davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
Allies Capture
 Observation Posts
Continued from Page 1.)

porarily three of its trunk railways was carried on for hours by Fort resses of the northwest African air force with Lightning escort, British WelltngtonS from this command, and Liberators of the Ninth air force in the Middle East.
 Upward of 50 Axis planes rose to challenge the Tortresses and Lib- orators. In a battle lasting more than an hour, 34 were destroyed-23 by the Fortress gunners and six by the Lghtnings-12 more were listed as probably destroyed, and still oth- CTS were damaged.
 The Liberators followed the Fort resses over Foggia, and accounted for four more Axis fighters in addi- ton to adding to the devastation throughout the rail and industrial parts of the town.
 In other operations reported to headquarters here, six more enemy planes were destroyed for a certain bag of A, while the day cost the Allies 21 planes, including four based ip the Middle East.
 Hit Ammunition Dump
 Even before the fires kindled by the FortresseS and LiberatorS had died down, the British Wellingtons used them for the beacon in a night assault. One specially large explo- sion was believed to have been caused by a hit on an ammunition Storehouse.
 Medium bombers of the strategic air force attacked railroad yards in Italian west coast towns, while A-36 assault planes concentrated on Cat anzaro, leaving half of the railway yards in flames and destroying five enemy planes.
 Struggling desperately to ease the strain on the mauled railway lines, the Axis was resorting to the use of small boats to carry supplies and soldiers moving both north and south.
 Foggia, an important junction on the east coast railroad 30 miles northeast of Naples and 155 miles southeast of Rome, came under con- centrated attack from both the middle-eastern and northwest Afri- can air forces as the Allied air of fensive against the mainland reached new pitch of intensity.
 Important Objectives Blasted
 Electric power installations, mili- tary barracks, railway cars, repair sheds and other objectives were blasted and strafed all day yester- day and again last night. Huge fires were reported by returning crewmen.
 Flying Fortresses from the north west African Air forces opened the assault on Foggia in daylight yes terday with Liberators from the 9th U. s. Air force in the Middle East following through soon afterward with another daylight attack. Brit ish Wellington bombers from north west Africa rounded out the offen- 6ive with a raid last night.
 Over 50 Axis fighters swarmed into the sky to intercept the raiders and dog fights ragged for more than an hour, during which all but 16 were sent crashing to earth. Allied losses in the raids were not speci- fled, but r fighters and bombers were lost in all aerial operations yesterday and last night. Fighters escorted the Foggia raiders
 Battleships Score Again
 British cruisers and destroyers, meantime, again demonstrated their scorn for the Italo German air forces by steaming up the vast coast and bombarding Scalea. about 100 miles southeast of Naples, where the western railroad runs close to the sea. British Warships in recent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
 Almost Up

New York, Aug. 2O-UP)-For- mer Luxury Liner Normandie rode at an angle of 30 degrees today, with the hull pumped dry of the 100000 tons of water that capsized her when she was ravaged by fire a year and half ago.
 Pumping operations were discon- tinued and the Navy department announced that work on removal of heavy bulkheads and water in the port bottom tanks will begin next week.
 The bulkheads, installed to permit even control of pumping out the 79-000-tone hull, and the water in the lower tanks are keeping the ship at its present level. When these are removed the vessel will float on an even keel.
 nUtWy A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20

 west as Poltava and as far north as Sunny.
 The Germans lost 1.500 men and 30 tanks in an unsuccessful counter attack on the approaches to Sunny, 100 miles northwest of Kharkov while smalier-scale counter attacks were broken north of Poltava, big German base 85 miles southeast of Kharkov.
 On the central front, Russian forces captured more than 20 towns and villages in converging drives on Bryansk and at one point south of the city forced water barrier and seized a fortified defense point in fierce battle. More than 800 Ger mans were killed.
 The Russians also hammered out new advances on the Spas Demensk front, 80 miles north of Bryansk. Some TOO Germans were killed and seven guns, 15 machine guns and nine mortars were destroyed. Sev- eral counter-attacks were repuised, in one case by Soviet gunners fir- tng aver onan xiGhts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20

