Steel Strike Set For January Fourteen By CIO United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh December 11 The CIO United Steelworkers with nearly one million members set 12:01 a m January 14 as the start time for a general strike in the nations steel mills. The 175 member wage policy committee led by Philip Murray voted for the action after a secret ballot showing strong support. The union condemned Truman’s proposed legislation and called fact finding unnecessary. A spokesman said the reply targeted Truman’s request for a fact finding board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Cio-United Steel Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
Patton Resting Comfortably After Serious Injury
General George S. Patton is resting comfortably at Heidelberg after a traffic accident left him with a dislocated neck. An X ray shows improved vertebral alignment and neurological status. Mrs Patton delayed by fog before reaching the bedside expressing confidence in his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haeger
Frankfurt
U.P
George S. Patton
Patton
Mannheim
George S. Patton, Jr
Heidelberg
Germany
Paris
Marseilles
Manning denies influenza epidemic in Arizona
Dr G F Manning state superintendent of public health said no epidemic exists with only 323 cases reported last week and about 600 weekly for mild epidemic. he noted 1943 December flu exceed 4000 and cited county-wise case distribution while schools in Maricopa Chandler Glendale and Washington district closed or reopened amid concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
G. F. Manning
Pblic Health
Arizona
Maricopa County
Pima
Cochise
Santa Cruz
Alma
Mesa
Fowler
Chandler
Glendale
Washington
Secret Pearl Harbor Report Kept From Record
Army board top secret report on Pearl Harbor was offered as evidence but kept out of the record by Senate chair Barkley during Gen. Marshall testimony. Marshall testified he did not recall seeing the pilot message and said the key issue was delivering diplomatic messages to the State Department.
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Washington
U.P
Army
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
George C. Marshall
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
State Department
Marshall
Sen
Mich
Cordell Hull
Third Motion In Court For Converse
Defense challenges the Converse murder trial panel as unconstitutional over women on the jury. Printer testifies about 4000 handbills ordered by Communist Party chairman Lou Korobkin.
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Converse
John van Buskirk
James P. Converse
Arizona
Darnell
Herb Morrison
Lou Korobkin
Prescott Snowfall Report Spreads Near City
A light snow began falling in Prescott and vicinity around noon as a dry spell ends. Forecaster T. J. Weitz says the storm will likely continue tomorrow.
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Prescott
T. J. Weitz
Airport
Rome’s Chief Rabbi Is Received By Pontiff
Pope Pius XII received Dr. David Prato, newly elected chief rabbi of Rome, who thanked the Pontiff for aid to Jews during Nazi Fascist persecution and expressed gratitude for Vatican support.
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Rome
Vatican City
Pius XII
David Prato
Lost Cruiser Was At Sea With Lights On
A survivor testified at a Navy court in Washington that the cruiser Indianapolis sailed in dangerous waters with lights burning an hour before it sank with 880 lives lost. Metalsmith John M. Ananti of Duluth Minnesota said he patrolled the deck at 11 p.m. on July 29 as Capt. Charles B. McVay III faces trial for the loss. The disaster occurred near the Philippine Sea shortly after midnight July 30, likely due to Japanese torpedoes.
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Washington
Indianapolis
John M. Ananti
Duluth
Minn
Charles B. McVay III
Philippine Sea
Four Hour Film Of Nazis Shown At War Trial
In Nuremberg the four hour film depicting Nazi rise to power was shown in the war crimes courtroom. Rudolf Hess regained swagger as he watched his past triumphs unfold. Hermann Goering, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Wilhelm Keitel reacted with emotion to the scenes and crowds.
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Hermann Goering
Goering
Nuernberg
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Vets Face Housing Shortage at University of Arizona
University registrar C. Zaner Lesher told the Santa Rita Hotel American Legion Luncheon the campus cannot house all veterans seeking study here, despite strong interest from out of state veterans and many inquiries. He cited 363 veterans registered this semester, up from 130 last year, and noted 900 out of state girls were turned away.
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University of Arizona
Tucson
C. Zaner Lesher
University
American Legion
Santa Rita
Lesher
Grocer Given Prison Term As Receiver
Gee Chee operator of the Choice Market 232 South Meyer Street was sentenced to two to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to one count of receiving stolen property. The state said he bought a case of stolen margarine from Armando and George Lopez who had been selling goods taken from Keim and Southwest Wholesale after hours. The Lopez brothers received suspended sentences conditioned on repaying the two stores the estimated value. In the same session James Graninger 21 pled guilty to the part.
