Soft Coal Miners Refuse To Work As Truce Expires
The nations fourth generation coal strike begins as a truce ends. 74,000 bituminous workers face possible work stoppage as union policy committe of Mine Workers meets to approve War Labor Board rulings. Operators in Pennsylvania and West Virginia report idle mines while Illinois union members stay on the job. Alabama reports 15,000 idle with no clear end in sight. Continued on page fourteen.
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Murray Says Certain Persons Threaten War Effort Unity
Philip Murray, president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, warned last night that certain individuals within the labor movement risk national survival by pushing division, strikes, and work stoppages to undermine war material production. He called the current labor leadership campaign the most vicious attack on labor rights in history and linked enemies of labor to these tactics.
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Tax Group Warned if Postwar Refunds
Washington UP The House Ways and Means Committee wraps up work on tax legislation and warns public anger over postwar tax refunds to corporations could dwindle after the war. Secretary Helvering wrote to Treasury head Morgenthau warning that refunds might total 15 to 30 billion dollars and could pose a grave national financing problem.
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Quezon Names Postwar Planning Board for Philippines
President Manuel Quezon named a postwar planning board to study relief for the population after occupation ends, rapid rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Philippine economy, postwar trade and relations, and security after Japanese defeat. The board is headed by Vice President Sergio Osmena.
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Sergio Osemna
Philippine
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Slavs and Albanian Forces Unite Against German Invaders
Albanian mountain fighters join Yugoslav Partisans to drive Germans from Debar on the Drin River near the Albanian border. Tito reports Kicevo also seized despiteCoordination with Chetnik forces alleged. British naval dispatch notes beleaguered garrisons at Zara Split and Dubrovnik relying on air and armor.
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Stalin Toasts Hall and Eden At Dinner
Premier Stalin, in a marshal's uniform, presided at a Kremlin state dinner with Cordell Hull and Archibald Clark Kerr among guests. More than 80 toasts honored the tripartite conference and allied war efforts as the meal ran from 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Hull staying to the end, signaling strong Soviet Anglo American hospitality and allied unity.
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Pope Pius XII speaks at Peru Eucharistic Congress
Pope Pius XII delivered a radio address from Vatican City to the third National Eucharistic Congress in Trujillo Peru. He spoke on religious matters and did not address political subjects.
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Convicts’ Contribution in War Production Gains Noted
A Council of State Governments survey finds inmates in nearly all state prisons engaged in war or agricultural work. Some facilities have added night shifts to meet production. In California inmates handwork anti submarine cable nets and reclaim large quantities of rubber and copper wire for wartime, illustrating broad prison labor support.
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Halifax Expects German Collapse
British ambassador Lord Halifax voiced optimism that Germany might collapse while warning Germany could prolong the war. He described Germany as brittle at home and beset by enemies, with potential mass manpower strains and unrest in occupied territories. He noted Allied bombings have weakened German air strength and that no German peace offers are known.
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Plot to Oust General Franco Reported by Madrid Magazine
El Espanol claimed a Spanish Masonic plot to topple Franco and install Juan III, led by former premier Diego Martinez Barrio. It published documents allegedly showing Barrio as grand master and Juan to be brought from Switzerland after a revolt, described as manageable, with official sanction.
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Clear Conscience: Aurelio Repudiates Candidacy in High Court Disbarment
Former magistrate Thomas A Aurelio, repudiated Democratic and Republican candidates for Supreme Court, saying a clear conscience helped him through disbarment. Attorneys plan a hearing in the Appellate Division as Aurelio defends past actions amid reference report.
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Postpone Senate Peace Debate Proposed by Senator Mithikin
Senator Mithikin of Colorado proposed delaying Senate action on the Connally peace resolution until results of the Moscow tripartite conference are known. The suggestion came amid debates over whether to wait for international developments before voting.
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Germans Reinforce Defenses In Face Of Red Threat
Swiss reports claim Germany is rushing troops from Genoa via Lyon to the Russian front and strengthening fortifications in Poland as saboteurs target rail lines. Denmark reports 14,000 German soldiers moving from Norway eastward while Russia readies a large reserve army and elite winter forces in the north.
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Count Sforza Demands abdication for a new Italian coalition
Naples report records Count Carlo Sforza, former Italian foreign minister, offering to work with Premier Badoglio in a broad coalition only if King Vittorio Emanuele abdicates. He pressed for a decisive break from Fascists, urging truth and loyalty over compromises after meetings with Badoglio and philosopher Benedetto Croce.
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Americans Aid Chinese in Indo China and Burma Front
Chinese artillery in the Kaolkung mountains along the Salween River fired on Japanese forces west of the river in the Burma Yunnan border area. American Liberators bombed Indo China targets aiding China, striking a zinc plant at Quangyen near Haiphong and an airfield at Fort Bayard. No American aircraft were lost.
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Pi Twelve American fliers transferred to health resort near Zaragoza
In Sunny Spain Sevilla, Spain, Pi-Twelve American fliers who were forced to land in Spain while en route to North Africa in three aircraft have been transferred to Jarava de Aragon, a health resort near Zaragoza, for interment.
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Campaign winds down as Albany race nears election
Nominees Hanley and Haskell wrap up final addresses in New York City and Perry as parties plan last push before the off year election. Dewey endorses Hanley with a final speech while Farley and German air raids dominate headlines in wartime coverage.
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Message likely to renew fight on farm policy
Washington GP President Roosevelts message to Congress today on food is expected to spark a full scale renewal of the congressional battle over farm policies in general and food subsidies in particular. The fight over subsidy payments to keep down food prices has fared sporadically on Capitol Hill for several days. The President supports subsidies as the practical method to curb inflation but the House Banking Committee has approved legislation blocking Commodity Credit Corporation funds for subsidies. House Agriculture Committee opposes subsidies.
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China Seeks Equality in Foreign Policy Report
The Foreign Policy Association states China seeks equality in foreign relations, insisting on full equality with other nations as a guiding premise for postwar diplomacy. The report, dated yesterday, reframes China’s approach to international engagement.
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Allied Push Nears Escape From Rommel Line in Italy
Allied Fifth and Eighth armies pressed along the Italian front advancing from yards to miles and moving within 11 miles of Venafro and Isernia. Air and sea strikes hit Genoa and the Riviera as U S warships shell German lines in the Gulf of Gaeta. German counterattacks near San Salvo were repelled and Italian towns fell under Allied control.
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Japs Lose Planes in Rabaul Raid by U S Forces
American Liberators and Lightning fighters rained bombs on Rabaul New Britain. The raid destroyed several enemy aircraft and dropped 115 tons of bombs on Vunakanau airfield amid high altitude attacks.
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Aid to Red Industry Seen in Nelson Trip
Washington dispatch reports Donald M. Nelson visiting Moscow to discuss American aid to rebuild the Russian industrial machine. Nelson, War Production Board chairman, said the trip aims to supply machinery and industrial gear to aid recovery of a Nazi ravaged economy.
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Silent stranger distributes money to hospital patients
An unidentified man with a U S Army officer gave away cash at Christie Street Military Hospital Toronto on Saturday. About 1300 dollars in hundred dollar bills were tossed to bed ridden patients in the roof ward, and between 270 and 3000 dollars in the convalescent third floor. A guard noted the man had a whole armful of money and left quietly with companions in a car.
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