evidence supported a belief that Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio de- cided early Thursday to make peace with the Allies.
 "Badoglio may and probably al- ready has given the word to surren- der" the Daily Mail said, but added that the news may not be made known flor days"
 The Stockholm newspaper Sven- ska Dagbladet reported from Bern that Italian officers arriving in Switzerland told of 1,5O000O bomb refugees wandering through north ern Italy. threatened with starva- ton. Allied bombings have reduced the Italian war potential by 60 per cent in the past month, they were quoted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
LovuI Would Switch Sides

Stockholm. Aug. 20-CUP)-The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet re- ported from Bern today that French chief of Government Pierre Laval has been trying futilely to form a "half-democratic government" in a desperate attempt to switch sides again.
 All Frenchmen of democratic ten- dencies whom he approached refus- ed to enter the government, the dis patch said.
 Laval also was reported to have refused German request to send another 300, ,000 French workers into slave labor in Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
READY FOR CORN SQUEEZE

Chicago.-Allied Mills, Inc, anti cipating the shortage of corn for its commercial livestock feed prod ucts, prepared some time ago and was ready to substitute other pro- tein elements in it's cattle and pouu. try rations, when corn became
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20

Sugar was regarded only as e medicine in the English-speaking world before the middle Of the 18th century.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20

As many Americans are killed by accidents every 12 days of the aver age July as lost their lives in the Revolutionary War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
Reds TryTo Bottle Nozis

(Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
Bombs Cut Axis Power

Continued from Page D
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24

The Witener Family group
came through with ........... 24,75O.00
The well-known Pew Family,
Pennsylvania oil and ship
building magnates, did
their bit to the tune Of. los, S,525.O0
The PewS distributed their largosse
in broad and helpful manner. The Re
publican State Committees of Indiana,
Kentucky South Dakota, New York,
Missouri, Oregon and Maryland, We're
benefited, as we'll as their own Penn
sylvanianS, and five members of the
family gave $4,000 each, total S20O00
to the New Jersey Republicans.
Who therefore can doubt the asSer-
ton of the American Civil Liberties
Union that TO single out labor unions
for this prohibition is unwarranted
discrimination"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
The Redl Motives Behind The
Vicious Smith Connolly Bill

Says the Newspaper =. NJ: This
hodge-podge is not an Act. IT is an i'll
concealed conspiracy against healthy
labor relations and against workers
normal activities as citizens.
The real pay-off is to be found III
tions by unions. This has no conceiv-
able connection with war production or
strikes, as Senator cOnnaily himself
admitted on the floor of the Senate.
Why then is If theret And why is no
provision included to outlaw cOntri-
buttons by corporations and rich busi-
nessmen!
The answer is that this is the heart
Of the Act. and the rest is mainly
camouflage. The reactiOnaries in Con-
greSs have their eye not on the war
but on 1914 and after. They fear the
political strength Of ordinary men
banded together in trade unions. They
want to split and fragmentize that
strength. And they use the popular
feeling against Lewis to get some
thing across for which they have long
painted.
The Act was passed by the same
unholy alliance that has been beSieging
the New Deal since the 1912 elections
gave them supremacy in Congress. Its
intent is to maintain that supremacy
| by knocking labor out as a force in the
| Presidential elections"
Defenders Of the Act declare that
corporations. too. will be unable to
make political contributions. However,
wealthy individuals, who are making
enormous profits in wartime. or draw
/ ing doubled and tripled salaries. can
give as much as they please for poiti
cal purposes.
| The evidence of the 1910 PreSiden-
tial elections points the way In 1910
/ the Republican organizations. state and
national received contributions as fol
! lows:
The DUPONT Family group
! gave total of................S S1S6. 5000
/ The Pitcairn Family group
gave total of................... 29.11471
The Sloan General MotorS)
group gave .......................... 100000
The Culver Family group
gave ....................... G0OO0
The Queeny Family contri-
buttons we're ........................ 42.37j.O0
Parmalee Prentice and his
wife donated ................... 100000
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
RAIL STRIKE BY
1000 IS AVERTED

