GE Plan Strike Vote Affects 170000 Workers in 34 Plants
The CIO United Electric, Radio, and Machine Worker's Union says petitions for strike votes have been authorized for 370000 employees in 54 General Electric plants and 3000 in GM electrical manufacturing. Ballots will target 600000 steel, aluminium, and iron ore workers after major steel firms rejected wage demands. Philip Murray said the wage demand of 23 dollars daily is necessary to sustain purchasing power and prevent another depression.
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Associated ‘Press
General Electric Company
New York
General. Electric Company
General Motors Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Wnion
Pittsburg
Westinghouse “Electrical Manufacturing Company
Uaw-Cio
Congress
Cio-Uaw
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford Moto
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
War Labor Board
Secretary of Labor
Murray
MacArthur Ousts Japanese From Tokyo University
General MacArthur ousted Japanese officials from St. Pauls Episcopal University in Tokyo for non Christian reforms. He demanded restoration of Christian curriculum and barred dismissed staff from future employment in Japanese education or government roles. Observers noted looting and the altar being destroyed during the upheaval.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
St. Paulis Episcopal University
St. Paul's
St. Pauls
Elliot Thorpe
St Paul's
Channing M. Wiliams
Virginia
Japan
Petroleum Controls End November 1
Washington announces end date for petroleum controls effective November 1. Removal of 2is restrictions over foreign supply and transportation resumes, returning control to domestic measures only as may be imposed by foreign governments.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration For
Street Car Replacement Targeted for Manhattan and Bronx
Mayor FP H Jay Guardia said in a weekly broadcast that all street cars in Manhattan and the Bronx would be replaced by buses by the end of the year. The plan aims to modernize transit and reduce street congestion across the city.
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New York
FP. H. Jay Guardia
Manhattan
Bronx
Victory Bond Campaign Opens Today in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County launches a drive to sell 1700 in Victory Bonds as New York State begins a statewide campaign to raise 3 535 000 000. The goal emphasizes individual purchases while business houses banks and insurers receive the remainder. NYC events include speeches by Frederick Gehle Mayor La Guardia and ship captains Carter and Murray at City Hall.
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Rensselaer County
New York State
U. S. Treasury
Frederick W. Gehle
Campaig
New York City
Gehle
F. H. la Guardis
Wiliam E. Cotter
Grayson B. Carter
New York
Murray
Missouri
Russian Press Highlights President Speech in Bold Headlines
Moscow UPI reports heavy emphasis on the president's speech carried in yesterday's papers with bold two and three column headlines. The full forty two points are published verbatim with direct and indirect quotations, including sections on the atomic bomb. No editorial reactions have appeared yet.
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Moscow
UPI
Truman
Five Children Die In Fire In Haileybury Ontario
Haileybury reports a family tragedy as Arthur Harquard and wife lose five children aged one to seven when a home fire broke out while the mother was about to give birth to their seventh child. Harquard was burned and transported for treatment while the newborn survived. The blaze began after an attempt to light an stove and a resulting explosion. The mother walked to a nearby house for help.
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Haileybury
Arthur Harquard
Harquard
Harquand
Malkcybury
Open House Atop Fleet Delights Warship Fans on Navy Day
President Truman reviewed New York harbor ships along a seven mile line as hundreds of thousands visited the docked fleet. Crowds formed hours before gates opened and traffic clogged the West Side as the mighty dreadnaughts weighed anchor and guests boarded carriers Enterprise and Monterex, drawing record crowds of about fourteen thousand at Pier 26.
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New York
Truman
Hunson River
100Th Street
Manhattan Island
West Side
Midway
Enterprise
Monterex
Pier 26
Republicans Rally U N R R A In Approving Relief Funds
A House Republican Food Study Committee report urges at least 550 million dollars for UN relief and rehabilitation in Europe with criticism of UNRRA operations. It calls for a clear budget, continued relief through next harvest, access to recipient nations, and preserved origin markings on supplies. A new Orient relief body would be created.
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Washington
Congress
Lax
ORLA
United Nations
House
Republican Food Study
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
J Jenkins
Ohio
United States
Nrlrlass
Huron
Europe
UN Rea
Usrlr.a
Orient
Passage of Tax Bill Assured
A budget blocking bloc balked at a 5.92 billion dollar tax cut but said the measure would pass and go to the White House. House leaders split over deficits while Kautson praised tax cuts as growth, Dirksen urged slower tax relief and bigger spending cuts. The plan targets 16.5 billion in relief for corporations and individuals, with 12 million low income earners removed from taxation and veterans receive special treatment.
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Washington
House
White House
Cannon
D-Ma
Appropriations Committee
Cannoy
Kautson
R-Mion
House ‘Ways and Means
Republican Appropriations Committee
Rep
Dirksen
Illinois
Beautician and Barber Questioned in Slaying Case
In Pontiac Michigan two suspects, William Jantile 49 and Marie Dotenhoft 38, were detained for questioning in the slaying of Lydia Thompson estranged wife of a wealthy auto dealer. Sheriff Edward K. Thomas said the arrests are a step forward and that Dotenhoft underwent intense questioning in Detroit before being sent to Oakland County.
