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May 1, 1943

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By the United Press

May Day order; text

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By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

UMWA: Western Pa bituminous miners prepare to strike at midnight under Lewis no-contract-no-work edict

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By Unknown Author

Brit repts: Rommel army losses, Africa, 2 yrs

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By Bertram D. Hulenspecial To the New York Times

Announces break with Adm Robert, Comr of Martinique and Guadeloupe; text

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By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

gen Ohio soft-coal strike seen

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1943Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (born 1871)^[†]

Johan Oscar Smith was a Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical non-denominational fellowship now known as Brunstad Christian Church.