Middletown. \. Y.-Wage increases
Of 10 cents an hour for incorporating
employees and 912 cents an hour for
operating employees We're announced
by Frederick f. Lyford trustee of the
Ontario 4 Western Railroad, effective
June /.
The increases will benefit 5000 EN-
The announcement appears likely 10
forestall n labor holiday threatened by
employees of the Scranton x Norwich
division of the railroad in an ultima
tum delivered May II to President
Roosevelt, the VILE and Mr.. Lyford.
The ultimatum set June j. as the
deadline for an agreement, with EN-
ployee demands for payment of back
wages retroactive to December, 1911.
The settlement was reported as GOV
ering acceptance by the railroad of the
report made by the emergency fact
finding board set up under the Rail
way Labor Act.
the principle of One Big Union for
each industry finds opponents amongst
Britain's Trade Union leaders.
y proposal to unite all the Unions
in the printing, boOkbinding and paper
trades, came under discussion recent
~ at the Annual Conference of the
Printing and Kindred Trades Fedora
| ton. There are more than dozen
Unions in the printing industry with
an aggregate membership in excess OF
100000. They find common ground for
their Federation. But the largest Union
but one in the group, representing the
paper workers, proposed To convert
the Federation into One Big Union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
II. w. STRICKLAND DIES;
RAILWAY MAIL OFFICIAL

Washington, ID. G. - Henry w.
Strickland. industrial secretary of the
Railway Mail Association and editor
of its journal, the Railway Post Office,
collapsed in front of the AlL Build
ing Monday morning, June IA, and died
without regaining consciousness. He
was 81 years old.
Mr.. Strickland had been associated
with the Railway Mail Association
more than % years. He became editor
of the Railway Post Office in 1913 and
was influential in bringing about af-
tiliaton of the association with the
American Federation of Labor in 1917.
He was elected industrial secretary of
the association in 1921, with head
quarters in Washington ID. c. He at
tended the last IA biennial conventions
of the association and the last % CON
ventions of the AFL For Il Number of
years he served on the Resolutions
Committee of the AFL conventions.
During his service career his eX
ceptiona talents and outstanding abil-
ity were recognized by his fellow
workers because of the clarity with
which he eXpounded his views in re-
gard to the building of progressive
and aggressive organization based
upon the principles of unionism as
eNemplified by the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
\ tireleSs and indefatigable worker,
possessed with high degree of intel
lectual ability, an able and versatile
writer, an exponent Of progressive lib
eralism, he contributed generously of
his talents in promoting and advance
ing the cause of all of those who toll
for Il wage.
He is survived by his widow, son
and two daughters
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
Labor News From Britdin

not be accepted unless all the Unions
approve-a stipulation of far-reachin@
import.
John Benstead. new general secre-
tary Of the National Union of Rail
waymen. in conversation on this agree
ment gave it Il wide Interpretation.
His union, as he reminded me. has al
WAYS advocated one union for the rail
waymen, and in fact would like To see
one union for all transport workers.
Failing agreement on that principle
John BenStead is satisfied that this
Joint Committee will lay the founda-
ton of lasting unity, as he puts it,
amongst railwaymen, and enable the
three Unions not only to deal with
difficulties inSeparabIe from war but
to take serious cogniSance of postwar
problems affecting them.
Scheme For The COalfieldS
Another step in the same direction
| is being taken by the mineworkers at
their annual conference Il few weeks
hence. \ scheme. pun forward at last
years conference, and considered by
the local mineworkers union in the
various coalfeldS, will come up for
further discussion with a view to unit
ing the several District Associations
into One Big National Union.
The Mineworkers' national organ
iZatiOn is federation of nearly Il
score of district associations. Each of
the coalfieldS has its own autonomous
organization. which is connected with
the others through the MineworkerS'
Federation. And policy has long been
dominated by the Mineworkers desire
to get wages and conditions of employ
ment in the industry dealt with on Il
national basis through negotiations
with the national Mineowners' Asso-
citation.
AS the principle of national nego-
tiatiOns has now been accepted by the
mineowners, and Il national basic wage
established for the industry as Il
whole. the Transformation of the Mine,
workers Federation into Il National
Union is Il logical step. 1t is interest
ing, however. To record the fact that
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24

