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May 12, 1943

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British Send Troops to Dominica, Cite U.S.-Martinique 'Situation'; British Send Troops to Dominica, Citing U.S. Martinique 'Situation'

By Unknown Author

Brit troops sent to island; map

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President Says Our Plane Output Exceeds That of Rest of World

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt announces US production exceeds all other nations combined; gives statistics by weight, '41-44; 4-engine bomber rate 6 mos ahead of schedule set in Dec

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Pact in Hard Coal Likely; Lewis Promises a Statement; Optimism Grows as Talks Continue Here and Chairman of WLB Panel Suspends Hearings on Dispute in Washington

By Joseph Shaplen

anthracite operators-union pact before truce end seen; WLB panel hearings postponed; recommended concessions to union indicated, including portal-to-portal pay; O'Neill scores Lewis absence from hearings; Dr D Friday repts to panel on soft coal wage-living-cost rise, Jan, '41-Feb, '43; Mo, Kan, Wash, Col and NM miners affirm no-contract-no-work threat

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'TOE' OF ITALY PUT IN STATE OF ALERT; Many Families Said to Flee From Calabria and Even Rome -- Fortifications Lacking

By Daniel T. Brigham

Ital Govt decrees state of emergency, Calabrian Peninsula; mass evacuations from Calabria and Rome reptd; pub morale very low; insufficient Ital defenses cited

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ANTI-STRIKE BILL RECAST, TIGHTENED BY HOUSE GROUP; Connally Measure Shifted to Punishment for Leaders and Union Members

By C.p. Trussell

Mil Affairs Com rewrites bill to provide penalties for strikers, leaders and unions; uses parts of Smith bill, avoids giving Pres new powers to take over struck plants and mines, despite WLB approval of original Connally bill; action causes House Labor Com jurisdiction loss

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