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Gee Chee
Choice Market
South Meyer Street
John D. Lyons, Jr
Chee
Armando
George Lopez
Keim
Southwest
Lopez Brothers
Senators End Their Hearing In Hurley Case
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee closed its inquiry into ex Ambassador Patrick J. Hurley's charges that state department diplomats undermined U S foreign policy. Chairman Tom Connally announced no further hearings were planned after three hours of document review. Hurley questioned documents by John S Service and George A Acheson Jr while Acheson answered some questions. Hurley resigned as ambassador to China amid his original charges.
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James E. Roper
Washington
U.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
State Department
U. S
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Hurley
James F. Byrnes
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Iran
Connally
John S. Service
George A. Acheson, Jr
Foreign Service
China
Service
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Kenneth S. Wherry
R-Neb
Divorce Cases On Increase In Postwar Great Britain
War causes heavy rise in divorces mainly due to infidelity. Welfare societies report many matrimonial upsets settled privately. Three British experts conclude the rise signals changed circumstances not a drop in moral standards.
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Great Britain
Dewitt MacKenzie
London
England
John Bull
Search Abandoned for 27 Navy Airmen Off Florida Coast
Miami Florida December 11 The Navy ended its largest peacetime search as no trace surfaced for 27 airmen aboard six planes missing since last Wednesday off the Florida coast Five planes carried 14 men on a routine training flight and a Mariner patrol bomber with 13 aboard remains missing awaiting confirmation of loss by naval officers.
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Miami
Fla
UPR
Navy
Florida
Mariner
Christmas club savings total about 380000 in Arizona
Tucsonans have about 80000 in Christmas club savings with Jacome's customers contributing 50000 and Southern Arizona Bank & Trust patrons about 30000. State totals reach 380000 with national Christmas club savings around 550000000, checks mailed since late November.
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Herbert F. Rowell
Christmas Club
New York City
Rawls
Cold Wave Grips Midwest to Atlantic Nationswide
A cold wave spread from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast as sub zero temps were forecast for Pennsylvania and upper New York by nightfall. Jamestown North Dakota hit 30 below, while Minot swung from 10 above to 23 below. Raleigh North Carolina posted 21 above as snow flurries reached Texas, with no relief expected for five days.
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United Press
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New York
Central
Mountain
Great Lakes
Jamestown
N. D
Minot
Raleigh
N. C
Navasota
Texas
Chicago
Auto Workers Press For Pay Raise Amid Labor Ruling
The House refused to consider a bill penalizing unions striking in violation of contract terms. The rules committee backed a recommendation to repeal the War Labor Disputes Act and curb union activity. The vote stood 200 to 182 on the roll call.
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Washington
U.P
House
Rules Committee
Labor si uation in auto and steel strikes escalates
The United Auto Workers pursue a 30 percent wage rise from the Big Three as Congress faces a major labor bill showdown. A 175 member CIO Steelworkers wage policy committee meets in Pittsburgh to study a nationwide strike strategy. Across the nation 468000 workers are on strike. House Rules may bring a bill to impose penalties on unions violating no strike pledges. In talks with Ford, the union proposes daily fines for wildcat strikes and financial guarantees to curb work stoppages. GM talks stall with no near agreement on wages.
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CIO Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
U. S
House Rules Committee
House
Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Chet Holifield
Calif
Holifield
Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Ford
General Motors Corporation
Senate Approves U S Aid Plan For Hospitals
The Senate approved a federal aid hospital program expected to deliver 790 million dollars in construction over five years. The measure now goes to the House after rejecting amendments aimed at aligning the bill with President Truman’s health program message. Senators Hill and Taft led the defeat of the Murray Wagner proposals.
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Washington
Senate
House
Murray
D-Mont
Wagner
Truman
Sens
Hill
D-Ala
Taft
Ohio
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Folke Bernadotte
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Barkley
George R. Darnell
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Lawrence Robertson
Tucson Communist Party
Krobkin
van Buskirk
Korobkin
Hess
James Graninger
Oracle
Grocer
Yale
Atlantic
UAW
United Automobile Workers
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