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Pontiac
Mich
Detroit
Lydia Thompson
Edward K. Thomas
William Jantite
Marie Dotenhoft
Beauty
Jantile
Thomas
Dodenhott
Oakland County
British Vampire jet claims 540 mph top speed
Britain announced that the Vampire jet fighter, powered by a Goblin turbo-jet, can sustain a level flight speed of 540 miles per hour with full payload. The claim notes higher speeds were obtained experimentally and highlights the aircraft as the fastest operational fighter yet.
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London
Britain
Truman Moves Aimed To Tighten White House Leadership
Washington UP reports President Truman is pursuing a tighter grip on administration and party leadership to salvage the legislative program. Associates say his planned wage and price speech, calls for national service and military training, and a tougher stance with Congress reflect a push to restore effective leadership and advance stalled bills amid partisan opposition.
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Washington
UP —High Associates
New York
Bis
Rew
Namie
Orowt-Jentmed
Franklin D. Roosevel
Manageny
Jebor
White House
Truman
Senate
Congress
Hitler's Courts Billed Families For Executions
Berlin records reveal Nazi authorities billed victims families for executions and burials. A 1942 case of Josef Haidinger shows charges totaling $1,903.22, including $49 for beheading, $4 for coffin rent, $8 for over time, and burial expenses.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Bill
Josef Haidinger
Haidinger
Yamashita Faces U S Military Court Trial
Japanese leader Yamashita sits for a military court in the Philippines as testimony recounts Japanese troops slaughtering women and children in Manila. Witness Mrs Abad describes a brutal attack and the infant death, while spectators fill seats outside the commissioner's residence amid formal surrender imagery.
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Hanarmina Be Ske
Manila
Yamashita
Baguio
Singapore
T. S
Indonesians Open Fire On British Troops In Java
Fighting broke out on Java between Indonesian nationalists and British Indian troops at Soerataja base. No casualties reported yet as talks and armament surrender moves loom. Both sides prepared statements as conference efforts continued with a 43 hour window cited.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands
Aneta R
Seerabeja Maval
Aneta’ Seid
Soerataja
Chinese Reds Reject Compromise in Growing Civil Conflict
Reports from Chungking say the Communist side rejected a central government compromise and clashes surged across multiple provinces. Government figures claim 860,000 troops, though neutral observers doubt the scale. Pro-government sources cite Chiang Kai-shek delaying a full civil war for strategic and international reasons.
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Chungking
Povern Forees
Sitte
China
United States
Russia
Generallissime
Chiang
State Chamber Calls Seaway Unsound
The executive committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to defeat the St. Lawrence waterway and power project saying it would injure railroads shipping coal mining and other private enterprises. The committee called the undertaking unsound and an unnecessary public expense amid a large federal debt. The report was to be presented at a chamber meeting Thursday.
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Xaw Fork
St. Lawrance
New York Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Navy Study Finds Independence Could Alter Pearl Harbor Outcome
A UPI-A study prepared for the Navy Department argues independence of the Navy from the Army might have changed Pearl Harbor results. It says unification would not have improved security and recommends a third armed force, a Department of Air, with strong coordination links among agencies.
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Navy
Pearl Harbor
Washington
UPI
Navy Department
Ferdin and Eberstadt
New York
Army
Tnstead Eberstadt
Department of Air
Defense Department
Bor
MecAndor
Ans
Postwar relations outlook from Harriman Stalin meeting
The report notes improvement signals in U S Soviet relations from Ambassador Harriman’s talks with Stalin, with progress cited though lines of compromise discussed for Japan occupation policy. Truman’s New York speech rejects recognizing governments imposed by foreign powers, stressing free choice for Eastern European peoples and opposing Soviet domination.
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W. Averell Harriman
Stalin
Moscow
Harriman
Truman
Britain
London i Aizo
Syuet Enien
Allied Advisory Commission
Japan
New Ager
Frus Sia
Allied Control Council
Brié
Russia
Chee
United States
Douging Macarthur
Fremein
Actiag
Malaya Rubber Supplies Not Seriously Damaged
A British rubber inspection committee report from Malaya says production was not seriously affected by Japanese occupation. It notes 35.50 tons awaiting transport, with 7,400 tons loading at Penang and 3.0 tons at Port Swettenham, plus 15,000 tons held. Potential shipments may reach 16,050 tons in coming months, mostly from small plantations.
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Singapore
British Rubber Inspection Committee
Toso
Penang
Port Swettenham
Chis
Stettinius Reported Feeling Fine After Operation
Former Secretary of State Stettinius is reported to be feeling fine and progressing nicely after an operation. A hospital spokesman said he was in good condition following Friday’s procedure at Harkness Pavilion, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. An American representative to the United Nations Preparatory Commission had flown in from London for the operation.
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New York
Howerd BL
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George C. Marshall
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Mare
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