malta Intruder patrols also targeted trains and stations across Sicily and southern Italy, including a target near Metaponto on the Gulf of Taranto, as attention remains on the Italian campaign.
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Mediterranean
Tunisia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palermo
Sicily
Malta
Italy
Mussolini
Metaponto
Gulf of Taranto
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Bureau of Home Economics
State Department of Education
Liu Chieh
Chiang Kai-shek
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Anna Rosenberg
Peril Salamaua
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