Working safely and keeping well
help war production.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
CHEMIST LONG ACTIVE
IN LABOR MOVEMENT
DIES IN COLLISION

Halifax, N. S. OLNS). - George
Barratt, of Halifax, who, although Il
chemist for Il local gas and electric
company since he came from his ma
tive England 13 years ago, had been
active as an AFL leader, was one of
the four persons killed in Il collision
between bus and Il naval truck near
here He was 33.
Singularly, he was member of the
executive committee of the local of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America. Barratt
was also on the executive committee
of the Halifax District Trades and
Labor Council and of the Nova Scotia
council of the American Federation of
Labor. For the last 10 years, he had
been an enthusiastic worker in the CO.
operative movement, and at his death
was cO-editor of a cooperative news
paper. He had promoted activity of
unions and union membership in CO.
operative banking (credit unions), and
also in cooperative operation of gen
eral stores. He had aided in the estab-
lishment and operation of cooperative
fish plants and agricultural setups.
The fact that being chemist placed
him outside any of the local union
locals, technically did not prevent him
from joining Il local and that was the
street car workers, and continuing as
an active member the past decade. He
was employed as chemist in the gas
department of the Nova Scotia Light
4 Power Co. Surviving is his widow,
Phyllis Wray, physical directress at
Dallhousie University, Halifax.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
LABOR PLACED UNDER
CONTROL OF STATE

Tallahassee, Fla. GLNS). - Labor
unions in Florida are now under par
tial state control as result of Gov
ernor SpeSsard Holland signing into
law a bill passed by the legislature
last week.
The bill provides that unions must
make reports to the secretary Of state,
and must not charge prohibitive fees,
dues or fines. 1t outlaws strikes with
out "A majority vote of union leaders,
govern elections, requires financial
records be at the disposal of members
and prohibits aliens or persons CON
yicted of felonies from becoming union
officers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24

London.-Strong foundations are be-
ing laid in Britain for closer Trade
Union cooperation to meet problems of
the future. Recently the big railway
unions came to an agreement on pro-
pOsalS for working more closely to-
gether on matters of common concern.
Three unions are involved-the Nation
al Union of Railwaymen, which is an
organization of the Industrial union
type, with IA membership exceeding
100000; the Associated Society of Lo-
cOmotive Engineers and Flremen, Il
union of men on the fOot-plate, ana
cleaners in engine sheds, whose mem
bership exceeds 65,o00; and the Rail
way Clerks Association which organ-
ICES the experimenting and admins
trative staffs of the railways, rs well
as booking office clerks and similar
grades. with Il membership of nearly
10000.
There have been times when these
three Unions have not seen eye to eye
on questions of wages and conditions
of service. Efforts to amalgamate them
have frequently been made without
success. But they have now agreed
that a Joint Committee shall be set up
to assist in creating the maximum
amount of unity of purpose on matters
of common interest to the three
Unions
Aid To Handling Post War Difficulties
This Committee is TO consist of
twelve members, four from each Union
with the president and general secre-
tary of each organization as additional
members. Its functions are to be con
Sultative and Il d V sorry. Decisions
reached by the Committee are to be
subject to endorsement by the respec-
tive Executives. And it is laid down
| in the scheme that prior to meetings
with railway managementS and/or
Staff Tribunals dealing with wages
and conditions of service the Joint
Committee shall meet for the purpose
or coordinating policy. 1t is stipulated
in the agreement that proposals made
by railway managementS to the Unions
on any matter of common interest shall
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24

within its power to prevent third
world war.
Economic Security Stressed
international conferences, councils
and interim commissions have already
been formed to deal with the war
problems of the Allies President
Green said These bodies will newt
ably predetermine to Il very large eX-
tent the solution of many postwar
issues.
Labor demands that it be fully
represented in all deliberations which
deal with postwar reconstruction and
with such basic international postwar
problems as food, relief and trade
relations"
Praising the WagnerMurray-Dingell
bill to expand the social security pro-
gram, Green said labor is dedicated to
the establishment of economic security
on Il worldwide basis as foundation
for a just and peaceable relationship
in international affairs.
Definite Promises Urged
In an address that made many of
the same points advocated by Green,
Emil Rieve, general president of the
Textile Workers Union Of America,
must have ''its own definite place at
the peace table"
"Our unions singly and collectively,
must even now be importuning our
governments for definite commitments
to that principle,' he said. I'VE cannot
wait until the armstice; then it will
be too late Labor representatives must
not only be at the peace table but
must have more than a voice, they
must have voting power.
Big Works Program Asked
Alvin H. Hansen, special adviser to
the Federal Reserve System, said un-
employment would be Il tremendous
problem after the war, with 6,OOO,OOo
workers losing jobs, and advocated an
S1S.OOO,O0O,0O housing and public
works program to take new jobs.
Professor John l.. Childs, of Column
bia University, urged American labor
to develop an adequate program T.
make its great potential strength fell
in the political field. Arthur j. Alt
meyer chairman of the Federal Sc
curity Agency of the Social Security
Board, said there is Il community OF
interest in raising the standards OF
living and security among all nations
He suggested that loans could be made
IN co,ntr rjpS starting SOcia security
systems.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
Workers To Insist On
Enduring Peace. Security
For All, Green Declares
FULL REPRESENTATION IN RECONSTRUCTION

New York City QLNS) = Organized labors demand for
ro with and vote in reconstruction after the
to attain enduring and worldwide economic security
strongly stressed by William Green and others at meeting of
the American international Affairs
Speaking to 500 executives of the American Federation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations at the meeting
and the nation the Columbia Boacang System, the
AFL president emphasized that American labor having taken
toward the winning Of the nSiStent doing all
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24
Candy Company Sued
For ST., 100000 Overchurqe

Kansas City ULNS).-The Office of
Price Administration filed suit in
United States District Court for ST.
235, ,629.53 and costs against Mars,
Inc, a candy company with head
quarters in Chicago.
The OPA alleges reduction in the
size and weight of candy bars was
equivalent to raising prices The peti-
ton claims total overcharges of SILL
S97.51 We're made by the company
in the sales of six brands of candy
bars
The amount in the suit was asked
under OPA regulations which provide
Il penalty three times the amounts
charged over and above ceiling prices
based on those of March, 1912.
Working safely and keeping well
l,,,1,, Il,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-24

has more steel capacity than all of
Germany.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-15
Texas Teacher Goes To
Harvard AS Chaplain

TYLER. Texas. - Rev. A. Edward
McWillams. professor of religion
and associate professor in the de-
partment Of sociology at Texas coll
lege has been notified 10 report al
ward university. Cambridge
Mass, the first week in May. having
been appointed TO chaplainship
in the U. S. army,
McWilliams Is to relinquish his
duties here Friday, April 30. and
will soon depart thereafter for
Harvard university to undergo spe-
cial training for the chapIainship
Rev. McWilliams is a native OF
Newton. Kas.. where he graduated
from the Newton high school He
later attended Lane college jack
son. Tenn. from which he graduated
with the bachelor OF arts degree
He then attended Cannon Seminary
one year. From Cannon he went
20 Yale university where he studied
at the School OF Religion. gradual
ing with the bachelors degree from
Yale university.
After completing his theological
training. McWilliams pastored the
st. John CINE. church, Hutchinson,
Kas.; he also served churches at
Wewoka, Okla. and Oklahoma City
Okla He came to Texas college in
1910 where he served Hrst as dean
Of men, and later as professor OF
religion and associate professor in
the department of sociology at
Texas college. He was married TO
Miss Elvira Bowles, a graduate Of
Kentucky State college.